Empathy in the World

Something Sacred

2012-02-11T09:31:00.003-05:00

Self Awareness

Awareness of our mental selves, our thoughts and feelings, awareness of awareness: We all know exactly what this means, even if none of us can describe it very well.

Neuroscience is still far from being able to explain how human self-awareness works, but some general ideas are gradually emerging. A key concept is that we are spectators to our own awareness. The fact that we take in, reflect, and encounter an I-ness is apparently at the core of religious experiences that we call mystical. Western traditions describe a sense of Immanence or Presence., Asian traditions variously describe states of Nirvana, of liberation, of living with the Tao. Albert Einstein underscores its centrality: "The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. It is the source of all true art. He whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as not fully living."

Throughout history, this experience has often been interpreted as the apprehension of the Divine within or the luminous Other, and they are actively sought in prayer and thought., Western traditions say that we are aware of a Spirit, that we are comprehended by something much larger, deeper, more valuable, and more enduring than ourselves and the infinite universe.

The encounter is truthfully inwardly, intensely personal, and described, if at all, with a halting tongue. In Asian traditions, the religious person seeks in meditation an emptying out, a receptivity, in order to experience an at-one-ness, a spiritual communion with the universe, Enlightenment.

So we raise our eyes to the heavens and we ask, Is this Other? Is this God? Is this the Perfection of Understanding? Or are these overwhelmingly powerful mental experiences, with Immanence a particularly intense form of Self-awareness, so that all else can penetrate? How can we tell? And then, does it matter?.. In the end it doesn't matter. All of us are transformed by our own Light. My response is to open myself to its blessing.

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Poetic Emotion

With your beautiful eyes, I see a gentle Light..

my blind ones could never see.,

One your feet, I bear a burden..

my lame ones could never bear.

With your wings, I fly though featherless.,

By your mind I'm lifted ever upward.,

At your whim, I pale or blush,

cold in the sun, warm in the cold of winter.

In your desire alone is my desire.,

my thoughts are forged in your heart,

my works are breathed in your breath.

Alone, I am like the moon, itself alone.,

our eyes see it in the heavens..

only as the sun enlightens it.

~ Michelangelo 1534

Reflection: ~

A metaphor my father seemed to like with thoughts on life itself: "Life is a coral reef. We each leave behind the best, the strongest deposit we can, so that the reef can grow. But what's important is the reef."

Original of Origin ~

Soem extract from reality, all the meaning and guidance and emotional substance that we can, and we bring these responses with us as we set out to chart global paths. And then we come back to our original of origin. Its better to see it all exactly like a tapestry.

The tapestry maker first strings the warp, - long, strong fibers anchored firmly to the loom, and then interweaves the weft, the patterns, the color, the art. The Epic of Evolution is the warp, destined to endure, commanding our universal gratitude. And then, after that, we are all free to be artists, to render in language and painting and song and dance our ultimate hopes and concerns and understandings of human nature.

Throughout the ages, the weaving of our weft had been the province of our prophets and gurus and poets and teachers. The texts and art that come to us from these revered ancestors includes about Nature, something that can be absorbed over 'time', appreciated, and founding deep wisdom embedded with abundant opportunities that is offered to experience transcendence and clarity.

Accept Yourself

2012-02-06T15:39:00.005-05:00

As this begins today truly is perfect in all its unfolding. Observe with an open heart and mind. Listen, watch and stay receptive. Yes with what comes around us, to us but just as importantly what is within us. Observe ourselves, look deeper and all that we observe about ourselves accept and embrace. When we are open and willing to see a situation as it is and not try to place it in a particular interpretation or form we are allowing ourselves to shift not only our perception of what this is but how we respond and act upon it.

Take the time to digest and make our choices from a place of mindfulness and receptive to change. I am not speaking on being hesitant or uncertain in any way. It is on relearning how to trust ourselves and our choices by cultivating patience and coming from a place seeing a person, a place, a circumstance as they are. Watch the energies that come and our own as they are and when we do choose we act from a place of fuller understanding, wisdom and insight. This way we can move and act in a way that comes from our integrity and will full confidence.

This is especially true with change that we wish to see happen. Think of those areas that you wish to change. Are truly accepting ourselves in every way or do keep ourselves at a distance from what we wish to see change? Observe our actions, our reactions, our thoughts, our perceptions about ourselves.

Apart of the essence of this is being able to accept every part of who you are I do mean every part., even the parts that we may not find that acceptable. Approve and embrace who you are right now, in this moment., every aspect and be at peace with yourself even those parts of you that you want to change. The more open you are to accept the more you begin to integrate, adapt, evolve and yes the more you change.

You are no longer contending with yourself, arguing, fighting, at odds. You come to place of harmony in that choice you can observe and participate at the same time. Watch what unfolds, continue to give yourself unconditional acceptance and love and that, that Acceptance and Love, will transform every part of you and what magnificent and divine changes will occur.

You will be making choices and taking actions that flow from the root and seed of Unconditional Love and that is where everything germinates from. Be patient with yourself, be accepting of yourself and love yourself completely then watch and listen and See just how marvelous you truly are and the way you Shine deeply and brightly. :)

Believing Is Seeing

2012-02-03T14:49:00.005-05:00

Intellectual awareness is a function of the solar plexus chakra, where mental ability is developed in a linear direction. Examples of linear thought include the performing of arithmetic and the operating of machinery. In this mode of consciousness, people have learned to develop a rigid discipline of “seeing is believing” in order to find what works and what doesn’t. With holistic awareness, the heart chakra is developed, allowing issues of separation to be resolved and integrated. Holistic awareness means that mind, body & spirit are seen as closely related facets of the human being. This heart-centered awareness is a viewpoint of integration or wholeness which heals the fears and discords that come with solar plexus consciousness.

There is a paradox with moving from linear intellect to heart-centered consciousness. While the intellectual phase of consciousness may say that “Seeing is believing,” the holistic phase requires quite the reverse. In holistic consciousness, opposites are often both true as they are seen as opposite sides of the same coin or as polar opposites of the same issue. Awareness that is limited to the intellect is subject to issues of separation; of us versus them, of struggling for resources that are perceived as scarce instead of solving the problem of their scarcity. Holistic awareness includes the idea that consciousness creates realities, that something must be created in consciousness – “believed” – before they can become a reality.

So, in holistic consciousness, “Believing is seeing” becomes a statement of truth, even though it is the opposite of “Seeing is believing.” Instead, it adds the understanding that reality is created by consciousness. We are not merely observers of what is. We create what is. Traditionally, people have entered a realm of holistic, heart-centered awareness when they pass on from this life. In the afterlife, their task is to heal the fears and hates of their physical lives and transform them into love and forgiveness, thus integrating themselves with others, rather than feeling separate from them.

Today, due to The Shift, more and more people are embracing holistic, heart-centered consciousness while still alive in physical bodies. As the heart is also the gateway to spiritual consciousness, this global movement is producing a revolution in spiritual unfoldment. Spiritual consciousness is flowering in the global consciousness of humanity as The Shift progresses. Today’s pioneers in consciousness are people just like yourself. They are exploring the new territory of unconditional love and experiencing a reunion with their own inner, spiritual connections.

The higher aspect of heart-centered consciousness is fully connected to your inner being, or soul. Your inner being is fully connected to the consciousness of the universe and to that which created the universe. Infinite Being is within each of us. We are Infinite Being. The daily focus that we apply to our five senses and their connection to the outside world is just like performing a part in a play. We act out the part of being us, along the general theme of the type of events that we planned for this life.

We ride along through the journey of this life, gaining the type of experiences that we planned to gain. When you open up to your heart, and through that, reconnect to your own spiritual source, then you have become a part of the very future of humanity. The Shift is heading towards a world where unconditional love and acceptance is normal, where strife is relegated to the distant past, where the true potential of human beings can express itself in the daily joy of being all that you are.

Owen Waters is the author of The Shift:
The Revolution in Human Consciousness, which is available as a downloadable e-book, at:

http://www.infinitebeing.com/ebooks/theshift.htm

Wisdom Emotion

2012-01-31T16:55:00.003-05:00

On Love

A voice cannot carry the tongue and the lips that gave it wings. Alone must it seek the ether. And alone and without his nest shall the eagle fly across the sun.

How often have you sailed in my dreams. And now you come in my awakening., Which is my deeper dream. Ready am I to go, and my eagerness with sails full set awaits the wind. And then shall I come to you, a boundless drop to a boundless ocean.

For even as love is for your growth so is as it ascends to your height, and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun., So shall it descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

All these shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed., For love is sufficient unto love. And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:

To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love.,
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.,
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy.,
To return home at eventide with gratitude.,

And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

Love one another, but make not a bond of Love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart.,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

Copyright 1923 Kahlil Gibran
On Love., The Prophet
Alfred Knopf Publishing - Random House

Do We Have The Power to Heal Ourselves?

2012-01-10T14:52:00.002-05:00

Just for a moment, forget all we have been taught about evidenced based medicine and the hallowed halls of science today and just ponder for a few moments the possiblity of a world where we might not ever need a physician or healthcare provider or not ever need a doctor to write a prescription for a drug again. Could the ability to heal ourselves be locked in our DNA, like the lizards that lose their tail and grow a new one? Could this ability be lurking somewhere maybe even in what they refer to as ‘junk’ DNA? What about a world where we wouldn’t need to go to the local health food store to purchase an herbal preparation or a homeopathic remedy or have to endure the slings and arrows of all those negative nay-sayer types whom we all know so well who shoot down anything and everything that is deemed unscientific in the world of energy healing. Isn’t it amazing that it usually takes less than 100 years for todays absolute science to become tomorrows nonsense? A hundred years ago blood letting was the state of the art. If we only we had a crystal ball how many could be helped from suffering through treatments offered today that one day will be deemed harmful and even deadly. What if all healing could be done right inside of our own minds but we just don’t have the tools as of yet to know how to do it? Is it possible that it is there right inside of us and we just need to find the keys to unlock its secret door? What could this kind of magical self healing system open up? What would happen to Big Pharma and our current medical system if it was possible for us to heal ourselves? Would it ever even be allowed to exist, as most likely we would be able to access it for free?

Let’s explore something that is very much part of the 800-million dollar cost to bring a drug to market today; that little sugar pill known as the ‘placebo.’

Newtonian scientists who come from the world of “only matter matters,” find that natural remedies (unless they can stick natural ingredients like fish oil into a patented delivery system or process and make a drug with it) are for the most part described as having a ‘placebo effect.’ The same holds true when scientists look at Homeopathy, and other systems of healing based on an energy meridian system, such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). It never fails that we will quickly hear the term ‘placebo effect’ thrown right back at us when these modalities are offered. We can just visualize the ‘usual suspects’ with their hands over their ears muttering ‘la la la’ if we were bold enough to suggest that somebody spend some of their millions on a really big study that could explore our inate ability to heal ourselves, could it ever happen? Probably not, as there has to be something financiallly beneficial for the folks who pay for the study and the doctors who get those lucrative grants to do it! If we could heal ourselves who would make a profit in corporate controlled America where that now famous 1% hold the wealth and power?

There is something going on right now that does seem to be shaking up the scientific troops a bit and that is the fact that Big Pharma has done an amazing job of keeping from ‘us,’ just how potent placebos actually are in the world of drug testing! Also just bear in mind that the third leading cause of death in the Western medical model is from allopathic medicine, this is referred to as ‘iatrogenic,’ meaning induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon, or by a medical treatment or diagnostic procedure. Dr. Leape of the Harvard Medical School of Public health has stated brilliantly, “Medicine is a high risk industry, like aviation. But the chance of dying in an aviation accident is one in 2 million, while the risk of dying from a medical accident is one in 200!” Wow, I know of orthopaedic surgeons who tell their hip or knee replacement patients to take a permanent marker and mark which knee or hip is to be replaced in big block letters, so they don’t operate on the wrong leg!

While doing a bit of my research, I found it quite compelling to learn that for years these folks in the hallowed halls of Western Medicine have been protecting a dirty little secret weapon called the ‘placebo’ which causes what has been known for many years as the ‘placebo effect.’

In Wired Magazine, writer Steve Silberman, wrote an article in August of 2009 entitled, “Placebos Are Getting More Effective, Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.” This is quite an eye-opening article. I find it amazing to think that Big Pharma has actually been worried about the lowly little placebo for a very long time and I thought it might be interesting to share a bit of it what is happening in order to take a serious look at it.

Many people do not even know where the term ‘placebo effect’ comes from. But in truth it can be traced to a little white lie, according to Silberman, who tells the story of an Army nurse during World War II in Italy who was assisting an anesthetist named Henry Beecher, who was caring for our US troops under German bombardment. When their morphine supply had trickled down to nothing, this nurse assured a wounded soldier, that he was getting a shot of a potent painkiller, though her syringe was loaded only with, saline solution (salt water). Amazingly, the bogus injection relieved the soldier’s excruciating pain and kept him from going into shock!

Beecher returned ultimately to Harvard and became one of the USA’s leading medical reformers. He was so inspired by the nurse’s clever ruse, that he launched a crusade to promote a method of testing new medicines to find out whether they were truly effective. At the time, the process for testing the efficacy of drugs was not very good. Pharmaceutical companies would simply give volunteers some experimental agent of some sort until the side effects would overcome the presumed benefits. Beecher proposed that if test subjects could be compared to a group that received a placebo (a sugar pill), health officials would finally have an impartial way to determine whether a medicine was actually responsible for making a patient better.

The placebo plot thickened; in a 1955 paper entitled “The Powerful Placebo,” which was published in “The Journal of the American Medical Association,” Beecher described how the ‘placebo effect’ had undermined the results of more than a dozen trials by causing improvement that was mistakenly attributed to the drugs being tested. He demonstrated that trial volunteers who got real medication were also subject to placebo effects; the act of taking a pill was itself somehow therapeutic, boosting the curative power of the medicine. Only by subtracting the improvement in a placebo control group could the actual value of the drug be calculated.

The article caused a sensation. By 1962, the news of birth defects caused by the drug, Thalidomide, and its tragic consequences were of such monumental proportions, they hit every front page of America’s Newspapers. The only silver lining of this horror story was that it caused Congress to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, requiring trials to include enhanced safety testing and placebo control groups. Volunteers would be assigned randomly to receive either medicine or a sugar pill, and neither doctor nor patient would know the difference until the trial was over.

Beecher’s double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial—or RCT—was enshrined as the gold standard of the emerging pharmaceutical industry. Today, to win FDA approval, a new medication must beat placebo in at least two authenticated trials. The question now can be carefully posed…are they worth the paper they are printed on? Why you might ask? Because, even the color of the pills in these studies is at play; yellow is the best for antidepressants as it is like a little dose of sunshine, red pills provide a stimulating effect and give you a kick in the behind, green and perhaps even blue, add a bit of chill to the pill, and white are more soothing to the gut, particularly as an antacid even if they only contain lactose (milk sugar).

It also seems that more pills are better so that if you take your placebo several times a day you get better results and if your pills are embossed with a name brand like Tylenol, the name branding on them seems to make them work better than generic, even if the person offering the tablet to the user, says they are the same! Now how about that? Can we see the power that we each hold in our own belief systems!

It is true, that Beecher in fact did help to cure the medical establishment of its own brand of quackery, but it had a really big side effect – it cast the lowly little placebo as the villain in RCTs, and Beecher ended up stigmatizing one of his most important discoveries. The fact that even dummy capsules can kick-start the body’s recovery engine have now become a problem for drug developers to overcome, rather than a phenomenon that could guide doctors toward a better understanding of the healing process of our miraculous bodies and how to drive it most effectively into perhaps healing itself. Where would the ‘big bucks’ be in that?

Beecher just didn’t see the handwriting on the wall nor foresee, the explosive growth of the pharmaceutical industry. The blockbuster success of mood enhancing drugs in the ’80s and ’90s beefed up Big Pharma’s resolve to promote pharmaceutical drugs for a growing cache of mental disorders. One might also ask, which comes first the drug or the new disease or the condition to match it? Even Dr. Oz asked this question on National TV. The question however was not answered to anyones satisfaction when his show aired even though he pitted the Big Pharma ‘rep’ against his expert adversary. One can only ask, “whom shall guard the guardians” especially if they have the power to create the disease first and then the drug or vaccine to market as a treatment for it?

By attempting to dominate the central nervous system, Big Pharma gambled its future on treating ailments that have turned out to be particularly susceptible to the placebo effect. I’m so worried about their financial future, aren’t you? Excuse my sarcasm but when I see the millions of dollars spent on television commercials of epic proportion designed to make us ask our own doctors to give us the drugs we see advertised as if they are the latest ‘must have’ designer footwear, I get a little upset! But just let us dare to walk into our doctors with a new supplement and see how fast they will shoot that idea down in favor of the drug tested against a placebo. I really have to commend their creativity with the creation and marketing of Lovaza which is really just plain old fish oil with a twist and a huge price tag which medicare covers even for the greedy doctors who seem to be too cheap to buy their own supplements and instead take advantage of the system to get it for free!

What about all those clinical trials they wave around, you ask? Remember they don’t have to use the studies that don’t support their drugs, they can use just the ones that do and throw out all the others. It has been said that $100,000 can buy you any outcome ‘they’ want to get from a clinical trial because ‘they’ control whom the drug is tested on and who the placebo is tested on. Since when are any of us the same in a control study group? My cold or flu virus may be a lot different from yours. I might cough and you might have sinus congestion but yet we’d both get the same drug during the test period! And then we might ask, do drugs ever really cure anything or just palliate the symptoms? Remember the days of having a bladder infection and taking the drugs only to have the yeast infection two weeks later and then require another drug for that? We end up chasing symptoms around our body with multiple drugs, which interfere with each other causing more symptoms and so the cycle begins. We just keep palliating these symptoms until something much more catastrophic rears its ugly head..and then we wonder “why me?”

Why on Earth could it be that the Big Pharma boys are now so worried about placebo’s? Why is it that these inert sugar pills are suddenly overwhelming what they refer to as promising new drugs (promising only if you don’t listen to or read the side effects) and already established drugs alike? The reasons are only just beginning to be understood. A group of independent research experts have been for some time actually delving into this phenomena and uncovering the inner workings—and potential therapeutic applications—of the placebo effect. Can they patent a sugar pill with a special delivery system? I wonder!

You can bet on the fact that some drug makers are realizing they need to fully understand the mechanisms behind it so they can design specific trials that differentiate between any positive effects of their products (if indeed there are any) and our body’s precious ability to heal itself. A special task force was even initiated by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, by the time Silberman had written his article, which began seeking to stem this placebo vs. drug crisis by quietly undertaking one of the most ambitious data-sharing efforts in the history of the drug industry. After decades in the jungles of fringe science, the placebo effect has become, as Silberman states, “the elephant in the boardroom.”

Now a new term has been coined and that is known as ‘the placebo response,’ instead of ‘placebo effect.’ By definition, inert sugar pills have no effect, but under the right conditions they can act as a catalyst for the body’s ‘endogenous health care system.’ Like any other internal network, the ‘placebo response’ has limits. It can ease the discomfort of say chemotherapy, but can it stop the growth of a tumor? It also works in reverse to produce the placebo’s evil twin, the ‘nocebo effect.’ What on Earth is a ‘nocebo?” A nocebo works like this; men taking a commonly prescribed prostate drug who were informed that the medication may cause sexual dysfunction were twice as likely to become impotent.

There’s more to this tale; everything also depends on the messenger! If a particular doctor was optimistic that something would work it had a better chance of working. No wonder the phrase ‘don’t shoot the messenger’ was coined. Could the diagnosis/prognosis actually be the killer instead of the disease as the body processes its own death sentence?

These very same Newtonian (materialistic) scientists we’ve surrendered so much control to, are seeking ways to suppress and keep this information regarding the ‘placebo response’ quiet and unknown to the ‘pill popping’ public who are constantly told that anything outside the mainstream, such as alternative or natural medicine, is bogus. Please do note that they do seem always to be the first to use the argument of the ‘placebo effect’ to take down homeopathy, or even acupuncture and every other form of energy medicine or natural healing that calls upon the body to heal itself or even to nourish it…well of course they would, it’s so simple…homeopathic and/or acupuncture and other natural remedies, even whole food supplements cannot be patented and only that which can be patented makes Big Pharma their fortunes.

Western medical doctors and pharmaceutical makers take the approach that the living thing is the victim of its circumstances because it is just a collection of body parts and organ systems which are subject to mechanical breakdowns, like a car, due to circumstances outside the individuals control, maybe with the exception of obesity. Obese patients are always given a load of guilt even though ‘they pushed the so-called ‘pyramid’ diet for far too many years, which in turn pushed empty cereals and grains to the bottom and quality protein and healthy fat to the top! Remember how to fatten cattle? Just feed them lot’s of low fat grain! Turn the food pyramid upside down and actually lose weight in a healthy way because if you don’t they will try to sell you the lap band surgery!

