Love of Light

The up tic in spirituality as a movement and yoga as a semi-spiritual practice in America demonstrates that the yearning for something not of this world is present in society. At the same time, it is apparent that extremism of religiosity has captured people in such a way that it is harmful and fear-based which is not of God. How did we get in just a space where we are repelled by one another and smite each other for reasons that are so worldly like sexuality, political thoughts or color of skin. The world is in the need of peace and love and that comes in the form of God. What is God? God is love. This is simple enough and although it is written in the bible it does not transfer to practice.

Why is it so difficult to love one another? It seems easy enough but instead we seem to listen to the deep seeded voice that we are not one, we are separate and therefore need to fend for ourselves in such a way everyone is “othered”. Think about your day to day life when a person cuts you off in their car on the freeway or street, do you slow down and let them go or curse them for their actions.? Who has not acted this way? All of us, how hard is it just to surrender the space and be happy and grateful you are not hurt. This world craves us to go inward toward individuality and self when God’s words and wisdom ask us to be one with God and our brothers and sisters.

A change will need to be a drastic one. One in which people are intentionally moving from the fortress of self, bunkers and protection to one of love and inclusivity starting with prayer for others. The first step is to pray for others all others and not in the way which is known today. The prayer is silent without words, connect to God and allowing God to speak to you. In this silent time, pray for others and feel that connection and warmth for your own healing. Send good thoughts for other people, do not judge them, try to control the solution for them, or pity them. Simple send good thoughts their way. Look at other as if they are whole. What a concept? What would happen if we examined all if they were whole? The warmth of the love we had for them would be present because they are nothing more. No need to understand everything that happens, that is not our place. Our place is to love, become one with God and seek to not let our mind and ego control us.