Wine serves a purpose. It pleases the palate when imbibed in moderation, but when too much is taken in, it does dull the very senses you aimed to please. Many bypass the palate in search of an anesthetic—a way to lessen the pain they experience from moment to moment. Life is difficult. We are aware of this, but life is to be lived—to be experienced fully from moment to moment, good and bad. Is this not why you have chosen this life? So many do not realize this truth—that you have chosen the very circumstances in which you find yourself … your body, your family, your trials and joys … in order to find the very truth of existence.
“In vino veritas” is a lie when seen in this way, for with too much wine—what you call a liquid “spirit”—you do close the door to discovering yourself as a veritable spirit here and now—a spirit waiting to be set free from the confines which you have placed around it. Yes, imbibe. Yes, celebrate your year’s end and the other milestones by which you measure the passage of moments on your earthly plane, but celebrate with a clear mind the birthless-deathless spirit you are in every moment.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Fear Not
It is all very simple, this thing you call life, yet you make it so difficult. There is love and there is fear. That is all. Everything you do is a choice between the two. How hard is it to choose love? It only becomes hard when you let your lower self get in the way. This is the part of you that acts in self protection and self promotion. In other words … from a place of fear. “Fear of what?” you ask. Fear of not having or getting enough love. Fear of being hurt. Fear of dying.
All of these are attributes endured by the physical body, where nothing lasts. But you are far more than the physical body. You are formless, limitless spirit, temporarily using that body you call “yours.” You are not temporary. You are eternal, just as love is. Fear is temporary. Lack is temporary. Love is everlasting, and there is no end to its supply. You can endure anything, knowing it is temporary. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. But love does not pass by. Love is ever-present and there for the taking … there inside of you and in everything you see. Reach out and take it. Better yet … give it. It is there for you to give always, for as spirit, love is your very essence.
Fear not.
All of these are attributes endured by the physical body, where nothing lasts. But you are far more than the physical body. You are formless, limitless spirit, temporarily using that body you call “yours.” You are not temporary. You are eternal, just as love is. Fear is temporary. Lack is temporary. Love is everlasting, and there is no end to its supply. You can endure anything, knowing it is temporary. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. But love does not pass by. Love is ever-present and there for the taking … there inside of you and in everything you see. Reach out and take it. Better yet … give it. It is there for you to give always, for as spirit, love is your very essence.
Fear not.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Cleaning House
Bees buzz about your head and yet you stir not. How is this possible, when others react with utter fright? It is through the cleansing of the mind—clearing out the thoughts which no longer serve you well. Yes, of course it is good to be alerted when danger lurks, but how often are you steered by false fears? Who is in charge of you? Who is at the helm of your thoughts? Is it Spirit or ego? Higher Self or lower self?
It is always a good idea to do a bit of spring cleaning within the mind, but do not wait for spring. Clutter gathers just as quickly as dust in a room. Do your dusting daily if you do remember. Moment to moment would be even better. Of what are you afraid? What causes you anger? Why the irritation? Instead of looking outward and blaming external forces for your upset, look at your thoughts. These, my friend, are what cause all irritations, and these can be cleansed by the simple use of the will—your cleaning cloth.
Let the bees buzz. They bother you not—merely passing by to check you out and give you an opportunity to react in a wholly new way. Greet them with love and watch with a smile as they fly away in peace. Then walk away in peace knowing that your house is in perfect order.
It is always a good idea to do a bit of spring cleaning within the mind, but do not wait for spring. Clutter gathers just as quickly as dust in a room. Do your dusting daily if you do remember. Moment to moment would be even better. Of what are you afraid? What causes you anger? Why the irritation? Instead of looking outward and blaming external forces for your upset, look at your thoughts. These, my friend, are what cause all irritations, and these can be cleansed by the simple use of the will—your cleaning cloth.
Let the bees buzz. They bother you not—merely passing by to check you out and give you an opportunity to react in a wholly new way. Greet them with love and watch with a smile as they fly away in peace. Then walk away in peace knowing that your house is in perfect order.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The Spaces in Between
The grass grows tall and green
And in the spaces in between
You see light
With great delight …
… It is in the silence that you should delight as well. Your lives are filled with noise. What is noise, but the outward manifestation of vibration. What is vibration, but the creative manifestation of God—the Absolute, non-vibrating First Cause. Noise, just as all vibration, carries information. But you can be overloaded with information. How much do you need to take in at any one time? There can be too much of a good thing.
Silence is golden. All arises from this Light. You could not appreciate the beautiful notes of a symphony, save for the silence between each note. As such, you cannot truly appreciate the beauty that is Life, unless you stop and listen carefully to the silence between the beats of your life.
Create silence in your day deliberately. In those moments when no noise floods your ears, it is then you will hear the true voice of God. It is then you realize that you and all that is have arisen from this silence and to this silence you will return. Be ever grateful for the silence, and then, return to the world of manifestation and make a beautiful noise. Express love with your voice, and with your hands, with your eyes, and with your heart and soul, and then you, too, will know what it is like to be a creator.
And in the spaces in between
You see light
With great delight …
… It is in the silence that you should delight as well. Your lives are filled with noise. What is noise, but the outward manifestation of vibration. What is vibration, but the creative manifestation of God—the Absolute, non-vibrating First Cause. Noise, just as all vibration, carries information. But you can be overloaded with information. How much do you need to take in at any one time? There can be too much of a good thing.
Silence is golden. All arises from this Light. You could not appreciate the beautiful notes of a symphony, save for the silence between each note. As such, you cannot truly appreciate the beauty that is Life, unless you stop and listen carefully to the silence between the beats of your life.
