A mantra can be used as a healing tool. There are mantras for healing, abundance, protection, removing obstacles, making the right decision, enlightenment, increasing energy, karma and many other desired results. They obviously are not the only way or even the best way to solve a problem and yet, repetitive mantras create an energy that will work for you. I personally gravitate to the divine sounds recorded by the ancient sages of India and Tibet. We are very complex beings. Mantras like so many other wonderful tools soften problems and create a mindset for healing.
Mantras help in managing emotions. All the really good teachers emphasize mastery of the lower nature, which involves mastery of emotions. If you are depressed, mantra practice can help you regain clarity and a sense of peace and purpose. We can do mantras for other people and help them find the right course of action. They are a simple and ancient tool that does not cost us money...only persevering and time. Positive action is required for anything that is good. Knowing about a useful tool is not enough; we need to remember to use it. Why not experiment with a mantra and find out what it can do for you? Use it in the morning and if you have time again in the evening. Choose a specific length of time and observe what happens to your own energy and life experiences.
One of my favorites is the Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha. It means, Om and salutations to the remover of obstacles for which Gum is the seed. The correct pronunciation is: Om gum Guh-nuh-puh-tuh-yei nahm-ah-ha. This is a universally acknowledged mantra that is very effective for clearing away obstacles of all sorts. This mantra also works to overcome misunderstandings and to get a relationship back on track. It will definitely bring a sense of spirituality into a relationship if you both use the chant. It is not necessary for both of you to chant but, it will remove any hidden or underlying hostility toward the other and bring the feelings to the surface in a joint meditation. Meditating together for a thirty day period is a good thing. Any hurt, resentment, grievance or other lingering negatives can be addressed because a harmony is increased within you and your partner.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Spiritual States
I have always written and talked about the subject of Light because spiritual states are equated with Radiant Light. The human goal is to become enlightened. Those of us who experience mystical visions understand the significance and power of Light. What many people do not realize is that Light, including our individual spirit, was created by sound. The light of divine creation that we love so much was first initiated by sound. The speech of God, according to Genesis, was the source of the spiritual light to which sincere souls aspire.
Looking at the New Testament Gospel of John, which was written thousands of years after Genesis, opens with the verse, "In the beginning was the Word..." The beginning was not light; it was sound in the form of the divine speech. Light is called the angelic language. The Supreme Intelligence thought, desired and spoke. The result was Light. I have always seen God's Light as the glue, thread, substance or blueprint holding every manifested things together. First there was the Word. Out of the Word came Light. Out of Light came manifestation. The primary mechanism of creation is sound. In many Eastern texts, this power, the Word, is called the Feminine. God desired to be many. Will was expressed through subtle speech. The Supreme united with the Feminine and the Feminine gave birth to all beings...the sons. Doesn't this sound similar to the idea of creation expressed in Genesis and the opening text of the Gospel of John?
The universe is a conceived as a divine idea. Mind is not static. Desire and Will causes the Masculine (Father Principle) to call upon his power...Feminine Principle to create. In the Vedic tradition, the Word or Power is understood as She, Feminine.
The process of creation goes like this: First, God as Being...From Being comes Mind...From Mind comes Desire...From Desire comes Will...From Will comes the Word...From the Word comes everything else. Other Eastern texts express the same idea. Isn't Kuan Yin in Chinese Buddhism the "divine voice?" The Vedas speak of the divine sound-current Shabda Brahma, which permeates all and is a key to creation. We have the sound of trumpets bringing down the walls of Jericho. In the East, the trumpet sound is a symbol of great spiritual power associated with insight and elevated consciousness. The mystic Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan has written, "Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe." H.P. Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, wrote in The Secret Doctrine, "Sound is a tremendous hidden power."
Mystics and scientists' views are similar. For this reason, I am revisiting this ancient subject in the days ahead. The sixteenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler wrote, "God was master of cosmic sound, causing the planets to leave their entirely circular orbits and to adopt consciously complicated elliptical orbits in order to produce ever more beautiful music." In other words, Kepler viewed the orbits of the planets as vibrations, the Music of the Spheres.
