Life Is Beautiful-Podcast 247
I was reading all of the tributes to Wayne W Dyer on his Facebook page this morning. I am particularly struck by Wayne’s larger-than-life all out expressive humor, laughter and love he shared with everyone he met. He was generous and gave of himself 1000%. I recommend people read these tributes. It is a testament to living life spontaneously, impulsively and to shine forth our own gifts without the resistance of ego.
Life is beautiful when we learn to love unconditionally.
That is what I get from all of Wayne’s books, tapes and quotes, and also from A Course In Miracles, Yogananda and Christ Consciousness. Love is the answer, the kind of love unhindered by competition, grievances and unforgivenesses.
Love as Jesus loved. We can adapt his Gospel of Love for ourselves, without needing anyone’s approval to do so.
Love as Yogananda and Ramana Maharshi loved. Love as my dog loves. That would be enough to fill the whole wide world and beyond.
To love as my dog loves requires some training. That is the only kind of dog training I believe in.
For instance, teaching her to meditate when we meditate, telling her all the time how beautiful she is and what a good dog she is; teaching her to kiss and lie down on my lap – that last one is the most difficult because Pearlie likes to be by herself, most likely because she was a feral dog.
Love love love. That’s all there is. That’s where all the babies come from and that’s where they go when they die.
Life is beautiful when we learn to love unconditionally.
Our Gifts To The World- Podcast 246
“The blossom vanishes of itself as the fruit grows – so will your lower self vanish as the divine grows within you. ”
–Vivekenanda
This quote says it all. This is our only function, purpose and mission in this lifetime. We need only choose the vehicle in which to offer our gift to the world.
For me, this blog, these prayer prescriptions and podcast, is the vehicle.
Extending kindness and cheerfulness in all other activities is another.
Serving all of god’s creatures is another.
Know that at the core of my being and yours, we are Divine Love. I discover the core of Being through prayer and meditation. I discover there is no separation from the higher intelligence which created us all.
Self-realization is the only authentic freedom.
meditate simplify pray- podcast 245
I have been immersing myself in the works of Wayne W Dyer. One thing he repeated over and over again is when you contemplate the conditions you think is missing in your life, it’s like saying God’s plan is wrong. What frequency are you generating in your life? If you make a concerted effort to plug into the divine frequency that created everything, you automatically will go from an ordinary to an extraordinary consciousness experience.
See goodness and beauty everywhere, by first of all seeing goodness and beauty inside your own soul. Drop the dualities. See the unity in everything. Hear the silence which is the sound of God, because by meditating on our divine creator at all times, profound silence results.
That is God.
Depend on the spark of creation that motivates our creativity and originality.
Listen to the music that harmonizes the soul.
Meditate simplify and pray.
Tune into the energy that is radiating vibrations everywhere. Choose those that make you feel joy and productivity.
What are people around you talking about? Do not accept or agree with it when people emphasize what is missing in their lives. You’ll be doing both of you a favor.
Hang out in nature. Commune with the animals. They are our harmony barometers. Be in silence and meditate with them. My dog Ulysses would make a beeline to the meditation room every day. Now my dog Pearlie is doing the same thing.
If we taught every child how to meditate, in as little as one generation, there wouldn’t be any more war. That is with the Dalai Lama says, and I firmly believe this to be true.
Let go and surrender to the truth of your existence.
Waking up- Podcast 244
I was meditating to one of Diana Lang’s meditations on Sound Cloud, and something she said struck me.
She said sometimes a person goes to sleep because miracles, like birth or death are not appearing in that person’s experience.
Then I thought about all the births I am privileged and have been privileged to attend these last 13 years.
I am saddened to see nurses who become jaded by these experiences: birth, the joy of communing with patients, death, the miracle of life in all its gory details.
Why do I continue doing what I do? Birth confronts the great mystery of life. Where do these beings come from, what will their lives be like? How will these beings survive all the sorrows and joys in this lifetime?
In reality, each of us lives many lifetimes in this seemingly one lifetime we find ourselves in, now.
Who I was a 20 is now a figment of my imagination.
Yet my soul remains changeless, eternal and intact.
“Your own Self-realization
is the greatest service you
can render the world.”
–Ramana Maharshi
This is the key to living the great mystery of birth, death and everything in between.
Who am I? Who are you?
The answer to these questions heals our separation with the great divine intelligence who created everything we see, experience and love in this reality.
This is what today’s Podcast is all about.
My Mother’s Kitchen- Podcast 243
When I think of “Kitchen Table Wisdom,” I think of my mother’s kitchen as I was growing up– political discussions, social justice, civil rights, the end of all war, spiritual reality all with coffee brewing 24/7, back kitchen door open to reveal bird song and neighborhood bustle.
My mother had a morning schedule she followed religiously: up to do yoga, a short meditation, coffee, reading, house cleaning once a week with our Amish cleaning person who came from rural Lancaster county to do the work. My dad dutifully picked her up and took her home, again.
In the summer, my parents belonged to a swimming pool that allowed people of color to belong. My parents participated in a “swimming pool suit” to put an end to discrimination at local swim clubs. We won but it took time to see the results.
I remember a movement of discourse, community and camaraderie happening in my mother’s kitchen. All opinions were allowed, although those who showed up generally agreed on all matters of importance.
