Walk Without Crutches!

Mooji

   I am in the midst of reading a beautiful book of satsangs by Mooji called, Breath of the Absolute.

His words are so direct and pure... I think they could wake up a stone post!
     He says,

     "Life - the way you know it - teaches you to walk with crutches and yet you're completely healthy. Throw away the crutches and dance! What are the crutches you depend on? Notions such as 'I am not free' or 'I'm bound by my circumstances and conditioning'."

and

   

     "I say, remove all doubts and then you in turn can be an ambassador to your own Freedom. You take this Freedom wherever you go and are the Light unto your Self.

   Every human being speaks from a place of doubt, some crisis, some trouble, some worry. What is missed is that all of it is due to misidentification. It is you, the Beingness - the Absolute in manifestation - that appears to have fallen into some confusion. This confusion is the product of your own 'maya'. You have fallen under the spell, the hypnosis of your own projections and are suffering from that delusion. All that's required is a slap to awaken you - the Beingness - out of this stupor. This is what satsang is for."

   And even with the multitude of awakened beings sharing their experiences and pointers with others, still there are many people immersed in their suffering.
   Listen to this beautiful video taped at one of the Abraham-Hicks conferences. This one discusses this penchant some humans have for focussing on crises rather than  well-being. I personally love what she says about the maturity of the animals... (at approx. 6:45" - 7:45")

   Are you ready to wake up yet? In a blog I follow, Truthless Truth, there was a wonderful comment by a reader that refers to the role that Grace plays in this process of awakening. Her comment was:

"I would only add that while we are self-inquiring, the added element of Grace cannot be excluded - which some say is the all important element...

A final teacher works in two ways - through the transmission of Silence which is Grace which is Love which is Clarity which is Compassion, etc., etc., but also through the inquiry process...  It's not purely a mechanistic deliverance...

Many teachers can act as facilitators of awareness and many beautiful methods can be taught - yet the student's metamorphosis remains illusive...

I would argue that the critical difference here is the Grace - the Presence - the Love - that comes through Divine Mind.. when mortal mind or ego has vacated the premises.. this is the true facilitator.

    I love this comment because it supplies the missing piece... the magical and elusive gift of Grace! That is what is transmitted via the Oneness Blessing and the Oneness Meditations that are coming from the Oneness University these days!  If you haven't experienced a Oneness Blessing, feel free to contact me and I would be happy to share this Divine transfer of Grace in person!

    Listen below as one of the monks from the Oneness University explain this phenomenon. Following, you will receive a transmission of Grace from Sri Bhagavan! Enjoy! 

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The New Paradigm is NOW

Have you noticed? 

All the amazing shifts that are happening right now on planet earth? There are literally thousands of grassroots groups making a difference in our world. My logo above describes three of the most powerful methods on the planet for "waking from the dream".

The Oneness movement includes the Oneness blessing and the Oneness meditations. This transfer of energy gives the recipient an experience of their essence~ loving presence! According to the most recent statistics, 

People Awakened are over 71,000

People living in the presence are over 130,000

People in Awakened states are over 45 million

People experiencing the presence are over 86 million

The Work of Byron Katie is a very simple process of inquiry 
that will unravel the most nagging thoughts and give you
 an experience of your true nature~ kindness!  

I love this video! A wonderful example of a woman living in the new paradigm~ nonduality!

 The third amazing leg of my logo says, "REST".

Candice O'Denver started the movement known as Balanced View many years ago after her realization.... that I already AM what I am searching for ~ LOVE! Today there are over 6000 BV communities all over the globe resting in short moments and demonstrating a peaceful way to occupy an ever changing world!  Here she is below with 

one of my favorite messages: 

Affliction - 6.28.12 from Balanced View Candice on Vimeo.

Candice talks about the "education in the nature of mind"

that is now available to everyone on the planet! Certainly there

is simply no reason to not wake up!  WOW! What an exciting 

time to be living in!  We all signed on for the "COSMIC PARTY"!

Grab your party hats and listen to this awesome environmentalist, Paul Hawken as he adresses a huge audience at a TED event:

We are the ones we've been waiting for! Party on family!  And if you're not in the party mood yet, feel free to contact me for a session!

Do You Know Who You Are?

What I love about baby squirrels is that 

they make the best gurus!

They are totally free in every moment

and never pretend to be something they're not.

They remind me of who we are!

From the very beginning, 

it's all just been a case of mistaken identity!

All the problems in the world are a result of 

not knowing our true identity...

LOVE !

Imagine the whole world getting together
in love and just hanging out
like these little squirrel brothers!
It's happening right now!
2012 is here!

Every Child Has Known God

Every child has known God,

Not the God of names,

Not the God of don'ts,

Not the God who ever does 

Anything weird,

But the God who knows only 4 words.

And keeps repeating them, saying:

"Come Dance with Me, come dance."

                                                 -- Hafiz

I Bow to the True Guru

There is an amazing Indian chant called "Aad Guray"

and sung by Deva Primal and Miten.

The translation of the words are:

I bow to the primal guru,

I bow to the guru woven through time

I bow to the true guru, the true

identity of the self.

I bow to the great guru whose great

glory will always be.

What is this primal guru?

Byron Katie calls it "what is";

Candice O'Denver calls it "clarity"

or "open intelligence";

Eckhart Tolle calls it "now",

and the Oneness community calls it

the "Presence".

Certainly there are a thousand names for this guru!

I call it LOVE....

In the following video, Candice elaborates

on the simple practice of

taking short moments~

a simple way to recognize

"the great guru

whose glory will always be"!

