Paradise Found

I love music and this video features the music of Aeoliah.  For over a year now, I love listening to the enchanting melodies he had composed for more than twenty-five years.  Aeoliah (Ay-oh-lee-yah) just makes wonderful music and this piece, Garden of Eternal Spring, is paradise found for me.

Here's more info on Aeoliah from his website:

For over 25 years, Aeoliah's music continues to have a wide appeal to many health professionals around the world. His healing music is known for its therapeutic qualities which has benefited many people throughout the world who work with his healing and meditation music privately, in hospitals, hospices and in-care centers. To date, Aeoliah has created over 30 musical recordings . He has also produced several self-help recordings consisting of guided imagery that is complemented by his meditation music.

Aeoliah's music is also well-known among many celebrities for his effective healing techniques.

His belief that sound and light are spiritually energized, allows Aeoliah to compose many diverse rich musical compositions that bring so much joy, comfort, healing, and inspiration to millions of his fans.

"For over 30 years, I have studied the effect that different sounds and music have on the nervous system and how these affect our emotions and state of well being. This allowed me to develop a special system of harmonic tones and sound frequencies that correspond to different parts of the body and brain, helping greatly to reduce stress and imbalances in the body and nervous system.

I was able to create and perfect a very specialized sonic therapy that is the quickest and most effective means not only to de-stress, but to revitalize, harmonize, and rebalance our energy system mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. I was starting to get letters from hospitals, clinics, chiropractors, yoga teachers, massage therapists, wellness centers, spas, and many people in general stating how much this music was helping them in ways they have never experienced music before. Not only did they love the music, but it also touched their inner core.

"Pure sound therapy at its best is music that helps us to refocus our attention on more positive thought forms by reducing high levels of stress and tension in our bodies and minds, harmonizing our emotions, and by increasing the universal life force essence, also known by the ancient Chinese as 'Chi'. This helps to enhance the function of our immune system by rebalancing our endocrine system. It also helps to enrich our lives by allowing us to experience healthier feelings and thoughts. It helps shift our attention from the mundane world of habits, addictions , and conditioned behavior which have become limited and constricted, to a world of inspiration, beauty, inner peace, harmony, love, and freedom." Aeoliah

Courtesy of Music For Healthy LivingTM

No Expectations

One thing that I have been continuously learning since the first day of this year is how to live a life with no expectations...

IMPOSSIBLE, most people would say.... I even doubted if I will be able to live a life like that, never expecting anything for every action done and effort exerted.  Expectations make us vulnerable since most of us imply that our lives will solely depend on them.  We expect that with every action, there should be a reaction.  We expect that with every seed we sow, we should reap something out from it.

Expectations are good in a way that we tend to do things better so that the outcome of our deeds are more rewarding.  However, most of us tend to focus more on the expectations and the outcome instead of the intentions why we do our acts.  

Do we do things for the sake of rewards?  Do we help others because we expect them to help us too when the time comes that we will need their help?  

There are some people who have become detached from the mundane things in this world and do selfless acts because they know that they could become better people by making other people's lives better ---- and they never expect anything in return!

So what's the bottom line?

The bottom line actually varies for every person.  I don't know what is the exact bottom line but for me, I have come to realize that in every thing that I do, I should do it wholeheartedly....and never expect anything in return....

The Angel With The Flaming Sword

One night while walking through the forest, the band of seemingly lost travelers finally found three portals surrounded with ivy and vines. As they were arguing on which threshold they should pass through and end a phase of their journey, an angel suddenly appeared.

As what most angels are perceived to be, the angel was garbed in robes and was glowing with a light that emanated from within. The angel spoke and said he (or was it a she?) has a message for the travelers.

The angel was tight lipped and spoke only through the mind; never did it open its mouth but its voice was loud and clear.

"The left hand path and the right hand path are extreme paths. These are very challenging paths and those who choose to go through them should be prepared for the best and the worst that they could ever experience in their whole existence. Total indulgence and total renunciation could be very dangerous for those who would not be able to withstand the obstacles on the way.

"The middle path is the path where the best and worst of the two other paths meet. However, the middle path is not as easy as how many presumed it to be. There are more obstacles and challenges on the middle path than in the other paths; and these obstacles are the ones that could push you either to the left or to the right.

"In order for you to survive the perils of the obstacles on the middle path or any path you choose, you must have the Warrior's Sword with you." The angel then pulled out a flaming sword out of thin air. The travelers were so amazed with the sword, their eyes glowed with glee.

Then the angel spoke again, "The real Warrior's Sword is not a physical sword. You cannot find it just about anywhere. You could only find it within yourselves. The Warrior's Sword is your WILL. Your will is more powerful than any tool or weapon that you could use to get through anything that hinders your path. Use your will wisely so that you can continue walking the path towards your goal."

The angel then lifted the flaming sword and pointed it to the heavens. The travelers just watched in awe.