Create silence in your day deliberately. In those moments when no noise floods your ears, it is then you will hear the true voice of God. It is then you realize that you and all that is have arisen from this silence and to this silence you will return. Be ever grateful for the silence, and then, return to the world of manifestation and make a beautiful noise. Express love with your voice, and with your hands, with your eyes, and with your heart and soul, and then you, too, will know what it is like to be a creator.
Monday, December 27, 2010
When You Grieve
Note: A neighbor passed to the the other side yesterday, and this was very much on my mind all night. I thought I had pushed it to the background while meditating, but Sanaya addressed it quite well ...
One you know has passed from the physical body. She no longer breathes the same air as you, but are you not aware of her in your thoughts? “Yes, but this is just a memory,” you say, “—a figment of the imagination.” And while this is true, do you not in this way keep her alive in your consciousness? We wish you to understand that all you see and experience is naught but consciousness. Do you know that you cannot trust the physical senses? These do mislead you. That which you create with consciousness is as real as that which you see.
There will come a time when you, too, pass from the physical body. Then you will see again those who have passed before you. But you will not see them through physical eyes. You will see and know them through consciousness, which is all that exists. Keep them alive for now in your thoughts, knowing that they live still, but in another form of consciousness. Your body prevents you from sensing them unless trained to transcend the body. For now, use the power of consciousness to bring them alive in your mind, and do know that in their current state of consciousness they are quite aware of you.
The physical body does die, but consciousness is eternal. You are that, and all that you see is that. Hold onto that when you grieve, then grieve no more.
One you know has passed from the physical body. She no longer breathes the same air as you, but are you not aware of her in your thoughts? “Yes, but this is just a memory,” you say, “—a figment of the imagination.” And while this is true, do you not in this way keep her alive in your consciousness? We wish you to understand that all you see and experience is naught but consciousness. Do you know that you cannot trust the physical senses? These do mislead you. That which you create with consciousness is as real as that which you see.
There will come a time when you, too, pass from the physical body. Then you will see again those who have passed before you. But you will not see them through physical eyes. You will see and know them through consciousness, which is all that exists. Keep them alive for now in your thoughts, knowing that they live still, but in another form of consciousness. Your body prevents you from sensing them unless trained to transcend the body. For now, use the power of consciousness to bring them alive in your mind, and do know that in their current state of consciousness they are quite aware of you.
The physical body does die, but consciousness is eternal. You are that, and all that you see is that. Hold onto that when you grieve, then grieve no more.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
In This Moment
Each moment of your life you start anew. There is only now. Because of your perception of time, you do see it as a line traveling from a past with a beginning and hurtling forward into some unknown future. We ask you to change your perception. See life from the viewpoint of spirit—which is what you are when not deluded by the body you are carrying around in this moment.
How would you see life if you saw only THIS MOMENT?
Today, look at those you love only in THIS MOMENT. If you had no past with them, would you love them still? If they had not acted in a way yesterday which did irritate you, would you love them still? If they did not hold the promise of bringing you perceived pleasure tomorrow, would you love them still? See them as they are: equal beings, here to share the here and now. Be still. Be only in this moment,and love them still.
How would you see life if you saw only THIS MOMENT?
Today, look at those you love only in THIS MOMENT. If you had no past with them, would you love them still? If they had not acted in a way yesterday which did irritate you, would you love them still? If they did not hold the promise of bringing you perceived pleasure tomorrow, would you love them still? See them as they are: equal beings, here to share the here and now. Be still. Be only in this moment,and love them still.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas 2010
You look upon another
And see naught but a face
Or perhaps a body shape
Or perhaps the race.
But these are all just markers—
Indicators of a type,
Like the difference ‘tween a horse’s hair
And a zebra’s dark, black stripe.
Inside is where to look, my friend,
To know the person true.
Beyond the face and body
Each one is just like you.
Be as a blind man—close your eyes
And see all with your heart.
Judge not by what you see outside
For it’s then you feel apart.
See with the spirit—it lies not.
It cuts right to the chase.
It knows that love is what is true,
Beyond the nationality and race.
On this day in which you celebrate
The one who truly knew of love,
Seek to find the common bond
Which Jesus did speak of.
It’s God that does unite you,
For as God you were created.
And his kingdom lies within you,
As his son so clearly stated.
Celebrate his birth with happiness
And joy forever more.
Judge not, but love as Jesus did
And from God’s cup the love will pour.
And see naught but a face
Or perhaps a body shape
Or perhaps the race.
But these are all just markers—
Indicators of a type,
Like the difference ‘tween a horse’s hair
And a zebra’s dark, black stripe.
Inside is where to look, my friend,
To know the person true.
Beyond the face and body
Each one is just like you.
Be as a blind man—close your eyes
And see all with your heart.
Judge not by what you see outside
For it’s then you feel apart.
See with the spirit—it lies not.
It cuts right to the chase.
It knows that love is what is true,
Beyond the nationality and race.
On this day in which you celebrate
The one who truly knew of love,
Seek to find the common bond
Which Jesus did speak of.
It’s God that does unite you,
For as God you were created.
And his kingdom lies within you,
As his son so clearly stated.
Celebrate his birth with happiness
And joy forever more.
Judge not, but love as Jesus did
And from God’s cup the love will pour.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Friends
Note from Suzanne: It happened again … last night I went to pick up a book that I’d been reading, but I had the urge to start another that had arrived earlier in the day from Amazon. I finished the introduction of the new book and was ready to turn out the light, but something kept me reading. There, at the end of Chapter One was exactly what Sanaya had said that morning. Line by line the thoughts were identical. This happens ALL THE TIME … I hear Sanaya’s words in the morning and read the same concept within 24-48 hours. I love it! Thank you, spirit world, for the constant affirmation…
Friends are God’s gift to you. They teach you a lesson about the ways of life. Why are you attracted to certain people? It is because you share a similar vibration. You resonate together like beautiful notes in harmony. You may not share all interests, but at a certain level you share the same thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. For this reason you emit a similar frequency and are attracted to each other by it.
