The Healing Journey

Healing requires embarking on a journey along previously untrammeled paths, so that the unconscious becomes conscious. It requires the raising of consciousness, an expansion of awareness, so that we see the world with different eyes. We see the world anew. 

Crises in our lives offer us an opportunity to evolve in new directions and to create new versions of ourselves, so that we can explore new pathways that we would not otherwise have taken if things had stayed the same. 

Healing occurs when we connect with the deepest aspects of ourselves in our hearts. We can then meet with our deepest fears, feelings and emotions, which also lead us to connect more fully with our bodies and with the world. For we are our bodies and we are the world, since we are creative participants in the world. The world does not consist of objects and events from which we are separated. It is often feelings of disconnection, fragmentation and loneliness that are the causes of our dis-ease(s). We create our bodies and we create the world. We give to the world and we receive from the world. We are distinct, unique and fundamental parts of the collective world soul.

When we seek healing, we move deeper into the silence of our yearning for peace with ourselves, for coherence, for harmony and connection with All That Is. We connect with ourselves and thereby open ourselves up to receive the wisdom of the world soul, which speaks to our hearts clearly when we are calm and present so that we can truly listen to the messages and meanings in every moment. We find a still place, within which there is clarity, focus, joyous feelings and a clear vision about who we are and where we are going. We then are blessed to move deeper into connection with our souls, with the world and with ourselves.  We can then truly heal and be healed.

Snatam Kauer: Ra Ma Da Sa Healing Mantra

Ra Ma Da Sa, Sa Say So Hung
the Siri Gaitri Mantra
From: http://www.sahej.com/Ra_Ma_Da_Sa.html
 

Healing for the Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan
Healing for Others
Healing for the Self
 

Ra Ma Da Sa is like a rare diamond, which connects you with the pure healing energy of the universe. You can instill the health trend in your consciousness by injecting this strong healing vibration into your mind. Then your actions and whole being will obey that thought. In order to change health troubles, we must alter the process of thought that brings the crystallization of consciousness into different forms of matter and action.

RA - the fire principle - symbolizes the Sun.
There would be no life on Earth if it were not for the Sun showering us with the pranic life-force. Working with the Sun is the highest practice of Kabbalah. The Sun is a source of energy, life and warmth. In other words, the Sun is the heart of our universe. It purifies and energizes.

MA - the water principle - is the energy of the Moon.
MA calls on the cosmos through the sound of compassion, causing the universe to become the mother and you the child, and this brings you help and healing. It is cooling and nurturing. 

DA - the Earth principle - provides the ground of action.

SA - the air principle - is the impersonal infinity.

When sound takes place in the external plane, it becomes "A", which represents manifestation.

The first part of the mantra expands toward heaven. By repeating the sound SA as a turning point, it causes the spirit to descend from above into matter in order to animate and vitalize it with healing and life. In other words, the second part of the mantra brings the healing qualities of the superior world back down to the Earth.

The last stanza of the emerald tablet from the great Hermes Trismegistus, which reveals the secret of healing and order in the material plane, is followed in this mantra. It reads, "Ascend with great sagacity from Earth to heaven, and then again descend to Earth, and unite together the powers of things superior and inferior. Thus you will obtain the glory of the whole world and obscurity will fly away from you. The secret is adaptation, transforming one thing into another thing."

Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung transforms an imbalanced and unhealthy body into an
harmonious, healthy one. As in the Star of David (a symbol of two interlaced
triangles) this mantra interlinks spirit with matter.

After SA comes SAY, which is the totality of experience.

 
SO is the personal sense of identity.

HUNG is the infinite, vibrating and real. Hung suggests Hu, which is the life of God in every thing and every being. The ng causes the sound in Hung to stimulate the divine glands. The sound of the breath is So Hung. The inhale is So and the exhale is Hung. The two qualities of So Hung together mean "I am Thou".

