The Awakening

The Awakening

(Author unknown)

A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling to hold on. Then, like a child quieting down after a tantrum, you blink back your tears and begin to look at the world through new eyes.

This is your awakening.

You realize it’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to magically appear over the next horizon.

You realize that in the real world there aren't always fairy tale endings, and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you…and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.

You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are…and that’s OK. They are entitled to their own views and opinions.

You learn the importance of loving and championing yourself…and in the process a sense of newfound confidence is born of self-approval.

Your stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you – or didn't do for you – and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected.

You learn that people don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and everything isn't always about you.

So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself…and in the process a sense of safety and security is born of self-reliance.

You stop judging and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties…and in the process a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness.

You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view. You begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for.

You learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you've outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with.

You learn that there is power and glory in creating and contributing and you stop maneuvering through life merely as a “consumer” looking for you next fix.

You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideals of a bygone era, but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life.

You learn that you don’t know everything, it’s not you job to save the world and that you can’t teach a pig to sing. You learn the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the stake.

Then you learn about love. You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be. You learn that alone does not mean lonely.

You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO.

You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs.

You learn that your body really is your temple. You begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin to eat a balanced diet, drinking more water, and take more time to exercise.

You learn that being tired fuels doubt, fear, and uncertainty and so you take more time to rest. And, just food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play.

You learn that, for the most part, you get in life what you deserve, and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for and that wishing for something to happen is different than working toward making it happen.

More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need direction, discipline and perseverance. You learn that no one can do it all alone, and that it’s OK to risk asking for help.

You learn the only thing you must truly fear is fear itself. You learn to step right into and through your fears because you know that whatever happens you can handle it and to give in to fear is to give away the right to live life on your own terms.

You learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom.

You learn that life isn't always fair, you don’t always get what you think you deserve and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people…and you lean not to always take it personally.

You learn that nobody’s punishing you and everything isn't always somebody’s fault. It’s just life happening. You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls.

You lean that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you.

You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about: a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower.

Then, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never, ever settle for less than you heart’s desire.

You make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.

You hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind.

Finally, with courage in you heart, you take a stand, you take a deep breath, and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.

Shanti(peace) Mantra

The "sarveshaam mantra" is one of the peace or shanti mantras 
which may be used to invoke
harmony and tranquility 
in the environment in which puja or prayers are performed. 

This shanti mantra may be repeated three or eleven times, as time permits. The mantra may perhaps be used as a closing prayer for the puja, to bless all those in attendance.

Sarveshaam Svastir Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Shaantir Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Purnam Bhavatu 
Sarveshaam Mangalam Bhavatu. 

Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah 
Sarve Santu Niramayaah. 
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu. 
Maa Kashchit Duhkhabhahg Bhavetll 

May good befall all, 
May there be peace for all, 
May all be fit for perfection, and 
May all experience that which is auspicious. 

May all be happy. 
May all be healthy. 
May all experience what is good and 
let no one suffer.


May it so happen (-bhavantu) that everyone (-sarve) receives happiness (-sukhinah) ; 
let them all be saint-like (-santu) and be without disease and in good health (-niraamayaah). 
Let them see with their own eyes (-pashyantu) the goodness of life (-bhadaraani) ;
And let them not (maa) contemplate in their conscious mind (-kashchidh) any sorrow inducing (dukh) thoughts while they remain beneficiaries (-bhavet) of good fortune (-bhaag).

Everywhere

Student:  "Master?"

Master: "Yes?"

Student: "How can I Be like the One Creator?"

Master: "If You want to Be like the One Creator, Be 'space'!

Student: "Why 'space'?

Master: "Because then You will Be Everywhere!  Like the One Creator!

~ CC

Community of Souls

Several months ago, after participating in my first sweat lodge, I asked the Lakota Bear Medicine healer in charge of the ceremony what I could do to support the community of souls keeping this powerful native tradition alive. "You support the family by becoming part of it," he replied. "And you become part of it by showing up, by being present, not only for others but for yourself as well. If we aren't capable of laying our own burdens at the feet of the family and trusting the others to hold space for us, how can they trust us to hold their burdens in a good way? Do you understand?" I did understand. 

