Welcome to this meditation for peace.
It's really wonderful to have you here today.
This could be morning for you,
It could be evening,
Afternoon,
It could be anywhere in the world.
And the wonderful thing is that wherever you are,
There you are.
Wherever you are,
That presence,
That being,
That you,
That you are,
Is there.
Is here.
And so during these moments that we have here today in this meditation,
If you like.
Please feel free to bring your attention.
Back to that you that you are.
And to the source of that you.
That you are.
You are who you are as the individual,
The wonderful individual that you are.
And as we know,
Everything that exists,
Including you,
Including me,
Including everyone,
Has a source.
So in these moments,
These very special moments that we can take.
Just like this.
To simply allow the world to continue on,
To carry on as it will,
As it is.
And to just allow our attention,
Our presence,
And our awareness to settle in to ourselves.
As we are.
And as we truly are.
Journeying to the source of your being.
As I journey to the source of my being.
In essence,
At the heart of it all.
It's once worse.
It's one heart.
It's one life.
It's one love.
And so as these moments progress,
There may be.
Different thoughts that come to you,
There may be different feelings,
Different emotions.
You may hear different sounds in your environment.
You may be aware of different fragrances or a fragrance in your environment.
The temperature of the air may register to you as being warm or cool or just perfectly neutral.
Anything and everything is possible in every moment.
In these moments that we have together like this.
The invitation,
And it's simply an invitation,
Just that,
An invitation made in freedom.
To you,
Recognizing your freedom.
Recognizing my own freedom.
Celebrating the freedom that we can be aware of and that we can share in these moments.
The joy of recognizing that freedom is that not only Is it always accessible?
It is always there.
And the wonderful thing that these moments can unfold for us in the space of freedom.
Is the space.
Presence.
And the awareness of peace.
We can certainly understand peace.
Is something very,
Very precious.
It is something to never take for granted.
And it is that peace that we long for,
That we recognize,
That we appreciate.
And that we can in fact celebrate.
Celebrate by simply being aware of that peace in these moments.
And as we know,
Peace can be viewed as the opposite to,
Say,
A non-peaceful state or existence.
Yes,
Absolutely,
We can understand this,
We're aware of this.
In this meditation,
There's an invitation here for you to consider.
Just consider.
And see if this resonates with you at peace.
Can be Possibly something which has no opposites.
That is not the absence of a disturbance of any kind,
But rather it is just the very existence of this moment.
Pure and free.
That it is the essential nature,
Quality,
In reality.
Of who you are.
Of who I am.
Of who everyone is.
And so,
In these moments,
Once again,
Whatever feelings,
Thoughts,
Emotions may be coming to you,
The invitation here is to welcome them and to allow them to be there as they are.
Without feeling that anything wrong is happening,
If there's some thought or recurrent thought or thoughts of any kind.
Just let them be there.
Just as if you were,
Say,
Sitting on a balcony or in a field and there were some little birds moving about and just playing.
Crittering about and just living.
Celebrating the joy of being alive.
The same way,
Your thoughts,
Feelings,
And emotions if you're finding that they're there.
Are welcome here,
Are embraced in this moment.
By this moment.
And by the awareness that you have.
And that you are.
In and of this moment.
We all know the beautiful quality of love that always brings a feeling.
Of unity.
Connection.
Inclusion.
And acceptance.
In love,
The Beautiful quality.
That is always there is that.
Of the eternal reality of oneness.
That exists.
Whether we're aware of it or not.
It is there.
And so.
The only difference,
If at all there is any difference,
To be recognized is in the recognition of this.
The acknowledgement of it.
And the very gentle returning home.
Within ourselves,
To ourselves.
As that being of peace.
As that being of love.
As that being of kindness,
Compassion.
And eternal connectedness.
That in fact we are.
And so in these moments,
You are invited to just be.
You don't have to be anyone.
You don't have to be anything.
Yes,
We have our duties and responsibilities,
We have our roles,
We have all the different hats,
So to speak,
That we wear during our day,
During our lives.
Very good.
Wonderful.
Absolutely fantastic.
