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Today on Illuminations,
Making Peace with Change.
So here we are.
We find ourselves in a supremely challenging moment in history as earthlings.
Many of our elders or our ancestors lived through times not unlike this.
Times when the comfort of our stable reality is shattered.
Times when the very earth we stand on is shaken.
Times when what we took for granted is taken from us.
The very first thing to do is take a deep breath.
Be grateful for the air in your lungs.
Relax your muscles and be grateful for the ground beneath your feet.
Now take another one and let go of some of that enormous weight on your shoulders.
The great spiritual truth is nothing is ever under control.
And the more we try to grasp and keep things the way they are or the way they were,
The more we'll suffer.
Enough of suffering already.
The best thing we can do in this moment is to create ripples.
To emit a resonance of loving kindness for ourselves and for each other.
So right now,
Wherever you are,
Close your eyes and feel how your body is breathing itself.
See if you can extend your exhale so you lean into the softness of the breath out.
Let something go here.
Any tightness,
Uncertainty or fear.
Let it go.
Unpity is a given in this life.
Anitya is what the ancient yogis called it.
It means impermanence.
They say this is one of the characteristics of our existence.
The deep meaning of impermanence is the only thing we can be sure of is that everything will change.
So as you breathe in this moment,
Feel your heart take this beat.
Knowing that this very moment in time will never come again.
Everything you are experiencing right now is but a passing wave in the mighty ocean of existence.
You are a part of humanity and humanity belongs to this earth.
None of us are separate from it and none of us are separate from each other.
Soften the weight of your aloneness and remember what you are a part of.
Know that even in times of fear,
Isolation or despair,
We really are all in this together.
By being born into the world,
You are connected to it.
As intelligent organisms,
We can focus our energy now on calmly loving each other back to health,
Back to peace,
Back to hope.
Back to this moment and the wisdom to do all that we can in service of other beings.
Repeat to yourself,
Silently now,
May I find peace.
May you find peace.
May all beings find peace.
Aloha Samasta Suki no Bhavan 2.