There is a belief in tribal tradition that the tribe is only as strong as the individual. If we don't tend our own wounds, we are, in essence, letting the rest of the tribe down. Hiding our own pain and darkness inside is not an act of courtesy, but rather one of selfishness. So, sometimes, the ultimate act of selfless sacrifice is that of allowing ourselves to drop our shields long enough to receive blessings, healing and guidance related to our own hurts. Today, make a conscious commitment to show up for yourself, despite whatever internal or external resistance you may be encountering. And trust that this act of mindful surrender to your own healing will be supported and will inspire others to respond in kind. Aho!

~ Strong Sun Moon Consulting (https://www.facebook.com/StrongSunMoonConsulting?directed_target_id=0

EJNSOF

EJNSOF

Know
Before the beginning of creation was only the Highest
All full filling light
Free
Fulfillment, no emptiness
Only endless, equal light
Circled everything

Then He decided to create worlds and creatures
So that He revealed His perfection
Reason for creating the worlds

He restricted Himself in His center
Pressed the light together and withdraw
Free place stood behind, empty space filled with endless
Around the center
Equally pressed
So this empty place became a circle
So the light restricted Him self

And see
After compressing
In the central of the space filled with endless light
Forms His self a round emptiness
Then
A place appeared
Where creation and creatures can exists

And see
A strait forward ray forms itself from endless light
From above to below descended He in the empty place
Reached out His self, descended per ray to below
Endless light
All the worlds were perfect
In this empty space

For the worlds the Endless was
In His perfection outstanding
No creature has strength to grasp His perfection
Concrete form cannot reach Him
For Him there is no place, no border, no time

And via the ray the light descended
To worlds
In black empty space were everything is

And each circle
Of each world
Near the light - is worthy
To our world of material in the center
Within all circles in the center of endless emptiness

Expelled from endless – further then all the worlds
Material so eternal low –
He is within all the circles –
In the middle center of the endless emptiness…..

 Itschak Luria Ashkenasi (ARI); THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK "ETS CHAIM"OF ARI.

The Hero's Path

The great myths show that when you follow somebody else's path, you go astray.

The hero has to set off by himself, leaving the old world and the old ways behind. He must venture into the darkness of the unknown, where there is no map and no clear route. He must fight his own monsters, not somebody else's. explore his own labyrinth, and endure his own ordeal before he can find what is missing in his life.

Thus transfigured, he can bring something of value to the world that has been left behind. But if the knight finds himself riding along an already established track, he is simply following in somebody else's footsteps and will not have an adventure. In the words of the Old French text of The Quest of the Holy Grail, if he wants to succeed, he must enter the forest "at a point that he, himself, had chosen, where it was darkest and there was no path."

         

The wasteland in the Grail legend is a place where people live inauthentic lives, blindly following the norms of their society and doing only what other people expect.

--From "The Spiral Staircase" by Karen Armstrong

The Sun-Earth Connection

The Earth-Sun connection, as part of the electrified heliosphere, makes clear that the Sun will never be properly understood apart from the electric currents through which planets and their satellites continually move.

The Origin of the Human DNA *Feat. Bashar, TReb Bor yit-NE and Kryon* NEW

For all of you out there who feel a connection with a star system and/or and alien family/species, near or far our own solar system.

Break the cycle!

The carousel horse is stuck, bobbing up and down in a cycle of co dependence. You waved frantically the first time, but after recycling regret multiple times, it’s time to get off the whirligig of wasted time. Bolt like a carousel horse gaining its freedom. Break the cycle and live like the free person you are.

Spice Of Life | My Website / Blog

Spice Of Life | My Website / Blog

Couple To Couple Teaching Through Experience

Are you a couple who struggles with any of these relationship challenges: Do you look for or want something with perfection? Are there feelings of jealously, fear and judgment towards one another? Is there miscommunication, unclear direction, little understanding or support of each other?