It is that we can and we do do all of this.
And then,
In moments such as these,
You can just let those hats,
If you will,
Rest to the side.
We can allow the labels and the designations and all of that which we carry during our day,
Very beautifully,
Very wonderfully,
So of course,
To just be.
Is there.
On the side.
And in these moments,
We can just simply,
If we choose to,
If we wish.
Certainly if there is a sense of a resonance with this.
We can.
Allow.
Wow.
And allow.
That which we've always been.
Which we always are.
We always will be.
To be here in our awareness.
You are the one.
Who never leaves you.
You are the one who's always with you.
And when you have an experience in life before any experience can be experienced.
You must be there.
And you are there.
Very often this you that is being referred to here goes unseen,
Unrecognized.
Unacknowledged.
That is nothing we would ever say is wrong.
It's simply how life progresses,
How life moves along.
And when we have our duties and responsibilities to fulfill naturally,
We have to engage fully with our attention and time and energy to fulfill them.
Then in moments such as these.
We can allow our attention.
Very gently.
Very softly.
And very lovingly.
Expand.
Into the awareness.
Of ourselves.
As we truly are.
And what could that be?
Who could that be?
Where could that be?
Well,
In fact.
.
.
Right here and right now.
And in this moment right here.
Right now.
And in this moment,
Right here.
And right now.
And so on,
And so on,
And so on.
So the invitation to you is to simply allow yourself to be this beautiful,
Infinite presence,
Being,
Frequency,
Vibration,
Space,
Energy.
There's so many words we can use.
Of course,
They all have a unique meaning and they also all point to the same direction,
Place that is both within us and beyond us.
Around us,
And beyond us as individual human forms.
So there's never any gap,
Never any separation between this beautiful presence of yourself as that infinitely peaceful,
Free,
Fulfilled being that you are.
For now.
Joy.
Calmness,
Coolness.
And above all,
Awareness.
Awareness,
Of the source.
As the source.
And so as we move through our time here today,
The invitation is always there.
Just allow yourself.
To recognize that most beautiful,
Intimate part of yourself.
And in the recognition of that.
Acknowledging that this is not only who I am in essence,
But who everyone is.
In essence.
That which makes me the individual I am and that which makes you the individual that you are.
Isn't that wonderful?
And how incredibly beautiful it is that there is so much variety and diversity in our world,
Such that we can experience so much joy and delight through interacting with each other,
Sharing and giving and receiving and helping each other rise in awareness.
Supporting each other in our path that we find ourselves on.
In the journey that we are all on.
Discovering moment to moment.
And so as we become more and more aware of the vast,
Infinite,
Peaceful being that we are,
That is always there,
Waiting to be acknowledged,
Waiting to be visited,
Waiting to be smiled at,
Waiting to be embraced.
That same essence is waiting for you.
To embrace and shower the love.
Of all that it is.
On you,
On me,
On everyone.
And so in these moments,
These very special moments where we have very gently perhaps closed our eyes,
And you are invited to have your eyes closed if you haven't already.
Just continue watching.
Allowing your breath to flow gently.
Joyfully.
And lovingly in and out.
Allowing your body to relax.
And making any adjustments at any time if you feel a need to,
To really settle in to yourself.
And be as absolutely peaceful as you possibly can,
As comfortable as you possibly can.
And is joyful.
As well.
As you possibly can.
Very important thing to remember in our time in meditation is that the breath,
That beautiful,
Incredible breath that we've each been gifted is always there.
Serving us,
Supporting us,
Guiding us.
And so giving gratitude,
If you wish,
To the breath,
We can observe how it's flowing in this and in each moment.
And if you like,
We can take a nice deep breath in.
And exhale,
Let it go.
Once again,
Nice,
Full,
Deep breath flowing in.
And exhaling,
Just let it go.
Once again,
If you like,
Inhaling lovingly and joyfully.
Bringing a smile to your face,
Perhaps,
If you wish.
And exhaling,
Let it go.
Let it go.
When we feel happy,
We naturally smile.
So it follows or flows that when we smile,
We can also observe that happiness is being built and being felt.
