The Eight Steps of Easy Joy
Bliss is a natural state of conscious being which naturally attends enlightenment ~ the influence of a divine blessing. In fact the Concise Oxford dictionary defines the word as perfect happiness and a state of spiritual blessedness; the word stems from the Germanic term blithz ~ blithe, joy.
Anyone with even a smattering of knowledge will recognize Samadhi as the final step in Patanjali’s original 8 steps of Raja Yoga which is also called the Eight Steps of Ashtanga Yoga by some. These which follow have been slightly modified by Lord Shiva specifically for Easy Joy.
1: Eternal Vows: Control & Purification (Yama)
- Non-Violence (Ahimsa)
- Truth (Satya)
- Non-Stealing (Asteya)
- Continence (Brahmacharya)
- Non-Avariciousness (Aparigraha)
- Vigilant Awareness* (added by Lord Shiva)
2: Observances: Rules of Conduct (Niyama)
- Purity (Saucha)
- Contentment (Santosha)
- Austerities (Tapas)
- Study (Svadhyaya)
- Surrender to God (Ishvarapranidhana)
- Truth* (Satya) added here by Lord Shiva
3: Positions (Asanas)
4: Vital Force (Pranayama)
- Control & management of all vital forces
5: Sense Abstraction (Pratyahara)
- Awareness ~ Not Being
- In & Out
- Getting out of the way
- Disassociation
- The Shift
- Reorder
- Ascension
6: Concentration (Dharana)
- Deliberate Conscious focus
7: Meditation (Dhyana)
8: Samadhi ~ Bliss Fields & States
Several specialized forms of consciousness exercises have also been added by Lord Shiva.
- Healing Presence ~ Attending
- Source ~ Not-Doing
- Awareness ON ~ Connecting
- Soma Field Contemplation
- Viewing Forms as Conscious Awareness ~ Self-Regulation
- Synchronicity
- Co-existence Process ~ Order
- Doubt & Out
In total 72 steps were given for Easy Joy to Bob Whitson by the Lord Shiva throughout August of 2004. Another 108 Steps of Easy Samadhi were then channelled over the next year or so, making 180 steps in total. New insights and clarifications are happening regularly however which are proving to be of great use on failed, stubborn and persistent issues we have met but it should be remembered that in most cases the basic meditation techniques taught in the Easy Joy initiation are more than enough and very effective.
