Hi friends,
I thought it would be nice to share with you something I received in my email inbox not too long ago from Gerald O’Donnell.
These are three things you should start doing every single day to increase your level of happiness NOW.
These three exercises are intended to be done at home on a daily and ongoing basis. They will open up a new level of awareness and prepare you for advanced personal and spiritual development.
Exercise 1: A New Way of Being
This first exercise is a pleasurable and powerful life-changing tool. The effects of daily stress associated with materialistic obsession (and its by-products: anxiety, isolation, frustration, fear, anger and depression) can be dissolved by this technique. It is at the same time simple and very profound. It increases greatly the vibratory rate of your non-physical Higher Self. Its premise is “smile at the world and the world will smile back at you.”
As you go about your daily activities, from the moment you get up in the morning up to the the time that you go back to sleep, constantly imagine that you are smiling inwardly at your outer reality as you go about your daily activities. Imagine that you are smiling from the deeper recesses of your mind, originating from within your heart area, and that you are projecting that happiness and smile outward through your eyes and expression. No matter what the circumstances are. You will find increasingly that your eyes will be smiling and so will your mouth, that will often curl up to a slight smile.
At the same time imagine that your heart constantly expresses a great inward smile filled with pure joy of being alive, no matter what.
After 2 weeks or so, you will notice an incredible amount of changes, not only in the way you interact with the ‘outside’ world, but also in how the ‘world’ acts and projects reality toward you. Your fears will begin to abate and an inner feeling of peace and love will emerge. Notice how people seek your presence and ‘Inner Love.’
Exercise 2: The Witness
Set aside 5 minutes at first (keep increasing by 2-3 minutes every other day until you reach 20 minutes) and close your eyes. Turn your attention inward and, from being a ‘thinking’ human being, start viewing your thoughts as an independent observer in a detached remote manner, as if your thoughts were ‘things’ or a spectacle to watch. Watch the train of your thoughts and images, the succession of often unrelated thoughts that appear to you. Don’t analyze anything.
Learn to switch from the perception of being ‘in’ your thoughts to withdrawing from them and becoming the detached totally passive observer of them. Get the feeling for the mental shift that occurs when doing so. Go within the thoughts and then withdraw to a more detached level. After a while of repeating this exercise you will notice that your thoughts become more isolated and that your inner mind starts taking a break.
Now, here is the next part of the exercise. As you watch your train of thought (images or just concepts), pick up one particular thought that you find interesting and “plunge into it” with full concentration. Remain focused on that thought to the exclusion of others for as long as possible. If other thoughts interfere, do not push them away, but watch them pass by as if they were foreign ‘things’ in your consciousness. At first you might only be able to do this for maybe 1 minute or less. Slowly increase it up to 7 minutes.
The last part of the exercise consists of blanking your thoughts out. This is done by deciding to concentrate on perceptually dark nothingness. If a thought comes in, imagine throwing white light on it. Imagine that the light dissolves that thought and that the screen then goes back to nothingness. Try to maintain that state up to 5 minutes. Start with 1-2 minutes.
Exercise 3: The Movies
This exercise is the “going in and out of movies” exercise. All you need to do is to choose a good suspenseful motion picture and go watch it, preferably on a big screen. Try it also with hilarious comedies.
First, allow yourself to get immersed in the captivating story. As you forget about your identity and start becoming ‘within’ the plot of the scene, suddenly withdraw your awareness from the big screen (you may for the first time want to look a bit around you in the dark in order to remember ‘who you are’) and become the observer of reality again. Slowly reconnect to the plot, but this time, allow yourself to remain with the awareness of being yourself watching, as a spectator (observer), the reality projected in the movie. Keep this dual awareness for a moment and then let go and plunge within the movie action, forgetting your real inner self again. And then repeat the exercise over and over.
Keep on doing this mental withdrawal and then plunging in again, until you get to know intimately the feeling of withdrawing from ‘reality’ (aware of inner self) and diving back in it (aware of outer reality). Easy isn’t it? This simple exercise is very powerful.
As you get the knack of it try the same system as you go about your daily life. Use the same “mental trick” when engaged in your daily activities, especially the very ones that captivate you and are often associated with fear and stress. Soon, you will become aware at all times of being the ‘observer’ (inner self) observing the observed (reality and outer self) and become quite detached about it, enjoying your ‘movie’ in a much more relaxed and calm atmosphere.
