You
can Truly navigate
Space and Time.
I am amazed
at the Beauty
of everything in God’s
Universe.
.
I remain in awe
of the Freedom to interpret
what we mere Mortals
are given.
So Much Love
and so much Truth.
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Close your mind.
Open your Heart.
.
The Light you see
is your own Light,
your own Love,
your own Beauty.
GOD
is going to put a new Song
in your Heart.
Our Lord
will Amaze you with His
Love.
.
Your Prayers
will
be answered.
Each of us have
Dreams.
But so often
we do not have the
Faith
to achieve our Dreams.
You
have the potential to become
what you want to be.
.
To become your Dreams,
close your eyes,
breathe deeply
and exhale slowly
to Truly relax.
The Light of
Love
is the Source of all strength and energy
that exists in the Universe.
This Light
fills each of us
and penetrates all of our cells,
giving us strength.
.
There are many Blessings
in Life.
And we need
to accept their reality. 
Our Beautiful World
works in our favor
to help us achieve our goals.
As we come to Believe
in our own potential,
all the barriers to success
collapse in front of us.
.
Prayerful Living
seamlessly weaves together
stunning solutions to our daily problems.
And
it is accompanied by soothing
feelings.
A Life
filled with Prayer,
becomes a True Work of Art
that transports you to a Realm
of calmness and serenity.
Every Blessed Day
becomes meticulously crafted
to evoke a sense of Tranquility
and Inner Peace.
We become Grateful
to our Creator
for providing us with an exquisite Life
free from the stresses of
mere existence.
.You come to the
realization
that You
can Truly navigate
Space and Time.
Love
gives meaning to this World
of ours.
With Love
we are able to pour such wonderful emotions
into our dismal existence.
Love gives us Hope
and purpose.
God uses us
to paint a Picture
of what can be,
what will be.
Our Precious Lord
intended that our World
and our Life
should be Blessed.
Goodnight.
Rest in The Arms of Love
There is a candle in your Heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your Soul,
ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you? You feel the separation from the Beloved.
Invite It to fill you up, embrace the fire. Remind those who tell you otherwise,
that Love comes to you of its own accord, and the yearning for it cannot be learned in any school. – Rumi
Who you are is love. Love is the essence of all life. It is both delicate and strong. From the pain of separation, it brings the joy of union, it heals a wounded soul, it dissolves all fear and awakens our sleeping heart.
Before time there was only the silence of infinite potential, floating in a sea of pure love. Pure love decided to play and from that joyous bliss filled impulse, the whole of creation emerged. You, me, every human, every animal, bird, fish, insect, flower and tree are manifestations of pure love. The wind, the rain and sun, the moon and stars are all reflections of that one pure love. There is nothing that exists whose essence isn’t pure love. From the moment of our birth, love is always speaking to us, guiding us but we have to listen carefully as attested by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff when she said “God spoke to me today in flowers and I, who was waiting for words, almost missed it.” Look for love everywhere and in everything. When we bring love into all aspects of our life, relationships, work, recreation, and spiritual practices, we cannot help but be self-loving.
The Dwelling Space of Unconditional Love
It is said that at the beginning of creation, God wondered where to put pure unconditional love. It was too precious to just leave anywhere and needed to be placed carefully. Some of the angels suggested hiding it in the deepest oceans, others said in the distant stars. But God said no, we’ll hide it in the heart of every human, only true seekers will look for it there.
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This story is echoed in the great Chandogya Upanishad when it talks about a secret dwelling in the lotus of the heart. Within this dwelling is a space, far greater than the infinite space of the universe, because this space contains the fulfillment of all our desires. It says that both heaven and earth are contained in that inner space, both fire and air, sun and moon, lightning and stars, in fact everything is contained in that inner space. This is called the city of Brahman, this is the True Self, free from old age, free from death and grief, hunger and thirst. This is where all desires are fulfilled. This is the home of pure unconditional love, alive in every one of us.
Many books have been authored on love, movies have been made and here I am writing an article about it, but the mystery and beauty of love can never be fully described, it has to be experienced by Being in Love.
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The Persian poet Hafiz touched on this when he wrote “Let us be like two falling stars in the day sky. Let no one know of our sublime beauty as we hold hands with God and burn into a scared existence that defies, that surpasses every description of ecstasy and love.”
Pure love is an ecstatic state far beyond the sentimental love usually found in those books and movies, a state of Being that reveals itself in answer to our longing. Our spiritual journey is to take us deep within, back beyond all distractions to rediscover our essence. The good news is that we are already pure love, the bad news is that we’ve forgotten it and have allowed our true self to be hidden beneath layers of fear, doubt, sadness and confusion. Our journey is to peel away these layers so we can recognize, and fall madly in love, with our Self once again.
Learn to Start with Self-Love
It’s important that we don’t confuse self-love with egotistical, vanity and selfishness. Self-love begins with an appreciation for one’s own happiness, self-worth, and wellbeing but grows into a love of all creation. So, where do we start? To love anyone or anything, we have to start by loving ourselves. It’s easy to love your body when it’s strong and healthy but what about when it’s tired or sick. This is when it needs love the most.
Do you often grumble when you look in the mirror? Embrace your weaknesses, accept what you don’t like about yourself, enjoy your ambiguity. Stop comparing yourself to others or getting overly concerned with their opinions. Allow yourself to make mistakes once in a while but trust yourself to make good decisions. Self-improvement is an ongoing process but first starts by practicing self-acceptance. Face your fears, true love lacks nothing and is always here to support you. Drop the conditioning, let go of the stories of how things are supposed to be. They don’t have to be anything and, realizing this, welcomes the joy that awaits you. As the Sufi poet Rumi said, “Your task is not to seek for love but merely to find and remove all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
As you begin to dissolve those barriers, ask your heart for whatever gifts you want from love in your life. If you have challenges, ask love for help and be open to receive its bounty. Remember, true love can never hurt you, it’s only the unloving things that hurt.
Expand Self-Love Outward
Then expand self-love to love of all. Pause for a moment and be aware of your heart center. Ask it how can you be more loving, what limitations do I need to release? Love holds no grievances, ask your heart to help you to forgive. The true self can never be hurt, only the self-image holds the grudges. Forgiveness allows you to truly love yourself. Drop all the stories you and others may have created about you and be yourSelf. Ask:
- How can I better serve those around me?
- What unique talents do I have to offer the world?
- How can I share kindness and compassion unconditionally?
Activate the qualities of your heart. Silently repeat each of the following words a few times, your eyes can be open or closed, as is comfortable.
- Peace
- Harmony
- Joy
- Compassion
- Kindness
- Love
Allow these qualities to expand throughout your body. Let them fill your thoughts and emotions. Surround yourself with a halo of love and radiate it out to the world. Filling yourself with these qualities both acts like a protective shield while at the same time blessing all those around you. You can repeat these qualities and any others you may wish to add, any time during the day when you feel the need for the support of love.
True love, like silence cannot be created but, when we allow ourselves to slip beyond all the noise, confusion and all that we are not, we will discover the silent magnificence of pure love waiting to embrace us. When we surrender everything to love and for love, we will rest deep in the arms of love. Nourished, nurtured, safe and secure, finally home.
Let’s finish with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who expressed it perfectly with, “Love shall forever shine on our way and the light will guide our steps, whether we go slow or fast. The light of love shall forever be with us on our way. Love shall forever be the anchor of life. We shall be in love and love shall be in us. We shall live in love, shall grow in love and shall find fulfillment in love eternal.”
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