You may have tried getting help or advice but still end up with little or no change. Your relationship could be suffering unnecessarily and could be missing out on intimacy, passion and connection on a level never dreamt possible. If you’re tired of the arguments, the hurt feelings, the stress of not being able to figure things out. Then you’ve come to the right place at the right time. It becomes a guessing game, doesn’t it! That’s right, we feel that there are no accidents and you are meant to be here. You are meant to write the next chapter in your book of love.

Not only have we been married for over fourteen years, we have grown both individually and as best friends. During those years we’ve managed to avoid arguments through bettering our communication. Trust us, we’ve had our struggles. We have also discovered it is not so much about what the struggles are, but rather how you deal with them together. How you can learn to think and act creatively through better knowledge of each other.

A little secret to share with you, it’s truly OK to agree to disagree. Something we learned early on. Our love life is now at its best. What excitement there is with the thrill of being spontaneous, spicing it up with variety, all while experiencing more intimacy and greater sexual pleasure  ….we will touch base on that later!

Trust us, that is only one ingredient that makes the recipe of our love life great! We have found that our relationship extends beyond the physical, flowing into emotional and spiritual. Hey, we still flirt and tease each other, even after sixteen years! We have a personal policy to not go to sleep mad or with unfinished business…no restless nights here!

It’s hard to believe how much more has been brought into our relationship. When looking back to our own transformation we see a true gift in letting go. A realization of how the past or present does not define us. This has given us an ability to create newness at any given moment with what or how we want our relationship to be.

We enjoy our freedom to explore, to do more of the creating together and even the recreating. This is especially important to having the “falling in love” feeling again and again.

The good news is that you can too…

We are passionate about sharing our ideas, tips and tricks. So, join the discussions on our blog.

Have you heard of the Cockroach Theory for Self Development?

At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.  The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on another lady in the group. Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.

The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.  Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior?  If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?  He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos. It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.

I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me. It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.

Lessons learnt from the story:

Do not react in life. Always respond. The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded. Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of, just and right to save a situation from going out of hands, to avoid cracks in relationship, to avoid taking decisions in anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.

The Seven Ego Plagues!

Language of Branches

The Language of the Branches is a symbolic term used to describe an idea. In order to grasp the meaning of this term, it would be helpful at this point to refer to Plato's Story of the Cave. In this story, mankind is trapped in the depths of a cave and their only sense of reality comes from the shadows that flicker on the cave walls. Their world is essentially one of shadows; however this is all they know of reality. These people have only a limited perspective on the true nature of reality. Then one day, one of these individuals makes his way out of the cave and is blinded by the bright sunlight. Unable to cope with this light he retreats back to the cave and its shadows. Once and a while some individuals will escape the limitations of the cave and take the long and winding road to discover a higher realm of consciousness, a true reality and a mystical awareness that G-d is the origin of everything that exists.

We are like these men sitting in the cave; at this moment we only see the shadows. We don't see the real things; we see only reflections. The same situation exists with the Language of the Branches. Here we only see the tip of what exists in the Upper Worlds. The Language of the Branches is simply a means to discuss broad abstract ideas by using everyday ordinary words. Such is the case, when we use the image of a tree. Here you are asked to envision an upside down tree; where the roots of the tree are in the heavens above and the trunk, branches and tips of the branches face down toward earth. This image is being used to convey the idea that all of life is the end product of something much greater from up above. Everything we see in this world did not start here. It started some place else. The origin of everything is in the Upper Worlds. When a tree grows, you do not see the roots which hold and sustains it. The same can be said about the mysteries of life. From our perspective, we can only perceive 1% of Reality; 99% of the Total Reality is still hidden from us.

According to Kabbalists, there are invisible truths lying under the surface of all things which only those willing to learn new ideas can grasp. Individuals who are comfortable with the World of Illusions will resist discovering anything that will challenge their set ways of seeing the world. But truth is embedded in the minds of mankind. 

Language of the Branches
Quantum Mechanics	EIN SOF	The World with No End
Hyper Energy	ATZILUT	World of Emanation	Fire
Pure Energy	BERIYAH	World of Creation	Air
Plasma	YETZIRAH	World of Formation	Water
Low Frequency	ASSIYAH	World of Action	Earth