Good Evening!
I have been choosing to write this blog all day...and even though I am slated to arise in the middle of the night (truly) I just decided to put bed on hold and do it!!
This morning I was coming off my weekly one-day fast, and as I have noticed, I was a tad crabby. I said something rude (just sharp, actually) to God...I often speak to Him. I was immediately remorseful....He is always so kind and loving to me. I apologized, several times, and later on I asked if He would forgive me. He said, amused, "What other choice do I have?" You know, it's true, God is so completely loving He really can't help Himself...He ALWAYS forgives!
The rest of the day I stayed close. I had to drive up to Inshallah and back because I forgot some things up there that i chose to have with me...including my mala and the first bound volume of my SRF Lessons. I left kind of in a hurry the other day...haha. Shows "hurrying" never really saves time! Still, it is really easy to Stay Connected and in conversation with and focus on the Divine when one is driving alone (not counting Taj).
I did 4 sets of the Peace and Harmony Prayer for 3 different people...well, one was for a couple. I really got into it...and said them out loud and with passion, determination, conviction. I noticed the effect on me as I did the same for myself during those 15 seconds each time I asked the Lord to fill ME with Peace and Harmony as well.
This evening I read an email sent by one of the parties for whom I have been reciting the prayer. The whole situation between us and them has turned around and resolved in Peace and Harmony! By God, I so strongly recommend this practice to you once again!!
The several hours riding in the car brought me incredibly close to the ONE and I saw again and again the tender care I was provided in so many small yet endearing ways along my route. I miraculously managed to get up and back, with snow and rainy weather, with even a necessary stop at Costco, in time for a mid-afternoon hatha yoga class.
I am choosing to recommend repeating "Samadhi" line by line, and really contemplating the incredible depth of the poem. It absolutely brings one into the Consciousness of the Divine...and Divine Communion. The longer version is available in the original edition of Whispers from Eternity (maroon cover.)
I also listened to the incomparable Snatam Kaur singing the first two songs on her CD "Grace". I held a photo of my Guru by the steering wheel as she sang so beautifully "Gurudev, Gurudev namo." Does bliss flow any easier? I cannot believe it does!
We can take any mundane moment, any trivial activity, and charge it with Joy, Bliss, LOVE....just by sharing it with the ONE! Just imagine what our lives would be, could be, if we but allowed ourselves such opportunity!
Loving you always, k
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