A Theme that has occurred to me repeatedly now after meditation is to hold the course. Evelyn brought the Bhagavad Gita to me the other day. She was showing me how it reflected the idea of God being the unchanging and perfect while we, and everything we see or have concept for, are relative. For any of you who may not know the Bhagavad Gita, it is a Hindu scripture. Specifically, it is a dialogue between a mortal and God. It is very interesting to read but the part that drew my attention this time was a discourse about different types of people. It defines people into three types. The first is the group of people who hold God foremost in their decisions and activity. It says these people have a singular goal which is to serve God. because they have this singular goal, they are able to make quick and concise decisions and do not waste time and mental energy going between decisions and deciding the best course. These people are happy and successful because of this singular course and goal. The second group is the folks who primarily pursue worldly goods. Because these people have many goals (or gods?) they are seeking to serve, they expend much of their energy and time chasing more immediate satisfaction. They are largely scattered (less focused) and consequently less successful and less happy. The last group is the group of people who work from a place of just getting by. In not so many words, it says this group is lazy. They have few to no goals and just try to go from day to day. They are the least happy as they have no direction and no goals to base decisions on. They are lost in a sea of nothingness.
I am working to make it to the first group, that seems like the place to be if any of these groups actually exist. . .currently, I think I am vacillating between Group 1 & 2, unfortunately more often in 2. I decided that I will start woring on this in a micro sense. As I have mentioned, I have a little boy and he loves cars. One of his favorite cars is one that you pull back and release and it will start driving off in the direction that it is pointed. Thing is, it often gets off course and I have to walk beside it and pick it up and point it back on it's course to get where I originally pointed it. I think that is now what I am going to try to do with myself. In the morning when I meditate, I will set a definite goal (point myself in a direction I wish to go) and I will constantly keep a check on myself through the day and if I am not on course, I will just redirect my thoughts and actions to get back on course.
The word "action" actually brought up another thought from the Bhagavad Gita that has been marinating in my mind. It says that we are all acting all the time. Intellectually, I know this, but it is good for me to be reminded. The truth is, I spend a lot of energy every day as I suspect, most do. If I just focus this energy, I know that I can be wildly successful.
So calling up thoughts from a previous meditation, the fact that
1) my goals are God's goals so I do not have to accomplish everything and have every detail figured out before I start;
2. I Am always in action;
3. I Am on God's team; and
4. I just need to keep correcting my course.
If I can If I just keep correcting my course when I am off, know that I am always acting and focus the action, and know that I am on God's team serving God such that I keep going taking even the smallest step, doing my part, and trusting that God will take care of what seems overwhelming or unknowable, then I am on my way, right. . . .
Baby steps first I guess. When I wake up tomorrow, I will set my goal for the day and let you know how it goes.
Love and light, C
I am working to make it to the first group, that seems like the place to be if any of these groups actually exist. . .currently, I think I am vacillating between Group 1 & 2, unfortunately more often in 2. I decided that I will start woring on this in a micro sense. As I have mentioned, I have a little boy and he loves cars. One of his favorite cars is one that you pull back and release and it will start driving off in the direction that it is pointed. Thing is, it often gets off course and I have to walk beside it and pick it up and point it back on it's course to get where I originally pointed it. I think that is now what I am going to try to do with myself. In the morning when I meditate, I will set a definite goal (point myself in a direction I wish to go) and I will constantly keep a check on myself through the day and if I am not on course, I will just redirect my thoughts and actions to get back on course.
The word "action" actually brought up another thought from the Bhagavad Gita that has been marinating in my mind. It says that we are all acting all the time. Intellectually, I know this, but it is good for me to be reminded. The truth is, I spend a lot of energy every day as I suspect, most do. If I just focus this energy, I know that I can be wildly successful.
So calling up thoughts from a previous meditation, the fact that
1) my goals are God's goals so I do not have to accomplish everything and have every detail figured out before I start;
2. I Am always in action;
3. I Am on God's team; and
4. I just need to keep correcting my course.
If I can If I just keep correcting my course when I am off, know that I am always acting and focus the action, and know that I am on God's team serving God such that I keep going taking even the smallest step, doing my part, and trusting that God will take care of what seems overwhelming or unknowable, then I am on my way, right. . . .
Baby steps first I guess. When I wake up tomorrow, I will set my goal for the day and let you know how it goes.
Love and light, C