The Divine Gardner says, ‘become a fragrant flower‘. There are many kinds of flowers- there is the rose, then there is also the flower that has no beauty or smell that grows in the wild.

A garden is small, He says, a jungle is large. The garden is carefully tended to by the gardener. It has beautiful flowers that spread their fragrance everywhere, they bring happiness to those who see them. A garden is free from thorns because thorns bring sorrow, flowers bring happiness.

Am I a fragrant flower?

Fragrance comes from purity – in thought, word, action and intent. Where there is purity, there is happiness, contentment, peace. Why? Because I am successful. People think success is dependent on others liking me or what I do. Actually, the Divine Friend says, success is based on intent. If your intention is pure, you are already successful. Then, the fragrance of those qualities spreads far and wide without me having to do anything. It is indeed like a flower in the garden that radiates beauty and fragrance automatically..it is not an effort, it is part of its nature.

As I become purer, my happiness and contentment increase. Purity comes from remembering who I am and Whom I belong to, in other words, it comes from remembrance. When I forget who I am and fall into the trap of body consciousness, I become contaminated with all kinds of traits – comparison with others, jealousy, hustling, one-upmanship, desire to win and be right all the time, etc. When I am consumed by these emotions, I live my life in fear rather than in peace and contentment. My mind becomes toxic and toxins don’t release a fragrance as much as they release a stink.

Don’t be a thorn, says our Divine Friend.

A bad smell brings unhappiness and discomfort to people around- they hold their noses and try to get away as far and as quickly as possible. On the other hand, when I am content, when I am happy and peaceful, it lightens the mood for everyone. Even if a person might be feeling low, when a good natured, contented person walks in, they make everyone else feel better.

The good news, the Divine Friend says, is that you are a fragrant flower, fragrance is part of your nature…you just forgot who you are.

It is not something I have to learn, it is not a muscle I have to grow…it is who I am innately. All I have to do is remember…not just in the morning but throughout the day as I am walking, talking, moving around. I, am a peaceful soul. I, am a loveful soul. I, am a child of God. Then, along with remembering, let me follow that up with being in that awareness. What does peace feel like, look like? What does being loveful mean? Let me touch base with my own truth, let me step into my reality rather than simply contemplate it.

This is who I am, a fragrant flower. Now let me remain in that awareness.

This meditation commentary is spoken by the late Anthony Strano, a wonderful teacher of Raja Yoga Meditation. He left this world to watch over us as a great Angel!

Enjoy! A suggestion is to watch the video first before sitting down to meditate ~ then play it again!

Add your positive vibrations to this world.

Blessings,

Shivalaya

This is a beautiful meditation created by the Late Anthony Strano, a senior pracitioner of Raja Yoga Meditation. It is called the Positive Mind Meditation. Look for it on Youtube.

The commentary is beautiful.  I would suggest you listen and view the video once before you actually sit down to meditate.  The shining star on the forehead, is I the Soul.  I the Soul is the being that drives this Car the body. 

I hope you enjoy this meditation, which can be freely  found on Youtube.https://www.youtube.com/embed/guMnDBNNycUversion=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent

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Greetings of Love and Blessings on this auspicious occasion of Rakshabandan which has given me the golden opportunity to be witnessed by all of you as I express my gratitude to the One on High for leading my heart Home to Him and the Family of souls that make up the Brahma Kumari World Spiritual University where I am a student, teacher and family member since 2011.  

I am most grateful to the One who has found me and restored  faith and self-respect within me as an eternal being of Light.

I am most grateful for His teachings which have revealed to me the great joy and power of being introverted, inner directed, peaceful, and tolerant while living in a world that at present exemplifies many of  the opposite qualities.

This path of knowledge, meditation, and service is teaching me to embody my eternal and original attributes of Love, Peace, and Stillness as well as Joy and Enthusiasm.

This path has taught me how to hold myself in the Company of the 

Highest on High to be under His Canopy of Love and Power and how 

to bring others into that elevated company as well, through sharing the practice of Raja Yoga Meditation which I do on a daily basis.

This path has shown me how to be an effective helper by uniting in my consciousness with His Supremely Pure Radiance in order to be purified,myself, as well as helping in His Task of  sanctifying the entire world and every soul in it.

Through this path, He has become not only my loving Mother, protective Father,  ever-faithful Friend and Beloved Companion, but also the Guide and Teacher who shows me, as I pay attention, success at every step.

The Father has extended His Hand to me as I lend a hand to my brothers and sisters. He is the Magnet pulling us Home.

He has instilled within me the pure thought to be so stable in my 

awareness of Being His Instrument that there is no room for me,me,me or mine, mine, mine.  This is the sacrifice that liberates I, the Soul into its unlimited capacities.

For all this and so much more, I am eternally Grateful and Faithful

How Time is On Your Side!

