How to get a spiritual experience

Swirling, whirling, spinning and twirling are ways of going round and round repeatedly, using one leg as a pivot. The action sends you into a trance state. The use of sound and music or rhythmic drumming also helps the process. The full description can be found using this link https://allaboutheaven.org/suppression/swirling-whirling-spinning-and-twirling/112

An Obligation is a requirement to take some course of action, whether legal or moral. Obligations are the things we have to do. But obligations require memory and reason and will, and thus prevent you from being able to receive spiritual input. The aim of this activity is thus to try to find ways of reducing the obligations we have. It is based on both the attempt to eliminate those we have accumulated and an attempt not to accumulate any more. On a permanent basis you may still need to follow laws, for example – but there is also the aim to try to minimise any that are imposed on you by those who seek to control – misuse of power.

One of the biggest blocks to spiritual experience is our Memory - its learnt functions and so called ‘facts’. There is no need to forget learnt functions used to do things like speaking and writing, driving a car or riding a bike. These become automatic in time and rarely get in the way of spiritual experience . But everything else has an impact, and particularly Belief systems and 'Predictive models'. A predictive model is a model of how we think the world or the universe works. Both can be severely detrimental to spiritual experience, because they are rarely right The spiritual world is unlike anything you will have come across before and it is based on concepts and symbols. As such , during an experience you should record but never analyse it. If you attempt to make any analysis during the experience you will be wrong. And indeed you may lose it More details of this activity together with a number of observations showing how effective it is, can be found by following this link https://allaboutheaven.org/suppression/suppressing-memory/155/main

This activity sounds almost Machiavellian, but the objective is actually totally benign. Even if we use temporary sensory deprivation, we can’t block out all sensory input on a permanent basis! So we have a conundrum – we have perceptions being recorded all the time and we have a learning function whose job is to use them to detect patterns and systems, so we can operate in this complex world of ours. Furthermore, if you are a bright cookie the learning function will always be on the go – ‘what does that mean? why did she say that? why has it done that? what should I learn from this?’ So this technique is for use on a temporary basis and seeks to help you still the learning function. The aim is to attempt very repetitive activities which require absolutely no learning whatsoever, but which require the Will to be relatively active in keeping them going. So shelling 6000 pea pods, or weeding a 60 acre field by hand, or repeating a mantra, or counting beads on a necklace over and over and over again. Some call this mindfulness and indeed that is what it is …

One of the biggest blocks to spiritual experience is the ego, Ahaṃkāra in Sanskrit, a word meaning "excessively conceited, absorbed in oneself; self-centred, selfish, and arrogant". The Ego is the self important you, the one who thinks he cannot possibly be wrong, or the one who won't forgive or seek forgiveness, who lords it over others, who bullies or manipulates - the control freak. One total block on any form of ecstasy or union with your Higher spirit is the ego. Thus this activity is also absolutely key to achieving any progress on the Spiritual path. Interestingly enough, there are a number of Overload techniques that also squash the ego – Humiliation is one, but these are for people with very big egos. This is a lifestyle approach not an occasional ‘once every so often’ activity. This is because you can have no impact on the ego unless the pressure is always on. The entry on our website describing this activity can be found by following this link https://allaboutheaven.org/suppression/squash-the-big-i-am/112 This entry also makes reference to a number of methods Humility - https://allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/humility/120 Generosity https://allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/generosity/120 Avoiding conflict - https://allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/avoiding-conflict/120 Follow don’t lead – https://allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/follow-dont-lead/120 Minding your own business – https://allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/minding-your-own-business/120 Patience- https://allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/patience/120 Serving others - https://allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/serving-others-charity/120 For those with egos that are beyond help, the entry for humiliation can be found by following this link https://allaboutheaven.org/overload/humiliation/155/main

Sensory deprivation is an activity that seeks to temporarily deprive one or more of your senses - smell, hearing, touch, taste and sight with input. Although your senses generally provide you with useful information, processing the endless stream of input, distracts you from spiritual input. This activity must be used in conjunction with others that reduce threats, reduce opportunities and suppress obligations. Otherwise it won't work. But in combination it is exceptionally effective.

Rocking, swaying and swinging all trigger memories of safety of when you were a baby in the womb. The motion is a calming one, subconsciously we have become surrounded by a womb and safe from threats. The 5 senses are stilled and the lack of threats and sensory input mean the mind has no need to work as hard, reasoning what to do next. Boats, rocking horses, cradles, rocking chairs, swings, hammocks, - all work, - all have this same calming effect. And without the input of a mind in turmoil, the Will has nothing to do. The Composer can take over and you have your spiritual experience.

References are frequently found to "Meditation" as a means of achieving spiritual experience. But which version should you use - because many versions exist? And how much are the classes going to cost? And do they really help with spiritual experience, or are they simply a means of keeping fit? And what if you are old, inflexible or overweight, unable to sit with your legs crossed in yogi fashion? The answer is to use "Relaxation" instead. It may not keep you fit, but it provides the right conditions for obtaining an experience for all those unable or even unwilling to go to a yoga or meditation class [or pay for one]. Even if you do fall asleep, no harm will have been done and you may find the sleep helps you anyway. The process reduces nervous sensations to a minimum and also helps eliminate the "mind chatter" which blocks the whispers of experience. And it is benign, does not hurt you and costs you nothing. And for those who are over 60, weigh 18 stone [and above] and have no wish to be seen in a pink leotard by a group of fit 30 year olds, it is a godsend.

An opportunity is the chance of pleasure. But if lots of opportunities for pleasure are constantly presenting themselves to a person, their Reasoning system will be working overtime trying to work out how to take advantage of the situation, the Will will be hyperactive in carrying out all the steps needed to get what they want and the emotions will be high in anticipation of the possible pleasure it may bring. So, the objective of this technique is to decrease the number of opportunities with which we are presented. The aim is thus not to repress, or totally eliminate, but to reduce . We have a full description on the website of suggestions for how this can be done https://allaboutheaven.org/suppression/reducing-opportunities/112