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DailyOm – Ending The Cycle
February 4, 2011

Ending The Cycle

Start Today

Today we can make the choice to end a cycle or way of being that is not in alignment with our soul’s desire.

One of the hardest things in life is feeling stuck in a situation that we don’t like and want to change. We may have exhausted ourselves trying to figure out how to make change, and we may even have given up. However, each day offers us an opportunity to renew our resolve and to declare to the universe that we are ready for change. We may even say out loud that we have tried and struggled and have not found a way, but that we are open to help, and that we intend to keep working to create change for ourselves. Making this declaration to the universe, and to ourselves, may be just the remedy for the stagnation we are experiencing. And, it can be done today, right now.

It is difficult to understand, even with hindsight, how the choices we have made have added up to our current situation, but it is a good idea to examine the story we tell ourselves. If we tend to regard ourselves as having failed, this will block our ability to allow ourselves to succeed. We have the power to change the story we tell ourselves by acknowledging that in the past, we did our best, and we exhibited many positive qualities, and had many fine moments on our path to the present moment. We can also recognize that we have learned from our experiences, and that this will help us with our current choices.

When we do this kind of work on how we view our past self, we make it possible for the future to be based on a positive self-assessment. This inner shift may allow us to get out of the cycle we’ve been in that’s been keeping us stuck. Now we can declare our intentions to the universe, knowing that we have done the inner work necessary to allow our lives to change. Allow today to be the day to end cycles and enter into a new way of being.

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DailyOm – At The Feet Of The Divine

February 7, 2011

At The Feet Of The Divine

Laying Our Burdens Down

We weren’t meant to carry such heavy burden alone; visualize yourself laying down your burden and feel the lightness.

We all know the feeling of walking through life as if we are carrying the huge burden of our worries and stresses on our backs and shoulders, struggling to keep moving forward. There is no real way to move freely and fluidly in such a situation, and we are all longing to lay our burdens down. Just imagining that it would be possible to do such a thing can be enough to elicit a sigh of relief and a feeling of lightness.

The human imagination is a powerful tool, and we can use it to take journeys to faraway places without ever leaving our home. Because of this, we too can lay our burdens down at the feet of a divine being such as the great Mother, Buddha or a mountain. Releasing ourselves from that which we can’t handle on our own. No matter how smart we are, how capable we are, or how hard we work, no one can single-handedly cope with all the worries that we tend to take on in the course of our lives. And, we aren’t designed to do so. Our wellbeing depends upon our ability to hand over that which we can no longer carry by ourselves.

Visualizing yourself carrying your burdens to the feet of someone or something much bigger than you can be a powerful daily practice. To begin, sit with your eyes closed and envision an all powerful, supremely comforting being in what ever form that takes for you, standing at the end of a road. See yourself carrying a large sack, box, or other container, imagining that all your worries are inside it.

Watch as you make your way to the being of your choice, and lay your baggage down at their feet. Allow yourself to feel the lightness and relief of this action, express your gratitude, and surrender. You will be amazed by how this simple meditation can liberate you from a burden you were never meant to carry.

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DailyOm – Co-Creating with Nature

February 8, 2011

Co-Creating with Nature

Conscious Gardening

Think about gardening in a new way; work with your garden on a co-creative way, asking permission and listening to her.

Gardens offer us a perfect opportunity to reconnect to our true selves and remember our place in the natural world. Rather than approach our gardens as mere investments of energy, we can look at the entire process of gardening, from planting seeds to harvesting food, as a way of deepening our conscious relationship with the creative force of the universe. If we are willing to shift our intention from dominating, or at least directing nature, to co-creating with nature instead, we may discover a deep peace and renewed sense of wonder.

To co-create we must first begin with a foundation of mutual respect. As you create your garden in partnership with nature, you can respect the earth, water, insects and animals by using organic seeds, soil and fertilizers. You can also communicate with the plants, insects and elements involved in your garden, and create a regular practice of stillness to listen for any messages they may have for you. When it comes time for harvesting fresh vegetables or picking beautiful blooms, you might even ask permission first. If you ask with an open heart, you will always receive an answer.

Imagine what it would be like to surrender certain aspects of your human world to the precision and surety of the natural environment. You might decide, for example, to forego your calendar and plant in rhythm with the cycles of the moon.

Or, you might choose to ignore clock time and water your garden when the sun hits a certain position in the sky. By opening your garden experience to more of nature’s input, you can become available to witness a whole universe of miracles, while engendering a greater sense of honor between the two worlds.

When we recognize ourselves as allies, co-creators, with the earth and the natural world, our relationship to our environment begins to change. We no longer feel the need to control the circumstances around us and can relish in the perfection of all that is.

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DailyOm – Life Transitions

February 9, 2011

Life Transitions

The Death And Rebirth Of Self

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life.

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. Even though this is a natural and necessary part of our growth, it is often painful or, if we don’t realize what’s happening, confusing and disorienting. In fact, confusion and disorientation are often the messengers that tell us a shift is taking place within us. These shifts happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from infancy to childhood to adolescence and beyond. With each transition from one phase to another, we find ourselves saying good-bye to an old friend, the identity that we formed in order to move through that particular time.

Sometimes we form these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we shift those areas of our life become unsettled. Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a shift is taking place within us.

For example, we may go through one whole chapter of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves because we need it in order to heal from some early trauma. One day, though, we may find ourselves feeling confined and restless, wanting to move outside the shelter we needed for so long; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the confines of the shell our old self needed to survive.

We may feel a strange mixture of exhilaration and sadness as we say good-bye to a part of ourselves that is dying and make way for a whole new identity to emerge in its place. We may find inspiration in working with the image of an animal who molts or sheds in order to make way for new skin, fur, or feathers to emerge. For example, keeping a duck feather, or some other symbol of transformation, can remind us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of evolving. We can surrender to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and welcoming the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next phase of life.

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DailyOm – Remember The Light Side

February 10, 2011

Remember The Light Side

In Praise Of Fun

There is no need to feel guilty about having fun; having fun and being happy is our birthright.

