So did we say a prayer today ?

shekhar

For who ? For ourselves. Did we do something, some ritual that affirmed our faith today ? In what ? In ourselves. Our ability to connect with our inner selves. For if we do not, who is this person that is working, loving, talking etc. It’s certainly not you.


It’s an everyday search for me. For that something that can put me in touch with myself. My connection to consciousness. My connection to loving nature.
Of course many people have faith. Which is a wonderful ability. I don’t have blind faith. I am more of a searcher. Questioner. Good, bad ? I don’t know. No value judgements on any faith or the question of faith. Or on myself.
Some people do it with meditation first thing in the morning. I have never been able to do that. I have to connect to something, however small, however little, to loose my sense of individuality. That’s the daily struggle. Against my own exaggarated sense of myself. I am so used to it. I have relied on it for so many years. So tough to let go now. Not that I have never questioned it before. But now, it is really important for me to be truly ‘active’ rather than ‘reactive’, which is what I have done most of my life. And how do I know what that ‘true’ action is ? Unless I am constantly in touch with something larger, more immense, more universal than myself ?
Yes I know. By letting go. By allowing yourself not to be addicted to the result of your action. By allowing chaos to invade your life. Yes, I agree. All of that. I do allow chaos to prevade in my life. I am impeteous (spelling). But then the individual in me fights back hard.
It’s an everyday battle. This battle to let go of one’s addiction to one’s sense of individuality.
Yet, the smallest of things can provoke the sensing of my flowing into something much much larger. Something infinite.
This morning it was my 5 year old daughter waking me up with a loud ‘Peekaboo’ and the tinkling of an early morning laugh.
Sometimes it;s just getting up early enough to watch the first shades of dark blue brush across the sky. Something deeply stirring about that.
Sometimes it’s unexpected gestures of affection that were not sought. Or given so instinctually that you were not aware of them.
Sometimes, it’s writing a poem. But only if the words are coming from somewhere else. As if something is flowing through you, a river of emotion you can physically feel that flows through your being.
But it is always so unexpected. So much that I am constantly aware now. My senses hightened. Waiting for that unexpected moment.
When something deeper will reach out and engulf me, and give my life, and all my actions, however small, a deeper and all encompassing context. On a daily basis.
So say a prayer for me. And for yourself.
Shekhar

2,076 thoughts on “So did we say a prayer today ?”

  4. May we all find moments, mindfully, of joy and warm embrace from the nature of things…in the mystical year of 2009
    om shanti shanti shanti

  5. In Memory of my Father, friend, guide, advisor, teacher, guru…my everything
    Cyril Seeram Raymond
    April 15, 1924 ~ January 7, 2005
    I still share the love with you Dad…always,
    Cinda

  9. A prayer of well being, peace, healthy growth, mindfulness and awareness…
    for Jasmyn . Patrick
    my new Grandneice, who arrived in the world on January 16, 2009
    om shanti shanti shanti

  10. …to the 44th President of the
    United States America and the people around the world…
    peace
    support
    kindness
    understanding
    wisdom
    mindfulness
    love
    awareness
    strength
    determination
    courage
    humour
    tolerance
    patience
    education
    motivation
    …faith
    we are all in this together ~

  14. joined at the spirit
    we find ourselves
    in pure joy
    when in each others breath
    we need no good byes
    our thoughts give way to the calling
    the yearning of touch and glance
    there is
    only
    us

  15. THESE ARE VERY POWERFUL ECLIPSES
    by Patricia Diane Cota-Robles
    The New Moon Solar Eclipse which will take place January 25-26, 2009, the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse which will take place February 9, 2009, and the two weeks in between these celestial events, are providing a unique window of opportunity through which the Light of God will flow to greatly empower whatever we focus our attention on. Let us all make a concentrated effort to focus only on the positive things we want to manifest in our lives and the very highest good for all Life on Earth.
    It seems we are being catapulted through these tumultuous times at warp speed. In the midst of such dramatic changes, it is often difficult to stay focused on the positive things we want to cocreate in our lives. It is possible, however, to ride out this necessary purging process in relative harmony. We just need to remember that the price for freedom is eternal vigilance. Through our concentrated efforts, we can prevent ourselves from becoming overwhelmed with the extreme situations surfacing all around us, and we can change what is happening in our lives in the most positive way.
    No matter how stressful your life is at this moment, know that you have all of the skill, knowledge, courage, wisdom, and strength you need to move God Victoriously through this unprecedented time. Regardless of how helpless or hopeless you feel in the face of the adversity surfacing to be healed on this planet, you are powerful beyond your knowing. The time for you to remember this profound Truth is NOW!
    One of the most important lesson we are learning as we go through this cleansing process is that ALL Life is interdependent, interrelated, and interconnected. What affects one part of Life affects all Life. The statement “We Are One” clearly reflects this Truth.
    The Beings of Light in the Realms of Illumined Truth have stated time and again that the most powerful force on Earth is Humanity’s collective consciousness. During this monumental moment of change, we are receiving assistance from On High beyond anything we have ever experienced. The synchronicity of the unfolding Divine Plan may seem like a coincidence, but nothing could be further from the Truth.
    Just before the inauguration of President Barack Obama, a plane crashed into the Hudson River in New York City. All 155 people on board were saved. This was considered a miracle by everyone who witnessed the unified efforts of all those who were involved with the rescue. For several days, this event held the attention of people all over the world. Throughout that time, the collective consciousness of Humanity bathed the Earth with hope, joy, happiness, wonder, amazement, and gratitude. This positive influx of Light paved the way for the historical inauguration of Barack Obama.
    It was reported that more people watched the inauguration of President Barack Obama than any other event in the history of television. This collective cup of Humanity’s consciousness was overflowing with wondrous expectations, hope, gratitude, commitment, oneness, prayers for peace, and prayers for viable solutions to the maladies existing in the global economy, as well as every other facet of Life on Earth.
    Now, with these positive frequencies of Light building in momentum, we are being offered another opportunity. During the upcoming Solar and Lunar Eclipses, and the two-week period in between the Eclipses, we can expand the patterns of perfection for the New Earth and empower the hopes and dreams we have for our own individual lives.
    The Company of Heaven has revealed that the most receptive frequency of Light to use in this endeavor is Divine Love. Please join with me, and thousands of Lightworkers around the world, by focusing on the following Invocation throughout this rare opportunity. Together, we will empower our visions, our hopes, our goals, and our dreams.
    I AM ALL LOVE
    O, Supreme Presence of God within all Life, into your Eternal Heart of Love do I immerse myself and all Life on this sweet Earth. I consciously surrender my vehicles to be merged with the Love Nature of Your Being until I AM a pure focus of Love—a living jewel in Your Crown of Adoration.
    The path I walk in Life leads only to Love. My physical body filled with Love becomes shining and invincible. My etheric vehicle radiating Love transmutes the past. Love in my mind ensures the expression of Your Divine Thoughts. Love in my feelings reaffirms that God is the only power acting.
    As I AM thinking, feeling and remembering only Love, I know that my I AM Presence is working through me, radiating forth the perfection of my omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent Father-Mother God, All That Is, to Humanity and all Life, which I have promised to Love free.
    In this awakened consciousness of Divine Love, my spirit becomes Holy Spirit, and I AM the Love of God reaching out to claim this Earth.
    In Love I magnetize all of God’s blessings to me, and in Love I radiate these blessings forth to all Life around me. I AM the Spirit of Love permeating form until all is drawn back into the indivisible whole.
    I feel the pulse beat of Love in all Life and the continuity of Love in all of the experiences I have ever known. It is ALL Love.
    I was born out of Love, I AM evolving through Love, and I AM Ascending back into Love.
    I AM ALL LOVE, and I AM Grateful.
    And so it is, Beloved I AM.

