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
For Victor…good health
…for Aajaa, peace and healing
…to the Flemington School community, staff and friends and family ~ peace
~ Babalu ~
~ Glen ~
…for the peacekeepers of the world
…for Mary and Gayle, on their new journeys
…for Aaroon, lying in hospital with his brain bleeding, may comfort and healing surround him and his family and friends
peace be with him
…thank you for helping me to learn to be a better person
Happy Birthday to Pundit Sookdeo Maraj
peace be with thee
…for all who are in “need”
…the mastery of Shaolin Kempo Karate
…for Babalu and her test on Saturday
…for Horst and his surgery coming up on 14 February, may there be healing and comfort to him and his family
…for Shane, Bahja, Trevaughn, Keon, Abbas, Andrew, Khalif, Abed, Allondra, Adrian, Shakiema, Hussna…and the rest in class
om shanti shanti shanti
Dear Shekharji,
Namaste!
For me praying is the form of thanks giving to almighty god! Praying becomes a part of your breath. Where ever i go my inhalation and exhalation are in the rythem of praying to god.
Don’t you feel that god is a great director and recognizes very efficiently whom to allot which and what role in the drama of ‘living’ to be played on the stage of this ‘life’.
The only thing required is a clear and honest heart and the two inward opening eyes to feel the true inner self. THE VISION WILL BE CLEAR AND THE PICTURE AND SCENE IN FRONT VERY VERY CLEAR.
Dhanyawad… Keep Writing… whcih Keep us to be more and more thougtful.
Asha.
…for Babalu’s feet to be healthy and strong again
…to the master numbers that are filled with secrets from the universe
om shanti shanti shanti…to all the rescue workers and healers around the universe
…to Anjalee’s father, that he may have healing and peace and seek out the help he is in need of
om shanti shanti shanti…me
…for anger
to subside
Om Varunam Namah
“My life is in harmony with the Universe.”
…even if I am angry and upset at times
…for G and A and improving communications between each other for better understanding
…for Amy, may she find peacefulness and contentment in her job and personal life
The Celestine Insights…
THE ELEVENTH INSIGHT . . . EXTENDING PRAYER FIELDS
The Eleventh Insight is the precise method through which we hold the vision. For centuries, religious scriptures, poems, and philosophies have pointed to a latent power of mind within all of us that mysteriously helps to affect what occurs in the future. It has been called faith power, positive thinking, and the power of prayer. We are now taking this power seriously enough to bring a fuller knowledge of it into public awareness. We are finding that this prayer power is a field of intention, which moves out from us and can be extended and strengthened, especially when we connect with others in a common vision. This is the power through which we hold the vision of a spiritual world and build the energy in ourselves and in others to make this vision a reality.
…for creating awareness of the safe space where the light filters through and the others bounce away happily
to all the rescue workers around the globe who are working beyond the call of duty in service of others
“Smiles nurture us spiritually”
Yehuda
…Anjalee, peace…
…for Glen, good health and peace
…my son, healing of his physical injury,
and
peace to his spirit
We do have something to celebrate!!!
Celebrated on 8 March, International Women’s Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future.
2007 marks the 30th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Established in 1977 by the United Nations, this important day provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress made to advance women’s rights and to assess the challenges that remain. International Women’s Day (IWD) encourages us to consider steps to bring about equality for women and girls in all their diversity and to celebrate the collective power of women past, present and future
Happy International Women’s Day!!!
Household “tip” for the day, shared by a friend.
“The heating unit went out in my dryer.
The guy that fixes things went in to the dryer pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. We always clean the lint from the filter after every load of clothes.
He told us that he wanted to show us something. He took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it.
Now, the lint filter is made of a mesh material – I’m sure you know what your dryer’s lint filter looks like.
WELL…the hot water just sat on top of the mesh!!! It didn’t go through it at all!!!
He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that’s what burns out the heating unit. You can’t SEE the film, but it’s there.
This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire & potentially burn your house down with it!
He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time & to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & wash it with hot soapy water & an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months.
He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!
How about that???!!!! Learn something new everyday!
I certainly didn’t know dryer sheets would do that. So, I thought I’d share!
Note: I went to my dryer & tested my screen by running water on it.
The water ran thru a little bit but mostly collected all the water in the mesh screen
I washed it with warm soapy water & a nylon brush & I had
It done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right thru the screen! There wasn’t any piddling at all! That repairman knew what he was talking about! ”
…coming back to the sacred {{{hug}}} posted on this website
an embrace of loving prayer
~~~
Dear Shekhar,
I tried to print this photograph out on my printer, to take to school for sharing with the little ones I learn with and putting up in our class, however, the copy and paste mode is not working for the picture, just the words…any thoughts?
Namaste, Cinda
…for continued healing, Aaravinda
Einstein’s Birthday today, one of human’s most unique thinkers of the 20th century
H?nen Matsuri (???, H?nen Matsuri?) (Japanese for Harvest Festival) is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in Japan. The most well-known of these festivals takes place in the town of Komaki, just north of Nagoya City. H?nen means rich harvest in Japanese, while a matsuri is a festival or holiday. The H?nen festival and ceremony celebrate the blessings of a bountiful harvest and all manner of prosperity and fertility.
On Pesach, God comes to the matzah and injects it with Light. When the Creator comes to us at the Seder and we have a desire for this transformation, it will be there for us. But if we don’t have the desire to leave everything we were before Pesach, we will relinquish that opportunity.
In the days before Pesach, let us ignite the desire to leave everything behind us and inject the Light of the Tree of Life.
Chag Sameach (Happy Holiday)!
With Love, Light, and Certainty,
Michael Berg
Joyous St. Patrick’s Day
thankful for making it through class today
…peacefulness and healing to Anjalee
…understanding
…in honour of what my parents left for me
and
my children continue…
http://awaken.greatday.com/
…thank you to all of my parents love and well being…generations ago throughtout history of time to this one moment of remembering…namaste
as i am 44 today
…for Sirpa, well being and happiness
…for Madline’s sister, Patricia, healing and confort
Amazing Grace
soreness
…the making and coming together of “Golden Age”, spiritually in music and vibrations of the “FLOW”