Mark, the diet points are also very relevent. Thank you.
Substances in the body can have major effects on the mind.
This is why fasting has long been provided as remedy and many people are very aware of this cure. Also the elimination of substances that we know to be unhealthy from our diet.
Also, another factor even further downstream then diet, is the environments we choose to spend time in.
Granted while we are out and about, we are not able to have absolute control of the enviroment as much of it is public space, or we are the guests in the private places of others.
Our homes on the other hand are under our control.
Specificaly the bedroom, or if married, prehaps a room that is just ours. A sanctuary.
Turning this room into what could be called a "mentaly sterile environment" for the mind will help so that the natural healing that will simply manifest will not be disturbed & then spending some time in it each day would be of great benifit to anyone who is suffering from mental overload.
Idealy a bedroom with very little in it would be of benifit untill the mind has been fully strengthend [or even for those who are already very strong minded ~ even a martial arts master dosn't like to spar all the time]. This will provide a place to wake up in that is very unclutered & distraction free, and, a place to end the day in.
I like the mental picture of Neo & Morphus in the matrix movie, when they were in the "loading zone" or "construct". Simply an all white void with nothing in it. Untill we choose to add something.
In the event that you don't have the room in your house to clear out bedroom objects to, and you can't throw the stuff out, putting it in & keeping it in order will help uplift more mental clarity.
Now, we have gotten into some of the downstream factors a little, but I want to bring this thread back to the Source... not just the source of the problem so much as the Source of the soultions.
There are a few principles that I would like to bring to the minds of the people reading this thread, it may seem like it has nothing to do with ADD/ADHD, yet I need to illustrate the "cause and effect" so that the solutions can be seen.
Some of the principles you may already know of, some may be new, or presented in a new way. I present them for compleatness.
Time to take your mind on a little walk...
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Entertain this thought:
You, the Soul, a Divine Being created in the Image and Likeness of God, is Perfection.
You are the Divine Union of Spirit & Matter,
Many call it "Mother Earth", but I would say that the material side of everything universaly is the "Mother", or on other words, the feminin aspect of the Universe. Matter.
The "Father" is Pure Spirit, the masculin aspect. Spirit.
Father + Mother = God. The Alpha & Omega in all of its infinant combinations. The Universe.
People are the Children of God. The All within the One & the One within the All.
You are the
Hu[e]
man[ifested] being.
When undisturbed in Your manifestation, You will embodied perfectly [like Adam, or in the older languages pronounced "Atman"(1)].
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The "man", or the "man"ifestation begins when the sperm & egg unite. The union of Spirit & Matter.
This forms the first cell and contains the entire "blueprint" of the whole.
The "blueprint" is perfect.
This cell splits and splits and splits... forming the body, and, each cell contains the "blueprint".
The first system of the body that is formed is the brain, then the central neverious system...
Then the vital organs & skelatal structure are formed form...
And the long story short, when the rest comes into manifestation and is compleated, the child leaves the womb.
This flow of manifestation starts with the finest particals [Light] to the coursest [matter].
i.e. mist condenses into water, and, water condenses into ice. The point I am illustrating here
is that etheric substance becomes solid. I wanted to present this principle in a way that the science minded will not argue [much].
Thus, in breif: Spirit -> mind -> body.
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The body could be described as the Souls interface to the phisical world.
It not only allows the Soul to express into the physical, it also allows the Soul to experiance it via the senses.
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The mind is connected to every cell of the body via the nervious system. It is not only conveying Light [energy] to all the cells but also reciving it from the cell groups/organs called "senses" [eyes, ears, nose, tonge, skin, ??? the 6th for lack of a better name or the part of us that is sensitive to Spirit].
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Due to the many outer influances & distractions present in this current day & Age, the natural flow has been allowed to divert the Pure Light of the Soul & it is this diversion that is the root of all dis-ease being suffered by anyone.
The Spirit/Soul can not be corrupted.
Yet the mind, part of the manifest world, is receptive as well as expressive, and is able to be influanced and manipulated & this is by design [how else could you learn or change your mind].
Outer distorting influances upon the mind, and, then the corrupted mind influance upon our bodies, has devestating effects on the body...
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It has long been taught that Healing Comes from within.
The body is composed of cells.
Every cell is composed of atoms.
Every atom has a nucleus.
Within every nucleus this Light of Spirit shines, permeating the body... similar to the Sun's light that permiates this solar system & its rays also shine throughout the universe.
The Father is within. "It is not I who doeth the works, it is the Father within me." and within You.
It is by your faith [in the Father within you,] you are healed.
By aligning your mind with the Father, or Pure Spirit, and allowing it to manifest or flow, the epiphanies begin "dawn" upon you, thus healing your mind & body.
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The problem is, that while the mind is preoccupied, the Light is in essance being blocked or stalled out from effecting the mind. Or, it is effecting it, but with the mixture of the current thought processes, not all of which are healty.
We all will find that when we take the time to relax the body & mind that we have some of the most profound ideas & inspiration come to mind.
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At this point its time for some more excercizes that can be used to focus and still the mind so that the natural healing that is waiting to happen can come into existance:
Picture the common activity of the sterio-typical fishing trip: Someone, sitting on a calm lake, a little bit of beer, enjoying being silent with their mind focused on a single task that is very simple...
Another is something that comes from more of what many would call the "New Age" movement. It is the simple candel meditation that is very common in many books. Take a candel, dim the lights, light an insence, take a comfortable seat, and focuse on the flame for a time.
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Yet another is called the "glass jar meditation".
It is both a medaphore and a meditation.
1. Take a medium sized glass jar.
2. Fill it with pure water.
3. Now fill it with some dirt. (better is it is free from sticks and twigs, you just want a fine sandy like soil)
4. Shake it up.
5. Sit and watch till the soil in the jar has settled & the water is clear againe.
The medaphore is this:
You are the Jar full of pure water.
As you grow up your mind is filled with many different things. This is what the dirt represents. (remember, dirt has very valuable things in it... we find gems and gold in the dirt as well as many other semi precious substance)
When the mind is shaken and swirling, it becomes very hard to see clearly & the things of value are unable to be grasped or easily seen.
When we let our minds settle, we are then able to carefuly sift through the accumulated sum and find the gold and gems and perls of wisdom that have been added to our "jar", we are also able to discard things that are not of value.
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1: Atman \At"man\, n. [Skr. [=a]tman.] (Hinduism)
(a) The life principle, soul, or individual essence.
(b) The universal ego from whom all individual atmans arise. This sense is a European excrescence on the East Indian thought. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