Often when we talk about fun, or doing things just for fun, we talk about it in a dismissive way as if fun isn’t important. We tend to value hard work and seriousness, and we forget to pay our respects to the equally important, light side of silliness and laughter. This is ironic because we all know the feeling of euphoria that follows a good burst of laughter, and how it leaves us less stressed, more openhearted, and more ready to reach out to people. We are far more likely to walk down the street smiling and open after we’ve had a good laugh, and this tends to catch on, inspiring smiles from the people we pass who then positively influence everyone they encounter. Witnessing this kind of chain reaction makes you think that having fun might be one of our most powerful tools for changing the world.

Laughter is good medicine, and we all have this medicine available to us whenever we recall a funny story or act in a silly way. We magnify the effects of this medicine when we share it with the people in our lives. If we are lucky, they will have something funny to share with us as well, and the life-loving sound of laughter will continue to roll out of our mouths and into the world.

Of course, it is also important to allow ourselves to be serious and to honor that side of ourselves so that we stay balanced. After a great deal of merriment, it can actually be a pleasure to settle down and focus on work, or take some time for introspection until our next round of fun begins.

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DailyOm – Everyone Has A Story

February 11, 2011

Everyone Has A Story

Interesting People Everywhere

Each and every one of us has a story to tell and they are all important.

It's easy to forget sometimes that everyone has a story to tell if we take the time to listen. We are so accustomed to hearing the stories of people in the news that we sometimes lose track of the fact that the random stranger on the bus also has a fascinating story about where they came from and how they got to be where they are. The sheer variety of paths taken in this world, from farmers to CEOs to homeless people to world travelers, is indicative of how much we can learn from each individual. Sometimes the shy, quiet person at work has the most amazing life story and the biggest dreams, it is up to us to take the time to find out.

Some people travel a path of wealth and privilege, while others struggle with only themselves to rely on, and both have great stories to tell. Each person learns lessons, makes choices, and develops a unique perspective, which only they can claim and share. Even two people who have had very similar lives will have slightly different experiences, leading them to a different point of view, so each person remains a treasure trove waiting to be explored. When we take the time to ask questions and listen, we find that every person has a fascinating story to tell and an utterly unique perspective from which to tell it.

Bearing this in mind, we have the opportunity to approach the world around us in a new way. There is never any reason to be bored at a party, or on the bus, or in a conversation with a stranger. When we retain the spark of curiosity and the warmth required to open someone up, we always have in front of us the makings of a great story. All we have to do is ask.

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DailyOm – What We Can't See

February 14, 2011

What We Can't See

The Unseen World

Just because we can’t see something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Just because we can't see something doesn't mean it doesn't exist, although this is a common way in which people deny the existence of spirit guides, angels, and other unseen helpers in our lives. However, anyone who has encountered such beings can attest to the fact that they do, indeed, exist, just as our breath exists, keeping us alive, even though we can't see it. The wind exists, too, but we only know this because we feel it on our skin and hear it moving the leaves on the trees. All around us and within us are things we can't see, and yet we know they are just as real as the grass beneath our feet.

What we see and don't see may just be a matter of perspective, like the ladybug who sees the leaf on which she sits, but not the tree the leaf grows on, or the person sitting beneath it. And the person beneath the tree may or may not see the ladybug, depending on where he focuses his attention. Still, all of these things, whether seen or not seen by the person or the ladybug, exist in reality. Some people are more gifted at accessing that which we cannot see, but given an open and willing heart, anyone can tune into the invisible realm and begin to find their way.

Human beings have always done this, and it is only recently that we have fallen into distrusting the existence of what we can't see. If you have lost touch with the unseen world, all you have to do is resolve to open your heart to its existence, and it will make itself known. Closing your eyes in meditation and visualization, or engaging the unseen through the written word, are just two ways to welcome the invisible back into your life. Whatever you choose to do, cultivating a relationship with that which you can't see is a time-honored human practice that can greatly enhance your life.

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In Myanmar (Burma), “The Golden Land,” monasteries and meditation centers speckle the tropical countryside.

Isolated from the many distractions of modernity, it is home to one of the most ancient spiritual traditions in the world:

Theravada Buddhism. In the Theravada tradition, which is followed by over ninety percent of the Burmese people, freedom is not pursued externally; rather the Theravada Buddhists devote themselves to finding freedom within themselves.

The teachings of inner liberation are propagated by the Sangha, which is the community of ordained monks and nuns.

In order to survive the monastics rely on Sangha Dana: gifts and offerings given by lay devotees.

It is by the merit of Sangha Dana that the ordained monastics can continue to recompense Sangha Dana with Dhamma Dana:

the sacred gift of the Buddha’s teachings. These teachings are said to have come directly from the Buddha himself, preserved by oral and written lineages for more than 2500 years.

Have a nice & noble day!

Friendship is the Greatest!
Bhikkhu Samāhita_/\_ 
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May all beings become thus Happy!
Friendship is the GREATEST!
Have a Nice Day!

Bhikkhu Samahita

Miracle Tales andthe Domestication of Kuan-yin

Yü Chün-fang
Professor ofRutgers University

Summary
Miracle stories about Kuan-yin began to be compiled inthe fourth century and continue to be collected and circulated down tothe present day. In this article I discuss how the miracle tale collections served as a medium for the domestication of Kuan-yin by focusing on several questions.

First of all, who were the compilers?　

Is there any difference in the choices made on the selections between a monk compilor and that of a lay person?　

What is the role of literatias promoters of the belief in Kuan-yin?　

Second, to whom does Kuan-yin appear and how does the bodhisattva appear: in dreams or in broad daylight?　

as male or female?　

monkor layperson?　

from what dangers does Kuan-yin rescue the believer and what benefits does the bodhisattva bestow?　

Third, what is theconnection between icons, visions and the changing iconograpy of Kuan-yin?

