May the sky be cleansed
May the waters be cleansed
May the earth be cleansed
May our minds be cleansed
And thus made new. Amen
Monday, February 10, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
The wisdom of the genius Albert Einstein . . .
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
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Happy Growing Grass Mandalas
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| Good Morning Dear Students--Nothing in our world is an accident. Everything has a perfect design. Have you seen the book on water crystals by Masaru Emoto? It shows that what we think and feel has an affect of the shape of water crystals. Happy loving thoughts produce lovely symmetrical crystals, and thoughts of hatred and fear produce distorted crystals. This picture above is from a blade of green grass that gets enough water. What I wonder is--what if they used a blade of parched brown grass, dying from the drought that is now taking place--for example--in California. Would the faces still be smiling? Would they change? Far as I know, no one has done that experiment. Any scientists out there? |
Prayer for miracles
May miracles replace war
May miracles replace hatred
May miracles replace fear in me and in the world.
Amen
May miracles replace hatred
May miracles replace fear in me and in the world.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Be kind to the earth
Visit http://www.embracingtheworld.org/indeed to learn more about 6 small things you can do to make a big difference for our planet.
The angels of nature are being pushed further and further away as cement, buildings, and pollution take over our world. This is only because of unawareness. An aware person knows to treat the earth kindly. A person who treats the earth kindly knows to treat all beings kindly.
Earth is a being with feelings--a sensitive being of love. It is alive.
The way we interact with earth is the way we interact with ourself, with all living beings. When you want to change yourself, change the way you interact with the earth. Realize that you are in constant relation to earth. Resolve to be more loving towards the earth. The earth will love you back. You will actually feel the vibrations of sensitive mother earth. She will teach you, and when you are open, you will learn her lessons.
The angels of nature are being pushed further and further away as cement, buildings, and pollution take over our world. This is only because of unawareness. An aware person knows to treat the earth kindly. A person who treats the earth kindly knows to treat all beings kindly.
Earth is a being with feelings--a sensitive being of love. It is alive.
The way we interact with earth is the way we interact with ourself, with all living beings. When you want to change yourself, change the way you interact with the earth. Realize that you are in constant relation to earth. Resolve to be more loving towards the earth. The earth will love you back. You will actually feel the vibrations of sensitive mother earth. She will teach you, and when you are open, you will learn her lessons.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Talking about pain
Dear classmates,
Here's something I'd like to share with you:
What about the pain that is not "my" pain alone? Is there my pain, your pain, our pain? Hm, I don't really know. I couldn't call that pain "my" pain. But can pain be anywhere else but in "me", can it be any other than "my"?
What about these pains of generations, of families, of nations or women / men / animals,...? We find these, somehow inherited, in ourselves sometimes for things we didn't experience in this lifetime... What is that? Is there sort of a common, united ego that holds this pain up? Or what else is that, how is it different from the pain ego holds up in myself?
Or, regarding when I started and stopped actually being in touch with the pain... may it be the pain of separation, that is said all of us carry somewhere since when we left the One-ness? I don't know.
I ask myself about "the huge pain" since then... And I still don't know. I keep wondering.
My cat luckily made it home, by the way, a few days later. and from shortly before that, maybe an hour or half before, I started surrendering, feeling that whatever would happen would be all right and then I didn't feel the pain anymore, actually Sunshine came through the clouds just that Moment - since then I only remember the pain. And the memory starts to fade away...
I would like to invite YOU to ask yourself about pain with me here in the classroom... Let's heart-think TOGETHER, shall we? - I would love to hear what your hearts say....
Just as I say this, my heart says "what is pain? I don't know that"... but that's not what I felt then... I have a memory of deep heartache... pretty confusing...
So, dear classmates, thank you for listening...
Sending love...
