Friday, December 23, 2022

I Wish

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all things shall be added unto you!" Holy Bible


 “There is nothing in the world so dear as life or so desirable. What is life? God’s existence is my life. If my life is God’s existence then God’s being is my being and God’s is-ness is my is-ness, neither more nor less.” Meister Eckhardt, Sermon 65

I wish you happiness and laughter, patience and fortitude and the gift of seeing beauty in everything.
May you enjoy true fellowship in caring and sharing and rejoice in the glory of the One! 
I wish you a glad life, an awakened and aware life, as uplifting as birdsong at dawn.
May you know the magic of unconditional love and the perfect joy of surrender.

I wish you calmness and strength, courage and faith, as you persist in the face of all odds.
May discrimination and detachment help you navigate the treacherous rapids of earthly existence.
I wish you a journey of joyous discovery and wonder, of deep insight and intuitive understanding.
May you appreciate the gifts of connection and compassion woven into the mystery of this universe.

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” Jalaluddin Rumi

I wish you a tranquil mind in a healthy body as you live life directly, centered in the here and now.
May you always be aware of the grace and the blessings that you continually receive.
I wish you peace and contentment as you ripen in wisdom and self-knowledge.
May your life flow as a river of gratitude and acceptance into the ocean of God.

I wish that you see through the constructs of mind and find the eternal, ineffable truth.
May you feel God’s compassionate presence in you, around you, everywhere!
I wish that you discover the immortal Self hidden deep in the core of your being.
May you know the Divine within and experience the end of all suffering.

“By fixing the attention lightly, effortlessly in the present moment without allowing it to wander into past or future, the mind becomes ‘no-mind’ – the Self!”   Yoga Vashishta.

I wish your heart blossoms with infinite love and fills all the heavens with its song.
May the light in you brighten everything around you and bless all that you touch with its bliss!
May your being be whole and tranquil and joyous, free from regret and worry and fear.
Dearly beloved, with all my heart, I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

"There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is a fount of action and joy.  It rises up in wordless gentleness and flows out to me from the unseen roots of all created being, welcoming me tenderly, saluting me with indescribable humility."  Thomas Merton

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