Wouldn’t it be amazing to be consciously empowered with the knowledge that if we can get ourselves into a particular state of health we also can have the power to get ourselves out of it? If a sugar pill can work just because the Big Pharma folks in white coats tell people to take it and they will feel better and or get well, AND THEY DO, just think, what we could do for ourselves armed with access to just the right technique or belief system or even the perfect placebo or sugar pill, might we be able in the foreseeable future to heal ourselves? Now that is a healthy thought to ponder!

Wisdom Emotion

2011-12-22T16:16:00.006-05:00

Wisdom

Wisdom, the worker of all things, taught me, for in her is an understanding spirit, holy, one only, manifold, subtle, lively clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt loving the thing that is good, ready to do good, kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, pure and most subtle.

For Wisdom is more moving than any motion., she passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her pureness. For she is the breath of the power of God, and a clearness from the glory of the Almighty, therefore, can nothing defiled enter into her. For she is the brightness of the everlasting Light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of His goodness.

And, being but one, Wisdom can do all things, yet remaining in herself, she maketh all things new, and in all ages entering into holy souls. For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all, the order of the stars. Being compared with the Light, she is found before it.

He that loveth her, loveth life. And they that seek her early, shall be filled with joy. He that holdeth her fast, shall inherit glory, and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless. They that serve her, shall minister to the Holy One, and them that love her, the Lord doth love.

Poetry Emotion

2011-12-08T16:25:00.003-05:00

Prince of Peace

Born in Bethlehem,
come out of Egypt.
Be called a Nazarene,
and be a king with no place
to lay His head.

He painted no pictures,
yet some of the finest painters
received their inspiration from Him.

He wrote no poetry,
yet the world's greatest poets
were inspired by Him.

He composed no music,
yet composers of their highest perfection
of symphonies were composed in His praise.

Every sphere of human greatness
has been enriched by this humble
carpenter of Nazareth.

In infancy He startled a king,
in boyhood He puzzled doctors.

In manhood He walked upon the billows,
and hushed the sea to sleep.

He healed the multitudes without medicine,
and made no charge for His services.

He never wrote a book,
yet not all the libraries of a single country,
could hold the books that could be written about Him.

He never wrote a song,
yet He has furnished the theme,
of more songs than all songwriters combined.

He never founded a college,
yet all the schools together cannot boast,
of as many students as He has.

Great of many have come and gone,
yet He lives on.

Death could not destroy Him,
the grave could not hold Him.

We shall be forever with Him,
or without Him.

~ ~ ~ ~

~ Robin Ann @,~>

The Four Yogas

2011-12-01T17:04:00.001-05:00

Everyone has feelings, so everyone can be on the path of feelings. The same is true for thinking, acting, and being. So, the vision of Yoga is simply that Unity is possible for anyone, starting from wherever you happen to be. Unity is secretly present in every moment in daily life. Nothing can happen to me that is outside the one reality., nothing is wasted or random in the Cosmic design.

In the Vedic tradition, each person can choose four paths that arise from feeling, thinking, acting, and being. Each path is called a Yoga, the Sanskrit word for "union," because Unity - merging with one reality - was the goal.

Over the ages, the four Yogas have come to define specific paths that suit the kind of temperament a seeker has, although in truth you can follow several or all at once:

Bhakti Yoga., leads to Unity by loving God. Karma Yoga., leads to Unity through selfless action. Gyana Yoga., leads to Unity through Knowledge. Raj Yoga., leads to Unity through meditation and renunciation.

It's not necessary to think of the four paths as being Eastern. These Yogas were the original seeds, the means that brought Unity within reach. Literally translated, the fourth path, Raj Yoga, means "the royal way to union." What makes it royal is a belief that meditation transcends the other three paths. But the fourth path is also inclusive: By following it you are actually following all four at once. Your meditations go directly to the essence of your being. That essence is what love of God, selfless action, and Knowledge are trying to teach.

Adapted from The Book of Secrets, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2004).

The Dreamers

2011-10-07T10:33:00.003-04:00

They are the architects of greatness.
Their vision lies within their souls.
They never see the mirages of Fact, but peer beyond
the veils and mists of doubt and pierce
the walls of unborn Time.

Makers of empire, they have fought for
bigger things than crowns and higher
seats than thrones.

They are the Argonauts, the seekers of the priceless fleece--The Truth.
Through all the ages they have heard the voice of destiny call to them from the unknown vasts.

Their brains have wrought all human miracles.
In lace of stone their spires stab the Old World's skies and
with their golden crosses kiss the sun.

They are the chosen few the blazers of the way, who never wear a doubt's bandage on their eyes.
Who starve and chill and hurt, but hold to courage and
to hope, because they know that there is always proof of truth for them who try ~ that only cowardice and lack of faith can keep the seeker from his chosen goal, but if his heart be strong and if he dream enough and dream it hard enough, he can attain, no matter where men failed before.

Walls crumble and the empires fall.
The tidal wave sweeps from the sea and tears a fortress from its rocks.
The rotting nations drop off Time's bough, and only things the dreamers make live on.

They are the Eternal Conquerors their vassals are the years.

♥ ♥ ♥ ~ Herbert Kaufmam ~ ♥ ♥ ♥

Watch your thoughts, they become your words
Watch your words, they become your actions
Watch your actions, they become your habits
Watch your habits, they become your character
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny!

What is the feeling when you're driving away from people, and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing?
It's the too huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye.
But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.

~ Robin Ann

Paradigm Shift

2011-09-28T13:57:00.006-04:00

The lifting veil-consciousness shift - paradigm shift-raising of vibration.. evolution..

All these words are symbols, within the quantum world.. all things that come to “be” are an accumulation of energy particles..

The physical world.. it is created through the global consciousness of mankind, simply put, all of our human thoughts, and actions make up this physical world, we are of one body, all of our individual energy fields making up this one body of energy.

Most of mankind, are not aware of this, they are caught within the dream..

This time in our human evolution is a shift in consciousness, we as a race are becoming more conscious. The very vibration of our individual beings are accelerating.. this is taking place due to the fact that the veil that hangs over the global mind of humanity is thinning, its lifting. This means that humans will be and are waking up from the dream.. the dream of separation.. the dream of being a limited separated fleshly human and nothing more..

All it takes for a shift in consciousness to take place is for one individual aspect of consciousness to “realign” and it will cause a rippling affect to travel through the entire being of consciousness we are.. an awakening.

This shift is being pushed along by seen and unseen agents, we are all a part of this shift.. every thing that is, every thing that was, every thing that will be, all of it together at the same instant.. each thing holding a different frequency.. all of it together as one.. all of it together, causing this shift to occur..

As this shift takes hold, the veil will continue to lift. We as a species will be more exposed and influenced by the beings of energy that exist within the fourth dimension. All these “beings” they are composed of energy at their bases as we all are.. not all of these beings though have love in their hearts, they feed off the energy created by human beings. Your every thought and emotion creates an unseen little string, what is being done with this energy If this energy was risen through a human vessel, they would be transformed,.. In consciousness, vibration, then that is reflected within their fleshly experience, including their physical world..

Pain, terror,.. either physical or intellectual causes the veil over our individual minds to lift.. pain, it pushes us within ourselves and it is within ourselves that the highest of truth lay, that is why many people experience an awakening of spirit after a near death in their lives or the lose of a loved one., the pain causes a tear in their surrounding veil.. altering the frequency of the subatomic particles that they consist of.. they become more conscious, vibrating on a higher frequency.

Pain is only a “bad” thing if we view or perceive it that way., when a woman is pregnant, she experiences pain to birth her child.. the pain a part of pushing the child into this world.. the child too would feel physical and emotional pain as its being pushed through the birthing channel into this physical world, this pain, even though we may not like it.. we understand it and accept it as a gift because through the pain, a new beautiful child is born to us, I have to say here from my own heart that the suffering of humanity., I can not call it a good thing or a beautiful thing., Every moment of every day a child is sexually and physically abused.. right this second, world wide there are millions of people starving.. right this very moment, countless numbers of people are being beaten, killed, abused.. right this moment, there are many women in the world who have no food to feed her children.. all that pain and suffering., I can see that its all leading us to the destination that it is meant to but if we are of one body.. why is so much of our body suffering? I know the answer to this. All things are as they are meant to be., All of it already seen..

Pain transforms us. We are beings of energy that create.. our thoughts create.. our emotions fuel for our thoughts.. pain is an intense emotion.. our thoughts during our times of pain have great power.. as the veil lifts and more individuals become more conscious and hold an increased vibration.. they as an individual will experience more and more Synchrodestiny. They will experience their inner thoughts being manifesting faster within their world, the veil lifting causes us to vibrate faster. The faster we vibrate.. the more energy held within our core.. our very cells become magnetized. The faster we vibrate, the faster we can manifest things into our physical experience.

We have to guard against being sucked into another persons dream because as the veil lifts and pain, fear and confusion continue to build, many humans will go crazy. We will have to be protected against this., not only physically but energetically.

As the veil lifts, more and more people will experience pain., the physical world will be stripped from us.. either that, or we will have to conform to the powers in play around us.

This world, it is not our true home.. it is a place of darkness, lies and suffering.

As the veil lifts from the 3D world, we will be opened to the fourth dimension. I’m using these terms to draw a picture. The fourth dimension, the spirit world, within this dimension.. there are many beings. Conscious beings.. humans cannot see them most of the time. The veil stops them from seeing them but they are all around us at every moment.

This is now the time to become more conscious. To increase our vibrations.. to be weaned from our dependency on the physical world. Because the physical world, it is falling apart. It is meant to. The downfall of this world will create such pain and chaos that humans will either have to adapt or they will die., to go back to the dust they are made of. But this should not scare us at all. Not if we know who and what we are.

We are beings of energy. We are not dependant on the physical air we breath to live. We are not dependant on the physical food we eat to sustain life. We do not need any thing other then what is already found within us! The dependency we experience concerning these things is programming.. lies to our true state of being.

How you experience this shift, is how it is meant to be. Every thing that will be, has already been done even before we came to be in this lifetime..

May peace be with you as you walk through the next steps in you're journey..

Love, courage, peace and blessings ~

Life is a field of unlimited possibilities. ~ Deepak Chopra

Poetry Emotion

2011-09-24T06:27:00.005-04:00

Gather us in, Thou Love that fillest all;
Gather our rival faiths within Thy fold;
Rend each man’s temple veil, and bid it fall,
That we may know that Thou hast been of old.

Gather us in—we worship only Thee;
In varied names we stretch a common hand;
In diverse forms a common soul we see;
In many ships we seek one spirit land.

Thine is the mystic life great India craves;
Thine is the Parsee’s sin-destroying beam;
Thine is the Buddhist’s rest from tossing waves;
Thine is the empire of vast China’s dream.

Thine is the Roman’s strength without his pride;
Thine is the Greek’s glad world without its graves;
Thine is Judea’s law with love beside,
The truth that censures and the grace that saves.

Some seek a Father in the heav’ns above;
Some ask a human image to adore;
Some crave a spirit vast as life and love;
Within Thy mansions we have all and more.

Words from a Wise One..

2011-09-19T19:40:00.007-04:00

The following sayings and phrases can help you gain a better overall understanding of the meditation mind set, and hope they prove to be both enlightening and uplifting.

"Every meditation should be aimed at liberation from the illusion of separate existence."

"There are no separate bodies - there is only one body with many parts."

"There are no separate emotions - there is only infinite love and bliss."

"There are no separate actions - there is only the experience of eternal love."

"There are no separate minds - there is only one consciousness."

"Cosmic consciousness is our birthright. The means of attaining this are humility, compassion, and meditation."

"There is consciousness everywhere; in, on, and between everything, and you are united with it infinitly, eternally."

"The selfish suffer."

"The feeling of the tip of your tongue against the back of your teeth is present now and virtually every moment we are silent. It has the potential to awaken you to the present and to deliver a present - sensual pleasure."

"Your body is a collection of atoms that has changed its' construction and composition 100% since you first started reading this. You are not your body. You are that which can witness its' changes."

"The tongue is the hardest sense instrument to tame. Our need to comment is obsessive and compulsive. Chasing after taste bud pleasure is slavery. Witness your inner silence and be free."

"It is good not to suffer. But suffering can also be seen to be good because it makes you humble and compassionate. Stop suffering from thinking suffering is only something that makes you suffer."

"Your inner beauty is pure, luminous, and glorious. This real essence is yours eternally. Don't worry for a second about your external beauty. If you're in touch with your inner beauty, your outer beauty will be beautiful."

"If you help less, you will be helpless."

"Every breath is a gift of love from above. Fill with this love with every inhale and send it out with every exhale."

"The most serene person is the most selfless person. The saddest person is the most selfish person."

"No mind = Know mind"

"If at first you don't succeed, that's what was supposed to happen."

"Empty your mind of negativity and the universe will fill it with love, wisdom, and bliss."

"A corpse has every organ, bone, and body system that you have. The only difference between you and it is the spark of life that you enjoy. This is your real Self and is eternal and infinite."

"We should simply be a channel for God's will."

"Success and good health are blessings. Failure and illness teach patience, humility, and compassion. Thus, they too are great blessings."

"Beauty is in the I of the Be-holder."

"Desire nothing. Be content with everything."

"Great wealth will not bring you peace. The minute you get it you start worrying you will lose it. Real peace is the greatest treasure."

Experiencing the Truth of Being

2011-09-06T18:55:00.004-04:00

Are you aware of a seemingly elusive feeling deep inside you that feels very good? It is like an inner smile, with warm light and radiance. When we open up and relax into that inner feeling, we feel as though everything is right with the world. And that we already have anything we could reasonably want or need. It is a feeling of a deep contentment, a profound fulfillment, and an exalted sense of well being. Some say that being firmly established in that most excellent inner feeling is the ultimate purpose of life. An ancient Eastern proverb says: Contentment is the highest goal.

There is only one time that great feeling can be experienced: that is now, this very moment. That great inner feeling is the most profound Truth. It is the secret of the ages, and it is also the Truth of the present moment. We only experience it when we look within. This is the ultimate reason that people meditate or do other spiritual practices - to experience that bliss within our own Self. There are innumerable meditation techniques and methods of practice, but the primary goal in life is to experience that wondrous feeling of our own inner Self.

Ordinarily, we are caught up in thoughts and emotions, which take place in 'time', and which are usually related to the past or the future. Many of our habitual patterns of thought and feeling are of a negative or limited nature, because we were conditioned or programmed that way from the time we were very young.

Such habitual ways of thinking and feeling lead to stress, tension, and conflict. Instead of life being a joy, a natural high, we go to the doldrums. We spend our days angry, depressed, irritated, insecure, and life seems hard. All this happens because we ignore the awareness and power inherent in the existing moment. Only in the present moment do we have access to happiness, joy, love, contentment, peace, and the other positive, uplifting feelings.

We need to be reminded again and again to come back to the present. Come back to the Truth. Otherwise, we get lost in egotistical melodramas and forget all about the existing moment. We need a way to actually tune in to the Truth of the present moment. And that is the exact purpose of these writings. This moment is the stage on which we deal with the challenges of daily life. When we live in the moment, in that space between any two thoughts, is when we face life best. We can learn how to do this, and how to focus the mind in the present moment in a way that immediately modifies our experience of daily situations and relationships. Understanding how we create our own reality is an amazing process.

Right now, in this moment, we can consciously connect with our own inner Self. It has been known by many names, in various cultures and in different eras. Yet, whatever we call it, it remains as it is, and remains the one aspect of the entire cosmos that's eternally unchanging. We experience this within ourselves as our own consciousness, our awareness of Being.

Ignorant of the eternal Truth, everything we know is fleeting, and as long as things are fleeting there is the potential for anxiety and fear. We know this all too well. And today's world offers new challenges that we would never have dreamed of even ten years ago. For now, simply be with these ideas, as though you are reading an interesting science fiction story. And especially be open to any insights or new ways of seeing or understanding things that might arise. You might have spontaneous insights and revelations regarding what you, as an individual need to know in order to proactively participate in your own spiritual evolution.

Living In Today's World

How do we deal with the realities of today's world, including economic hardship and insecurity for many? Hard times have existed in this world ever since it began, yet there have always been those few who knew the Truth of Being and lived in mastery of life to varying degrees. Many great teachers throughout time have taught this same great Truth. Although, it has been interpreted in different ways, and there have been different points of emphasis, leading to the various paths that ultimately bring us back to the same Truth.

This outer challenging world, including the physical realities of economic hardship, deteriorating health, loss, lack of, or limitation of any nature, does exist in its own realm. However, it is not the only realm in existence., and it is certainly not the highest, nicest, or most pleasant realm either. If we have a choice (and of course we always have) - which we do, whether we consciously realize it or not - why not choose to live in the exalted Truth of the present moment, instead of languishing in the pain of external woe? We do have a choice, but we must exercise it.

We want to get to know that aspect of our own inner Self that is changeless. (even though it is ever changing) All things in this world change., physically, emotionally, and mentally. To have a still mind, a still emotional state, or even a still body would be a great attainment. There is great power in stillness, for it is the substratum of life as we know it. All movement, motion, and activity take place like a painting on a canvas of inner stillness.

That inner stillness exists right now., we only need to awaken our awareness of our own Truth.

The highest, most refined feeling and experiences will not be found in the melodramas of outer life and passing time. If we lose touch with our inner feeling, we get lost in our mental stories about what is going on and who is doing what. We get lost in habitual negative emotions that go along with those mental stories, and we lose touch with the Truth of the present moment. Through careless thinking we tend to create a reality that we don't even want. The mind creates our personal reality in each and every moment, not just now and then.

We Create Our Own Reality

The one underlying theme throughout this work is: Remain conscious of that great inner feeling right now. Awaken it within yourself. Create a positive habit out of it. Don't wait for some external source to inspire joy. Joy naturally springs from within us whenever we get momentarily free from mental burdens and concerns. And remember, do or do not. There is no try. If you keep trying to walk out the door to experience, you'll never get there. It's a choice whether you want to, or not. But the best way to experience is to give it a go. What do you have to lose? Not a thing.

Through the power of meditation, or through visiting the space between thoughts, we experience a great inner light. Through the conduit of this exquisite light, we experience love within our own heart. This heart, the heart of love, is the portal through which we experience the highest aspect of the present moment.

We can go through life conscious of this extraordinary inner feeling everywhere we go and during everything we do, regardless of what is happening around us or to us. We can simply make this inner radiance our lifestyle. Through doing so, that extraordinary feeling is spontaneously radiated to others around us. The sparkling inner feeling is palpable - others can easily sense it. It is contagious, others will feel good by simply being around us, without having any idea why. If we maintain this great feeling within ourselves, others will pick up on it and begin to experience the same feeling within themselves.

Spend some time with a cheerful person and see how much better you feel afterwards. Then spend some time with a depressed or angry person, and see how much worse you feel. There is a definite, distinguishable difference. Through understanding this simple principle, we see how we can most contribute to others and the world around us by simply maintaining a good feeling in ourselves.

Experiencing true joy and love happens only in the present moment.

It is one thing to know about these principles and to agree with them, but actual mastery in practical daily life is a whole other matter. It takes practice, repetition, and consistency to actually apply these principles of Truth in our own life. Otherwise, we have learned some interesting information without any significant transformation. There are many who seek knowledge of Truth, yet only a few are willing to do what is necessary for actual achievement and mastery. When we are conscious of consciousness, we experience that great feeling in the heart. Consciousness is not cold, intellectual, or remote. It is warm, heartfelt, the most exquisite openness and intimacy.

If you ever get the idea that I am repeating myself, I am. I have experienced a lifetime of repeating these principles over and over. And yet, I am not even close to being finished with this lifetime. I can only imagine what I will come up against next. It takes much repetition of a single exalted idea to make the slightest impression in the average human consciousness.

We are so conditioned and programmed to see and experience the world in rigidly limited ways. It is very challenging to open up to new ways of seeing and experiencing things. And the only possibility of success is through continuous repetition of the principles of Truth, as well as the persistent practice of our new understanding in moment to moment life. After exploring the principles of Truth in many different ways, and through applying them in practical ways in our own life, they gradually become part of us, and become our own understanding and wisdom.

Living the principles of Truth

Understand from the beginning that these are regarding the communication of natural principles that can be practiced in one's own daily life for a greater life., regardless of how one's life might be in any given moment. The same can be applied equally for success in business or career, in matters of health and longevity, for increasing prosperity and the enjoyment of life, and in the long run, spiritual growth and absolute freedom.

You will be shown how to achieve of the creative power of mind in order to live in your own secret heaven here and now, while in this physical body. Unfortunately, most of us unconsciously use the same power to live in some degree of 'hell' here and now, in this body because we describe many aspects of our life in negative, hellish ways instead of positive, heavenly ways. We live in financial insecurity, for example, because we focus on fear and anxiety instead of developing a consciousness of prosperity through feeling the reality of having all that we need. Such an attitude attracts prosperity to us, while the negative attitudes of lack and loss repel it.

You will learn how to think only of what you actually want in your life., or what feels pleasant, and to refuse to think of what you do not want to, or what feels unpleasant. This seems so simple that the conscious mind is almost unable to recognize the profound life transforming significance of it.

