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SEEDS FOR MEDITATION … It’s Time to Wake Up – We Are All One
We’ve all been trained to view ourselves as separate entities, and in the process we have lost our common humanity. Our existence is deeply intertwined with all of reality, as we are both the center of the universe and fully participating in the whole.
Meditation ~ A Cosmic Journey
“The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.”
– Lao Tzu
Energy goes by many names. In traditional Chinease medicine, it’s called qi (pronounced “CHEE”). In the yogic tradition, it’s prana, or life force. In Native American cultures, it’s spirit. Energy is the essence of who you are, not just something you use up. We can channel energy, and thus, can never run out of it. Think of energy like it is electricity, when we run low on it, all we need to do is to “plug in” to a greater source than ourselves. Call it God, or the Divine, or nature or our universe.
As you learn to meditate, you’ll find it easier to connect with this greater source of life and energy outside yourself. After all, you are not a finite being – you are larger then the body that contains you. In a sense, you not only have access to an infinite supply of energy – you are energy.
Today, and next week, we give you the final two parts of this audio meditation series, each one intended to give you a themed meditation experience. This meditation creates the feeling of what it might be like to travel space as one of the Voyagers might hear as they experienced the vast expanses of space.
Daily Affirmation
I am proud of my inner beauty. It shines out through my pores and radiates for everyone to see!
Melchizedek Meditation with Anrita Melchizedek ~ January 2015 Transmission from The Elders
Seeds for Meditation
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” ~ Frank Zappa
Daily Affirmation
Whatever I hold in my thoughts come true.
Full Moon of February 2015
The full moon of February 2015 has several interesting patterns. Top of the list is the focused yod:
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We note that the focal point of the yod is the Moon with the Sun in direct opposition (i.e. it is a full moon). One leg ends in Chiron (the wounded healer) and the other leg ends in Pluto (death and radical transformation). Remember, one leg of a yod is not necessarily “better” than the other, and we are typically dissatisfied with the choice we made in hindsight. The wounded healer might sound better than death, but a lingering misery may not be preferable to a quick end. We will all have to make choices at this time, and do remember that “choosing not to choose” is a choice itself. (It is the choice to abdicate.)
Here is the unfiltered FM chart, set in Plano:
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Daily Affirmation
I take time to regenerate and center my energy in the silence of nature.
The Mystery behind the Karma or Action.
Seeds for Meditation
“To attain enlightenment you have to see your nature. unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause and effect is nonsense. Buddhas don’t practice nonsense. A Buddha is free of karma, free of cause and effect. to say he attains anything at all is to slander a Buddha. What could he possibly attain? Even focusing on a mind, a power, an understanding or a view is impossible for a Buddha. A Buddha isn’t one-sided. The nature of his No-Mind is basically empty, neither pure nor impure. He’s free of practice and realization. He’s free of cause and effect. A Buddha doesn’t observe precepts. A Buddha doesn’t do good or evil. A Buddha isn’t energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can’t even focus his mind on a Buddha.”
~ Bodhidharma
Hau’oli Aloha Po’akolu
Aloha kakahiaka a me Hau’oli aloha Po’akolu oukou. I lā maikaʻi nou. Maluhia a me aloha mau loa no hoaloha.
Good morning and a wonderful Wednesday to you all! Have a nice day … Peace and love always, my friends!
Seeds for Meditation
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
Why Ugly Cake Tastes Better – The Devil [‘s Food] is In The Details
From Our Reiki Grandmaster Trish Lee
Amelia and I bake a lot of cakes. Mostly special requests from family members or more decorative cakes for special occasions. But after all of the fancy decorations come off it’s all just the same basic stuff on the inside – cake. But why did the “ugly” cake you cooked last week to “just eat” (which you didn’t even bother taking out of the 9×13 pan it was cooked in) taste so much better than the fancy decorative cake you ate at your cousin’s wedding last month? One word – refrigeration. I generally dislike refrigeration of all baked goods – breads, biscuits, tortillas, even pizza crust. Refrigeration does something to an otherwise delicate structure that simply reheating to room temperature can’t correct. But when it comes to cake decorating, especially with buttercream, refrigeration is key to help solidify the buttercream details. Without it, on a hot summer day, an otherwise…
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New Moon ~ January 20, 2015
Five Ways To Naturally Boost Your Metabolism
If you think back to your own PERSONAL HEALTH HISTORY
, I am confident you can pinpoint a time in your life when the weight just started to “creep” up on you. Whether it was an emotional or stressful trigger that started the number on the scale to climb or the hectic pace of life which caused health to take a back burner position – one day you wake up and realize just do not feel like the vibrant, fit person you were meant to be. The good news is, the body has an amazing forgiving and restorative nature – given the proper foods, nutrients and conditions, you can lose the weight and feel like your “best” self within a short time.