The true self is who we really are~

"Please call me by my true names,

so I can wake up,

and so the door of my heart can be left open,

the door of compassion".

Thich Nhat Hanh

The Ultimate Prayer

Last night I dreamt I was praying to fully know myself

as awareness. And when I was waking this morning

I heard the words to what sounded like "The Lord's Prayer",

only it was a new version... a non-dual version.

It was so beautiful that I created the lovely backdrop.

Creator of heaven and earth,

You are me,

I am you.

prayer of a Navajo girl - early 20th century

You are the love of your life!

There is a lovely poem

that beautifully portrays

the realization that

you are the love of your life!

Love After Love

The time will come

when, with elation,

you will greet yourself arriving

at your own door, in your own mirror,

and each will smile at the other's welcome,

and say, sit here. Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was your self.

Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart

to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

all your life, whom you ignored

for another, who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

the photographs, the desperate notes,

peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit. Feast on your life.

~ Derek Walcott

from Sea Grapes 1976

Looking For Love

A strange passion is moving in my head.

My heart has become a bird

which searches in the sky.

Every part of me goes in different directions.

Is it really so

that the one I love is everywhere?

The Love Poems of Rumi

Everything is All Right!

I have been reading a beautiful text written by Candice O'Denver. It is called

"The Basic State ~ THE SOLUTION IN ALL PROBLEMS."

It is a soothing, wonderful book because

it reaffirms over and over the great truth that

we are already free;

that there is no mountain you have to climb

in order to arrive at freedom.

The many gurus that have realized this

and share in satsang

are all saying the same thing in various ways.

Here are a couple excerpts from The Basic State:

"To chase after perceptions and strive to correct them is as futile as the sky chasing the sky. All fixed descriptive frameworks appear where there is no openness to the sovereignty of the basic state. These ideologies see human beings as flawed and trapped within the determinism of contributing factors such as natural selection. Within these outlooks there is no recognition of, or support for, the natural perfection of the basic state that is intrinsic to being human."

"Yet the naturally perfect basic state is very exacting. In the basic state, there is found increasing mental stability, spontaneous empathy, sympathy and happiness. These are already present but go unnoticed when it is believed that they must be cultivated or that they simply appear at random. Compassion, clarity, perfect insight and complete mental stability are the norm for human beings rather than a rarity. To assume otherwise is tragic because it destines perception to whatever limitation or restriction is believed.

The starting point for understanding the true nature of the phenomenal world is the basic state, continually at rest in equipoise, clarity and insight. This is the exalted height of human intelligence."

We have been looking at ourselves and humanity through the lens of misperception. It's all been a simple misunderstanding...

Listen below as Mooji talks about this in the following video:

Short Moments of Rest...

...repeated many times, become continuous!

You don't have to sit like a buddha to experience true rest.

Rest is available all the time. Even in the midst of chaos,

we can take a short moment.

That means.... stop thinking....

and let everything be as it is.

It is a simple practice and a powerful one.

What happens is that one begins to

identify with the ALL rather than

the measly point of view.

We are powerful beings!

Stand in the pure beingness that you are!

Watch as the various phenomena arise,

live their life,

and then dissolve!

Why get caught up in a mirage?

You are the one

you've been waiting for...

What you are searching for

is the infinite that you are already!

Candice O'Denver, founder of the

Great Freedom Teachings,

talks about our true identity below:

Open Intelligence - Our True Identity - 5.8.11 from Balanced View Candice on Vimeo.

What Does It Take to Wake Up?

Lake Travis, near Austin, Texas

There is a Cree Prophecy coming true~

"When all the trees have been cut down,

when all the animals have been hunted,

when all the waters are polluted,

when the air is unsafe to breathe,

only then will you discover you cannot eat money.

San Angelo State Park, Texas

It's a friendly universe....

Can you imagine a Mother Earth so lovingly patient

that she allows us to learn our lessons

in our own time?

Can I be as loving with myself?

Today on a blog I found, was a photo of a father teaching his young son

to hunt squirrels. Why is it that people feel the need to kill?

Now let me ask myself:

Where is it that I kill ?

... the fire ants in my yard.

...the squirrel hunters in my mind.

Let me remember the prayer of St.Francis:

"Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light,

and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may

not so much seek to be consoled,

as to console;

To be understood, as to understand;

To be loved, as to love;

For it is in giving that we receive,

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned

and it is in dying that

we are born to eternal life."

Living the Work of Byron Katie

A friendly reminder to all those who have purchased a "Work package"~

Private facilitations of the Work are $75.~ per session and a package of 6 sessions are now $425.~. What a great savings! Please know that packages will be honored for 6 months. The most effective way to use this great tool is to get facilitated once a week or once every other week. After 5 to 10 sessions, the Work will begin to DO you! That's when you find yourself laughing at the situations that used to make you cry!

What are people saying about sessions of the Work?

"Wow... that's really profound!" ~D.M.

"My anger has disappeared!" ~P.K.

"I feel completely transformed!" ~ N.C.

"You are really good at this!" ~R.R.

"I love you Byron Katie!" ~C.G.

Don't put off feeling better!

Give yourself the most precious gift~

The Gift of You!

Watch this lovely video of Katie describing how the "Work" works!

If Peace is your goal, the "Work" is for you...

Don't forget every first Wednesday of the month!

Byron Katie night at Rev. Julie Gallagher's house.

Call 512-448-2374 or email: squirrelady@gmail.com

~Space is limited so please RSVP~

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