Aloha,
My name is Rev.
Dr.
Cindy Paulus,
And I wanted to talk about a very important subject today,
And that is the matter that affects us all,
And that is peace.
Peace begins within you.
When you find inner peace,
You can help spread peace for the human race,
The seeds for great states of peace and light come from within each person.
So you must first go into a state of meditation and a state of peace within your soul,
And you can then expand to send the light of peace out to the human race.
When people begin to see that the light of the soul is within all beings,
Then they can begin to see the unity and true understanding of the light within all.
With this understanding,
The problems that arise from the separation of the self can begin to be resolved.
So we must take some time in our lives to really dedicate ourselves to peace.
The seeds for great states of peace and light come from within you,
And they can be fed,
They can be fertilized,
They be brought to grow and blossom in your life and then in others.
I believe that when people see that the light of the soul is within all beings,
Then they can begin to see the unity and true understanding of that light within all.
And with this understanding,
The problems that arise from separation of the self can begin to be resolved.
The conflicts of right and wrong can only find resolution when humankind goes beyond the separate self to that higher place of unity and goodwill.
When we see that anger and hatred that sometimes comes for one another has to be resolved,
We look at ways to find the elements that we can do that.
And one of the ways is to understand peace.
And of course,
One of the ways to find peace is to practice forgiveness.
The depth of the meaning of understanding peace and forgiveness are lifelong elements that we always can foster and go back to.
The inner peace challenges us to learn more about ourselves while allowing us to evolve with the seasons of life.
It was said that when things change inside you,
Things change around you.
Creators of peace would agree.
That peace begins right there within you.
I wrote this one,
This poem,
Which is out there on a CD.
Where do you find that courage to let all hate and resentment go?
To get past the anger and hatred you must view life from that place of your soul.
Past limitations of our little mind,
There is a place inside where forgiveness can be found.
And a peace that is that there as a state to live with.
When you dwell so deep inside,
You can find that place of peace within you and find the power that it holds for peace is the true answer.
And it holds the keys for the world to know.
So it was said by Lao Tzu,
If you're depressed,
You're living in the past.
If you're anxious,
You're living in the future.
And if you are at peace,
You're living in the present.
So that is such a key that we can remember to live in the moment,
To live in the presence,
To find that place of peace within.
To find that place where we can really foster understanding,
Forgiveness,
And kindness.
And we can break down the walls that separate and divide us.
I really believe that we can,
Through the practice of meditation,
Build a stronger place of peace within us.
And we've already covered points such as love and the soul.
In the soul,
There is that place of peace.
In love,
There is that understanding and forgiveness.
So we already have the tools we need that we can find when we go inside to develop that place of peace.
Let's take some time to do that right now.
Let's help to foster that place of peace within that is dwelling there at all times in our soul.
This is so important.
I just want you to understand when we share this peace together here,
It's spreading out across the world in rays and vibrations of peace.
So let's go within right now.
And let's take some very deep,
Peaceful breaths.
Make sure your spines erect and that you're comfortable.
And let's breathe together.
Just simply breathing in peace.
Breathing that peace within.
Holding it right there for a moment and letting that peace spread throughout your mind,
Your body,
And to your soul.
Breathing in again.
Going to that place within.
Making contact there within our soul and that beautiful space of peace within our soul.
Breathing that beautiful soul's peace within.
And as you breathe out,
Letting go of any of the resentments or anything that needs to be forgiven.
Just let it go.
Let it go and be completely whole in this beautiful place of peace within your soul.
Ah,
Feel that positive energy.
And allow this energy here within to radiate out.
See it radiating out around your entire being in a frequency of peace.
How does that frequency feel?
Can you absorb that energy?
Can you feel the healing power of that peace?
Can we learn to set our intention every day?
To be a peacemaker.
To find peace.
To imagine a world where peace is alive.
Let's right now visualize that peace we have right now within our soul.
Spreading out to the community where we live.
See that energy,
That frequency,
Sharing its light in your community.
And now,
With all of that energy,
See that community spread it out to your country.
And now,
Allow the whole country to feel that peace and that light of love and spread it out to the world.
And now see the entire world surrounded by a peaceful energy.
See the dove of peace circling the world,
Enlightening the dark spots,
Bringing peace to all of those in division and in anger.
And now that peace comes back to you right now,
Right here,
To your soul.
Feel it a hundredfold.
Feel it a millionfold.
Remember this place of peace within.
Remember how it feels and that's where peace truly begins.
Plant those seeds of peace right there in your soul.
And allow that peace to blossom with the fragrance of brotherhood and sisterhood,
Where indeed the whole world is served with that positive energy of peace.
I'd like you to take a moment to reflect on peace and to write down possibly any of the thoughts that have come to you of how you feel that peace can work in your life and in your community and in the world.
How we can fuel that peace every day when we go into meditation.
And now with a few deep breaths,
Come back out of this meditation and feel good.
Feel at peace.
I thank you so much,
My friend,
For sharing this place of peace together.
And remember,
You are a peacemaker.
You can set your intention to share peace within so that you can foster peace in the world.