Looking at the New Testament Gospel of John, which was written thousands of years after Genesis, opens with the verse, "In the beginning was the Word..." The beginning was not light; it was sound in the form of the divine speech. Light is called the angelic language. The Supreme Intelligence thought, desired and spoke. The result was Light. I have always seen God's Light as the glue, thread, substance or blueprint holding every manifested things together. First there was the Word. Out of the Word came Light. Out of Light came manifestation. The primary mechanism of creation is sound. In many Eastern texts, this power, the Word, is called the Feminine. God desired to be many. Will was expressed through subtle speech. The Supreme united with the Feminine and the Feminine gave birth to all beings...the sons. Doesn't this sound similar to the idea of creation expressed in Genesis and the opening text of the Gospel of John?
The universe is a conceived as a divine idea. Mind is not static. Desire and Will causes the Masculine (Father Principle) to call upon his power...Feminine Principle to create. In the Vedic tradition, the Word or Power is understood as She, Feminine.
The process of creation goes like this: First, God as Being...From Being comes Mind...From Mind comes Desire...From Desire comes Will...From Will comes the Word...From the Word comes everything else. Other Eastern texts express the same idea. Isn't Kuan Yin in Chinese Buddhism the "divine voice?" The Vedas speak of the divine sound-current Shabda Brahma, which permeates all and is a key to creation. We have the sound of trumpets bringing down the walls of Jericho. In the East, the trumpet sound is a symbol of great spiritual power associated with insight and elevated consciousness. The mystic Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan has written, "Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe." H.P. Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, wrote in The Secret Doctrine, "Sound is a tremendous hidden power."
Mystics and scientists' views are similar. For this reason, I am revisiting this ancient subject in the days ahead. The sixteenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler wrote, "God was master of cosmic sound, causing the planets to leave their entirely circular orbits and to adopt consciously complicated elliptical orbits in order to produce ever more beautiful music." In other words, Kepler viewed the orbits of the planets as vibrations, the Music of the Spheres.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Increasing Our Spiritual Wattage
I offer Sanskrit mantras in our Circle Classes. A mantra allows the chakras to "switch on" safely and to operate at a higher "wattage." By doing a mantra for a specific reason, we increase the ability of the chakras to hold a spiritual charge. It is as if a 25-watt bulb becomes able to hold 50 watts, then 100 watts, 500 watts, 1000 watts. The power comes from the vibrational effect they create when they are pronounced repeatedly. As mantra stimulates and energizes the chakras, allowing them to take in and send out more energy to the subtle body and the physical body, there is yet another effect that is taking place: karma is being burned off.
The vibration produced by chanting mantra begins to alter our inner condition, both physically and spiritually, and to break down energy patterns stored in the subtle body. These can be anything from subconscious habits or predispositions to karmic potential for mishap. It can be causes that we created this lifetime and possibly burn off karma from past lifetimes.
Modern scholars and Vedic priests differ about the age of mantra writings. The earliest hymns and mantras contained in the Rig Veda are traditionally considered to date back to 1500 B.C.E. and possibly even to before 4000 B.C.E. Even though Sanskrit is no longer spoken, many Western languages can trace their roots to Sanskrit, which dictionaries often classify as Indo-European. Our lives are filled with sounds of all kinds, and our responses to those sounds help create who we are from moment to moment and from year to year. Throughout history, the power of sound has been recognized, celebrated and investigated. The Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who developed basic principles in mathematics and astronomy, was also one of the earliest investigators of the physical, emotional, and spiritual effects of sound.
