Today, I hiked up an
escarpment via many switchbacks to a mesa top that has mostly grassy
fields. Usually, there are cattle up
there, but not today. It was nice and
quiet. I walked over to a cattle pond
and sat on a rock. The pond was starting
to dry up for the season, but was still being enjoyed by many blue dragonflies that
were flitting about. It was so still and
quiet, just the atmosphere I was looking for.
In a few weeks, I
will be on the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca for the Autumnal
equinox. After quieting my mind, I tuned
in to anything I could see or perceive there.
Wow!!! What I saw was a huge
vortex of light coming up from the lake and shooting out into the space. I had been sensing that the time on the
island may very well be the highlight of my trip, and you will be hearing all
about it when I get back. Some amazing
things are bound to happen there.
As I sat there, I
realized how important the practice of stillness should be to not only my
spiritual practice, but to others as well.
I am not talking about a strict and structured meditation practice of
silencing the mind. I’ve tried that, as many of you
have, and it can be a frustrating exercise in futility that can take years to
master. I am talking about taking some
time out of each day to just sit and clear your mind. Observe the world around you and listen to
not only the outer sounds, but your inner messages as well. This is actually the best way to receive those
messages.
Have you ever had
the experience of sending a query out to the universe and at the same time, working
that issue through your mind ad nauseum?
Then, when you are tired of that and your attention goes to something
else, the answer to your question just pops into your consciousness. That answer has magically found a gap in your
thought processes that it can penetrate.
It found a point of stillness within you. The trick is to cultivate these points of stillness, and then pay attention and listen.
Why are humans so
taken up with what I call their monkey minds?
Part of it is the world of distraction that we live in, and another part
is the general ungroundedness of people.
If we are not grounded into the earth, toxic energy that we all build up
every day can’t drain down and out of our energy fields. It can back up into the head and over
stimulate the mental processes. There is
probably also a plan by the powers that be to keep our minds occupied so that
we do not notice, or care to notice what is going on around us. I am convinced that we are bombarded with
mind stimulating energy every day, probably all day. It may take some effort to overcome that, but
it can be done.
So the plan for my trip
is to spend quiet time, tune in, observe and listen, and see what shows
up! I can feel myself getting in that
mode already. Our group will have plenty of free time, but remember that you do
not need to be in a quiet place to do this, either. It is an internal state that you can call
upon any time. Once you get the hang of
it, information will just flow to you. I
am looking forward to sitting in the Plaza de Armas, the main square in Cusco,
and tuning in to the energy in that very busy place. I will go to my inner still place and just
receive!
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