When we are asked a question, the part of us which is the ego mind usually jumps in trying to quickly answer.Why ?Because it wants to appear knowledgeable (its sense of worth is connected to how much it knows and how you are perceived by others) or because it does not want to appear ignorant …
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The Wisdom Of Letting Go
Being able to let go, is a leap of faith.Faith in the deep eternal wisdom of the universe.That no matter how it looks, you will be held.You will be fine.Whether its people you are letting go off, or hurtful feelings , knowing that it all happens perfectly, in perfect timing, in perfect sequence and for …
Shine Bright
We are all in this together. We all have something in common. We all go through the ups and downs that life brings. The thing to be really grateful for, is that we are all going through it all, at different times of our lives. Some have gone through, much earlier , what we are …
THE KARMA BOOMERANG AND THE POWER OF EQUANIMITY
It always starts with me. I create my own reality, my own experiences, because it always starts with me. I send out the Boomerangs and Boomerangs …..well they come back. I send out the ‘good’ ones -boomerangs of love, joy , acceptance, faith, hope, enthusiasm, upliftment etc AND I send out the ‘bad’ ones (pettiness, …
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Spiritual Process
Another understanding that settled in …monks in seclusion for years , people in spiritual retreats where there is no spoken communication for days or months , sadhus going to meditate by themselves in the mountains……all of these have some reasons, goals and benefits in common. The focus turns inwards, where the answers are truly found. …
WHAT IF ?
What if ….What if everything I ” know “, is a lie? What if everything I know, is the opposite if what actually is ? What if the things that Ive been told, matter….Matter not so much ?And the things Ive been told are a waste of my time……are what truly matter? The only way …
” WITH GREAT LOVE , ITS NOT ABOUT YOU “
Let go of your ideas of yourself.Empty yourself not of yourself….but of the ideas you have picked up ABOUT yourself, along the way.You are not all you think you are and yet when you can look beyond the natural limitations of that vision which is merely an illusion , you will be able to finally …
A NEW YEARS MESSAGE from me ….to me
Be vulnerable.In your vulnerability, lies your authenticity. Be emptyYour emptiness allows for the fullness of life Be honest and rawThe rawness allows for real connection Be full of faithIts Faith that opens the door to miracles Let go of expectations When expectations leave, joy returns Be willing to face what you fearThe fears won’t seem …
TUG OF WAR
The incessant struggle between the knowing and the yearning….. The knowing, slowly leading to stillness, to acceptance…with brief glimpses of the unhindered joy, that waits patiently. The acceptance of what is….. And yet, the dying throes of the yearning still hurts …still causes pain The observance of this pain comes and goes….sometimes as the observer …
WOUNDS
Each one carries their wounds differently. Some are carried with neon signs so they cannot be missed , some deeply hidden inside, but causing the same pain.Some like to talk about them incessantly and some not at all. Some look for healing , some keep their wounds fresh because they are not yet ready to …