Sound developed during the Renaissance and the power of poetry and more recently through music's well-documented effects in Peter Tompkins book, The Secret Life of Plants. Actually, the chanting human voice is the world's oldest musical instrument. Chant traditions span the centuries and are steeped in ritual and sacred ceremony. The indigenous peoples are well known for their chants. Some indigenous peoples are willing to share their secrets with outsiders. Native Americans have used chants to call on the twenty-eight different powers, whether in a life-or-death crisis or the activities of daily life. In Christianity we have the chants that are part of the Roman Catholic Mass, the daily devotional services sung by monks, and Gregorian chants. My family has an interest in Kabbalistic chanting. The similarities between jewish Kabbalistic thought and Vedic thought are quite remarkable. As H.P. Blavatsky writes in The Secret Doctrine, "In Sanskrit, as in Hebrew, every letter has its occult meaning and its rationale; every letter is a cause and an effect of a preceding cause. These linkages very often produce the most magical effect the vowels, especially, contain the most occult and formidable potencies." In the days ahead, I will share the traditions of chant and how they are characterized by a deeply felt spirituality and a belief in the power of sacred sound to create change in our everyday lives.
The vibration produced by chanting mantra begins to alter our inner condition, both physically and spiritually, and to break down energy patterns stored in the subtle body. These can be anything from subconscious habits or predispositions to karmic potential for mishap. It can be causes that we created this lifetime and possibly burn off karma from past lifetimes.
Modern scholars and Vedic priests differ about the age of mantra writings. The earliest hymns and mantras contained in the Rig Veda are traditionally considered to date back to 1500 B.C.E. and possibly even to before 4000 B.C.E. Even though Sanskrit is no longer spoken, many Western languages can trace their roots to Sanskrit, which dictionaries often classify as Indo-European. Our lives are filled with sounds of all kinds, and our responses to those sounds help create who we are from moment to moment and from year to year. Throughout history, the power of sound has been recognized, celebrated and investigated. The Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who developed basic principles in mathematics and astronomy, was also one of the earliest investigators of the physical, emotional, and spiritual effects of sound.
Sound developed during the Renaissance and the power of poetry and more recently through music's well-documented effects in Peter Tompkins book, The Secret Life of Plants. Actually, the chanting human voice is the world's oldest musical instrument. Chant traditions span the centuries and are steeped in ritual and sacred ceremony. The indigenous peoples are well known for their chants. Some indigenous peoples are willing to share their secrets with outsiders. Native Americans have used chants to call on the twenty-eight different powers, whether in a life-or-death crisis or the activities of daily life. In Christianity we have the chants that are part of the Roman Catholic Mass, the daily devotional services sung by monks, and Gregorian chants. My family has an interest in Kabbalistic chanting. The similarities between jewish Kabbalistic thought and Vedic thought are quite remarkable. As H.P. Blavatsky writes in The Secret Doctrine, "In Sanskrit, as in Hebrew, every letter has its occult meaning and its rationale; every letter is a cause and an effect of a preceding cause. These linkages very often produce the most magical effect the vowels, especially, contain the most occult and formidable potencies." In the days ahead, I will share the traditions of chant and how they are characterized by a deeply felt spirituality and a belief in the power of sacred sound to create change in our everyday lives.
Monday, March 2, 2009
A Brief Leave of Absence
The Blog will resume on March 9th. I hope that you love truth for its own sake. The words I write are to help us lift the veil of forgetfulness. Great is the soul of man. It believes in itself. It calls the Light its own. Its beauty is immense. May God fire your heart with joy and set you free to claim the hidden treasures of your own identity as spirit in form.
Blessings...
Shirlee
Blessings...
Shirlee
Friday, February 27, 2009
Why Focus on Love?
Divine Consciousness is attained through a pure and right spirit. We regain our sense of holiness when we are in harmony with the unconditional love that secretly and silently lives within. When we are aware of the Source and have an ongoing direct communication, we are able to transcend matter and its discord. The deeper our understanding and the more awakened we are to our true identity as an individualized spirit, the greater the love energy within interacts with the love energy without. Love is what motivates a true teacher and healer of souls. Love for the One, That which is Indescribable, yet felt deeply, is where true freedom and joy begins.
