Imagination is the normal manifestation of our higher inner stirrings and speaks of our creative power within.

         My dear friend, Maria Talis, born in the Netherlands, has shared the fruits of her inspiration in her poems for peace and harmony. To listen to a glorious interpretation of this idea, visit her website about Music and Peace.

   This Growing Imagination

Can you imagine how it would be

If we could see the Beauty

In every existing form

That is known to us?

Could we express the harmony

Of all this Beauty?

How would it be if we could reflect

- In every glance, in every breath –

The Love which causes

All this harmony

And causes this Beauty?

Can you imagine how it would be

If we would try, just try to do this?

email: maria.talis(a)angelaprodeo.org

(words: © Maria Talis)

            Another question in an interview by Charito Calvachi-Mateyko for radio WLCH 91.3 FM in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

           True success, independent of our economic resources, is to dedicate our life to activities that encourage and support the spirit, independent of isolated profits. Truly successful people have profits that involve all their being and obtain a style of life that benefits, in addition to the individual, all those around him. As David R. Hawkins says in his book, Power vs. Force, truly successful people are courteous and considerate with everyone, treating all as equals. "Truly successful people see their position as a responsibility, an obligation to exert their influence for the greater benefit of all". He explains, "Success elevates us or destroys us, depending on how we integrate success in our personalities. If we are proud or humble; if we are egotistical or thankful; if we consider ourselves better than others because of our talents or we consider our talents a gift, and for them we are thankful — these are the determining factors.”

               Touching core values, a dear friend recently shared inspiring words from our common poet friend who made his glorious transition to spirit a few years ago. In joyful communion with the Divine, I share it with you today.

Peace, It's Wonderful

{An excerpt – initially published in “Shards”}

Communion is silence,
The language of the spirit,
of God.
In the depths of quiet seeking
All becomes clear.
 

   Jonas Mather
shared by Patti Hudson, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

                As we give value to our experiences we encourage our own development.  They are symbols of our inner being.  The experiences we acquire through life become a source of personal counsel to guide our way and open up horizons for richer expression of our inner potential and personality in service to all.                

               These are my commitments as I move through life appreciating experience.  Through an expanded vision of humanity as ONE I acknowledge the ultimate good in all experience.  Today I am determined to find a constructive use in all that happens and see all situations as opportunities to expand understanding.  In the peaks and valleys of my journey I consciously focus on the way my choices affect my experience and shape my destiny.  In the face of sorrow and pain I stand serene.  I see the best in all things.  I welcome and accept experience as a source of prosperity and fulfillment and joyously listen and learn from others and share the fruits of my inspiration in the awareness of the present moment.” 

                I would love to hear your commitments.

     We are having the privilege of witnessing history today through the power of peaceful social transformation as group consciousness rises in need of social change conducive to facilitate the exploration of inner potential, a renewed sense of individual and group balance, an expansion of individual responsibility and commitment, and the opportunity for more fulfilling lives in pursuit of ideals.

     Mahatma Gandhi’s Prayer for Peace comes to mind in the context of recent social events, “I offer you peace.  I offer you love.  I offer you friendship.  I see your beauty.   I hear your need.  I feel your feelings.  My wisdom flows from the Highest Source.  I salute that Source in you.  Let us work together for unity and love.”

     Swami Muktananda (1908-1982) was the founder of Siddha Yoga, a spiritual path of discipline, of mastering the mind and senses through teachings and practices.  He wrote a number of books on the subjects of Kundalini Shakti, Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism, including an autobiography entitled The Play of Consciousness.  Baba Muktananda comes frequently in my monthly conversations with a dear friend in Delaware, USA, given her deep appreciation of his spiritual contribution.  Recently, my friend showed me Baba’s photograph, proudly placed in a special corner of her living room.  This photo displayed a sentence reflecting one of the Swami’s core beliefs about the power of love:

“Worship love….  Let your acts be full of love….
Love is the mighty nuclear energy that transforms a human being.”

     Today I am reflecting on the meaning of manifesting our most cherished ideals throughout life as we strive toward intentional living.

     For many of us, this is a lifetime process filled with great moments of accomplishment, times of challenge to clarify our mission and still other dreams to be fulfilled in time.  What a fascinating process this can potentially be!  I would invite you to ponder on your own, personal commitments in this area.

     What do you see happening in the future?  Ideals have the power to create energy to direct our efforts to attain ever-higher goals.

     I would like to share with you some of my own commitments as we speak:  I align my life with my deepest understanding and act out of my highest realization.  Living up to my ideals, I find opportunities to manifest them in the realm of everyday.  I acknowledge that by having an experience of oneness with one being I can know it with the world.  This day I saturate myself in the ideals of a group I admire in a joyous outreach to a broader vision.

     Ah!  I am now inspired to continue working in this direction.

     Let me know your ideas in this regard as you wish!

     Every once in a while I like to publish another of the poems written by a friend who made his transition a few years ago.  On this occasion, I am joyful to share with you another of his artistic expressions, now highlighting inner communion, in peace and unity.

In Touch

Silence, a communion with God
And those who share it.
In contemplation, peace flows,
Essence of the divine.
In fellowship, the practice
of brotherhood,
In the unity that is the All.

Jonas Mather
Pennsylvania U.S.A.