Because of previous conditioning, we are unable to see the greatness of our own Being. Through persistent practice we can learn to break free from prior, limiting conditioning, so that we can live in the awareness of our own Truth, the awareness of Being, which is living as a true human being. When we live in the awareness of our own inner Truth - and the love, light, and bliss that accompanies that experience, then we have fulfilled the purpose of our being here.

If you overcome the sorrow of repetitive history, when delusion is gone and the Truth is realized by means of inquiry into self-nature, when the mind is at peace and the heart leaps to the supreme Truth, when all the disturbing thought waves in the mind stuff have subsided and there is unbroken flow of peace, and the heart is filled with bliss, then this very world becomes an abode of bliss. Such a person has nothing to acquire or to shun. He is untainted by the defects of life and untouched by sorrow. He does not come into being or go out, although he appears to come and go in the eyes of the beholder. He is not affected by the past tendencies that have lost their momentum., his mind has given up its restlessness, and he rests in the bliss that is his essential nature. Such bliss is possible only by self-knowledge, not by any other means. Therefore, one should apply oneself constantly to self-knowledge. This alone is one's duty.

Eight Gifts That Don't Cost a Cent

2011-08-24T16:11:00.003-04:00

This simple checklist can help measure how you are nurturing your relationships.

The Gift of Listening

But you must really listen. Don't interrupt, don't daydream, and don't plan your response. Just listen.

The Gift of Affection

Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

The Gift of Laughter

Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

The Gift of Solitude

There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone.
Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

The Gift of a Favor

Every day, go out of your way to do something kind. Good deeds are cool.

The Gift of a Written Note

It can be a simple "Thanks for your help" note, or a longer expression of your appreciation for that person being in your life. A brief handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime.

The Gift of a Compliment

A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," "You did a super job," or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.

The Gift of a Cheerful Disposition

The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone.

These are eight important ways we can contribute toward whole and healthy relationships. They cost nothing, yet they may well be the most valuable gifts we can ever offer another person.

Love Is The New Religion

2011-08-20T00:32:00.001-04:00

Love Is The New Religion

On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence and
things seem dark
But calmly and quietly, at the same time, something else is happening
underground
An inner revolution is taking place and certain individuals are being
called to a higher light
It is a silent revolution
From the inside out
From the ground up

It is time for me to reveal myself
I am an embedded agent of an secret, undercover
Clandestine
Global operation
A spiritual conspiracy
We have sleeper cells in every nation on the planet

You won't see us on the T.V.
You won't read about us in the newspaper
You won't hear about us on the radio

We don't seek any glory
We don't wear any uniform
We come in all shapes and sizes
Colors and styles

Most of us work anonymously
We are quietly working behind the scenes in every country and culture
of the world
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys, in farms and villages,
tribes and remote islands

You could pass by one of us on the street and not even notice
We go undercover
We remain behind the scenes
It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit
But simply that the work gets done

Occasionally we spot each other in the street
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way so no one will notice

During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs
But behind the false storefront at night is where the real work takes
place

Some call us the "Conscious Army"
We are slowly creating a new world with the power of our minds and
hearts
We follow, with passion and joy
Our orders from the Central Command
The Spiritual Intelligence Agency

We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no ones is looking
Poems
Hugs
Music
Photography
Movies
Kind words
Smiles
Meditation and prayer
Dance
Social activism
Websites
Blogs
Random acts of kindness

We each express ourselves in our own unique ways with our own unique
gifts and talents

"Be the change you want to see in the world"
That is the motto that fills our hearts
We know it is the only way real transformation takes place
We know that quietly and humbly we have the power of all the oceans
combined

Our work is slow and meticulous
Like the formation of mountains
It is not even visible at first glance
And yet with it entire tectonic plates shall be moved in the centuries
to come

Love is the new religion of the 21st century

You don't have to be a highly educated person
Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it

It comes from the intelligence of the heart
Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings

Be the change you want to see in the world
Nobody else can do it for you

We are now recruiting
Perhaps you will join us
Or already have....
All are welcome...
The door is open

-Brian Piergrossi
(From the book "The Big Glow")

Poetry Emotion

2011-08-19T12:01:00.005-04:00

Take with you words, strong words of courage.,

Words that have wings!..

Take with you words, words that know you.,

Words that are sacred as healing waters,

Pure as Light, and beautiful as morning,

Take with you tall words, words that reach up,

And growing words, with deep life within them.

Take with you words, words that know you.

There is nothing I can give you which you have not,

but there is much that while I cannot give you,

you can take:

No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find

rest in today. Take Heaven.

No peace lies in the future which is not hidden

in this present instant. Take Peace.

The gloom of the world is but a shadow.,

behind it, yet within reach, is joy. Take Joy.

We search the world for truth, we cull

The good, the true, the beautiful,

From graven stone and written scroll,

And all old flower-fields of the soul.,

And, weary seekers of the best,

We come back laden from our quest,

To find that all the sages said

Is in the book our mothers read.

* What lies behind us and what lies before us..

are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. *

*NOTE*

~ All phrases, quotes and poetic emotion are the works of others, but their names need not apply simply because that is not the point in sharing at this moment., it is the messages within them that matters the most. I would never take credit for any of them although I would be lying if I said I was not inspired by them. Which I am very much so inspired by each and every one for individual reasons. ~

Blessings all and always keep safe

Love, Courage, Peace xo

~ Robin Ann @,~>

In the Beginning?

2011-08-17T04:10:00.003-04:00

It's one thing to discuss and debate the endless theory of Spirituality, but giving due consideration to the 'chicken or the egg' scenario, might not be essential before going down that road., to consider which comes first: Spirituality or the manifestation of mankind.

Beyond the scope of creative and evolutionary processes, already considered most likely to have brought about the human species and that are now well established and circulated on the planet. There are numerous theories put forward by well versed academics, such being uncovered by wandering along countless corridors of consideration. And also pertaining to more diverse hypothetical evolutionary processes.

Given, most accept the wide spread findings or theories of modern science a more logical or practical means of evolution, others consider it worthwhile to explore more diverse avenues of thought. And this, that might throw a different color light on the creative and 'growth option' process. With that in mind, I am taking a look at some more diverse ideas, and put them forward by some theorists, one of whom is Thomas Gold (1920 - 2004), whose fields of expertise were noted for: Astrophysics, Astronomy, Biophysics, Cosmology, Geophysics and Aerospace engineering. A somewhat diverse proposal that was placed forward by Professor Gold, labeled 'The Garbage Theory', suggested that life on Earth might have evolved from a portion of waste products (material type undisclosed) dumped on Earth many years ago by other explorers. He certainly didn't stand alone in or with the reasoning that this form of incarnation may have taken place. From a British history channel documentary series, the program looked into the practicalities of the ancient beings theory. Those who have oriented their minds in a way that will allow them to consider such prospects. Diverse as some might be, the considerations of the many are more likely to reveal the truths that will ring clear to the few. Personally, I will keep my ears, eyes and mind wide open as I continue to search for and try to uncover more that supports a more radical approach to my being here.

Another contribution in thought, Archaeology has really brought new evidence to the past theories of mankind's creation and evolution. It is rather sad that other influences of governments, science and such seem to delay sharing much of this new information with the world. I have the opinion that creation from what was already, is a much longer in the past than previously thought. All potentials are possible and the many choices determines mankind's growth patterns. It seems to me though that mankind had to become more 'aware' of these patterns before it could start recognizing the 'need' for self accountability on this planet. To review history, we can find many events were civilizations came and went without a thought of self accountability. So in this aspect then you may see that mankind evolving into a civilization that is recognizing to the consequences of not being self accountable. However, greed and other errs of society have it moving at a snails pace. I had heard in conversations in one moment that we are behind in evolving. Maybe so. All the individual souls that are progressing and evolving, of this.. there is no doubt. But when the soul finds itself in place, it then also possesses a higher level of intelligence and can make choices and decisions that will either cast it down into a lower life form again or open the way for even higher and finer levels of development. We are the architects of our own destiny. The set of desires we cultivate during the course of this life are already forming our next. Our bodies are temporary but we are eternal.

Scientists and Universities all around the world have been trying for over 100 years to prove that evolution is the mechanism that created life, yet.. no scientific evidence has been found. There are theories of where life came from, one theory of evolution says that the first life came into existence four or five billion years ago as a result of billions of years of accidental, random atomic collisions. Another, that life came into existence through a creator, creating life, and also Darwin's theory of natural selection. If you may not very well know how life originated, and although there has been a variety of experiments that has been shown to us, some of the possibilities, some will remain in ignorance. Some, in an enormous amount of time, effort, and funds have been spent trying to learn how evolution brought about the existence of the first living organism. But although some beliefs sound very logical, the only thing that anyone has provided are merely statements of theory. The rest will be absolute truth.

There are multiple avenues that branch out from the tree, but there can only be one historical path that life took and as yet we do not know which of these avenues will lead us through the maze and which will end up in a blind alley. At the end of the day, we have to admit that we're looking through the glass. We have our own hints, we have geologic record that tells us that life formed early. And the trouble with a 'nothing's new' scenario (in context with) is that the written word can be interpreted in many different ways thus making it idealistic for some misrepresentation or certain levels of sculpting to take place. In any hope and chance to anything including the imaginative one can perceive. But there again, then such to those who will have methods to make the subject clearer, if we are to allow more free thinking and expression to have its way, or day.

~ ~ ~ ~

To this place where I now am, and the person I am..

They are in no specific date order.. more like the pieces of a puzzle that need to be put together by anyone who's interested enough to find out how I reached the point in time., where I am now., and the events to such has led me to be..

Some parts relate to early childhood, others more later in years, some are just thoughts that have passed through my thoughts conjured up by brief memories that sprung to mind for no particular reason., or were even inspired by the words and thoughts of others.

Who can say why the images of life, that are (in reality) life in the making with each passing moment come into being.. Maybe its not for us (as individuals) at all ~ more so., they might be hidden messages, intended for others, who need a new direction in life and are pondering on what to do, or which way to turn.

I see our journey as a path. Many people say that this path leads us to Perfection. Not sure about that. All I know is that each step is the perfect stage for learning something that enables you to give the next step no matter where you want to go. Sometimes the teachings are not always easy and we change our ways many of times. Sometimes we intend to take shortcuts but all we can get are long detours. (and sometimes that's a good thing) Sometimes the path is full of stones and at other times it is full of flowers. We are all on this forever changing journey, forever growing, forever changing, and during its course come to many destinations, each merely a short stop signifying a new beginning.

We all experience success and failure, joy and heartbreak, the journey never stops. Then we begin wandering down an untraveled road, no maps, no directions or road signs. And innocent of any concept of corruption, but along the way we learn, gaining knowledge. And some of that knowledge can lead to choices or situations outside of our own making where temptation lays in wait to entrap. But it is difficult to say what any one of us would do in any one situation., or to judge the actions of others when faced with an easy way out without first walking in their shoes. And all we can ever do is the best that we can at any one given moment. Everyone has a purpose and we are all unique doing our own thing in our own way, having respect for ourselves promotes respect for others.

The life of an individual is like the seasons of the year: each with its peculiar beauty. Whatever the season..

~ Robin Ann @,~>

2011-08-16T09:08:00.002-04:00

Poetry Emotion

2011-08-10T06:07:00.002-04:00

My music goes with you for cure of humanity's wrong.

To invert the affront when you fail to sing my song.

The script codes on the surface are in line with time.

The spirals twist and unfold to form a line.

Take a walk in these fields where all things form.

Seek the root of the atoms which stray the norm.

Levels of esters in growth as enzymes catalyze.

Amino acids build the molecules for protein we synthesize.

Learn from the message inlaid, how to genetically realign.

Growth of the plant and man are intertwined.

Primal DNA is gift of Mother Earth no man claimed.

All memory of time in soil or script in stone are here engrained.

Man's sight to enable the brain's circuitry recognitions.

A stimulus for our thoughts cognitive revelations.

Messages on Earth's canvas guide us in time of need.

Historical repetition of linguistics mankind must heed.

Renditions by an unknown artist paint a lost memory now past.

A forgotten language in the shadows time has outcast.

Earth's mass must reciprocate unto Light's energy demand.

The black of night absorbs in silence the need of reprimand.

Empty spaces hold, contained rest energies.

Where diffractions of the Light bends for gravity to appease.

Perfusing now these long forgotten links to thought in time.

Awakens simplicity to complex reason without rhyme.

Take a ninety degree angle, lay it on a line and a convex curved.

The geometric design signifies what the Egyptian long ago learned.

To heal the Earth is to free the Mind.

Absorb the Sun, to reach height of our climb.

Evolutionary leaders sing a song of mutant codes.

Evolution without time is song only time's past knows.

The Earth sings the song whose harmonic is for the Cosmic race.

Therein is so defined, the music humanity's imprint could not erase.

~ RAM Original 2009 ~

I Am

2011-06-29T20:17:00.005-04:00

I am not lonesome nor apart that men should cry, "Lo, there!"

I am the all, immersed in all, behold me everywhere.,

I am the morning zepher soft while skipping over the lea,

I am the music of the brook that flows on to the sea:

I am the kisses of the sun, I am the tears of the rain,

I am the welcome breath of spring that brings new life again;

I am the sprouting of the seed, the budding of the flower,

I am the beauty that men behold unfolding every hour.,

I am the singing of the birds. the rustling of the leaves.

I am the holy force of life in everything that breathes.,

I am the thrill of harmony men feel but cannot tell,

I am the firm unchanging law that work all things well;

I am the source that all men seek, I am their peace, their pain,

I am the courage of the weak that turns all loss to gain.,

I am the hope that never dies, the ecstasy divine,

I am the Great, Eternal Love that draws all life to mine.,

I am the light that never fails, the power that never dies,

I am the still, small voice within that bids the Soul arise.,

I am the Fruit of highest thought,

I am the iron rod that strengthens and supports the whole,

I Am what men call God.

One, and One only,

I am in essence: Changeless, indivisible:

Concealing within my being.

The ten Lights of divine emanation.

In this, mine unalterable unity, Am I supreme,

And none is equal unto me.

Yet though I myself remain unchanged.

Throughout eternity,

My power doth manifest itself in ceaseless change.

Of all existences I am the source,

The continuation, and the end.

I am the germ, I am the growth, I am the decay,

All things and creatures I send forth.,

I support them while yet they stand without.,

And when the dream of separation ends,

I cause their return unto myself.

The first shall be last and the last shall be first. This consists of the one which is., the One issuing, thus becoming the Two being born of the One., and the relationship of activity is thus the Three.

If you write your name on a piece of paper, you must first touch pen to paper. This creates the Point. Then you must move the pen. This creates the Line. The line is a continuation of the Point. The Point is the Father. The Line is the Son. The relationship between the Point and the Line is that of movement, of activity. Life is activity, hence the Third is the Giver of Life. However, these Three are not Three, but One. This is because the issuing has not yet taken place. And before the issuing can take place, the possibility, the power, of its doing so must exist. This is possibility. The possibility is the potential. This is partnership.

But, Also now again:

The beginning of all things is division.

"For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union.

This is the creation of the world."

God, being Love, divides for the sake of union.

It is described as the Circle whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere. Its center is everywhere. Its circumference is nowhere. Everywhere. Every Where, Now Here.
　

From this the shining worlds flow forth,

To this all at last return,

Yet to this no man. May draw nigh, For it is known only to itself.
There is a reality even prior to heaven and earth;

Indeed, it has no form, much less a name;

Eyes fail to see it; It has no voice for ears to detect;

To call to Mind or Buddha violates its nature,

For it then becomes like a visionary flower in the air.

It is not Mind, nor Buddha; Absolutely quiet,

and yet illuminating in a mysterious way,

It allows itself to be perceived only by the clear-eyed.

It is Dharma truly beyond form and sound;

It is Tao having nothing to do with words.

There is day, also, and night in the universe;

The wise know this, declaring the day of Brahma.

A thousand ages in span.

And the night a thousand ages,

It is the Cosmic Breath.

It is indrawn and held.

Strong with suppliant voice had call,

Heaven, sea, and Earth, the mighty queen of all,

Immortal for all the world is thine,

And all are parts of thee, O' power divine.

Come, blessed whom rural in delight,

Come, wandering, a starry light.

Whose various parts, by thee inspired, combine

In endless dance and melody divine.

In thee a refuge from our fears we find,

Those fears peculiar to the humankind.

Three, shepherds, streams of water, goats rejoice,

thou lovest the chase and Echo's secret voice:

the sportive Nymphs thy every step attend,

And all thy works fulfill their destined.

O' all-producing power, much famed, divine,

The world's great ruler, rich increase is thine.

All-fertile heavenly splendour pure,

In fruits rejoicing, and in caves obscure.

By thee the Earth wide-bosomed, deep and long,

Stands on a basis permanent and strong.

The unwearied waters of the rolling sea,

Profoundly spreading, yield to thy decree,

Submit alike to thee, whose general sway

All parts of matter, various formed, obey.

All natures change though thy protecting care,

And all mankind thy liberal bounties share;

For these, wherever dispersed through boundless space,

Still find thy providence support their race.

Come, Blessed power, draw near,

Propitious to these holy rites attend,

And grant our lives may meet a prosperous end;

Drive panic fury too, wherever found,

From humankind to earth's remotest bound.

Abode of whose guardian power surrounds

The eternal world with ever during bounds;

Whose ample bosom, and encircling folds

The dire necessity of nature holds,

Ethereal, earthly, whose all various frame,

Azure and full of forms, no power can tame,

All seeing, source of Saturn and of time,

Forever blessed, deity sublime,

Propitious on a novel mystic shine,

And crown his wishes with a life divine.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Empathy Emotion

2011-04-14T22:38:00.003-04:00

When we correct our perceptions we gradually discover the force of nature until we've discovered it fully in its real form. No one in the world can do whatever they want; we have to take care of everyone because each one depends on everyone else.

2011-04-10T22:54:00.004-04:00

In spiritual terms, what this time calls for is nothing less than a conversion of our minds and hearts to the good of the Earth. We need to learn to relate anew to the natural world not as dominators, not even as stewards - which does not go for enough but as real kin in Creation. Our human lives are interwoven with millions of other species in a great community of life. How we love responsibly will determine whether life on this planet has a glorious or miserable future. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are at least three spiritual responses to Earth's crisis: the sacramental, or contemplative, the ascetic, and the prophetic. Each is important., they can be combined in different ways., together they will enable us to develop the virtue of "earthkeeping." The sacramental response gases contemplatively on the world with the eyes of love rather than with an arrogant, utilitarian stare, and sees there the handiwork of Creation. Not only is the evolutionary world created by the power and imagination of wisdom, but it also participates in the goodness of Divine Being. Moreover, choose to unite with the material of Earth in a profoundly personal way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ascetic response calls for intellectual humility in our assessment of the human place in the Universe and practical discipline in our use of natural resources. The tru purpose of asceticism has always been to make us fully alive to the movement of grace in our lives and the movement of the Spirit in the world. An ecological asceticism from the pebble to the peach, to the poodle to the person, all under the sway of the apex, asceticism reconfigures that pyramid into a circle of life with human beings thoroughly interwoven with all the other creatures, special in virtue of being conscious and free but utterly interdependent on others for their life. This view charts a path down from our pedestal toward partnership with Earth's power of life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The prophetic response move us to action on behalf of justice for the Earth. A moral Universe limited to the human community no longer serves the future of life. If the Earth is indeed Creation, with its own intrinsic value, then Earth bears the marks of deep prophetic response with its ethical demands for care, protection, and restoration. Indeed, the impulse to care for the Earth, to heal and redeem it, takes on the character of a moral imperative. One stringent criterion must now measure the morality of our actions: whether or not these contribute to a substainable Earth community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We need to respect life, not only among humankind but also among other living creatures. Who is your neighbor? The samaritan? The friend? The outcast? Yes, yes of course. But, it is also a whale, the dolphin, and the rainforest. Our neighbor is the entire community of life, the entire Universe. We must love it all as our very self. We all share the status of creature. We are Kin in the evolving community of life. Our vision of justice must be one of cosmic justice. The aim is to establish and protect healthy ecosystems where all living creatures can flourish.

Serenity by Robin Ann

2011-04-10T00:02:00.004-04:00

Though we welcome the gentle whispering winds that flow, and lay in silence the soft morning which alight its own glory. Capturing its flame, its bliss of no other sound held itself strong and naturally elemental free. And wishing Serenity shed a glimpse of what a solitary tear would have been. The single moment entered quietly., In hopes of all given to its capable of being. By sometimes feeling unheard, Serenity gives without taking away. Choices were made entering at will. Never standing alone. Never being alone. As to waves that kiss the sands to an open shore. To come to Knowing what soon means.