The greater our effort to perfect the thinking part of the mind, respect the body temple and overcome the ego-personality, the greater the influx of the light of God flowing through us. For us to be truly effective, it requires a constant vigilance so we are not pulled in by collective mesmerism and suffering. A healer can only give according to the degree of his or her own level of purity and illumination. There are many different forms of healing and healers. The consciousness of both the giver and the receiver determine manifestation.
To experience the intimacy of divine love is indeed the sweetest power imaginable. To feel the inexpressible, the awesome, personal and embracing touch of holiness transforms consciousness and makes us feel whole again. To be a true healer, it is necessary to heal our self. When the heart is open to forgiveness, the grace of the Holy Spirit touches us. This holiness is all Power and Presence: It is love. People today refer to the Divine as energy in order to reach the uninitiated. The Divine is energy but it is beyond left brain thinking. It is unlimited, supreme and a sublime form of love that takes one's breath away. Yes, it lives as us. The greater our love for It, the greater our effectiveness in healing ourselves and those who are open to receiving it.
The greater our effort to perfect the thinking part of the mind, respect the body temple and overcome the ego-personality, the greater the influx of the light of God flowing through us. For us to be truly effective, it requires a constant vigilance so we are not pulled in by collective mesmerism and suffering. A healer can only give according to the degree of his or her own level of purity and illumination. There are many different forms of healing and healers. The consciousness of both the giver and the receiver determine manifestation.
To experience the intimacy of divine love is indeed the sweetest power imaginable. To feel the inexpressible, the awesome, personal and embracing touch of holiness transforms consciousness and makes us feel whole again. To be a true healer, it is necessary to heal our self. When the heart is open to forgiveness, the grace of the Holy Spirit touches us. This holiness is all Power and Presence: It is love. People today refer to the Divine as energy in order to reach the uninitiated. The Divine is energy but it is beyond left brain thinking. It is unlimited, supreme and a sublime form of love that takes one's breath away. Yes, it lives as us. The greater our love for It, the greater our effectiveness in healing ourselves and those who are open to receiving it.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
God Energy
Light is energy...Radiant Light is God in form. I have been sharing this truth for many years. We are constantly being given proof of a higher Intelligence, which is not the intellect. Intelligence is the energy that transcends human intellect and ordinary life. This sublime energy is linked to the Heaven worlds of magic and wonder. It is found in everything both above and below. The source of this Light energy is the Absolute, our Supreme Creator. Although it is the identical energy multiplying itself and manifesting through a variety of names and forms, it appears in different intensities depending on Its expression and who is observing or receiving It.
Vibrating frequency bands of light energy are an integral and active part of earth's atmosphere. There is an energy ring that encircles the earth; its sole purpose is to be used for the good of all life existing on the planet. I often refer to the energy ring as the Circle of Light. There are varying degrees of power within the radiant energy field. Many of us who serve as instruments for healing draw from the energy ring of Light rather than transferring personal energy to a client. Like attracts like. Consciousness levels, the evolving and creative forces, are directly attuned to receptive minds of humans who are perceptive, loving and gently understand.
As the soul-mind aspires to loftier heights in spiritual awareness, it is able to utilize greater energy forces that are more keenly in attunement with the higher vibratations of purity and balance. The soul's journey is hierarchal, meaning there is a gradual evolution in consciousness whereby power, wisdom and love is expanded and expressed. The more intuitively developed the individual, the greater the energy is that pulsates through the mind and expresses without hindrances. As our minds and hearts open to the infinite possibilities and use of God energy, we attract a similar awareness and assistance from beings who currently vibrate on non-physical planes of consciousness. It is a special interchange to attract loving souls who have chosen to guide, help and inspire humans who are willing to recognize that we are indeed one life whether than life is seen or unseen.
Vibrating frequency bands of light energy are an integral and active part of earth's atmosphere. There is an energy ring that encircles the earth; its sole purpose is to be used for the good of all life existing on the planet. I often refer to the energy ring as the Circle of Light. There are varying degrees of power within the radiant energy field. Many of us who serve as instruments for healing draw from the energy ring of Light rather than transferring personal energy to a client. Like attracts like. Consciousness levels, the evolving and creative forces, are directly attuned to receptive minds of humans who are perceptive, loving and gently understand.