The religious right weren’t banned, nor unwelcomed. Inside that kitchen, magic happened where free thought flowed, laughter erupted, a hint of grand potential was birthed in all who participated. A memory now, a movement then.
My mother’s kitchen.
Raised With Spiritual Parents- Podcast 242
I had a few beers last night with my friend Ellen. We were both raised by spiritual parents. In fact, her parents and mine were best friends. Ellen’s dad was our family Homeopathic Doctor, well loved by many because of his great spiritual stature, wisdom and compassion. He was detached by it all, at the same time.
I was telling Ellen how I just asked Serena Dyer, Wayne Dyer’s daughter, to be on my radio show to discuss what it’s like to be raised by spiritual parents. I noticed earlier in the day Serena started to follow me on Twitter after I followed her. This is unusual, as she carefully chooses who she follows on Twitter.
Serena wrote the book: Don’t Die With Your Music Still In You: My Experience Growing Up With Spiritual Parents. I love the book and highly recommend it.
My plan was to call into her dad’s radio show and ask him to ask Serena to be on my show. That door closed by Wayne’s passing into the next room.
At some point in my conversation with Ellen, I checked my Twitter account, and Serena agreed to be on my radio show! Everyone at the bar celebrated with me, and I did an inner dance for the rest of the evening.
From my perspective, what is it like to be raised by spiritual parents? This is what I am contemplating, not only for the show, but as an exercise in recapitulation. My mom passed in 1987 and my dad in 2000. I never felt orphaned, like people often say, but saw it as an opportunity to re-parent with the Divine Intelligence who created us all.
My mother was curious about everything. She was into Paramahansa Yogananda and bought Autobiography Of A Yogi as soon as it was published, and gave a copy to all her friends, including Ellen’s mother.
She had thousands of spiritual books lining our living room wall. My dad knocked out a wall and also built the book shelf, with his hands and creative sweat.
My mother used to give me lectures about the third eye every day as I woke up from my nap, as early as three years of age. I could not imagine a spiritual third eye, but a literal eye in the middle of my forehead opening up for all to see. I always remembered those lectures.
The third eye is pivotal to our development in this physical realm.
I am thankful for those early teachings.
To be continued…..
Walk, Breath, Meditate- Podcast 241
Today, I am adapting the meditate, write, walk practice as put forth by Natalie Goldberg in one of her memoirs. I just did a few Kriyas, now am writing and soon will be walking my dog, Pearl. One day, that’s all I’ll do for three days, when the timing is right: my own three day retreat experience, spent in solitude with my dog.
The Fairy Ring by Mike Rowland is great music to meditate by. I just purchased it for our next meditation retreat at the Unitarian Church, as well as for my own quiet meditations in the morning and throughout the day. Leonard Laskow always used that music and it reminds me of him. Hello Leonard! We love you!
I think it’s the melodious piano music which brings the mind to a high ecstatic state. My guru, Yogananda, did not suggest music for meditation practice. Total silence was his admonishment. I enjoy both silence or music, as the mood leads. Rigid rules do not apply.
Meditation is one of the most important practices we can do everyday, along with exercise, a cleansing diet, plenty of clean drinking water and rest. As Wayne Dyer said, twenty minutes of meditation is equal to eight hours of sleep. Recently, I put that to the test, and agree.
For instance, during the course of a long night at work, if I catch fifteen minutes of sleep, I awake in pain and in a cranky mood.
If I meditate for fifteen minutes, I feel rested, and the eyes are alert as well as the mind.
Thank you, Wayne Dyer, for all your wisdom. It will be more than enough to take me to my last breath, in this lifetime, and every lifetime, thereafter.
Amen
The Power Of Prayer-Podcast 240
Today’s podcast discusses prayer as a way to maintain constant contact with the Divine Intelligence, the Source which created everything.
We are in a time when it’s more important to make this connection than ever before. Spiritual Principle has been constant in her message throughout the ages. These teachings up to now, have been regarded as Secret.
Now they are available to all of us.
Listen in!
What Is Your Agreement With Reality? Podcast 239
The last few days I have been immersing my self in the life and work of Wayne W. Dyer. Dr Dyer was a student of A Course In Miracles, and every year of his life, he became more saint like.
The “I Am” is an important distinction made in A Course In Miracles.” Do you align your self to the “I Am” of the Divine. or the fear of the Ego? We can’t have it both ways.
Wayne Dyer was dedicated to helping us retrain our minds from a thought system based on fear to a thought system based on love. His own study of A Course In Miracles helped him with his own agreement with reality!
That is what today’s podcast is all about.
Wayne W Dyer’s Shift- Podcast 237
A few weeks ago, I did a podcast review of Wayne Dyer’s movie called “The Shift.” But my podcast app stopped working, and I abandoned the review.
In light of my podcast now miraculously working, again, and Dr Dyer’s entry into”The Next Room,” aka dropping the body, I redid the review.
I highly recommend this movie, “The Shift!”
Around the time of Dr Dyer’s passing, I spontaneously decided to do the Manifesting Meditation he is famous for. I sang AH with his AH on my iPhone app, and went into an elevated state of consciousness.
I will continue to do it, breaking through the resistance I now feel as I do it. It feels eerie, like I am contacting him, somehow. I am not a psychic, and often do not proclaim great prophesy or intuitive vision. But perhaps I will manifest what I am envisioning for my life.
Stay Tuned!!
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