Raise Your Vibration

In a book titled Power vs. Force by David Hawkins, he developed a scale of consciousness, which ranges from a level of 20 to 1000 where 1000 is considered as Enlightenment and would be the level of a Buddha or Christ. At the 1000 level, life is perceived as life being simply as “it is”, without any judgment or expectation.

The lowest on the consciousness scale is the level of 20, which is described as Shame. This is a feeling closes to death where a person would prefer to be invisible than to take any action steps to move forward. At the level of shame, life is completely miserable.

Between the lowest levels of shame towards the middle (courage), we can pass through different stages, which raise our consciousness. These include guilt, apathy, grief, fear, desire, anger, and pride. Once a person gains courage, he can consciously raise his vibration up the ladder towards enlightenment through willingness, acceptance, reason, love, joy, and peace. 

Depending on your current level of consciousness, you may need the energy of an outside force to raise your vibration or wisdom from within. As you raise your vibration, you will also realize the forces, behaviors, and entities that are lowering your vibration or energy level. 

Since all of us operate at a different level of consciousness, the techniques used to raise the vibration also vary. The greatest technique; however, is meditation.

If you are not a frequent meditator, and would like to gain mental clarity, wisdom, a quiet mind, etc., you may experience the transformational power of Life Coaching with Dino by simply clicking here. 

Buddha Purnima 2014 Dream

May 14, 2014, 3.50am – I have been falling in and out of a dream state several times since the past few minutes. Whenever I’m back in the dream Satya Sai Baba appears to me. He does not say anything. As I come out of the dream state, I see a reflection of his head in front of me. This occurred about three times, and while it was happening, I remember thinking to myself, “I better stop meditating, because strange things are starting to happen again”. In any case, as I fell back into the dream state, I saw Satya Sai Baba sitting on my bed. He wasn’t looking at me, he seemed to be busy doing something, as if looking for an object in a box.

I tapped him on the shoulder and said “Swami”.
He turned towards me and stood up. He was looking young, and extremely handsome. He was wearing an orange robe, and the wall behind him was blue.
He was so pleased to see me. He shook my hand with both his hands and said “Thank you Dinesh, Thank you for being there”. As I shook his hand I remember thinking to myself, “Swami, please speak slowly, I will have to remember this to write it down”.

I believe that there was one more thing that he had said, but because that thought was running through my head I could not remember what it was. He then embraced me and said, “Spread my message”. While I was embracing him, I could see the blue wall behind him, which had a poster on it that read, “Be at your Home”. It was a white poster with black text. I then fully woke up, with my heart racing and body sweating as usual when I experience such dreams.

During the next few days, I may get more insights about the significance of this dream, which I will share on my blog Bliss with Sai. Meanwhile, I guess I need to remember Satya Sai Baba’s words “spread my message”.

UPDATE @ 7.00am - To add a little more to this – after I went back to bed, Shirdi Sai Baba appeared in my dream at around 7am, which woke me up. He was tall and wearing a peach colored robe. Honestly, I did notice him, but I was too tired to interact with him.

I later found out when I woke up that today is an auspicious day, Buddha Poornima and Full Moon.

I will share some deeper information on lucid dreaming, mindfulness, etc. in the upcoming blog post.

The Beauty of Life Coaching

Since I started Life Coaching, it has not only transformed the lives of my clients, but it has also transformed my life. Through life coaching sessions, I am able to help my clients achieve their goals and overcome their challenges by offering insights, tools, and techniques that transform their minds and empower them as well. A life coach is not a therapist or a doctor, but someone the clients can connect with on a deeper level, because the Coach has overcome similar challenges. A therapist or doctor on the other hand is more of a subject matter expert, and may lack the intuitive connection with the client.

In this article I am sharing six areas of my life that have been enhanced since I have become a Life Coach.

1. Acceptance - All of us encounter challenges in our lives that leave us confused, depressed, and ultimately drains our energy. These challenges could come as a serious medical condition, relationship issue, or a loss of a loved one.  In such severe circumstances, our friends, family members or any amount of finance cannot bear this pain for us. Being unable to foresee a solution eventually leads to fear and anxiety. By nature, in such situations, we pass through the stages of grief that include denial, anger, depression, and finally acceptance. For transformation, acceptance is the initial step, and this is where I feel that I serve my clients. My clients feel a sense of unconditional acceptance and non-judgment from me, as they know that I’m not a friend or relative with any divested interest. My purpose is simply to help them transform.

