I moved

My new blog is here: http://highlyblissed.blogspot.com

moving

Ugh!! Blarrggh!! Arrrrggh! I hate wordpress. I am moving this blog. I’ll let you know when it’s done.

Consolidating

Things are going to be changing around here. My husband and I have recently made the decision to start trying to conceive our first child. Naturally I had the idea to create a blog about it… but then I’d have, oh, five blogs out in the blogosphere. So instead of creating yet another blog I’ve decided to just consolidate everything here. I’m turning this from a spirituality blog into a general personal blog (which of course will still contain quite a bit of spirituality.) Cool? Cool. Maybe now I’ll actually blog a bit more regularly!

Blessed Unrest

A shot of hope and great reminder that we aren’t in this alone: Blessed Unrest- Paul Hawken’s fabulously inspiring six-minute speech at the Bioneers conference on blessed unrest.

I Am That (And I Am Back)

Well here I am. Back again. Perhaps it is the effects of spring, but I feel a huge renewal happening in my life. A return to my higher self and the practices that I believe so strongly in. Things are becoming clearer than they have ever been… around my purpose, my calling, my message, relationships, self-care, just really… everything.

So… here I am world. Back again.

Infinite God within and around us, we feel Thy Presence in our souls. There is One Life and that is God. There is One perfect Presence, which is Good. Infinite Spirit within us, Eternal Presence, “I am that which thou art, thou art that which I am.” 

Let us turn to that divine and radiant center of Life, the Light that lights every person’s path, and consciously unify ourselves with the great love, wisdom, and power of the eternal One. “I am that which thou art, thou art that which I am.” 

~ from 365 Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes

Tat Tvam Asi.

Performance

Transparent Leadership

Yes, yes, yes! This is a great article…  The Practice of Transparent Leadership.

in a masters presence

A few nights ago I was, for the first time in my life, in the physical presence of a living guru. Well he’s not my guru (at least not right now… but then again, what do I know?)

Some readers may remember my mentioning the discovery of an ashram only a few miles from us. Well the founder of that ashram, a great spiritual master, still lives on the grounds. Every Monday night his students gather for arati (ceremony,) meditation and satsang (question and answer.) I’ve been going to yoga there a lot lately, but I hadn’t been to the Monday night gathering yet. It was a very interesting experience to say the least.

There were probably about 60 people total, all of them radiant with the light of awakening. We sat together in the meditation dome, listening to the guru speak – a Chicago born swami with a long beard, big belly, a kind laugh, and a quick wit.

Always wary of “gurus” I sat as an observer. I watched as kundalini appeared to be activated in the group – one man sat in the back shaking, while numerous others would throw their heads spontaneously as their guru talked.

And then, of it’s own accord, my energy began moving in a similar fashion. Chills and waves of pulsation ran up my back every few minutes. It was like nothing I’ve ever experienced. It didn’t matter what he was saying – it was just being there, near him.

They say that being in a gurus presence as much as possible is an important part of the process of awakening. Being close to someone who is already “activated” triggers an activation in you. The guru in a sense magnetizes your spine and clears blockages so energy can move.

I now know firsthand that it’s true.

I am looking forward to the next time I can be in his presence.

The yogi who gave me and my husband the introductory talk (“welcome to our ashram, these are our beliefs etc”) said that the guru, Baba  as they call him, often says that there  are no accidents. Everyone who comes to the ashram comes for a reason – that we were meant to be there at that specific time. I believe it.

I’ve wanted to find this kind of community, and a teacher (one who doesn’t live in India!!) for a long time. It will be interesting to see how this next chapter unfolds…