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Self-acceptance 4/20/2018 I would like to take us through a roller-coaster ride: What’s Life? The life as we know it and the life that we’re in the process of knowing What’s Unity? Me, You, Us, Nature, Cosmos … What’s Love? The driving force, the gravity, the unknown energy … What’s Self? We have to know what self is before being able to accept it. I, as an identity, as a physical boundary Identify & self: - To be truthful there are No up or down, east or west on a round globe in the middle of a no-where universe … there is only inward & outward. - Outward is what makes our identity, all that we can sense and feel with our physical senses, all that separates us from each other and everything else. - We can fix outward as much as we want and it only gives us convenience & comfort and not well-being. For well-being we have to know & manage our inner aspects of life. And Self-Acceptance is the first step to know your extraordinary within, you’re the master peace & you can rewrite the stars ✨ and for the world that we’re in making, the echoes off your Melody will remain forever. Once we accept & Love ourselves (with capital L) and the masterpiece that we are, we’ll realize that everyone and everything is a piece of which that never fails, ( this universe is too precise to assume it has made any mistake or anything is coincidence, even the location we were born, the family we were raised in, the society we grew up in, there are reasons beyond our understanding for all this) and aside from our physical identities, limitation & boundaries there is no difference between us, and love becomes our connecting energy, the gravity without time & space, the unifying source of this paradoxical unity of physical & spiritual if you will. Love: - Love is the force that dissolves the boundaries and make you see everything and everyone as yourself and that’s when the Unity emerges. As Rumi says: “You’re not a drop in an ocean, you’re a mighty ocean in a drop” Unity: - Once this is realized, identity means nothing, and only then Life (with capital L) emerges, only then every growing flower, every falling leaf, every working ant & every breath we take makes sense, and we’ll know ourselves as everything & everyone. - We are the creators, we are dreamers, authors, manifestos in the context of collective consciousness within this universe that we’re floating in, Given a chance by the supreme, inexpressible creator, that brought us here through a particle with a big bang 😊 to practice our magnificence and see what we can make off of this life, this virtual reality we are in the making. - It’s our core to seek infinity that’s why we’re always hungry for growth and change but unfortunately we get distant from the real search of growth and we confuse owning with growing & expanding: Children have no limitations and they believe the whole universe is theirs and they can do anything, they can be anyone, but over time they get affected by society and become adults if you will, and lose real sense of expansion and confuse that by gaining fame, power, wealth and basically seeking their infinity within the finite materials, which is never fulfilled and can turn to EGO which is basically Edging God Out, or falling out of real abundance, and that’s when ownership of Stuff becomes acceptance of identity. (We tend to define our identity with the degree we have, the car, house or wealth we’ve accumulated, which is far from who we tend to be as human beings) Life: - Life is beautifully simple & simply beautiful… Unified with Love …. And empowered with Self-acceptance. Once we know how precious we are, and what we’re capable of and realize that we’re all, in this together as one, that’s when self-acceptance finds its real meaning. So self-acceptance is knowing the entirety of your own user manual which is intertwined with Knowing Life, Love & Self. Accepting Life is Self-Acceptance. With Love & Life - Pedram Some thoughts gathered from Dr. Wayne Dyer notes, Sadhguru’s talks, the movie “the greatest showman”, & personal inner contemplation and conversations with friends & family. I’m grateful to our Meditation gathering “ Together Just Be ! “ for creating the space to think outside the box. Background music: - Meditation_Impromptu_01 (Youtube free audios) - Audiomachine - Try Again Tomorrow

"Knowing that we're not separated from Life is empowering and comforting and will give a different perspective on all that happens in our lives, it will change the way we look at life in general and will change the way we treat each other. I AM LIFE, YOU ARE LIFE, WE ARE LIFE and not separate from it or all that's happening in it." PO 11/30/2019 Inspired by nature & background pieces of music used: - As The Skies Cascade · Eurielle - Marcus Warner - Friendship is Magic