As you chant this mantra, you expand toward the infinite and merge back with the finite. Most people have forgotten that their essence is with the infinite, unlimited creative power of the cosmos. When a person goes within himself and consciously experiences his own beauty, he touches his divinity. Then he can reunite his destiny to his highest potential.

A regular listening practice is not only good for practical, preventative self-healthcare, but also it will aid in the assurance of a healthier life. It can help preserve the body and pave the way toward a positive mental projection. Chanting or listening to this mantra set to this classical tune will drive out depression and revibrate your life. It is timeless and can not be outdated. It has worked in the past, it works now, and it will work in the future. There is no time, no place, no space and no condition attached to this mantra. It burns the seed of disease. Use it everyday. Offer it to anyone.

If you work with it, it will work for you. In moments of anxiety, despair, fear or worry, let it be your safeguard. It will give you a strong sense of your own centeredness.

In the words of Yogi Bhajan, Master of White Tantric and Kundalini Yoga, who openly taught this healing mantra to the Western world, "It has worked for three thousand, four thousand years, why should it not work now?"

- - Gurunam Singh Levry

Walking Through Illusion: A Review

I have just finished reading Walking Through Illusion by Betsy Otter Thompson.

This book consists of inspired information in which Jesus speaks about the people who shared his journey during his time here on Earth, such as Mary Magdalene, Judas and Pilate for example.

Each chapter deals with particular individuals to whom Jesus gave advice and with whom he discussed the particular issues they faced, how they were influenced by his teachings, his approach to life and his state of Being.

It is a joy to read about Jesus' own thought processes here - truly inspired and presented with great beauty. 

Always, the advice of Jesus is to approach the issues of every day life from a heart-based state of Being. Betsy states that in order to begin to write this book she had to open her heart to different emotional issues. In the process of praying and asking for a way forward this approach was revealed to her.


Each chapter deals with issues/topics that we all face in our everyday lives in this reality such as Reform, Gifts, Obstacles, Morality, Nourishment, Beliefs, Opinions, Approval, Fairness, Curiosity, Truth, Advice, Complaints, Acceptance, Hearts, Handicaps, Betrayal, Identities, Hatred, Memories, Confusion, Death and Time. 

For example, Bartholomew was give the following advice by Jesus: 

"See success differently, I told Bartholomew, and instead of insisting it’s something you see with your eyes, see it as something you feel in your heart. I called this process walking through illusion". 

The book is full of beautiful statements like this. I particularly enjoyed the quotes at the beginning and end of each chapter. These words are truly inspired and inspiring.

At the end of each chapter there is a worksheet section in which the reader can work through their own thoughts/feelings on the issues highlighted in each chapter. These sections are particularly useful I feel. Finally, Betsy shares her own reflections on the issues raised in each chapter, which provides a nice personal touch.

This is a book about the words and approaches of Jesus specifically and not surprisingly, in this context, there is universal wisdom here, which all true seekers will enjoy and benefit from. The concepts are presented and discussed with clarity and ease.

The words of Jesus still resonate and remain alive through this work. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it as a book to keep by the bedside and to return to again and again for deep insights and wisdom on the joy and travails of every day living.

True Being

Traversing the divine matrix,

You ride the waves of eternity.

You dissolve into the universe,

As the waveforms expand,
And the particles dissipate.

There is a resonance now,

Vibrating, energetic perfection,

Alive to infinite possibilities,

The power to transmute matter,

The power to transform pain,

The power to heal.

This is beyond reality,
This is the Absolute.

Breathe,

Step back again,

Relax,

Do nothing

Be nothing,

But Be everything.

This is you Being at your core,

A Being of light,

Of energy, 

Of waveforms,

Of Vibration.

Where there is no separation,

From All that Is.

You have transcended the illusions,

And you are alive to eternal, infinite possibility.

Connect the points in space,

Connect the points in time,

Feel the perfection,

Which is gnosis.

The perfection of your body is rekindled,

It can be done,

it will be done.