Hope you enjoyed these exercises. Try them out, and let me know your feedback.
My name is Burt Goldman. I’m one of those “lucky people” who discovered a secret early in life. For the last 50 years, I have been traveling the world and meeting and studying spiritual masters from every inch of our planet. Now, at the age of 82, I'm ready to share with the world what I have learned. I started this blog to be able to share with you my most valuable teachings and insights I have gained over the past few decades. Here, you'll find plenty of valuable information on meditation, energy healing, spirituality, and my latest revelation, Quantum Jumping. I look forward to connecting with you and I sincerely hope you enjoy being a part of this blog.
Hi Burt,
Thanks for sharing the exercises and I will work with them too. They are very good.
Ron Daack from Virginia
Hi Burt!
Thanks for the wonderful exercises of happiness. I like your all exercises to find happiness. I also want to try your all exercises.
how to be happy
Hi Burt, these exercises are hard to do! But, I am going to practice and see the results.
The smiling exercise should make a difference right away. I have noticed that when I'm in a really good mood, everyone else seems to be happier too.
Will let you know how it goes and what changes there are in my life.
Have a super fabulous day!
How to be happy when you get fired?????
Thanks Burt for the gift of exercises
This is a gift of gratitude to awareness
The first exercise creates
A state of happiness
That Not only pervades
Radiates true happiness
From the whole body
The second exercise Creates
The witness conciousness
To witness bright white light
In nothingness of the inner space
With great respect and love
Rajalakshmi
Dear Burt, Love the happiness techniques! Thank you so much! You are a great and beautiful, Divine soul. God bless you. Love! Maher
Hi Burt: thanks for the wonderful exercises. Will try them and let you know the results. Thanks a million.
Dear Burt
With great respect and love I thank you for directing me to this blog. The exercises are excellent and the experience is the revelation of inner space -an experience of a state of awareness- A state where in the perception of polarities cease to exist. What exists is an awareness of presence-everlasting. Looking for the next one
Love and Light
Rajalakshmi
Thanks for these techniques, Burt. As always, I find something very useful from your blog and Youtube videos.
The smile technique reminds me of something I used to do and have gotten away from. I would lay in bed before falling asleep and picture a smiley face. Then I would say that the smiley face represents all the cells in my body. I would hold onto that thought as I fell asleep. And I always woke up recharged.
Thanks again for reminding me!
Jenm
Thanks to you Burt on your three steps of attaining"Happiness"...I for one found step three more appealing and effective when applied as you said and i saw visions as i was reading through the above steps i was in transit as i trid to visualize the steps of which,...step three is a blast. I know i have to do this- it means a lot to have a peace of mind in the mist of every day ups and downs. As always, you much more to me- words can't put together or simply read.Keep me in prayers am coping fine courageously with the grace be- with tender touches in my life makes all of my questions answered in seeking- reaching for what is so precious yet seems untouch or felt -to me this quest is not a mystery but returned precious promise felt in my life- renewing the silent joy laid inside of me especially on "Subject of my Mother" who means my "ALL"...thank you.
Your techniques are always unique and special and have great importance in my learning experience. Thank you
Dear Burt:
I listened to CD 1 of Quantum Jumping yesterday and it made me very excited about the possibilities to make major beneficial changes in my life.
My fiance forwarded your "Techniques to Finding Happiness" blog post this morning. I practice the first exercise (what I call an "Attitude of Gratitude") all the time and it works.
Exercises 2 and 3 are extremely unclear to me, especially 3. Are these exercises "meditation?" I'm new to meditation and am an extremely left-brained, non-visualization-oriented person. I have great difficulty forming mental images of things, but I can remember words and abstract concepts quite well. Can you suggest anything that will help me to meditate, if that's what these exercises are?
Sincerely,
Steve Watkins
North Hollywood, CA
Sounds like a win-win-win scenario to me.
Interesting idea but I'm not sure it would work
I have sent urgent messages to Aledandria & several others & I am not being listened to. please help.
Do you have anything on Remote viewing..angel
Hi Richard,
I'm sorry but we have just tested our system and it's working. Please, try again and let us know if it worked for you.
Thanks.
Alexandra
Thanks. I want the 7 free lessons, but when I tried to sign up for them I get "Parse error syntax error."
Can you please ship me the lessons?
