Weaving from recent India trip entitled
”Ganga, Jan. 2025”, woven from recycled paper strips.
Lila = a play or divine story
You can’t make up what we hear, feel and see
each day in our world news. These days, many
meditators find it harder and harder to
simply sit and do their practice and get
to that state of Samadhi=no mantra/no thoughts
because of the theatrics going on all
around us.
It feels more interesting to interrogate our
selves with watching the actions of others that
create their own narrative/story, which reminds me
of Epic dramas like Ramayana or
Mahabharata. Or passages of Exodus,
with Moses and Pharaoh negotiating for
food and the first born sons.
The thing is… every time we sit to meditate, we
reset our Dharma.
Dharma is our true sense of Being.
If you are feeling lackluster… It’s best to get to
your practice. 2 times a day. Simple and Easy.
Our Dharma is in
constant flux… it’s dynamical.
We want to rid our core of the detritus we
accumulate in our day to day activity.
So we meditate to clear our minds; we
feel settled and happy.
Like Weaving… Each time I sit down at the loom
or work on a piece of art,
my Being is reset and I learn something new.
It brings me joy.
This past trip to India was more challenging
than any other trip I have taken.
Maha Kumbh Mela was eye opening, beautiful in
many ways and intense by sheer numbers.
As I ponder what
divine story the trip held for me,
along with this weaving woven at
the side of the great Ganges, I see our lives
are plays. Stories to be told. The more we activate our
lives with our least excited state (meditation) and
our active eyes open state, the more
Lila Shakti = Play Power we have,
to enjoy our lives and to tell our stories.
Creativity is a prime product of our practice.
Let’s Activate that.
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