It is.

Be Happy, Be the Change

Take care...be joyful, laugh, be happy - celebrate Your family, your life and Your friends, celebrate the Earth in all her glory, celebrate Your successes, feel the stillness, the peace, the love in Your life and reflect it back into the world around You always! 

You are blessed to be here at this time....You have a job to do - it is to remember who You truly are, to rediscover Your divinity and to reveal Your inner beauty to the Universe! 

Then, as Gandhi said, You can Be the change You wish to see in the World around You!

Best wishes to You all who have ventured, however fleetingly, into this little world of The Seagull Speaks!

In love and light!

Seagull

A Soul Discovers Her Still Centre

You have travelled far from the Source my child,
You have journeyed through aeons to the edge,
Along the way, You danced as pure energy,
An eternal light within the shifting sands of space and time.

You agreed to forget Your true nature,

You agreed to forget Your true origin,
You agreed to hide Your Beauty within.

The challenge was to remember….

And now You have moved to the still point.

To Your centre where You can begin Your journey home,
Where silence reigns supreme,
You are gently embraced by a transparent cloak of clarity,
You sit within a motionless sea of serenity
Your vision is alive,
Your vision is true.

You have found Yourself again by journeying inwards,

To where Your true self dwells,
To where Your greatest treasures reside,
They accumulated within You as You travelled,
Every single experience,
- The good and the bad -
Is kept there,
Though no judgement is attached to any of them.

They were simply experiences.

And now that You have discovered these treasures,
You have moved beyond them,
Into the unfathomable expanse of Beauty,
The Beauty within You,
A new You,
And You have found peace,
You have found joy,
You have found gentleness,
You have found love.

You have peeled away all the layers of Your amnesia,

Only the real, pure, glorious, wonderful You remains.

And You are not alone,

Choirs of Angels are now singing in exultation.

They know.

Your inner Angel has been revealed to the Universe.

 Still Centre by Courtney Davis
Image used with the written permission of Courtney Davis
http://courtneydavisart.com

Be Still

Be Still,

Enter the Silence,

Let love flow through your body.....

....Breathe....

....Be alive....

Take a step back from the crowd,

Move to the edge,

Move into stillness.

It will speak to you,

As you feel your spirit rise in waves,

Up and down your spine as you breathe...

In and out.....

In and out.....

Up and down.....

All around.

The waves spread,

Outward,

Inward.....

In many dimensions at once,

As the energy flows through your cells,

Rising within you,

Into your lungs,

Into your heart,

Filling with energy,

Filling with light.

And the healing begins,

There is a lightness of being,

Being alive within you again.

With Each Person You Meet

''To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction: or the forces of two bodies on each other are always equal and are directed in opposite directions''.
Newton's 3rd law of motion


With each Person You meet,
Each precious Person You interact with Day by precious Day,
Take Time,
Look into Their Eyes and touch Their Spirits,
Each time You do this,
A spark of Delight will ignite,
This spark will reproduce itself and evolve,
Throughout the body of the Person with whom you interact,
The spark is the Truth of Life,
And it is utterly knowable.

It will take Time,
But sooner than You would think,
The flames of innumerable candles will be lit like stars,
And the Person will begin to know Joy for the first Time in their Life,
True Joy, unencumbered by the restrictions of worry and fear and doubt.

Then,
As Time goes by,
The candles will move closer to each other,
The flames will meet,
And Energy will be released,
Seemingly from nowhere.
Pure Love, pure Consciousness, pure Creation!

The Spirit swells within the chest,
And is so joyous to know itself for the first time in this Life,
That it cannot be restrained and never will be again,
For Creation has to know itself.

The Spirit is released and begins to explore its temple the Body,
And the Body knows this and begins to Heal.

Realisation dawns,
Life is appreciated,
Life is Loved.

The person,
Body and Spirit joins the eternal chain,
And Creation Evolves,
On and On and On……..