My favorite aspect of meditation and the very thing that draws me to the cushion,
Floor or mat is the stripping away of ego.
A time out for the self that is self-conscious,
Judgmental and preoccupied with myself.
A stripping away of the ego to what is left is just a sense of oneness with the world and all beings.
By contemplating on aspects or traits of a deity or simply just love as a universal force such as compassion,
Generosity and kindness,
Our egoic defensiveness falls and we can look through a lens of just like me.
This is the thought that all beings have struggle and hardship just like me.
If your cup is empty and drained,
I ask of you to fill it up with the love of a power of your choosing,
The love from any deity such as Jesus,
Buddha or simply love as a universal and innate force which all beings show and are deserving of.
This supply is always available to you from your children,
Partner,
Parents and friends.
I ask of you to remember,
If you have ever acted,
Snapped,
Been upset or angry,
I ask of you to honour these emotions.
Emotions may have every right to be felt but they do not serve you.
I ask of you to give all goodness in this world to fill your nature with soothed and your heart with loving energy and love.
Let the abundant source of love fill your cup as you breathe in and out with every breath.
Let your cup be filled with this love for the next few minutes.
Take the blindfold off that is blinding you from the goodness in the world and let yourself see one good thing in your day.
Embrace the duality,
Dear one.
Embrace the softness and hardness,
The numbness and the intense feelings,
The doubt and confidence,
The perceived lack or the abundance,
The highs and lows.
This embrace will override the obstacles that do not serve you,
The stark and harshness that may stick so vividly in your mind,
The betrayal,
Heartache,
Loss,
Misunderstandings and mistakes.
This embrace will push these memories under the lens of a wiser self,
The more mature self,
A self with inherent light.
Feel what you need to as you breathe in and out.
Drop into the feelings.
Let anything you are feeling now place your hand on your heart with loving energy and more.
Let the abundant source of love fill your cup.
This source is limitless and infinite and always can be accessed even in the worst of situations.
So as you sit or lie down,
Breathe here into this source.
Let whatever that comes from this guidance guide you,
Any insights or pockets of wisdom.
If this practice did not leave you with such,
Then gladly thank yourself for the inherent light and love in you and the inherent love and light around you.
Let any insights or wisdom also guide you gently to a lesser solution or answer,
Guide you to a better outcome or resolution,
Guide you to your inherent worth and ability,
Guide you to the you that may have been lost under the rubble of expectations and opinions of others.
It's time to come out now.
The unearthing and picking up rock by rock may take some time,
But there will come a time when every rock has been moved and when there no longer a time when your path is clear and you'll be on your way.
Thank you for joining me and listening to this short guided meditation and I hope that you can join me in other meditations with Sit with Aksha.
