One Mystical Monkey

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?”
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God; your playing small doesn’t serve the world.

- Marianne Williamson, quoted by Nelson Mandella in his inaugural speech

How many of us are afraid to face our own greatness, our own perfection as an instance of that Perfect, All-encompassing Light? How easy is it for us to doubt ourselves, our true worth, our brilliance, our power and strength, our natural divinity - if only on those most subtle levels? How does this limit us and our experiences here? … and just what would happen if we can come to terms with it?

Namaste.
-OMM.

Travel light,
live light,
spread the light,
be the light.

Gotta love it when your teabag hands you a Spiritual reminder while you’re still trying to pry your eyelids open!

Light is everywhere and is in everything. Everything we see and experience is an expression of Light, manifested physically. Even in the darkness, there exists Light - whether in the specific lessons that the dark brings, or in the contrast of the dark against the light which makes the Light seem all the brighter and helps provide us with a gauge by which to measure such things.

When we are truly connected to the Light, what wondrous peaks we humans can reach! In order to reach these peaks of human potential, it takes a bit more than just the realization of the Light and our connection to it - we must also have the ability and willingness to apply it to the physical world, and we must be personally responsible for ourselves and our actions. This combination of realization, responsibility and willingness to act (physical potential), enables us to act according to our higher nature and higher ideals. This is what manifests Light in our daily lives.

Without the personal realization and connection to Light, we are directionless, and easily lead astray from Right, moral action that is one of the goals of the Spiritually inclined. Without personal, conscious responsibility, we can not even see the Light or our connection to it and can not, therefore, express it in order to reach our higher nature; We are lost to the world, to ourselves, and to each other, and we are crippled in our ability to express our highest human potential. And without our willingness to act in accordance to the Light, we can not manifest it here.

But when we can combine the knowledge and insight of Light, personal responsibility, and our highest human potential for action, there is little we can not accomplish! When we act in this manner, we climb mountaintops, soar through the skies, cure disease, help pull others from the brink of disaster with the sharing of a smile, seek to understand our higher calling, ponder the meaning of life, and so very much more!

May you walk in the Light, my friends… and let us manifest it here!

Namaste,
-OMM

It’s used a lot these days in the metaphysical circles, but what does the term ‘Light’ really mean? Surely, it means the greater, omniscient, omnipresent Spiritual Essence known as God, Nirvana or as any number of other names. But ‘Light’ also means the essence of Spirit that resides within each of us - that “core” or “seed” of the Spirit of which we are reflections -in all our humanity- as we go through this human existence.

Spiritual texts -across a multitude of religions and cultures- support this idea of individuals being part of a greater, spiritual whole, and these same texts, time and time again, encourage us to first look within ourselves to discover our true essence -our individual connection to Spirit/God/Nirvana/Light.

The practice of ‘looking within’ reconnects us to our spiritual centers, but the process also encourages a certain self-examination of our behaviors, actions and emotions. With continued practice, we learn a number of things - patience, love, compassion, and respect, self-responsibility, and a certain consciousness of our actions among them. We become more connected and aware of each moment, we become more self-reliant and more independent while also becoming more and more aware of our interconnectedness with others. We discover that we really are reflections of this Spirit -this Light, and we strive to reach our highest potential as human beings in this life, and beyond.

So what is ‘Light’? It is our connection to Spirit, our connection to ourselves and others, the ability to be fully human, and the ability to reach our highest potential as reflections of Spirit/God/Nirvana. ‘Light’ is also the human potential to excel, to succeed, to be independent and responsible, to become aware, to expand… and yes, to evolve naturally.

With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.
- Dalai Lama

The kingdom of God is within you.
-Jesus, The Bible

En Lak’eck
-OMM