Richard Coanda
Hi! Burt
Many times I had gone into my thoughts before and got scared and opened my eyes. But, now that you are telling me that it's ok to do this, I'm going to try it. I want to be able to meditate, at least for one min. I've always been scared of the unknown. I always smile at people no matter where I'm at. Some people look at me very puzzled and don't smile back. But, I always say to myself that it's ok! as long as I smiled, I also look up into the sky and smile and say to myself what a beautiful sky. I also, smile at myself because I feel good no matter if I'm having a bad day.
Thanks
May you live for a very long time, so you can keep on leading us and making us feel good about ourselves.
Thank you very much for the tips in finding happiness. I will give this a try it sure can't hurt.
BURT.....OMG......THIS MORNING IN MY PRAYERS I WAS PRAYING ON THE SUBJECT OF "WORRY"..SINCE I,VE BEEN GOING THRU HORRIFIC PANIC AN ANXIETY ATTACKS...AN WHEN IEXAMINE THE REASON FOR THIS BIG BALL OF NERVES IN MY STOMACH AS "WORRY"..HERE YOU SEND ME "DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY"...THE CREATOR IS SO KIND TO HAVE YOU COME WITH YOUR NOT WORRY TEQ.!!!! I WAS SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS INFORMATION..THANKS SO MUCH /SMILEYFACE....JOSI***
I am just too overwhelming,y excited by this gait, Mr. Burt,his mwonderful techniques. He will save millions of people in this world. Mr. Burt, I love you dearly!
Thank you Burt for all the wonderful teachings! I definately see a big difference in my world. Thank you for believing in me. I see, feel and know my life is changing for the better! May God Bless yoy always, Diane
great! thank you
I greatly enjoy all of the exercises and appreciate you sharing them with me. It is nice to have others on this journey. Thank you!!!
Great exercises! Thank you
Thankyou for sharing these meditations they are so incredibly powerful.You are a wonderful guide and teacher to those who seek enlightenment. Many Blessing be upon you.
Dear Burt,
Thank u for great advice i’ll try it in my life.
Kind Regards
Best regards,
k.n.g Babujee
Hi Burt,
Its wonderful.
Its easy to practice.
It is giving results.
Whats more you have shared it free.
Thank you very much.
May you get all that you ever desire.
Love for me Love for All
OneManyAllOne
Thank you Burt for your practical guidance. You are a wonderful human being. God bless you!
Bishnu Hamal
Dear Burt...
This is extraordinarily GREAT!!
Smiling at outer self and world brings joy continuously..
Watching the Self and outer world including all..brings joy!
"American Funny Videos" program never ceased to make me laugh and when I saw in a article that actually we are laughing at outer-self and the feel funny about it..I felt why we are smiling or laughing non-stopping sometimes..
These practices you mentioned are so GREAT..Thank you Burt!!
God bless you!!
Great exercise, Burt! I have tried ex.1 and will try the other two exercises, they seem to be good.
Dear Burt,
Thank you for this exercise. I will put it into practice and see what happens. I'm sure viewing myself from the outside will be interesting.
sooz
I love to sing & I have a good voice but every time I sing in front of a crowd I start coughing and I sometimes run from the stage and vomit. I also cough a lot & my doctor told me it's old age. I tried the quamtum jump with the intention of getting rid of this coughing, in the alpha stage I remembered an incident 40 years ago when I was in the army. Because of my good voice I was ordered to sing in front of the troop of 10,000 and the staff including a couple of generals and I sung off key and I was so embarrassed that I never sung infront of a crowd again. When I got out of Alpha I noticed that the coughing was gone and I have not cough for two whole week now. This saturday I am going to a Kareoke party, I hope that I will be able to sing this time.
Thanks for the experience it is helping me to view life diffrently and see that I dont realy have problems that I cant solve.
Thanks for the mindbox it is a slow process but I know I will get there soon.
Hi Burt
I met mr. Gerald O´Donnell shortly before I "run" into you on the net. You two combined has been the biggest quantum leep in my skills and my life.
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Thank you for that
I found it "funny" now that you and mr. O´Donnell has begun to correspondate.
Nameste Zaenia / Denmark
Hello Burt, Hope you are very well after celebrating of Chrismas.You almost well done for many of life makers in this world.Here I want to say about real facts thats why I am not able to start right now.
I have no USD Credit card.
