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ascetics and monastics, like Anandamayi Ma, teach us the value of
a life of devotion and dedication to our highest values and
ideals. Their marriage and sacred union was to God and their
service to their community was their service to God. Their
passion for living a life in honor of their highest ideals
was infectious and they drew followers and disciples to them
because they spoke the Universal Truth that resonates with
the Soul of us all. These visionaries saw the Light and guided
the rest of us down the path of that Divine Light.
One of the most important teachings that the
mystics and visionaries who have walked before us teach us
is to remember who we are. They teach us to remember that we are
part of a Divine force field so great that its power and
omnipotence guides all of us to love and to want to be loved.
Whether you call that force field God, Buddha, Source or the
Great Mother, it is Home to us all. We can return to this Source
lifetime after lifetime, where the light of our soul melts and
merges back with the Oneness of our Beloved.
Here are some words from Marguerite Porete (France
1277-1310), who exemplifies the abandon and surrender with which
she gives her life to God.
The Soul Speaks to the Beloved
Beloved, what do you want of me?
I hold all that ever was, that is, and ever can
exist,
I am filled with the all.
Take of me all you please -
If you want all of myself, I'll not say no.
We have the opportunity now to live our everyday
lives as modern mystics in the world by honoring and remembering
the beauty of who we are. By loving yourself and believing
in yourself as fully as you can, you not only allow the beauty of
your soul to shine through, but you allow the beauty of Divine
energies to move and work you. You become a vehicle in the
world for the sacred to come through.
I would like to offer you a very simple, yet
powerful affirmation to help transform your relationship with
yourself. Similar to mantras, affirmations hold
a healing resonance and vibration that on their own can
transform and heal the vibration of your entire energy
field.
Several times a day, for at least 5 minutes each
time, say slowly to yourself the following affirmation: "I
love myself, I trust myself, I value myself." With each
affirmation, allow the energy of each statement to permeate
through your heart center and then throughout your body.
Feel the words fill your body like the sound of a chime filling
the room. Continue this practice until you no longer need to
remember the affirmation. Your energy field will begin to
embody love, trust and value.
This sacred path of remembering requires
patience, trust, and surrendering of one's personal ego. The path
of the sacred is a walk that we do with God in our
midst. Blessings to you on your journey of remembering who
you are! You are truly worth remembering!
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