Facing our Times ...

... facing our times ... my post On Open Diary ...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

It seems to me that the time has come when all humans not only face the necessity of creating a relationship with their own country but also should experience the feeling, together with the rest of the planet, of a renewed link with the Cosmos, thereby asserting and building their full identity as citizens of a country, of a continent, of a planet and even of the cosmos !

No small task but not so unrealistic because all changes are linked and pregnant with meaning : everything that is done NOW even on a small scale has a repercussion in the universe.

Recently I was praying and saying to the "Higher Authorities": "I am just an ordinary egocentric human being and I feel so helpless and guilty facing all that goes on in the world, all these fights, all this misery and sufferings. What can I do?" and soon enough inside me somehow, I got this reply: "Before you undertake saving the world, baby, start worrying about Your own behaviour and actions! Think of a body made up of so many parts and cells. If each cell does its own thing willingly and well, then the whole body can get healthier".

It does make sense : if, keeping in mind our higher ideals and goals, we meet every day as best as we can, with full competence within our own limits, with joy and love, maybe adding a little prayer for our loved ones, our country and for all on the planet, we are together lifting the heavy vibrations of hate, adversity, misfortune and war. We can dissolve some of these dark clouds and joined together, we can create for the planet and for ourselves an aura of radiant white light.

A Tibetan prayer :

Buddha of great compassion, hold us all fast in your compassion.

From times without beginning, beings have wandered undergoing unendurable suffering.
With the power of evil karma gathered from beginningless times, sentient beings experience suffering through the forces of anger, ignorance, greed, lust and violence.
They have no other protector than You. Please bless them.
May they all be reborn in your presence."
A Prayer to the Buddha of Compassion