Thursday, October 22, 2009
Healing Prayer for 10/22/09
To Nancy and Brandon in Colorado; to Dinh in New Caledonia; to Richard and Leonard, Karen and Crystal, Erin and Sara, Shaun and Jonathan, and Kate who all live in the neighborhood (you could all get hands-on treatment); to Eric in Singapore; Michael in Kansas: Kathleen in Massachusetts; and Caglar in Turkey; to Zephira in the City by the Bay; and Diane in California; to Cecil in Western Washington; and Lisa in Kentucky; to Maria in England; and to P.J. and Ninna in Connecticut; to little Chloe in Colorado;
and sweet Mai in England; to Patricia in Texas; and to David in New Zealand, please open your aura tonight, and let a small ray of energy in. It's just energy, like the universe is made of, the same energy you are made of, it is clear and simple and full of love. Take it into your field, let it fill up any empty places, open any blockages, ease any pain, soothe any fear, quiet your mind and warm your heart. May this brief ray of love coming in for your highest good, help to open you to your own higher self, which is your true self, and invite higher guidance into your life at this time, when you so need it. And may you heal more fully, more quickly and more joyously into your journey, and know you are never alone. I am sending you white light.
and sweet Mai in England; to Patricia in Texas; and to David in New Zealand, please open your aura tonight, and let a small ray of energy in. It's just energy, like the universe is made of, the same energy you are made of, it is clear and simple and full of love. Take it into your field, let it fill up any empty places, open any blockages, ease any pain, soothe any fear, quiet your mind and warm your heart. May this brief ray of love coming in for your highest good, help to open you to your own higher self, which is your true self, and invite higher guidance into your life at this time, when you so need it. And may you heal more fully, more quickly and more joyously into your journey, and know you are never alone. I am sending you white light.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Pain and Spirituality
Pain can really drag you down. Chronic pain in particular. It saps your energy and tricks your mind into negative thinking. I always used to think that people who are in pain and still smiling must be brain-dead. There just has to be something wrong with somebody who can be cheerful when they are in pain. You know what I mean? if you've ever been in serious pain for any period of time, you probably do. So how do they really do it? I think one major thing is not feeling sorry for yourself.
And then of course, pain makes you angry. It's frustrating and it wears on you emotionally. It does on me, anyway. When your mind starts yammering on about why is this happening to me, or you're just plain depressed, you have to have some presence of spirit. You have to notice, first of all.
It definitely helps if you have an established spiritual practice. By this I mean you have somewhere else to go, other than your mind and your emotions, both of which will likely become part of the problem, not part of the solution. You have to develop a way of watching what is happening, rather than being blown away by it. A little distance goes a long way toward poise.
When sadness arises, watch it roll in like you're watching waves at the ocean. Just let it wash over you. And if there are tears, let them come. And then they will go. Watch them go. Relax into it. Listen to your mind like you're listening to a friend. Don't judge, just listen. And always have compassion for yourself. The more you love yourself the less you will hurt.
Pain is a circumstance. It is just there to be dealt with. Remember we didn't incarnate into this world to have it all easy and sweet. We are here to be challenged.
And then of course, pain makes you angry. It's frustrating and it wears on you emotionally. It does on me, anyway. When your mind starts yammering on about why is this happening to me, or you're just plain depressed, you have to have some presence of spirit. You have to notice, first of all.
It definitely helps if you have an established spiritual practice. By this I mean you have somewhere else to go, other than your mind and your emotions, both of which will likely become part of the problem, not part of the solution. You have to develop a way of watching what is happening, rather than being blown away by it. A little distance goes a long way toward poise.
When sadness arises, watch it roll in like you're watching waves at the ocean. Just let it wash over you. And if there are tears, let them come. And then they will go. Watch them go. Relax into it. Listen to your mind like you're listening to a friend. Don't judge, just listen. And always have compassion for yourself. The more you love yourself the less you will hurt.
Pain is a circumstance. It is just there to be dealt with. Remember we didn't incarnate into this world to have it all easy and sweet. We are here to be challenged.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Creative Visualization, Intention and Reiki
I was asked recently if Reiki is anything like creative visualization. There is visualization in Reiki. However, the energy I feel with my hands has density, color and temperature. So I think of visualization as a switch, like a light switch. You visualize the flow of energy and it turns on, begins to flow and becomes quite real and present. I visualize to focus myself on being a channel rather than the source of the energy that I am sending to another person.
When I am doing distance Reiki, I visualize the person within the dome created by my cupped hands. If I have never seen the person, I review what information I have about them and direct (intend for) the energy to go there.
It is very difficult to keep my healing intentions out of it. I continuously check to see if I am releasing my personal intentions and simply sending universal life force energy to the recipient. What they do with that energy is not really for me to say.
I personally want people to suffer less and enjoy life more. Since suffering is optional, I send the desire for people to release themselves from suffering. I have no way of knowing whether their pain can be relieved/healed or not. But with an influx of energy, perhaps they can manage and deal with their pain better, perhaps heal themselves. I hope people will be refreshed, and in a more refreshed state of being, will not only be better able to heal, but will choose to release themselves from any suffering they may have unnecessarily created for themselves.