Fourth, how are thecollections organized?　

are the individual stories simply listed one after another without anyclear organizational principle?

are they categorized to fit a scriptural paradigm and there by serve to provide evidential proof for the truth ofthe sutra?　

and finally, compared to the early collections, do the later collections show marked departures reflecting historical changes effected both bythe new developments of the cult and new anxieties and hopes of the believers?

關鍵詞：

1.Kuan-yin

2.miracle tales

3. “stimulus andresponse”（kan-ying）

 
Anyone who visits a temple inTaiwan, Hong Kong and even in Mainland China can often find posters, pamphlets, brochures and books piled on the side tables or stacked on bookshelves along the walls of the main hall. Theyare printed by lay devotees and are placed there for visitors to browse or take home for later reading.　

Among the pious literature distributed free in this fashion, many are scriptures, such as the Diamond Sutra, the Heart Sutra, the A-mi-t'o ching（Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra, but the“Universal Gateway” chapter of the Lotus Sutrais by far the favorite.　

Stories about Kuan-yin's miraculous responses are also found very frequently among them. This is one of the best ways for a true believer to spread the Dharma and to create merit for him／herself at the same time.
The compilation of such stories about Kuan-yin's salvific deeds is not of course a modern phenomenon It began already in the fourth century. Contemporary stories, like their ancient counterparts, are characterized by their specificity:

who experiences the event when and where are usually carefully noted. When we examine the modern stories, they attract our attention by their ability to address our current concerns. Kuan-yin saves devotees more from cancer and car accident, for instance, than from imprisonment and shipwreck as in former times.

As the time changes, people begin to have new problems and new fears instead of old ones. Kuan-yin is nevertheless still always ready and capableof rendering help. In thus updating and upgrading the bodhisattva's competence, the stories contribute to the continuing faith of the people in the savior.　

I argue that this has been the role played bythe miracle stories all along. It is through such stories that the Chinese people forma personal connection with Kuan-yin. The stories concretize the knowledge about Kuan-yin provided by the scriptures. They make the sculpted and painted images of Kuan-yin take on living life. Miracle tales teach people about Kuan-yin and validate what thescriptures claim the bodhisattva can do. They also bear a close relationship to the cult oficons. Experiences of miracles often lead to the creation oficons or, conversely, the worship of Kuan-yin images facilitate the experiences. Finally, how a person experiencing the miracle sees Kuan-yin in his/her vision can often be predetermined by the existing iconographies of the bodhisattva or, in another direction, lead to the creating of new ones. There is acircularity between Kuan- yin, the devotee, andthe icon.
I offer a few examples culled from a collection of such stories published in the Buddhist journal Lion's Roar（Shih-tzuhou), which could serve as one of several sources supplying materials for such devotional liteature distributed in the temples, the other sources being traditional compendia, oral accounts, and the compiler's personal experiences.
The first one comes from Mao Ling-yun who was the compiler of the collection. When he read the news in the newspaper Central Daily on October 22, 1974 that a typhoon was moving northwestly toward Taiwan, he began to chant the name of Kuan-yin with great sincerity and prayed that it would change direction or reduce its power so that it would not come ashore to create havoc. Sure enough, it began to move toward north and northeast, then suddenly turning directly westward, it left the area.

In the meantime, it reduced its power and did not even cause much rain in Taiwan. In recent years, he would pray to Kuan-yin when ever there was a warning for typhoon and everytime it happened like this.
The second story comes from a woman devotee named K'uan-fen Chan Chung who related it to the compiler. Mrs Chung lives in Tai-chung, Taiwan, right across from the International Cinema on Fu-hsing Road. Her third son, Ching-li, was standing in front of the front door one day in the fall of 1953 when he was fifteen years old. A freight truck suddenly veered right in order to avoid hitting the three children playing inthe middle of the street and struck him instead. His clothes were caught and he was dragged along by the truck which could not stop right away. He cried out three times, “My mother believes in the Buddha. Kuan-yin Bodhisattva, please come quickly to save me!” The truck came to a stop and fortunately he was not killed. But his left arm was mangled badly. Because sand and pebbles got mixed together with blood and flesh, they could not be taken out.

He stayed in the hospital for four days and the arm became black and festered. The doctor told the mother that he would have to amputate the arm in order to save the son's life. She asked the doctorto first cut away the festered part before attempting to amputatethe arm. She called on Kuan-yin throughout the operation. When the boy woke up from the anesthesia, he said, “Just now a white-robed doctor carried me to Heaven and made heavenly maidens dance for me. I was very happy.” Apparently the White-robed Kuan-yin　

used her skillful means and made him forget his pain. He dreamt three times of Kuan-yin sprinkle pure water with the willow branch on to his damaged arm and he felt immediate coolness. Flesh gradually grew and the arm was healed.

 
The third story was supplied bythe famous woman writer Hsieh Ping-ying who wrote the preface to the collection. She related that she fell and broke her right leg on August 31, 1972 on board the ship sailing for America. Because there was no doctor and no medicine, she spent the entire twenty days chanting the “Universal Gateway” chapter, the Great Compassion Dharani, and Kuan-yin's name to reduce her pain. When she landed in America she was x-rayed in Michigan and NewYork and her doctors were astonished. Because although the leg was broken and the bones were crushed, it was not infested or even swollen. This was truly a miracle! he added that in the following year, 1973, she went to a two-week retreat at theGolden Mountain Temple in San Francisco. During that time, she became very clear-headed and intelligent. She painted several pictures of the bodhisattva although she did not know how to paint and composed fifteen poems in half an hour although she had not written any poem for several decades.
When I interviewed pilgrims on P'u-t'o island in March of 1987, one of the questions I asked them was if they knew of any stories about Kuan-yin's response either to their own prayer or somebody else's.

Invariably the reply was affirmative. I will just cite two examples from my field notes. A young woman of twenty-four came with her mother, a retired nurse of forty-nine, from Shanghai to fulfill a vow（huan-yüan). Two years ago the mother came down with cancer of the intestines. When she was operated, the cancer was very advanced and had spread. So the doctor sewed her up and predicted that she would die soon. Mother prayed to Kuan-yin for a whole year and vowed that if she should survive, she would come to P'u-t'o to give thanks. Now two years had passed and she was well. That was why mother and daughter were there.

