Be Alight with Who We Are

6/22/2017

When I was 5 years old, every morning my dad used to chant the song of awakening. It has become a light house for me. The song is in Hindi. " Utha jaag musafir bhore bahi aba rayn kahnatak sovat hai. Jo sovat hai vo khovat hai, jo jagat hai vo pavat hai." Let me translate this song in English.
" Hey traveler, wake up. Morning has dawned. How long will you keep on sleeping? One who wakes up receives blessings and the one who keeps on sleeping misses the Divine gifts."

To me life is a journey, a pilgrimage. We all are pilgrims of light. I am one of the pilgrims walking on my path. There have been times in my life when I took a wrong step. I hurt myself and hurt others close to me and around me. I woke up from my sleep and resumed my walking keeping my inner eyes open. I leaned form my fall. Got up and continued my pilgrimage.

I have learned that light is within me. I do not need to look for it outside of me. The face of light is covered by the veil of my egoic mind. When I become still and open, I discover the light within me and I follow it. Following this light brings joyful bliss in me. It keeps me on the path of love, compassion, and gratitude.I feel free from the grip of the past and the worry about the future. The inner world of worry and missing something takes me away from the Present, which is beyond time and space. Our suffering is created by the mental constructs creating divisiveness in me and others. And I am still journeying living in the here and now. Life is a blessing.

May we walk on the path of life keeping our mind and heart open to be touched by the inner light of awakening!

6 Comments

Dina poojara

6/22/2017 11:01:49 pm

Always look forward to your pearls of wisdom!

Dina Poojara

7/1/2017 08:32:30 pm

Dear Dina:

Glad to read your comment. Share if you want to how the pearl of wisdom helps you.Please elborate the pearl0f wisdom that resonates deeoly in your heart.

6/23/2017 11:59:20 am

It is said the Universe offers multiple opportunities to "wake up." Some see that opportunity sooner than others (As you say...."learned from my fall"). I wonder what contributes to that. In the meanwhile, I pray for grace to fully awaken to each wondrous moment. Namaste!

Mary Moulder

6/23/2017 03:17:34 pm

Dear Dr. Dave,
As much as I have good intentions of mindfulness, I find that when an urgency comes along, I find myself planning against all future possible outcomes: arriving before I arrive. I see it, and yet I fall into the same old way. I pray I can make a change in my behavior.

Mary Moulder

7/1/2017 08:58:03 pm

Dear Mary:

You have been making good progress in practicing mindfulness.The very fact that you know that when an urgency comes along, it hrows you off your awakened awareness. This is not uncommon.When you arrive before you arrive, be still, deeply breathe and create spaciousness within yourself. With practice, the old habitual and conditioned patterns of your mind will change and you will be present and rooted when the urgency comes along.

7/1/2017 08:48:37 pm

There are two kinds of obstacles that thwart our journey of awakening: External and internal. External obstacles which may be beyond our control or prople in different relationships who are not on the same page may slow down our journey. The inner obstackles are self-created.When our desires and cravings result in hurting ourselves and other close to us, we need to be still and create a space within us to worh on ourselves. It takes time to be free from our habitual and conditined menatal patterens. We fall down and compassionately we raise ourselves to conitinue our awakening journey. When we are on the right path, we feel joy, contentment and compassion.

Mindfulness

Be Alight with Who We Are

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