Together, your spirits sing, and others around you feel it. They are calmed by your presence, for when two or more souls resonate so clearly, others cannot help but be entrained by their loving energy. True friends need not even talk when together, for their energy speaks volumes.
Do you wish to have more friends in your life? Go searching with your heart. Put out your feelers when you come into contact with another. You need not use your eyes or ears … simply attune to their heart as well. When your heart sings, you have found a new friend for your orchestra. Now go create a symphony …
Friends are God’s gift to you. They teach you a lesson about the ways of life. Why are you attracted to certain people? It is because you share a similar vibration. You resonate together like beautiful notes in harmony. You may not share all interests, but at a certain level you share the same thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. For this reason you emit a similar frequency and are attracted to each other by it.
Together, your spirits sing, and others around you feel it. They are calmed by your presence, for when two or more souls resonate so clearly, others cannot help but be entrained by their loving energy. True friends need not even talk when together, for their energy speaks volumes.
Do you wish to have more friends in your life? Go searching with your heart. Put out your feelers when you come into contact with another. You need not use your eyes or ears … simply attune to their heart as well. When your heart sings, you have found a new friend for your orchestra. Now go create a symphony …
Thursday, December 23, 2010
True Religion
Much evil has been done in the name of religion. Unfortunate misinterpretations of the teachings of various masters and abuse of power did lead and still does lead to the opposite results of the true purpose of religion.
People band together to share their joy and love at discovering the truths of the Spirit. In truth, there is no need for a special building in which to do this. There is no need for a leader. No need for organizations with rules. No need for anything at all save for each individual to go within the heart and know themselves as Spirit. The love and joy that comes from this experience will flow forth in such a way that it will beg expression.
Band together to express this, if you will, to be among like-minded souls … to share the love … but be always mindful of the true reason for which you come together: to celebrate the fact that all of you are experiencing the same joy, the same love … for all of you are of the same Source. Worship Spirit in yourself and others wherever and whenever. Feel the common bond that is Love and express it to one another. That is true religion.
People band together to share their joy and love at discovering the truths of the Spirit. In truth, there is no need for a special building in which to do this. There is no need for a leader. No need for organizations with rules. No need for anything at all save for each individual to go within the heart and know themselves as Spirit. The love and joy that comes from this experience will flow forth in such a way that it will beg expression.
Band together to express this, if you will, to be among like-minded souls … to share the love … but be always mindful of the true reason for which you come together: to celebrate the fact that all of you are experiencing the same joy, the same love … for all of you are of the same Source. Worship Spirit in yourself and others wherever and whenever. Feel the common bond that is Love and express it to one another. That is true religion.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
You Are That
God is in your little finger.
God fits there.
God is in a mighty oak.
God fits there, too.
God is in your every cell.
God fills your every hair.
God courses through your arteries.
God flows through all of you.
There is nowhere that God is not, for God fills all things. God is not a limited being in a body, nor are you. Once you understand this, you’ll find you can fly. But first you must redefine your conception of “you.” You have no fingers and toes, no eyes and a nose. Those are tools the real You is using for a while, thank you very much.
You are just like God, for you are created in God’s image. God is what breathes you, fills you, drives you, loves you, is you. You can’t get away from God, so stop running so hard. The real You is right there inside, and in your little finger, and in the oak tree, and in everything and everyone you see, and you ARE that.
Do you get it yet?
God fits there.
God is in a mighty oak.
God fits there, too.
God is in your every cell.
God fills your every hair.
God courses through your arteries.
God flows through all of you.
There is nowhere that God is not, for God fills all things. God is not a limited being in a body, nor are you. Once you understand this, you’ll find you can fly. But first you must redefine your conception of “you.” You have no fingers and toes, no eyes and a nose. Those are tools the real You is using for a while, thank you very much.
You are just like God, for you are created in God’s image. God is what breathes you, fills you, drives you, loves you, is you. You can’t get away from God, so stop running so hard. The real You is right there inside, and in your little finger, and in the oak tree, and in everything and everyone you see, and you ARE that.
Do you get it yet?
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
*** First Cause
Note from Suzanne: At 2:30 this morning my husband and I got up and went outside to see the lunar eclipse. It was one of the most incredible sights I’ve ever witnessed. Gazing at the full, red moon, my heart was full as well. It was a spiritual moment for reasons I couldn’t explain. Rationally, I knew the exact cause of the eclipse. Having just finished reading Stephen Hawkings’ new book, “Grand Design,” I knew Hawkings would scoff at me for attributing spiritual feelings to a lunar eclipse. I was pondering the experience this morning as I began my meditation. Without asking for an answer, Sanaya gave me a beautiful one.
To the scientist who believes not in God, we ask him to study his finger. What is it that makes it move and obey his every command? “The brain,” he replies, and this is understandable, for when the brain no longer functions, the finger no longer functions as well. But what gave rise to the brain in the first place? The brain took form, yes, from the union of egg and sperm. But take that answer as far back as you can go and ask the same question. What gave rise to the first seeds of all that exist? And what keeps all living things living? Why is there life at all? Why is there love?
Deep questions, for sure, and for sure there will always be scientists who can explain away all with reasoned answers. But explain, then, the emptiness experienced inside at the thought of a world created without a loving Creator. Explain away the coldness of a world created not from Love. For this there can be no scientific explanation. For those who have found God within their very hearts and continue to find God by expressing “godliness” through the heart, there is no need for explanations. Experience speaks far more rationally than words or reason.
