There is a light within each of us that is always shining, and our stories are like clouds that obscure this light from our view. What happened, what didn’t happen, and what someone did or didn’t do are all based in the past. What we want to happen, hope will happen, and are afraid will happen are all based in the future. We hopscotch between these stories, overlooking the present where this eternal light is always shining. This light holds more peace, joy, fulfillment, safety, and love in the tiniest ray than even our most cherished stories.
It usually takes practice to see this; we are often very attached to our stories even though they can cause tremendous pain. We don’t have to let them go completely to see this light; we just need to be willing to rest from them and set them aside for even a moment.
Pray and ask the Lord to lead,guide and direct our lives and we cannot go wrong.The Lord Loves Us so much that he died for each and every single one of us.If we ask him he will give us a peace that nothing in this world can.We Are All here for a purpose and if we trust and ask the Lord he will help us and show us.
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I understand I have communication issues, all from trauma.
By no means do I think I have anything figured out or confident that I know the way . By you sharing this confirms that communication is still a stumbling block for me at ….55 yo.
The results are slow…but I am making progress.
You are Olympic-level stuff per you and I am not. I hear you and all your accomplishments and break throughs.
So many areas to heal, fix, sooth, give attention to and
Feel like I am defending myself ….anyway, I think I am going to go back to being quiet.
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It’s sometimes hard to communicate like this–things can sound different than what we intend. A sense of peace is the only thing that matters, my friend. Just peace.
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Was not thinking of a debate and I am sorry that you seem angry. My response was short because I have been involved all day. My practice is important to me.
I am not arguing anything .
Disappointed by these turn of events that you’re reading into my short mantram comment. You mentioned you did not know what a mantram was. I feel your first comment was loving and now, not so much, seems to be a bit of attacking mode. You don’t seem to be speaking in light or with butterfly wings – feels like you want to argue. I don’t , I’m tired from a life of struggling
now mounting health issues, no support, the list goes on.
I have no point to prove.
Like you mentioned , I rather receive your support
Have a great night
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I am not at all angry. I have no reason to be angry. Maybe reread the comment knowing that?
I know what a mantra is; I just said that I have never personally been inwardly led to use one. That doesn’t mean it might not be the way others are led. That’s not up to me to say. It makes no difference to me either way. I was simply pointing out something I often see–that we become so confident that we know the way and yet aren’t experiencing the results we desire, and the importance of staying very open.
Being very open is when we know we don’t already know the way and must be inwardly led. The particular way is something that each of us must find for ourselves–nobody else can say what is best for another.
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https://www.bmcm.org/learn/eight-point/ Mantram is very important JLL.
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I’m not going to enter a debate, but this is too common. You might want to consider that you are arguing that you already know the best way, yet you are not experiencing the results you desire. I’ll leave it at this: It’s so important to stay very open and hold onto each step of the way like butterfly wings; very lightly and willing to let it go so we can see the next step. When we learn to do this, the way is much less painful than being squeezed in the direction we need to go.
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We are precious just like the animals, the flowers, the trees and the people we adore in our lives. If we can be happy, it will reflect in our actions and attract peace and joy to perpetuate positive energy. If there are situations that offer a peaceful inner feeling, appreciate it. A sense of humour can lighten up a dark mood.
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You are one of the lucky ones . I meditate, repeat my mantram, write my mantram, and so much more. Nothing gets better even though I am grateful . Like I said you are on the fortunate. You get insight , creativity, fame ….happy for you
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I understand your frustration. I truly do. It sounds like what might be different is that I’m not looking for anything but a sense of peace; the other things just come naturally from that. I don’t seek them. If the way you are practicing isn’t leading you to a sense of peace, then try a different approach. Stay open to new ways–there are too many ways to count.
I don’t use a mantra; I have never found this helpful. (Not that it can’t work for some, but it’s just not the way I’ve been led.) I deeply contemplate the Truth, ideas of Truth and listen within all the time. You don’t see all the hours upon hours of work that goes into this practice for me and has for many decades, and all the deep challenges that I passed through. It’s just the way it is for most. You do reach a place where it’s more effortless, but this can take a lot of effort. It requires vigilance in the face of problems, challenges, and everyday appearances that would throw you off. This is Olympic-level stuff, but you’re guided, led, and also carried when you do this, and every bit of effort is worth it.
I don’t know if you’ve ever read anything about my experiences, but some of the challenges I’ve walked through were pretty intense (and I’ve never shared some of the really deep ones). I just don’t want you to have the impression that if this seems to be requiring great effort on your part, something has gone wrong. And that if there doesn’t seem to be any results, nothing is happening. Try to measure results ONLY on whether you feel more peaceful. That is it. However, you will not feel more peaceful if you keep looking outside of yourself to see if anything is changing. It’s like trying to look in the dark and the light simultaneously; it can’t be done. Peace is the only goal. The rest follows. And it is possible to feel that peace no matter how things might appear “out there” in the circumstances and conditions of our life…without exception.
It’s not luck…it’s that we see that everything we want lies in this sense of peace, so we channel all our efforts to find it and keep it clearly in view. I don’t have any special gifts that aren’t available to everyone.
I will get quiet right now and support you for, thankfully, we CAN help one another and lift one another up. xo
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Thank you. I needed that today.
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