Journaling and my changing perceptions- Dharma Training

Shivani Singh[MD1]   in her book “ Discover Your Dharma” explored ten different ways to use journaling to unlock our hidden gifts and bring them up for consideration as life choices. 

When I first read her book about six years ago I was fascinated about the number of journaling techniques that she had identified and how neatly she had packaged them into a system that she promised would effectively redefine your life purpose. Her emphasis was on effective journaling. With her engineering mind she wanted to go beyond what some might term “airy fairly” writing leading to no precise goal to a system that would guarantee fast, efficient success.

A few years later Shivani gave a tens minute TEDX talk that further clarified her notion that her Dharma Express system was a clearly set out system that could be replicated to deliver precise answers to major life questions in a short time. I have used her talk in my classes and am impressed by how quickly she communicates to various audiences that she can deliver her system smoothly and easily.

This year I started her Dharma Training course and I am again going through her journaling system. Like some readers of her book six years ago I admired her clever packaging and sporadically did the journaling exercises. Now I am doing the exercises in a systematic way linked to a definite exploration of certain life questions and choices.

So far I have explored Secret 1- Clearing the Junk. I was overwhelmed at how clarifying it was. In addition hearing how effective it was for others in different life situations and circumstances made me aware that it was replicable to others in diverse settings. Doing Secret 2-Knowing your moment of Truth illustrated that these short exercises can have quick, powerful moments of certainty. Despite our logical mind skepticism that certain questions cannot quickly uncover expert answers our intuition can.

Secrets 3 and 6—Go beyond the Line and Be your own Visionaire allowed me to uncover hidden blockages to moving forward linked to beliefs. In our sessions exploring these ideas it was amazing how many limiting beliefs we all had to peel off. Many of these beliefs we were not aware we held. Some of us had hidden denial systems to shunt us away from identifying and dealing properly with these beliefs and the consequent actions in our lives that flowed from our beliefs. I was humbled and impressed by the ways my fellow trainees shared their journey though working with these journaling secrets.

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For me personally the most powerful journaling secret I have explored is Secret 9- Stay Connected Within. I now realize that the entire process –creating a sacred space, invoking our spiritual guides, letting go and allowing the flow, the vibrational impact of the background music and the commitment to the kinetic energy of writing is life changing.

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Milton Drepaul

Dharma Coaching

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Dharma Coach Training and The Power of Ritual

As I am doing the Dharma Coach training I am struck by the power of the script. In the training we are advised to use a very structured script in a carefully designed manner. As someone brought up to rely largely on the intellect I am tempted to rewire the script. There is an urge to readjust it to suit circumstances on a day to day basis. This is a reaction from the western world of thinking.

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In the Eastern world of thinking there is a greater trust in the power of ritual. Teachers recognize that sticking to a time tested outer format has an intangible, vibrational power. All the world’s major religions recognize this. Their major ceremonies follow a precise script. 

When they change these ritual for cerebral reasons as for example the Roman Catholic Church did in the sixties with the change from the Latin mass to a mass in the vernacular something of the mystery and the power of the ritual was lost.

Our human psyche is heavily tuned to the vibrational power of ceremony. Christenings, waddings and funeral for example follow a structured format.  Political ceremonies like the opening of Parliament he swearing in of a leader, the State of Union address are all done in a very precise way. So when we attend or participate in ceremonies our entire being is attuned to a set of intangible frequencies created by the format of the ceremony.

When I practiced my first Dharma training using the script I fell into the intangible vibrational frequency generated by the questions and their sequences. I was able to brush aside the temptation to vary or interfere with the format. With this mindset of acceptance I was able to easily flow with the experience. At the end I recognized the power of the script and the format. I could see why it was going to be successful. I also accepted that it was based on years of coaching experience.

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In 2004 I read a book by Mona Lisa Schultz called “Awakening Intuition”. One idea she posited that applied to me was that analytical people find it difficult to access their intuition. She suggested training oneself to remember to write down dreams and to play around with interpreting them. Dreams tend to be figurative, absurd, nonlinear, full of images and time shifting. I found this advice useful and had a lot of fun working with dreams.

Since I was a literature teacher I found it easy to play with dreams. Images fascinated me and the seeming non sequiturs challenged a creative mind. Soon people were treating me as a “dream expert”. Later I experimented with treating real life experiences as if they were dreams. This allowed me to get more intuitive insights from the experience.

In my opinion Shivani Singh and Radha Singh have locked a powerful vibrational frequency into their Dharma Training format that makes it easy to implement successfully and to replicate efficiently. It is a delightful merging of ancient teaching techniques with modern engineering science.

Milton Drepaul
Dharma Coach Training