Dennis Lewis: Harmonious Awakening
My work, including the podcasts I offer here, and the work of The Center for Harmonious Awakening is to help us see and go beyond the boundaries of the conditioned mind--the habitual constellation of thoughts, emotions, sensations, beliefs, and judgments that each of us calls “myself”--and to help open us to the vast breadth of the life force as it manifests through us at this very moment. My work is to help us explore and awaken, in a harmonious way, to who and what we really are in our essence, to the freedom of real presence and consciousness–the freedom to see and say “yes” to the miracle of what is. Whatever noble aims we may have, paths we may be on, or necessary efforts we may make, our only real freedom is to awaken now, this very instant, to the mystery and miracle of being, to the spacious awareness that we are. It is only this immediate awakening to the deepest levels of ourselves, to the conscious source that connects us all, that will enable us to experience and manifest real harmony, intelligence, kindness, love, and compassion in our lives and bring about the transformation in the world that we all wish for. I will add new podcasts on a regular basis.
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| PLAY | Exploring the Gut Brain Through Belly Breathing | June 17, 2011 |
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| PLAY | The Inner Stop: Turning from the Known to the Unknown | September 7, 2010 |
| PLAY | David Hykes & Dennis Lewis: A Celebration of Music & Poetry | February 22, 2011 |
| From Dennis Lewis: "For my 65th birthday celebration, which took place in 2005, I wrote a poem about my life and presented it, along with some of my favorite poems, to those who gathered to celebrate with Dasha (my wife) and me in our former home in San Francisco. My good friend and spiritual brother David Hykes–award-winning composer, singer, founder of Harmonic Chant, and long-time contemplative practitioner–traveled to be with us, and sang before, during, and after the readings. David’s singing was amazingly beautiful and especially relevant to the poems I read. Besides my own poem, 'These Passing Years,' which ends the reading, these poems include 'Four Tao Philosophers,' by Robert Francis; 'What if You Slept,' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; 'I Live My Life in Growing Orbits' and 'You See I Want a Lot,' by Rainer Maria Rilke; 'The Road Not Taken,' by Robert Frost; 'Are You Looking for Me?', by Kabir (translated by Stephen Mitchell); 'I Came Out Alone on My Way to My Tryst,' by Rabindranath Tagore; and 'Guest House,' by Jelaluddin Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks).” From David Hykes: “It was quite a special evening! We all shared a real sense of attuning, and attunement, gathered together for the joyful birthday celebration for my friend and spiritual brother Dennis Lewis. The evening reminded me that we’re all brothers and sisters on the path to Awakening, the manifestation of our true nature. The ‘music of the spheres of listening’ I offered –selected compositions of Harmonic Chant– were drawn from my albums ‘Hearing Solar Winds Alight’ and ‘Harmonic Worlds,’ which are available at www.cdbaby.com. Information about the music and related contemplative practices is on our website, www.harmonicpresence.org.” –David Hykes Pommereau, Autainville, France 41240 www.presenceharmonique.org Tél. +33 9 52 56 74 69 | ||
| PLAY | Check In On Your Breathing: Who Am I? | August 21, 2010 |
| PLAY | Taking a Leap | August 21, 2010 |