{"id":21122,"date":"2015-03-30T21:04:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T04:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/\/?p=21122"},"modified":"2015-03-30T21:12:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T04:12:11","slug":"buddhist-boot-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/buddhist-boot-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhist Boot Camp: YouTube Interview with Timber Hawkeye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your beliefs don’t make you a better person, your behavior does! Buddhism is all about training the mind, and Buddhist Boot Camp is an ideal training method for this generation’s short attention span. Timber Hawkeye offers a non-sectarian approach to being soldiers of peace in the army of love. \u00a0CJ talk to Timber about having faith and living in accordance with your highest values.<\/p>\n

Faithfully Religion-less<\/h2>\n

Many of Timber Hawkeye\u2019s fans have asked him to compose a memoir of his personal stories that details his journey through life. \u00a0His upcoming book \u201cFaithfully Religionless\u201dplanned for later in the year will explore common trials and tribulations and share \u201chow he did it\u201d approach that so many of those that sit in circle with him enjoy.\u00a0 The book will not only allow us to connect with ourselves on a deeper level, but also engage us in inquiry into\u00a0 modern day dilemmas. \u00a0In a world where superficial and social media connections dominate, Timber\u2019s approach is about sharing what it\u2019s like living a real life full of both ups and downs versus projecting a false Facebook sense of perfection.<\/p>\n

Timber came up with the title, because even though he does believe in God, he doesn\u2019t follow one religion. \u00a0\u00a0\u201cFaithfully religion-less\u201d reflects a faith in God that is not tied to any particular doctrines.<\/p>\n

Timber notes that this book is not anti-religion as he recognizes that religion helps many enrich their faith and helps in creating a sense of belonging. His first book \u201cBuddhist Boot Camp\u201d and his upcoming book helps bring back those who may have left the church behind due to experiences with the church or the Bible that turned them off to religion and GodHis approach is also for those who want to follow a spiritual path, but aren\u2019t attracted to religion.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rk9XNEzV1c?t=18m24s<\/a><\/p>\n

What does it mean to live from LOVE (vs Fear)?<\/h2>\n

Timber Hawkeye explains that through self-development, we enhance the love we have for ourselves which can then lead to offering it to others. He describes his formula and the initial steps he took toward navigating life through love versus fear here<\/a>: (https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rk9XNEzV1c?t=6m13s<\/a>).<\/p>\n

He found that faith was a critical piece of his journey. After contemplating, experimenting, and examining his initial skepticism about faith, he found that in order to get to it, he needed to first let go of the need to know. Timber further clarifies that this does not mean let go of everything; it means being ok with how life manifests things. All you have to do is be clear with your values and intentions. The details of how it will show up are not important. Through his own experience, Timber discovered that when he relinquishes control of his life and hasfaith, what is best for him manifests on its own.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to let go of the blueprint. Letting go of the idea in our heads about exactly how things are supposed to work out. Sometimes things are actually working out in our favor, and we don\u2019t realize that they are because they are not playing out the way we thought they would. Sometimes when things are falling apart, they are actually falling into place, but we are so quick to look at it and judge it as a negative and say \u201cthis is happening TO ME\u201d rather than this is happening FOR me. Nothing happens to me, I\u2019m not a victim…\u201d Timber Hawkeye<\/p>\n

Timber shares a meditation that his teachers encouraged him to try to build faith. He was to chant \u201cDON\u2019T KNOW\u201d and sit in that place until he was comfortable with not knowing.<\/p>\n

VIDEO: Timber shares two unbelievable stories of how his intentions and faith alone resulted in gifts of grace here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rk9XNEzV1c?t=7m55s<\/a>. How he manifested reality here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rk9XNEzV1c?t=11m52s<\/a><\/p>\n

If you want to start trying to live in this way, then experiment and try it yourself. Timber explains how maybe you, like him, may have experimented with skepticism long enough to know the unhappy results of living that way. For one month, he encourages us to get rid of the blueprint, not give everything in our lives weight, keep our minds open, not react, observe, and believe that things will work out. It\u2019s about believing that regardless of what happens, I\u2019ll be ok. \u00a0\u00a0He points out that if we are scared by the idea of not knowing, then often we miss the invitation to new possibilities? https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rk9XNEzV1c?t=14m37s<\/a><\/p>\n

Other resources: Get another perspective on Love through Guy Finley: https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/what-is-love\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Psychology: Living in alignment with your core values<\/h2>\n

Part of Timber\u2019s journey has taken him all over the world to visit with people, sit in circle, and share the common problems we all face. He has found that the most powerful exercise for people in circles throughout the world was to write down their core values, describe the kind of person they want to be, and cross-reference with who they are and what they need to do. By doing this, they were able to live in alignment with their core values. https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rk9XNEzV1c?t=20m46s<\/a><\/p>\n

Resource:<\/p>\n