2. Compassion – This is a feeling of shared suffering for another form of life with the desire to alleviate that suffering. Compassion is often observed as a type of selfless service, generosity, or kindness. As we practice compassion our hearts open and we experience oneness with all. As I speak with more of my clients my awareness is increased, as I am exposed to such a variety of challenges that it simply opens my heart. This leads me to a feeling of gratitude for myself, while I pray for the healing of the client. Similar to acceptance, compassion has tremendous healing power, and I encourage my clients to cultivate compassion for themselves in order to experience transformation.

3. Sharing Challenges – The fact of the matter is that I am not an expert. Even I am going through my share of challenges. However, the nature and personality of the coach allows him/her to transform and transcend the challenge fairly quickly, while learning the lessons. Everyone has a challenge to share and a lesson to teach. A challenge full of pain and suffering can cultivate compassion within us. A challenge of triumph can inspire us to achieve what we are striving for.  We can feel gratitude and appreciation by hearing about a less fortunate situation, and failures encourage us to try again without quitting. Through these shared challenges, my clients are able to connect with me, as they realize that I am not an expert, I am just like them.

4. Connecting with my Higher-self – Invoking for divine guidance allows me and the client to connect with the divine intelligence. Because of this, both the client and I are in a state of ‘flow’, where we sometimes even wonder from where the wisdom is coming through. This leads to a feeling of comfort and trust between us.  This also allows us to be present in the moment and follow our intuition. Once in a while, it’s important to step out of the way and allow our higher-self to guide us.

5. Making a difference – Very often if you ask people what has made them truly happy, the response would be that they have made a difference in someone else’s life. The soul has a desire to offer its abilities to a cause greater than itself. It is believed that whenever we feel low, we must do something for someone else to make ourselves feel better. One tip that I always share with my clients is that they can easily find a cause that inspires them, and devote their time, knowledge, skills, or talents for at least an hour every week. This act of contribution brings a sense of meaning and significance to our lives.

6. Deep Inner Work – Education does not end after college, it is a life-long pursuit; and as a Life Coach, I have a yearning for learning. The universe can be our greatest teacher if we allow it to be, and all the wisdom is within us. Inner work is extremely important for me, as I can only take my clients as deep as I’ve gone myself. This means having a clear understanding of my thoughts and emotions by developing mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Due to the lack of inner work, many of us are affected by our emotions. If we can compare emotions to the waves of the ocean, the only way to avoid it is by going deep under the water. If we stay on the surface of the water, we will be knocked down by those waves. This is the true meaning of deep inner work – going deep and not allowing the emotions to affect us.

Life coaching is an extremely powerful way to transform our lives. Unfortunately, our education system does not teach us the skills to be happy and authentic. Life Coaching is true education that offers wisdom, through non-judgment and compassion. I invite you to experience Life Coachingwith Dino, it may be the most powerful transformation that you will ever experience. 

Shirdi Sai Baba Healing Technique

In this article, I am sharing a healing technique that was revealed to me by Shirdi Sai Baba in a dream on April 11, 2014 in Taipei.

Since I formed a Relationship with God, I have had numerous interactions with beings of higher consciousness in my dreams, especially Shirdi Sai Baba. Sometimes, he answers my questions, showers me with Udi (sacred ashes), shows me visions of the future, and dances with me. He has also found creative ways to appear to me in my waking state, simply to affirm my faith in him. In the upcoming articles I will share many of the interactions. Previously, I was hesitant of sharing such experiences because these are my private moments with Shirdi Sai Baba and sometimes very strange. These dream sequences have become deeper over time, and recently the dreams continue even after I open my eyes. In addition, I absolutely do not doubt these dreams, as it’s written in the Shri Sai Satcharitra that Sai Baba appeared to his devotees very often in their dreams to give messages.

After these dreams I am unable to sleep as my heart is racing and my body is sweating. I also feel a heavy energy and twitching of my crown and third eye chakra. This is why I decide to type the experience immediately.

In this article I am sharing Shirdi Sai Baba’s healing technique, which he revealed to me on April 11, 2014.