Being in the moment (SELF the starting / zero point) with Visualization practice By Pedram Owtad 6/15/2018 This is an unreachable subject if we want to approach it from the origins and the universe Big Bang, and at the same time it’s something that we deal with , moment to moment of our life. At any moment of time, with any thought or action we radiate energy waves to the universe which like a drop in the water it’s effect expands and outreaches every corner of this universe. We tend to think about the past or the future, and we miss the silence between the two, and it’s this silence that can create the future or even the past. If time is an illusion, all that’s happening to us today can be the result of our past thoughts, or to twist it a bit further maybe we’re actually thinking this moment in the past right now! Breathing & heart beats are the simplest forms of being in the moment, that we’re doing it all the time. You can’t breath for tomorrow and you can’t even hold it for too long, moments in & moments out it’s the most important aspect of this physical life. Why can’t we harmonize our thoughts with our life form and be in the moment at all times, and know that every moment is a big bang for the future manifestations and at the same time every moment can be the result of a past big bang that can still be changed. ------- To illustrate this idea I’ve prepared a visualization practice that might help us understand the Power of being in the moment: - Please close your eyes - Try to be mindful of all that’s happening around you, try to listen to every little voice around you, including the sound of your own heartbeat and even the heartbeat of the person might be sitting next to you try to imagine your surroundings; colors, people, nature, and even the air you breath in & out There is no right or wrong, just be mindful to this moment as much as you can, leave thought of past or future aside for a moment, hear, feel, sense, know all that’s happening in & around you, and know that you’re just a floating drop in this ocean of life. - Let life be as it is, and turn your focus on you - Imagine a spot of light in the center of your chest, whatever size or color you wish it to be - See how its light and rays of light outreaches to farthest distances ……… - Now Imagine a spot of light in the center of the chest of other people sitting around you with different colors & sizes - How about the same light of life within animals & plant and even mother earth, - we all share the same core of life form, these lights are the connecting life forces.. and now with my snap remove all materials and only keep the lights you are a star among other stars in an infinite universe, the universe that’s here for you, to assist you to grow & expand This is your moment, and your beam of light is connected to all other lights throughout the universe. For a moment look at all other stars with judgment, complaint, regret & anger …… and as result they’re getting further & further away from you, and it’s getting darker and darker, and the lights are gradually fading out …. It’s going to be you and you alone in this vast universe if you keep the same feeling of separation from others … At every moment you have a choice to turn your thoughts & feeling around and feel unified with all that there is with love & appreciation, and know that we’re all hear together. Stars are coming back, and your surrounding is getting brighter & brighter, it’s like you are the center of your galaxy and all these stars are in your galaxy to make it brighter and more colorful, they’re all rotating around your light of love and gratitude, they’re all here for you and you’re here for them …. Right now you are in the moment, there is no past or future, only now, which is the result of your thoughts and feelings, emanating across the cosmos. It’s the moment that has the power of moving the universe further or closer to you. The choice is yours, Love or anger …. See yourself in the center of this creation this unification this beautiful harmony of unity ….. You’re in the making of all times & spaces at once. This is the power of being in the moment! Background Music: - Meditation_Impromptu_YouTube free archive - Audiomachine - Glowing Embers - Audiomachine – Radiant - NASA Recordings - The Sound of the Universe And with gratitude to all the wonderful artists whom created such amazing art works and sharing them with the world.