You may never fully understand the First Cause, but you may come to know it in your heart, and thus banish the coldness and the longing. It is impossible to understand that which is infinite, but fully possible to experience it. Once experienced, there is no need for words.
To the scientist who believes not in God, we ask him to study his finger. What is it that makes it move and obey his every command? “The brain,” he replies, and this is understandable, for when the brain no longer functions, the finger no longer functions as well. But what gave rise to the brain in the first place? The brain took form, yes, from the union of egg and sperm. But take that answer as far back as you can go and ask the same question. What gave rise to the first seeds of all that exist? And what keeps all living things living? Why is there life at all? Why is there love?
Deep questions, for sure, and for sure there will always be scientists who can explain away all with reasoned answers. But explain, then, the emptiness experienced inside at the thought of a world created without a loving Creator. Explain away the coldness of a world created not from Love. For this there can be no scientific explanation. For those who have found God within their very hearts and continue to find God by expressing “godliness” through the heart, there is no need for explanations. Experience speaks far more rationally than words or reason.
You may never fully understand the First Cause, but you may come to know it in your heart, and thus banish the coldness and the longing. It is impossible to understand that which is infinite, but fully possible to experience it. Once experienced, there is no need for words.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Headlines
Where you place your focus is what you do bring into your life. Do you wish to live in a world with more peace and love? Focus on this. Look for this in the world. There are many among you who have not yet realized the power of focused attention. You need not follow the pack.
Your media knows the power of drama and negativity. They are interested in followers, and thus they will continuously put drama and negativity before your eyes. Will you be a slave to their spells, or will you create in your life that which you wish to see?
All is not lost. Around you lies far more goodness than evil, but this does not appear to be the truth if you focus on your so-called headlines. Create your own good news and spread it by radiating love and hope in all directions. “Hear ye, hear ye: the best is yet to come!” should be your headline. Then go forth and create it … write your own story of love and kindness.
Your media knows the power of drama and negativity. They are interested in followers, and thus they will continuously put drama and negativity before your eyes. Will you be a slave to their spells, or will you create in your life that which you wish to see?
All is not lost. Around you lies far more goodness than evil, but this does not appear to be the truth if you focus on your so-called headlines. Create your own good news and spread it by radiating love and hope in all directions. “Hear ye, hear ye: the best is yet to come!” should be your headline. Then go forth and create it … write your own story of love and kindness.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Chatter On!
So many of you complain that you cannot quiet the mind. You wish to sit in the silence, and for this we applaud you. There is no greater way to know your true nature and to commune with your Source. But it is true—you cannot go within and sense your oneness with God whilst the ego is chattering away, trying so very hard to enforce its false sense of separation.
How to overcome this? Quite simple. Begin each period of meditation by chattering away from your heart and soul. You do call this “prayer.” Take a few breaths upon sitting with eyes closed, then spend as much time as you need talking to God and your guides and your angels. Share your desires and fears, of course, but most importantly, express your gratitude. Chatter on and on, asking for what you would like to have in your life, and giving thanks that it is on its way.
This period of focused, connected “chatter” will set the stage for the quiet period to follow. In this time of prayer you have made your connection with Your Maker. Now in communion, sit for a moment—or many moments—and simply “be.”
Can you think of a better way to spend your time?
How to overcome this? Quite simple. Begin each period of meditation by chattering away from your heart and soul. You do call this “prayer.” Take a few breaths upon sitting with eyes closed, then spend as much time as you need talking to God and your guides and your angels. Share your desires and fears, of course, but most importantly, express your gratitude. Chatter on and on, asking for what you would like to have in your life, and giving thanks that it is on its way.
This period of focused, connected “chatter” will set the stage for the quiet period to follow. In this time of prayer you have made your connection with Your Maker. Now in communion, sit for a moment—or many moments—and simply “be.”
Can you think of a better way to spend your time?
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Poem #387 - Get Out and Play!
Be as a child; this we say.
Go out this day, have fun, and play.
Too much time you spend inside.
It’s as if you want to hide.
But sun and light are good for you.
As is clean grass that’s wet with dew.
Get back to nature; get outdoors
Even when the rain it pours.
For this is when you truly see
How it feels to be set free.
This, my friend is your true state.
So find it now—get out¬¬--don’t wait!
Take a walk, go on a hike.
Go for a swim, or ride a bike.
Your soul it longs to reconnect
With natural things--this please respect.
For this is where you do belong.
It’s God’s clean air that keeps you strong.
So while you play, please raise your eyes
And send your thanks toward the skies.
Go out this day, have fun, and play.
Too much time you spend inside.
It’s as if you want to hide.
But sun and light are good for you.
As is clean grass that’s wet with dew.
Get back to nature; get outdoors
Even when the rain it pours.
For this is when you truly see
How it feels to be set free.
This, my friend is your true state.
So find it now—get out¬¬--don’t wait!
Take a walk, go on a hike.
Go for a swim, or ride a bike.
Your soul it longs to reconnect
With natural things--this please respect.
For this is where you do belong.
It’s God’s clean air that keeps you strong.
So while you play, please raise your eyes
And send your thanks toward the skies.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Be Joyous!
We speak so often of your trials and challenges, but today we speak of joy. Be childlike in your actions and your thoughts. Children know best how to express joy, for they have not yet accepted the false beliefs and negative thought patterns that take you away from being your loving Self.
What is joy, but the celebration of Life itself. Joy is the natural state of the spirit, for the spirit knows itself as pure love. How could you not be joyful knowing this? And so, in this season when you celebrate the birth of one who knew the truths of the spirit, be joyful yourself. Set aside your worries and your cares. Go inside and find the joyful child. Be as the child: smile, laugh, run, and play. Be joyful and alive, then know that this is what Life is truly about, for Life is all there is.
