Love Everyone, Tell the Truth

Boy, oh, boy! When you make the conscious choice to step into your dharma, the speed with which the universe brings you the messages you need to hear is beyond measure. 

So here I was doing my daily ablutions this morning, just minding my own business. I was listening to a yoga lesson on Dharma. Ram Dass was talking about how after many days in retreat you start to finally let go of your distracting habits and feel that connectedness that only comes from getting still enough to hear your inner voice. He describes how the universe he lives in only has two beings left in. There is who he still thinks he is, the illusion, and there is "Sam," who you can call God, or the universe, or the Guru. He goes on to say that the universe he lives in exists only to bring him to the Guru. 

I was brushing my teeth at the time and I just burst into tears. This is becoming a common theme since I started my transformation. But here I was, choking and trying not to drown in my own delight and sorrow at this revelation. Now, I've heard this message several times. I TEACH this stuff all the time. I had literally said as much the night before during a Karma Conversation with a fellow traveller on the path. 

But here I am realizing the grace of the Guru, being washed in this loving wisdom and I continue getting dressed and ready for my day just awed at how simple, yet how complex this message is. 

Okay, so I'm thinking faster than I'm typing so maybe you aren't able to keep up with the transmission I am receiving but the only thing you need to know is, everything you are experiencing is bringing you to love you deserve. Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's ALL small stuff. The suffering you are experiencing can be remedied. The function of an incarnation is to end suffering. The method of ending suffering for each being is their dharma. 

Stay tuned for awesomeness!

Karma

The more I learn about how the world operates, the more I realize I know nothing. But I also realize that God gives you plenty of opportunities to master the lessons you need the most. Karma. Learn the first time and be done with it. Don't quite learn it? Doomed to repeat it. But Doomed may not be the choicest word, for it is sometimes a real blessing to have the chance to keep learning. Few things are fatal. 

All this is a very cryptic way of saying, I think I'm getting the hang of realizing when I'm in the midst of a lesson, even if I'm not all that keen on resolving the situation in the best way. 

Today, I had a confrontation at the gym where I teach yoga. Once upon a time, I enjoyed getting into somebody's face when they annoyed me. But I've been operating on a different vibe and working pretty hard at changing my automatic responses to situations. So today, as this event was unfolding, I did my level best to stay calm, to project love, to see the argument from all sides, and to attempt to diffuse the anger being thrown at me. 

When all was said and done, it took me a really long time to bring my attention back to the present moment. The energy I was giving off was so affected that I couldn't get my music to work, I couldn't keep track of my yoga flow, I had my rights and lefts totally mixed up. But soon enough, I remembered to stop, take a few deep breaths, center myself on the thoughts that I breathe in love, breathe out peace, and I carried OM. 

I'm sure this whole incident will somehow turn into a yoga lesson, or two or three. Isn't everything a yoga lesson now? :)

I walked into a Hallmark store this afternoon and the first display I saw was a frame that had a "... days til I'm a grama" sign. The number was 108 - the number of beads on my mala. I immediately touched my wrist, breathed love and light into my body, smiled and continued shopping. 

The universe keeps giving me confirmation that I'm moving in the direction of my Dharma! 

What kind of lessons do you find yourself repeating?