As the soul-mind aspires to loftier heights in spiritual awareness, it is able to utilize greater energy forces that are more keenly in attunement with the higher vibratations of purity and balance. The soul's journey is hierarchal, meaning there is a gradual evolution in consciousness whereby power, wisdom and love is expanded and expressed. The more intuitively developed the individual, the greater the energy is that pulsates through the mind and expresses without hindrances. As our minds and hearts open to the infinite possibilities and use of God energy, we attract a similar awareness and assistance from beings who currently vibrate on non-physical planes of consciousness. It is a special interchange to attract loving souls who have chosen to guide, help and inspire humans who are willing to recognize that we are indeed one life whether than life is seen or unseen.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Sweetness of Healing
The majority of events that manifest in our lives were first an idea, a thought. I would wager that most people have some form of guilt lurking in the subconscious part of the mind. We have heard about a fall in consciousness described in the Bible. If we accept this teaching without fully understanding it, a sense of unworthiness may influence the good that we deserve. From my inner understanding, the fall of consciousness has more than one meaning. First, it was the choice of intelligence in the subtle worlds to descend and experience matter. Second, every time that we do something to harm our self or other life, it is a step downward, a diminishing of our light. Not understanding this subject creates a veil that will frequently prevent an individual from being healed or helped in a much needed way.
A true healing comes with an understanding that we are in essence... holy. There is no major spiritual growth if the emphasis in healing is strictly on the removal of a physical-emotional-mental problem. We may receive a bandage, temporary comfort, but it the cause behind an affliction that must be addressed. The cause can occur either during this life experience, the womb or prior to the womb. Illumination and conscious oneness existing in the flesh is our purpose in being here on earth. Compassion and grace heals many a broken heart, mind and body. I know through experience that a hereditary weakness can be overcome. I know that when we forgive our self and others, we can be healed. It is necessary to clear out all the dark corners of the mind.
I love the Holy Spirit. It is the comforter, Light in action. When the heart is changed and a lesson learned, we may experience the healing grace of the Holy Spirit. A bestowal blessing of Grace is offered to the afflicted and he/she is released of the hindrance. The body is a temporary vehicle, actually a temple. It's real purpose is to serve the inner spirit. To experience the love and comfort of holiness is beyond amazing. The feeling is awesome, personal and transforms the consciousness of all that are touched by it. In my opinion, the only true healing is the healing of the mind and soul, which liberates the spirit. It is also true that we cannot separate the fragrance from the flower. The ideal is to experience a healing in both the mind and the body. It is then that the healing is permanent.
A true healing comes with an understanding that we are in essence... holy. There is no major spiritual growth if the emphasis in healing is strictly on the removal of a physical-emotional-mental problem. We may receive a bandage, temporary comfort, but it the cause behind an affliction that must be addressed. The cause can occur either during this life experience, the womb or prior to the womb. Illumination and conscious oneness existing in the flesh is our purpose in being here on earth. Compassion and grace heals many a broken heart, mind and body. I know through experience that a hereditary weakness can be overcome. I know that when we forgive our self and others, we can be healed. It is necessary to clear out all the dark corners of the mind.
I love the Holy Spirit. It is the comforter, Light in action. When the heart is changed and a lesson learned, we may experience the healing grace of the Holy Spirit. A bestowal blessing of Grace is offered to the afflicted and he/she is released of the hindrance. The body is a temporary vehicle, actually a temple. It's real purpose is to serve the inner spirit. To experience the love and comfort of holiness is beyond amazing. The feeling is awesome, personal and transforms the consciousness of all that are touched by it. In my opinion, the only true healing is the healing of the mind and soul, which liberates the spirit. It is also true that we cannot separate the fragrance from the flower. The ideal is to experience a healing in both the mind and the body. It is then that the healing is permanent.
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