Do you remember the Rolling Stones’ song: “Time is On My Side”?  This article has been written about that kind of time, the kind of time that is truly on your side…on the side of humanity, on the side of progress after a long time of stagnancy and degradation.  Strong words, for sure, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you hear yourself questioning the previous statement about these times and how time could possibly be on your side, at this time when the globe is experiencing and witnessing a time of one natural disaster after the next, of pandemic, of brutality, of  inhumanity towards another’s human life, compounded by continued human atrocities to nature. Many of the scenes that are playing out at this time are creating a sorrowful darkness for our people and the world of nature. This piece wasn’t written to dwell upon the sorrows of our world, yet they cannot and should not be denied.   Rather my purpose in writing this is to alert you and uplift you and explain how time is of the essence and time really is on your side! 

Most of us are very familiar, although often uncomfortable with chronological time, as there never seems to be enough of it; and it seems to be speeding up everyday.  This type of fleeting time, which we measure through clocks, watches, and calendars is governed by the Greek god, Chronos who is god of time,  god of death, and the god of material consciousness.  As you can see, Chronos governs the 3D world where time doesn’t always seem to be on our side! 

But wait, there is another god of time, and his name is  Kairos.   This Greek governs a very different kind of time; he gives us a different sense of time.  In Kairos Time, one qualifies time in terms of events that make a deep impact on the quality of life.  For example, there are moments in everyone’s life which prove to be highly influential and even life changing.  They may only take moments to transpire (in chronological time) and yet they have the power to change the entire direction of your life, in a matter of minutes!

Kairos Time gives meaning to life that is far beyond ordinary chronological existence.  Some of those key Kairos moments are  ‘enlightenments’, but some are also traumas.  It is as though ‘time stands still’ in those moments.  These types of events change you so totally that you can never go back to what you were before.  The experience of Kairos Time creates new responses, clearer understandings and offer us important, defining, moments in our lives.

However, in order to truly change and evolve there has to be a force operating in time that rejuvenates everything and everyone; that force has to operate on life, physically, mentally, socially, financially, and spiritually in every possible way.  What is needed is a force that can reverse the effect of time!  The force we are talking about is an extremely, powerful, force which carries the state of the world and the states of people from the very bottom to the  very top, from its lowest ebb back to its original, purest and highest condition.

In India, a name for God is Mahakaal which means the Great Time. Maha(great)kaal(time) has the power reverse the effects of time.  Referring back to Mother India for another interesting point-the time, we are in right now, is called the Confluence Age.  A confluence is known to come between two things; in this case …we are an exceptional, though short period of time that has come between two very long periods of time.   The confluence that is now occurring is between the darkest of times and  the coming or the advent of the brightest of times.

The Confluence Age is the only time in our history when we have the possibility to elevate, to evolve, to ascend i.e. it is the only time that we have the force of Mahakaal, the Great Time supporting us to make a leap of consciousness to right all  wrongs and to settle all karmic accounts, both individually and collectively.  The importance of this time is paramount!  Many souls are tuning in to the enormous potential for greatness that is now present.

It is an epic time of both destruction and creation.   It is the peak of destruction which will create the pure opening into another age, an age of beauty, harmony, and prosperity,  the true heaven on earth.

However, in order for heaven on earth to be established, we must let go of  everything of this old world.   The destruction of the old is imminent, for without the complete culmination of the old age, the new age can’t be born.

Life and death, light and darkness, traumas and enlightenment, the natural cycle of life, devolution and evolution, the comings and goings of unprecedented events, it is all upon the stage at this time.  Trust in the greatness of this time, let go of the known shore, let go of your fears, especially the fear of death, for it is  the time for complete renewal, the time for the reset button which comes after death.  Keep your thoughts with the Great Force that is fully reversing the effects of time and bringing in a bountiful age when the earth and all souls are made new once again.

If this article has peaked your interest in some way or raised questions and you would like more information about the times we are in and this concept of the Confluence Age-feel free to contact me at 808-639-9436 to set up a time to share.

Namaste’ and May Time Be on Your Side,

Shivalaya

“If you want an easy method for self-transformation, one that brings results, consider self-realization. Self-realization leads to self-transformation, naturally.

What do I need to realize…you may be thinking. Here is what we all need to realise. We are souls, separate from the body. We are children of God, with an originally divine nature of peace and love.

Self-realization BEGINS when our understanding of this BECOMES AN EXPERIENCE. Then it is as if the soul awakens. Truth is awakened. At this point it is no longer about changing ourselves. Instead, we undergo a metamorphosis, in which the soul’s latent beauty simply begins to take over, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.

Our original character, our eternal character of virtue and greatness begins to assert itself. To focus our efforts on evoking something lovely, rather than transforming something dreadful, is known as easy effort.

Truly, there is no need to judge ourselves harshly, criticizing ourselves for every mistake. The power to create all the changes we desire lies in the truth of who we are.

We just need to reach that truth and coax it back into being. This will dislodge and replace much of what we otherwise would spend a lot of time trying to change.

