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Magic – a word created to explain anything that can never be explained; a word to describe possibility among impossibilities; a concept to replace all the rest of the infinity of the universe that is incomprehensible at the level of the mind.
Magic
This is an inspiring post. I am only 23 years old and J.K. Rowling came out with the first Harry Potter novel midway through my adolescence, so you must be younger than I am. You present a very mature message for such a young person. If you carry the awareness and the appreciation of the magic with you throughout your life, then you're bound to do great things. All the best!
After spending several consecutive days in various airports and city hotels on my way to some courses, the old question,“What’s it all about?” was playing over in my mind like a broken record. So many people sleepwalking through life, without really knowing what it means to be alive.
Wake up and smell the coffee...second cup
So true Narain, thank you for your words :) I am astonished at where I used to be only 1 year ago from now: bound, so much anger towards my world and EVERYONE in it, sad, lonley, yet with everything i "thought" i needed, i was desperate.
Finding Ascension saved me from the dream i thought was "just life"! i just opened my eyes and everything i was ever looking for was already here! And it's never outside ourselves...it's so EASY!
Thank you for you constant guidance. I am truely alive again, and am experiencing others around me claiming their birthright back all the time!
BRING IT ON WORLD!!
Sandy commented on 24-Feb-2010 01:34 PM
WOW Narain, you've done it again. You message is clear, direct and totally compassionate.
I feel so blessed to walk the bright path. To be free to make the choice between peace or pain, to believe limited concepts or experience unbounded consciousness. It is our choice, every moment. A choice that can only be made right now, forever! I love it!
It's perfection. It's hugeness. And it's immeasurable love.
In gratitude.
Anne Grey commented on 02-Mar-2010 09:14 AM
Narain thank you again. This is so clear and powerful, and such a helpful reminder. How blessed we are to be able to choose in this moment, in every moment for Peace, Love, Joy, Freedom, and for this choice to be available to everyone.
Kristin Seim Buflod commented on 08-Mar-2010 02:01 PM
Yes, the Queendom of Heaven is here, has always been, and I´m so thankful you helped me through the veil. Greetings from Kristin on the 8. of mars
Marie commented on 01-Apr-2010 12:21 AM
"it is simply necessary to unplug from it."
Sadly, this is not the answer. I know an Ishaya and her being 'unplugged' has made her a zombie to her family. I just don't get how that is richer. If everyone did this not much would get done. The ability to deal with conflict resolution is definitely non-existent now. I just don't see how that helps.
Narain commented on 05-Apr-2010 01:39 PM
Not knowing the specifics of your friend and her dynamic with those around her, I can only respond to the general point. While the quote from the blog is taken out of it’s original context, your point is never the less valid. Many people spend most of their time worrying or angry about things that they cannot do anything about. This stresses the body and prevents them from experiencing the richness of this moment.
All around you, all of the time is an indescribable richness, fullness and beauty. The reason why most people’s experience of life is not like that is because they spend most of their time caught up in habitual thought. None of the thoughts are present; none of them are about here and now. This unconscious habit is the sole reason that life is not experienced as continuously rich.
The state of being present is not at all “zombie like.” It is actually the most alive of states.
Sometimes there are those who use the concept of being present to avoid the challenges of life, but this is not an answer, nor is it the result of awareness resting in it’s source. With guidance and willingness this can be seen and let go of, and the richness of what it means to truly live can continue to flower.
If you see someone avoiding life, love them enough to tell them. My personal experience of many, many hundreds of people having the courage to discover who they are is that life does indeed continue to become more and more full and vibrant. Sometimes this requires continued guidance and support to move beyond subtle limitations and concepts as they arise.
All conflict arises from the holding of positions. Open communication, and listening to those we love, is the best conflict resolution.
Thank you for your comment, I hope the response has been of some value.
Marie commented on 19-Apr-2010 01:53 AM
It is now April 18. Thank you Narain for validating what I thought I already knew. For me disappointment is like a flinching human reaction. I did experience that flinch and then I moved on. I am just going to treat that new truth as a data point from where I can make future decisions. I do know that hiding truth can not be validated. And this is where it all starts to unravel. I continue to wonder what the fear is in dialogue.