Every evening around 7pm I read 1-2 chapters of the Shri Sai Satcharitra. However, last night since I was busy with other work, I apologized to Shirdi Sai Baba for not being able to read it, as I would not have been able to meet my deadline. Around 2.45am (Taiwan) I had a dream where I was reading the Shri Sai Satcharitra in front of the statue of Shirdi Sai Baba just as I do everyday in my waking state. I may have done this in my dream to compensate for not reading it during my waking state. As I was reading, I heard Shirdi Sai Baba saying to me “I am telling you how to heal yourself. Touch yourself and repeat “Sai Ram”.

My question to Shirdi Sai Baba was “Is it that simple?”. I have learned many healing techniques before, and none of them are so simple. He did not respond to my query, but in my heart I heard him say, “Are you doubting me why don’t you try it?” I then placed my right hand on the right side of my jaw and repeated Sai Ram a few times. I did not have any pain at that time so I don’t know if it worked. I then asked him if I should share this technique with others, he responded by saying “Yes, do not hide healing techniques”. I then asked “what time is it in the dream”, and the clock showed 4.45am. Immediately after that my Guru Baba Hiral Shah appeared. He was dressed in white and his face was glowing with a big smile. My mom then said to him “Did you know that Shirdi Sai Baba was here”. He continued to smile and said, “that’s very good”. He then placed his hand under my shirt and applied Udi (sacred ashes) on my heart chakra. This is where the dream ended, so I thought. When I opened my eyes I saw a being dressed in white, but I could not recognize him. I blinked slowly, and tried looking at him again, but I could not recognize him. I blinked my eyes once again, however this time I saw a being standing a little further away. He was tall and dressed in white, although I could not see his face. After I looked at him for a few seconds he disappeared.

In the dream I was told to share this healing technique with others. If you have full faith, I encourage you to adopt this healing technique.

How to practice Shirdi Sai Baba’s healing technique:

1.     Invoke the Supreme God and Shirdi Sai Baba for divine blessings, guidance, healing, love, and protection.

2.     Affirm to yourself that you are Super-receptive to the healing that is being received (this removes any résistance in your mind/body).

3.     Place your hand(s) on the affected area of your body.

4.     Repeat “Sai Ram” as long as possible or until the pain reduces/disappears.

5.     Affirm to yourself with full-conviction that you have been healed.

6.     Humbly thank the Supreme God and Shirdi Sai Baba for the healing.

"My people do not come to me of their own accord; it is I who seek and bring them to me." - Shirdi Sai Baba 

Related Links:

Shirdi Sai Baba Wikipedia

Past Life Regression

Past life regressions are often considered as effective therapies for overcoming fears and understanding the root cause of several problems in our lives. If you have read the books “Many Lives Many Masters” by Brian Weiss or “Journey of Souls” by Michael Newton, you would understand the purpose of the soul, reincarnation, as well as its’ journey from death to birth. We almost always hear the success stories of past life regressions but we do not hear about how difficult it is to gain a glimpse of even one life time. Most people visit a hypnotherapist for a past life regression, but this requires several sessions and may be expensive.

In this article, I will share with you one of my past life experiences, the insights I have received from it, and tips on how you can induce one by yourself.

About six months ago, around 6AM I had a dream. There was an old man resting on a bed in the hospital and he had a nurse and few of his family members and friends beside him. I could feel that this man was very kind and made a big difference to society, and at the same time I could feel his pain, as he did not want to die. There was so much more that he wanted to do in life; but could not, because he was sick. He even tried to get up from the bed, but could not because he was too weak. As I watched this man struggle, my heart was crying. The man then asked the nurse if he could have something to eat, but the nurse simply stared at him as she could not gain the courage to say “no”. I could hear the thoughts of the old man, as he said to himself, “I understand, you have already fed me through the tube”. The nurse then asked the man to stop talking as she placed the oxygen pump around his nose and mouth. She started to pump gently so that he was able to breathe. Suddenly, the old man grabbed the oxygen pump with both hands and started pumping very fast as to get as much oxygen as possible because his lungs were no longer responding. As he continued to pump with force, after a few seconds he started to slow down and eventually stopped breathing. Once he stopped breathing, I woke up extremely distressed. Throughout the entire dream my heart was crying. Only after I woke up did I realize that this man was me. I knew, without any doubt that this man was me.

I have had many lucid dreams where I have been able to interact with the dream such as ask questions or change the direction. But, this was different. I had no control. I was simply a witness and had to feel every emotion that the man and everyone around him was experiencing.

