Buddha Speaks - Nonviolence

Nonviolence is a conscious way of acting that is based on the connectedness of all life. Violence against another is violence against one's own being, so it is futile.  - Paul Hawken, "Upsurge

 

This weekend, I had a chance to see various forms of violence in action.  I saw a parent with a small child who was having a temper tantrum, and the spank to the bottom which was delivered in anger.  I saw a man rage at a woman in a parking lot – he was claiming that she “took” his spot.  I saw a security person push an elderly man, who seemed to have some mental incapacity, out of the shopping center.  I watched two young brothers pound one another over a hockey stick.

These various actions brought home to me that my anger and frustration is something that I always carry with me.  Mostly, it is quiet.  However there are times that I can feel it simmer.  I meditate and I work on finding where the anger comes from.  I agree with the quote, that violence (and anger is a form of violence), hurts us more than it hurts anyone. 

I ask my angels to work with me to let my anger heal.  And, I forgive myself for feeling the anger. 

What do you do?

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - When you go to sleep at night

                                           

When you go to sleep in the night, just imagine that you are falling into divine hands...as if existence is supporting you, that you are in its lap, falling asleep. Just visualize it and fall asleep. The one thing to carry is that you should go on imagining and let sleep come, so that the imagination enters into sleep; they are overlapping.  - Osho

 

I have been finding that getting to sleep is difficult.  I normally do not have this problem.  I found this wonderful quotation from Osho and thought that I would try this – a visualization.  Osho’s guidance, for me, is a wonderful “how to” on getting to sleep.

These days, I am busy at work, we still have renovations going on, and dust is thicker than…. I don’t know what.  Cleaning seems to only momentarily reduce the dust.  The upheaval, this getting to the new me, is making me anxious and cranky.  I am trying all the remedies. 

Last night, Osho’s guidance helped me sleep.

Sweet dreams!

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Eagle Eyes

 

I was walking in the park with the dogs earlier this evening when I realized that I was being watched.  The watcher was a great bald eagle.  He was so fierce looking.  Then, I realized that it was not his stance but his eyes that made me feel as thought he was a great warrior.

I imagined seeing me through his eyes.  I was surprised!  He saw me as a fierce warrior who had two four legged ones walking with me.  He sensed that I was kind because the dogs were happy and playing.  He saw me as strong, because I was out walking in the wind by the river, and, I seemed to be fearless.

I dropped back to my own body and thoughts. 

I realized that I had been given a great gift.

Blessings,

Judy

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Buddha Speaks - Unpredictable Conditions

 

Spiritual practitioners thrive in unpredictable conditions, testing and refining the inner qualities of heart and mind. Every situation becomes an opportunity to abandon judgment and opinions and to simply give complete attention to what is. - Shaila Catherine, "Equanimity in Every Bite"

In case I am not “getting it”, Spirit sends me another message about getting some testing around how I react to things.  The testing is not truly to test me, but for me to see whether my judgements and opinions are filled with heat. 

I think that I am too tired to have any worries about having heat around anything.  What I have learned is that the Universe will use tiredness to help break down any barriers that we have to anything.  My learning through this period is that I should release attachment to all things.  While I knew this intellectually, I am now getting this teaching on an emotional and physical level.

Learning is a wonderful way to stay young.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks–How To Get Things to Grow

It seems that we have been going through constant upheaval in our house since November.  I love change.  Yet, even I am getting overwhelmed with all that is happening.

• We are renovating to get our house to code to sell it.  We are tired of all the levels and the stairs.  We want a smaller yard.  The dust and constant disarray of belongings is wearing.
• My washing machine quit.  The pump gave out and would not move water.  In my world, that is about not letting emotion flow.  Do you see a relationship to the change?
• Within days, my dishwasher quite.   Again, the pump stopped – seized in fact.  Water could not flow.  However, this did not prevent water from flowing.  A pipe split, and leaked water out into the kitchen at about a quart a day.
• Our van developed a slow leak in the front passenger tire.  A symptom perhaps of the deep sighs and thoughts of “when will this ever be over?”
• Our stove developed a weird hiccup where burners would not ignite consistently.  We had it checked.  The technician said that there was nothing wrong with the burners.  Yet, we could not get them warm, never mind getting them hot.  Perhaps this mimicked that I was disenchanted with my long drive to and from work.

All of these things hit me when a friend sent the sign that is at the beginning of this blog.  We are the garden that the Universe is cultivating.  We will grow strong and straight.  We have love.

BLessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Gopher Finds A Way

                           

My office window overlooks a parking lot, and beyond the parking lot is a large hill that goes up to a plateau where there are a set of buildings, filled with interesting businesses.  The hill is home to a tribe of gophers.  Each day, they provide me with moments of entertainment when they show how clever they are.

Several days ago, a magpie landed on the green with a large chunk of bread.  It was probably someone’s sandwich that he’d lifted.  The gophers decided that they would like the bread.  They rushed the magpie and teased it until the magpie was incensed enough to drop the bread and chase the worst offender.  Very quickly, two gophers jumped on the bread, split it, and carried it back to the burrows.  Magpie chased the decoy gopher, who kept checking to see if his team took the bread.  When they were clear, decoy gopher headed down the closest burrow.  Magpie was not happy!

The lesson Gopher so readily showed to us is that we are more when we work as a team.  By himself, decoy gopher could not lead Magpie away and get the bread.  The gophers showed the value of planning, executing, and enjoying.  They found a way to take advantage of any opportunity that comes their way.

We humans can learn a lot about working together from the gopher clan.

Blessings,

Judy

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