 
A fifty year old fisherman from Ning-p'o had come to P'u-t'o six times. He told me that originally he did not believe in Buddhism. But ten years ago, in 1977, his left pinky finger was bitenoff by a snake and the whole arm became paralyzed. He went to Shanghai andBeijing for cure but had no success after spending 4000 RMB. His mother then accompanied him to pray to Kuan-yin at the Buddha's Peak nickname for Hui-chi Monastery situated on the highest point ofthe island）on P'u-t'o. One month later he had a dream in which he receiveda shot. It was so piercingly painful that he jumped up in his sleep and woke his wife. Soon after he could move his left arm. Believing that Kuan-yin had saved him, he came in 1979, the first year when P'u-t'o was reopened to the public after theCultural Revolution. He went up to the Buddha'sPeak following the Pilgrim'sPath（an uphill path leading from Fa-yü Monastery to Hui-chi Monastery）, bowing every three steps to show his thankfulness. He also told me about a miracle which happened to eight fishermen whom he met. Their boat went out with three other boats three years ago. There was a big storm and the other boats capsized drowning more than forty people. They followed a light which appeared in front of them and reached P'u-t'o safely.

When they embarked, the light also disappeared. They started coming every year on the 19th day of the 6th month （one of the three holy days of Kuan-yin, the day Kuan-yin achieved enlightenment）, making one full prostration after walking every three steps along thePilgrim's Path.

Miracle Tales and the Theory of kan-ying
I have called these stories “miracle tales” , for they do share a common feature with miracles as understood in the Western traditions. According to the Encyclopaedia Brittannica, miracle is “an extraordinary and astonishing happening that is attributed to the presence and action of an ultimate ordivine power” （Micropaedia VI: 927c）. What happened to the individuals whose stories I have retold would undoubtedly have been viewed by the mas nothing but extraordinary and astonishing.　They would also attribute them to the divine powerof Kuan-yin.　The Chinese word for such stories, however, isling-kan,“efficacious response” , or ling-ying, “efficacious manifestation” , or ying-yen, “evidential manifestation”. All these expressions are derived from an indigenous world view which believes that everything in the world is interrelated and interdependent. This beliefis called kan-ying which literally means “stimulas and response”, or, “sympathetic resonance”. John Henderson, referring to it as“cosmic resonance”, says, “According to this theory, things of the same category but in different cosmic realms were supposed to affect one another by virtue of a mutual sympathy, to resonate like properly attuned pitchpipes” （1984: 20）.

The relationship between the devotees and Kuan-yin is built on the theory of Ｋan-yin： their prayer and calling aloud of Kuan-yin's name is the initiating stimulus or trigger which, when it is sincere and desperate enough, is answered with Kuan-yin's response. Kuan-yin does not act gratuitously.　

Human suppliants are linked to Kuan-yin through sincerity（cheng）, for it is through sincerity that the mechanism of stimulus and response is set into motion. Although Avalokiteshvara was already known in India as the savior from perils, and Buddhist scriptures proclaim this as a central message, the Chinese compilers of miracle tales nevertheless understood the miraculous workings through this indigenous epistomological lense, just as the persons who themselves experienced the events did.
In order for us to understand why the Chinese see Kuan-yin in this way, it maybe helpful to discuss briefly the Chinese views of the universe prior to the introduction of Buddhisminto China. The world in which human beings live is called in the Chinese language, “Heaven andEarth”（t'ien-ti）.

Unlike most other religions, Chinese religion does not have a creator god. On the contrary, as seen in the Book of Changes（I-ching）, one of the basic Confucian classics, and a divinatory handbook of great antiquity, “Heaven andEarth” , is the origin of everything, including human beings, in the universe. This creating and sustaining force, otherwise known as Tao or the Way, is seen as good and the highest goal of the human life is to live in conformity to it. There is no God transcendent and separate from the world

Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.

Marcus J. Borg

Conflict, Holiness, and Politics

It may be that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.

Wendell Berry
Collected Poems

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting - a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I want to bring what is good about the internet and relocate it from the ephemeral everywhere and nowhere plane and bring it closer.

- Ari Davalos -

The Wright brothers flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility.

Charles Kettering

Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions.

Earl Gray Stevens

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.

Etty Hillesum

Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.
Meister Eckhart

For listening to the stories of others ... is a kind of water that breaks the fever of our isolation. If we listen closely enough, we are soothed into remembering our common name.

- Mark Nepo -

Gratitude is the sweet fragrance of an opening heart.
Aine Belton

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart

- Steve Jobs –

One word can be more precious than all the treasures on earth.

Hazrat Inayat Khan
The Bowl of Saki

Daily, our eating turns nature into culture, transforming the body of the world into our bodies and minds.

- Michael Pollan -

The coin that pays for ecstasy is always stamped despair. One cannot love empathically until one wanders there.

Jane Krainin
Dictated right before she died of ALS

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

- Kahlil Gibran –

May all find simplicity the joyous and practical guide.
Buddhist Text

What you appreciate -- appreciates.

- Lynne Twist -

We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
Dakota proverb

It is true that we are called to create a better world. But we are first of all called to a more immediate and exalted task: that of creating our own lives.

Thomas Merton
Love and Living, p. 159

We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.

- Dorothy Day -

Even if you have a lot of work to do, if you think of it as wonderful, and if you feel it as wonderful, it will transform into the energy of joy and fire, instead of becoming a burden.

Tulku Thondup Rinpoche
The Practice of Dzogchen

You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

- Martin Luther King, Jr. -

For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.

Elie Wiesel

At the root of all power and motion, there is music and rhythm, the play of patterned frequencies against the matrix of time, Before we make music, music makes us.

- George Leonard -

Scatter the ashes of the past, happy in the wind. It is so healing, when you start again.

Sigrid Burger

When you don't choose love, you choose fear.

