Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Experience Awakening....Relaxing into your Being and, therefore, Happiness. William earned a 4 year on campus Master of Theology from Harding Theological Seminary. He was a Unity board president and, later, a Oneness trainer. In 1994 he went into private practice as a Licensed Psychotherapist. He has been to India 14 times averaging 3 months per visit to explore awakening with gurus and awakened beings. Also Bhutan, Brazil, etc. In this series, William attempts to encapsulate and convey what he feels to be most important in his 50 plus years of direct experience on the path of Awakening. This series explores the hows of awakening and encourages the direct experiencing of the flow of your Being, (love, peace, happiness, fulfillment and joy). A practical blending of East and West. Meditation, yoga and Energy meet psychotherapy and awakened Beings...and beyond All. For more info and writings on the subject, www.williamecooper.wordpress.com
Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
126 "Leave It As It Is", Tibetan Wisdom with Longchampa
What if wrestling with life and trying to control every aspect is precisely what's keeping you from the peace and happiness you seek? Join me as we unlock the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Dzogchen master, Longchampa, and explore his profound suggestion to 'leave it as it is.' This episode is a heartfelt invitation to let go of the exhausting grip we so often maintain on our lives. In this short 3-minute meditative talk, you can experience the art of allowing and surrender, illuminating how these concepts can help uncover the ever-present radiant bliss within us. Together, we'll navigate the idea of letting go, exploring how this act of surrender can reconnect us with our inner peace and happiness. Even on days when allowing seems too difficult, there’s no shame in embracing where you are. Let's relax, rest our weary hearts, and find solace in the present moment. Take a break from the relentless need to control and discover the peace that comes with simply being. I look forward to sharing more insights with you next time. Take care.
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Trying to control everything. Wrestling with life can be so exhausting. Maybe it's time to stop trying to control life. Just leave it as it is and let go Relax. Leave it as it is. Leave it as it is and rest the weary heart and mind. This is Longchampa's suggestion, the ancient Tibetan Dzogchen master Leave it as it is and rest the weary heart and mind.
William:Often we are grasping so tightly because we're not allowing. We are so tense and bound up that we don't fully experience the profound beauty of who we are and that of the world around us. In our grasping, sometimes we lose ourselves. We can become so buried in our tension and covered up with our problems and issues, disconnected within. Disconnected within. We attempt to control life so hard that we can miss the radiant bliss of our being inside, which is ever-present. When this happens, we don't feel ourselves as peace, as love, as happiness. From here, all covered up and disconnected, inner radiance, might feel a bit like a fairy tale at times. We are just so covered up and crusted over with our stuff Today.
William:Let's open up, let's take a break, let's relax. Let's leave it as it is and rest the weary heart and mind. Let's just allow. Allow your inner and outer world to flow. You, today, just relax. Nothing you have to do, just surrender to the flow of life. For today, nothing you have to be, but present to it all. And what if you can't allow today? What if that's too much? Well then, just relax and allow that you can't allow. Let's leave life as it is today. Let's leave life as it is today. This is William Cooper and I look forward to talking to you next time. Take care.