We all Live Together

Compassion, Consideration, Kindness, Respect

Are all a part of each other

 

You Can't have one without the other. 

Mary and Amin

Sleepless at 4am, I became absorbed into a state related to the most recent change to our spiritual lineage - that being when Mary Inayat transcended this Earth to join Sufi Amin within the Shajara (family tree) of the Fraternity of Light.

What happened was a much more tangible and accessible feeling of the presence of the One Reality, of its Oneness, of an embrace that was both Love and Light.  I believe this is due to something that happened when the Divine Feminine or Shakti, embodied by Mary Inayat, mingled with the Divine Masculine or Shiva, embodied by Sufi Amin within our Shajara.

It was like when humidity is added to temperature - the feeling permeates to the bone. Temperature without humidity is one thing but add humidity and you add presence to something all pervading!

Such are the musing of the Mudzub.

 

What you Need is What You Breathe - Part 2

Now we add Visualization along with the Breath

EARTH Element
If you need to be able to keep your concentration on a task or you need 'staying power' - call upon the Earth Element for help:

Breathe in thru the Nose and out thru the Nose, as you do visualize or feel yourself breathing in and out through the soles of your feet and base of the spine; visualize yourself as a tree deeply rooted in Mother Earth.

WATER Element
If you need to find a way around an obstacle or blockage in your life (mental, emotional or physical) - call upon the Water Element for help:

Breathe in thru the Nose and out thru the Mouth, as you do visualize or feel yourself as a stream or river flowing around all obstacles as it continuously makes its way toward its goal.

FIRE Element
If you need to expand your thinking, rise above a situation, or be able to look at a situation with a 'birds eye view' - call upon the help of the Fire Element:

Breathe in thru the Mouth and out thru the Nose, as you do visualize or feel your consciousness expanding without measure as if you were on a rocket ship, breaking all confinements and limitations, mental, emotional or physical, or perhaps like a great cosmic Sun radiating unlimited light in all directions.

AIR Element
If you need to let go of something, to be free of a burden, to rise above the denseness of the Earth - call up the help of the Air Element:

Breathe in thru the Mouth and out thru the Mouth, as you do feel consciousness expanding into the cosmos and all mental, emotional, physical weight completely falling away, let everything go as you feel yourself becoming as light and free as air; allow yourself to just completely let go feel totally free of all heaviness and burdens.

Note: These visualizations are just suggestions to give you an idea, you can improvise.

What you need is what you breathe

As you face the challenges of life...

 

If strength, stability, tolerance or patience you need, the Earth Breath is how to breathe: in thru the nose and out thru the nose.

 
If soothing jangled nerves, flow, flexibility or healing you need, the Water Breath is how to breathe: in thru the nose and out thru the mouth.

If power, change, or a new perspective you need , the Fire Breath is how to breathe: in thru the mouth and out thru the nose.

If lightness, freedom, or vastness you need the Air Breath is how to breathe: in thru the mouth and out thru the mouth.

 

Note: Breathe the breath patten until you feel your energy shifting or at least 5, 7, or 11 times.

Using The Service Circle Ceremony in Times of Tragedy

On a daily basis, the ever presence of news media brings into our own homes the tragedies that befall our fellow human beings.  We witness them with graphic clarity to the point where, at times, we become numb. We become numb as a coping mechanism, for these tragedies do cause us pain - how can we cope otherwise, how can we help - we feel there is little we can do even though we may wish to help.

Never under estimate the power of your heart felt and focused prayers for the victims of these tragedies; never under estimate the power of God's blessings and light if you call upon it to help these people. We do not see the result, we cannot change what has happened, we still cannot fathom why it happens but yet our prayers do help. Sometimes we think this is too small an effort, too easy, but it is something we can offer, it is something we can do.

Yesterday, as I witnessed the Colorado floods taking away peoples cars, homes, lives, I sat to pray.  I felt too small in my personal prayers, I wanted to join with some greater force to send blessings to these people.

I found my desire granted when I called upon the Service Circle Ceremony and used the entire power of that cosmic circle of blessings to focus on the people and victims of the Colorado flooding.

The post that gives the Service Circle Ceremony is here: http://nurhayy.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-service-circle-for-individual.html

The last of the 4 invocatory verses of this ceremony says: "and with this joining form a universal temple for the service and blessing of all beings."  However it was granted that we could change that verse for large scale tragedies to focus on the victims of the tragedy.  Thus I was able to change that last verse to: "and with this joining form a universal temple for service and blessing of the victims of the Colorado floods."


 

Auric Modus Operandi

Our Aura has both a passive and active modus-operandi.

When our Aura is passive we receive impressions of both the outer and inner worlds. The outer world is defined by our physical surroundings, the inner world is initially defined by all our relations but is really limitless and unbounded.  Using the dust free passive Aura as a looking glass, the Mystic knows both seen and the unseen.

When our Aura is reflective it radiates impressions into both the outer and inner worlds.  Using the reflective Aura is how the Mystic works in changing atmospheres and influencing situations - Inshallah, as God Wills.  This is one means of providing spiritual service.  The Aura is made reflective by projecting or holding an impression or divine quality in it.

These abilities are part of the Mastery learned on the Mystical or spiritual path through the practices of concentration.

Mantras or Wazifa
The Divine Quality for Mastery is Ya Wali and the Divine Quality to subtly perceive both the seen and unseen worlds is Ya Wajid, But these Mantras alone are of no value without the strength gained from practicing concentration, contemplation.


 

Changing Atmospheres

Even the mighty Sun

Takes time to dissolve the morning fog;

So to do our actions,

in changing an atmosphere from negative to positive,

Take time.