Meditations, Mantras and Yoga

2011-04-07T23:18:00.003-04:00

Kiirtan Kiirtan is the singing of a mantra aloud while ideating on the Supreme Being. It inculcates the feeling of bliss and prepares the mind for meditation, because in performing it all the motor and sensory organs are engaged and directed towards the Supreme. It can be done anywhere, any time, but the best time is just before meditation. The mantra used for kiirtan is: Baba Nam Kevalam Baba means "my most beloved One", Nam means "name of" or "to identify with", and Kevalam means "only". So the meaning of the mantra is "My most Beloved is the only One." The ideation is: "Everywhere I look, in everything I hear, feel, see, taste and smell, I perceive that one Supreme Consciousness which pervades all things." Kiirtan has many benefits. It purifies the mind and prepares it for meditation, accelerating the speed of movement toward the Supreme. Because of the mental clarity achieved, one easily finds solutions to problems while performing it, as well as relief from physical and psychic ailments. Meditation The practices of Ananda Marga encompass a wide range of techniques for physical, mental and spiritual development, the central practice being meditation. Meditation means to look within your mind to feel the bliss that is the essence of your existence. That bliss is within you, just as it is within everybody and everything. Meditation is an essential tool for self-transformation and spiritual development. One of the goals of Ananda Marga is to make meditation available to all people free of charge throughout the world. Specially trained teachers give personal instruction in the process of mantra meditation, but you can try a simple technique for yourself now: Find a comfortable place on the floor and sit with your legs crossed. Place your hands one on top of the other in your lap, keep your back straight, eyes closed and tongue on the roof of the mouth. Your breathing should be calm and relaxed, through the nose. Now imagine that you are sitting in the most peaceful place that you can think of. Feel that you are sitting there in complete peace, and imagine infinite happiness is surrounding you in every direction. Feel that you are completely surrounded by that infinite peace and happiness, and start to repeat within your mind the following mantra: Baba Nam Kevalam Baba means "beloved". It refers to your deepest self: the Supreme Self, the source of infinite peace and happiness. Nam means "name" or "to identify with", and Kevalam means "only". So the mantra means "Only my Beloved". Think of the meaning as you're repeating it, and feel the infinite peace and happiness all around you and within you. Continue for as long as you like, then open your eyes. "You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the starsguides you too." ~ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Guidelines for meditation: • Don't worry if you have trouble concentrating – it's normal. It takes some time and practice to be able to focus on the one thought. Every time you realize your mind has wandered away from the mantra, concentrate on it again – it will get easier the more you do it. The main thing is to keep practicing, and really try to tap into the flow of the ideation. • Don't meditate sitting on a chair or on your bed – you are likely to get too relaxed to concentrate. Instead, sit cross-legged on the floor in a peaceful place where nobody will disturb you. Sit on a blanket or mat, and keep it only for your meditation. If you have trouble sitting cross-legged, put some cushions under you so your backside is higher off the ground. That will take some of the pressure off your legs, and help keep your back straight. Avoid resting your back against the wall. • Refresh yourself with cool water before you start. • Meditate twice a day – in the morning before breakfast, and in the evening before dinner. Each time is important, to get your mind and body used to it. • Singing the mantra aloud before you meditate calms the mind and prepares it for meditation. You can sing to any tune you like, with or without instruments. • Repeat the mantra throughout the rest of the day, singing it if you like. That will give you a continual feeling of lightness and happiness, and make it easier to meditate. Asanas (yoga postures) In the West we have come to equate the term "yoga" with yoga postures, but in fact they form only a small – albeit important – part of the whole system. The term "yoga" in fact implies a whole way of life which includes yoga postures as one of its many facets. In Sanskrit, yoga postures are called asanas. Asana means "a posture giving physical comfort and mental composure." Asanas affect the glands, nerves, muscles and all the organs of the body. There are many physical benefits, but the most important effect is on the mind. The practice of asanas places pressure on the endocrine glands, and this results in the regulation of hormones secreted from those glands. The hormones affect the emotions, and the resultant emotional balance facilitates concentration and meditation. So asanas help prepare the mind for meditation. Benefits of asanas: • Balance the hormone secretions from the glands. • Give flexibility to the body. • Improve respiration, as well as blood and lymph circulation. • Massage the internal organs. • Detoxify the joints. • Relax the nerves and muscles. • Cure diseases. While practicing asanas the body should be cool and calm. The stomach should not be full. The room should be clean and warm, and there should be no smoke in the air. Except for the meditation postures, asanas should not be practiced during menstruation or pregnancy. In general, asanas should only be practiced on the advice of a proper teacher. Spread a blanket or mat on the floor and try these simple and effective asanas: Yogamudra: Sit cross-legged. Hold your left wrist with your right hand behind your back. Slowly lowering your chin, then your neck, bend down as far as you can go (as in the photo at the top of this page), breathing out as you go down. Stay there for 8 seconds with your breath held out, then rise up breathing in. Practice eight times. Cobra: Lie on your stomach. Place your hands facing down on the floor beside your ears. Supporting your weight on your palms, push up and raise the chest, looking up towards the ceiling. Breathe in while rising, and hold your breath in that position for 8 seconds. Come down to the original position while breathing out. Practice eight times. Long Salutation: Kneel down with your buttocks resting on your heels and your toes pointing forward. With your palms together, extend your arms up vertically next to your ears. Slowly bring your arms and head down as one, first bending your neck, then the whole upper body, until your fingers hit the floor, keeping your buttocks on your heels all the time. Now stretch out with your forehead and nose resting on the floor. Breathe out as you go down, and stay there with your breath held out for 8 seconds. Then rise up breathing in. Practice eight times. After practicing asanas, you should do a skin massage and then lie down in deep relaxation for at least two minutes. The skin massage helps in the absorption of sebaceous oils which are naturally secreted onto the skin surface. Deep relaxation gives the body a chance to assimilate the positive energy gained from the asanas. Skin Massage: • Increases the lustre and suppleness of the skin. • Relaxes and revitalizes the nerves. • Increases the blood and lymph circulation. • Harmonizes the vital energy (pranah) of the body. The skin massage is not a deep muscle massage. It is a light going-over of the skin, as well as some extra attention given to the lymph glands. First rub your palms together a few times to warm them up. Start at the head and face and work down, rubbing the entire surface area of the skin. This is one of the reasons why it’s best not to wear any clothes except your underwear during asanas – the skin massage should be done in direct contact with the skin. Pay particular attention to the throat, under the chin, the armpits, groin, and behind the knees. In these regions there are collections of lymph glands which also benefit from the massage. Deep Relaxation: • Induces the "relaxation response," similar to hibernation. • Relieves stress. • Lowers the blood pressure. • Strengthens the heart. • Relaxes the nerves and muscles. • Decreases the need for sleep. Using the same blanket as for asanas, lie on your back with your arms by your side, making sure that your breathing is calm and relaxed. Now go through your whole body, starting at your feet, consciously making sure that each part is completely relaxed – with no muscular tension at all. Go from the feet up the legs, consciously checking each part, into the groin area, into the abdomen (also feeling that your internal organs are relaxed), into the chest and shoulders, from the fingers and hands up the arms, then into the neck and up into the face, relaxing the facial muscles, including the eyes, and finally to the top of the head, feeling that your brain is also relaxed. Check once more that you are breathing calmly, and stay like that – fully relaxed – for a few more minutes. Deep relaxation is especially important for those who do a lot of mental work. Do it as often as you like throughout the day. Whenever you feel mentally fatigued, even just a couple of minutes can be enough to rejuvenate and revive you.

Meditation on the Heart

2011-03-17T17:16:00.002-04:00

Adapted from The Path to Love, by Deepak Chopra (Three Rivers Press, 1997).

Sit comfortably in a quiet room by yourself, choosing a time when you feel settled and unhurried. Early morning is best, since your mind will be alert and fresh. Close your eyes and focus your attention on the middle of your chest, where your heart is. (The fact that the physical heart is off to the left is irrelevant here – the spiritual heart center lies directly behind your breastbone.)
Be aware of your heart as a space. Don’t try to hear your heartbeat or any other sound you think a heart makes as it pumps blood. The heart center you want to find is a point of awareness where feelings enter. In its pure form it is empty, pervaded by weightlessness, absence of care, peace, and a subtle light.

This light may appear as white, gold, pale pink, or blue. Don’t strain to find a light of any kind. You are not trying to sense the purity of the heart center right now; all you need to feel is whatever is there.

Letting your attention rest easily there, breathe gently and sense your breath going into your heart center. Here you may want to visualize a soft pastel light, or a coolness pervading the chest. Let the breath go in and out, and as it does, ask your heart to speak to you.
For the next five or ten minutes, sit and listen. Your heart will begin to release emotions, memories, wishes, fears, and dreams long stored there, and as it does, you will find yourself paying attention.

Let the experience be what it will be. If you daydream or drift off into sleep, just bring your attention back to your heart center. You will notice as you continue this exercise that three things are naturally coming together: meditation, purification, and attention.
You are learning to be with your heart in order to heed its spiritual meaning – this is meditation. You are letting repressed material come up to be released – this is purification. You are listening to your heart without judgment or manipulation – this is attention.

Wisdom Emotion

2010-02-16T01:55:00.003-05:00

Within us is the Soul of the Whole,

the wise Silence,

the Universal beauty,

the eternal One.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poetic Emotion

2010-02-08T02:58:00.002-05:00

Memories

Gaze upon the Earth
with misty eyes.
While willful wind wails
and hears it's cries.

With strength yet at ease
bidding it's homage
from the bending trees.
Soon to come is the morning Light.
softly shadows of darkness
slip out of sight.
Oh who put the Moon's trace
and the Sun back in it's place.
In the glory of the dawn
I finally see your face.
Across the bridge of memory
time and space cease to be.
And bring the joys of yesterday
into the realm of today.
And loneliness of age is no more
all become as it was before.
When happy tears like tidal Seas
flood our Hearts with memories.

~ Robin Ann

The Presence of Now

2010-02-08T02:43:00.003-05:00

What is true? What is false? We are often confronted with this question. The answer is always the same. What is true will always exist. Truth is eternal as is Love, Spirit, and Peace. They go on and on. On the other hand, falsity is ephemeral. That is, it is subject to the laws of time and will someday be no more. The past, and future are also subject to the laws of time and are therefore false. The Present is always "right now," and the only tense that is true. The past is like a dream. What little we remember of it is shaded by distorted memories about what we thought happened. Our memories are not all that reliable. We tend to make the past what we would have it be. It is only a partial recollection of our perception of what we thought happened, just as it is in the dream. We put a great deal of importance in the past because we were taught to do just that. We study history, tell of where we've been, what we have done, read the newspaper's reports about what has taken place and believe that we are protecting ourselves in the future by learning from the past.

If the past is gone, and not the truth, our dwelling on past events is keeping us in non-reality. So it is also with the future. We pretend to know what is in store for us, we worry about it and wait in expectation for what is to come. Yet we keep attempting to think we know what the outcome may be, with eager anticipation, or fearful dread. Our waking and sleeping hours are consumed in past and future thoughts. But in the Present moment, there is only Peace. That is all that can be in a place where past grievances, associations and pain can not enter. The Present is where the fears and expectations of what is yet to be is not a factor, so only pure Peace abides there. How can one get to this space? By being very quiet,very still; through the practice of Meditation.

We have two options. We attempt to stop the invading thoughts which are always future or past thoughts, or we allow the thoughts of Present Awareness to totally fill our minds. The first way is accomplished through repeated Meditation practice in any of the traditional forms. Try this: Close your eyes for a moment and try to still your mind. Become Aware of the things that show up in your mind. When past thoughts arrive, "push" them to the left; when future thoughts come, "push" them to the right. That way you can begin to stay visually "centered" in the Present.

This is the basis of Meditation.

The second way is to focus your attention on a thought that is Eternal. These thoughts incorporate Love and Peace, Joy, Spirit, and so on. Begin with a thought like Love and allow related thoughts to fill your mind. Then continue unfolding thoughts that relate to Love such as affirming "I am Love," "I am the essence of Love," etc., until you become lost in the thought of Love. A mind filled with eternal thoughts can not be host to past nor future. It is there that you find true Peace, leave the past behind, experience and become in touch with Reality and higher Consciousness.

This is the basis of Being.

The Art of Being Present

2010-02-04T00:29:00.001-05:00

What moment do we have other than this?

The past is an illusion long gone. The future is not yet made manifest.

Each moment of our lives lands as a dew drop upon the lotus. Delicate, unique, irreplaceable. To look upon it with full attention and unfettered gaze reveals its precious and inimitable perfection. This magic moment, a crack between past and future, is an existence; never seen before, and never to be seen again.

Can we not Be as the lotus enveloping the drop? Does the lotus analyze and compare?Is the lotus anticipating the dew drops yet to be? Or does it embrace this diamond ~ liquid, delicate, and evanescent, and open its petals to experience the All?

Can you recall in your life a sudden revelation of beauty, deep serenity, a spontaneous Awakening to Unity, excitement, joy, and vibrancy that stilled your mind and opened your heart?

Ever ponder how you were able to perceive this flash between your history and your expectations?

What is the Secret to reentering this often all too brief state of Acceptance and Bliss?

The key is to both embrace and let go of each moment simultaneously. To participate and witness at the same time. In doing this, it is perfectly possible to create a process of attentiveness to, and reverence for, your everyday experience. Being Present to the experience of our life, moment by moment, can help Awaken our capacity for extraordinary joy, freedom, compassion, and creativity.

All authentic spiritual traditions have as part of their process a centering of Consciousness on the power of Now. This process of freeing ourselves from our patterns, habits, compulsions, and unconscious drives is often referred to as “burning karma.” Our karma is the result of our actions, experiences, thoughts, emotions, and expectations. In freeing ourselves from these self-imposed strictures, we develop the skills to create anew, rather than re-create over and over again what no longer serves the growth of our Spirit. This freedom from karmic patterning results in self-knowledge, wisdom, and being Present.

Find an object. A burning candle, a flower, a dew bespeckled spider’s web. Still your mind and observe. What do you perceive?

Use all your senses. Maybe write down your observations. Give yourself lots of time, don’t rush about with mental questing. Open yourself to the experience and to your observations.
What do you notice?

Take a deep, conscious breath and observe again. Pay attention with your mind. Assimilate with your body. What do you feel?

Through this process of stilling the mind, calming the emotions, and opening the doors of perception, you may become able to see a world in a grain of sand, heaven in a wild flower, and hold life in the palm of your hand.

Living Life Without Fear

2009-11-20T16:15:00.002-05:00

Fear can be a powerful influence in your life, often determining the actions you take or don’t take in many situations. At various times fear has probably stopped you from pursuing goals, making new friends, starting or keeping a romantic relationship, applying for a better job, starting your own business, or life changes that you would consider to be positive.

Can you imagine what it would be like to live your life without fear? Imagine if you had absolutely no fear of failure and you knew that you could accomplish anything you wanted, no limitations whatsoever. What would you do with your life? Imagine if you knew without a doubt that you deserved to have everything you want, and you had no doubts that you weren’t good enough or worthy enough. Imagine if you were no longer afraid to pursue your dreams and instead eagerly embraced opportunities to live every experience you wanted to live. What would you do if you could do anything at all? You may be thinking “It’s great to imagine all this but I still feel fearful much of the time. I’m still afraid to fail. I’m still afraid to be rejected. I’m still afraid to take a chance. How do I get past those scary feelings?”

First of all, forgive yourself for being human. It’s completely natural to have these feelings, and there is nothing wrong with you. Your body is wired to react strongly to potentially threatening situations. Your body cannot tell whether the threatening situation is truly harmful or not; it simply gives you the warning signs like a pounding heart, sweaty palms, shallow breathing, tightening muscles, and so forth. Fear can be pretty intimidating, no doubt. However, it’s important to understand that fear is just a feeling when it comes right down to it. It cannot physically hold you back from doing anything, and it cannot limit your potential unless you allow it to do so.

Overcoming the influence of fear so you can live an amazing life is a simple matter of knowing how to diffuse the fearful feelings in the heat of the moment. This can be done in a variety of ways, including the use of calming affirmations, meditation, and breath work. When you calm the thoughts that are triggering the fear response, your body will automatically calm down too. So many of us are ruled by fear. It’s one of the most damaging emotions that a person can have, and 99.9% of it is completely worthless.

I know that when I am able to do this, life is good. When I’m not able to do this, life isn't so great. And the greatness or not so greatness usually has very little to do with what’s going on around me.

Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. ~Ambrose Redmoon

Making Peace with Change

2009-10-24T19:01:00.002-04:00

The most inevitable material fact of our universe is the one we have the stormiest relationship with. Either we fight it as it is appearing, or we mourn for it as it passes us by, but we are hardly ever at peace with change.

At every instant of our lives, change is guaranteed. We fight to keep it away, or work to get it here sooner because we think we know what should happen. We are certain (sometimes rightly!) that the change coming toward us will ruin or kill us. We think and hope that the right change will fix us (or them or it) once and for all.

There’s the rub. Other than death, there is no “once and for all” regarding anything that is subject to change. If you take a moment now, you can ask yourself the question, “What changes?” Is there anything that does not change? Anybody, any situation, any location, any thought, any feeling, any opinion?

We may work for change in our political, social, or personal lives, and even rejoice when change appears, but all too soon we become fearful that it won’t be enough or that it will disappear.
It won’t be enough (nothing that is subject to change can ever be enough to truly fulfill us), and it will disappear. That’s simply and starkly the nature of change.

Change is inevitable and yet even the worst is often ultimately not bad news, though it can be when it arrives. There are certainly deeply destructive changes that threaten us now as individuals, as societies and as a planet. We are right to work to bring about positive change and try to defeat negative change. We just have to finally face the fact of change.

Facing the facts allows for adaptation, or as recently said in politics, “being on the right side of history.” We are in the midst of huge change in our country right now, and if we keep in touch through the media, we know the upheaval and hysteria that is accompanying it.

We can recognize and empathize with the anger, driven by fear of loss, in those who are desperately trying to keep what has already happened from happening. We have all tried that futile strategy in one way or another.

Historically, we know that those resisting essential changes can even be successful for a while. Revolutions can revert to what they were revolting against, and dark ages can follow ages of expansion. Resistance to change can succeed, but only for a while, because change is a force that will not be denied. Fighting it can lead to some counter-change, but you cannot get back what has been lost. You may even get a semblance of “restoration” for a while, but change will finally have its way.

If we are willing to admit to ourselves both that change is here and change is a force that is always coming, we can–paradoxically–take a moment to be still. At least for a moment we can stop fighting what we don’t like and stop clinging to what we do like. We can let ourselves be humbled by forces beyond our control.

In a moment of stillness we can recognize that through age and experience, through trauma and healing, through successes and failures there remains within us the same wonder that was revealed in our initial recognition of being. The initial I am sense is still here, unchanged. Life itself is still here, regardless of the uncountable changes in all life forms.

When our attention returns here we are fulfilled in ourselves, and then whenever changes occur, they occur around that fulfillment.

We may still fight for what we love, and resist what we think to be destructive, but we are no longer owned by those things that come and go. We are free in the midst of all that has changed and all that will change.

What an adventure!

Being the Change

2009-10-24T18:51:00.002-04:00

In a time when our world seems to be increasingly unstable, those of us who are genuinely concerned about the future of the planet can understandably feel disheartened, and even sometimes feel as though we are losing hope that we will ever see the change we wish for. And yet, the time we are living in offers each one of us an invitation to personal change; an opportunity for the conscious evolution of our selves.

The question is… are we willing to make the changes that are needed?

In the world of social justice causes, intentions may differ, approaches will vary, and perspectives may even be in conflict. And still, with all our differences and disagreements, our passion and our fury, we are united in our desire to make the world a better place.

I'm not suggesting that we should stifle our passion, or even our anger, when it comes to injustice. Passion and justified anger are the antidotes to apathy, and if we have any chance of saving our planet and our future, it is essential that we break the spell of apathy that keeps us in the dangerous slumber of the status quo.

What I am saying is that it is possible to disagree, and to discuss issues where we don't see eye to eye, without resorting to personal attacks or insults that are intended to hurt the recipient. In short, we need to learn how to raise each other up, rather than putting each other down.

Although peace depends on every human being, it starts with us as individuals. If we create peace in our lives, this will be reflected outward.

Why or Why Not Meditate?

2009-10-22T17:05:00.002-04:00

Why or Why Not Meditate?

There are many reasons why we don’t meditate. Here are some of them: We think we don’t have enough time. We do not know “how.” We are afraid. We don’t understand the point. What for? It seems like a lot of trouble. It seems like something that is for other people, but not for us. We think we don’t need to. We don’t want to.

The truth is, a good and useful meditation can take only 5 to 10 minutes. “How” is not difficult. Everyone can do this. There is nothing to be afraid of. You are not connecting with anything “outside” yourself. You are not opening up to anything or anyone taking you over. You are connecting with your higher self. You are connecting to universal life force. You are connecting to inner wisdom. You are connecting to Source. You are going inside and learning how to empower yourself, so that you can make positive changes in your outside life.

There are many, many reasons why it is important to meditate. On the physical level, meditation has been scientifically shown to lower blood pressure and improve physical health and well being. On other levels, meditation has been shown to significantly reduce stress. Stress causes disease. If we can reduce or eliminate our stress, we will have less disease.Meditation contributes to an overall sense of well-being, therefore allowing us to be happier and more productive. Meditation does not require a great deal of effort and indeed can be done anywhere and any time. If you can close your eyes, breathe and visualize, you can meditate.