Namaste.
When I am doing distance Reiki, I visualize the person within the dome created by my cupped hands. If I have never seen the person, I review what information I have about them and direct (intend for) the energy to go there.
It is very difficult to keep my healing intentions out of it. I continuously check to see if I am releasing my personal intentions and simply sending universal life force energy to the recipient. What they do with that energy is not really for me to say.
I personally want people to suffer less and enjoy life more. Since suffering is optional, I send the desire for people to release themselves from suffering. I have no way of knowing whether their pain can be relieved/healed or not. But with an influx of energy, perhaps they can manage and deal with their pain better, perhaps heal themselves. I hope people will be refreshed, and in a more refreshed state of being, will not only be better able to heal, but will choose to release themselves from any suffering they may have unnecessarily created for themselves.
Namaste.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Pain and Suffering
Pain and suffering are not synonyms. Suffering is optional.
PAIN IS NOT OPTIONAL.
Pain is a part of life. It may be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual, or any combination. But no matter how we describe it, the bottom line is that there is no avoiding it. Pain comes with the territory.
SUFFERING, on the other hand, is entirely and only a choice. It is a choice to dwell on your complaints, focus on what makes you miserable, and thereby increase your own pain.
But if pain is unavoidable, how can we tell the difference between pain that we are experiencing in the present and suffering that we are experiencing by keeping the past alive and/or projecting past or present pain into the future?
Where is the line between feeling and processing pain, rather than stuffing it away or hiding from it... and then suffering from it?
How do you allow yourself to greive in a healthy way?
Pain becomes suffering when we resist it, make generalizations about it, and attempt to avoid it. You have to experience pain and allow it to come and go in your life.
It is very helpful to notice your mind thinking about pain. The mind wants to figure out why it is happening and how to avoid it happening again in a similar way. The mind also generates positions, opinions, judgments, grievances, grudges, complaints, and strategies of avoidance, defense, manipulation, entitlement, and outlook in response to pain. None of these really helps us deal with pain and release it. Releasing pain is the key to reducing your suffering.
To release pain, you have to forgive, both yourself and others. In addition, you must practice acceptance as well as accountability for what has occurred and your part in it. Then and only then, can you release it. No regrets, no blame, no bitterness. It simply passes.
Pain is not negative but it is unpleasant. It is designed to create avoidance behaviors. “Once burned, twice smart,” the saying goes. But try as we might, and we do try mightily, there is no way to avoid pain.
The good news is that your own pain will not kill you. The bad news is that trying not to feel it will. Avoidance of pain leads to all sorts of problems, up to and including addiction and suicide. But if you have to experience pain, at least do not prolong it by adding a bunch of judgments and such. The pain is bad enough in and of itself. There is no need or purpose served by also suffering. Since all of the suffering is produced in your mind, it’s important to learn how to watch your mind at work. Then when you notice it creating suffering, you can choose to release it instead.
PAIN IS NOT OPTIONAL.
Pain is a part of life. It may be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual, or any combination. But no matter how we describe it, the bottom line is that there is no avoiding it. Pain comes with the territory.
SUFFERING, on the other hand, is entirely and only a choice. It is a choice to dwell on your complaints, focus on what makes you miserable, and thereby increase your own pain.
But if pain is unavoidable, how can we tell the difference between pain that we are experiencing in the present and suffering that we are experiencing by keeping the past alive and/or projecting past or present pain into the future?
Where is the line between feeling and processing pain, rather than stuffing it away or hiding from it... and then suffering from it?
How do you allow yourself to greive in a healthy way?
Pain becomes suffering when we resist it, make generalizations about it, and attempt to avoid it. You have to experience pain and allow it to come and go in your life.
It is very helpful to notice your mind thinking about pain. The mind wants to figure out why it is happening and how to avoid it happening again in a similar way. The mind also generates positions, opinions, judgments, grievances, grudges, complaints, and strategies of avoidance, defense, manipulation, entitlement, and outlook in response to pain. None of these really helps us deal with pain and release it. Releasing pain is the key to reducing your suffering.
To release pain, you have to forgive, both yourself and others. In addition, you must practice acceptance as well as accountability for what has occurred and your part in it. Then and only then, can you release it. No regrets, no blame, no bitterness. It simply passes.
Pain is not negative but it is unpleasant. It is designed to create avoidance behaviors. “Once burned, twice smart,” the saying goes. But try as we might, and we do try mightily, there is no way to avoid pain.
The good news is that your own pain will not kill you. The bad news is that trying not to feel it will. Avoidance of pain leads to all sorts of problems, up to and including addiction and suicide. But if you have to experience pain, at least do not prolong it by adding a bunch of judgments and such. The pain is bad enough in and of itself. There is no need or purpose served by also suffering. Since all of the suffering is produced in your mind, it’s important to learn how to watch your mind at work. Then when you notice it creating suffering, you can choose to release it instead.
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