Life is not the body. The body has a beginning and an end. But you as spirit here and now have no beginning and no end. You as spirit are fully alive. Knowing this, rejoice! Share your joy with another today and see how joy is contagious, for joy does go hand-in-hand with love, and Love is what you are.
What is joy, but the celebration of Life itself. Joy is the natural state of the spirit, for the spirit knows itself as pure love. How could you not be joyful knowing this? And so, in this season when you celebrate the birth of one who knew the truths of the spirit, be joyful yourself. Set aside your worries and your cares. Go inside and find the joyful child. Be as the child: smile, laugh, run, and play. Be joyful and alive, then know that this is what Life is truly about, for Life is all there is.
Life is not the body. The body has a beginning and an end. But you as spirit here and now have no beginning and no end. You as spirit are fully alive. Knowing this, rejoice! Share your joy with another today and see how joy is contagious, for joy does go hand-in-hand with love, and Love is what you are.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Poem #386 - In Times of Trouble
Sitting in a barber’s chair
To cut your hair …
Do you know
Who else is there?
The Great Designer …
The one who knows
How every hair
On your head it grows.
He is the one
Aware of you now.
To solve all your worries
This one knows how.
Call on Him
When troubles you have.
He’ll coat your wounds
With his loving salve.
He’ll hold your hand
As alone you walk.
He’ll hear your words
When alone you do talk.
So call Him now.
By your side he does wait.
Share your woes
And all that rests on your plate.
There’s no need to think
That no one cares.
For it’s God who does come
As the answer to prayers.
To cut your hair …
Do you know
Who else is there?
The Great Designer …
The one who knows
How every hair
On your head it grows.
He is the one
Aware of you now.
To solve all your worries
This one knows how.
Call on Him
When troubles you have.
He’ll coat your wounds
With his loving salve.
He’ll hold your hand
As alone you walk.
He’ll hear your words
When alone you do talk.
So call Him now.
By your side he does wait.
Share your woes
And all that rests on your plate.
There’s no need to think
That no one cares.
For it’s God who does come
As the answer to prayers.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Forged by Fire
Increase the temperature. Keep turning it up, for just as a roast cooks in the oven from the increased heat, you, too, toughen your skin by the same method. Of course we do not mean this literally, but we use this analogy to once again explain that you are forged by fire.
You will face many trials in your life, but you will not know peace until you can look upon the trials as gifts for your soul’s growth. You may not have a choice regarding the trials themselves, but always, always do you have a choice as to how you respond to them. Those who do not understand that growth always results from difficulties will suffer greatly. Those who understand the ways of life in a physical body will endure with head held high. They will respond with love held in the heart for self-as-spirit, which is awakened by these trials, and they will respond with the outward expression of love for all involved in the trials themselves, whether seemingly friend or foe.
In the end, you will see that all are players in the grand drama of life, where your role is not to get caught up in the drama itself, but to remember that you are only playing a temporary role as an actor, whose true identity is Love.
You will face many trials in your life, but you will not know peace until you can look upon the trials as gifts for your soul’s growth. You may not have a choice regarding the trials themselves, but always, always do you have a choice as to how you respond to them. Those who do not understand that growth always results from difficulties will suffer greatly. Those who understand the ways of life in a physical body will endure with head held high. They will respond with love held in the heart for self-as-spirit, which is awakened by these trials, and they will respond with the outward expression of love for all involved in the trials themselves, whether seemingly friend or foe.
In the end, you will see that all are players in the grand drama of life, where your role is not to get caught up in the drama itself, but to remember that you are only playing a temporary role as an actor, whose true identity is Love.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Poem #385 - If You Could See Your Thoughts
There are many strains of viruses,
All caused by different germs,
And each does harm the healthy cells
In no uncertain terms.
Your thoughts are like these illnesses.
They attack what’s well and good.
You’d see they’re quite insidious
If see your thoughts you could.
And so you must be vigilant
And not let your thoughts run wild.
With firm hand you must control them,
As a caring parent with its child.
The analogy’s a good one
For like a child thoughts do grow.
And if left alone and uncontrolled
Then true chaos you do know.
But given love and guided
Good thoughts inside do bloom.
Instead of causing pain and strife
They heal, thus given room.
While germs and sickness run amok
Your thoughts you do control.
So monitor what’s in your mind
Before these germs do take their toll.
Should pessimism be the norm
Of how you think each day,
Replace your thoughts with love and light
And heal yourself this way.
All caused by different germs,
And each does harm the healthy cells
In no uncertain terms.
Your thoughts are like these illnesses.
They attack what’s well and good.
You’d see they’re quite insidious
If see your thoughts you could.
And so you must be vigilant
And not let your thoughts run wild.
With firm hand you must control them,
As a caring parent with its child.
The analogy’s a good one
For like a child thoughts do grow.
And if left alone and uncontrolled
Then true chaos you do know.
But given love and guided
Good thoughts inside do bloom.
Instead of causing pain and strife
They heal, thus given room.
While germs and sickness run amok
Your thoughts you do control.
So monitor what’s in your mind
Before these germs do take their toll.
Should pessimism be the norm
Of how you think each day,
Replace your thoughts with love and light
And heal yourself this way.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Poem #384 - Love Thy Brother
Forsake not thy brother in times of trouble.
Be there at his side.
Love thy brother as thyself.
Let him in your heart reside.
Think not of self when others hurt.
Do all you can to aid.
And in this way you help yourself,
For goodness always is repaid.
You scratch one’s back, another yours.
In this way all do grow …
Reciprocating love for all
And thus, all God do know.
For God is Love, you’ve heard this oft,
But know that it is true.