If you feel this is not for you, take a look at your life and the patterns of your life. If everything is peaceful, wonderful, and your life is exactly the way you want it, then perhaps you do not need to engage in meditation. Although, anyone whose can describe their life in this way, probably utilized the power of meditation to have it be so. And most probably continues to manifest from a meditative state of being. If you have no interest in meditating, ask yourself why? People change when the old patterns no longer serve them.

How Do We Meditate?

Meditation is not a new skill. It is ancient and we simply forgot how to do it, just as we forgot who we are with all the distractions of the world that we have created for ourselves.

Ideally, get in any comfortable position, close your eyes, and begin to take long, slow, deep breaths. The proper art of breathing is a whole subject unto itself, because it is another skill that we have forgotten how to do, however, for now, just breathe through your nose and exhale through your mouth. The key is focus, and in this case, one should focus on their breath.

Let all thoughts drift away as you focus on your breath entering and leaving your body. If thoughts come in, watch them come in and let them float out, along the path of the breath. Breathe in and out slowly, as you enjoy the gift of breath.

Soon, you will begin to feel a sense of deep peace and relaxation enter your body through your breath. Just let go. Relax into it.When you feel this letting go, you will want to create and visualize your sanctuary. It is from your sanctuary – this safe place – that you can truly connect with yourself and higher learning and begin to make positive changes that you bring with you into the physical realms. So, meditate?

Why not?

A List to Live By

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The most destructive habit ~ Worry
You will get grey faster this way,

and bring on stomach ailments!

The greatest Joy ~ Giving
You won’t have excess baggage!

The greatest loss ~ Loss of self-respect
You must stand up for yourself!

The most satisfying work ~ Helping others
You can forget your troubles!

The ugliest personality trait ~ Selfishness
Good enough to bring on diseases for sure!
It will lead you no where and even if you did,

you’ll be back to square one.

Most endangered species ~ Dedicated Leaders
We can all join hands to enrich this.

Our Greatest natural resource ~ Our youth
Be kind and gentle to our future.

Greatest problem to Overcome ~ Fear
It can only enrich the one who fears you

which we should avoid!

Most effective sleeping pill ~ Peace of mind
At the end of our life we take nothing,

leave possession behind.

Most crippling failure disease ~ Excuses
Be yourself and don’t fear to state the truth!

The most powerful Force in Life ~ Love
There’s no limit to it!

World's most Incredible computer ~ The brain
Relax it and use it wisely!

Worst thing to be without ~ Hope
Though, you can make it happen!

The deadliest weapon ~ The tongue
Use it wisely, so you don’t have regrets.

The two most powerful words ~ "I Can"
Do anything!

The two most potent words ~ "I Am"

Brings anything to YOU.

The Greatest asset ~ Faith
It can move mountains.

The most beautiful attire ~ SMILE!
You can exercise the muscles of your face.

The most prized possession ~ Integrity
And you have it all!

Most powerful channel of communication ~ Prayer
Talk to your maker in good and bad times.

The most contagious spirit ~ Enthusiasm
It can spread happiness!

Is Duality an illusion?

2009-10-04T02:50:00.002-04:00

If duality is an illusion, then unity will not be established. Both have their values, and without duality, unity has no substance. Both are natural, both are true. That is the nature of the world. Like light and darkness, the contradictions exist, they are there. The North Pole is there, and so is the South Pole.

“The two fullnesses” complement each other. There is 100 percent diversity and 100 percent unity, both performing their work at the same time. That is the nature of the work of creation, this is true reality.

To us, one seems real and the other unreal. The reality is that both are real at the same time. As water is true, so ice is true. Both are quite opposed to each other, and yet their affinity is so great that the ice cannot exist without the water–it is water and nothing but water.

So unity and diversity are there together and at the same time.

The highest goal of existence, then, is to achieve “200 percent of life.” Life is a field of unlimited possibilities. Such is the glory of total flexibility in the human nervous system. This is a tremendously important point. It says that we can bypass the limited, bounded choices that we are used to making and go directly to the solution of any problem. The basis for this assertion is that nature has already structured the solution in our consciousness.

The problems are in the field of diversity, while the solutions are in the field of unity. Going straight to the field of unity automatically hits upon the solution, which the mind-body system then carries out.

Benefits of Meditation

2009-10-04T02:34:00.000-04:00

The aim of Yoga, of union, is to unite the thinking mind with its source in pure awareness. In modern terms, “pure awareness” means quantum space, the silent, empty void that is the womb of all matter and energy.

Pure awareness exists in the gap between thoughts; it is the unchanging background against which all mental activity takes place. We would not ordinarily suspect that such a state exists because our minds are so preoccupied with the stream of thoughts, wishes, dreams, fantasies, and sensations that fill waking consciousness. That is why the ancient Indian sages had to devise the specific technique of meditation, in order to show the mind its own origins in the quantum depths.

Sitting in meditation with the eyes closed induces the nervous system to enter a state of “restful alertness” ~ i.e., the mind remains awake while the body goes into a deeply relaxed state.

Sleep is a hypometabolic state in which oxygen consumption decreases, heartbeat slows, and consciousness blanks out. The waking state, on the other hand, is marked by higher oxygen consumption, a faster heartbeat, and an alert mind.

These opposites are united in meditation. While remaining alert enough to feel the experience of pure awareness, people go into a state of rest twice as deep as sleep. Moreover, they do so very quickly, usually within ten minutes after shutting their eyes, compared to the four to six hours it takes us to reach our deepest relaxation in sleep.

Are you running your life or running away from it?

2009-10-03T01:11:00.000-04:00

Your existence here on Earth coupled with your choice in thoughts, feelings, actions, and connections comprise your life and all aspects of it ~ your profession, romantic partnership, family dynamic, health status, and financial matters.
How you handle your life and whether or not you decide to progress, heal, experience peace, and fulfill your potential is your responsibility.
Is there an area of your life or yourself that has been nagging you to change? Are you mentally in denial, emotionally paralyzed by fear, or physically apathetic about wanting to evolve? Are you running from your life and your path?
In order to take control, even if you feel like you've never been able to be in the driver's seat of your own life, you need to admit there is a problem, be willing to improve, and own responsibility. Ignoring imbalances or justifying poor habits is not progressive or productive, and you will unlikely reach that level of contentment that is your birthright.
As an adult you have a choice. No one else can make you change and see the light. You make the choices you do, so don't complain if the consequences are unfavorable. Examine yourself in the mirror. What life area is your intuition guiding you to transform? What lesson are you tired of repeating? When are you going to start running your life, not running from it?
Your source of power comes from within yourself. By connecting to a higher wisdom, you can feel worthy and accept divinely guided help, stay focused on your journey, and co-create true fulfillment.
Affirmations: I confidently face my life head on because I want to create the life of my dreams. The universe responds when I take one step to transform unhealthy habits and relationships to that which serves my higher purpose. My power comes from within and my connection to a higher source. I am in control!

Be Good to Yourself

2009-10-03T01:08:00.000-04:00

Do you know how important you are? Do you know how special, and rare, your heart is? Your being in this world is so necessary, and so needed: you have so much love to bring to the planet, and so much to contribute by way of peace, and compassion, and care. It can be hard to stay centered and calm given the news in the world around us, though, and easy for stress or worry to push us from that place of groundedness. And because of this (to my mind!) it's all the more important to take care of yourself--not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally as well. We need people who can be present to the world, and presence requires self-care. So it's my honor to invite you to a free live web event happening this weekend. Bob Doyle (of The Secret) has put together a beautiful program called "Taking Care of Yourself in Troubled Times." The program is filled with wonderful reminders and tips about how to make sure you're creating space for yourself, and how to keep from feeling stressed or overwhelmed or lost in the face of the stories going on around us.
Be good to yourself, and to each other.

Wisdom Emotion

2009-10-03T01:07:00.000-04:00

In dealing with those who are undergoing suffering, if you feel burnout setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, for you to restore yourself. The point is to have a long-term perspective. ~ The Dalai Lama

The Four Yogas

2009-09-29T23:47:00.000-04:00

Everyone has feelings, so everyone can be on the path of feeling. The same is true for thinking, acting, and being.

So, the vision of Yoga is simply that unity is possible for anyone, starting from wherever you happen to be. Unity is secretly present in every moment in daily life. Nothing can happen to me that is outside the one reality; nothing is wasted or random.

In the Vedic tradition, each person can choose four paths that arise from feeling, thinking, acting, and being. Each path is called a Yoga, the Sanskrit word for “union,” because unity – merging with one reality – was the goal.

Over the ages, the four Yogas have come to define specific paths that suit the kind of temperament a seeker has, although in truth you can follow several or all at once:

Bhakti Yoga leads to unity by loving.

Karma Yoga leads to unity through selfless action.

Gyana Yoga leads to unity through knowledge.

Raj Yoga leads to unity through meditation and renunciation.

It’s not necessary to think of the four paths as being Eastern. These Yogas were the original seeds, the means that brought unity within reach. Literally translated, the fourth path, Raj yoga, means “the royal way to union.”

What makes it royal is a belief that meditation transcends the other three paths. But the fourth path is also inclusive: By following it you are actually following all four at once. Your meditations go directly to the essence of your being.

That essence is what love is, selfless action, and knowledge are trying to teach.

Be One with everything. ~

Grateful Living

2009-09-29T23:21:00.000-04:00

Do you want to live a rich, meaningful and abundant life?

The key is to have a grateful heart. It sounds so simple. Yet, it becomes challenging when we have to deal with the problems and burdens that come our way --bills, debts, annoying and seemingly cruel people, illness, death and so on. And yet when we truly begin to be grateful, it can change our lives dramatically.

THE BEAUTY OF YOU

YOU ARE ALIVE.

Life is a gift. Mornings are gifts. Every time you wake up, stretch out those arms and say, “thank you for the gift of a brand new day!”

YOU CAN SEE.

Oh to have the gift of sight! What a blessing! With your eyes, you can watch the magnificent world you live in. You can see your face in the mirror. You are able to enjoy the beauty of a leaf, a flower, a snowflake, a child, a star, a rainbow and the look of love.

YOU CAN HEAR.

The thousands of fibers found in your ears could pick up the whisper of the leaves in the trees, the waves of the ocean, the raindrops falling on the roof, the loud thunder, the laughter of children, the ringing of the phone, and hear the words “I love you.”

YOU CAN SPEAK.

You can utter words that can encourage, inspire, teach, guide, comfort, uplift, motivate and say the words “Thank you”; “I am here for you”; and “I love you.”

YOU CAN MOVE.

You are joy in motion. You have the ability to dance, walk, run, hop and skip as you travel the road of life.

YOU CAN EAT.

You can enjoy different food…the sweetness of ice cream and cakes, the crunchy veggies, mouthwatering seafood, the tender juicy chicken, pork or beef. Aren't we thankful that that the healthy food we eat gives us energy and helps us to grow?

YOU CAN DRINK.

And be merry? (Grin) You can drink and allow water and fresh juices to quench your thirst. You can drink a toast to celebrate a wedding, a romantic evening, or warm your body on cold winter nights.

YOU CAN SMELL.

Your sense of smell can enhance the taste of food. It can connect you to wonderful memories like remembering your baby cradled in your arms, the perfume of your beloved, or their sweet smelling hair. Your hands can caress and soothe a loved one. You can touch and feel the different textures- soft, rough and silky smooth. With your touch you can express your love without words.

YOU CAN READ.

When you look at the words and letters, they are not jumbled or inverted. Having the ability to read has open your doors to knowledge and wisdom found in books, magazines, newspapers and the internet.

YOU CAN SING.

Whether it be extraordinary talent or simply singing in the shower, you can sing. You can sing your favorite song. You can hum a tune. Or even a lullaby. You can sing as you cook or clean the house.

YOU CAN WRITE.

You can write and share your experiences. You can write love letters, thank you notes, and compose songs and poetry. Or write a check list of the things you need to buy in the grocery.

YOU CAN THINK.

You have the ability to think, to plan and to analyze. When problems arise, you can come up with solutions to solve them.

YOU CAN FEEL.

You have the ability to feel and experience all sorts of emotions - happy, sad, angry, confused, surprised, and disappointed and so on. Your feelings add spice to your life.

YOU CAN SLEEP.

You can rest when you are tired and exhausted. Your body has been given the gift of sleep so it could recuperate and re-energize itself.

ANGELS ON EARTH

Be grateful for YOUR FAMILY.

Isn't it great to belong a family? Imperfect our families may be but here we find the opportunity to grow, share, give and receive love.

Be grateful for YOUR FRIENDS.

If we do not find love at home, sometimes we find the care and support from friends. True friends who stand by you, who knows your quirks and weird ways, but have decided to love you anyway.

Be grateful for YOUR COLLEAGUES.

There are people at work who are your inspiration and guide to help you succeed in your career.

Be grateful for YOUR TEACHERS.

People who have taught you and shared with you their knowledge and skills.

Be grateful for YOUR LIFE COACHES.

Some people in your life teaches you how to live your life to the fullest.

Be grateful for YOUR PREACHERS, PASTORS.

They have walked their talk and you have seen how their love for God have changed their lives.

Be grateful for QUIET ANGELS.

They walk into your life, often unannounced, help you in whatever way they can and just as quietly leave.

Be grateful for KIND STRANGERS.

Out of the blue, you receive unexpected help, a kind word, a message of inspiration, a smile.

Be grateful for BELIEVERS.

They are those who see the goodness in you and believe in you and what you can do.

Be grateful for the LISTENERS.

They can sit still and listen to you with all their heart as you pour out your burdens. They can empathize with you.

Be grateful for the JOY GIVERS.

They radiate sunshine and warmth. And when you feel down, a dose of their joy lifts you up!

Be grateful for the HUGGERS.

They can engulf you in a hug that makes you feel safe and secure. Their hugs tell you that you are not alone.

Be grateful for RIPPLEMAKERS.

People who make a difference in little and big ways. Perhaps its somebody at home who makes you feel good when they are around. Or its the bagger at the grocery counter who never fails to greet you and make you feel nice.

Be grateful for PEACEMAKERS.

They have chosen the path of peace. They will choose and respond to situations with love than hate.

Be grateful for LOVERS.

The words that come out of their mouth are the words that start with I LOVE...not I hate. Lovers of life. Lovers of goodness. Lovers of art. Lovers of sports. Lovers of growing. Lovers of plants. Lovers of helping people see the beauty in themselves. Be grateful for people who will lead you gently back to yourself.

THE THINGS WE ENJOY

The glory of nature. Sunrise and sunsets. Clouds and blue skies. Raindrops and rainbows. Ocean waves and soothing streams. Birds in the air. Flowers everywhere. Lovable pets. Finding joy and love in taking care and nurturing animals. I know of stories of people whose lives have been touched by these lovable and amazing creatures.

Food on the table. If you have enough food to feed your stomach and go to sleep without feeling the pangs of hunger, be grateful. Roof on top of your head. Be glad you are not sleeping out in the cold. Water to drink. Whenever you take a sip of water, be grateful that there is enough supply of water to quench your thirst. Clothes to wear. You don't have to walk around naked.

Music. The gift of music has been known to soothe, inspire and make you dance to the beat of life.
Books. For all the books from where you have gained knowledge and wisdom from all over the world.

Technology. Technology that have helped us connect and have made our lives easier and convenient. From cell phones to laptops to cameras and on and on.

Inventions. For electricity, for our cars, for wheelchairs, for roller coaster rides.

Sharing laughter and funny moments. Finding your life's purpose. Accomplishing a task. Finding a lost family member. An answered prayer. Experiencing love. Getting married. Giving birth to your child. Saving someone's life. Learning a skill. Sharing the gift of smile. Writing a poem. Making friends. Helping someone heal. Being healed. Finding hope. God's grace.

Taking family trips. Experiencing Reunions. A first bike ride. First kiss. Falling in love. Being loved in return. The day you grew up. Memories of childhood. Choosing to forgive.

I AM GRATEFUL

I am grateful for the choices that I have made.

I am grateful for life's abundance.

I am grateful for the freedom I have to be ME.

I am grateful for the gift that I can share to the world.

I am grateful for all the experiences,

that have made me into the kind of person I am today.

I am grateful for the joy and peace in my heart.

I am grateful for the people who are journeying with me.

I am grateful for knowing that I am where I need to be.

I am grateful for opportunities to grow and learn.

I am grateful for all of life and what it brings.

This is just the beginning. I know there are still a thousand of things to be grateful for. Smile and embrace life with all its imperfections. Gratitude will bring a change of perception and with it comes the wisdom and truth of the ages.

I thank you for the gift of you.
Blessings

Remembrance, Unity

2009-09-11T23:07:00.000-04:00

You are whomever you choose to be. Whatever aspect you wish to be, that's who you are. That can change at any given moment. Yet if you want your life to settle down, to stop bringing you such a wide variety of experiences, there's a way to do that. Simply stop changing your mind so often about who you are, and who you choose to be. Power without inner strength is an illusion. Inner strength without Unity is a lie. A lie that has not served the race, but that has deeply embedded itself into your race. For you think that inner strength comes from individuality and from separateness, and that is not so. Separation from each other is the cause of all your dysfunction and suffering. Still, separation continues to masquerade as strength, and your politics, your economics, and even your religions have perpetuated the lie.

Don't stop the symphony which you are playing because you think you hear a sour note. Simply change your tune.

Love is the greatest power in the world, but it requires continual circulation to stay strong and vital. It was designed to be expressed. If we open ourselves to love, we see that it most certainly has to be the strongest attracting power in creation. It binds us all together in one great and beautiful union. We are all part of one. This love pulls each of us toward our selves, making us more and more aware. In the long run, love is stronger than hatred and wars, the personal battles as well as international ones.

Love is everywhere. But sometimes we attach strings to our love. We love only at certain times and we love only certain people. Maybe we feel we can love only the people who we feel love us or who are the same as we are. But this is not using our wonderful power of love in the correct way. The fact is that everyone is like us because we are all part of each other. You are the same as every other person, no matter how it may seem.

Our attention has to stay focused on the nature of each person and not on outer appearances. We're not all cut from the same cookie cutter, so there will always be superficial differences. But we are all from the same batch of dough. When we let the warmth of our love flow out from us in a complete circle, we touch everyone within it, and the entire world, especially our own immediate world becomes a better place. We meet all people, and we automatically fall across their paths.

To love in a way is to let it flow freely, not withholding it from anyone. This is the ideal and, as with most of these universal principles, we may not be there yet. But when we realize that everyone wants to love and be loved and that everything people do is their way of crying out for that love, we begin to feel our own moving in their direction.

Whatever we do, we attract into our lives, we will attract blessings. Eventually each of us will realize that he or she is part of everyone else, and our love will touch everyone, because we are all one.

Thoughts

2009-09-04T00:08:00.000-04:00

Part I

The entire world is made up of thoughts, yet for something so integral to our lives, thought isn't very well understood. When most people think about thoughts, it is only limited to thought. “Grass is green”. The thoughts are bound to words which separate experience into this and that. Grass itself isn't a second thought, nor is the grass being green. The actual experience of the grass expressing it's greenness is a multi thought, yet the thought “Grass is green” inside of most people's minds is only a dualistic idea. It's this and not that. Part of the problem is the words, people think in words. The reality of the thought is what lies behind the words, yet in most minds, the words are focused upon while the reality is discarded. Grass and green are only concepts in a mind. People fail to see the metaphor for what it is and the words become their reality. Now green isn't green. Green is a feeling, a vibration, an experience, but not a word. The feeling and the experience, the vibration of light that connects with your eyes, that's the multi-dimensional thought of green. The word is just a dualistic idea, a way to condense a multi thought into something it isn't.

Your third experience is constructed of thought, just think about it. The way you see it isn't the way it really is, it's something assembled by your mind so you can make sense of it. Are the colors you see what the colors really are? Or are they just varying vibrational frequencies assigned a certain look? Your smells and tastes are really just certain shapes of molecules that bind on the tongue and nose. Yet you experience this shape as a smell or a taste. Think of butter, you can taste it can't you? So is the taste itself anything more than a thought? For most, the physical seems so real it's hard to see it as nothing but thoughts, but that's all it is. When you dream do you realize you are dreaming? Most people do not, the dream is so similar to their waking that while they're dreaming they can't tell the difference. Though when they wake up, it's clear it was a dream. What was the dream other than thoughts? And if the dream is so similar to our waking experience that we can't tell the difference, is it so hard to believe that the waking experience is constructed of thought. Although thoughts seem like static things.

Dualistic thoughts become “irrefutable” laws, governments, religions, and third thoughts become “solid” physical objects. Yet the thoughts themselves are made of energy. Something that couldn't be static even if it wanted to. Even things that appear so unchanging as rocks are constantly vibrating, constantly moving, alike sand. Trying to force these thoughts to stay put is the very essence of attachment. Try as you like, but you're going to wear out long before energy ever does. In fact, energy, being energy, is never going to wear out, it just changes form. Trying to hold on to it, is just going to exhaust you. This is what desire and attachment are, trying to bind something that can't be bound.