- iJourney.org Editors -

I am, therefore I thank.

Cindy Lubar Bishop

If we are to create peace in our world, we must begin with our children.

- Mahatma Gandhi –

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope.

Thomas Merton

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

- Arundhati Roy -

Sticks in a bundle cannot be broken.
Bondei Proverb

Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know.

- Mitch Albom -

Recipients of our appreciation are apt to express their own gratitude to others, lengthening the unending, golden chain of connections-in-goodness that stretches across the world.

Mary Ford Grabowsky

The Way of Mary

A song is a bridge between what we know, what we can feel, and the big mystery.

- Kate Munger –

You Can If You Think You Can!

If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win, but you think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will.
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But soon or late the man who wins,
Is the man who thinks he can.

~ C. W. Longenecker ~

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If We Are in the Matrix Who Controls Us? The Truth May Be Surprising
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( http://19justinbrown88.yolasite.com/john-todd.php ) Morpheus told Neo that he was a slave. A slave to whom? The matrix. Now, what exactly is this matrix and who runs it? Did the movie The Matrix give us clues about our own world and how it works? Or, was it just entertainment and fiction?

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Please understand how the eyes and brain work. This is the real key to understanding what we call life!

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Athene's Theory of Everything
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<p>Qunatumn Physics is confirming what the sages,Yogis and Seers and Metaphysicians have been saying for over a millenia. Reality is an illusion, a projection from our collective being. Fred Allen Wolf, Geg Bradden, Bill Hicks, David Icke and more...</p>

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Good Vibrations
by Mary Writer on Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

We all know that light travels – we measure distance in space by “light years”. Just as fascinating, sound travels as well via sound waves or “vibration”.

In Genesis 1:3 God said, “Let there be light and there was light.” We can imagine the enormous vibration of God’s Word that continues to this very day.

In this video, we see how vibration is a part of us and what we give our attention to echoes within our bodies.

We can choose to hold onto anger, resentment (even illness) or we can choose to harbor forgiveness and love and well being.

The next time you find yourself thinking negative thoughts, stop and change them to something positive and you will change yourself from the inside out with “Good Vibrations“!

In The Beginning Was The Word and The Word Was Sound
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Transform Your Uncertainty into Certainty & Thrive!
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In just 15 minutes feel calmer, clearer, and less uncertain about whether you can navigate all the unpredictable changes in business, leadership and life. Without leaving your desk, experience an energizing shift in your mindset and surroundings. Virtual Vacations spontaneously transport you to sacred destinations. There...you learn the timeless wisdom practices of leaders from different cultures, continents and centuries. These guided-audio armchair adventures connect you with a deeper, richer sense of yourself. A-ha breakthroughs ignite your inner knowing—leading you to innovative ideas, wiser decisions, and inspired action.

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Once again this day we greet you with news of great change. Many of you are wondering what is happening. Please maintain your centers and we will explain.

You have been told of the nine days of vastly increased energies, and you know of the alignment of the planets which has occurred. Now it may seem at first as if everything is falling apart for you. Actually what is happening is that the things which still need to be cleared for you are surfacing from their hidden corners of your beings. We have told you of the possibility of this, as well. Do not become involved with these things. Hold your centers and observe, yes. And then release them from your attention and allow them to go on their way. Send them back to Creator. You have no need of them any longer. Replace them with all of the unconditional love you can breathe into yourselves.

This is the beginning of a huge step forward for you. Allow the new self which you have carefully crafted to handle it and you will step past it quite well. We see many of you doing just so, and are once again smiling as we see your surprise with yourselves.

Allow this time to go by. It will be a bit unsettling, perhaps, for some. But the person you will find yourself to be at the end of this period will be worth the slight troubles you will encounter. If some of the things you are experiencing seem more troublesome, then realize that time is short now and you have much to accomplish.

We tell you once more that the real focus during this time is your own ascension. Were everyone attending to this, all of the outside circus that tries to draw your attention away would soon disappear. It will be dealt with. You need not give it more than the attention it deserves, which is not much, unless it comes directly to your door, and that happens to very few.

Realize now that your reactions to what is occurring in your own life are the most important thing for you at this time. In most cases, no reaction beyond release may be the best. In others, you may find acceptance and gratitude appropriate as newfound qualities are discovered.

We will see you through and help you as you request, as we always have done. We wish nothing other than to be of help. Feel our nearness to you now. Good day.

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Fernando Doylet Auson originally shared this post:
"In ICELAND ► http://www.knowledgeoftoday.org/2012/05/iceland-news-icelandic-revolution.html the people has made the government resign, the primary banks have been nationalized, it was decided to not pay the debt that these created with Great Britain and Holland due to their bad financial politics and a public assembly has been created to rewrite the constitution. And all of this in a peaceful way. A whole revolution against the powers that have created the current global crisis. This is why there hasn’t been any publicity during the last two years: What would happen if the rest of the EU citizens took this as an example? What would happen if the US citizens took this as an example." Source http://asso.in/url/bhd
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One of the matters that confuses people from time to time is the question of what is ascending. Is it only the Earth or are more areas of the galaxy and universe involved?