) No personal Computer
3) Its my official computer
So thats why I am not not starting at once?Whats my wrong.
Great desire or intention but not ability.How & when can I start with you you just tell me.To find out this answer in deep medition.I know You have aquired some special power,spiritual gift.But one has great desire or intention but no power(Money or credit card.Just you tell me how & when start with you with all resources.Thanks
Dear Burt,
Thank u for great advice i'll try it in my life.
Kind Regards
Best regards,
Nidhal
Thank you so much for the wonderful exercises and techniques. Will try these. I particularly liked the smiling exercise - thats not difficult to do!!
Thank you again for all your wonderful emails.
The quantum jumping course I just recieved and experienced was too much too fast for me to take in without some of these smaller steps, so I am glad you are allowing me to back up a bit. I will try these steps before I go back to quantum. Thanks.
I will try this exercise.
Thank you:)
Thankyou Burt, for your great informative website and advice.
Best Wishes,
Issy.
Very Interesting....Especially like the 3rd one ... Thanks for sharing these ideas... will be trying them out also ...
Linda
Hi Burt,
Thank you very much.
Its very simple.
Easy to follow.
The Movie technque is very practical and immensely beneficial.
May GOD bless you all that you desire. Have a wonderful life.
Love for me Love for All
OneManyAllOne
Really cool burt. Thanks for everything. check out my video's when you get a chance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h54Wsh63SPQ
Dear Burt,
I had been trying the exercises from time to time not even knowing what they were just following my inner voice and YES they work! but it is so nice to see that I was tapping into something for real something that you and many others have already master may God bless you for sharing what has been given to you. May you continue growing and sharing.
God bless!!
Your friend always!
Jordi
Hey,
Yes I will try this out & many thank's for you awesome advice Burt.
Kind Regards
Cathy.
Thanks so much Burt
I'll try and let you know:)
Thank you. They were great techniques. I will do that in my meditations.
Chandni
Thanks Burt
It was an original & my first ever comment.Thanks for the Happiness exercises.I feel it will lead to a great meditation as we practice it daily.I intend to keep it up.Love,PANKAJA
Thanks for the Happiness exercises. I"m sure it'll eventually lead to a great meditation.Love,PANKAJA
Thanks Burt.
I just finished my morning meditation.
I opened your mail,and your letter described my experience.
Very nice! Thanks Burt I am greatful for all the help
that you provide us. Keep it up, "please".THANK YOU.
until we meet again.
Mark
Dear Brut,
Thank you very much for the wonderful mind exercises.
It would be wonderful and help a lot to a person like me, if you can give a techniques how to attract money or improve a financial conditions.
May the Blessing of God be always with you
Thank you soooo much for sharing, Burt. These exercises sure sound inspiring.
Greetings from one of you students,
Laredo, 1994.
Will definitely try & let u know my feelings.
ThanX
I thank you for your wonderful advice
Dear Burt, Thank you so much for the powerful exercises just received in my email box this morning. I shall enjoy using these fabulous techniques. Best Wishes, Alba
Dear Gerald
Hi,This is ambreen here, I just wanted to say thankyou for sharing your exercises with us and most of all free of cost! THANK YOU VERY MUCH I will definitely try them.
Ambreen
Really very nice I will specially try this to get a balance of ming and feelings
Thank you for your Interest
R.Panneer Selvam
Burt : Some things you mention here are happening already :
“smile at the world and the world will smile back at you.”
imagine that your heart constantly expresses a great inward smile filled with pure joy of being alive, no matter what.
not only in the way you interact with the ‘outside’ world, but also in how the ‘world’ acts and projects reality toward you.
Don’t analyze anything.
Go within the thoughts and then withdraw to a more detached level.
being the ‘observer’ (inner self) observing the observed (reality and outer self)
SELF REMEMBRANCE comes through
the HOLY SPIRIT !!!
S H A L O M !!!
Fernando !
Thank you so much for these wonderful tips. i will certainly try these exercises on a daily basis from now on. I actually, "coincidently"... was doing the smiling thing all day today, and it is true that it works nicely...
Thank you for all your correspondence. I always enjoy all of your messages and I am very found of your meditations. I also enjoyed your web seminar a few weeks ago. I don't have the money just right now to get further into what you are offering, however I feel fortunate to receive your guidance whenever it comes my way. You are an inspiration and a blessing.
God bless you.