He lives and breathes in others,
Who give their love to you.
If this is so, then know this truth---
You, too, are God in form.
And your True Self you come to know
When loving acts you do perform.
Love thy brother, this we say,
And in this way know God!
For He lies there inside your heart
As that gentle, urging prod.
By giving love you scratch that itch—
The urge you satisfy,
And come to know yourself as this—
God’s love, that cannot die.
Be there at his side.
Love thy brother as thyself.
Let him in your heart reside.
Think not of self when others hurt.
Do all you can to aid.
And in this way you help yourself,
For goodness always is repaid.
You scratch one’s back, another yours.
In this way all do grow …
Reciprocating love for all
And thus, all God do know.
For God is Love, you’ve heard this oft,
But know that it is true.
He lives and breathes in others,
Who give their love to you.
If this is so, then know this truth---
You, too, are God in form.
And your True Self you come to know
When loving acts you do perform.
Love thy brother, this we say,
And in this way know God!
For He lies there inside your heart
As that gentle, urging prod.
By giving love you scratch that itch—
The urge you satisfy,
And come to know yourself as this—
God’s love, that cannot die.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Finding True Love
Many times a couple does get together for the wrong reasons. They are attracted by physical desire--and there is nothing wrong with this--but then they do mistake their affection for each other for true love. The love they feel is quite often based on "How can you make me feel better about myself?" While this kind of love is real, it can be temporary, and it most certainly is based on conditions. If these conditions are not met, then you do deem the other unworthy of your love.
True love places no conditions. It matters not how the other behaves, speaks, thinks, or treats you. When you truly love another without conditions, you love that other's True Self--the spirit. And you can only love in this way when you are loving from your own spirit. This is a true soul connection. This love wavers not. If you feel your love for another wavering, then ego is involved, and it is only ego that places demands.
Love from that place inside you that demands nothing, but is the source of all love. There you will find love enough to last a lifetime and into the next.
True love places no conditions. It matters not how the other behaves, speaks, thinks, or treats you. When you truly love another without conditions, you love that other's True Self--the spirit. And you can only love in this way when you are loving from your own spirit. This is a true soul connection. This love wavers not. If you feel your love for another wavering, then ego is involved, and it is only ego that places demands.
Love from that place inside you that demands nothing, but is the source of all love. There you will find love enough to last a lifetime and into the next.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Poem #383 - Where Heaven Resides
Sing the praises of the heavens
For this very special place
Carries the promise of redemption--
The way to save the human race.
In this realm of love and light
Exist the angels, true.
And they wish nothing more in life
Than to bring their love to you.
They whisper often in your ear
Yet you so rarely hear it.
But open up your heart, dear one,
And attune to the world of spirit.
For this is your very birthright--
To make this reconnection...
To realize from whence you came --
To have this healing recollection.
And once you do, the love will flow,
And no longer will you suffer.
For all the angels then will come to you
And be a loving buffer.
They'll wrap you in their wings of love,
Protect you from the fate
Of feeling oh so separate,
But please, no longer wait!
Call on them now, these helpers true
Who linger at your side.
Invite them there inside your heart
Where heaven truly does reside.
For this very special place
Carries the promise of redemption--
The way to save the human race.
In this realm of love and light
Exist the angels, true.
And they wish nothing more in life
Than to bring their love to you.
They whisper often in your ear
Yet you so rarely hear it.
But open up your heart, dear one,
And attune to the world of spirit.
For this is your very birthright--
To make this reconnection...
To realize from whence you came --
To have this healing recollection.
And once you do, the love will flow,
And no longer will you suffer.
For all the angels then will come to you
And be a loving buffer.
They'll wrap you in their wings of love,
Protect you from the fate
Of feeling oh so separate,
But please, no longer wait!
Call on them now, these helpers true
Who linger at your side.
Invite them there inside your heart
Where heaven truly does reside.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Heal Thyself
Medicines are your way of dealing with illness. They do play a quite helpful role in your world, but do understand they are a palliative measure and in many cases are not necessary. We do not advise you upon reading these words to cease your medications, merely to understand that you have the ability within the mind to regulate and improve the body.
The body is a reflection of the soul. Imperfections do arise in direct concordance with your thoughts. Yes, a cold is the result of germs circulating in your atmosphere, but you become susceptible to their effects when your thoughts and actions are out of alignment with your true nature. You will find this is true with other dis-eases as well.
Be your own healer. Begin by monitoring not just your physical symptoms, but your thoughts—the very cause of the physical symptoms. Healer, heal thyself. You are spirit first and foremost.
The body is a reflection of the soul. Imperfections do arise in direct concordance with your thoughts. Yes, a cold is the result of germs circulating in your atmosphere, but you become susceptible to their effects when your thoughts and actions are out of alignment with your true nature. You will find this is true with other dis-eases as well.
Be your own healer. Begin by monitoring not just your physical symptoms, but your thoughts—the very cause of the physical symptoms. Healer, heal thyself. You are spirit first and foremost.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Your Unseen Helpers
The voice you hear in your head you do accept as your own. But we are here to tell you that you are never alone. There is but one Consciousness in the world. Your individual mind is a focus of that one Divine Consciousness. The number of focuses is limitless, but all—while seemingly separate—are connected, for how can you separate Consciousness?
Knowing this, we wish you to understand that many of the thoughts you have are placed there for your benefit and guidance by benevolent minds blending with your own in order to guide and help you along your path of spiritual growth. Call these unseen helpers what you will: guides, angels, spirit helpers … Give them a name if you wish. It matters not what you call them, but when you do begin to realize that your thoughts are linked to the One Great Mind and that you have help along the way, you will call these helpers friend … and perhaps call upon them more often.
