Original Date: February 2005
Key Word(s) : Balance
1. a state in which various elements form a satisfying and harmonious whole and
nothing is out of proportion or unduly emphasized at the expense of the rest
2. a state of emotional and mental stability in which somebody is calm and able
to make rational decisions and judgments
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FROM WITHIN MY SPIRIT
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Reclaiming My Balance
This morning I resumed practicing the Ancient Spiritual Ritual of Agnihotra. Agnihotra is the ritual of the burning of The Sacred Fire. For some the word ritual stirs up all kinds of false connotations, so I will give you a brief definition of ritual. A ritual is the performance of actions or procedures in a set, ordered, and ceremonial way. All rituals I have adopted and create, first and foremost are offerings unto GODDESS-GOD. The majority of the rituals I practice are done solely for supporting the Whole of Creation Spiritually. The energy of Agnihotra, the burning of The Sacred Fire is extremely Sacred, Divine, and Powerful. It is such because of the energy it draws, generates, and produces. Today, the burning of The Sacred Fire was almost unbelievable because of the magnitude of Love, Peace, and Light energy it produced within and around me, and the balancing and energizing energies that manifested through the Sacred Fire in the atmosphere. It not only had an affect on me, it also affected the wild life around my home here in rural Columbus North Carolina. Birds surround the house like never before. More birds than I have ever seen or heard since moving here years ago were all around me, and they were serenading me with the most glorious melodies. A squirrel even ran towards me and jumped onto a tree that was just a few feet away and watched me intently. I can still feel the residual affects of The Sacred Fire within my Spirit right at this very moment, It is so intense that it feels as if I were still burning The Sacred Fire, and that was hours ago. How did I slip away from this Wonder-Full ritual? How did I forget the wondrous energy and affects of The Sacred Fire on my surrounding world and myself? I lost focus when I got off balance focusing too much on self and world drama. The Sacred Fire is part of what has been missing in my life. I plan to burn The Sacred Fire at sunrise and sunset every day just as I used to do, unless something unavoidable gets in the way and I cannot be home to perform it. If that happens, the Sacred Fire of Love will burn within my Spirit, heart and mind. The Sacred Fire combined with the Sacred Life Giving Energy of Love, the Communion of Prayer, and Serene Meditation is an unbelievable Spiritual experience.
Resuming the practice of Agnihotra is one way I have enhanced my Spiritual Balance and Vibration. Another way is paying closer attention to what I think, believe, and say. Our thoughts, beliefs, and words, create our surrounding worlds. Our thoughts, beliefs, and words create our reality. Our thoughts, beliefs and words are a major part of who we are on all levels of our human existence. If we change them, we change who we are and change that which creates our surrounding worlds. Most of the time all we have to do to reclaim balance in our lives is to check our thoughts, and beliefs, also the words we speak. Then we must make the necessary changes to align everything with Light and Love, and most importantly with the Love, Light, Peace, and Harmony of SPIRIT.
One thing most of us do not do on a continuous basis is routine maintenance on our psyche. We should check the connection between our Spirit and Mind daily, to see whether or not; they are working together in a smooth precise way, as they are designed to do. I must remind myself that I am a Spiritual being, temporarily inhabiting a physical body so I can journey through and be a temporary part of this dense physical plane. Even though it is only a temporary visit, it is supposed to be a harmonious visit. Sometimes I forget how rapidly my words create my surrounding world as they are spoken. To be honest, sometimes it is hard breaking out of the old habit of using idle negative self-serving chatter. I am sure you know what I am talking about; the gossip and criticism of others that falsely makes us feel better about ourselves. That is surely the truth, and the truth will make you free. I do not know about anyone else, I want to be free. Since I want to be free, I had to deal with this within myself. I am free now, and I will continue to work on me so that I will remain free. Do you care to join me? If you do, start routine maintenance on yourself and make sure your TBW’s are in order. Sorry for the abbreviation, TBW means Thoughts, Beliefs, and Words.
Fast-forward to the present.
What you just read was originally written in February 2005. Some editing of the original text was done to share it with you today. What you are about to read comes from deep within my Spirit on January 9, 2010, which happens to be my 56th Earthday, the day of my conscious physical incarnation into this dense physical realm.
Since moving back to Washington DC from the lovely and pleasantly rural area of Columbus North Carolina, I have not practiced The Sacred Fire. I did not perform it here, because I was not sure how it would be received by whom I live with and those live around us. I am temporarily living with some very dear family members, and I was not sure if doing my visible rituals would make them uncomfortable. Therefore, due to my respect for them I have not performed Agnihotra, The Sacred Fire. However, over the past few months I have been feeling a pull back to that very powerful ritual. Then yesterday I was led to my writing above that is five years old. I was led to this writing yesterday during my early morning Sacred Time; I was focusing on and meditating on balance. After I finished meditation, I decided to check and see what I had already written on balance. That is when I came across this article. I had forgotten it and I was surprised when I started to read it. However, as I know so well, everything is always in Divine order. I needed to read and hear what I had written five years ago. It is churning around smoothly and comfortably within my Spirit, as it confirms, energizes, and awakens many things within me. I receive what it is offering; now I add a little more color (energy) to the beautiful picture that was painted five years ago.
