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40 Days, 40 Years, 40 Prayers

October 3rd, 2015

Day Thirty Nine

Beloved Everywhere, This is my conscious prayer.

May the human family learn to thrive and be happy under the increased levels of pressure that we are all experiencing. May we train our minds and intuition to perceive inner dimensions while the senses navigate the outer world with dignity and grace. May more and more souls chose to experience the sacred sound current as a way to elevate the frequencies of the mind’s thought waves. May we all come to understand the significance of every word we speak and every word we think. May we accept, take responsibility for, and acknowledge that our words create our world. May we come to celebrate that by tuning in to our inner sounds, and by harmonizing those inner sounds with sacred sounds, we experience our inner wisdom and merge with the vast awareness of Divine Silence. If only one being on this planet experiences Divine Silence, may that one experience elevate every being. May collective human consciousness know deep and perfect ease with All That Is.

Sat Nam!
40 Days, 40 Years, 40 Prayers

September 29th, 2015

Day Thirty Five

What an almighty challenge it is to live according to consciousness! Every moment presents enormous challenge. All the varieties of personalities and energies to work with! All the bizarre distractions and overload to the nervous system! All the tragedies and celebrations! All the zombies who are totally indifferent or checked out! All the over dramatization and sensationalizing and celebrity and too-cool-for-school irreverence!

My meditation practice saved me today. There were certain moments and situations in which it would have been easier and more comfortable, more habitual, to fall into the behavior patterns and thought patterns that occur when I rely on my ego, my emotions, or my intelligence in certain trying moments. But, I am slowing my breath and reminding myself to remain fully conscious, fully alert, ready at any moment to face Life’s challenges with dignity, grace, and consciousness.

What helped today? The image of the white light growing and expanding out from my heart center worked miracles in keeping me in my consciousness. This vision is a skill I refined practicing this Isht Sodhana Mantra Kriya, and because I’ve been practicing every day, the vision just came into my mind when I needed it, as if it had been gifted to me by a generous Muse. Receiving the gift was pure delight, and I was astonished at how much this helped. As soon as I envisioned the white light growing and glowing and expanding from the center of my heart out into the universe, a divine grace intervened in my predicament, and the energy around the predicament changed. The predicament is still there, but the energy around it is different; now, I have such clarity about the situation that I can move forward relying on my intuitive poise.

I’m feeling blessed to be cozying up to the flow of grace.

May you enjoy the flow of grace in each moment. May your soul be served by your own beautiful, intuitive poise. May the pure light of consciousness become your habitual way of being!

Sat Nam!
40 Days, 40 Years, 40 Prayers

September 6th, 2015

Day Twelve

Years ago, as a new mother without a daily yoga and meditation practice, the challenges of raising children inspired desperate prayers. If I had uttered such prayers aloud, one might have sounded like this, “God, please help me!” Or, another might sound like this, “Oh my God, not this again!” I would feel like giving up. I used to succumb to self-pity; I’d wonder at the injustice of a Universe that shows no mercy to a sleep deprived, friendless, modern woman who is simply trying to survive an endless onslaught of physical, emotional, social, financial, and cultural demands. I’d often fear I could never ever properly fulfill my family’s incessant needs.

“God, help me!” is not a true prayer but an expression of pure desperation. How could I help it: My nervous system was weak. My breath was too shallow.

Luckily, desperation is easy to transcend: Deepen the breath. Strengthen the lungs, the heart, and the nervous system. Practice daily. Feel at home with every inhale and every exhale.

Desperation turns to inspiration. I feel ready for anything. I wonder at the truth that anyone and everyone can vibrate the divine love of the Creator and All Creation! I surrender completely to the Unknown facets of the fulfillment of the family’s needs. The only thing that is up to me is to pray the prayer of the Mother.

Today’s Prayer: May the singing of praises be your food. Praise your life. Praise your children. Praise your friends. Praise your spouse. Praise a glass of water! Praise a stubbed toe! Praise your own heart’s prayer! Praise the breath of life! Praise your Mother-in-Law’s cooking. Praise your own consciousness. And may the remembrance of your Source and True Home, the Creator and Creation, give you infinite delight!

Sat Nam!

Tag: the teachings of yogi bhajan

40 Days, 40 Years, 40 Prayers

40 Days, 40 Years, 40 Prayers

40 Days, 40 Years, 40 Prayers