Knowing this, we wish you to understand that many of the thoughts you have are placed there for your benefit and guidance by benevolent minds blending with your own in order to guide and help you along your path of spiritual growth. Call these unseen helpers what you will: guides, angels, spirit helpers … Give them a name if you wish. It matters not what you call them, but when you do begin to realize that your thoughts are linked to the One Great Mind and that you have help along the way, you will call these helpers friend … and perhaps call upon them more often.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Lovingest Number
You have a song in which it is stated that one is the loneliest number. This is a fallacy, when you do come to understand that all is one. There is but one Mind. All of you who feel so alone are but part and parcel of this Mind. And what is this Mind? Is it an impersonal Force which pulls your strings as a puppet and directs your every action? Far from it, dear one.
This mind is the Source of all love … the Source of all that is. In order to experience its creative abilities and its magnificence, this loving Source created you. It did create many you’s so that you would never be alone. Recognize your Self – your godliness – in all whom you encounter. Greet that part of you that is the same—the loving essence which flows through all of life. You are never alone, for never can you be separated from your Source. One is not the loneliest number, but the lovingest number, full of all possibility.
This mind is the Source of all love … the Source of all that is. In order to experience its creative abilities and its magnificence, this loving Source created you. It did create many you’s so that you would never be alone. Recognize your Self – your godliness – in all whom you encounter. Greet that part of you that is the same—the loving essence which flows through all of life. You are never alone, for never can you be separated from your Source. One is not the loneliest number, but the lovingest number, full of all possibility.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
One Eye
Never forget who you are. By this we do not mean a person with a name and a title and an occupation with whom you identify so closely. This is not the real you. If you were to remove the words “I” and “my” from your vocabulary, you would begin to have an idea of the real you.
The world appears to be replete with individuals—bunches of “I’s” running around acting on their own, but in Reality there is but one Mind running the show. You are a focus of the consciousness of that Mind. When you fully realize this, your power does not diminish, but in fact increases exponentially. We speak not of power as you know it as an “I” but the power to see the big picture … the power to heal … the power of compassion and love.
See the world through the “eye” of the Great I Am, for this is truly the only “I” that exists … and it is yours.
The world appears to be replete with individuals—bunches of “I’s” running around acting on their own, but in Reality there is but one Mind running the show. You are a focus of the consciousness of that Mind. When you fully realize this, your power does not diminish, but in fact increases exponentially. We speak not of power as you know it as an “I” but the power to see the big picture … the power to heal … the power of compassion and love.
See the world through the “eye” of the Great I Am, for this is truly the only “I” that exists … and it is yours.
Monday, December 6, 2010
You are the Light
Do you tire of all this talk of love? If so, then why bother to arise from your bed each morning? To learn to live as Love in every moment is your task whilst here on earth and in the hereafter. This task never goes away, nor does the love—merely your expression and experience of it.
Do not wait for love to come to you. Be that which you are—the source of love itself. You need not get out of your bed at all to find it, for it lies there inside you, whether you lie in a bed or in a bed of roses. If you cannot find this love inside, it is because you have allowed a lifetime of mistaken egoic beliefs of separation and lack to darken your inner light.
It takes not an outside source to turn on the light. You are the light. It burns always there within you. You increase its intensity with your thoughts. It is that simple. Turn up the light and banish the darkness with love, for love and light are the same … and they, my friend, are you.
Do not wait for love to come to you. Be that which you are—the source of love itself. You need not get out of your bed at all to find it, for it lies there inside you, whether you lie in a bed or in a bed of roses. If you cannot find this love inside, it is because you have allowed a lifetime of mistaken egoic beliefs of separation and lack to darken your inner light.
It takes not an outside source to turn on the light. You are the light. It burns always there within you. You increase its intensity with your thoughts. It is that simple. Turn up the light and banish the darkness with love, for love and light are the same … and they, my friend, are you.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Poem #382 - Part of the Grid
Surrender.
Do not try so hard.
For in the trying,
Your greatest strength you disregard.
It’s when you give up all the effort
That you do see great gains.
For in releasing all the struggle,
Naught but love remains.
There is a great Intelligence
That does control the world.
It flows through everything that is,
Like strands of taffy swirled.
They form a grid, these strands of Life.
If only you could see
The web of Love in which you swim—
A shining sea of energy.
This is the Mind of which you’re part,
But this you did forget.
Part of the plan agreed upon …
Do you remember yet?
If not, there’s yet more work to do
As you uncover Who you are—
A part of this great Life Force
That shares the same light as a star.
As this truth you do remember
More connected do you feel.
And so you open up the points
And God’s true love reveal.
These points of which we speak exist.
They’re your connection to the Source.
And with the mind you open them
And allow the energy to course.
So know that you are part of this—
A focus of the Whole.
To understand your place in life,
Just look inside your soul.
Do not try so hard.
For in the trying,
Your greatest strength you disregard.
It’s when you give up all the effort
That you do see great gains.
For in releasing all the struggle,
Naught but love remains.
There is a great Intelligence
That does control the world.
It flows through everything that is,
Like strands of taffy swirled.
They form a grid, these strands of Life.
If only you could see
The web of Love in which you swim—
A shining sea of energy.
This is the Mind of which you’re part,
But this you did forget.
Part of the plan agreed upon …
Do you remember yet?
If not, there’s yet more work to do
As you uncover Who you are—
A part of this great Life Force
That shares the same light as a star.
As this truth you do remember
More connected do you feel.
And so you open up the points
And God’s true love reveal.
These points of which we speak exist.
They’re your connection to the Source.
And with the mind you open them
And allow the energy to course.
So know that you are part of this—
A focus of the Whole.