The thoughts don't belong to you, in fact every thought you've ever had has been around since the dawn of Creation. They may stick around for a while, but you never really own them. Believing otherwise only keeps people stuck in illusion.

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Where is the mind? Is it in the brain? Well science has looked there, but can't seem to find a mind among all that gray matter. There's someone observing the thoughts. There's someplace the thoughts exist. And there's the thoughts themselves. Yet where among these is the mind? There's a cloud of thoughts drifting across your Consciousness, one's you're trying to hold on to. One's you believe define who you are, and these you call the mind. Which are truly called your thoughts.

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A rich man once believed he owned a large piece of property and on that was a forest. One day a lumberjack came along and chopped down a tree. The rich man came up and asked, “What are you doing to my forest?” and the logger replied, “Is this tree your forest?” “Of course the tree isn't the forest” the rich man answered and allowed the lumberjack to take the tree. This continued day after day until a year later the rich man looked out and realized his whole forest was gone. Yet the logger didn't take away the forest, he just removed the trees. There never really was a forest, just a group of trees. People fail to see the forest for the trees. People fail to see the mind for the thoughts. What makes a forest? Trees. Yet are the trees the forest? Citizens make up a country, yet where is the country apart from a thought in it's citizen's minds?

Part II

Consciousness is like a clear blue sky, the thoughts are the clouds. The clouds drift across the sky, but they leave no mark upon the sky. They're temporary, fleeting. They move, they change shape, there's more one day and less the next, yet the blue sky remains. Consciousness is the sky, thoughts are the clouds. You are the Consciousness, that which observes the thoughts yet remains unblemished by them. If you forget this, the clouds start building up. Soon they obscure the sky altogether and Consciousness is forgotten. The clouds, the thoughts, are all you see and you believe you are these thoughts. The mind is like a storm that covers the sky, yet the sky is still there. You may forget the truth of your Being, but it's still there. You are still this Consciousness and if you don't believe me, then tell me who's the one observing the thoughts?

The sky is Being, it simply Is. The clouds are always in action, always doing. If you're a Human Being, you're Pure Consciousness. If you're a human doing, you are the mind.

Thoughts aren't a bad thing, there's nothing wrong with thoughts, but it is in one's best interest to stay conscious of what one is thinking. Only when one is ignorant is one bound by thoughts. If you believe you are the thoughts, then the thoughts own you. The only ignorance is being ignorant of the Consciousness, the Love, and of who you are.

The thoughts make up everything, they are all expressed, but separately they're nothing. They don't exist separately. The energy that makes up the thoughts exists as Oneness. It's Consciousness being aware of Itself.

The clouds are the Sky. You can't separate the two, but the attempt to do so creates the illusion. The thoughts exist as One and though we experience them as individual thoughts, it's a paradox. The thoughts appear different, but they drift across as One with them. It's a paradox, but it's how one experiences their own.

Don't worry about thoughts and don't try to force them out. Resistance is what keeps them from moving on. Simply kiss them as they pass. Love them, bless them, be grateful for them.

Love Without End

2009-08-30T22:47:00.000-04:00

From Within and Outward

We come together here and now to bring our thoughts together as a rainbow is made of many colors. So let our colors blend and meld together. We ask that our combined thoughts be made as one, and the problems and difficulties of our day move away from us. We ask that we may be protected in all that we do. To picture briefly in the mind, and who work for the good all over. We ask for within light of all these things, we bring our families and loved ones together. And we see the light of love spreading from here to there, through all these people, touching them in their lives filling them with love and peace., and spreading from them to all that they come into contact with spreading across the world in the light of love., illuminating the dark places joining with all others who feel love. Until the whole world is covered with the light of love. Nourishing all that dwell upon it and as we close to go our separate ways again we ask for grounding to safely, to do what we each have to do. Take a deep breath and keep on.

A Special Poetic Emotion

2009-08-08T01:59:00.000-04:00

Once again I said My goodbyes
To those I Love most
My heart feels that familiar pain
As I long for Home
Cause this road is hard
When I feel so far
And I'm crying out tonight
Cause I've given you my Life
But I'm tired
and I'm missing what's behind
So once more
Here's My life
You were worth it all
I'm crying out tonight
Cause I've given You my life
But I'm tired
and I'm missing what's behind
So once more...
Even when the tears are falling
When I find I fear the calling
You remind Me
Words you've spoken over my life
Promises I've yet to see
You comfort Me
Here's My Life

Beloved ~ Dax Johnson
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Wisdom Emotion

2009-08-05T02:59:00.000-04:00

The longest road you will ever have to walk in your life is the sacred journey from your head to your heart.

Quote of the Day

2009-08-05T02:40:00.000-04:00

There is no substitute for an answer. Knowing the answers helps. Knowing what the answers mean helps more. ~ St.

True Love

2009-07-20T17:51:00.000-04:00

The first word that comes to mind is unlimited. In which love is unlimited. There is no beginning and no end to it. No before and no after. Love always was, always is, and always will be. So love is also always. It's the always reality. If love is freedom, love is also unlimited, and always, then love is.. free. Now in reality, you will find that you always seek to love, and to be loved. You will find that you will always yearn for that love to be unlimited. And you will find that you will always wish you could be free to express it. You will seek freedom, unlimitedness, and eternality in every experience of love. You may not always get it, but that is what you will seek. You will seek this because this is what love is, and at some deep place you know that, because you are love, and through the expression of love you are seeking to know and to experience Who and What You Are. You are life expressing life, love expressing love.

The way you now demonstrate love to each person you do love is unique. You demonstrate your love to no two people in exactly the same way. Because you are a creature and a creator of originality, everything that you create is original. It is not possible for any thought, word, or action to be duplicative. You cannot duplicate, you can only originate. Do you know why no two snowflakes are alike? Because it is impossible for them to be. Creation is not 'duplication', and the creator can only create. That is why no two snowflakes are alike, no two people are alike, no two thoughts are alike, no two relationships are alike, and no two of anything are alike. The universe and every thing in it, exists in singular form, and there truly is nothing else like it. With being said, everything is singular, yet everything is One. Each finger on your hand is different yet it is all the same hand. The air in your house is the air that is everywhere, yet the air from room to room is not the same, but feels different. It is the same with people. All people are One, yet no two people are alike. You could not, therefore, love two people in the same way even if you tried, and you would never want to, because love is a unique response to that which is unique.

So when you demonstrate your love for one person, you are doing so in a way in which you cannot do so with another. Your thoughts, words, and actions, your responses, are literally impossible to duplicate., is one of a kind.. just as is the person for whom you have these feelings. If the time has come when you have desired this with one person alone, then for true love is always free, and obligation cannot exist in the space of love. If you see your decision to express your love in a particular way with only one as a 'sacred' promise, never to be broken, the day may come when you will experience that promise as an obligation and you will resent it. Yet if you see this decision not as a promise, made only once, but as a free choice, that day of resentment will never come.

Remember this: There is only one sacred promise, and that is to tell and live your truth.

Quote of the Day

2009-07-20T17:45:00.000-04:00

Dreams are the brain off the leash, running loose in the wilderness of imagination. ~St.

Love Without End III

2009-07-20T17:05:00.000-04:00

Stop being scared of yourself, your world, and your choices. You seek to help your families and friends but you get so frustrated. You are angry with your families and your friends because they still sleep. Would you have liked the rest of the universe to turn their back? When you give up on someone, they know it, and they feel it. It comes across as a neon sign. Everyone knows what you are about, except you. Invite in the highest vibration of your own light.

You cannot worry about fixing those you love. You cannot worry about making them better - making them give up their doubts, and their fears. Each situation is a gift. They themselves must unwrap it. You cannot unwrap there presents for them.
Hold those you love close. Hold them endlessly in your light. You are never given up on. You are never tossed away. You are always held in the highest esteem and your light is seen as such. Do not give up on others. Reach out and speak of love through your heart. No one on Earth will ever be given up on.

Embrace what you hate. Embrace what makes you angry. Embrace what you love. Embrace what brings you joy. Love your humanness. It is only through loving that you will evolve. You are the apex of your own pyramid. You are what you seek. You are the light that you seek. You are the love that you seek. And you are the peace that you seek. Anything else is a reflection.

Quote of the Day

2009-07-14T17:13:00.000-04:00

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. ~ Eric Hoffer

The Power of Gratitude

2009-07-14T16:44:00.000-04:00

Whatever you are feeling, whether it be love, fear, anger, happiness, joy, Gratitude, resistance, etc., you are in essence creating a magnetic force that attracts and draws to you events, conditions and circumstances which are indirect correlation to what you are feeling. Fear of something creates a magnetic force that will attract more of what you fear. Expressing Gratitude for any situation projects a magnetic force that draws to you more of what you are expressing Gratitude for.

In other words, Gratitude puts you in a harmonic vibrational resonance which attracts additional energies. At any time that you are not expressing Gratitude for an outcome you are in essence resisting the outcome which places your focus on not wanting that outcome.

Gratitude is an acceptance of things just the way they are which correlates with acceptance which in turn resonates and projects, creating to attracting the desired outcome. Its important to recognize whatever is going on in your life. The events, conditions and circumstance, that you are currently experiencing that are based on thoughts and emotions you've chosen at some point. It's due to those thoughts and emotions that you are experiencing whatever outcome you currently are.

Once you fully grasp and understand that your current experiences here and now are merely guideposts showing you that you are either on the right path of creating your thought processes that created them, you will become empowered to express heartfelt Gratitude for whatever is currently happening in your life recognizing the fact that YOU created it.

Its important to recognize and express Gratitude for the fact that everything in your life is a miracle, a creation that you created. Those miracles (creations) which show up that aren't in harmony with your intended or desired outcomes are merely signs that you need to make adjustments within yourself. When you fully grasp and internalize this truth you'll learn to express Gratitude for the sign that you mis-created it and that you have been provided with the evidence that will enable you to change the thoughts, emotions and perceptions which brought it into your life.

When you have developed a crystal clear understanding that all things work for the greater good no matter how seemingly bad things may appear, it becomes much easier to stay in a state of Gratitude. When you are able to fully develop that awareness not only is it an extremely freeing experience, but you are setting your self up for a much greater flow of Abundance and Happiness being attracted and coming into your life, EVERY area of your life.

Developing an Attitude of Gratitude is one of the most important things that you can do for attracting and manifesting the things that you desire into your life. In Fact, if you have a desire to consistently attract desired outcomes, it's Essential that you do!

Poetic Emotion

2009-07-10T00:48:00.000-04:00

Path of Inner Peace

By feeling satisfied with what I have,
I feel no envy.
By giving freely to those who will take,
I feel no anger.
by understanding the fears of others,
I feel no hate.
By accepting the diverseness of others,
I feel no judgment.
By recognizing the specialness of all,
I feel no self importance.
By sensing the wonders of Mother Earth,
I feel humble.
By knowing all that I can do,
I feel my worth.
By accepting what I cannot do,
I feel humility.
By these feelings,
I walk the path of peace.

~ Mississquoi Nation (Virginia)

Quote of the Day

2009-07-06T19:01:00.000-04:00

If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change. ~ MJ

Most of all, Love

2009-07-04T22:20:00.000-04:00

Love is the essence of all. Open your mind to all the possibilities. Follow to where our heart leads. Anything at all is possible, and all things are possible. You can only be to someone what they see you as. If you are clear, step into the knowing, not thinking, but the knowing beyond all shadow of a doubt that you will be here in joy, in harmony, in happiness, in creativity, and in greater rejoicing of building the world, the civilization that you all desire, then so shall you be. Put your energy, your thoughts, your hearts, into what it is that is most important. Go inside and trust the feelings. Trust yourself. Open your hearts. Open your eyes. Do not be afraid. Love does what the essence of a thing does to be itself.
And know that you are surrounded by love.

Love Without End II

2009-07-03T04:15:00.000-04:00

We Are the Radiance of the Sun
Illuminating Shadowy Minds with Our Light

We Are the Empathy of the Moon
Healing Wounded Hearts with Our Love

We are the Spirituality of the Stars
Nurturing Budding Souls with Our Power

We Are the Lifestreams of the Uni-verse
Flowing towards Harmonic Resonance

We Are the Many Sacred Pathways
We Are the Many Ancient Cultures
Connecting the Spirits of All Creatures

~ Wisdom Well Scrolls

Love Without End

2009-07-02T01:52:00.000-04:00

Reality mirrors reality. You are a result of thoughts. Honor your light. Have the courage to live your light. The more light you bring the faster it will spread. Do all that you can do. And Remember who you are. Thought comes first. Experience is always secondary. Stop living in the past or future and always live in your now. Do not be afraid of what you create. Eliminate should and trying out of your vocabulary. How you want to be is how you shall be. Be aware. Live 100% of your time. Begin to believe you are always at the right place at the right time. Emotion is the key. Emotion generates feeling. Know your feeling. Trust your feelings. Learn to love your emotions. Feeling connects you to your humanity. Feeling is what connects you to your emotions. Live in harmony.

Poetic Emotion

2009-06-30T20:11:00.000-04:00

Lifeline

A man in the water
About to go under
Crying out for someone to save him
But no one is there

A child in pain
From a parent abuse
No ear to hear
No eye to see

A loved one is fading
Into the night
No shoulder to cry on
Not even a care

The drunk, the addict
The suicidal, the cutter
The depressant, the manic
The hopeless, the bereaved

The homeless, the lonely
The sad, the happy
The jobless, the sick
All looking for a glimpse of hope

Then there it is
A glimmer, a spark
A ray of light

A room where it is safe
To cry, to share
To feel, to love
To be a friend and trust

When we need a friend
A shoulder to cry on
Lifeline is there
A light in darkness

A hope when it's lost
A person to care
A room to hold
All the pain and tears

It is our lifeline
Without it we'd be lost
Without it others might not
Have hope

It's safety
It's a life jacket
It's what home should feel like
IT IS home, it's Lifeline.

(c) Copyright 2009 RP

What You Create

2009-06-30T01:49:00.000-04:00

You create 100% of your own reality and no one can create in your reality but you.

At any giving moment you either are giving love, or asking for love. When attaching a value of a meaning or an event, I am creating a perception. It's my choice how to interpret what happened. An event but seeing through whatever issues or beliefs that I have from within. How I choose to see something, the perception I have on an event, is not necessarily what is happening, but how I choose to view it. Whatever perceptions that I have and then living by those perceptions determines what I have. If you perceive or make a decision somewhere along the way that you are a "bad" person and responsible for other people's emotions, for making them feel ''bad'', then you will go through life hating yourself, thinking you are ''evil'', perhaps without knowing it. You may feel constantly ashamed and guilty. You will continue to create situations where you feel bad about yourself, where you think you have done something wrong. You will, in all likelihood, create your life where things always seem to go wrong, and relationships and life will probably become a fearful thing for you. And, all this will change as your perception and understanding of how the Universe works becomes clearer, such as the understanding that no one can create the reality of another. And your life will also change when any false perceptions you have about yourself as well, are made conscious, and you change them.

When you know that you are responsible only for what you believe and what you feel, and when you know that others are responsible only for what they feel and believe, that feelings and beliefs about reality can only come from within, from what each person chooses to believe, there is no longer shame or blame, guilt or self hatred. Then you have the opportunity to believe and create your life in any way you choose, in a good way that works for you. You no longer believe it if others try to blame you, and you no longer blame anyone else for your life. That is being the Creator of your life. You choose to consciously, not unconsciously, what you want to believe, you perceive yourself and life and others in a way that is positive and allows life to work harmoniously for you.

You can't change something if you don't think you created it to begin with or, if you don't believe that you even have the power to create or change anything. Victims remain stuck, thinking it's someone else's fault, and that someone else has the power over their life, to create their life a certain way, instead of themselves. As soon as I give up 100% responsibility of creating my own reality, as soon as I give up the responsible role, as soon as I think someone is doing something to me, I have become a victim. Other's responses to me are, in reality, only a reflection of my own energy, a reflection of whatever energy I am putting out, or have inside of me. In other words, if you have a perception that someone is a hurtful person, you must have a belief that you will be hurt. They then just play the role for you that you are expecting. You create what you believe in.

Where do I still hold that judgment about myself, where do I still think that I am not ok? I identify the judgment that I'm making against myself. And I ask myself, what part of me do I still not love, and therefore I judge it? Then I look at the other person and think, I don't need to judge them. They are simply being a mirror of my own issue. I ask, what in me created that in my reality? In reality, all of us are really asking for love, which is what we all truly want. Saying, what is the mirror to me? instantly removes the judgment. Then there is no charge. There is only acceptance. Acceptance is the higher vibration. It is above forgiveness, because forgiveness implies that something has been done wrong. Acceptance says all is happening perfectly, as it should. All is perfect. Whatever is happening enables us to grow, if we look at it from being the Creator, not the victim. If we look at it all as perfect, we immediately move into the energy of Love, Trust, and Peace. Then there is no judgment. If it's complicated, it's not Truth.

Know that if you feel anger or any other unpleasant or uncomfortable emotion, you must carry that energy within you. It isn't because of what someone else did. The situation just reflected what was already there in you. Then you have the opportunity to see what the mirror is for you, to see what you carry within yourself so that you can heal, grow, and change. Therefore, seeing your reflection in another or in a situation is a positive and useful thing.

Thought triggers emotion. See what kind of thoughts you are thinking, and what kind of emotion that creates. Tune into how you feel. Use your 5 senses to ask if something doesn't feel right or comfortable in the way you are responding or feeling. If you don't like the emotion you are feeling, change the thoughts you are thinking. In other words, get a new perspective. Healing comes from taking responsibility. The word emotion is a fascinating word. Look at it this way: E-motion, or Energy, put into motion. That is what our emotions do. They move energy and bring things into motion. The force behind what we feel is what allows us to create. First we have our thought, or perception. But it is the emotional energy, the fuel, that allows something to get created. For example, "I felt so strongly about that, that I had to rush out and do it." Therefore, to create in a positive way, we must generate positive emotions from clear thoughts and perceptions.

Fear is only a mask of your true desire. You need to find out what your true desire is, and state that desire 100% positively: "I choose to have or create..." or "I am... ".
Fears have supported us, and we tend to want to hold onto them through our anger or other emotional reactions because it's the only way of life we've known. Fears can be survival tools, but will keep you locked in a lower vibration that doesn't help your life.

If you find yourself worried or fearful about what other people think, the mirror of that really is: you are in judgment of yourself.

If you are in doubt, you are caught between realities and aren't sure what to believe.

If you are in fear, you are actually holding a belief that you are inadequate to deal with something.

A fear of judgment is actually a desire for unconditional love.

If you are in pain, you are in resistance to something. What are you resisting? Identify what you are getting by holding onto the pain.

Change the perception that there was any damage done in a given situation. If you are the Creator, then you created that situation for some reason. What was the reason?

If you were in pain, you were judging. Move to acceptance. It is all perfect.

If you are asking why, you are into blaming. Go to your heart, instead. There is no war happening, unless you create one by your perception.

Honor where someone is in their development. What lessons had they have to set up to learn for themselves. What can you learn from them. And what can you learn from yourself.

Content

2009-06-27T22:10:00.000-04:00

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face; a sad heart makes a despondent mood. All the days of a poor person are wretched, but contentment is a feast without end.
~Book of Proverbs

Contentment is the goal behind all goals because once achieved there is nothing to seek until it is lost. The ability to compare and contrast experiences and find reality as one is living it to be less than ideal. The solution is to seek ways to make experienced reality conform to the ideal. When one can 'live in the moment' with expectations in harmony, one has achieved the greatest contentment possible.

Contented individuals live longer, happier lives and peace can be co-created by those with inner peace. We need to relax, slow down, let go of the stress of chasing status, material possessions, and other external gratifications to heal ourselves and save the planet.

Begin today, begin NOW. There is no time to lose.

Poetic Emotion

2009-06-21T14:08:00.000-04:00

Poor fallen leaf,
you've had your day in the Sun.
You've seen the rain and Summer fun,
and now you lie there on the ground withering,
turning brown.
It's not your fault, old friend,
the trees have let you go.
The sky's have turned from blue to gray.
The rain has turned to snow.
With your death, you bring new life,
and Spring has yet to come.
Another life,
another leaf,
another day in the Sun.

(c) Copyright STS

Quote of the Day

2009-06-19T14:15:00.000-04:00

The next message you need is always right where you are.
~ Ram Dass

Life and There of

2009-06-15T16:54:00.000-04:00

Truth

There is only one truth.. 2+2 can never be 7. Truth is always there, weather we see it or not. The universe has never once lied to us. It never told us the world is flat And it never once tried to hide the fact We are born with the ability to wrap our minds around the cosmos. Why choose anything less? We dont have all the answers yet, but answers is what we seek.

Religion vs Truth

Until it is decided on what to believe, I will have to deduce from life what is real. Despite anything in the bible, reality does not change to accommodate it. When one realizes truth and religion are different, they get into trouble.