A small practice to get a sense of the power of the Now and our power of imagination: These days a lot of people talk about being present and living in the moment, but what does that really mean? Does it mean be happy with any state that you are at this present time, and not to regret or blame anything that has past, or not to worry about the future? and instead be open to however the life unfolds? It’s a fundamental question which the answer to that will always result in gratitude, contentment, peace of mind and hope. But I believe being present is far more powerful than these resolutions. I believe being present, is coming to a state of knowing that all that has happened, and is happening now, and will happen in the future are all happening at the same time. Looking to the past, is not much different than imagining the future. What if your present state is something that right now in the past, you’re imagining that you might have, or what if imagining your future is what your future you is thinking about right now and remembering what you’ve been imagining in the past, right now. It can sound confusing, strange or even absurd if you want to look at it through a scientific perspective, but it very well could be a science that is not discovered yet. In this guided meditation I would like to invite you to a small experience that will illustrate the power of your mind & imagination that can influence both the past and future. If you don’t believe in parallel universes then I would invite you to tag along as a game of imagination and experience the limitless possibilities that the power of Now and your mind can generate, which it’s generated electromagnetic frequencies can have butterfly affects which might surprise you. By Pedram Owtad 1/18/19 Musics & Videos used: - Meditation_Impromptu_01 - Free YouTube music - Audiomachine – Eventide - Audiomachine - Life Imitates Art - Confessions - Brian Tyler - Power Rangers - Dracula Untold Soundtrack 03 – Mirena - Miraculous Esteem - The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle - It starts Now – Alan Watts - Video

Humans have over 60000 thoughts per day, or simply put inner chatters, and that’s equivalent to a crowded space throughout the day, every day, that we create in our own mind. Our inner chatters, and outer noises and distractions, are the only barriers between us and our truth within, which only communicates through the universal language off no language and silence. The real silence is when we lose the sense of time & space, and we can communicate with our true self and connect to the universal knowing. Hear the unheard & see the unseen. This guided meditation will create a contrast between noise & quite so that we can find the silence between the two. By Pedram Owtad Background Music used: - Meditation_Impromptu_01 - Free YouTube music - Times Square on rainy night. NYC Ambient scenes - Rain Forest Thunder & Rain Sleep Sounds - End of rain - Birds singing in forest - OPEN THIRD EYE CHAKRA Tibetan Singing Bowls Meditation Chakra Healing Music - Trevor Ransom - Overwhelmed

Manifestation guided meditation Together Just Be ! 4/18/19 By Pedram Owtad Manifestation is a natural law but a mystery as well. It’s simply converting a form of energy into concentrated form of energy or physical form, and what’s fascinating is the core component of all forms of energy of physical forms are the same particles. We see it all around us in nature, and even our inventions. But why can’t we just manifest whatever we desire? We’ve heard about the law of attraction, the power of the mind but why can’t it simply be achieved. I believe it’s the lack of knowing our own technology, our fascinating body-mind-feeling-emotion energy combination & coherence, once we know how to sync and use these 4 phenomenal aspects of our own vehicle and believe in our supernatural powers, manifesting will become an ordinary capability of human beings. We are privileged with this magnificent vehicle in this physical realm, and no angel (which is just another intelligent form of energy ) or supernatural force can do what we can do with the coherence of Mind, Body & Soul (which is just energy and consciousness), because we are the supernatural force in action and physical form, or if you will a gateway between physical & non-physical form of energy. The dark forces, other entities, satin, whatever you want to call them, do not want us to discover this secret and by keeping us busy with fear or Razzle Dazzles of life they keep us away from finding whom we really are. We are capable of manifesting heaven on earth, our GOD essence within, Unified & connected, we can make anything happen, can manifest whatever our collective consciousness desires, and we’ve been drifted away from this knowing throughout the history. We are constantly in the process of manifestation, some in individual level and some in collective level, from a piece of bread that we eat that converts to our body in a few hours, to a baby that is being formed in its mother’s womb, to building shuttles and high-rises, these are all different forms of manifestation. We even manifest our desires through our mirror in other, through our judgments of others, or even our surroundings & events happening around us, which might manifest as things we do or do not like, but as