Yogi Bhajan's Birthday

 

Yesterday was Yogi Bhajan’s birthday.  We woke up after a couple hours of sleep, if that, and trekked to our various 3HO communities and gathered to chant what we call Long Ek Ong Kaurs for 2 ½ hours.  “There is only one God, Truth is God’s name, Oh My God, wow, that is extreme!” is a loose translation.  I was in total chant mode for the first half, then layed down on my side and napped for a bit, regathering strength, lying in bliss, absorbing the Naad, which is the spiritual sound current that heals and transforms.  Others napped as well, and at 6am, as we were gathering our belongings to leave, a few people mentioned that they were not able to keep up perfectly for the whole 2 ½ hours.  Oh, but you did, I replied, you showed up, for Yogi Bhajan, for God, and for yourself. Yogi Bhajan, was known to be a tough teacher.  He wanted his students, each of us, to excel, and we did, and we are, and we do. He knew in his heart that we are all keeping up, no matter where we are at with our practice, because it is just that, practice, not perfection.

The Dance

Always learning, always changing, always  growing; in all ways.

Manifestation

Aug. 10, 2012

The first 3 steps are a formula for manifestation.  In the first step we are asking.  We are asking for help. In being honest with ourselves, and admitting that we have a problem that is seemingly insurmountable, we are asking Someone, Something, Somewhere, for help.  Anytime that we want to manifest anything, we must be clear about what it is that we want; and then we ask for it.  Now the second step is very important, because we must believe that Someone, Something, Somewhere will be able to help us manifest what it is that we want, especially if we know in our heart that it is what is best for us.  Is the Universe benevolent? Does Source really want to provide for you?  Of course She does.  Then let Her! The third step is crucial.  One reason that our desires often do not come to fruition is because we have not worked a proper third step, turning it over…letting go.  When we let it go, let go of the attachment to the outcome, we put it in the hands of our higher power to make it happen.  If we are not doing this, we are muddling the affair by getting in the way, and delaying the manifestation.  All that we truly desire is waiting for us, all we have to do is ask, believe, and let go (and let God).

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Spirit Within

In the midst of self will, we are searching for healing.  We are looking for relief.  We think we know best how to fix ourselves.  Or we ask “others”, those authorities that we can put in charge of us.  There has got to be something out there that can fix us.  Then, when we realize what it is that we are doing, we can go back in.  We can give our will, and our lives, over to the care of God, Spirit, Source, to awaken within us that which we know will provide the healing that we seek.  We know what is best for us, and what is worst.
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Retrograde

Mercury promises to go direct tonight, this feels like the relief that I have been waiting for.  I am a Leo, and Mercury has been retreating in Leo, taking a rake over my mind, my behavior, my outlook, and my centeredness.  Still out of synch and out of sorts. Guru Singh likes to point out that this is an ideal time to reboot our systems, or to get the most out of the reboot as it happens.  It is never easy, unless perhaps one is born during a retrograde, and then it may seem natural and comforting.  So what have I learned?  That I can regress, and that sometimes it feels like one step forward, two steps back.  That knowledge can be comforting at times, but will not get the job done.  That we are never done, yet we have forever to do it.  That mass murder can feel very close to home, and that white clothes are going to stain.

Japji First Step

The First Step is described in Japji Sahib in the 33^rd stanza:

No power to speak, or silence to keep.

No power to beg, no power to give,

No power to die, no power to live.

No power to rule

Or enlighten the mind,

No power to awaken my soul to Thee,

No power to find the way to be free.

By one’s own will, O Nanak, none can be good or bad.

He alone has the power to reveal the way.

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MonkeyMind

I have been leading from the head these past few days, way too much self-indulgent thinking followed by self-indulgent behavior, as we approach this full moon in Aquarius. My monkey mind is at work, distracting me from my Self.  Perhaps something is troubling me; which triggers distraction rather than self-care and in depth analysis.  I did some writing, perhaps I will do more, but today I want to lead from the heart.  I want to hear the joy that speaks to me in that still, small voice.  I want to let go of these fears and anxieties and lead my mind astray.  I want to relax in the love of the moment.  Oh, that’s right, just do it.

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