In our bodies.
In our nervous system.
So once again,
Taking a nice deep breath in,
Bringing a gentle smile,
If you wish,
To your face.
And exhaling,
Let it go,
Let it go,
Let it go.
One more time,
Nice full,
Deep breath,
Flowing all the way in,
Filling up with a sense of love,
Peace,
Happiness,
Every cell,
Every atom,
Every core of your being.
Retaining all of the beauty and greatness of this inhalation and exhaling,
Releasing,
Relaxing,
And letting go of anything that you wish or need to let go of.
And continue breathing gently,
Fully and deeply in your own time.
Continue to allow your breath to flow in fully and out as is comfortable for you in your own time,
Taking your own time.
And if you wish,
At this point we can.
.
.
Remember these moments?
Or as long as you wish,
Of course,
At any time in your day or night.
Send out loving,
Healing thoughts,
Wishes,
Intentions,
Hopes,
Prayers,
Whatever word you wish to use.
And there are so many,
Of course,
That we can use to describe what the attention is being brought to here,
Which is simply life.
Love.
Joy.
Compassion.
Forgiveness.
Empathy and so,
So,
So many other beautiful words can be brought into this moment.
That are all a reflection of,
And in support of.
Life,
Life pure.
That life pure that is within you and that you are and that everyone is.
And it is that life pure,
That peace pure,
That energy pure,
That frequency pure,
That vibration pure.
Which is,
In fact,
Pure.
And that which is pure is that which is never broken,
Never cut into pieces,
Never divided in any way.
In the essence of that.
Which is unbroken.
Is undying.
And unchanging.
And this is the essence of freedom.
Your true nature,
My true nature,
The true nature of everyone.
And touching this space,
Recognizing this space,
Realizing this space.
The most wonderful recognition of our connection,
Of our love,
Of our oneness.
And be unfolded.
And be experienced.
And be there.
In this experience.
The presence and the awareness of you as that experiencer.
Is here.
Is always here,
Certainly.
And particularly in these moments when our attention and awareness can simply be allowed to go there and to be this.
So we'll take,
At this point,
A few moments.
In silence.
During this time.
You're invited to just watch.
And allow Whatever has been said up to this point to just be there or dissolve away,
Whatever is happening for you is perfect because it is your experience.
It belongs to you and is therefore to be honored,
Respected.
And appreciate.
In these moments of silence which we can now have.
You're invited to just continue to observe,
To watch,
And to be.
Simply be that.
Which is your being before becoming anything.
Continue to breathe gently,
Fully.
Deeply and joyfully in and out in your own time.
We'll now have a few moments.
In silence.
And then we will begin to move from this space.
To conclude our time here for today,
In this moment.
In these moments that we've had,
That we're having together,
With all appreciation and gratitude to you for being here.
For allowing the beauty of your own being to reveal and celebrate itself in this moment,
And for allowing myself to be part of this,
And anyone and everyone who may hear this,
To simply be aware of that beautiful infinite connection that we not only have,
That we are.
And the quality of this connection is pure.
Infinite.
Recognition.
Of who we are.
It never dies.
It never changes.
It has always been here.
And it always will be.
Has this.
That you've always been.
But you always Always.
Will be.
Just have a few moments now in silence,
And then we'll move on from that point of silence and carry on with this beautiful,
Joyful journey of life.
And as we continue.
Simply know that you are alive,
That you have this incredible gift of life within you.
Allowing for the beautiful flow at this moment.
To carry us further.
Along this pathway that we're all joyfully here present,
Living.
And knowing.
As we move along now.
We can head towards the time when we will conclude our time here in this meditation today.
Knowing that we can always return to this place.
It's never far away from us.
And that all it really takes is a decision.
A choice that we can make,
That we can take.
To simply let all of that which is part of our world,
Which is our world in many ways,
To just rest there on the side for some time.
To give ourselves this beautiful gift of awareness,
Presence,
And being.
As we continue now moving towards the conclusion of our time here today.
I would invite you to take a nice,
Full,
Deep breath in.