a matter of fact, we are the source of it all. In this guided meditation I would like to take you on a journey to know and appreciate whom you really are, and to grasp the powers you own and the great responsibilities that comes with it. With great appreciations to the composers and artists that created such magnificent music & images that I used in this video, with the sole intention of elevating human consciousness. Namaste Pedram Owtad Background Music used: - Meditation_Impromptu_01 YouTube - 8 Hour Nature Sound Relaxation-Soothing Forest Birds Singing-Relaxing Sleep Sounds - Nikola Tesla 3 6 9 Key To The Universe Sacred Solfeggio Manifestation 6390 Hz ♡ 432 Hz Miracle Music - 963Hz + 852Hz + 639Hz Miracle Tones Activate Pineal Gland Open Third Eye Heal Heart Chakra - Audiomachine-Tree of Life Full Album HQ - 528Hz Music To Manifest Miracles Into Your Life Deep Positive Energy - Release Negative Vibes Suggested video to watch: Law of Attraction simplified by Sadhguru: https://youtu.be/bM9BXu9lPZ0

CoronaVirus Covid-19 outbreak will heal once Humanity wakes up! A global lesson for Humanity I believe lack of nutrition, bad eating habits, lack of healthy activities, excessive mental noises & stress & anxiety & fear reduces our body & mind immunity system and makes us susceptible to getting mentally and or physically sick or putting our body in harm's way. And I believe this is true for humanity as a unified body. Lack of Love & Care, bad habits of chasing our egoistic & materialistic illusions, constantly hearing fearful news from around the world, watching movies filled by killings, betrayals & fights, and stressfully chasing our tails 24x7 to pay the bills and expenses that we’ve accumulated way over what we actually have, reduces the immunity system of our communities, societies & Humanity as a whole. Coronavirus is a natural phenomenon, unbiased & powerful, whether it was organically mutated or it was a lab result it doesn’t matter, what matters is at this time we are all vulnerable to it, and it’s not much different than earthquakes or tsunami, and fighting against it is fighting against nature, but being gentle, smart, careful & unified is the way to go about it. As Dr. Dyer says “ We can never remedy anything by condemning it” The only way this virus can succeed is if it can populate and work with millions of other viruses of its own kind, and affect one person at a time, On the other hand, the only way we can stay safe from it is to work as the body of humanity along with millions of other people with Love, care & unity. We have to be gentle with each other & smart with nature. Sometimes when I get sick and I’m overloaded with work and life challenges, I tell the virus in my body “ you know what, I don’t even have time to think about you, I’ll go about my life and do my thing, and you can either leave or do your own thing”, and with this state of mind the virus usually won’t last long and I heal much faster, but if I’m not that busy or actually tired of work and have time to deal with the virus & think about it, it usually takes much longer and a lot more medications to heal. I think it’s true about humanity as well if we accept this virus as a natural lesson for humanity, that does not know borders, the color of skin, location or nationality, and deal with it gently, carefully & with love, it’ll leave us alone much faster, but if we add more stress & panic to our societies and forget our being, as human, by fighting over a toilet paper or a piece of meat, or emptying store shelves careless of other people in need, then we’re doomed, and we’re literally turning a viral infection into an internal immunity disorder, by attacking among ourselves. I believe if we know it’s happening For us and not To us, and ask ourselves why is it happening, and what we should learn from it, spend more quality time with our love ones, take it easy on our restless lifestyles, be grateful for all the blessings & be more frugal with all that we have, and avoid waste and overconsumption, and understand there are no borders within this spaceship called earth, floating in the space, then Mother Nature as the best teacher in life will graduate us again, until the next lesson, as history has it. I believe we’re created in the image of the creator, and as such, I believe in the power of our imagination, and I believe if we can imagine it, and feel it with every cell of our body as if it’s real, and have an intention that would serve others, buy tapping into the collective consciousness, we can turn our miraculous soul, body & mind into the most powerful tool on this planet. With all that said; my beliefs are applicable to my universe … what are your beliefs, and what’s applicable to your universe? In the face of this hardship, we should do our best by considering everyone, keep calm, taking the right actions we can do, and the least we can do is to send our love to the ones affected by this and imagine their recovery, wellbeing, strength & blessings for them & their love ones. I remember in one of our meditation sessions even though we were contemplating love & peace for the world, in the end, one of the attendees that were vegan was upset that animals are being slaughtered to fill the grocery shelves but we’re meditating on love for the world. I think if we can do something to save the world we should do, but if we can’t, our imagination, with love, by tapping into the universal consciousness to change the course of the events is the least & the best we can do. By Pedram Owtad 3/20/20 With Love & Prayers for Humanity Music: - Light in the dark - Sound Adventures - Awakening - Wish You Were Here - Flaer Smin - Aave - Super8 & Tab - Reformation - Immortal Love - Paul Dinletir - Bellydance Evolution How Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html

