Deep peace of the running wave to you…

Deep peace of the running wave to you…
This poem comes from The Dominion of Dreams: Under The Dark Star by Fiona MacLeod (1895).  Fiona MacLeod was a 19th century romantic and Celtic visionary and also, apparently the female pen name of William Sharp. This is a prayer is taken from the longer poem that follows:

Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the infinite peace to you.

And the full poem:

Nice to know...

Today I had this email from a student who'd had trouble opening her lesson. I sent her it again and everything is fine. She wrote this to me after: "It is so nice to know, you are on the other side of the words you send......"

and I wrote back to her that it is also nice to know that she is on the other end of what I write.

That is what is special about our school and the lessons. You are not reading a book written by someone you have no possibility of ever seeing or having a personal communication with. I love knowing each of you are there, and I mean it when I say I think about each and everyone of you as I write and rewrite the lessons and send them off to you. Sometimes I am thinking about one of you in particular when I write something. Thanks for being there!

This picture is of baby owls with a stuffed toy owl "mother"--after they lost their mother, they needed a new mother to cuddle with and feel safe. So they were given this soft new mother owl. May you all feel just as safe and protected in the arms of the angels.  Your devoted teacher

Why Do We Shout In Anger?

-Anonymous (probably a dog wrote it. Dogs really don't like shouting)

A saint who was once visiting a river to take a bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples, smiled and asked.

'Why do people in anger shout at each other?'

The disciples thought for a while, then one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout.'

'But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner,' asked the saint.

The disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples. 

Finally the saint explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.

What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small...'

The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they need not even whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'

He looked at his disciples and said, 'So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.'

Fear Not!

Thanks for the new lesson, Indira! I am grateful that I am in the 1st class, one of the first students to sign up, and so sometimes I get to receive an "old" lesson made new-when you revise and update it. And you are right, I get so much out of re-reading an older lesson. It is like I never read it before. This lesson is Fear Not! 

This lesson is so deep I am flabbergasted. This paragraph astounded me:

"You must come to understand that there is something running your life that isn't you. Something that does not want you to be free and happy. Something that wants to destroy you, just as that something is destroying this man's health, keeping him in the darkness of unconsciousness, thinking he is winning, when he is losing."

You had been writing about a man who was choosing pain because he was listening to the false voice of fear. I am finally hearing what you are saying, have been saying all along, that there is something running my life that isn't me. The false self. 

This is incredible, Indira. I must begin to see what is false about myself before I can begin to see what is true. 

Thank you for this deep and mind blowing lesson, my teacher. 

something to think about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvDKTRgoSS8

Your are the Face of God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-URNIBi55Y&sns=fb

Created by: Michelle Sherliza, OP Words by: Karen Drucker and Rev. Karyl Huntley Music by: Karen Drucker CTayToones Music BMI

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