Pāli Word a Day ~ January 19, 2015
amosadhamma — that which doesn’t have a false nature, true, unerring, unfailing
Just For Today
This week lend a sympathetic ear: practice empathy with a friend, an acquaintance or even a stranger. Focus on the communication of empathy, along with the ability to understand another’s emotions, in the hope that it can facilitate clarity in experiences and more compassionate encounters in all relationships.
“I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.”
~ Maya Angelou
Irish Blessing
Hau’oli Aloha Lapule
Aloha kakhiaka oukou. Hau’oli aloha Lapule. I la nani nou.
Good morning, everyone. Happy Aloha Sunday. Have a beautiful day!
Cancer $creening FAIL
Should we be looking for disease in people who don’t have any symptoms? A large new study indicates the answer is NO.
Subject to an increasingly expansive disease screening programs
, unsuspecting healthy individuals are being transformed into patients every day. Massive ‘awareness raising’ campaigns funded by industries that either cause disease by creating and promoting
harmful products, or make profit from the diseases by diagnosing and treating them, dominate mainstream culture, with their tentacles reaching deep into both private and public (i.e. governmental) sectors. Think of KFC’s now defunct “Buckets for the Cure” campaign, or Susan G. Komen’s stamp of approval on a Fracking Drill bit supposed to help find a cure. Or, how about our very own Whitehouse saturating itself with Pink light during Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
What do these ‘awareness raising’ efforts have in common? They almost all funnel the miseducated masses into fear-driven screening programs that promise to ‘save lives’ by ‘detecting disease early’ instead of focusing on removing and/or lessening the preventable causes of disease. Why not employ real prevention and focus on root cause resolution, which is to say, dietary changes, detoxification, and various modifiable lifestyle factors such as stress reduction — none of which, incidentally, require pharmaceutical intervention. In the case of cancer, the primary focus should be on removing exposure to cancer-causing agents (carcinogens).
But cancer awareness raising campaigns intentionally avoud the term “carcinogen,” as removal of these primary drivers were an irrelevant consideration. The problem is that conventional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation are themselves carcinogenic, and should be avoided in principle by anyone looking to prevent, treat and/or reverse cancer, undermining the cancer industry’s main cash cow for the past half century. Additionally, if you focus on identifying and removing the cause, you can’t get people to throw billions of dollars into fund-raising campaigns by promising a cure that only exists as a possibility in the future, and requires ceaseless cash offerings and supplication to the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical ‘Gods.’
(Read the rest of the article here.)
Daily Affirmation
I am manifesting the completion of my goals. Success is in my vision!
Hau’oli la Po’alima
Pa’u riders (pronounced Pah-oo riders)[1], also called paʻu riders or pa-u riders (and sometimes written as pāʻū riders), are Hawai’ian women who wear long, colorful skirts (Hawaiian: pāʻū) and characteristically ride horseback astride, rather than sidesaddle. This equestrian tradition dates to the early 19th century, when horses were introduced to Hawai’i and Aliʻi women dressed up to ride for formal occasions. It declined after the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai’i, but was revitalized in the early 20th century with the establishment of formal riding organizations. Today, pa’u riders participate in Kamehameha Day floral parades and other parades and festivals throughout the islands.