True self 5/18/2018 What does it mean? Where should we start? I already know myself, then what’s the truth about it? In last talk we touched on the subject of self-acceptance and we concluded that acceptance of life is the prerequisite of self-acceptance. To know True-Self we should know the Existential dimensions of life & then pursue the psychological & social dimensions of it. We realize that we are here for a reason and a purpose, and in this life we are connected to everyone & everything as a unified body of cosmos. Once we become aware of this, then we can find & recognize our true self that we came here to be, the blueprint that we brought here with ourselves, to fulfill the purpose of our being in this physical lifecycle. Have you ever realize that the face that you know of yourself is not what everybody else sees, what you see is the reversed and distorted version of what everybody else sees. Finding true self is discovering a unique gift that the universe gave us when we were incarnated, and in that moment we were sentenced to life, ... and it’s not the life expectancy that matters, but what you expect of your life & what life expect from you is what matters. What’s common between successful people, those who have found their uniqueness, is that there is nothing in common between them, and they’ve found what’s unique about them. The ones whom have found their true selves seem to be bigger than life itself, they seem to shine & glow. Our task in this planet is not to be like them, the only task is to be you, the best version of you, your true you. So just be your self, because when you’re your self you’re fabulous. There is a wonderful profound teaching from Sadh-guru, in fact the only thing he thought his daughter at the age of 11 and it was: “never look up to anyone, never look down to anyone, in between the two you’ll find your true self.” As I said before, when you are a seeker the answers will find you. Out of the blue I came across a very interesting talk by Caroline McHugh Whom explained this teaching beautifully: This is not the exact quote but I summarized: “ When there is no superiority, the Delusion of grandeur or and there is no Inferiority, the Delusion of insignificance Which both are signs of a fragile EGO, You’ll see yourself in interiority which is the only place in your life that you have no competition, and that’s when true-self emerges. You’re not what you think of others and you’re not what others think of you, you are what you think of yourself, being in the state of humility which is not thinking less about yourself but thinking about yourself less, the ability to disregard of being the center of attention, while everything else is the center of our attention, As Gandhi said:” Your Life is your message to the world.” You’re not your thoughts because you think them, you’re not your feelings because who is that you, that feels them? You’re not what you do, even you’re not what you love... there is something underneath all that, and we have to tap in to that inner voice, and only then we find our true self  In the Landmark advanced course there was an interesting exercised that we had to stand in front of each other and look into each other eyes closely and carefully, for a seemingly long period of time. At first all kind of judgments and thought came forth, even I felt weird or shy, but after a while I saw something else in their eyes, something far greater than the person who was standing in front of me, it seemed like there is an ocean of life & wisdom through those tiny gateways, I could see what’s looking at me from their within, and after sometime I saw myself in there, it was like I was looking at myself through their eyes, and at that point there was no separation, there was no me or them, we were just mirrors for each other to create an infinite reflection of each other. And within that space we can find our true self. Pedram Owtad With love Together Just Be! Background music: - Meditation_Impromptu_01 Youtube - Audiomachine - The Personality of Autumn - Audiomachine - Eventide

Join us for a transformative meditation session where we delve into the profound wisdom that happiness is a choice. Explore the intimate relationship between happiness and our perceptions and expectations. Nature beautifully balances order and chaos, and so do the waves of happiness and sadness in our lives. Just as we don't ask the ocean to be still, we learn to embrace the ebb and flow of emotions. The art lies in finding harmony between sadness and happiness, recognizing that they coexist as natural counterparts. In this state of equilibrium, we unlock the potential to elevate our state of being. Discover the joy of choosing happiness as we journey together into a deeper understanding of our inner world. Happiness awaits – will you choose it?