Wishing you a bright and beautiful day with so much love...

abundance and fulfillment at every level. May you know God in each moment. May you know that you are not separate from God. With gratitude to you for being here.

The Heart...

The Heart is the only Reality. The mind is only a transient phase. To remain as one's Self is to enter the Heart ~ Sri Ramana Maharshi

3 Questions

1. Have you loved with all your being today? 
2. Have you lived with all your energy today? 
3. Have you laughed with all your heart today?

Spiritual Shamanism

"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: "When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?" -Gabrielle Roth

The Angels

Just signing on for a moment before I go to sleep to remind you that the angels are with you now and always to bless you, protect you, and guide you in all your ways. You can know this for yourself as you continue along your spiritual path. The angels can be experienced as an actual energy, even when you cannot see them. It is not everyone's destiny to see angels while in an earthly body. Be open and discover how your particular connection with angels manifests. 

This is Christel's husband, Rudi. He did see an angel once, during an angel seminar several years ago. While on break, he went into the basement to get something and he saw an angel there!

Another happiness quote to support your spiritual path

"Learn to carry all the conditions of happiness within yourself by meditating and attuning your consciousness to the ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new Joy, which is God. Your happiness should never be subject to any outside influence. Whatever your environment is, don’t allow your inner peace to be touched by it."-Paramahansa Yogananda

wisdom

Your divine nature is always divine. You are that divinity. You are that Light. You are. It is your lower nature that causes all your problems. This is the nature of ego. Ego is not your true nature. It is a fraud masquerading as your true self. Don't believe it--don't believe in it. Not for one minute.

Happy 21st Reiki Birthday Monika

Congratulations on 21 years of Light, Monika! Celebrating your commitment to the Light of your healing work and Reiki Birthday. Taking after our teacher, I looked up Reiki in the Dictionary and here is what I found:

reiki |ˈrākē noun
a healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's body and restore physical and emotional well-being.

ORIGIN Japanese, literally ‘universal life energy.’

Sogyal Rinpoche

I like this quote from Sogyal Rinpoche. It is what your School says -- do not identify with and thus empower that which is false. Good words to live by...when we can remember.
 

Sogyal Rinpoche:

What does it mean to love yourself?

"It means to embrace every aspect of your being with unconditional love. On a deeper level, it means letting your buddha nature, your inherent, fundamental goodness, manifest and love the whole of you completely, including all your ordinary messy, and confused aspects. It is allowing the light to shine from within and dispel the darkness of ignorance.

Loving yourself means embracing yourself without any judgment. You do not judge your negativity and your habitual tendencies, because they are not solid or real. It is only because you believe in them and strengthen them, through constant repetition, that they appear so solid and strong. In actuality they are not strong at all. Realizing this, you see that they are not that solid and they are not that powerful."

Today is my 21st Reiki Master Birthday!

Heute ist mein 21. Reiki Meister Geburtstag!

Showing Up

Often times we stop showing up for our spiritual self, our spiritual work, when our life takes a turn for the better. This can be especially true when we have had a long 'dry' spell -- a period of loneliness or unhappiness -- followed by suddenly getting what we 'want' (maybe a new relationship, a great job, outer adoration) -- that brings us joy. Joy is great! Angels love to bring tidings of great joy, and they always do, even when we cannot heed them.

Still, times of great joy are times to stay focused upon your spiritual path. We do not want to turn to God only in times of misfortune--anyone can do that--we want to turn to God even in times of good fortune. We want to remember God in good times, bad times, all times.

Your connection with God and angels can deepen immeasurably when you remember to stay focused and grateful in times of great joy, as well as in times of despair--and all the times in between. 

Kierkegaard was a wise man

New Open Classroom

I like the new Open Classroom look, Indira. You have added a lot more to it. I like how the school just keeps getting better, expanding with creativity and newness. It never stays the same. Just like we are always growing and changing, like life is always changing. The Open Classroom is a perfect example of this.

Do good, feel good.

Try this. Not really as an exercise in doing good, but as an exercise in awareness -- which our school is all about -- being aware. When you find yourself complaining (in your mind) about a situation you are in, a place you are, anything at all -- ask yourself, how can I improve this? Can I say something kind? Can I just keep my mouth shut? (sometimes that is the kindest thing :)  Can I do some actual physical work to make things better? So -- basically the question is: Can I leave the place or situation better than I found it?

I tried this today. I was in a public restroom and when I walked in I saw someone had thrown a pile of paper towels on the floor. Thoughts went through my head, like -- This looks terrible! I should tell someone in charge who can pick these up!! Then I thought, why don't I just pick them up and throw them away myself? And so I did. It took me a couple of minutes. And I felt good. I still feel good thinking about it.

When we Do good, we FEEL good. That's another cosmic law. So -- try it. You'll be glad you did!

Rainbow Light

Rules for a Scientist

I found these "rules" for a scientist to be interesting and worth looking at, so here they are:
"Even if you're not a scientist, these are good rules for anyone to live by. The 11 Commandments of a Scientist."

Snow!

This is where I grew up and where I am going December 15. Into the snow belt of western New York State. This is what the thruway looks like today! And it isn't even the first day of winter yet! I will need plenty of snow angels!

And here is a car buried in snow. Oh my! 
I have to fly into here soon! To spend 
Christmas with my Mom. Oh my!

Buddha was a smart man!

Realize you are asleep

Every sleeping person is convinced he is awake. -Vernon Howard

Yes, as your lessons teach you -- the most important step on your spiritual path is to know that you are unconscious (asleep). If you do not know you are asleep, how can you wake up? Sleeping people believe they are awake!!! This accounts for most everyone in the world. Sleeping people walk around believing they are awake.

So be one of the few. REALIZE YOU ARE ASLEEP! This is your only hope for waking up. Every problem in your life happens because you are asleep. 

Angels love all kinds of weather

Do you know that angels love all kinds of weather? Angels are not dependent on the sun for light, as we are. Angels shine with their own light! You shine with your own light too. When you are living from your heart, even the most somber winter day can seem warm and peaceful—because real peace is independent of any experience. Even the most somber moment can be filled with peace—because peace is the backdrop upon which everything is written.

Happy Students, Sandra and Christel

Let go of the past . . .

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. -Gautama Buddha