SaLuSa tells us that Ascension “applies to the whole Universe.” (1)  The changes, he says, “are affecting … not just your solar system, but Universe and Galaxy.” (2)  On another occasion, he says, “the whole Universe … is being lifted up into the higher realms.”  (3) Like us, he says, the galactics are “part of the Great Plan…. All is uplifting into the higher vibrations, and it is a magnificent event and occasion for great celebrations.” (4)

Ascension, he says, “is to be an enormous event that happens very rarely.” (5)   The opportunity to ascend “is the natural conclusion of this cycle,” he informs us. (6)  Atmos agrees that “the plan for your Ascension is contained within the many cycles that are part of the orderly function of the Universe.” (7)

SaLuSa describes the lofty beings who are guiding and directing these events:

“[Ascension] is a tremendous change of scope beyond your imagination, and involves Beings of unlimited power and love. They carry out the Will of God and in that lies your assurance that all will proceed according to the Divine Plan.” (8)

Individual Ascensions are always taking place, as Ashtar discussed in An Hour with an Angel on Aug. 13, 2012. (9)  But this Ascension will be a mass event, as Archangel Michael tells us through Ronna Herman:

“In past ages, the ascension process was available only to those who incarnated as initiates firmly on the path, and as disciples whose mission was to anchor as much Divine Light and to bring forth as much cosmic wisdom as possible. That time is past. It is a time of mass ascension, for all the planets, solar systems and galaxies within this universe are actively involved in an ascension process.” (10)

On occasion in the past, SaLuSa reveals, an Ascension has been planned and has not taken place. But “although you have missed out on earlier occasions, this time if you are ready you are absolutely certain to ascend.” (11) To be ready means to agree to ascend and to have assimilated sufficient light or love (they are the same) to endure the higher vibrations of the Fifth Dimension.

Ascension is divinely decreed, he reminds us, and “mere mortals cannot stop what has been divinely decreed.”  (12) The dark ones, the Hathors tell us, cannot impede Ascension.

“Regardless of their source, the days, so to speak, for those who are trying to control your destiny for their own selfish ends are numbered. The shift from 4th dimensional consciousness to 5th dimensional consciousness cannot be stopped any more than the dawn of a new day can be avoided. The evolution of consciousness on your Earth and of Earth, herself, is in the midst of a dynamic shift and you are a vital part of it.” (12)

They have fought to the end, SaLuSa tells us, and have failed.

“You have had immense help and the plan to awaken you has been successful beyond expectations. As you are finding out, the dark Ones fight to the end but whatever they do it will not alter the outcome. The die has been [cast] and Ascension will come with all of its glory and majesty. It truly is a great occasion that has stirred the interest of life throughout the Universe, who watch on to be part of the inevitable and welcome celebrations”. (13)

Atmos also assures that, because it is “happening by divine decree, … we can confidently assure you that it will not be delayed. Why otherwise would we of the Galactic Federation be encircling your Earth, with millions of craft in readiness for First Contact and the restoration of Mother Earth.” (14)

So this Ascension, which we already know is special in that it will be accomplished with us taking our physical forms with us, is also special in that it involves not just one planet as, say, with Halion or Venus, but the whole universe. It cannot be delayed and, as Archangel Michael said back in May, we’ve already passed the tipping point, the point before which not enough people had qualified for Ascension, and the boulder now rolling downhill to its inevitable conclusion.  (15) Ascension, identified as coming on Dec. 21, 2012 or before, cannot now be stopped in this locale.

Footnotes

(1) SaLuSa, May 14, 2012, athttp://www.treeofthegoldenlight.com/First_Contact/Channeled_Message...

(2) SaLuSa, April 13, 2012.

(3) SaLuSa, Dec. 8, 2008.

(4) SaLuSa, April 13, 2011.

(5) SaLuSa, March 21, 2011.

(6) SaLuSa, May 14, 2012.

(7) Atmos, Jan. 28, 2009, athttp://www.treeofthegoldenlight.com/First_Contact/Channeled_Message...

(8) SaLuSa, April 13, 2012.

(9) Ashtar on An Hour with an Angel, Aug. 13, 2012, athttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/inlight_radio/2012/08/14/an-hour-with-...

(10) Archangel Michael, “A Clarion Call for World Servers,” May 2010, through Ronna Herman, at http://www.ronnastar.com/latest.html

(11) SaLuSa, May 14, 2012.

(12) The Hathors, “Transcend and Transform Your World,” Nov. 14, 2007, through Tom Kenyon, at http://tomkenyon.org/transcend-and-transform-your-world

(13) SaLuSa, Feb. 1, 2012.

(14) Atmos, Jan. 28, 2009.

(15) Archangel Michael: “And yes, the curve of Ascension is very steep at the moment. And as I have said to you, though, you have been climbing and climbing and climbing the hill, and you have been pushing that boulder upwards for a long time — well, might we suggest, perhaps for eons?

“Yes, we know for some of you it has been a long life, and in many ways a difficult one, one that has been filled with challenges. But you have reached the top of the hill. And that boulder that you have been pushing is picking up speed going downhill.” (“Archangel Michael on the Transition’s Impact on Us and World Leaders,” athttp://the2012scenario.com/2012/05/archangel-michael-on-the-transit...

Beloved Family of Light, in this year of 2012 you have just passed a Singular Time Marker...the Lion's Gate of 8 : 8, the 8th of August 2012. This marks the beginning of the Planetary New Year and the New Cycle of Energies leading into 2013 and the Manifestation of the Multi-Dimensional New Earth into your Reality.

What a Joy, Beloved Family, to welcome this Blessed time and the Transformations of the Earth to her Higher Reality and her New Destiny. Yes, your Earth is in the process of ascending into her new role as a Member of the Galactic Council, and into a time when the Planet/Star will be guided in her further Evolution by her own Councils of Light.

The Lion's Gate was always a particular celebration of the Sirius energy in collaboration with the Ancient Egyptian Wisdom Keepers. At this time, your Sirian Light Family celebrate your "graduation" to independent status as the Wisdom Keepers and Earth Keepers of the New Earth.

Many of You who are ready are now activating your Solar and Galactic Light Bodies and moving into Multi-Dimensional Consciousness. You are taking great strides forward as you prepare yourselves for your work as Earth Keepers and Navigators of "Spaceship Earth"as she transits the 2012 portals into the New Earth Frequencies of Light. As you enter into this New Work, you will feel Joy, Strength, Purpose and a sense of Achievement as you move through this Transit without disaster or catastrophe, just as we assured you for many years!

Beloveds, this will be a confusing time for many around you. There will be a final "lifting" or clearing of the long held "Atlantis Syndrome" of fear, when the fear of global catastrophe and punishment will be released from the Collective Consciousness, and the Planet will move forward without any of the old belief systems that caused fear, lack and suffering. As this process occurs, many will feel confused and lost, as if without a center, as the Collective Consciousness begins to formulate a New Perspective on Life and on Social Evolution. This will be most evident in your political and economic systems and in the great changes that will be made in the next five years.

