Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.
-William Hazlitt
This soul can be made harmonious by tapping into our theta waves. How do we do that? Through good old meditation.
A Little on Brain Waves
There are four types of brain waves picked up by modern scientific analysis using equipment such as EEG's and MRI's. These waves are (from fastest to slowest): Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta
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Beta waves are those brain waves induced when we are aroused. They are most active and the fastest occurring at about 15-45 cycles per second. They also have the shortest amplitudes. The more alert the brain is, the quicker these waves will run. When we are stressed, as most of us are, spending much of our time in our monkey minds, we will have lots of Beta waves on our EEGs.
Alpha waves are slower that Beta waves and have a higher amplitude. Occurring at 9-14 cycles per second, they occur when we are alert, awake but calm. We would likely see these waves after we completed a complicated mental task and sat down to reflect on it. If we were to have our brains measured just as we were sitting to meditate, we would also likely see Alpha waves in the slower range.
Theta Waves are the good guys we want to induce in order to tap into grace. We can get there through meditation ...and some modalities like Theta Healing purport to take us directly to "divine grace". These waves are slower than Alpha waves but do not necessarily induce sleep. We are still awake but very, very relaxed. They occur at about 5-8 cycles per second. We tend to dip into the subconscious in this state.
Then there is Delta waves which occur with sleep. They are obviously the slowest waves and have the highest amplitude, occurring anywhere from 1.5-4 cycles per second. We slip into the semi-unconsciousness here.
Waves then are slowest when we are calm. The amplitude is also higher in these slow waves. So the more relaxed we are the better the mind actually works and the easier it is to tap into the subconscious mind. We do not want to have our brain waves so slow and high that we fall asleep or go into a coma but we would like to tap into those waves that occur when body and mind are relaxed if we wish to enhance our spirituality.
Another Brain Wave Recently Discovered
There has also been another brain wave discovered in a Buddhist Monk during meditation while he was focusing on attention and compassion. Gamma waves were recorded on Mathieu Richard during meditation experimentation at NYU. This was the first time such a wave was recorded in a human mind opening the door to the mystery of what meditation can provide.
Ideally...it would be great for all of us to reach that state where we would be sure to tap into the true Self and the Ultimate Grace. Unfortunately, it may take years of practice to achieve the ability to do so. Theta waves then are the default choice for tapping into our soul/true Self/ higher consciousness/ purusa. They are in a sense our doorway to Grace.
Theta Healing
One way of tapping into these waves and experiencing divine Grace directly is said to be by using a fairly new modality called Theta Healing. This method was devised by a woman named Vianna Stibel in the 1990's to cure herself from bone cancer. Practitioners are encouraged to visualize transcending from their earth bound energized bodies through the universe and into various layers of light to the white light realm where The Creator (and one is encouraged to use whatever terminology they are comfortable with to visualize the source of all creation) abides. It is believed this realm is the deepest subconscious where self limiting beliefs can be dispelled with the creator's intervention.
I have tried it and have done the associated muscle testing to determine my core beliefs and my success at changing them. I cannot say, at this point, that it was effective or ineffective. I am, however, intrigued to continue trying.
Tapping Into that Place of Peace
Whether it through theta healing imagery, plain old fashioned meditation or simply mindfulness...the goal is to tap into Grace which to me is synonymous with that place of peace I long to be in. That is where we can find inward harmony of the soul. That place of peace is not out there, up there or anywhere but right here and right now. It is the present moment that brings our awareness of our connection with the Source and that awareness is Grace.
Every moment is filled with Grace.
Why?
Because, The present moment is my true Self. Isn't the True Self...the Soul many of us refer to. Is that not what we experience a connection with when we tap into those Theta waves? Just saying, just wondering...hmmm? I would really like to operate more frequently in a state of theta and maybe someday experience the rare Gamma state others have experienced.
All is well in my world
References
Deepak Chopra & Oprah Winfrey ( n.d.) Gratitude is in the Present Moment from the Manifesting Grace through Gratitude Meditation Series.
Kitney, Anna (March, 2016 ) Theta Healing Meditations & Instant Healing's. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqjRwkWPn64
Newer, Rachael ( November, 2012) The Happiest Man is a Tibetan Monk. from Smart News. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-happiest-man-is-a-tibetan-monk-105980614/
Scientific American (n.d.) What is the Function of the Various Brain Waves? Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-function-of-t-1997-12-22/
Sivananda Ashram yoga Retreat Bahamas (February 2018) Vianna Stibel: Divine Timing . Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV3WeDfGNzU
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