Spiritual Practice as a Blessing ~ Inner Peace Guided Meditation

It is cold here in Oklahoma today and supposed to be colder most of the week!  Brrrrr … !!!  Grateful that I am not responsible for keeping cattle and horses fed this week!  Definitely a blessing ... !!!

We are aware of the turmoil, upset, and misinformation in the world.  It is apparent that some of the turmoil and upset is directly due to misinformation.  We are also aware that “misinformation” can be very difficult to refute.

We know that we are living through an era of very rapid cultural change.  We have been through historical periods of change before, but not at this “rate of change” or with such intensity.  Because of social media and technology, we are struggling with split-second images, sound bites, and information that is practically impossible to “fact-check”.

Why am I stating the obvious, once again.  Because we need an antidote to all this chaos.  That antidote is within us, closer than hands and feet.  That antidote is our own spiritual practice!  By spiritual practice I am referring to our ability to “go within”, to calm ourselves, and reside in the “quiet” that lives within us.  It is not hidden.  There are no magical words or phrases we can use to get there.  But, research has shown that using a heart breath or breathing through our heart center is a reliable method for getting centered and feeling coherent.  One reason that using a “heart breath” works, is because it is almost impossible to think ourselves into “inner peace”.

When we are surrounded by chaos, we do have the ability to find our personal path through the world using our inner guidance.  That guidance is always available, always.  We just need to take the time, get quiet enough, and listen.  When we are centered and coherent, we have the capacity to build a better life for ourselves and be a Blessing in the world.

There are many great and well-known examples of people who have done exactly that, based on their Inner Guidance.  And, there are hundreds and thousands of people, past and present, we may never heard of, who have made or are making a difference in the world.  If you are reading this, or listening to my podcasts, you are most likely one of those people!

Every global spiritual teacher that we have studied or know about has taught spiritual practices.  Every indigenous culture that I am aware of has some kind of spiritual practice.  Living in a culture with so many people glued to some kind of screen does not encourage spiritual practice!

However, we all know from our personal experience that spiritual practice works.  We also know that real change happens from within.  Most of us have seen that real social change happens from the ground up.  We all have numerous examples of this.  

We also know that where we put our attention is where our energy goes.  So, I am suggesting that after we are centered in that “quiet place”,  we focus on a few of the places where we have lived.  Many of us have lived or been “stationed’ in numerous places.  Let’s bless those cities or towns, lighting up the neighborhoods where we lived.  Let’s just “light up” the whole country, one neighborhood, one city at a time.

Just as Sunlight is a reliable “antidepressant”, Light breaks up old patterns, also heals, and illuminates spiritual pathways.  We know these practices work.  We have experienced this and seen it work, more than once!

Have a Wonderful Week, and when in doubt, just keep rowing.  I will meet you in the Peace of our Inner Sanctuary.  Many, many Blessings, always, mc