--- title: "Activating the Energy of Awakening: The Miraculous Power of an Undivided Heart" description: Craig guides you in setting a spiritual intention that will anchor your meditation practice in the openness of an undivided heart. image: https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/HeartBook.jpg --- 1 min read # Activating the Energy of Awakening: The Miraculous Power of an Undivided Heart [![Picture of Craig Hamilton](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/craig-hamilton.jpg) Craig Hamilton ](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/author/craig-hamilton) : Dec 27, 2022 12:30:00 AM [Awakening](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/awakening) [Meditation](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/meditation) [Spiritual Life](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/spiritual-life) [Listen](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/listen) ![Activating the Energy of Awakening: The Miraculous Power of an Undivided Heart](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/HeartBook.jpg) If you're on a spiritual path, you may have noticed that the dawning of a new year often brings with it a puzzling paradox. On one hand, many of us feel called to use the energy and focus of the new year as an opportunity to recommit to our goals and aspirations, or set new intentions for life changes we want to make in the year ahead. This approach is backed up by social science research, which has consistently found that making new year's resolutions is a powerful way to kickstart any positive behavior change. On the other hand, if we really tune in to what our hearts are longing for on the deepest spiritual level, it often feels like our soul's true aspirations lie in a realm beyond the reach of even the most earnest of resolutions. What would it mean to "resolve" to spiritually awaken this year? Or even in the next decade? Is genuine spiritual awakening something we can simply intend or resolve to make happen? Or is it fundamentally a mysterious movement of Grace or serendipity, something we can wish for, and practice for, but which ultimately lies beyond our control? In this audio workshop, I share everything I've learned about what works (and what doesn't work) when it comes to intention-setting on the spiritual path. Then, I guide you through a process of setting a powerful spiritual intention that will anchor your meditation practice and your entire life in the openness of an undivided heart and the mysterious energy of awakening itself. --- To download the audio [CLICK HERE (right-click player for download option)](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/Audio/Activating+the+Energy+of+Awakening-New+Years+Workshop+with+Craig+Hamilton.mp3). - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Opening to the Mystery of Consciousness: An Experiential Journey](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hubfs/consciousness-1.jpg) ](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/opening-to-the-mystery-of-consciousness-an-experiential-journey) 1 min read #### [Opening to the Mystery of Consciousness: An Experiential Journey](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/opening-to-the-mystery-of-consciousness-an-experiential-journey) ![Picture of Craig Hamilton](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/craig-hamilton.jpg?width=30&name=craig-hamilton.jpg) [Craig Hamilton](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/author/craig-hamilton) : Dec 18, 2020 12:45:00 AM Awareness, or consciousness, is perhaps the most profound and significant aspect of human existence. In every moment of our waking life, we are... [Awakening](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/awakening) [Listen](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/listen) [Read More](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/opening-to-the-mystery-of-consciousness-an-experiential-journey) [![Guided Meditation: The Art of Letting Go](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/guided_meditation.jpg) ](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/guided-meditation-the-art-of-letting-go) #### [Guided Meditation: The Art of Letting Go](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/guided-meditation-the-art-of-letting-go) ![Picture of Craig Hamilton](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/craig-hamilton.jpg?width=30&name=craig-hamilton.jpg) [Craig Hamilton](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/author/craig-hamilton) : Sep 13, 2020 1:00:00 AM In this short guided meditation, excerpted from one of his virtual meditation workshops, Craig invites you to leave behind the cares and concerns of... [Meditation](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/meditation) [Listen](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/tag/listen) [Read More](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/guided-meditation-the-art-of-letting-go) [![Guided Meditation: Breaking our Fixation on Thought](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/matze-bob-3vXxcVX_heQ-unsplash.jpg) ](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/guided-meditation-breaking-our-fixation-on-thought) #### [Guided Meditation: Breaking our Fixation on Thought](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/guided-meditation-breaking-our-fixation-on-thought) ![Picture of Craig Hamilton](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CraigHamilton_May2025/images/craig-hamilton.jpg?width=30&name=craig-hamilton.jpg) [Craig Hamilton](https://craighamiltonglobal.com/blog/author/craig-hamilton) : May 14, 2021 1:00:00 AM One of the most common challenges we face when we meditate is our tendency to get distracted and lose focus. As we do the practice, we often get... 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