Narain commented on 19-Apr-2010 01:51 PM
Hello again Marie,
I have to assume that your “disappointment” is due to the non-publication of your last post? The last post you sent seemed personal and no longer related to the content of the blog, therefore not really appropriate to the public thread of discussion. It also did not seem open to response. Nothing here is closed to dialogue; however in this case to help resolve the issue, it may be necessary to have a more personal and intimate dialogue. Please feel free to continue to post here, but also, please email me personally anytime at narain@thebrightpath.com and I will respond as soon as I am able. If you like, you can send me a number where I can contact you and I will call. There is a “contact us” tab on the website homepage where you can find your local centre who will also be willing to help in any way they can. I look forward to hearing from you…
For as long as I can remember, I felt like I was born for some kind of purpose. I did not know specifically what that purpose was, of course, but there was always a nagging sense that there was something I was here to do.
The simple truth
It’s a couple of days after
Chinese New Year; the celebration still carries on. People rejoice this new
beginning, which they have the opportunity to let go of their past and change
their lives into something new.New beginning
So true Narain, thank you :) It's an amazing gift we've all been given to explore to the depths that we can...even typing on this computer...how sweet is that?!?! If we were a tree it would be an altogether different story...ENJOY, EXPLORE, GROW!
Annapurna commented on 15-Feb-2010 12:02 PM
Thanks Narain :-)
Matt commented on 19-Feb-2010 02:41 AM
Beautifully written old friend, as you know i too lost a love one and my decision not to view the empty vehicle that carried such a beautiful and loving person is something that i certainly do not regret. To remember the person he was, will be different in the eyes of everyone close to him, as they will be remembering the person and not the vehicle that carried that person. A few days before his passing, i sat with my brother and looked into his empty eyes. I knew that he had already gone, his laugh, his zest for love & life, i was looking at an empty vehicle. I loved that vehicle for transporting my brother through his life's journey, but now it has gone, yet my brother will be with me forever...
Keep up the great work my friend.
Ishani commented on 01-Mar-2010 07:51 AM
Thank you Narain for the reminder...it's amazing, just today I was talking with Siddharta about the movie and how all that its true, as you wrote, how the movie shows the reality, and how that's not just imagination, it's a true experience of how we explore this...this planet, this flavor, this colors...and how one-thing we are, how infinite is the Self and how magical is this game, this adventure of tasting this body...thanks 4 this...
XOXO
Some say that certain people are more sensitive than others. I reckon I am one of those! Do you know the story of the Princess and the Pea? I used to feel like her! Endless Peas
I can visualize the twenty beds beings how deep these emotions can be. The pea is the habitual groove/pattern at an almost subconscious level still being touched by waking state events preventing restful sleep. This story has all the right ingredients for good digestion.
Veggies, Candy-Corn, Whats next...The Main Course?
Satta commented on 04-Feb-2010 11:31 AM
Thanks K from America. Your comments are funny and refreshing. I hope the main course satisfies you! Let's not forget dessert to follow!
Nati Devi Ishaya commented on 04-Feb-2010 03:00 PM
Thanks this share, it touches me so much.
Kshama commented on 05-Feb-2010 02:21 PM
Hahahahaa! Thats class Sat, and sooo sooo true! My experience has yet another new lease of life after reading that, thanks for your flavour...Peas and Love x(X)x
Annapurna commented on 08-Feb-2010 10:08 PM
Satta, yay, thanks for the reminder :-)
Pushan commented on 11-Feb-2010 06:53 PM
Yes! You cannot hear too often truth...Almost always I based my condition on my feelings! Thanks Satta!
Cyndie commented on 12-Feb-2010 09:03 PM
Thanks Satta for reminding me that those darn feelings can be treated just like thoughts....so much more freedom, Love, Light and Joy Cyndie in STL
Dharani commented on 20-Feb-2010 11:52 PM
Much appreciation, Satta. Your posting resonates so loudly with me!
We've had a whole lot more snow than usual where I live (3 feet!), and I started to snarl about all the shoveling and scraping and bundling in many layers needed every time I went anywhere.
Thankfully, I remembered fairly quickly that peace is always my choice: in the midst of snow-shoveling and ice scraping, in sore muscles and wet feet, Stillness is present . . . if I just relax and let go.
How do I spell "relief?" A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N! ;-)
Ishani commented on 01-Mar-2010 08:14 AM
Hahaha...I was so a Peas Princess! I was deeply merge into the emotions, both sides, and it was so tired...know I know, as u said, emotions are just another thought, and it's so easy and funny that way! What's left is just sweet, clear and constant Peace. Hooray for the Peace Princesses!
xoxo
Teresa Zuidhoek commented on 15-May-2010 10:37 AM
Thanks so much Satta, wow to swim in the peas (not the one that passes all understanding tho!) was me, and i was about to say i still do it but Now im not im watching and laughing too at how simple it is to choose for Peeeace!!!
Many blessings
Teresa
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