Hello,
I'm Jacob Watson.
This is an ancient essence mantra that consists of three sacred Sanskrit words,
Sat,
Chit,
Ananda,
Sat,
Chit,
Ananda,
Typically translated as supreme existence,
Supreme consciousness,
And supreme bliss.
These three words form the name of an ashram in South India,
Sat,
Chit,
Ananda,
Also known as shantivanam,
A unique place where both Hindu and Christian spiritual practices are observed.
Several years ago,
I went on a pilgrimage to India and lived at shantivanam for a month.
To this day,
I continue to use existence,
Consciousness,
Bliss as a mantra in my daily meditation practice.
Here are three meditations with morning blessing gifts of existence,
Consciousness,
Bliss.
Recognize that you exist today,
The most basic and precious fact.
Along with all of creation,
You are alive still and again.
Most of creation is silent,
The quiet underneath the noise.
Join the immense background that holds us all,
The great stillness underneath everything.
Be silence now.
This form you have is like no other,
But uniquely your physical manifestation for this human life.
It asks for honor and care in every present moment.
We have the gift of feeling our natural responses to being alive.
Our feelings remind us that we are here and that we are awake and responsive.
Your spirit is alive and well.
Your spirit infuses your life with energy and meaning.
It is the constant amidst all the change.
May you know the simple gift of being here and now.
Your gift today is existence.
Open your eyes to a new day.
Awaken to the unknown for the known has not happened yet.
Be in this moment,
The brand new moment,
Just born.
Bring this awakened self into the precious stillness of your conscious being.
Sit here Bring awareness to your form,
This body.
When you notice,
You offer energy as you do now to your physical being in this time,
In this place.
Your body is one with all other forms.
Be aware now of your emotional life in this moment,
What you feel.
Honor each and every feeling as they come and go.
Express one at a time.
Animating all this is spirit.
We are not so much conscious of each form,
But consciousness itself together.
The world of spirit.
May you be awake and alive to your day today.
Your gift today is consciousness.
Welcome.
When I am living on a boat,
I love to get up early,
Raise the sails in the calm morning stillness,
Slip the mooring and head out of the harbor.
Often the wind is so gentle it makes no mark on the water,
But propels the boat.
Let the day propel you.
Continue this beginning in silence.
The wind,
Silent,
Is joyful.
Be like silent wind.
Fill yourself with silence,
Bringing calm to every cell.
Flesh out the form you are.
Give attention and energy to your feet,
Up through your legs and middle,
To your chest and arms,
And finally to your neck and head.
Honor,
Awaken,
And energize yourself to this day.
Call up your emotions.
Roam your consciousness for a feeling.
It matters not which feeling comes.
What gives life and health is the process so that whatever feeling arises is welcomed.
Given the opportunity of this new day,
How might your soul be acknowledged today?
Here and now we have the courage to call forth your precious soul.
What or who answers the call?
May you sail into this day and create ways to express who you are.
Any creative act may do this,
Any way through which you can touch,
Speak,
See,
And express your bliss.
Your gift today is bliss.
