My Heart calls to me to stop, to just sit
- sitting meditation - breathing -
resting in the inner Stillness of Being...
- sitting meditation - breathing -
resting in the inner Stillness of Being...
My Heart wants to commune with
the Infiniteness of Silence.
the Infiniteness of Silence.
It is the Light that brings awareness
to all hidden places...
to all hidden places...
It is the Spaciousness from which all knowing
and all needed action arises
with clarity...
and all needed action arises
with clarity...
Heart says:
'just sit'
in the depths of Silence
'just sit'
in the depths of Silence
breathing
with the Infinite Silence -
the inner movement of "The Mystery" -
experiencing the Embrace,
and intelligence of what lives us...
with the Infinite Silence -
the inner movement of "The Mystery" -
experiencing the Embrace,
and intelligence of what lives us...
~
But, at 75, I have a body that requires a lot of attention
now, which I must attend to... Sometimes I get
caught in the ailments of the body - its unexpected fragility;
the body needs to be embraced,
held in the Heart - like a child...
now, which I must attend to... Sometimes I get
caught in the ailments of the body - its unexpected fragility;
the body needs to be embraced,
held in the Heart - like a child...
So I started doing what I lovingly call "Body Holding."
I start with the Heart, laying both hands
over the Heart - embracing the Heart,
until its tingly static feels calm and at peace.
Then I hold the Solar Plexus;
sometimes with both hands,
sometimes with one hand on the Heart -
until its intense waves of pressure feels smooth and calm.
Then the belly just below the navel, and hold
my hands there. If my mind has been overactive,
as it usually is, I hold one hand on either side
of the top of my head and feel the electrical
buzziness of thinking, until it subsides.
I start with the Heart, laying both hands
over the Heart - embracing the Heart,
until its tingly static feels calm and at peace.
Then I hold the Solar Plexus;
sometimes with both hands,
sometimes with one hand on the Heart -
until its intense waves of pressure feels smooth and calm.
Then the belly just below the navel, and hold
my hands there. If my mind has been overactive,
as it usually is, I hold one hand on either side
of the top of my head and feel the electrical
buzziness of thinking, until it subsides.
All the while being aware
of the miracle of my Humanness and Infiniteness -
as One Rhythm - embracing the body...
of the miracle of my Humanness and Infiniteness -
as One Rhythm - embracing the body...
~
The Infinite manifests in the finite
The Truth of Existence...
The Truth of Existence...
The Pure Vibration of Existence
in form - in a human body...
We are a whole package
an embodied humanity -
enlivened by the Source of Life.
in form - in a human body...
We are a whole package
an embodied humanity -
enlivened by the Source of Life.
The body is not separate.
Spirit is in matter...
Spirit is in matter...
The Light of our Essence is in
the body...
the body...
Our Humanity is Embraced...
Mystic Meandering
2025
2025
Art: Mystic Meandering
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Great ideas to consider. Thanks. I just saw some quotes about Brahman, and had to look up what that meant...Hinduism has so many deep meanings in its history, hard to absorb. Now I'll just continue to try to live in the here and now with some consciousness, and share kindness and love whenever possible. The young man pushing grocery carts back into the store yesterday had to stop when I asked him how he was. Not just, "hi, how're you doing" ...but "How are You today?"
ReplyDeleteThat is lovely Barb - I too do that with the kid in the meat/fish department - to actually see them and make a connection. Our culture has become so impersonal. Kindness always opens the door :) I told my own doctor a while ago I respond better to kindness and compassion than to ultimatums. I think he got the point, and now I get a hug. :)
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