This month I’m taking a meditation class with the local Lifelong Learning Institute. It’s all part of my renewal process for meeting the changes that come with Spring and the Easter message of re-birth. I’ve come to cherish the symbolism and life-teaching moments of each Season.
The practice of being more mindful and letting things flow is becoming easier now that I’m taking the time out of my day to sit quietly and remove myself from the concerns and distractions of the day. (Pulling the Plug on Cable sure has helped me get rid of the noise and chatter of all that’s going on in our country and world lately 😉 )
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I found this video on How to Train Your Monkey Mind to be very helpful. The Buddhist monk reminds me of our meditation instructor with his gift of calming humor.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Note: This is an Easter Reblog from last year. I have to admit I haven’t always stayed true to my good intentions. I get distracted and fail to make time for meditation. During this Easter Week I plan to take that 1/2 hour of meditation in the morning and use it to begin my day.
Good Friday and Easter are fast approaching. A time where I find myself reflecting on where my faith lies and where my spiritual awareness has brought me to. ~ The A to Z Blog Challenge 2017 ~is in full swing. When I stop by to visit some of the A to Z bloggers it brings to mind how much I received through participating last year 2016. I’ve decided to reblog one of the posts today~ Lessons Learned Letter F ~.
Added to that, I came across this wonderful post from ~ The Happy Quitter ~. Another compelling reflection on spiritual growth and faith! Click on the link and visit her greatwebsite:
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“The Window”, in my opinion, was written by Cohen as a reflection of his spiritual quest. It’s an appeal to all people to live rather than stand at the window, watching the endless parade of possibility. It’s an appeal to go out into an unknown and terrifying future rather than starving slowly.
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“The Window” by Leonard Cohen
Why do you stand by the window Abandoned to beauty and pride The thorn of the night in your bosom The spear of the age in your side Lost in the rages of fragrance Lost in the rags of remorse Lost in the waves of a sickness That loosens the high silver nerves
Oh chosen love, Oh frozen love Oh tangle of matter and ghost Oh darling of angels, demons and saints And the whole broken-hearted host Gentle this soul
And come forth from the cloud of unknowing And kiss the cheek of the moon The New Jerusalem glowing Why tarry all night in the ruin And leave no word of discomfort And leave no observer to mourn But climb on your tears and be silent Like a rose on its ladder of thorns
Oh chosen love, Oh frozen love
Then lay your rose on the fire The fire give up to the sun The sun give over to splendour In the arms of the high holy one For the holy one dreams of a letter Dreams of a letter’s death Oh bless thee continuous stutter Of the word being made into flesh
When I speak of Faith in this post, I’m thinking more of a that inner conviction that life is good and, no matter what we face, we’ve got what it takes to make it through. Each persons’ individual belief in how to come to this inner conviction is unique to them. I respect whatever religion or way of life that helps a person move along their path to find this place of Faith, Hope and Love. We’re all so much alike when it…
This month I’m taking a meditation class with the local Lifelong Learning Institute. It’s all part of my renewal process for meeting the changes that come with Spring and the Easter message of re-birth. I’ve come to cherish the symbolism and life-teaching moments of each Season.
The practice of being more mindful and letting things flow is becoming easier now that I’m taking the time out of my day to sit quietly and remove myself from the concerns and distractions of the day. (Pulling the Plug on Cable sure has helped me get rid of the noise and chatter of all that’s going on in our country and world lately 😉 )
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I found this video on How to Train Your Monkey Mind to be very helpful. The Buddhist monk reminds me of our meditation instructor with his gift of calming humor.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.