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Monday, September 2, 2013
No to Death
Two of my best friends keep reminding me that no one really dies. I am glad they are both here now.
It is more the perceived decrepitude of old age - the diseases many of those dearest to me have had to endure this year - that discourages me. I am also lazy when it comes to directing my perception to the truth. Immortality is a choice we can realize in an instant. It requires no effort.
We need only turn to our inner truth, the dearest friend of friends, and be willing to hear his soft, still conscious voice. The voice is there now, always, reminding us, soothing us.
Guide me then, dearest friend, as always, always, and in that we will defy death.
It is more the perceived decrepitude of old age - the diseases many of those dearest to me have had to endure this year - that discourages me. I am also lazy when it comes to directing my perception to the truth. Immortality is a choice we can realize in an instant. It requires no effort.
We need only turn to our inner truth, the dearest friend of friends, and be willing to hear his soft, still conscious voice. The voice is there now, always, reminding us, soothing us.
Guide me then, dearest friend, as always, always, and in that we will defy death.
Monday, August 5, 2013
It Only Takes An Instant - Reborn Now
It's not surprising that when we act on our worst fears, when we believe them, we create false suffering. Our perceived world becomes one of disease: random and frightening.
But it only takes a moment to check in with what's real - the overriding power of love - the actual now moment where we can appreciate the truth and feel immediate, healing gratitude for who we are. The relief happens instantly, but it is our choice.
Let's do it now - accept who we are in this instant, banish all fear, and feel the comforting relief as all that stupid, internal pressure lifts.
Then we can finally breathe. We can watch the internal drama fade into something pure and lovely and eternal.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Random OM
From close up - stuck in our own individual routines and habits - life seems random. Everyone seems to be rushing around in his or her own private universe, a victim of chance. Even when we look at the stars and planets in the night sky, stuff appears to be swirling haphazardly around a patternless universe.
But simply because we do not recognize it immediately, does not mean there is no inherent pattern - a balancing union to what is happening. It helps me to step back from situations, remind myself that there is a big picture, and it will become more recognizable the farther away I view things.
It is helpful to pull back and surrender.
My car broke down two hours from my house yesterday on a freeway in a less than savory part of Los Angeles. I was driving to see a dear friend in a rehabilitation center, and the entire way there I was concerned about when I should turn around and head back home to avoid Friday traffic. I tried to plan it in advance, but in the back of my head I knew I wanted to stay and be with her a long time - to not rush our visit. And then the car started lurching around the road. I managed to pull off the road to a car repair shop two blocks from where my friend is recovering. I found myself "stranded" there for much longer than I had anticipated - gladly stranded, because I was happy to see my friend.
Our bodies are not random either. They are designed to heal quickly, to protect us. A strained hamstring muscle, for example, is probably acting to protect the knee. When we listen to our body, instead of trying to force or control it, it automatically responds appropriately.
Lucky for us, it's not random at all.
But simply because we do not recognize it immediately, does not mean there is no inherent pattern - a balancing union to what is happening. It helps me to step back from situations, remind myself that there is a big picture, and it will become more recognizable the farther away I view things.
It is helpful to pull back and surrender.
My car broke down two hours from my house yesterday on a freeway in a less than savory part of Los Angeles. I was driving to see a dear friend in a rehabilitation center, and the entire way there I was concerned about when I should turn around and head back home to avoid Friday traffic. I tried to plan it in advance, but in the back of my head I knew I wanted to stay and be with her a long time - to not rush our visit. And then the car started lurching around the road. I managed to pull off the road to a car repair shop two blocks from where my friend is recovering. I found myself "stranded" there for much longer than I had anticipated - gladly stranded, because I was happy to see my friend.
Our bodies are not random either. They are designed to heal quickly, to protect us. A strained hamstring muscle, for example, is probably acting to protect the knee. When we listen to our body, instead of trying to force or control it, it automatically responds appropriately.
Lucky for us, it's not random at all.
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