To understand your place in life,
Just look inside your soul.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Be the Change
Millennia have passed since the passing of the one you call the Nazarene. He stood as a model to all of peace and loving kindness, and yet you still have wars. Mankind still fails to understand their oneness with each other and with all living things. Do not be discouraged, for focusing on that which disturbs you does perpetuate it. Focus instead your thoughts on that which you wish to see and have in your world. You live in an age of accelerated understanding. Understand that you are part of this change. Be the change you wish to see in the world and add to the acceleration.
Whether or not you call yourself a Christian, all can be as the Christ and be the light of the world. You all have it within you—this light—the love that heals all ills and brings others out of darkness. Be that which you are and bring healing to your world. Focus on the good and worry not that you make no difference. You make far more difference than you can possibly imagine.
So imagine a world of peace, where all men live as one. It begins with you.
Note from Suzanne: After receiving this message from Sanaya, I went to my computer and Googled “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” I learned that it was Gandhi who said this quote. My eyes were drawn to a search result entitled, “Top Ten Things to Think About if You Want to Change the World.” I encourage you to read the entire entry. It is perfect: http://www.positivepath.net/ideasMA11.asp
Whether or not you call yourself a Christian, all can be as the Christ and be the light of the world. You all have it within you—this light—the love that heals all ills and brings others out of darkness. Be that which you are and bring healing to your world. Focus on the good and worry not that you make no difference. You make far more difference than you can possibly imagine.
So imagine a world of peace, where all men live as one. It begins with you.
Note from Suzanne: After receiving this message from Sanaya, I went to my computer and Googled “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” I learned that it was Gandhi who said this quote. My eyes were drawn to a search result entitled, “Top Ten Things to Think About if You Want to Change the World.” I encourage you to read the entire entry. It is perfect: http://www.positivepath.net/ideasMA11.asp
Friday, December 3, 2010
Your Built-In Barometer
The eyes water, the mouth yawns, for emotion must escape somehow. When you hold inside you much pressure, it builds and builds. Will it escape in a harsh word? In the striking out of a hand? Or will it not escape at all, but consume your very cells? Recognize when pressure is building. Feel the tension in your muscles. Feel the pressure in your head. Feel the aches and pains … the restlessness. All of these are signs of imbalance and blockage. Is not the body the most perfect messenger?
Listen to the signs. Pay them heed. So many walk in unawareness, ignoring the subtle indicators until they become a glaring billboard. Release your stress through meditation, deep breathing, prayers, exercise, and positive thinking. Recognize that it is your perception and interpretation of events around you which does cause the tightening and the loosening.
The body is a natural barometer. Measure the pressure from moment to moment. You control the release valve … the peace valve. The peace is found there inside—in your perceptions. Perceive the truth: that all is temporary but the one everlasting Truth of the Spirit … the underlying Love that rules the Universe.
Listen to the signs. Pay them heed. So many walk in unawareness, ignoring the subtle indicators until they become a glaring billboard. Release your stress through meditation, deep breathing, prayers, exercise, and positive thinking. Recognize that it is your perception and interpretation of events around you which does cause the tightening and the loosening.
The body is a natural barometer. Measure the pressure from moment to moment. You control the release valve … the peace valve. The peace is found there inside—in your perceptions. Perceive the truth: that all is temporary but the one everlasting Truth of the Spirit … the underlying Love that rules the Universe.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Plug Yourself In
Searching always for answers, you seek outside yourself, but there deep inside you there lies the knowledge that you seek. “But how can I know that which I have not been taught?” you ask. It is because you are connected supremely with all that is, all that will be, and all that ever has been. All exists as energy, and as your scientists have proven, energy cannot be destroyed, merely transformed. So transform your beliefs and accept this truth: that thoughts are energy, and every thought that ever has been or ever will be swirls around you and through you now.
With this understanding and the belief that it is so, sit and quiet the mind. The body is your transceiver. Ask to attune to exactly what it is you need to know. Ask your question clearly, then let it go. It will seek its energetic match and this will resonate with you. Answers are not always instantaneous, so be patient … with yourself. This is a new way of thinking and of being … connected.
Plug yourself in to the grid.
With this understanding and the belief that it is so, sit and quiet the mind. The body is your transceiver. Ask to attune to exactly what it is you need to know. Ask your question clearly, then let it go. It will seek its energetic match and this will resonate with you. Answers are not always instantaneous, so be patient … with yourself. This is a new way of thinking and of being … connected.
Plug yourself in to the grid.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Your Sixth Sense
A knocking at the door does reveal a visitor. You peer cautiously to see who’s there. A stranger … one you’ve never seen before. Do you let him in or does he represent danger? Your stomach clenches. A valid sign. Do not open the lock.
This is intuition—an ever-present source of guidance. Intuition is directly linked to the soul. It is the sixth sense of which you often speak. All of you have this energy sensor. It is part of the True Self and is far more trustworthy than the five physical senses which try to make sense of an illusory world.
Learn to feel without the hands. Learn to see without the eyes. Learn to know with the heart. When danger or opportunity comes knocking at your door, tune in to your soul’s sensing system and heed it well. There is far more to this world than the brain will ever tell you. Intuition is a gift of the Spirit. Use it well and wisely.
This is intuition—an ever-present source of guidance. Intuition is directly linked to the soul. It is the sixth sense of which you often speak. All of you have this energy sensor. It is part of the True Self and is far more trustworthy than the five physical senses which try to make sense of an illusory world.
Learn to feel without the hands. Learn to see without the eyes. Learn to know with the heart. When danger or opportunity comes knocking at your door, tune in to your soul’s sensing system and heed it well. There is far more to this world than the brain will ever tell you. Intuition is a gift of the Spirit. Use it well and wisely.
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