  19. Jordan Matteu, welcome to our family…wishing you good health, peace, prosperity, mindfulness, awareness and love…
    om shanti shanti shanti

  20. as i make this sacrifice
    i know it will strengthen the love
    that exist between us
    you fall away from me and return again
    in the breath of life
    i take you in to live again
    and
    again
    then, let go
    so that others may enjoy in this dance os love
    you give me the will
    the strength
    the power the feel
    to go deep into the vastness of this higher ground
    untouched by any steps of physical beingness…
    i bow to you,
    this is the eve of immortality
    i am
    in deep love
    with
    you…
    God is the observer
    and
    will watch over
    this love
    for an
    eternity

  26. loving, healing prayers to Lynden…may he find peace and comfort within his own being to carry him through this difficult time of losing his mother…
    om shanti shanti shanti

  30. I’m, I’m so in love with you
    Whatever you want to do
    Is alright with me
    ‘Cause you make me feel, so brand new
    And I want to spend my life with you
    Me sayin’ since, baby, since we’ve been together
    Ooo, loving you forever
    Is what I need
    Let me, be the one you come running to
    I’ll never be untrue
    Ooo baby
    Let’s, let’s stay together
    Loving you whether, whether
    Times are good or bad, happy or sad
    Oooo oooo ooo ooo, yeah
    Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad
    Why somebody, why people break up
    Oh, and turn around and make up
    I just can’t seeeeeeeee
    You’d never do that to me
    (Would you baby)
    ‘Cause being around you is all I see
    It’s why I want us to
    Let’s, let’s stay together
    Loving you whether, whether
    Times are good or bad, happy or sad
    Let’s, let’s stay together
    Loving you whether, whether
    ~Al Green

  37. now 46 years…and lovin it!
    what an adventure…this life
    continuous
    as life
    as death
    as life
    and so it goes
    here
    there
    every
    where
    all in sync
    all in all that there
    is…

  39. As Ash
    I have surrendered
    To your fire,
    And burnt ~
    I come alive
    as nothing more than ash
    And scattered by some holy wind
    I reach every
    Part
    Of
    You
    …as winds blow across
    the ashes of love
    to lands far away
    I rejoice in the thought
    of how many will share
    in this sacred dance
    …as one alone
    cannot behold
    such a great love
    it was meant for all the universe.

  45. Unnamed
    My whole life, I’ve had this feeling in me.
    As far back as I can remember.
    It comes and goes for reasons I don’t know.
    For years, this sensation has had me puzzled.
    Sometimes it starts in the pit of my chest,
    Other times it begins in my gut,
    And it travels within the center line of my body.
    Even though it feels physical,
    It moves me emotionally.
    I used to think it was nostalgia,
    But I was wrong.
    I can’t point to any triggering events, people, places, sounds or things.
    This insatiable, haunting, unbearable occurence, still remains a mystery to me.
    Whenever it comes for me, I don’t know what to do.
    After all this time, I haven’t found an antidote.
    It becomes a helpless moment, in which I feel lost…sick…and sad, all in the same emotion.
    But it disappates and I move on.
    I may have to accept that this is a part of my life.
    ~A. J-R.

  50. “Sankalp is the seed of Intention. Subtle but firm, it is a resolve deep in consciousness.
    Artistic expression lies beyond thought. Beyond the Ego. It lies in calling upon creative forces of the universe through deep seated intention. And then letting go of intention. For expression is not permanent. It cannot be enclosed in time/space. Like a Crystal it is ever changing with continuing possibilities and potential. Each moment brings different possibilities and potential.
    There are no beginnings and no ends. Expression is fluid and eternal.”
    ~~~
    Blessings be to this new creative adventure…
    Om Shanti

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