About five days ago, I was in bed struggling with some anxiety. It was still dark and I was torn: do I get up? Do I stay in bed with all my looping thoughts? And then there was this voice, strong but not commanding: “Get on your knees, Jackie.” And so I did. In Sat Kriya. Seven years ago, I used Sat Kriya to calm my nervous system after a debilitating bout with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, an illness that affects your peripheral nervous system. I couldn’t walk for weeks. After I was “stabilized,’ I had a cancerous tumor removed from my kidney that was discovered during diagnosis. I was healing, but not quite. Getting on my knees was the only thing I could do. And everyday for 40 days, I did. Then it was 60, Then it was 90. And then I was off the Gabapentin and into another stage of my life. It was after that I joined a Kundalini 200 hour cohort, got my certification with Brett Larkin & Guru Singh, so amazed I was but the effectiveness of Kundalini—in a three-body way. Not partitioned. Whole. Now seven years later I’m about to finish a 300-hour certification with Guru Singh. And I’m back on my knees. This time the experience is different. Every day of Sat is different. You wouldn’t think so. You would think every day of that 40 is the same. But what I’ve found is that in each day there is something new to discover. My body speaks to me. It expresses itself through posture, breath, mantra, drishti, mudra, movement. Each morning before I rise, I listen to scripture. I’m a practicing Catholic, and I say practicing because that’s what Christianity is for me. A practice. Sat Kriya, for me, is an expression of that scripture. Not only of prayer, though it is or can be that, but of story. For instance, yesterday, my body was the “narrow gate.” “Enter through the narrow gate…” —Matthew 7:13 After listening to the reading on my Hallow app, I thought my practice that day would be about drishti. About where and how I placed my gaze. But then I discovered I wasn’t moving through the gate.

First, welcome new members! I’m glad you’re here. I thought the question above would be a good starting point, since I too am asked the question. And everyday, I ask it of myself: "Is this belief really true? And is it meaningful to me?" In many traditions we have affirmations that shout out what we believe. In Catholicism, for instance, there is the Apostles' Creed ("I believe in one God, the Father..."), in the U.S., we have The Declaration of Independence--an affirmation of the natural rights of humanity and purpose of government. But for those of us who were not the authors of these affirmations or declarations, do we ever stop and ask, "What do these words really mean?" And, “what do they mean to me?” And, when we ask these questions, do we know where the answers come from? From the head? The heart? The gut? From Family? Or Culture? Religious institutions? Or Books? What do we know as true and what do we repeat because this is what has always been required of us? To know Christ/Christ Consciousness, as many of you seekers want to explore, we must first begin with our relationship to the word "belief." And so I ask you: What happens in your body when you say, "I believe" ? Examine just those two words, not what is or can be attached to them. Sit with this. Come to a supportive position, on the floor or a chair. Place your hands on your thighs, palms down. Breathe long and deeply, inviting the breath into the belly and the back body. Breathe into the chest, the shoulders, the back of the neck, the face. The top of the head. Gently release. On your next round of breathing, mentally say: “I believe.” Don’t add an ending. Just work with these two words: I. Believe. I - BE-LIEVE. BE-LIEVE. Visualize the syllables floating through the body. Where do they land? How do they land? What frequencies or sensations do you notice? Notice any emotions, colors, or images. But try not to get caught up in any story line. Keep the attention on the body, on the words. Let’s continue:

My name is Gulraiz Christain from Pakistan I am a Bron again *CHRISTIAN* Thank God that I have been baptized with water and God has given me the baptism of the Spirit God use me for his serving in Pakistan I'm doing God serving in Pakistan last 8 year here thanks God . Our vision :- God is love and spreading the love of God and gospel of Jesus Christ to every single soul And baptize him in the name of Jesus Christ ( Matthew 28 : 19-20 ) Your brother & friend Pastor Gulraiz Christain from Pakistan

I am thankful to God for you and God has chosen us for the world in which billions of people live so that we can serve Him and achieve salvation and everlasting life. The Lord says that you are not but I have chosen you from this world God has the purpose in everything and everything. No work or thing happens without God's will I believe that God has mixed us out of this great world. There is definitely a purpose in God