This day I am inspired by the wondrous inner meaning of rainbows…

        Each of us finds the significance in them that best reflects our functioning at any given time and in such a mood we find inspiration anew.  Rainbows bring Hope and a fresh perspective in living.  Inspired by Marc Edmund Jones, my thoughts go to the power of eternal values and having meaningful responsibilities in our pursuit of rainbows, the iridescent joys that linger to inspire all.  In the everlasting joy of meaningful living all is possible….

        It is always a joy to hear from you and to share in the depths of inner peace and universal harmony.

How do you share your pursuit of rainbows?

Wishing you a wonder-filled Day.

My beloved husband, Bob Kline and I have shared for almost three decades a joyful partnership in the wonders of the spiritual Path.  I treasure our co-operation and continuous activity in our common mission for peace and harmonious living.  I honor his contribution to in all the ways he knows how to make it happen so my ideas can travel around the world.

One evening during our time in Glastonbury, United Kingdom he was inspired during a Sufi Concert and later on he shared with me a powerful statement that made an impact on him.

 “For saying so many prayers,

 I have become a prayer.”

                        Rumi

“An anthropologist proposed a game to children of an African Tribe.  He put a basket of fruit near a tree and told the kids that the first one to reach the fruit would win them all.  When he told them to run they all took each other’s hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying the fruit.  When asked why they ran like that, as one could have taken all the fruit for oneself, they say, “Ubuntu, how can one of us be happy if all the others are sad?”

           On this occasion I would like to come back to another note where I shared some reflections about the Oneness of All: "’All souls are one.  Each is a spark of the original soul, and this soul is inherent in all souls.’  Hassidic Saying.  In the context of the oneness of all, this session was an opportunity to talk about the power of the wisdom that arises from within as a meaningful golden stepping stone to wholeness.  When we allow the rush and pressure of our days to fall away, we are more able to discern the essential truth of what lies before us.  Peace Pilgrim said, "Each of us is a cell in the body of humanity, and has the potential to make a special contribution.”

            From Italy, Claudia Biacchi shares, “this is true, because I feel good inside when I picture myself as well as other people as sparks.  It is then my ego that separates everything.  My ego is so strong!   But I want to make a smile too, because I am a human being ”

• Moderation
• Generosity
• Humility
• Trust
• Love

            Stan Carnarius belongs to a Book Club that follows an interesting format when they meet once a month.  After their initial moment of silence to gather the best of themselves, each participant voices out loud (one at a time!) the ‘gem’ that resonated for them from the study they read during the month since their last gathering.  This is done without discussion, observation or explanation. Each participant may choose to pass.  When each has had their turn, there usually is a straight-line summary. Then they can take their turn, in seating order, to say why their gem resonated for them.  A participant may choose to pass again.  When everyone has spoken those who remained in silence have another opportunity to elaborate on why they chose their piece.  Then a meaningful conversation is opened up for all to share. 

            Those who attend these group sessions are also aware of the Goethian Style of Conversation which is conducive to profound sharing from the soul and an experience of unity and completeness. 

            Engaging in the Goethian Style of Conversation implies:

1) acknowledging that conversations rest as much on being able to preserve silence as on speaking.   

2) being aware that conversations can potentially reach a point where they develop like a living organism, every part being essential and in balance.

3) listening evocatively, with reverence, refraining from any trace of reaction, becoming a seedbed for other’s germinal ideas.

          In my next note I will explore in more detail the Art of Goethian Conversation…. Until we meet again.