A Quiet Fire

A quiet fire: 

to just love, no conditions needing to be met, without concern for warnings from the ego - that's the simplicity of my spiritual path. It's rather spontaneous, finding myself a bhakti yogi developed through long years of forgiveness, searching within myself for the smallest God-spark of love and fanning into an actual flame that's then extended towards others. The flame itself never wavers, but there's still sometimes a hesitation in my offer, a notion of doubt that causes me to withdraw within myself - and of course that's where the flame burns brightest now, a fire that's literally consuming all of my concerns and only wishes to continue in its spread of love. More so than ever I give myself to this fire, purifying, allowing myself to be the smallest flame within it's infinite expression. 

it's a quiet fire.

yet it burns so brightly now.

~

I love you, Eric

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Fifth Path

Fifth path: 

in the Bhagavad Gita Krishna outlines the four paths of yoga for Prince Arjuna, and of these Bhakti yoga, the path of devotion, was said to be the most direct means of realizing God. In the text, forgiveness is mentioned at least twice, stating that it's a virtue, a divine quality that's naturally displayed as a benefit of a yogi's practice. In a step further, or so it's been with me, Jesus, in A Course in Miracles, presents the fifth and surest path to our reunion with God...

forgiveness, as a complete practice, 

taking us all the way home. 

this is a more radical forgiveness than mentioned in other spiritual text, it's the continuous challenge of recognizing our own innocence, our Christ identity, through the presence of others. This is a grace extended by the sincerity of our practice, containing the very essence of the salutation Namaste, that I wish only to see the light within you so that I may recognize my own. Forgiveness is the remembrance of God even as our forgetfulness challenges us, defying the powerful pull of fear, and falling time after time into the presence of God's love. It's the greatest of all devotion.

forgiveness is the yoga of returning home,

directly so,

and we're all yogi's...

through the sincerity of our practice. 

namaste.

~

I love you, Eric 

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A Bhakti Yogi

A Bhakti yogi: 

the call is to be a Bhakti yogi of my own faith, continuously forgiving the errors of my perception, and steeped so fully in love that it's all I offer others. I'm not there yes, not even close really, but the call is strong and persistent, drawing me closer to a complete surrender. 

at the very least, I am now devoted to my practice. 

a Bhakti yogi is one who is drawn to the Divine, traditionally expressed through chanting and devotional acts, selfless service to others, and quiet contemplation. This is one of the four paths of yoga outlined by Krishna in the pages of the Bhagavad Gita. It's a beautiful display of love and compassion, a life worthy of consideration to those drawn to the heart of unconditional love. 

as for me, I'm less traditional, a yogi of a more subtle practice. My call seems to emerge from the heart center, a softer voice than my own, and only asks that I surrender to a life of continuous forgiveness, bypassing the ego, offering love to all. It's Bhakti yoga for those who listen to the voice  the Holy Spirit, an internal guidance system that connects us to God, a personal path of pure devotion that doesn't really ask for any outward display of its practice. 

I'm only called to listen,

and more then ever now...love is all I hear. 

~

Love, Eric 

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