Allowing your stomach to expand as you inhale.
Filling up with joy,
Peace,
Happiness once again,
Retaining all that which is so beautifully filling us through the inhalation and exhaling now as you release,
Relax,
And let go of anything you wish or need to let go of.
As you do so,
You can draw your stomach in gently if you wish,
As you exhale.
Once again,
Nice,
Full,
Deep breath flowing in,
Filling up with joy,
Happiness,
Peace.
Retaining all the benefit of this inhalation and exhaling,
Releasing,
Relaxing,
And letting go again of anything you wish or need.
Two more times.
Here's one.
Inhaling.
Hearing.
And again,
All the way in.
And exhaling,
Let it go,
Let it go.
And continue breathing gently,
Deeply,
And fully.
In your own time.
And now,
If you like,
If you wish,
Only if you wish,
Of course.
I would invite you to bring your hands together gently and rub them together to create some nice warmth in your hands.
And then bringing your hands to your face,
Gently moving your hands across your face,
And perhaps across the top of your head if you wish,
Whatever you like.
As if you were washing your face with your hands.
Two,
Three times.
Like.
Once again,
If you wish,
Rubbing your palms together to create that nice warmth in your hands.
And again,
Moving your hands gently across your face.
Over the top of your head if you wish,
Or just off to the side.
Allowing your hands to move in such a way that there's no pressure.
On your eyes at any time.
No pressure.
Not even touching the eyes.
At any time.
Allowing them to relax.
And to release any strain or stress they may be holding.
One more time,
If you like,
Rubbing palms.
And again,
Moving the hands across your face and your head.
And down.
The eyes can still be closed if you like for the next few moments and past allowing.
The peace of this moment.
We continue to fill you to the brim.
Flood every pore,
Every cell of your being.
And if you wish,
You can think about bringing the attention,
The awareness,
And the energy back into the body and the mind and the identity that we have,
That we are,
That we carry.
And then.
.
.
If you wish to continue with closed eyes,
By all means,
Please feel free to do so.
Otherwise,
If you feel ready to open your eyes,
And you would like to.
Please go right ahead and open your eyes,
But please do so slowly.
Gently.
Softly.
So that there's no disturbance created to yourself in any way as you open your eyes.
And then once your eyes are open.
For those who have opened their eyes,
Just having a look around your environment,
Around your room,
Wherever you are.
And just observing whatever is there.
Noting whatever you see without judging anything or qualifying.
Quantifying anything in any way,
Just observing.
And also,
Very importantly,
Observing what's happening within yourself and how are experiencing you in this moment.
And being aware of any changes or differences that you may be aware of that have happened during this time of meditation.
There may be something,
There may be many things,
There may not be anything in particular.
And that's fine,
Whatever you're experiencing.
Is absolutely fine.
It doesn't have to be any other way,
Because this moment and this experience belongs to you exactly as you are.
This wonderful,
Truly Truly wonderful you that you are.
And so just observing what is around you,
Observing what is within you,
And recognizing that place within.
Which is grounded,
Connected,
And peaceful.
Carrying forth into the day or the night or the evening,
Wherever you are.
You may be heading off to sleep at this point,
And if you are,
Heading to sleep,
Wishing you a beautiful,
Restful,
Healing night ahead.
May you awaken tomorrow with a sense of joy and happiness.
Ready to begin your day with a sense of optimism and satisfaction.
Enthusiasm and curiosity,
Perhaps.
And if you're heading to some other activity at this point,
Wishing you also the same sense of love,
Joy,
And happiness always.
May everyone's life always be filled with that wonderful presence of awareness that is filled with love,
Joy,
And peace always.
And it's so important that we take care of ourselves so that we can live our lives as fully and as joyfully as we can,
And as we are certainly gifted to do so.
And also,
Certainly,
As we make ourselves strong and capable,
Happy,
And more and more aware of our free nature,
We can also then,
From that place of fullness and strength,
Share,
Give,
And offer to others as well.
So thank you so much for being here.
Thank you for joining,
And wishing you happiness,
Peace,
And love always.