This is the "moment" for the Indigo Beings, those who were Children in the 1970s and 80s and who are now emerging into their adult years, ready to begin their mission in weaving or manifesting the Multi-Dimensional New Earth Society. Together with the Magnificent Crystal Children, this is their Spiritual Soul Task. They know, deep within themselves, how the Energy of the New Earth will Emerge and Manifest in the time after December 2012.
The New Earth Councils of Light

The Multi-Dimensional New Earth will be guided by her Higher Dimensional "Councils of Light". These are the "Council of Elders", the "Earth Keeper Council" and the newly established "Council of Children". These Higher Dimensional Councils, working together with the Solar Council and the Galactic Council, will be tasked with guiding the New Earth into its Multi-Dimensional Future of Peace and Abundance.

The Major Decisions about the Earth's Future Developments and its Relationship with its Solar and Galactic neighbours will be made in the Council of Elders in conjunction with the Solar and Galactic Councils. The Major Decisions concerning the Earth and the well-being and sustainability of the Planet will be made in the Earth Keeper Council.

All members of the Council of Elders will also be Members of the Earth Keeper Council, and these two bodies will work closely together.

Newly formed also, is the Council of Children, which will manage the affairs of the New Souls and the New Waves of Crystal Children that arrive on the New Earth. The Council will be dedicated to ensuring their well being on the Planet and that all are welcomed and cared for as they deserve.

Beloved Family of Light, as you begin to work with these Councils, you will begin to understand the true power of Higher Consciousness and your ability to Manifest a Peaceful and Abundant future for yourselves and the Planet as a whole.
Activating the Solar and Galactic Light Bodies

Beloved Family of Light, as many of you are aware, as you begin this transit of the 2012 portals, you will be exposed to many powerful incoming Cosmic Frequencies and Light Codes. But know, that as your Consciousness expands into Multi-Dimensional frequencies, your Light Body will activate the Solar and Galactic levels that will balance out these frequencies and absorb them at the proper levels so that the Physical Body is not overtaxed or damaged.

The Solar Light Body is your connection to Solaris, or the Sun. This Body consists of Golden Light, and it easily absorbs the enegy of the Solar Flares and Magnetic Radiation from the Sun. When this Body is activated, you will cease to be adversely affected by the Solar activity and radiation of the Sun. The Solar Light Body easily absorbs and conducts this energy so that it may be used in effective ways to energize the entire Light Body/Physical Body System with the incoming energy patterns and information delivered via the Solar Council Transmissions.

Likewise, the Galactic Body, when activated, is able to absorb and manage Galactic Transmissions on the Diamond Light Frequency, so that these are not disruptive of the Life Force Energy of the Being on the lower dimensions of experience. The Galactic Body is the Diamond Light Body, and it connects to the Galactic Center and the Galactic Council of Light. When these two Light Bodies are activated, the Solar and Galactic Bodies, the Being is fully activated to what we would call the Ninth Dimensional level, and is ready to accept responsibility as a member or co-worker with the New Earth Councils of Light.

Beloveds, you will recognize those who have ascended into Multi-Dimensional Consciousness. They will have a Strength and a Light in their Being, they will Radiate this Light from Within! They will be Empowered and Direct in their manner, while at the same time being Compassionate and Loving. They will be Joyful and Happy, living in the Present Moment without fear or resentment. They will be fully "human" in their ability to live life in all its aspects, while also able to experience the Divine and Infinite that is their Essence. They will be Spiritual Warriors, Leaders, Mothers and Fathers, Wise Men and Women and Elders.

It is indeed a time of Great Celebration, of Change, of Beauty and Joy! It is the moment that you came to experience and the time that you have worked towards for many lifetimes! What a Joy that Earth is ascending into Multi-Dimensional Frequencies of Love, and is unfolding as a Magnificent Flower of Light in the Galaxy. As this occurs, Beloved Family of Light, know that you too, each One of You, is a Magnificent Multi-Dimensional Being of Light, a Cosmic Jewel, a Star in the Heavens, a Spark of Divine Light!

Beloveds......we celebrate You at this Time!

We wish you Joy in your Ascension Journey through the 2012 Portals of Light into the Multi-Dimensional New Earth Reality!

It has Begun!

© 2006-12 Celia Fenn and Starchild Global http://www.starchildglobal.com

The Threefold Flame of the Holy Christ Presence is the Flame of Life anchored in the secret chamber of the Heart in the Sons and Daughters of God and the children of God. The Sacred Trinity of Power, Wisdom, and Love, that is the Manifestation of the Sacred Fire, is only one-sixteenth of an inch high within the average human heart. It is made up of a Blue Plume, a Yellow Plume and a Pink Plume of Radiant God-Charged Electronic Light. Each Plume is a manifest Focus of God Qualities. The Blue Plume of Spiritual Power relates to Faith, Good Will and the Divine Intent. The Yellow Plume of Divine Wisdom relates to Illumination, to the right use of Knowledge, and to the expansion of the Intelligence of the Godhead into the chalice of the heart and mind. The Pink Plume of Divine Love provides the Qualities of Mercy, Compassion, Justice, and Creativity. The Threefold Flame is the Sun Center and Source of Life to the physical body. The expansion of a person's Threefold Flame brings him closer to his own eternal Freedom in the Ascension. When we speak of the Presence of God "within" each one, we are refering to the Glorious Victorious Threefold Flame of Eternal Truth within.

Your Holy Christ Presence maintains a direct outpost of its own Consciousness within your Heart in the form of this Threefold Flame, expressing there the Love, Wisdom, and Power of your Mighty I AM Presence. The anchoring of this Threefold Flame of God's very own Heart within your physical form is evidence of your Divine Sonship and explains how human beings are constantly qualifying God's creative energy in the form of good or bad karma. You are directly connected to the Heart of your God Presence via the Crystal Cord of Liquid Light and Life, descending as a vertical axis of White Light from the Heart of your Presence, through the Heart of your Christ Presence, and flowing forth as the creative energies of your Heart Flame.

