“Walking Your Own Spiritual Path Is Like Swimming Across The Open Ocean Alone”
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The Soul
THE DAWNING LIGHT # 156 Saturday June 10, 2023
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 144
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WALKING YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL PATH IS LIKE SWIMMING ACROSS THE OPEN OCEAN ALONE “Those who give up have already lost— The Lord blesses those who refuse to quit…” Walking your own spiritual path Honestly and sincerely is Very much like swimming across The vast open ocean alone— You have to keep swimming, Stroke by stroke, night and day, Even though it may seem As if no progress is being made, For in the open sea it is Just water, water everywhere, With no way of knowing How far you have come Or how far you have yet to Go towards the goal— But, with confidence in yourself And your teachers of the lineage And having faith that your practice Is taking you through the stages Of gradual transformation And that you will reach The”farther shore”— That every stroke of your Arms, every breath that you take, Every mantra that you chant, Every prayer and meditation session That you put your heart into Is bringing you closer, Day by day by day. This is why the challenges Of the path— pursued with Dedication and a persistent positive And loving attitude, where failure Is never an option and quitting Is something you will never do— Requires us to become spiritual warriors, As we cross through high Waves and low waters, through Hurricanes and halcyon days, Absolutely determined to stay Present and keep on keeping on, Until you have “gone, gone, gone beyond.” Om Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Swaha! June 10, 2023 Still Mountain Retreat
Photo Credit: Pixabay “Swimming across the ocean of life to the farther shore of enlightenment and bliss”
A SONG FOR YOU FROM CHINMAYAN’S INSPIRATIONAL PLAYLIST
One of the most powerful, sweetest and most effective mantras on the planet is the mantra of Love and Compassion:
OM MANI PAYDMEH HUNG
This song is a version of this beautiful mantra, which if repeatedly daily, does open your heart, and develop your ability to love all beings compassionately…
It is sung by a Tibetan lama, with Tibetan bowls and instrumental background music…ENJOY!
“Mantra De Chenrezig” by Lama Dorje
Photo Credit: Pixabay “When you meditate, you discover you have a portable paradise within—ever awaiting for you behind closed eyes”
—Chinmayan
Calligraphy by Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Center
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