Petra
Here's something I'd like to share with you:
In December, One of my cats disappeared... In the first night of her absence I tried to contact her from heart-to-heart and so came to know that she was trapped somewhere and that she was struggling and feeling cold and afraid. Starting in this moment, I got in touch with a huge pain that did not leave me a second for the following days. I just could not stop crying. Of course, I was afraid for my cat - but that wasn't the pain. It was bigger, seemingly endless... I couldn't even say "my" pain, it seemed the pain could be "bigger" than me. I didn't know what this pain was about, but soon I realized that my cats were the band-aids, the soothing balm on this pain. And I promised to look at this more closely - to be able to take the responsibilty to myself instead of laying the duty onto others, animal or person. I am grateful to my dear caring cats to help me where I still need to learn.So I asked myself what this huge, huge pain might be. I dare say that it isn't this or that old pain of this or that experience - although, all awkwardly stirred up... I couldn't really say for sure. It didn't feel that way, though. I don't know. But when the soul, the essence can never be hurt - which, personally, I found true for me - then That cannot be in pain, so left is only the Ego, isn't it?
What about the pain that is not "my" pain alone? Is there my pain, your pain, our pain? Hm, I don't really know. I couldn't call that pain "my" pain. But can pain be anywhere else but in "me", can it be any other than "my"?
What about these pains of generations, of families, of nations or women / men / animals,...? We find these, somehow inherited, in ourselves sometimes for things we didn't experience in this lifetime... What is that? Is there sort of a common, united ego that holds this pain up? Or what else is that, how is it different from the pain ego holds up in myself?
Or, regarding when I started and stopped actually being in touch with the pain... may it be the pain of separation, that is said all of us carry somewhere since when we left the One-ness? I don't know.
I ask myself about "the huge pain" since then... And I still don't know. I keep wondering.
My cat luckily made it home, by the way, a few days later. and from shortly before that, maybe an hour or half before, I started surrendering, feeling that whatever would happen would be all right and then I didn't feel the pain anymore, actually Sunshine came through the clouds just that Moment - since then I only remember the pain. And the memory starts to fade away...
I would like to invite YOU to ask yourself about pain with me here in the classroom... Let's heart-think TOGETHER, shall we? - I would love to hear what your hearts say....
Just as I say this, my heart says "what is pain? I don't know that"... but that's not what I felt then... I have a memory of deep heartache... pretty confusing...
So, dear classmates, thank you for listening...
Sending love...
Petra
Rainbows
Dearest Students,
I have written before (and on my website) about eating rainbow foods. Doesn't it sound exciting to think of eating RAINBOW foods? You could ask yourself, would a rainbow eat this? Just kidding. Sort of. What does a rainbow shine over? All the natural beauty of earth. So take a clue from the enchanting beauty of rainbows and do your best to add rainbows to your life -- cherries, apples, pomegranates, lettuce, kale, swiss chard, pumpkins, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage. And since you need rain for a rainbow, pure fresh water. I am not saying you must become a vegetarian, just be aware of what you put into your body.
I was talking just yesterday to a student about thinking of the body as a field. When we want a field to produce optimally, what do we do? We nurture the earth with organic compost and pure water. We rotate crops. We take care of the earth. Then the earth is nutrient rich. Those nutrients become part of the food we eat. With the right care, even bad soil can become healthy soil that will grow food and flowers.
Nature is our Teacher. Our bodies are composed of the same elements as the earth. Just as the earth can be healed with loving care, so can our bodies. It is true you are not your body and all bodies die one day, but why not live as healthy as you can for as long as you live?
Your body is a field. How your body grows depends on how you treat it. So treat it well. Feed your body rainbows. Love and nurture the body you have been given so that you might complete your spiritual journey here on earth. The body is the temple of the spirit. Treat it like a temple. It will make your spirit vibrate with happiness. Love to you today and always!
I have written before (and on my website) about eating rainbow foods. Doesn't it sound exciting to think of eating RAINBOW foods? You could ask yourself, would a rainbow eat this? Just kidding. Sort of. What does a rainbow shine over? All the natural beauty of earth. So take a clue from the enchanting beauty of rainbows and do your best to add rainbows to your life -- cherries, apples, pomegranates, lettuce, kale, swiss chard, pumpkins, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage. And since you need rain for a rainbow, pure fresh water. I am not saying you must become a vegetarian, just be aware of what you put into your body.
