Meditation for Children: The Magic Mirror

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MAGIC MIRROR

Close your eyes, sit very still, and imagine that you are looking ito a magic mirror.  Say to yourself: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

Just stay very still and look into your reflection in the clear mirror, look into your eyes, and listen very carefully to what the mirror has to say back to you.

This is a very special magic mirror and it doesnt look at your face, but it sees the beauty inside your heart.  The mirror is very wise and knows that having a beautiful face is not so important, as beauty on the outside can fade away.  The mirror knows that true beauty is found inside.  This mirror sees your inner beauty.  It see the beauty of your character.

Listen to the mirror whispering back to you: you are beautiful…you are beautiful…you are fantastic…you are special…you are…

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“The Power of Love” by Simone Boger (part 1)

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The Power of Love begins with a quote by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin from his book called~Toward the Future:

“Some day, after mastering winds, waves ,tides, and gravity; we shall harness for God the energy of love, and then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.”

As I read this book, I was moved by Boger’s description of a poignant experience and description of God as the Divine Mother/Divya Mata:

“There are times we feel our lives are not what we expected.  

It is as if the external world does not match our innermost needs, or maybe we are not to use our capacities and talents as we would have wished.  It can be frustrating, especially when it occurs over a long period of time.

This is often the cause behind depression, a lack of self-esteem and more severe illnesses.

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“The Power of Love” (Part 2)

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The Power of Love by Simone Boger came highly recommended by a sweet sister I met at Anubhuti Retreat Center in Novato, California, this summer.

She and I came to know each other as we spent early morning hours in meditation, afternoons with a Great Yogi, and  evenings singing, as we washed mountains of pots and dishes.

Chapter one called THE ONE begins by honoring Divine Love with the following verse:

Free Love

“By all means they try to hold me secure,

those who love me in this world.

But it is otherwise with Your Love

which is greater than theirs,

for You keep me free.

Lest I forget them, they never venture to leave me alone.

 But day after day pass by

and You are not seen.

 If I do not call upon You, if I do not keep You in my heart,

Your Love for me keeps waiting for…

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It’s the Dream~

           The morning after the sweet Diwali gathering, where all celebrated the Light within, this wonderful poem has shown up!  May all hearts know hope and promise!                                     It's the dream we carry in … Continue reading It’s the Dream~