Fill My Soul with Love- For In Reality, That’s All There Really Is! Part One
We have to do better! We have to be better!
The Tapestry of Humanity
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Children deserve a better world than what we are providing them! Why is hate so deeply embedded in our souls? We were not created this way! I remember my sister Lark telling us as she transitioned, that all there really is – is love! She was seeing both sides of the veil! She saw who and what we have the potential of expressing when we decide to “be our highest selves”!
What a magnificent world we could create that would sustain our lives as individuals, as a collective and as a planet! I believe that if we set and practice an intention globally to change the vibration at which are planet is vibrating by, we can move the energy of love and peace to circulate and evolve as a species to where we were intended to be! It can happen if each of us reach out to others and pass this challenge on to pray or meditate daily.
It says in the Bible to “Pray without ceasing”! If in fact being a loving soul encompasses all the ingredients to overcome hatred, lack of compassion, lust for power and greed, racism, lack of self-worth based on lack of self-love and loving others, then perhaps our prayer should be as simple as, “Let love fill my soul”!
I have always been curious about how other faiths relate to the ritual of prayer and meditation, as well as their views on “Love”. From my own personal experience as a follower of Christ, I know that prayer is an intimate conversation with God. It is a moment-by-moment opportunity to engage Soul to “Spirit” without predefined rules or limitations. It is raw, open, and uncensored communication. I see prayer or meditation as being one in the same, because it is a “Time In” with the Holy Spirit! As followers of Christ, I believe that we are called to see “Love” as the highest spiritual virtue.
Being also a person that has lineage in both Christianity (and I say that not in terms of the institution but in reverence to following the Christ Principles) and Judaism, I see how prayer is a practice of aligning oneself with God and remembering that life is a sacred gift. As an extension of that ritual of praying, I see meditation in Judaism where there is an opportunity for contemplation and opening up a deeper awareness of the Divine. Love in Judaism is a calling to express compassion, justice, kindness and repairing or healing the world.
In the Islamic faith prayer is seen as moments of returning to God throughout the day and so they pray 5 daily prayers. That means that they actually stop and go into a sacred space with God throughout their day. Meditation is the practice of remembrance and involves repeating the names and attributes of God to quiet the heart. In terms of the significance of “Love” is the Islamic faith, it sees God as the Source of Mercy. Love is to be demonstrated through mercy, generosity, humility and service.
In the Hinduism faith, prayer has many forms of expression. There is the ritual of chanting, devotion, offerings, or silent communion. In terms of meditation, in Hinduism, one of the central spiritual practices, is helping the soul remember its unity with the “Divine”. Love in Hinduism is known as “Bhakti” which is considered to be devotional love. When you have a devotion to something so sacred in your life, the context and content of your soul expression can be a real power of healing. Many of the Hindu teachings see love as the pathway through which we as a soul reunites with the “Divine”
I want to continue to explore these different expressions of faith that have captured the soul expression or so many in our humanity. I want to understand how they are interconnected and speak to a universal truth that we somehow fail to see and consequently has thrown us into a tailspin of suspicion, resentment, exclusion, ethnocentrism, and hypocrisy of who we really are in relation to each other.
These expressions were not by original intention meant to divide us, they were meant to find ways to connect with the “Creator”, “The One Source”, “Great Spirit”, “God”. The terms that we have come up with to in sacred eternal relationship, are in the scheme of things really irrelevant and distortions of “Truth”! Let’s continue to explore and find the common ground! This is the only way to sustain our “humanity”
Ashé! Amen! Shalom! Ameen! Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti! Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu! Or Om Mani Padme Hum! Sat Naam! “Alláh-u-Abhá! Mitákuye Oyás’in! Amama u anoa! Hotep!
So, breathe deeply! Close your eyes and visualize something that brings you back into homeostasis with your soul expression. May today bring you a sense of peace, joy, and moments of feeling loved and validated for who you are and what you are gifting humanity.
Ashé! Have a Blessed Day!
**Note: These recordings are based on my blog writings, and all of this comes through Spirit. The recordings are a reflection of the writings and are not edited because I do not want to alter what is coming to me through “Great Spirit”. I am not seeking perfection, only serving as a vessel to bring love, peace, and joy, to our humanity.
Thank You Jim Brickman for your beautiful music that vibrates through this recording. This is a selection from his album – “Music to Quiet Your Mind and Sooth Your World”.
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