">Your vibration is your personal energy frequency. It is a culmination of every life you have ever lived, every thought you have ever had and every action you have ever performed. It is the energy that surrounds and permeates every cell in your body. Your vibration is your divine signature, your soul essence, and it is special only to you. Just as there are no two snowflakes alike, no two souls in the entire universe have the same name or "soul signature". That’s how incredibly unique and special you are. Your vibration is a direct reflection of your inner thoughts, feelings, beliefs, choice of words, how well you take care of yourself, the Earth and others. The higher your vibration the more light you hold, the faster your light particles vibrate, the higher your consciousness and the stronger you are connected to your soul and God self.

When your vibration is low, your light particles are vibrating slowly and become condensed. Your energy literally feels heavy because you are not in alignment with your soul or divine self and are mostly operating from your lower self or ego. Distorted beliefs, fear, anger, resentment, blame, guilt, jealousy, judgment, shame, addiction, unforgiveness, conditional love, lack of self worth, greed, separation consciousness and poor health keep you in very dense low vibrating energy. When you are a high vibrational being you recognize your divinity and the divinity within others. You are in alignment with your soul, which is nourished by spirit, you are vibrantly healthy and your life flows with ease and grace.

Although we identify ourselves with our physical body we are actually energy or light beings. EVERYTHING IS ENERGY. Every thought, word, feeling and thing is energy - everything! Things that appear to be solid are actually very tightly compacted energy particles creating a shape, form or physical matter. Our physical body, that part of us that is not eternal, is surrounded by our eternal divine essence consisting of our emotional, mental and spiritual energetic layers. We are much more than our physical body; we are actually multidimensional, energetic, spiritual beings having a physical human experience. It is important for us to bring into our awareness the many layers of our energetic body. This is the key to our self-empowerment. When it is brought into our awareness, our soul will begin to integrate all of the layers of ourselves bringing us into a state of wholeness. Each of us needs to become aware of who we really are and reclaim all of our energy.

When we become aware of our energetic bodies and set our intention to heal, balance and activate them, we have the potential to raise our vibration to such a point that each layer of our energetic body will unify and activate the creation of our "light body". When this occurs we have reached a very high vibrational state where our spiritual self or God self is able to merge with our physical body. This cannot occur until we have raised our vibration high enough for divine union to occur. This is the moment of en-lighten-ment and the return to one’s true spiritual essence and identity. Once this occurs, we will never be the same and we will be propelled forward beginning a new more evolved journey into self-mastery and the development of our Christ Consciousness. This is the true meaning of being "reborn". We reincarnate ourselves while in a physical body. Being reborn is a physical, energetic, blissful experience. Being reborn is not a mental concept, a belief or a desire to be a better person. It is an incredible experience where every cell in our body is flooded with light, all of our energetic fields and chakras are cleared, energetic blocks and karma is released, dormant strands of DNA are activated, our spiritual gifts are returned and our consciousness is expanded. Being reborn is when our divine essence or God self merges with our physical body and we experience complete oneness with God and all beings. We experience our true nature, the truth of our being, which will catapult us into a new journey of self-transcendence. This is divine plan for everyone to eventually reach this state of divine union helping us to bring Heaven (Spirit) here down on Earth (Matter).

We are in the process of planetary ascension and everyone choosing to stay on this planet will raise their vibration high enough to anchor in their Spiritual self or God self. Each of us are being asked to surrender to this process allowing ourselves to be "reborn" shedding the illusions of the ego and shining light on our shadow consciousness so we can bring all of our disowned rejected parts of ourselves into wholeness. Although our spiritual self is never separated from us it does reside in a higher vibrating dimension, several feet above our head, called the spiritual realm. The Creator has given us free will and it must be our choice to choose to climb the mountain of self in order to access and activate our divine birthright of God realization. This is divine plan and bringing our higher vibrating, loving, true selves down into our physical body is how we will heal the planet. Expecting someone or something outside of ourselves to save us is disempowering and will not get us anywhere. No one is going to save us; we have to save ourselves. We have to heal ourselves and we have to heal the planet. We have to take personal responsibility for our own vibration and salvation. We cannot give our power away anymore to the churches, the governments, the healthcare system or the financial system. Your power to change resides in yourself. You must commit to your own soul growth and spiritual development and shift your focus from trying to accomplish "things" to devotion and connection with your God self.

The mass consciousness of the planet is being bathed in high vibrational photon energy emitted from the galactic center, sun and stars. This energy is shaking our foundation, penetrating every cell in our bodies and triggering our DNA codes awakening us to our true magnificence. This very high vibrational light energy is a gift from God encouraging us to transform our denseness. Unfortunately, many people are so engulfed in the physical illusion and are vibrating at such a low rate; they are having a hard time adjusting to these higher vibrational frequencies. They are unaware of what is happening and are resisting the process of transformation and change doing everything they can to avoid the inner work necessary to raise their vibration. Anxiety, chaos, drama, war, confusion, anger, stress, rage and erratic behavior are all symptomatic of humanity’s resistance to receiving this divine light. The chaos of the world is a reflection of our own inner chaos. It’s not that we have more darkness on the planet, it’s that we have more light permeating the planet forcing the darkness within each of us to rise to the surface to be healed, transmuted and released. Each of us are going through a period of spiritual detox and investing in our spiritual self and making a conscious decision to actively participate in the raising of our own personal vibration will assist us in moving through this time period with ease and grace. Where we focus our energy is precious! If we focus our energy on spiritual development and emotional clearing we will rise in vibration and expand our consciousness. After all, it is our state of consciousness that creates our world. Expanding our consciousness goes hand and hand with raising our vibration and it needs to be our top priority if we want to enter into the Golden Age. There are many ways to raise our vibration. The most important thing we can do right now is state our intention.

How to Raise Your Vibration

Sabrina Reber