HAVING FAITH

All the right thoughts and good feelings you would like for yourself and others already exist within you.

Do you have this faith?

Developing this faith is the real work of those of us on a spiritual path.

Realizing and accepting the highest truth about ourselves is the foundation of spiritual greatness.

It is easy to construct the part of the building that is above ground.

The real work lies in creating the foundation.

There is a gift for you when you do this.

It is called pure pride.

DEVELOPING PURE PRIDE

Pure pride is not ego.

Ego develops from identifying too strongly with the roles we play in the drama of life. Ego weakens truth: we become overly sensitive to other peoples’ opinions and are easily offended. Ego makes us judgmental: it runs an often unconscious mental tape of comments, criticisms, and corrections which distances us from others. If nothing keeps the ego in check, the heart begins to harden, making us more and more selective and prejudiced, closing us off from people and life.

Pure pride, on the other hand, is the result of exploring our spiritual heritage. It is based on the experience of being a soul, a child of God. As peace and love flow from the Supreme to us, souls, His children, the flame of pure pride is re-ignited.

When we operate from pure pride, well-being is internally generated and a new sense of inner security and comfort allows us to be more relaxed in life. We are no longer so easily affected by the moods and opinions of others. There is less effort in being with each other. We find ourselves naturally opening to people, able to accept them as they are, genuinely interested in their well-being. There are feelings of compassion and it is easy to come close. We also become gentle.

When such feelings are again experienced by the heart, and not just simply understood by the head. our values begin to clarify and reaffirm themselves automatically. We are able to discern right from wrong and actually do what is right.

We become free from external influences and behave in a way that reflects the best in us; we are true to the highest truth within.

Pure pride is an experience of self-respect, to a degree that we would, before, never even have imagined possible.

Text borrowed from Spiritual Greatness, a book by the late, great Dadi Janki~Thank you, Dadi!

Here’s today’s message in a nutshell~for us to embody and share with others~~~

Remember the example of the “Waves and the Ocean”:

“Certainly we will receive waves of loving energy from one another. But they pass, as all waves do! The wave is nothing in comparison to the ocean, the unlimited source.  There is an unlimited source of love within all our hearts. Not the heart of our body, the heart of our soul. While waves come and go, the ocean of your love is always only one second and no distance away within your self. You are it! But you can only be aware of being a source of love, when there is an end to wanting waves of love from others. 

The key to drawing on our inner source, our ocean of love, is intention.Only the accurate intention behind our words and actions allows us to draw on our own inner ocean. As we do, without condition, we may even feel “oceanic” which is the feeling that we have an unlimited supply of energy to give. When we feel this unlimited source flowing from within us, it brings with it a happiness that we sometimes call bliss.

Taking these thoughts further is important because of all the “viral beliefs” that have caused the diabetes of the soul, which is the inability to convert the loving gestures of others into the sweetness that will energise us to be capable of reciprocating with the sweetness of our own love. The viral beliefs that have infected us are the ones that told us we need to find love, get love, win love, be loved, before we can know love!!
This is why the vast majority of people on earth at this time suffer from this spiritual disease. 

Let us become the Healer of Hearts, our own and others  Being in the company of unconditionally loving souls, helps the spiritual diabetic slowly relearn how to accept the love of others, which is the same as learning how to be love ourselves. Healing of the heart results in being able to give love, to be loving, and mean it!!!

However, the ‘drugs’ we use as a substitute for love will need to go.  Those substitutes are our dependencies. Whatever we have become dependent on to assuage our temporary inability to be loving and loveful can be called a “drug”.  

Take a moment and write down all the things you are dependent upon both physically and mentally, to see what your personal “substitutes” are.  To identify them, imagine what you currently believe you can not live without. THEN imagine living without those dependencies~as you do you are creating your freedom, preparing yourself for a return to your natural loving state of being. You are preparing for the moment when you are free and open and transparent and available and giving…AGAIN!!!  WITHOUT desiring, wanting, expecting, craving, or attracting anything in return.

You are cured completely from the spiritual disease of diabetes when you fully realise that love is ultimately what you are when the energy of you (&.me) is radiating outwards at its highest level. It is what we are here to do. Love is what the “I” that says, “I am” is, in its highest state of being.  When that is realised then the “Search” for love is called off. …the heart is healed!  

You may even realise that when you are authentically loveful towards others, you are fulfilling the very purpose of life itself. In such moments, the energy of the soul, the self, is fully revitalised and exhaustion, helplessness, hopelessness, and apathy all become fading memories and extremely strange concepts.
Ultimately you cannot ‘manufacture’ an authentically loving gesture.  It is only ‘real’ when it is spontaneous and natural.  But between here and there it does no harm to do a bit of manufacturing! If nothing else it awakens us to a deeper level of self awareness as we explore and understand the ways in which we have blocked our own heart.”
                                                            from Mike George in The Immune System of the Soul

With Love,Shivalaya