Aloha and Namaste Dear Friend,
In these times it is important to share our joy and enthusiasm with each other…to create balance with the gifts of the spirit that lift us beyond the things of the material world.
So…I felt to share with you today this story I came across about the late Robin Gibb (of the 80’s band called the Bee Gees) and his wife Dwina Gibb in a book called : What is Spirit? by Lexie Brockway Potamkin.
Robin and Dwina shared a spiritual path in their marriage. Each had spiritual experiences at a very young age. Robin experienced the spirit through writing music as a child and Dwina through prayer and trying to visualise a clear picture of the Divine
Robin has been known to say: “Music is my religion…I get from hearing a piece of music what many get from religion. To me it is a very powerful spiritual motivator.”
After the death of his younger brother Andy, Robin became even more aware of his own spirituality. He knew that “the body’s life was very short, and that Spirit was forever. It made me feel that time on Earth, in bodies, should be valued… to nourish the spirit”.
Dwina shares: “that I had always been guided by Spirit…and that when I was very young, I desperately wanted to see God. I didn’t quite believe this image of a big fellow with this big black book writing down good and bad deeds. I had a vision at the age of 8 that changed my mind to thinking of God as the cycles of life. The concept of God as a judge slipped away because I wanted to feel love. Even though I loved life when I was young and still do, I have always felt disassociated, like this wasn’t my real home. Luckily, in time, I was guided to a teacher who brought me home to God through a spiritual practice of mediation…and in 1998 I committed to the path of being a Brahmin through the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. My yogic practice as a Brahmin brings me the experience of being one with all that is. Many forms of yogas teach about enlightenment and reaching the light. In this practice you can be in that light, see it, listen to it, feel it, and find knowledge–fast. You don’t have to sit in a cave for ten years. In a moment of silence, it is as if I plug into a battery~~and everything flows. This has brought me total, unlimited love and happiness.”
This is the form of yoga (Raja Yoga Meditation) that I share each Wednesday evening @ 6:30 p.m. on a small group conference call. To join us, give me a call @ 808-639-9436.
Now is the time for fully awakening as an embodied spirit.
With Love and Respect,
Sister Shivalaya
p.s.
Enjoy Robin GIbb singing the debut of “Mother of Love”- a song he composed for Dadi Janki at Wembly Arena, in London. Dadi Janki was a great Raj Yogi~who shared the knowledge of the Brahma Kumaris with Robin.
Dadi Janki left her mortal coil at 104 years old in March, 2020.
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