August 27, 2009 Thursday Morning, Venture Fourth, Part 1
Introduction to Shamanism;Brief Earth History From Lemuria to Present;Earth Shift: Consciousness, Densities;Indigo/Crystal Children; DNA History and Changes;The Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic; Tuning Meditation;Tuning Meditation for Service to All Beings; Dolphins
Barbara: We are energy bodies tuned to different vibrations. We’re not alone. Regardless of whether or not you feel open to a spirit plane, certainly there are planes beyond this heavy material one. Each of you are aware of feeling the energy of other people, so each give off beyond our physical being, our whole spiritual and energetic being. And we want that to be of as high a vibration as possible. It’s part of the whole intention to service to all beings, for the good of all beings.
So we’ll start with a simple tuning exercise here, on page 5. Before we do that, let’s start with this on page 6. The Lord’s Prayer translated from the Aramaic. This is a direct translation of that prayer.
Aaron says if you have trouble with the term “cosmic birther” simply substitute “love, which is the core of everything.” Okay? Please read it with me.
Lords Prayer translated from Aramaic
A Translation of “Our Father” directly from the Aramaic into English
(rather than from Aramaic to Greek to Latin to old English to modern English)
O cosmic Birther of all radiance and vibration. Soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where your Presence can abide.
Fill us with your creativity so that we may be empowered to bear the fruit of your mission.
Let each of our actions bear fruit in accordance with our desire.
Endow us with the wisdom to produce and share what each being needs to grow and flourish.
Untie the tangled threads of destiny that bind us, as we release others from the entanglement of past mistakes.
Do not let us be seduced by that which would divert us from our true purpose, but illuminate the opportunities of the present moment.
For you are the ground and the fruitful vision, the birth, power and fulfillment, as all is gathered and made whole once again.
Cosmic Birther of all radiance and vibration, soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where your presence can abide. (This is where love’s presence can abide.) Fill us with your creativity so we may be empowered to bear the fruit of your mission.
He’s saying you can fill the self with love’s creativity, so we may be empowered to bear the fruit of love’s mission.
Let each of our actions bear fruit in accordance with our desire. Endow us with the wisdom to produce and share what each being needs to grow and flourish. Untie the tangled threads of destiny that bind us as we release others from the entanglements of past mistakes. Do not let us be seduced by that which would divert us from our true purpose but illuminate the opportunities of the present moment. For you are the ground and the fruitful vision, the birth, power, and fulfillment, as all is gathered and made whole once again.
Aaron says we will come back to this and he will discuss it in more detail.
As we’re sitting here on this Thursday morning, a number of you, about a third of you, have been to Brazil with me. The Current meditation room is happening now. By current, I mean simply the whole flow of energy as you can feel it in this room. There is a universal current, if I can call it that, a universal flow of loving energy. There is also negative energy. When you walk into a room that’s filled with negative energy, you feel it immediately.
In Brazil at the Casa, when people sit in Current, they ask people not to cross their arms or legs so as to keep this positive energy flowing smoothly. Now, a number of you are seated on zafus so I’m not going to enforce that; if you need to sit with your legs crossed in that way that’s okay. But where it’s possible, where it’s comfortable for you, especially those sitting in the chairs, sit without your legs and arms crossed, especially now, this morning, as we meditate and feel ourselves connecting, not just to the Casa current but to this positive energetic flow all over the world.
Aaron, do you want to lead this? Yes. Okay, Aaron is going to come in and lead this tuning and then we’ll meditate.
Aaron: This is written out more so so you can use it for yourself at a future time, but put the pages aside and let me just speak to you and lead you through this guided meditation. And then you sit in silence.
I’m going mostly to follow this form so when you read it for yourselves at another time, it will be familiar.
Tuning meditation from Aaron:
To begin, draw in and exhale several deep breaths.
Relax the body, tension leaving with the exhalation, mind letting go, coming into THIS breath, THIS moment.
Make yourself at home in the universe, resting in that space which truly is yours,
Be present for this one, eternal NOW.
Open totally.
