Begin with Compassion
As we begin a new month, and I continue to process insights, energy, and experiences from the weekend, I am reminded that in Japanese Reiki, Mikao Usui taught that we must cultivate compassion for ourselves before we can extend it to others...
I think of that as being gentle with oneself when it is needed...
As I process, meditate, and reflect, I also recall so many powerful moments at this time 4 years ago, that ignited my soul and accelerated the path I am currently on. It was nearly 4 years ago that my soul was moved enough to begin writing again, after two decades of not doing so...
It was 4 years ago - that after decades of stopping and starting a meditation practice, I began to sit again on a daily basis...
It was nearly 4 years ago - that in many ways, my interior life changed radically...
I think of where I've been since - never imagining all the changes, the gifts, and the opportunities that I would come to experience, and I am reminded to be gentle and compassionate with myself.
And these were Paramahansa Yogananda's words for today:
Be always compassionate - to yourself and others - for this is the way of the Divine...
I think of that as being gentle with oneself when it is needed...
As I process, meditate, and reflect, I also recall so many powerful moments at this time 4 years ago, that ignited my soul and accelerated the path I am currently on. It was nearly 4 years ago that my soul was moved enough to begin writing again, after two decades of not doing so...
It was 4 years ago - that after decades of stopping and starting a meditation practice, I began to sit again on a daily basis...
It was nearly 4 years ago - that in many ways, my interior life changed radically...
I think of where I've been since - never imagining all the changes, the gifts, and the opportunities that I would come to experience, and I am reminded to be gentle and compassionate with myself.
And these were Paramahansa Yogananda's words for today:
"Compassion towards all beings
is necessary for divine realization,
for God Himself is overflowing with this quality.
Those with a tender heart
can put themselves in the place of others,
feel their suffering, and try to alleviate it."
is necessary for divine realization,
for God Himself is overflowing with this quality.
Those with a tender heart
can put themselves in the place of others,
feel their suffering, and try to alleviate it."
Be always compassionate - to yourself and others - for this is the way of the Divine...
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