I was talking just yesterday to a student about thinking of the body as a field. When we want a field to produce optimally, what do we do? We nurture the earth with organic compost and pure water. We rotate crops. We take care of the earth. Then the earth is nutrient rich. Those nutrients become part of the food we eat. With the right care, even bad soil can become healthy soil that will grow food and flowers.
Nature is our Teacher. Our bodies are composed of the same elements as the earth. Just as the earth can be healed with loving care, so can our bodies. It is true you are not your body and all bodies die one day, but why not live as healthy as you can for as long as you live?
Your body is a field. How your body grows depends on how you treat it. So treat it well. Feed your body rainbows. Love and nurture the body you have been given so that you might complete your spiritual journey here on earth. The body is the temple of the spirit. Treat it like a temple. It will make your spirit vibrate with happiness. Love to you today and always!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Welcome Tanya!
I noticed your new picture, so wanted to be the first to WELCOME you to the open classroom. Have fun here. It's a great place to visit when you can't sleep at night--someone on the other side of the world is always awake. I like that about the classroom--that there are students from across the ocean who are coming here when I am sleeping. Speaking of sleeping, I hope I am waking up more and more here in school. Sometimes it feels like it. Other times I am sure I am still fast asleep, dreaming I am real. I remain grateful for the school. Even if I haven't been here for a while to write.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Poetry
Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
that for an hermitage;
If I have freedom in my love.
And in my soul am free,
angels alone, that soar above,
enjoy such liberty.
Richard Lovelace (1618–1657), 1642 The Poems of Richard Lovelace. London: Unit Library, Ltd., 1904. 69-70, To Althea From Prison, iv.
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
that for an hermitage;
If I have freedom in my love.
And in my soul am free,
angels alone, that soar above,
enjoy such liberty.
Richard Lovelace (1618–1657), 1642 The Poems of Richard Lovelace. London: Unit Library, Ltd., 1904. 69-70, To Althea From Prison, iv.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
TODAY!
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Happy New Year to all of you
Hi everyone here in the classroom and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR !
I have been absent for some weeks, following the Happenings in my life and being pretty much absorbed by the lessons presented to me... I am glad to be able to take the Time to come here again. Have already done some catching up on posts and, as always, found some truths for me. :-)
As a little "hello" let me share my personal "Story of the Day" with you:
About 3 weeks ago I bought my friend a puzzle with a herd of zebras that I came across, since I know she loves puzzling.
Having it at home, it somehow stayed on my mind... Then I realized:
Ah, black-and-white does Not exclude uniqueness! Good! (Especially when we think of people of whom we think only think that way, you know?)
It still stayed on my mind... and some days later I thought: Ah, when we think there's only black or white (and in some ways I guess most of us do at times), we might want to remember that white contains all colors! To me, in other words: whatever it may look like, everything is possible!
And it still stayed on my mind... And today I thought happily: And aren't we all a bit zebra - all a little black-and-white somewhere somehow... all definitely unique... and all a great deal color-blind for the many colors of ourselves and others... :-)
I gave the present to my friend today and thanked her for being presented the many lessons by giving a very simple present to her. And we happily started puzzling (although, to stay with the facts, the puzzle of knitting - she showed it to me and I started knitting a scarf)... :-)
So, all the best to you rainbow-colored zebras !
Ah you know, now I understand: they don't sell kitchy sparkling colored toy ponies in the toystores! These are zebras whose colors have been unveiled ;-))
Petra
(Preview doesn't work, I hope this will be ok....)
I have been absent for some weeks, following the Happenings in my life and being pretty much absorbed by the lessons presented to me... I am glad to be able to take the Time to come here again. Have already done some catching up on posts and, as always, found some truths for me. :-)
As a little "hello" let me share my personal "Story of the Day" with you:
About 3 weeks ago I bought my friend a puzzle with a herd of zebras that I came across, since I know she loves puzzling.
