Ponderings

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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing. Lao Tzu

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When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music&and what is it to work with love? It is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth& Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

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Natures intelligence functions with effortless ease, with carefreeness, harmony and love. And when we harness the forces of harmony, joy and love, we create success and good fortune with effortless ease. Deepak Chopra

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As we soak in God's Presence, heaven sticks to us {with its wonderful gifts of life}. Dennis Walker

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Love Radiance Intention Experience

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Dear Love Radiance Intention Member,

Our Collaborative Group Intention Monthly Focus Theme:

Divine Presence and Me

Introduction

It is the infinite consciousness that makes the seed sprout with the help of earth, water, and time to become food. It makes the pure flowers blossom and makes the nose smell their fragrance. In the same way it is able to create and sustain the substances in the world and their corresponding sense organs, with suitable means, which are also brought into being by the same consciousness. The energy of this consciousness is able to create the entire universe.

Since the seed does not contain anything other than the seed, even the flowers and the fruits are of the same nature as the seed. The substance of the seed of subsequent effects, too. Even so the homogeneous mass of cosmic consciousness does not give rise to anything other than what it is in essence. When this truth is realized, duality ceases and the sense of integral context sprouts.

The Dance of the Infinite Consciousness

The infinite consciousness is the silent but alert witness of the cosmic dance. It is not different from the dancer (the cosmic Nature order) and the dance (the happening) hence the continuous and unbroken awareness of the indwelling presence, inner light or consciousness. While doing whatever one is doing - seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, breathing or talking - one should realize one's own essential nature as pure consciousness. Thus one attains liberation while living in this world.

Experiencing the Self/Consciousness

Such a state of purity of the self, the true nature of the infinite consciousness, is not a vision (an experience of the mind and the senses). It is incapable of being taught. It is not very easy, nor is it far distant or impossible. It is attained by direct experience alone. The following simple practices can help us tremendously in an ongoing basis in moving towards this divine experience:

1. A few times a day, pack up all your thoughts and spend a couple of minutes in silence. Then return to the worldly arena with better awareness of being a soul, an actor, and the body. Be fully present with whatever you are doing. Deeply feel and know your own presence with the Divine Presence in whatever you are doing.

2. Practice seeing all people who come into contact with you as souls/tiny reflections of consciousness. Remind yourself that their inherent virtues/aspirations are the same as yours (i.e. peace, bliss, love, joy, freedom). This will help in avoiding any negative interactions with anyone. Cultivating an intrinsic relationship to enhance the beatitude of life.

3. Whatever you are seeking (i.e. love, peace, joy) give it unconditionally to someone you know on a daily basis. By so doing, the principle of giving and receiving becomes active to everyone's benefit. The circulation of pure positive energy keeps improving the quality of our lives.

4. Know your unique talents and render consistently some selfless service according to them. This will enhance your inner being.

5. Regularly do some unique fun activities that connect you with yourself and with the Source from where all is coming and to which all is returning.

Consistently devoting ourselves to these simple practices can help us tremendously to regain our lost freedom from the ongoing worldly turmoils/trials and tribulations. We can gradually establish ourselves in our intrinsic divine nature of freedom, awareness, joy, peace and love, while living in this world, enjoying our roles and interactions but not attached to the outcomes of our self-efforts. In awareness, joyfully let the Infinite Consciousness orchestrate its own dance by including your contributions in its total creative dance. Always remembering of course, that 'Awareness' is freedom, love and joy. While at the same time Attachment is nothing but misery and invitation to a series of unnecessary challenges/struggles arising out of one's own controlling attitude.

Conclusion

The pure experience of the taste that exists in all substances in the world is the Self. The faculty of experiencing that exists in all the creatures/all the beings, which are the omnipresent Self. It exists in all equally as butter exist in milk. Anyone who is established in the Self and whose modus operandi is in complete sync with the inner prompts of the Self/Spirit is following the first essential aspect of the Divine Presence. It is our pure duty to know this truth and do our whole duty of life from this mode while journeying back to merge with the Source/Creator from where we came.

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Divine Presence Meditation (By Rita Khanna)

1. Sit comfortably with closed eyes and straight spine. Relax each part of your body from toes to top.

2. Bring your attention towards the back of your nostrils. Stay there and simply get in touch with your natural flow of breath, in and out. Observe for a few minutes with full presence.

3. Breathe in and out deeply from nostrils to navel and navel back to nostrils. Observe your abdomen rising and falling with breathing in and out. Do this for a few minutes with full presence.

4. Breath into the base of your spine and exhale back to your nostrils. Do this for a few minutes and feel your own divine energy energizing in your spine. On exhalation repeat the divine sound vibrations of "OM" for seven times from the base of your spine to the center of your eyebrows. Stay there in silence for a few minutes. Affirm, "I am part and parcel of the Infinite Consciousness as is. My father/Source and I are one in spirit. Let this feeling go deep into your cellular level and project your self-doing things from this co-creative mode. Stay there as long as you want to.

5. When youre ready to come out of meditation, bring your attention towards your breath for a few seconds and gently open your eyes.

6. Realizing this oneness of Spirit, now feel the Divine Presence in all you do in your day-to-day affairs, in all your interactions/happenings. Join your deep attention with it and make it a real divine team process/effort in whatever youre doing. Cultivate this habit of doing things together (not alone) in the flow of the Infinite Consciousness that underlies all.

You may want to write down your experiences and observations for developing ongoing Self-Awareness.

Self-Observation

In your own silence see how you are doing. Of course, you are welcome to share your experiences at our LRIG forum if you so wish. Keeping in mind that the more we enter authentic dialogues by way of sharing our experiential awareness, the more we grow and connect individually and collectively as a whole.

With Best Wishes and Love & Ram

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In Loving Gratitude and Constant Energy Flow Be Well!

Of the Group, As the Group, As One