Religion says life is sacred. Thou shalt not kill. And thats a fine doctrine, until the word "unless" is seen where it does not exist. Why do they want the 10 Commandments displayed in courtrooms in states where there is a death penalty? Death penalty is ok., War is ok., But the line is drawn at stem cells? I cannot see the thread of truth in that. How is anything but truth, beneficial to this world or to man kind? In religion, no matter what you are, if you are not what the other one is, you are wrong. Where's the truth element?

Good and Evil

Where were they before this planet had life? Was it lurking in the universe,
just waiting for life to evolve knowing that man would be amongst the life?

Life

Poetically, Life Itself is the only magic in this world. It's the only magic this world needs. It does the rest all by itself. To be Life is to be magic. Touch Life is to touch magic.Touch magic, is to touch the stars above. Life is needed by the Universe. It spent years trying to get it right. Life is very hard to start. But once it gets going, it's even harder to stop. Life is what the Universe uses to see Itself at so many levels. Life is the tastebuds of the Universe. I'm not saying the Universe is living and aware. But We are. And there is nothing inside Us, not contained in the Universe. We are ''starstuff''. All we are is starstuff with Life's arrow shot between our eyes. It's all the same stuff.
We are it. It is Us.

Love

Love is how we keep alive. It's part of the Will to live, as well as a result of it. Poetically, Love is a mirror-ball of emotion with each reflection being its own image of desire. But, real love is the glue of life. In its basic form, it helps other life to remain that way. All that lived and loved before us, did something right and thats why we are here. Love is a risky emotion to give to life. It can also make you worry. It can make you hurt. And in some cases, can make you die. Despite that, love is here. And even if you don't have it right now, its still important. Can't have life without it. Its the glue. Love is like gold. If you have it, you are rich. Without it, you are poor and when its fake, you are a fool. Its fools gold. Life and Love is like Magnetism vs Electricity. Its the other thing. Life is what love looks like in mortal form. Everything is in 2's in the Universe. Electricity/Magnatism, Time/Space, Polarities. For this, in Truth, there is a silver thread between it all. There are no lies., No hidden events., No hypocracy. Follow that thread, that's the one. Love has no limits. The only limit of love is death. But in that, you still feel the love. It's all in there. It's all in the Life. No other guarantees but the moment. One deeper than love is that which is called Unconditional Love. It doesn't mean, "I will love you no matter what." But to love everything with no limit., without condition. And that is possible. The Earth doesn't lie to us. Love is all. It is all Us. We are It. And that is what makes it beautiful. In everything, beauty is found gracefully.

Truth in change

2009-06-15T16:53:00.000-04:00

We commonly think of ourselves as beings possessing phases or states, which we know as emotions, desires, moods, and so forth. At first sight it appears to consist each a single and independent strung together along something which is called the ego, like beads on a necklace. But reflection shows this conception to be consistent more to the fact when we admit one state changes and gives way to another, we overlook the fact that it changes shape even while it persists. We change without ceasing. In Truth, we ourselves are who endure not through change, but by change. Our own lives, as actually experienced, as reality which we are most directly assured to be. We consider the nature of the world around us.

Do we find it impossible to discover anything which passes through, but itself to something other than changes which occur to it? The Universe IS itself a stream of change. However, change is only constant if you choose it to be.

Qoute of the Day

2009-06-12T20:05:00.000-04:00

The only people with whom you should try to get even with are those who have helped you.

~ John E. Southard

Universal Idea

2009-06-12T18:43:00.000-04:00

To depend on a view that we take of the nature of what is defined, and this in its turn is bound up with our general theory of knowledge and the concept of reality. We may, however, safely include among the kind of things that are given to us to know. What we hold these things to be will, to demand on the particular view of sense experience that we adopt. When we use a word to describe something that can belong to a number of different objects or facts, the something may be defined as a universal. Therefore, whiteness, humanity, justice, triangularity, are all universals, since many different things and facts can be respectively white, human, just and triangular. but this particular piece of snow, this man, this legal decision, this triangle, are all as the language we use to speak of them although their total description may involve the presence of universals.
It is to be as to establish the existence of universals as reality.

But to admit that this is how we come to think of universals is very far from posing the true view. When in all truth, universal is.. Under all conditions, embracing all existent, without limit, to All present and everywhere, versatile, and One of which becomes Whole.

Can we bring up love here for a moment? Love lets go, need holds on. How can it be when in truth love is all there is. How does this come about? When we speak of love, as in the content "all there is", it is of Creation. Creation makes love, hate, hurt and happiness, black and white, dark and light. It does this to experience itself through us. We are all bits of Creation. We are all filled with it. We only create the seperation to experience it. We are One. We are Creation.

From within, In from with

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It is to the solution that we provide our experiences that we never misinform what is found in nature. That the experience is from within nature, as nature is in Herself. Becoming the experience you reach the understanding that what we know is not nature as She is, but nature that having the experience of a change coming from within to See, Know, and Experience Nature as do our surroundings.

Grateful Being

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Being grateful brings you in a state where everything is possible. Gratefulness is the spontaneous response of every human heart to life, goodness, Truth and beauty. It is at the heart of every religion and spiritual tradition. Positiveness and gratitude results in increased health and well being. The attitude of gratefulness is an antidote to stress and fear. Gratitude is the fastest form of healing.

Life. Love. Understand that its purpose has nothing to do with what you get out of it, and everything to do with what you put into it.

Clarifying Meaning

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There are two senses in which words can be said to have meaning. There is the meaning which they have and which we know, when we use them correctly. In this sense most people who can use words with grammatical correctness would be said to know the meaning of the words they use. But there is another sense of the word meaning according to which most people would be said not to know the meaning of the words they are using. What most people habitually do, is to use words in a number of different meanings without realizing the fact.

Intuitive Insight

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Many individuals always have been inclined to doubt whether question relating to the ultimate origin, nature and purpose of the universe that can be fruitfully tackled by the method of speculative reasoning. When such doubts are expressed, it is reason in the strict and narrow sense of the word that being having knowledge of the ultimate nature and purpose of things, if, indeed, such knowledge be possible, in the present stage of our development, are withheld from reason, is revealed. To what is popularly known as intuition or insight. The individuals that are supporters of this view maintained, become more closely in touch with truth. Their pursuits that constitute the avenues along which the real nature of things can most readily be discerned.

The Power in Trust

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Relax into the present moment. Do what you need to do in the present moment. Yours is not to worry about that which we call the future. That does not mean that you do not consider the consequences of each of your choices. Talking into account the consequences of your decisions is responsible choice. It means to create strongly in the present time. Keep your power just in the day that you are living, and not on how to maneuver tomorrow.

Use all your wordly connections, but not out of panic and not out of fear. Do what you need to do on your end. Your choice comes in knowing appropriate timing, clear motivation, and trust. Allow your intuition to guide your timing. Take it inside, ask how you feel, and then move forward. Allow yourself to experience what it is to learn step by step the freedom that comes from being unattached to the outcome, but operating from an empowered heart.

Hold onto the thought that there is nothing without value that exists, that it is impossible to create any form of Life that does not have value. Therefore, it is impossible to create any action that does not have value. You may not see it, but that is irrelevant. Live in the trust that when it is appropriate, pieces will fall into place and you will see clearly.

Trust allows you to call forth your negativities in order to heal them. It allows you to follow your feelings through your defenses to their sources, and to bring to the Light of those aspects of yourself that resist wholeness, that live in fear. The journey to authentic power requires that you become conscious of all that you appear to be an endless process, but it is not.

Feel your intentions in your heart. Feel not what your mind tells you, but what your heart tells you. Divine intelligence is in the heart. Allow yourself to experience what you feel toward them, and to hear what they feel. Your interactions with them form the basis of your growth. When you fear what you will find in yourself, or what you will find in others, if you allow yourself to hear what others have to say, you turn your back on the opportunities that the Universe is giving you to find the power of your heart, the power of compassion. It is not until you have the courage to engage in individuals that help you grow.

Compassion is mutual compassion. The physical body is soothed and invigorated by the energy of the heart, and torn by lower frequency currents of anger, rage, fear and violence. When you treat another harshly and distance yourself from your heart, it is you that suffers as well as the other, and when you treat another with compassion, you treat yourself kindly at the same time. As you expand, and as you become aware of what you feel, you become aware of the dual effects of compassion and the lack of it. You become aware of the damage that you do to your own body when you feel and act without compassion.

Each time you feel negative, if ever, Stop. Acknowledge that you are, and discharge it. Let it go. Change it. Ask what you are feeling and what is at the root of it. Go for the root of it in that instant and as you work to pull the root, simultaneously look at the positive side and remind yourself of the greater truth.

Trust allows you to give. Giving is abundant. As you give so it shall be given to you. If you give with judgment, limitation and stinginess, that is what you will create in your life. What you say to others shall be done exactly unto you. If you radiate love and compassion, you do receive it. Trust allows the experience of bliss. Trust allows you to laugh. You can just as easily laugh and play while you grow as become serious and overwhelmed.

All of what you are doing in each day is creating what is appropriate and perfect. Apply to this process, and that is trust. Allow yourself to become aware of what you feel. Give yourself permission to choose the most positive behavior in each moment. Humbleness, forgiveness, clarity and love, all the gifts, take root and bloom, and you draw them to you.

The Universe's greatest gift: human beings with open hearts.

ram

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Clarity

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It is the perception in each moment that everything is designed for wholeness and perfection and every aspect serves ultimately a beautiful learning. It sees perfection in the smallest details everywhere.

Clarity evaporates fear. It allows you to choose the vertical path and to stay on it. It allows you to understand the dynamics beneath your addictions, what your addictions serve and how they operate., and to make the choices. It allows you to challenge not merely a force that you do not understand. It allows you to choose consciously, and to know why you are choosing as you do.

Clarity allows you to see the world for what it is. Clarity allows you to see a decision making process that which is linked to the evolution of others, and in what way. It allows you to see that your contribution is precisely the decisions that you make at each moment. Authentically in that and every moment an individual lives in love.

Love is what heals the personality. There is nothing that cannot be healed by love. There is nothing but love. Love is not a passive state. Love does more than bring peace where there is conflict. It brings a different way of being. It brings harmony and an active interest in others. It brings concern and care. It brings Light.
It washes away the concerns. In the Light of love there is only love.

Poetic Emotion

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Essence

inspiring new vitality across the path
with each passing day
that appears to be
in my favor

down the road
guidance begins to turn life
the very essence coming up roses
for the rest of life

of promising tomorrows
and conquering old fears
over feelings throughout the day
strange days doesn't hurt

forcing to concentrate
love lives on

All Rights Reserved 2008 ram

Experience

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You are connected in layers and through them to your experience. As you advance through your own life that part of your experience, which is a deeper part of you, you move into the part of a larger group of your community. Which is a part of a larger group of nation. It is the nation of humankind. The reality of each individual is created by his or her intentions and the intentions of others.

As you learn lessons through any and each experience, those characteristics become unnecessary, but are replaced by others. This is how you grow. As you come to realize, for example, that anger leads nowhere, your anger begins to disappear and you move into a more intergrated and matue orientation toward your experiences. What once angered you now brings forth different responses.

Your intentions create the reality that you experience. Everything within your world reflects where your experience will become.

When you look upon the experiences of your life, when you react to your experiences rather than the particular interactions that you bring into it, you bring that to which you experience into your reality. When you choose to respond to life's difficulties with all that you bring into it, and be it so, that it is with compassion and love, instead of fear and doubt, you create a "heaven on Earth." You bring the aspects of a more balanced and harmonious level of your reality into Being.

What you intend to Be, becomes your reality.

You draw it to you. And together you create a giving reality. Your experiences then reflect your own experience of that aspect, and validate it. You see the individuals around you who give, rather than those who take. You trust them, and in return, they trust you.

Become one step closer so that you can let your experiences begin to come to you. In a way through to you as deeply as it does in terms of creating action, and positive thoughts and emotions. And all other actions it creates, will come to you.

Become one step closer, and every time that you are able to see this, you will more and more, become.

Choices

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Choice is the engine that creates in your intentions. Each choice that you make comes from there. And you always have more than one! You may choose to remain silent in a particular situation, for example, and that action may serve as sharing compassion, leading vengeance, showing patience, or loving. It's your choice. You may choose to speak forcefully, and that may serve any of the same intentions. What you choose, with each action and each thought, a quality that you bring to your action or your thought.
One aspect may be loving and patient, another may be vindictive, another charitable and another selfish. Each of these aspects has its own values and goals. If this does not let you realize of all the diferent parts of yourself, the part of yourself that is the strongest, will win out over the other parts. Its intention will be the one that the personality uses to create its reality. Your reality. Remember again, you create your own reality.
You will want your life to move in one direction, and find that it is moving in another. It is not easy for individuals to become whole because only some parts of their personality seek wholeness. The other parts, because they are not as responsible, or caring, or compassionate as the parts that seek wholeness, pull the other way. They seek to create what satisfies them, what they have become accustomed to. These parts of the personality are often strong and well established. You must always choose between opposing parts of yourself. But never loose any of them. Because there is always more than one.

This is the foundational situation of all individuals ~ the point of choice.
If you speak or act from anger, you create anger. If you speak or act with compassion, you become compassionate, and a different path opens before you. This happens whether you are aware of the different parts of yourself or not, whether even you are aware of the choices that you make at each moment. Then you should always Be aware of your surroundings.

As you follow your feelings, you become aware of the different parts of yourself, and the different things that they want. You cannot have all of them at once because many of them conflict. The part of you that wants more money and a bigger house conflicts with the part of you that suffers with the poor and hungry. The part of you that reaches out with compassion toward the beauty in others conflicts with the part of you that wants to use others for your own benefit or gratification. When you satisfy one part of yourself, the needs of another go unsatisfied. The fulfillment of one part of you creates anguish in another, or others, and you are torn. You become able to experience what you find within you that complete your expression, that will be yours at each moment, that will shape your reality. You create for yourself the ability to choose among other individuals that come into your experience, to choose where and how you will inspire your experience. The choice is not to choose, its the choice that is to remain, and to diminish irresponsibility. In order to make a responsible choice, you must ask yourself, for each choice that you are considering. Are you ready to ''accept'' all of the consequences of this choice? Do you really want to create that? Is this what you really want? Only in thought do you create responsibly. This is the choice of clarity and wisdom, the choice of transformation. It is the choice of the higher freqquency that currents love, forgiveness, and compassion. It is the choice to follow the voice of your higher Self. It is the decision to open yourself to the guidance and assistance of your guides and teachers. It is the path that leads you to yourself. Your true self.

Open yourself with courage into yourself, into the good that lie behind what you feel, what you perceive, what you value, and how you act. It is a journey through your defenses and beyond so that you can experience the nature of your experiences. Face what it has created in your life. And choose to change.

ram

Relationship

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There are certain growing dynamics that can occur only within the dynamics of commitment. Without commitment you cannot learn to care for another person more than yourself. You cannot learn to value the growth of strength and clarity in another soul, even if that threatens the wants of your personality. When you release the wants of your personality in order to accommodate and encourage another's growth, you attune yourself to that particular person. Without commitment, you cannot learn to see others as your Self sees them ~ as beautiful and powerful spirits of Light.

Our entire world is built upon energy of the personality that has chosen to learn through fear and doubt. Nations fear nations, races fear races, and the sexes fear each other. We are then no longer humble. Having no reverence. It is arrogant and filled with its own technology. Seducing itself constantly in terms of illusions that it is in control, and so it creates chaos and still it refuses to see that it is impossible for it to control.

We take from the Earth and from each other. We destroy forests and oceans and atmosphere. We enslave each other, and torture and beat and humiliate and murder each other. For because of that, we no longer are humble. It has no reverence. Then furthermore we become to feel outside of our hearts again., When we should stay close. It creates values and perceptions at levels that reflect those as individuals that bond in partnership and choose to express their bond through their creation with and amongst themselves.

The evolving process that occurs at a level of an individual is the same at each level of interaction between individuals. When an individual invokes the energy of a particular partnership, not only the partnership that it forms with another individual is affected, but also its community, nation and at a global environment. Your decision to evolve consciously through responsible choice contributes not only to your own evolution, but also to the evolution of all of those aspects of humanity in which you participate. It is not just you that is evolving through your decisions, but the entirety of humanity.

If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate, become loving and compassionate yourself. These are the gifts you can give. The perception that separates nations is the same that exists between individuals., and the love, clarity, and compassion that emerge within the individual that chooses to align itself with, is the same that will bring sexes, races, nations, and neighbors into harmony with each other. There is no other way. Though each human being is responsible for the quality of their life that he or she personally experiences, simultaneously that extends into life Itself. So long as those who strive to establish harmony to and for nations have within themselves what they seek to heal between nations, the harmony that they seek to create at such a high level. What is in one is in the whole, and therefore, ultimately, each one is responsible for the whole world. We take Care of ourselves, our others. Hence, ~ We are All One.

When you commit to another, you begin to form and to live by values, perceptions, and actions that reflect equality and a commitment from them to you. You begin to see what is necessary is identical with what is necessary to your own growth., that each of you holds the piece that the other is missing.

LESSON LEARNED
You learn the roles of love and commitment and trust in making your relationship work. You learn that love alone is not enough, that without trust, you are not able to give and to receive the love that both of you have for each other. You learn that your commitment must be translated into a form that satisfies the needs of both of you. You learn to value the needs of your loved one as much as you value your own, because the relationship that you both want requires two healthy and inwardly secure individuals. You learn to trust not just to each other, but also your ability to grow together. These are the emotions that empower words that can do either damage or can do so much healing. You learn that sharing your concerns with considerations and the intentions to heal and trust in the process is the only appropriate avenue.

As you approach your needs with courage instead of fear, you ignite a sense of trust.
The true human condition in its most perfect form has no secrets. It does not hide, but exists only in clear Love.

As your temptations become greater, so does your ability to make responsible choices.

As you shine brighter, as your Light increase with each responsible choice, so too does your world.

Blessings to you All ~ RobinAnn

Emotion in Heart

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The central position of the heart in the higher order of logic and understanding appear as extraneous to the personality because they do not serve the accumulation of external power. We have come to view feelings as unneccessary appendages, like tonsils ~ useless, but capable of creating pain and dysfunction. Thus, the pursuit of eternal power has led to a repression of emotion.

When we close the door to our feelings, we close the door to the vital currents that energize and activate our thoughts and actions. We cannot begin the process of understanding the effects of our emotions upon us, our environment, and other people, or the effects of the emotions of other people upon themselves, their environment, and US.

Without an awareness of our emotions, we cannot associate the effects of anger, sadness, grief, and joy ~ within ourselves or others ~ with their causes. We cannot distinguish between that part of us which is personality and that part of us which is soul. Without an awareness of our feelings we cannot experience compassion. How can we share the sufferings and the joys of others if we cannot experience our own?
If we are not intimate with our emotions, we cannot perceive the dynamics that lie behind emotions, the way that these dynamics work, and the ends that they serve.

Emotions are currents of energy that pass Through us. Awareness of these currents is the first step in learning how our experiences come into being and why. Emotions reflect intentions. Therefore, awareness of emotions leads to awareness of intentions. Every discrepancy between a conscious intention and the emotions that accompany it points directly to a splintered aspect of the Self that requires healing. Without an awareness of your emotions you are not able to experience reverence. Reverence is not an emotion. It is a way of Being, but the path to reverence is through your heart, and only an awareness of your feelings can open your heart.

We have evolved as far as the intellect will take us. We have explored the scope and depth of reality, and we have discovered the limitations of external power. By choosing your thoughts, and by selecting which emotional currents you will release and which you will reinforce, you determine the quality of your Light.

You determine the effects that you will have upon others, and the nature of the experiences of Your life. This requires heart.

Awakening

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There is a time when we wake up. When within everything that happens all around us, through all our fears we hold accountable to ourselves, we stop and somewhere from within, knows we've had enough. Enough fighting and crying, wondering how to keep going day after day. When all that experience mainly is and has been there, for a 'reason'. As if to say, it 'just happened'. Though there are no coincidences. We begin to look at our lives, our world through new eyes.

This is our awakening. And such an awakening it is!

Realizing that it's time to keep our hopes and have patience for change.
Change is life. Life is change.

To accept people as they are. To overlook their shortcomings and human 'mistakes'. Open up to new worlds and different points of view. And begin reassessing and redefining who we really are. It is truly in giving that we receive, and in creating and contributing is of our own in 'beingness'.

We learn about love, and understand what could become unconditional. A love without condition. How to love, how much to give in love, when to remember, and when to stay. To realize that not only people, but all living beings deserve to be treated of the same with love, kindness, sensitivity, and respect.

Life is eternal, and there is only One of Us.

Anything worth achieving is worth working for, and wishing for something to happen is different from working toward making it happen. We cannot always go it alone and it's ok to ask for help when in 'need'. Someone will always be there.

Negative feelings such as anger, envy, jealousy and resentment are not 'good'. We continue to be positive. For positive will only bring more positive.

We create our own reality.

Be thankful and grateful for everything and anything we know and own.
Bless it, and be blessed.