A hui hou ka kou malama pono
Live aloha, Be Aloha, Breath aloha
Live Pono
Mahalo Ke Akua no keia nani Pōʻalima
Thank your God for this beautiful Friday
New Moon of January 2015
We present, first, the New Moon chart for January of 2015, set in Plano and unfiltered (with regard to aspects):
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We note that this is a complex and active New Moon with many aspects. The Moon/Sun conjoin at 0 Aquarius, a particularly potent point that follows similar new moons in recent months. Before we go further, let us say this: this is one New Moon you will “feel.” It will not come and go unnoticed. At least one major shift will happen in your life near this date.
Picking “where to begin” is difficult, but we start by noting a “hard rectangle” pattern:
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Pluto, Venus, Jupiter, and Hygeia are involved. While each contributes, Pluto is particularly important because of its tight square with the north node (fate, karma), to be discussed next.
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Daily Affirmation
I will remain confident and unaffected by negative attitudes around me.
Daily Affirmation
I am improving my mental clarity right now!
Just For Today
Get into a heartspace of extreme compassion. Think of someone with whom you have a conflict. Put yourself in their shoes. How does it transform your awareness of their needs? How can you be of service to those needs?
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
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Hau’oli la Po’aha
Aloha kakahiaka oukou a me Hau’oli la Po’ahu. I lā maikaʻi nou.
Good morning, everyone and happy Thursday. Have a nice day!
New Study Links Social Anxiety To Being An Empath
Written by Amateo Ra| Have you ever felt anxious being around other people? For some, the feelings of social anxiety can be so intense that someone can feel totally paralyzed just to be out in public. Could social anxiety’s hidden link to empathy give us a greater understanding into the lives of those affected?
Social Anxiety can often be an extremely confusing, challenging and even interesting experience for many. Fear is the primary feeling generally attributed to social anxiety, and those who experience it often can’t seem to discover the origin of the social anxiety within themselves.
All logic can seem to fail in the face of social anxiety. The feelings associated may not seem to go away even with common treatments & healing techniques. Social anxiety overtime can turn into stories of being judged, not belonging or feeling so alienated that you look at Earth as the furthest thing from being at home.
A new Scientific Study recently released published on PubMed shows that people with social phobias and anxieties are hypersensitive to other peoples states of mind. People who are more socially anxious are able to discern the mental states of people much more accurately.
– See more here.
Live From Intuition, Not Logic ~ Teal Swan
One lesson I teach is: You manifest that which your heart looks-to. Here’s Teal Swan giving a talk on this very topic. Enjoy.
Daily Affirmation
My inner peace is expanding outward. I am grateful for the stillness!
Tears Aren’t Just Water
This photo series by Rose-Lynn Fisher captures tears of grief, joy, laughter and irritation under the microscope.
Tears aren’t just water. They’re primarily made up of water, salts, antibodies and lysozymes, but the composition depends on the type of tear. There are three main types – basal tears, reflex tears, and weeping tears.
As you can see, they can look incredibly different when evaporated and placed under a microscope.
More info: http://bit.ly/RJqvK7
Images by Rose-Lynn Fisher, via the Smithsonian Magazine and ScienceAlert.
Hau’oli la Po’akolu
Aloha awakea oukou. Hau’oli la Po’akolu … O ka maluhia no me oe.
Good morning, everyone, and happy Wednesday … Peace be with you!
This Week’s Meditation Moment … Contemplation At The Canyon
Play this MP3 audio track for ambiance while contemplating the following thoughts and ideas, and keep your journal handy to write down whatever comes to mind after you’ve performed this exercise …
“Your work
is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”
~ Buddha
Changing your life, even in small incremental ways, can only happen effectively when you start with yourself. It’s no different with happiness. After all, creating a happy life comes by making a decision to see yourself, others and the world around you in a certain way.
When you turn your attention inward, you can begin to experience that deep quiet from which true happiness springs, flowering in moments of inspiration, elation and happiness. The more you nurture yourself, the more capable you are of growing strong and coping with the stresses that threaten your well-being.
Picture yourself this week in the midst of a vast canyon. Feel the sun on your face, imagine the smell of the air, the earth below you as you sit, and breathe deeply. As you do, contemplate your place in this environment and how this makes you feel in relation to your everyday world. What small changes might you see that you can make in your world to impact your happiness and wellbeing?
When you are finished, turn to your journal to write them down, and consider them when setting your intentions for the coming year.
Hālau 'Aha Hui Lānākila 