At The Rainbows Edge...

Time... There is always time to stop!  Realize that this moment - that today is all we have now.  This is our time to act. To be true.

Place - This spot in time is our place now.  it is ours to cherish.  To nourish.  Own it!

Belonging - To belong to the here and now is our gift- our present. The few fleeting moments we share we give of our heart.  We know so little and yet we desire so much!  It is what we live for and it is what dreams are made of...

Emptiness - Our quest for answers is rooted in our desire to know.  "Be still and know!..."  Empty your life of all of its clutter!  Return to nothingness!

Mystykal

Moment by Moment

Dancing Dream

Have you ever wondered why life is the way it is?  I mean like what makes something happen?  Is it all just a game of chance?  Or is there some logical rationale to the things that happen moment by moment.  Are we just little cells all looped together beating in unison or is their an intelligent design to the way in which our lives are shaped?  As I look around at the world I live in I see different people with different mindsets,  All trying to get ahead or be noticed for some reason or another.  Then there are those that have no obvious purpose in what they are doing.  Like untrained animals they just forage through life trying to get a free meal while destroying everything they touch!  is that just by chance that these people exist?  Do we serve a higher purpose?  What happens to us after the lights go out and we are gone?  What difference did our lives make?  Why do we see some people as "good"  and some people as "bad"?   Does society really get to dictate what and how we think?

It has been said, "You observe a lot by watching..."  Take a look at yourself!  Do you like what you see?  Are you happy with who you are?  Has your life been one of mere existence or can you point to those times that the world has been blessed by your participation in it?   Innocence is lost in many ways.  Life has handed out its share of bad apples!  But how we approach life with all its inconsistencies and troubles determines our role in the game.  Yes life is a game!  A game of life and death.  A game of "catch me if you can!"  A place where only the strong survive!  And yet we keep looking for more!  More pleasure.  More Fun.  More! More! More!

Maybe what we need is less!  Less stress.  Less attachments to things.  Less concern for our own legacy...  Look around!  What do you see?  The changes you desire to see in others starts with "the man in the mirror."  That face staring back at you.  Yes - YOU!  It is just that complex.  It is just that simple!  Everything rises or falls because you can perceive it.  If you can dream it you can create it.  So dream big!  Dream well.   Dream pretty and good! But never stop dreaming.  Because when you stop dreaming - you're DEAD!

2015...

Starting out the new year, even if a little late... I hope this new year brings with it some beautiful moments which you can cherish... Even as the days unravel and sometimes we wonder why our life seems to be overboard in a relentless firestorm which has no end.
The secret which the Masters taught is that mental calm arises not when our lives are easy and everything is going right... No!  Our assurance comes in the midst of the storm.  In the Christian tradition there is a story about Jesus the Christ who, while His disciples were sinking in the boat on the lake, Jesus slept!  A true Master indeed!
Even while the storm rolls over you and you are drowning in your sorrows... Remember who sleeps in your boat!  Remember that your peace is present - NOW!  Let the waves roll!  Find your balance.  Here's to a NEW Year!  Here's to a new YOU!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!  Yes I said it!  I am proud to know that there is a holiday which reminds us to be merry!  A day - once a year - that calls out to all of us to see the world through the eyes of a child - a baby...

 This idea of sanitizing all things with political correctness, as if not to offend anyone, has to go!  Away with the notion that the ideas embedded in the three magi bearing gifts or the angels singing "Peace on earth..." to the shepherds as they watched their flocks of sheep at night - is somehow not universal hopes and the dreams of all people!  Yes! Christmas... The day we celebrate God coming to earth - not as a despot king - but as a babe.  The Ruler of the Universe just as vulnerable as you and me...  Watched over by sheep and cows and a donkey.

It's time we all took off the religious blinders and realized that we - as people - must embrace each other and learn to forgive and give love and compassion, as the gifts of the season!  It is only then that we find ourselves on equal footing with the richest man and the poorest of the poor!  Money is not the object... Our shared humanity is the one thing which we have in common.  The one thing we share - even with God - The Creator of the Universe.  The baby surrounded by sheep, cows and... a donkey!  Let the Angels sing - "Hallelujah!"

If You Live...

  "If you live the sacred and despise the ordinary,        you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion."

Aum...

OM!

Understanding the innermost world of spiritual thought has brought many a person to their knees!  In a real sense, there is need for careful reflection when it comes to the practice of meditation.  Such a simple act - just sitting and breathing - has created a vast array of opinions as to the proper perspective one should have towards the exquisite art of meditation.  It boggles the mind to think that such tension has been created at times over such a simple process.  Whole religious communities are opposed to the mere concept itself.  The western world has missed much benefit through ignoring the subtle benefits created through this discipline.  Now, we have the freedom to explore our own way; our own path towards the esoteric art we call meditation.

In an effort to tap the inner depths of consciousness - to touch the unseen world of Spirit, we must immerse ourselves into the ocean of unknowing.  This literal point exists in the lower abdomen just below the navel.  The starting point of life itself.  Like a candle being lit, life's energy flows from this point, into all the body.  Without such energy, we cease to exist.

The key to meditation lies in its purpose.  In the desire to connect all of who we are into One. One point.  One point meditation.  The beginning and the ending of all things.  The great circle of life!.

IT'S A NEW DAY!

It's a new day!  Have you seen the sunrise?  Have you been out to find the breeze is blowing through the leaves on the trees?  The little sparkles of sun lit dew drops beneath your feet are echoing the refrain  - "It's a  new day!"

Beauty is all around you!  You only have to look and see it peeking out behind a moss covered rock; in the eye of a new-born bird in its nest.  The sounds of nature resound with the echos... "It's a new day!"

Tip-toe past the lilly frog sitting on a branch - its tongue held out to snatch a quick bite to eat.  All of the rivers and streams bubble in rhythm as if to say - "It's a new day!"

Pick up your feet and do a little dance!  Shake your head and take in all the fresh air the day has brought.  The glistening waves pound the shores at your feet; saying - "Its a new day!"

No matter how bad your past has been, it is always possible to start over...
Yes, you will shed some tears and maybe lose a close friend or two, but the possibility of creating  something spectacular out of your life seems more than worth it.  After all...
"It's A New Day!"