For the secret of life is to not to have everything you want, but to want everything you have.

Keep smiling, keep trusting, keep caring, keep adoring, and keep loving everything that surrounds ourselves. To stay open to every wonderful possibility. ~

To keep on.. keeping on!

All Rights Reserved 2009 ram

Becoming

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No one should go hungry. No one need be without clothing to keep warm, nor should anyone be without shelter from the storm. Nothing more is required in order to have a glorious experience of who you are. In truth, you are One with everything. You are simply "you." You are always at free choice about what you remain here to do. Being causes everything. What you are being, you experience. Being would cause thought. What you are being affects how you think. Anything that happens takes time. Your whole life is a message. Every act is an act of self definition. Everything you think, say, and do sends a message about you. You are making a statement about how it is with you. You are saying "what is so."

~ ~ ~ ~

To be totally loving is to be fully present, in every single moment. To be fully aware, fully open, honest, transparent. It means to be fully willing. To express the love that is in your heart. Without hidden agenda or hidden motive, without hidden anything. It is that which you are. It is why your life feels so difficult at times. Yet when you do the easy things, when you decide to come from, to be, who you really are ~ which is pure love, unlimited and unconditioned. Then your life becomes easy again. All the turmoil disappears. All the struggle goes away. This peace may be achieved in any given moment. The way to it may be found by asking a simple question:
What would love do now?

You will always know the answer. It takes the worry out of being close. It washes away all doubt, all fear. It bathes the mind with the wisdom of the soul. When you ask this question, you will know instantly what to do. In any circumstance, under any condition, you will know. You will be given the answer. You are the answer, and asking the question brings forth that part of you.

Love is ~

... that which is without condition, without limitation, and without need. Because it is without condition, it requires nothing in order to be expressed. It asks nothing in return. It withdraws nothing in retaliation. Because it is without limitation, it places no limitation on another. it knows no ending, but goes on forever.
Go into the heart of love, and come from that place in all your choices and decisions, and you too will find peace.

~ ~ ~ ~

To be totally accepting means to not quarrel with what is showing up right now. Do not reject it, or throw it back, or walk away from it. But to embrace it, hold it. Love it as if it were your own. Because it is your own. It is your own creation. Rejoice and be glad. If something there is you choose to change, simply choose to experience it in another way. Accepting something does not mean refusing to change it. In fact, the opposite is true. You cannot change that which you do not accept. Accept everything. To accept something is not to agree with it. It is simply to embrace it, whether you agree with it or not.
Bless it, change it, accept it. Let it be. Don't just do something, sit there.
When you want to think or say something to yourself, but talking yourself down in recognition to how you see yourself.. remember this:
Don't say it. You were, and are, a human being, making mistakes, trying to find your way. Confused, in a way, you did what you did because you were confused. You were lost, and now you are found. Do not loose yourself. Call yourself forth. Bless what you had. Bless what you have. Bless what comes to you. Who You Are is life. You are life itself. Life is a process. And process is evolution... or what you would call change. Everything in life changes. Everything. Life is change. This is what Life is. When you put an end to change, you put an end to life. Yet that you cannot do. When Who You Are is change itself. You are that which changes.

~ ~ ~ ~

Put an End to Better
There is no master race. There is no greatest nation. There is no one true religion. There is no inherently perfect philosophy. There is no always right political party. No morally supreme economic system. Nor one and only way to Heaven. Erase these ideas from your memory. Eliminate them from your experience. Eradicate them from your culture. For these are thoughts of division and separation, and you have killed each other over these thoughts.

We Are All One. Life is eternal, love is immoral, and death is only a horizon.

The committment to produce peace, love and joy in our world...
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Heart

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Without an awareness of your emotions you are not able to experience reverence. Reverence is not an emotion. It is a way of being, but the path to reverence is through your heart, and only an awareness of your feelings can open your heart. Emotions reflect intentions. Being aware of your emotions that pass through you, takes you to remembering your experiences.

Poetic Emotion

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Knowing Grace

A splashy sunset bathes the mountains in a soft radiance.
The light of a full moon dances on the surface of a rippling river.
Grace and Beauty adorn the natural world.
It is not an all powerful force, nor is it essential or fundamental.
By itself, grace is formed without content.
Grace is moonlight on water.
Yet it brings artistic expression into the world;
In the arts, it arises out of adherence to form ~
The dancer becoming the form of the dance.
The musician giving life to the form of a musical score.
The painter becoming one with the brush and canvas.
It is aligned with form of life raised above the mere.
Possession of Grace, like the bearing of a beautiful gift to a wedding,
can add stature to those in humble positions...
Take care to lend it's dignity even to small happenings.
While giving the weight of deep and careful consideration,
to matters of greater consequence.
Through it, should you not be confused with true substance.
The artistic flair can take one far in this world.

What Love Does

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Love lets go. That which you call need, and you often confuse with love, does the opposite. Need holds on. This is the way you can tell the difference between love and need. Love lets go, need holds on. Let go of expectation. Let go of requirements, and rules and regulations that you would impose on your loved ones. You do not love yourself totally when you restrict yourself. Remember that choices are not restrictions. And lovingly provide for your offspring, and all your loved ones, all the information that you feel you may have, to help them make good choices.

Good, being defined here as those choices most likely to produce has particular desired results: a happy life.

Share what you know. Offer what you have come to understand.
Do not withhold your love should another make choices you would not make.
If you believe their choices to have been poor ones, that is precisely the time to show your love.

Perception

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In the context of communication may be considered as being aware of one's own feelings and the feelings of others. The feelings you have about other people's moods and the way they act are perceptual, nonspoken communication between you. Intuition for perception in this sense, cannot be measured empirically. These feelings may be strong indeed. Therefore, they must be recognized.

Being perceptive is a skill acquired with experience and practice. Keeping your eyes and ears open to the needs of others and what is going on will help you develop it. Developing the ability to perceive is a part of perception that will enhance your effectiveness.

Body Language
A part of your appearance, something intangible but very real, is your attitude. Your attitude shows everyone who sees you or speaks to you how you feel about others and yourself. You display your attitude in the way you get along with others and interact with them. Body language is a complex communication process. It involves unconscious use of posture, gestures, and other forms of nonverbal communication.

It is possible to contradict a verbal message by an inappropriate facial expression. Even when a person says nothing and thinks that the message being sent is positive, body language will send the true message. Having a good outlook on life carries over into every area and promotes well being.

Facial Expression
Part of perception is being aware of how others think you feel, or see you.
You create this impression partly by your facial expression.
The most common example of a positive happy facial expression is a smile. : )

Eye contact shows that you are interested in giving and receiving messages of mutual concern and interest. The eyes are the windows of the soul. Looking into another's eyes while engaging in conversation permits an open, honest transmission of thoughts and ideas.

Influence
The stress in life can lead to many things. A true understanding of one's Self is the primary key to understanding others. Learn about yourself requires you to take a good hard look at what and Who You Really Are. When assessing yourself, your individual presence may come to mind first.

This presence comprises both your physical self (body) and your self image (how you view yourself). Another dimension of self, is the "self-as-process." This refers to the ongoing process inside us that deals with constant changes, or adjustments, in our lives. Your response to others is dealt with by your social self. You have many different roles with which you identify ardently. Finally, you have an "ideal self." This is what you picture yourself to be, the perfect model you have of yourself.

We are, indeed, complex beings, capable of doing just about anything we choose to. ~

Journal
A good way to begin a basic assessment of yourself is by making a list of all the strengths you have. Keeping a journal, even if only temporary, is another way to vent feelings, look at problems; And realize to better know your True Self.

Knowing yourself will help you become a more complete person and will help you relate to others more effectively. Significant life events, such as major changes create varying levels of stress.
A close friend can be a valuable resource. Simply identifying a source of stress may relieve some of it, but some action must usually be taken to relieve most stressful situations. Activities that help you relax are a basic necessity.

For some, it may be working a jigsaw puzzle, reading, or listening to music; for others, it may be taking a walk. You also need to give yourself credit, a pat on the back occassionally for doing a good job! Developing good habits of coping can include quiet "alone" time for reflecting, meditation, day dreaming (and visualization), imaging, or other techniques that help clear the mind and renew the spirit. The old saying, " a healthy mind ~ a healthy body " is becoming.
Doing this effectively and wisely, you will regularly have time for yourself, "alone time", recreation, meditation, exercise, and spiritual and emotional nurturing. These are all most important for your well being.

Direction

2009-04-01T21:43:00.000-04:00

You may not be able to change the direction of the wind, but by frequently adjusting your sails, you can arrive at your destination. Those who would be loved must become the envisioned lover and their beloved. Those who would prosper must bend with natural forces.
Stand firm. Swim with the current. Change is constant. Remain flexible and you will gain the confidence of those around you.

Bend and you shall not break.

Nothing outside of yourself can compare with what is within you. Live your life for a new reason. Understand that its purpose has nothing to do with what you get out of it, and everything to do with what you put into it.

It is one thing to have knowledge, and another to have wisdom.
Wisdom is knowledge, applied.

Relax

2009-04-01T21:42:00.000-04:00

A gentle wind gathers the clouds, but still, no rain. Softer influences predominate as the power of subtle forces grows. In the ebb and flow of events, there are always low tides ~ when sweeping action is impossible or inappropriate, but when small matters can be attended to profitably, leading to bigger and better things later on. When the tide is rolling in, by all means, ride the wave.

Tranquility comes when the good, strong and powerful show favor to those of lower status, and those of more modes are well disposed towards those who are currently blessed. In such a state, it is best to let ther energy ride high. The way is cleared. Chaotic forces still abide in nature by carefully responding to the rhythms and cycles of the world around. For now, you can find peace in the natural world.

Use the power of imagination to solve your problems, no matter how limited your choices may appear. You always, always have more than one!

Progress

2009-04-01T21:40:00.000-04:00

Like an ancient old growth forest, where the subtle play of light, texture and shadows is the product of a process measured in centuries and inches; most things of lasting value develop gradually at their own pace. The ability to learn from experience ~ one of humanity's greatest capacities ~ implies constant yet gradual progress.

The combination of stillness within and determination without, are the essence of this. Good things sometimes sprout quickly; the truly delightful take much longer. You cannot expect anything. Development must be allowed to take its proper course and allotted time; events must neither be rushed nor manipulated, but allowed to unfold naturally.

In this way, you will come to enjoy the joys of life.

Pride

2009-04-01T21:37:00.000-04:00

Life is a work of art in progress that is always worthy of appreciation, attention, and effort. By being your best to fulfill your intention, you take pride in all you do.

Change is the essence of life.
Be willing to surrender what you are, for what you could become!

Trust in Your Self

2009-04-01T21:35:00.000-04:00

Be enthusiastic, open and trusting about new found feelings, capacity, passion, or hearts desire. Bring clarity to our thought. As we approach opportunities, trust instincts and make choices. You do have more than one!

For in the fullness of Light rest the seeds of night, and in darkness the seeds of day.

Breathe

2008-11-02T23:00:00.000-05:00

The wind dances in four directions and touches what it sees ...

But of all the breezes I've ever felt only one encircles me...

It gently slips beyond my thoughts and hides within my needs...

Capturing my heart inside...

Through words you made me breathe...

©belladora/belladora3
Belladora Maria Ahumada

©1997 -2006
All Rights Reserved

If you can get to the website through this link this is put to beautiful music and there are many other things to access.

http://members.aol.com/belladora3/bell.html

If you cannot get to it, google her and you should find her site.

Emotional Awareness and Happiness

2008-10-18T00:59:00.000-04:00

Emotional awareness is a key to leading a happier and more fulfilling life. To really "know oneself," as the Greek philosophers urged us to do, requires that we know how we feel in all of life's many situations. When we know how we feel we know what we enjoy doing and who we enjoy doing it with. We know who we feel safe with, who we feel accepted by and understood by.

Though we might be able to lead a productive life, even a "successful" life ~ if one defines success by the level of status, education, or material worth, it is unlikely we will actually ever be happy unless we are very aware of our specific feelings. In fact, it is quite possible to be successful. It is easy to accept without question other people's definition of success and happiness. But when we become more aware of our own true and unique feelings we are more likely to find our own individual happiness. This may be the essence of using our emotional intelligence.

Knowing the feeling is present

The first level of emotional awareness is knowing when feelings are present in ourselves. We become "aware" of the feeling when we first think about it or realize we feel something at that moment.

Acknowledging the feeling

Nature has given us a sophisticated guidance system in our feelings. Our negative feelings, for example, call our attention to things which are not healthy for us. The literature on emotional intelligence points out that our feelings direct us to what is important to think about. Through thought, our feelings can point us to the to the causes of our negative feelings and to possible solutions. But if we fail to acknowledge our negative feelings, we won't be able to focus our attention on the problem that needs to be solved. For nature's inner guidance system to function we must acknowledge our feelings.

Accepting the feeling

Sometimes we might think that we shouldn't feel the way we do. Such thoughts are the result of beliefs which have been programmed into us by others. One of the primary benefits of a highly developed emotional intelligence, though, may be that it helps us become more independent from the opinions and beliefs of others. Instead of listening to others' voices, we are able to put more value on our inner voice, a voice which speaks to us through our individual emotions.

Forecasting feelings

The more aware of our feelings, the better chance we have of predicting how we will feel in the future. This can be thought of as forecasting our feelings.
We can improve this ability by considering how we will feel if we choose one course of action as opposed to another. The value of this ability can not be overstated. Only when we can predict our feelings can we make decisions which will lead to our long term happiness.

Poetic Emotion ~

2008-10-18T00:25:00.000-04:00

SO IS LOVE

IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER, THE COLD OF THE WINTER
THE WINDS OF THE SPRING, THE BRISKNESS OF THE FALL -
LOVE IS THERE, NEVER SURRENDERING AT ALL.

IN THE DARK, IN THE LIGHT, IN THE SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT
CURIOUSLY BEATING, FORCEFUL, OUTRIGHT,
SPONTANEOUS, PLANNED, ORGANIZED, CHOATIC -
SO IS LOVE.

SHELLS FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA
REVIVED FROM THE BOTTOM
AND ARE SET FREE -
SO IS LOVE.

EACH GRAIN OF SAND SPAWNS THE HANDS OF TIME
CIRCLING THE EARTH, SEEMINGLY NO RHYME.....
OR REASON -
SO IS LOVE.

REMEMBER ME WELL, OR NOT AT ALL
I WON'T BE DISPROVEN
I AM BUT A CALL AWAY -
SO IS LOVE

2008-10-17T23:41:00.001-04:00

Happiness Is A Journey

2008-10-17T23:26:00.000-04:00

Happiness is now where you are, in this moment. Doing what you are doing without worrying about the outcome or trying to get away from something. Are you trying to convince yourself that life will be better after you complete some project, or that doing this course will make you happy or give you a purpose? Patterns have a way of repeating themselves and life is a series of patterns!

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges and changes. Who promised you that, sometime in the future, life will begin to begin ~ real life. There always seems to be some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Life embraces these obstacles, envelopes them, flows around them, under them and through them.
There is no way TO happiness. Happiness is the experience of living Life, fully in this moment and exploring all that this moment has to offer. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time, you, your Self .. and, remember that you (either consciously or unconsciously) attracted this moment to you for your highest evolution and growth.
Happiness is a journey ~ not a destination. Each journey starts with a single step .. and continues one step at a time.
How you handle this moment .. and the next .. and the next .. will determine whether you will experience happiness today, tomorrow .. or never.
You can experience happiness when you decide that, in this moment, there is no better time to be happy and that means unconditionally accepting your self in this moment, just the way you are. Only then can this moment give way to a brand new moment and a brand new experience .. of happiness.
Happiness is the journey, not a destination.

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"Happiness is a journey, not a destination" was published by Transpersonal Lifestreams, Hobart, Tasmania.
The url of this page is http://www.anunda.com/lifeskills/happiness.htm Updated: May, 2005

© Copyright 1998-2006 Christopher Wynter … revised 8th August, 2006

2008-10-15T21:18:00.000-04:00

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

~ Mohandas Gandhi

Poetic Emotions ~

2008-10-12T01:33:00.000-04:00

Relaxin'

Whistling breezes
Blowing dried grass
Carrying warm sand to new destinations
Releasing and spreading new life

Small holes in the wet sand
Bubbling beneath the tides
Minute sea life breathing
As the sea rises and falls

Arching waves
Filled with floating shells
Crustaceans swaying on seaweed and corrals
The song of the gulls
As waves hit the shore

Winds blowing the heat of the season
Through my flowing hair
Misty air, salty skin
Wet, sandy feet
Wonderful relaxation

(c) Copyright 2008 M.G.

Emotional

2008-10-11T22:53:00.000-04:00

We have all experienced frustration and pain as we interact with those who spend much of their lives seeking what they did not receive from their parents, in this case "seeking mirroring." When the need to be understood takes precedence over mutuality in social situations, social interchanges can feel like a one way street patrolled by an angry police officer. The need for recognition and understanding can be so intense that it may be experienced by others as demanding and self centered. Is it any wonder that this stance frequently provokes discord and rejection and then becomes another example of "not being understood?"

Hidden behind the anger in a person "seeking mirroring" is the child who fears that the search will be in vain. Herein lies the risk for depression: the adult once again experiences the pain of not being understood ~ of not receiving empathy. The loneliness of the moment may be expressed as anger but the expectation of chronic disappointment will create the risk for enduring depression.

For those who have histories of being raised by caregivers who lacked empathy, the pursuit of empathy as an adult may be chronically in vain. Because of this, even slight failures in empathy from an important other, are powerfully reminiscent of childhood and convincing evidence that the possibility of an empathic friend, therapist, or spouse is nonexistent. Lack of empathy, when present in its extreme form, allows people to exploit others without remorse.

For those involved in ministering to others, empathy is a necessary skill. Men and women in ministry typically have strong empathic abilities. Nevertheless, there are pitfalls in practicing empathy. A common mistake occurs when a minister assumes he or she knows how another person is feeling because, "that's how I would feel" in a similar situation. "How I would feel" may or may not be the same as how another person feels. Non assumptions could lead to trying to rescue people who aren't in need and don't want help. We have all seen how this can lead to frustration and even burnout. Ultimately, accurate empathy depends on genuine curiosity about the other person and recognition of their feelings; this helps establish the groundwork for accurate communication.

http://www.highlysensitivesouls.com/articles/empathy.htm

Empathy in the World Part II

2008-10-11T18:29:00.000-04:00

True Response, True Answers

Take the test ~

Would you say there's empathy and caring everywhere for everything and everyone all over the place; or would you say there's absolutely no empathy or caring for anything or anyone anywhere? And if it's somewhere 'in the middle' what do you personally think could be done to improve the situation in order to get more people to be empathetic/caring?

Empath Quiz Take the empath quiz
my results.. What Kind of Empath Are You? You scored as a Healer You are a Healer Empath. You take in the energy of others and transmute it. You trigger transformation in others and free trapped energy. You are capable of great healing abilities. You walk between the worlds and bring waves of healing energy with your presence. (from "The Book of Storms" by Jad Alexander at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Empaths/)

Healer 90% Universal 85% Judge 85% Shaman 85% Precog 70% Artist 70% Traveler 55%

The Power of Heyoka

2008-10-10T22:33:00.000-04:00

DOING THINGS BACKWARDS; TEACHING US ABOUT OPPOSITES.

What is heyoka? Heyoka has it's roots in Native American culture and is all about the power of doing things backwards to help us stay energetically in a good state of flow.

In addition being empathic and having a sensitive nervous system that is programmed
to pick up all sorts of nifty energy, many of us are energetically hard-wired "backwards." If you've ever felt different, like you don't quite belong, then you may identify with the magic of the Heyoka story. Many of us will zig while others zag. We may be happy at times when others are sad, and vice versa. We will be taking breath in when others are exhaling. We may even read books backwards; from front to back, or even read from right to left. For the most part, these inherent "backward" urges are programmed in our DNA.

In some Native American cultures, the heyoka is honored as a sacred clown who teaches the value of purposefully acting in a manner opposite to our natural instincts so that we don't get too serious. The heyoka is not comfortable with too much linearity, predictability, or social order. The heyoka has an intimate relationship with ambiguity and chaos as tools of spiritual advancement. If you have heyoka power, you may use this type of energy naturally. These heyoka moments help us to take ourselves less seriously.Even if you aren't Heyoka by nature, the Universe will give us days to experience the Heyoka energy.

For instance, I recently asked a friend to tune in to the energy that I was projecting toward her over the phone. When I asked her to concentrate on the subtleties of the jangled, anxious energy I was sending, she perceived it as completely calm and tranquil. When I projected feelings of being on a tropical island, it made her nervous and she felt her heart chakra close.

Why is it important to know about Heyoka? Because there are times when our normally reliable empathic perception and trusty intuition may be purposefully fooling us. On certain days, it may be best to do the exact opposite of what your empathic intuition tells you. With time and refinement, you will be able to discern when this might be happening for you. It's random and unpredictable; and because of this, it helps us pay closer attention and listen more carefully.

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ram