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My sense of self is not diminished by criticism and is not built if someone appreciates me. I have learnt to accept myself with all my strengths and weaknesses. I realize I am God’s child like any other.

It has been a long journey to get here and one of my deepest life lessons – self acceptance.  I appreciate when someone gives me a flower, I try to learn when someone hands me a thorn, it’s a process of constantly learning and developing with peace in your heart that says, you are Ok,  you are who I are.

The process goes from – I am who I am to I am to just I. A quiet place where you are alone but you are peaceful and content.

 

 

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This body!

Our bodies – a place to be in while we are here on this earth

It is a marvel of nature, a gift and a blessing

Time and life sips away at this body, slowly till one day the body is done. She says no, I have no more, that’s all I have.

But life has unquenchable thirst – it wants more and more and more; almost endlessly. However the body is not endless – it is a finite entity.

Death is a reality, we are all told that we have to leave so that we can live. So that we can appreciate today, good health, family, friends, the beauty of this earth and this flowing breath.

The thought of not being here makes me smile and makes me more present to today. I walk with this knowledge and give a blessing to everyone who I see.

Let’s celebrate being here today, being together and be happy.

Let’s be aware of this body, this wonderful gift – a home for our spirit.

Namaste

The Spiritual Path

After you spend time in yoga or meditation.
You get a sense that it is okay.
Life has not changed or become any different yet you get the sense that whatever it is it  will be handled.
This feeling stays for a while and then the disturbances of this world take over indicating that you have to go back into your place of silence.
The constant visits to that meditative place and the belief in the strength of that space is the path of the spirit – it is the spiritual path.

 

 

Within myself

Its a Sunday afternoon

I am relaxed and calm.

I can feel my body, my breath is slow and deep. I feel centered and comfortable. Gratefulness arises, everything feels OK. My mind is not racing with ideas, I just feel like being still.

This peaceful space in myself is my spirit, my atma. It’s a place of love and tranquility within myself.

The Ducks

The city; cold, icy, treacherous roads, stress, tension people running around from one place to another driving their cars.

Worry, panic and nervous energy prevails.

A river flows through the city, on the unfrozen part of the river a flock of ducks sit, trying to stay warm, perhaps looking for some food.

They look serene, quiet and happy.

I look at these ducks and smile.

They teach us presence, acceptance and happiness.

 

 

One Day

One day this whole thing comes to an end.

The drama, the fight, the struggle – it’s all over.

In a flash we are gone.

It will happen to all of us, to me, you and everyone.

The light that gives us life leaves us and goes away.

People left behind are tearful, perplexed not understanding what has happened or why, bewildered; even though we all know it, it’s inevitable  – no one can escape it.

The fire burning within us slowly dwindles into a small flame and then extinguishes.

The spirit goes to the same place that it comes from.

Beyond this coming and going there is place of eternity, of space where another flames always burns, never extinguishing.

It is the light that gives us light and life.

It is a beautiful place, tranquil and smiling.

This morning I sit and contemplate on that light.

And I feel peaceful, in love and happy.

 

Meditation

We live in our minds, which only tells us half of the truth. Much lies beyond our abilities to think. You can access the wisdom of the spirit by going beyond your mind; by actually shutting your mind down or at least tuning it out.

In that quietness, when the mind stops chattering the lotus us awareness blooms. We see far above and beyond of our normally perceived reality.

Our breath provides us the simple and easy path to get there. All we have to do is to sit and gently bring our attention to ourselves and let the universe do the rest. The universe loves us and will bring us in it’s fold.