Having it at home, it somehow stayed on my mind... Then I realized:
Ah, black-and-white does Not exclude uniqueness! Good! (Especially when we think of people of whom we think only think that way, you know?)
It still stayed on my mind... and some days later I thought: Ah, when we think there's only black or white (and in some ways I guess most of us do at times), we might want to remember that white contains all colors! To me, in other words: whatever it may look like, everything is possible!
And it still stayed on my mind... And today I thought happily: And aren't we all a bit zebra - all a little black-and-white somewhere somehow... all definitely unique... and all a great deal color-blind for the many colors of ourselves and others... :-)
I gave the present to my friend today and thanked her for being presented the many lessons by giving a very simple present to her. And we happily started puzzling (although, to stay with the facts, the puzzle of knitting - she showed it to me and I started knitting a scarf)... :-)
So, all the best to you rainbow-colored zebras !
Ah you know, now I understand: they don't sell kitchy sparkling colored toy ponies in the toystores! These are zebras whose colors have been unveiled ;-))
Petra
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Praise and Blame
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. --Norman Vincent Peale
The Supreme Reality stands revealed in the consciousness of those who have conquered themselves. They live in peace alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and blame. -- Bhagavad Gita 6:7
Who is wise and holds praise and blame to be the same . . . such a one is said to have transcended the modes of nature. -- Bhagavad Gita 14:25
The Supreme Reality stands revealed in the consciousness of those who have conquered themselves. They live in peace alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and blame. -- Bhagavad Gita 6:7
Who is wise and holds praise and blame to be the same . . . such a one is said to have transcended the modes of nature. -- Bhagavad Gita 14:25
Monday, December 30, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Lessons my dog is teaching me
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| Penelope Sparks Parsons aka Penny |
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Christmas Eve
Here is a playful exercise that can help you be more flexible, humble, unpretentious, and respectful. All you need is imagination—and a sense of humor.
TAKING YOURSELF AS LIGHTLY AS ANGELS DO
The next time you experience an ego conflict with someone, visualize the person turning into a blob of jelly right before your eyes—lime green jelly! Imagine that all you see is a blob of talking, gesturing, scowling, quivering, sparkling, lime-green jelly—translucent—that the light shines through—like a halo. Now imagine that your own feet begin to feel squishy. You glance down and realize that your feet are turning green! You are turning into lime-green jelly, too—translucent—that the light shines through—like a halo! You take a deep breath of fresh air and let it go. You are free! You have always been free. The light shines, radiates, and sparkles around you. The light shines, radiates, and sparkles around the other person. Words continue to come out of that person’s mouth, but now everything is happening in slow motion. You can see each word in technicolor. You can grasp each word and hold onto it—or you can let the words go—let them flow—into the atmosphere and dissolve into space. You are that free! You smile upon that person. You breathe deeply. You are that free! You always have been!
TAKING YOURSELF AS LIGHTLY AS ANGELS DO
The next time you experience an ego conflict with someone, visualize the person turning into a blob of jelly right before your eyes—lime green jelly! Imagine that all you see is a blob of talking, gesturing, scowling, quivering, sparkling, lime-green jelly—translucent—that the light shines through—like a halo. Now imagine that your own feet begin to feel squishy. You glance down and realize that your feet are turning green! You are turning into lime-green jelly, too—translucent—that the light shines through—like a halo! You take a deep breath of fresh air and let it go. You are free! You have always been free. The light shines, radiates, and sparkles around you. The light shines, radiates, and sparkles around the other person. Words continue to come out of that person’s mouth, but now everything is happening in slow motion. You can see each word in technicolor. You can grasp each word and hold onto it—or you can let the words go—let them flow—into the atmosphere and dissolve into space. You are that free! You smile upon that person. You breathe deeply. You are that free! You always have been!
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