Balance is a key component of our Spiritual make-up; it affects every area of our lives. Being out of balance over just about anything could possibly be devastating to everyone. Take for example something as harmless and simple as a Marry-Go-Round. It can become very dangerous; if by some chance it thrown out of balance. A Marry-Go-Round that is out of balance could injure the children that are joyously riding on it. A simple very joyful experience could be turned into a horror.
In the past, I have been guilty of getting drastically out of balance due to my intense focus on the troubling affairs in America and around the world, and that threw my entire being drastically into an out of balance mode of distress. I am not one to hide my head in the sand like an ostrich and ignore that which is taking place all around me. I believe that I should be aware of what is happening in the world, and address issues in an appropriate way. That is where balance enters into the equation. I must always balance the positive and the negative in every situation I am faced. If I do not do that, I am creating a future dilemma for myself because of what I am giving my attention and energy to, by way of my thoughts, and my verbal communications which draws more of the same energy to me. Moreover, that which gets the most attention creates the most energy after its kind. That is the major reason why, the conditions in the world today continue tend to get worst. The majority of the people in the world are focused on the negative; they are seeing the glass as half empty, that is only part of reality. However, we must stop dealing with things in part, we must deal with the whole. We must see the glass as half empty and not stop there. Then we must also see the glass as half full and count our Blessings.
Let me tell you how powerful positive energy is. If one to two percent of the people in the world today would focus on that which is positive, their lives and small surrounding worlds, as well as the entire world at-large, would be changed for the better. Yes, one to two percent of the population of the world can change the entire world in a positive way. All it takes is unity, conscious oneness, commitment and positive action. The number one law of reciprocity is the law of reaping what we sow. One seed can produce a mighty tree that bares much fruit. An apple tree from a single seed can produce thousands of apples over the span of its life. It is the same with our words and actions. One word, one action, produces thousands of like energy fruits that go out into the atmosphere and change the energy of the entire world. It is similar to what happens when you throw a pebble into a pond, many ripples are produced that will alter the entire pond. Throw a multitude of positive pebbles into the world pond, means you will produce a multitude of positive world changing energy ripples. Now, all that remains is one major question.
This morning I resumed practicing the Ancient Spiritual Ritual of Agnihotra. Agnihotra is the ritual of the burning of The Sacred Fire. For some the word ritual stirs up all kinds of false connotations, so I will give you a brief definition of ritual. A ritual is the performance of actions or procedures in a set, ordered, and ceremonial way. All rituals I have adopted and create, first and foremost are offerings unto GODDESS-GOD. The majority of the rituals I practice are done solely for supporting the Whole of Creation Spiritually. The energy of Agnihotra, the burning of The Sacred Fire is extremely Sacred, Divine, and Powerful. It is such because of the energy it draws, generates, and produces. Today, the burning of The Sacred Fire was almost unbelievable because of the magnitude of Love, Peace, and Light energy it produced within and around me, and the balancing and energizing energies that manifested through the Sacred Fire in the atmosphere. It not only had an affect on me, it also affected the wild life around my home here in rural Columbus North Carolina. Birds surround the house like never before. More birds than I have ever seen or heard since moving here years ago were all around me, and they were serenading me with the most glorious melodies. A squirrel even ran towards me and jumped onto a tree that was just a few feet away and watched me intently. I can still feel the residual affects of The Sacred Fire within my Spirit right at this very moment, It is so intense that it feels as if I were still burning The Sacred Fire, and that was hours ago. How did I slip away from this Wonder-Full ritual? How did I forget the wondrous energy and affects of The Sacred Fire on my surrounding world and myself? I lost focus when I got off balance focusing too much on self and world drama. The Sacred Fire is part of what has been missing in my life. I plan to burn The Sacred Fire at sunrise and sunset every day just as I used to do, unless something unavoidable gets in the way and I cannot be home to perform it. If that happens, the Sacred Fire of Love will burn within my Spirit, heart and mind. The Sacred Fire combined with the Sacred Life Giving Energy of Love, the Communion of Prayer, and Serene Meditation is an unbelievable Spiritual experience.
I am working on putting information and videos together on Agnihotra/The Sacred Fire so you can view it on my website today. You will be able to read information about its history and see a short video of The Sacred Fire burning at the bottom of the page.
Note: This site was done in 2005, I am checking to see if I can make the old web page available for you to view. http://www.essenceofparadise.org/agnihotra.html
Note: This site was done in 2005, I am checking to see if I can make the old web page available for you to view. http://www.essenceofparadise.org/agnihotra.html
Resuming the practice of Agnihotra is one way I have enhanced my Spiritual Balance and Vibration. Another way is paying closer attention to what I think, believe, and say. Our thoughts, beliefs, and words, create our surrounding worlds. Our thoughts, beliefs, and words create our reality. Our thoughts, beliefs and words are a major part of who we are on all levels of our human existence. If we change them, we change who we are and change that which creates our surrounding worlds. Most of the time all we have to do to reclaim balance in our lives is to check our thoughts, and beliefs, also the words we speak. Then we must make the necessary changes to align everything with Light and Love, and most importantly with the Love, Light, Peace, and Harmony of SPIRIT.
