Love Radiance Intention Experience 39
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Ponderings * "Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny." By Gandhi * True intelligence operates silently. Stillness is where creativity and solutions to problems are found." By Eckhart Tolle * Soon the child's clear eye is clouded over by ideas and opinions, preconceptions and abstractions. Simple free being becomes encrusted with the burdensome armor of the ego. Not until years later does an instinct come that a vital sense of mystery has been withdrawn. The sun glints through the pines, and the heart is pierced in a moment of beauty and strange pain, like a memory of paradise. After that day, we become seekers. By Peter Matthiessen * * * Love Radiance Intention Experience * Dear Love Radiance Intention Member, Our Collaborative Group Intention Monthly Theme for January is: Developing the Mastery of Life Introduction With the dawn of a New Year, we aspire to empower ourselves by developing the mastery of life so that there is joy and fulfillment in all facets of life while being in the middle of all worldly challenges. This mastery is connected with a solid understanding and experience that there is an eternal Supreme Universal Energy that underlies and supports all the elements of air, earth, water, fire and ether. All these forms of energy are uniquely different in their own ways. These attributes are acknowledged as being present (i.e. Supreme Presence) equally in all living beings and all that appears in different shapes and forms. The underlying essence being that although it cannot be physically seen, Its Presence is in and all around us, all the time, in all places, within all of us. And a realization that it also sustains all the sacrifices and authentic efforts we make to manifest the individual and collective aspirations/goals of life as such. The Essence of Mastery By really deeply acknowledging the feeling of being gratefully and appreciating Its Presence as It is we can; during the course of time; cultivate the Divine Energy's attributes in us; such as peace, love, joy, truth and deep awareness. That's why, it is important to deeply honor that Presence and that place in everyone in which the whole universe dwells. We thus begin to honor this place/this Presence in everyone, which is of love, of Truth, of Light, and of peace...real joy. We all effortlessly pray; individually and collectively; that we are One with all beings and all things in that place of connection at all times. As a result, we begin to deeply honor that connection of Oneness (Namaste). And be established in our intrinsic state of Sat-Chit-Anand (i.e. Truth-Awareness-Bliss). The Supreme Spirit in the body is said to be the One who is a witness and the Approver, the Supporter and the Enjoyer, and who is the Sovereign Lord and the Highest Self; the Sat-Chit-Anand (i.e. Truth-Awareness-Bliss). Why do so? Consistent realization as such, not only helps us to master the discord of the outer world; but also helps us to remain established in the infinite field of pure potentiality in all we do. With a steadfast mind as such, we also activate our Love (unconditional), Forgiveness, Gratefulness and compassion/kindness in the living of our lives. As a result, we also keep developing/strengthening the inner shield in us, which protects us from any worldly discord that presents itself in many worldly melodramas. This protection (of the Supreme Presence) is present within us wherever we go and helps us to develop the mastery of living life in the course of time. Deeply pray that we all begin to experience the unity of life enabling us to see our own-selves in all the beings and all beings in our own-selves. An attitude of looking at everything with an impartial eye becomes a key characteristic of us; an essential quality to develop as is confirmed in almost all the Self-Realization resources/scriptures. Practice Points 1. Appreciating the bigger picture as above; recognizing and feeling the same Divine Presence in you, me and all; cultivating unconditional love with all the beings. It will take some time; however; with a steadfast mind; it is possible to do so. Just by keeping at it. 2. Truly acknowledging myself, as I am, others as they are and everything around us as is. And seeing/feeling deeply how I can move forward or build on the Present as it is now. 3. Developing real forgiveness/compassion on an individual basis as well as forgiving compassionately everyone else. 4. Truly loving myself, and loving everyone as they are without expecting anything in return. 5. Doing some selfless service according to one's unique talents. 6. Developing impartial characteristics in our dealings and interactions with all. Meditation Sit comfortably with your back straight. Take deep breaths in and out with full consciousness as you are allowing the life force energy from the universe entering in you through your breath. Feel very relaxed coming into the present moment. Say I AM first loud for a few minutes and then silently for a few minutes. Now say I AM with your breath in and out. Get fully absorbed in these vibrations. Now hear the sound of your breath in silence as if it is repeating by itself SO on breathing in and HUM on breathing out. Get absorbed in it. Feel that the Spirit in me is the same as the Supreme Spirit and feel this Oneness. Bring your attention within your heart. Feel your heart is filled with unconditional love. Feel unconditional love is pouring in each cell. Affirm: I love myself; I love everyone and feel very grateful. Affirm: I forgive myself and I forgive everyone. As you affirm, feel that your whole being is filled with compassion and the vibrations of forgiveness around you are purifying you from hurts and resentments. Affirm: I accept myself as I am. I accept everyone as they are and I am impartial to all the things I do and those I interact with. As you affirm, feel all the negative vibrations and expectations are dissolving out of you and all you feel is acceptance and unconditional love. Affirm: I feel my Sat-Chit-Anand nature, which I AM. I AM That I AM. The whole universe dwells within me and also dwells the same in everyone. Stay there as long as you want and when you are ready come out of the meditation by focusing on your breath and open your eyes. * * * With Best Wishes and Love Abundance, In Loving Gratitude and Constant Energy Flow, Be Well! Of the Group, As the Group, As One
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