Inshallah
Good Sunday Morning!
It's the middle of the night and after very few hours of sleep I am wide awake. I am surprised as any might be...and I know that the effect of our Guru Purnima fete is enduring.
This morning I retired about 6:30AM after a 24 hour vigil...and was awake and ready by 11AM. We worked hard and focused here at Inshallah all day yet I never felt tired. In fact, both Den and I could not fall asleep when we laid down tonight.
I just had a wonderful round of Good Mornings and my Soul felt very close to These Beloveds indeed. When I did my "I and my One are ONE" affirmation over and over it was as if I was tumbling into the ecstatic embrace of this Reality. I could feel "Thou art my Father, Thou hast no karma! I am Thy child, I have no karma, now and forever!" in my very bones.
Knowing we assemble at 5AM this Sunday morning for sadhana, an efficient breakfast break, and another productive day at our Inshallah "Club House", I knew this was my only opportunity to share with you...and here I am.
Guru Purnima was simply majestic. Last year it fell on Babaji's Commemoration Day and we meditated here for 6 hours before leaving for Encinitas and double-dipping in two services in San Diego environs. I wondered how we could have something to equal that. Haha.
The ego just doesn't have a clue, does it?
We had a wonderful GP prep experience the morning before, when a number of us met for kirtan, meditation, and Dome-cleaning. We discovered that when you meditate for a few hours before picking up your cleaning tools...cleaning goes faster than ever before!
We arrived at Inshallah in time to attend the weekly Idyllwild SRF Meditation Group. We met shortly after 5AM the next morning for EE's and the 6 Rites before our formal meditation began at 6AM. Guru Purnima (full moon for the Guru) began then and would last until 6AM the following morning. I determined to be Conscious and Awake and in Celebration of my Gurus and the incredible service They perform for all of us...for the duration of that time.
We were so blessed as we had a full complement for our "kirtan group" and we rocked! We pretty much ran through the first 10 hours in meditation, with one break for EE's and a bit of stretching, and kirtan about every 3 hours. What I noticed was the incredible CALM that stole over us...and almost a complete lack of restlessness. How were we sitting so long...without the usual restiveness? It's not rocket science to know that the Gurus were raining blessings upon us in abundance.
Dennis and I fasted throughout GP and yet hunger pangs and appetite were notable in their lack. We spent the lion's share of GP meditating in the training room with one sweet Moonwalk in the woods where we spied the giant GP full moon hanging above the forest.
We did another set of EE's and Rites around midnight and plunged on. A few folks napped, most returned, and I and another devotee just kept going. Toward the end of the 24 hours I noticed some lagging and sleepiness and then, for perhaps the final 20 minutes, I felt a Light go on, so to speak, and again was solid as a rock in my Consciousness. I knew that renewal was also the smiling Benediction of my Gurudevas.
With the various stretching breaks, walk, etc. accounted for, I figure we had meditated approximately 20 hours. Surely noone participating did less than 17. This was a first for me...and I was in marvel that it had been so easy. The consensus also was that this year was a much deeper GP experience than last.
Like I already said, I was not that sleepy after completion, and I haven't required much rest since. This demonstrates just how much energy one absorbs directly from Source in meditation! I also used my break yesterday and today for sunbathing...I believe sunning oneself also taps into a powerful energy feed. (Choosing to advise one only practices sunbathing before 10AM and after 3PM, and then for 30 minutes max. I am starting to stay only 20 minutes with more regularity, as well.)
I believe we each limit ourselves incredibly by our constraining thoughts about what we are capable of. Our experience at this GP is a testament of that!
I invite you to do something TODAY of which you thought you were incapable. It does not have to be something Large or "important"....just something you never thought you could do!
As Beloved Jesus said, "Ye our gods". Let's start Living Large!
Loving you always, k
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