One thing most of us do not do on a continuous basis is routine maintenance on our psyche. We should check the connection between our Spirit and Mind daily, to see whether or not; they are working together in a smooth precise way, as they are designed to do. I must remind myself that I am a Spiritual being, temporarily inhabiting a physical body so I can journey through and be a temporary part of this dense physical plane. Even though it is only a temporary visit, it is supposed to be a harmonious visit. Sometimes I forget how rapidly my words create my surrounding world as they are spoken. To be honest, sometimes it is hard breaking out of the old habit of using idle negative self-serving chatter. I am sure you know what I am talking about; the gossip and criticism of others that falsely makes us feel better about ourselves. That is surely the truth, and the truth will make you free. I do not know about anyone else, I want to be free. Since I want to be free, I had to deal with this within myself. I am free now, and I will continue to work on me so that I will remain free. Do you care to join me? If you do, start routine maintenance on yourself and make sure your TBW’s are in order. Sorry for the abbreviation, TBW means Thoughts, Beliefs, and Words.
Fast-forward to the present.
What you just read was originally written in February 2005. Some editing of the original text was done to share it with you today. What you are about to read comes from deep within my Spirit on January 9, 2010, which happens to be my 56th Earthday, the day of my conscious physical incarnation into this dense physical realm.
Since moving back to Washington DC from the lovely and pleasantly rural area of Columbus North Carolina, I have not practiced The Sacred Fire. I did not perform it here, because I was not sure how it would be received by whom I live with and those live around us. I am temporarily living with some very dear family members, and I was not sure if doing my visible rituals would make them uncomfortable. Therefore, due to my respect for them I have not performed Agnihotra, The Sacred Fire. However, over the past few months I have been feeling a pull back to that very powerful ritual. Then yesterday I was led to my writing above that is five years old. I was led to this writing yesterday during my early morning Sacred Time; I was focusing on and meditating on balance. After I finished meditation, I decided to check and see what I had already written on balance. That is when I came across this article. I had forgotten it and I was surprised when I started to read it. However, as I know so well, everything is always in Divine order. I needed to read and hear what I had written five years ago. It is churning around smoothly and comfortably within my Spirit, as it confirms, energizes, and awakens many things within me. I receive what it is offering; now I add a little more color (energy) to the beautiful picture that was painted five years ago.
Balance is a key component of our Spiritual make-up; it affects every area of our lives. Being out of balance over just about anything could possibly be devastating to everyone. Take for example something as harmless and simple as a Marry-Go-Round. It can become very dangerous; if by some chance it thrown out of balance. A Marry-Go-Round that is out of balance could injure the children that are joyously riding on it. A simple very joyful experience could be turned into a horror.
In the past, I have been guilty of getting drastically out of balance due to my intense focus on the troubling affairs in America and around the world, and that threw my entire being drastically into an out of balance mode of distress. I am not one to hide my head in the sand like an ostrich and ignore that which is taking place all around me. I believe that I should be aware of what is happening in the world, and address issues in an appropriate way. That is where balance enters into the equation. I must always balance the positive and the negative in every situation I am faced. If I do not do that, I am creating a future dilemma for myself because of what I am giving my attention and energy to, by way of my thoughts, and my verbal communications which draws more of the same energy to me. Moreover, that which gets the most attention creates the most energy after its kind. That is the major reason why, the conditions in the world today continue tend to get worst. The majority of the people in the world are focused on the negative; they are seeing the glass as half empty, that is only part of reality. However, we must stop dealing with things in part, we must deal with the whole. We must see the glass as half empty and not stop there. Then we must also see the glass as half full and count our Blessings.
Let me tell you how powerful positive energy is. If one to two percent of the people in the world today would focus on that which is positive, their lives and small surrounding worlds, as well as the entire world at-large, would be changed for the better. Yes, one to two percent of the population of the world can change the entire world in a positive way. All it takes is unity, conscious oneness, commitment and positive action. The number one law of reciprocity is the law of reaping what we sow. One seed can produce a mighty tree that bares much fruit. An apple tree from a single seed can produce thousands of apples over the span of its life. It is the same with our words and actions. One word, one action, produces thousands of like energy fruits that go out into the atmosphere and change the energy of the entire world. It is similar to what happens when you throw a pebble into a pond, many ripples are produced that will alter the entire pond. Throw a multitude of positive pebbles into the world pond, means you will produce a multitude of positive world changing energy ripples. Now, all that remains is one major question.
What energies do the pebbles we are throwing into the world pond contain?
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AFFIRMATION
I Am Spiritually Balanced Today and Eternally.
Baba-Kundi Ma'at-Shambhala
(SpiritWalker)
Copyright © Feb. 2005
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ONE LOVE!
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AFFIRMATION
I Am Spiritually Balanced Today and Eternally.
Baba-Kundi Ma'at-Shambhala
(SpiritWalker)
Copyright © Feb. 2005
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ONE LOVE!
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