Meditation,
Joy to the world.
Close your eyes and from a seated position,
Press both feet into the ground.
Lengthen the spine,
Drop your shoulders,
Loosen your jaw,
Rest your hands on your lap,
Palms face up.
Relax the body.
Allow it to open and make room for joy.
Joy is flowing through your body.
Come into your breath.
Inhale into your body and exhale.
Inhale joy and release.
Inhale joy into the body and release.
Welcome joy into the breath,
Allowing it to flow freely and easily.
Welcome joy into the mind.
See the word joy in your imagination.
With your inhale and exhale,
Allow joy to expand and fill the mind.
Feel joy spreading to every part of you,
Body,
Mind and spirit.
See in this place of joy as you relax more and more deeply.
You are sitting on top of the world.
As you look at your surroundings,
There are beams of light shining on earth in all directions,
North,
South,
East and west.
Instantly you recognize that this is the light of joy streaming from oceans,
Trees,
Mountains and homes.
You notice that some places shine brightly while others are dim.
How do I create a world full of light,
You ask yourself?
How do I create a world where there is no darkness?
How do I create a world full of joy?
A wise teacher once told you that the path to joy is through the imagination.
In your mind's eye,
You pretend you're carrying a basket with drops of white light.
You pick up one light and drop it on a home that is dim.
As you take a closer peek into this home,
You notice it is an older person who lost their spouse.
As soon as the light drops into the house,
This person instantly lights up,
Recalling and celebrating the many joyful moments shared with someone special.
You look at another part of the globe and notice a bigger patch of land with very little light and many shadows.
It is a town and you choose to help this town revive itself.
You pick up another drop of white light and let it descend upon this town.
Within moments,
You notice people walking out of their doors and gathering at the town center no longer bound by fear,
Separation and hatred.
You want to do more.
You really want to see the world lit up,
Every crack and crevice and corner full of light.
And instead of dropping the white lights one by one,
You flip the basket upside down and drop the little white light drops onto the earth.
In seconds,
The earth is glowing and radiating with joy.
You have hit the reset button for the planet.
Joy flows freely between people and animals and trees.
Joy has landed on earth because of you.
From this space of light,
Humanity remembers that joy is the greatest gift it possesses.
Seated on top of the world,
You make an offering to it.
I offer joy for my healthy body.
I offer joy for my healthy mind.
I offer joy for my healthy spirit.
I offer joy for the blessing of being here and now.
I offer joy for all that is yet to be.
I offer joy for family and friends.
I offer joy for the community in which I live.
I offer joy to every living being.
I offer joy to those who came before me.
I offer joy for the gifts I have received and for the ones yet to come.
I offer joy for my life.
May joy continue and flow and grow forever.
May peace continue and flow and grow forever.
And may love continue and flow and grow forever.
Yes indeed,
You have the capability of lighting up the world.
Because of you,
The world shines.
Because of you,
The world is alive.
Because of you,
The world remembers joy.
Thank you for saying yes to joy.
You promise to stay joyful.
You commit to sharing your joy in times of uncertainty and change.
Finally come back into your body by gently moving hands and feet,
Wiggling fingers and toes.
Come back into the body.
Believe and trust that joy is here to guide and inspire you.
As you return to the world,
Know that you are connected to many hearts and hands.
In this way,
Let us reunite and bring the power of joy we know and recognize to be true.
Open your eyes.
Namaste.
