“I hope for youthe fires of transformationthat burns away the dross of egoleaving oneness, grace, and light.
That you may breathe the winds of beingWith wings of an eagle to soarSowing life into each otheropening hearts and doors
For you are a spring of heavenA breeze in the desert of lifeGiving hope to the hopeless and brokenBringing grace, and peace, and light.”-Bob Holmes, “Ode to a Mystic”
Caroline Myss is a pioneer in healing, truth finding, spirituality and individual power that I have learned from through the years and her post today really resonated with me. Thoughts, power and where it originates, the word, and the fruitlessness of judgement… Her explanations provide simple yet powerful paths to truths of our existence here on the planet! Myss calls maintaining spiritual congruence the fifth mystical law. Here they are:
“Practice spiritual congruence by living these truths:
You should say only what you believe and believe what you say.
Power originates behind your eyes, not in front of your eyes. Once power becomes visible, it evaporates. True power is invisible.
Thought precedes the creation of matter. Therefore, your thoughts are instruments of creation as much as your words, deeds, and finances. Become conscious about the quality of your thoughts, because each one sets patterns of cause and effect into motion. Every thought is a tool. Every thought is a prayer.
Judgement anchors you to the person or thing you judge, making you its servant. Judge others too harshly and you become their prisoner.”
-Caroline Myss
Thailand, land of multiple layers, cultures, and religions…colors, textures, chaos, spirituality, water taxis, tuk tuks, politics, the juxtaposition of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism and Islamic faiths coexisting in close proximity. Jarring disparity between extreme wealth and extreme poverty. Grand palace grounds, the Gold Buddha, the Emerald Buddha, Thai food and massage, the river… so much to take in and absorb. Such a richness to the experience, piercing intensity, followed by sublime relaxation…memories to savor again and again…
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