If something hangs on, or if there is aversion, it’s okay; it will go on its own; nothing to do but touch all arising lightly, with choiceless awareness.
Opening into this precious moment, allow to arise in yourself the awareness of your connection with all that is – no longer your joy or your pain but OUR joy, OUR pain.
Seeing the joy and pain of all beings, allow to arise in you the aspiration to serve all beings, to move beyond your own small fears and troubles and instead, to use energy, courage and awareness to alleviate suffering throughout the world.
This statement of intention is important, bringing awareness from “my” suffering to “ours”, and offering the self as instrument for the alleviation of suffering.
Rest in that intention for several minutes, allowing awareness to spread, moving beyond the small self.
As you expand outward and come to rest in the divine self, the Eternal and Pure Awareness, feel the presence of the Divine in all its aspects.
Rest in the nature of Pure Awareness, Pure Mind.
Allow yourself to rest in that space, feeling the energy that surrounds you.
Now the second step; to ask for help from all that surrounds you. Open to the spirit plane, and to the divine in your own nature.
In your own words, ask for the ability to hear that wisdom, and to share it for the alleviation of suffering of all beings.
Offer yourself as receptive instrument, not for your own benefit only, but for all beings.
Rest in that space, open and attentive, heart unbounded, ready to listen with a loving heart.
Finally, offer thanks for whatever you will be given. Then sit for several minutes in
silence.
To begin, draw in and exhale several deep breaths… Invite relaxation of the body. Feel any places of tension and touch them with love. Tension leaving with the exhalation. Mind letting go, present with this breath, this moment…
Make yourself at home in the universe. Resting in that space which truly is home and is your home…
Be present for this one eternal now. This present moment which has never been before and will never be again in your linear flow of time, and yet is always present, always now. Opening, relaxing…
If some tension of mind or body hangs on, or if there is aversion, it’s okay, it will go on its own. Nothing to do but touch all arising lightly with choiceless awareness…
Opening into this precious moment, allow to arise in yourself the awareness the connection with all that is. No longer your joy or your pain but our joy, the joy, the pain. Seeing the joy and pain of all beings, allow to arise in you the aspiration to serve all beings. To move beyond your own fears and troubles and instead, to use energy, courage, and awareness to alleviate suffering throughout the world.
This statement of intention is vital. Moving the awareness from my suffering to ours, the suffering of all sentient beings, and offering the self as instrument for the alleviation of suffering.
When you offer in that way, the ego says, “No, wait!” And then love can speak to that ego, quieting it as one would quiet a frightened child. Here one has the opportunity to learn the power of love.
Rest in that intention for several minutes, allowing awareness to spread, moving beyond the small self. If there is fear, touch it with love. Allow the mind and heart to become aware of the suffering in the world, and the commitment to attend to that suffering with love.
I’ll be quiet for a few minutes while you do this.
(meditation)
As you expand outward and come to rest in the divine self, the eternal and pure awareness, feel the presence of the divine in all aspects. Rest in the nature of pure mind. Allow yourself to rest in that space, to be at home in that space, feeling the energy that surrounds you.
State your own highest truth. For example, one might say, “I consecrate this mind and body to the light, to the highest good of all beings and with harm to none. I hold the intention to be an instrument of light, to serve the light, to serve love. I come in service to those great beings of the past, the Buddha, the Christ, and others who have thusly served. I walk in their footsteps as best I can.”
Having stated that intention, ask for help from all that surrounds you. Open to the spirit plane and to the divine that is your own in nature. In your own words, ask for the ability to hear whatever wisdom may guide you in this intention to service. Offer yourself as receptive instrument, not for your own benefit only but for all beings.
Remember, you are not trying to hear something here, you are simply opening yourself. What comes may be clear spirit guidance or it may simply be a strong feeling of love. Don’t try to make it something, just be open.
Rest in that space, open and attentive. Heart unbounded, ready to listen with this loving heart. And offer thanks for whatever you will be given. Gratitude is a wonderful way to invite the heart to stay open.
We’ll sit now in silence until the bell.
(meditation)