This experience offered me some insights about reincarnation. Everyone knows that they are going to die someday, and many believe that they will be reincarnated. But, reincarnation is only a concept to many people because they cannot remember their past lives. They simply assume that if the masters have discussed it, and it’s written in books, then it must be true. Even for me, up to this point, reincarnation was only a concept.

Every experience in our lives creates an impression in the mind. Joyful and painful experiences create extremely deep impressions. This is why, whenever we hear about past life experiences it is often of someone’s death. These impressions are stored in the subconscious mind as memories and carried forward as the soul progresses in lifetimes. I believe that as a protective mechanism, these memories are suppressed. Imagine if you remembered every experience of every lifetime? In this life alone, we are having problems letting go, forgiving, and forgetting. Have you wondered why a certain person is your spouse, parent, child or friend? What is the connection that you share with that person? Why is that person making your life so difficult?  These answers are all hidden in the subconscious mind, and can be retrieved. But the question is whether you would like to retrieve these answers. What if the physical or mental abuse that you are receiving from a spouse is a result of the physical and mental abuse that you caused that person in a previous lifetime. Would you like to suffer that pain in a past life regression, simply so that you can understand the cause of your trauma? Or would it be better to make peace with the present situation and respond in the best way you can?

Another insight is realizing that death is as important as birth. Why do we grieve when someone dies and celebrate when a child is born? If reincarnation exists, then we can understand that only because one soul had to pass away, was another soul able to be born. As we celebrate the birth of a child, someone is mourning the death of a loved one. And, as we mourn the death of our loved ones, someone else is celebrating their birth. Would you like it if you lost the privilege to have children because someone would not let go of their loved one?

With this wisdom we also realize that our lives are temporary. Each one of us will die, and will be re-born. So, why should we take life so seriously? You may have noticed that many people are living as though they will never die. They are always hoarding and accumulating as much as they can, and because of this they do not enjoy the present moment. If we truly know that we WILL die, we would live a life of purpose. We would ensure that whatever we do in this life is going to make a difference, and that every challenge we encounter is not such a big deal, because it will end eventually. This is why you may have noticed that when people are fighting through a terminal illness, they suddenly become wise, humble, loving, and cherish every moment that they have been gifted with. And all this requires is the realization that life is temporary.

If you would like to experience a past life regression, you do not need to visit a hypnotherapist. All you need to do is meditate to quiet the mind. This may take several months for some people depending on how chaotic and cluttered their minds are. The quiet mind will allow you to question the sub-conscious mind, and it will raise your awareness so that you can experience the past life regression.

As a warning, I would like to emphasize that many past life regression experiences can be extremely emotionally painful because the impressions are very deep. Please proceed with caution if you would like to explore this area. Experiencing my death was insightful, but also very painful. At the moment, I do not want to experience any more past life regressions; instead, I would prefer to simply make peace with the present.

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain

Emotional Intelligence

Very often we are praised for our intelligence or IQ. Corporations and educational institutions accept us based on our intellectual capacity. However, many institutions that we consider higher authorities, do not stress enough the importance of emotional intelligence. The destructive power of intelligence is clearly visible to us. Individuals who lack the ability to listen to their conscience develop weapons of mass destruction, atomic bombs, war strategies, and other immoral innovations. There have been many incidents where extremely intelligent individuals have caused a tremendous amount of sorrow to society. Other geniuses are also unable to manage their emotions and go on a killing spree if they catch their spouse having an affair or encounter unfavorable situations in their lives.

We must understand the importance of emotional intelligence, and focus on cultivating it and helping others develop it. We can become emotionally intelligent by practicing self-awareness, self-management, empathy, social awareness, and relationship management. We must become aware of our thoughts, the feelings of others, and consider situations from different perspectives. Eventually, we will realize the power of our thoughts and choose not to ever complete a negative thought in our heads.

We can always remind ourselves to watch our thoughts, as thoughts become words; words become actions, actions become habits; habits become character; and ultimately character becomes our destiny.  In addition we must also encourage our children to cultivate emotional intelligence so that they can live a life of integrity and achieve “true” success.

Early in life, I realized that most of my despair was due to mixed emotions. It became clear to me that I was unable to understand and manage my emotions such as sorrow, anger, anxiety, and frustration. Through the practice of meditation, I was able to maintain a state of peace in spite of the chaos around me. As my awareness was raised, I was able to communicate with others more effectively and consider situations from a broader perspective.

Stay tuned for the next article, as I will discuss the negative impact of one of our major emotions and how to overcome it.

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