The Lotus flower and Humans

“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud — the obstacles of life and its suffering. … The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. … Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one. ”
― Goldie Hawn

Here is a beautiful Buddhist Lotus Meditation:

Imagine that you are a lotus seed buried beneath a muddy lotus pond. There is mud all around you, and you can feel them clearly. Above you, above this muddy pool of dirt, mud and filth, are sunshine and air. You are not disheartened as you begin your journey towards the surface.

With a determined heart, you begin to wiggle in the earth. You grow roots deep, deep into the mud. Your little stem grows up slowly. Suddenly, “pop” you are out of the mud! Your stem grows higher and higher, taller and taller. You rise up slowly, fighting against the muddy water. All of a sudden, you are out of the muddy pond! You reach up towards the warm sun, shining down on you.

Your lotus bud begins to grow on top of your stem. It expands and grows larger and larger, finally bursting into full bloom. A white lotus flower. You stand beautifully above the muddy water, not dirtied by the mud from which you grow. You are white, fragrant and beautiful.

Everyone who saw you marvelled at your beauty! Your determination to grow out of the muddy pond reminds them of the Buddha and his journey towards Enlightenment. The Buddha, like a lotus, is determined to grow out of the muddy surroundings, that is the defilements and sufferings of life. He has done all that is to be done and he is showing us that we can all do it too. We may have defilements but we all have the potential of growing out of our defilements and achieving wisdom, like the Buddha.

You are a beautiful white lotus flower, and your role is to remind people to rise above their defilements and sufferings, just as you are arising above the muddy water and not dirtied by the mud from which you grow.

Have Some Fun :)

If you are on the Spiritual path, that does not mean that You have to be serious. Being young at heart, connecting with your inner child, dancing, singing, walks in the park are all part of us..When working with the Angels, the more relaxed you are, the easier it is to connect with the Angels.
So let go, relax and have some fun.

Time with Nature – Joyful

Just spent the last few days in the mountains ( Coonoor, Nilgiris ) After the city, a break to the mountains is always so refreshing, uplifting, grounding, peaceful and joyful…

You connect to yourself in such a wonderful way. The beautiful flowers, the colours. Sitting out and experiencing nature. Going for lovely long walks in the Tea gardens.The energy. Eating freshly grown fruits and vegetables. You connect to your inner self through nature, silence and experiencing. I often wonder why is it so difficult for me to do this when we are in the city or in a normal life routine. We cannot keep running away to experience ourselves.

I think it’s just what we begin to believe. I often feel that I must be out in nature to experience it all, but if I decide to experience it all from within I can experience it anywhere right? After all, all the joy we experience we truly can experience anywhere. In the mountains, by the beach, in your home, by yourself. It is truly our decision to decide what and where joy and happiness are.

So I am now going to try to start living everyday as I did the last few days, JOYFULLY .. experiencing, enjoying, living, alive, being..

Believing, visualising and living all that I want 🙂

Joy or Happiness…

Joy and happiness are often understood to be the same thing, but, in fact, they’re very different. Happiness is an emotion that is aroused in us when we buy a new car or get a promotion at work. It’s dependent on our circumstances occurring in accordance with our desires. Joy is an emotion that occurs within us when we develop an appreciation/thankfulness for the constants of life, such as nature, freedom, relationships with people, or through having faith in something larger than ourselves.by Vic Lebouthillier