Turn

Turn: 

I love the attributes of God's teachers, qualities that emerge as our natural expression of love once we have fully committed to listening to what A Course in Miracles calls the Holy Spirit. There's a difference here between what the course offers and the traditional thought of Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the internal voice of our connection with God's presence, not a separate entity, but an inner guide that's always available to steer us in the right direction. 

and that direction is love. 

there's nowhere else to ever turn to.

so for me, with just an inkling now of these qualities showing - I find myself turning to this guidance much more often, developing trust in the gentleness of this voice. What I love most is the complete absence of a goal, there's no seeking or seeker involved, just an easy turn inwards for an entirely new direction to unfold. That's all I'm asked to do, not a practice at all really, 

it's more of a surrender than anything else...

only a little willingness is asked for.

and an entirely new world is given in return. 

~

Peace, Eric 

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Smallest Act of Kindness

Smallest act of Kindness: 

I like the thought of being truly harmless, it resonates with me in a deeply meaningful way, and it's why I'm drawn to practice yoga and A Course in Miracles - both bring to the point of absolute trust in my own protection, and from here I seek to only offer kindness to the world. 

yoga literally begins with harmlessness, the foundation of it's practice are the ethical guidelines called Yamas and the very first is Ahimsa, non-harming, and if taken as a life path this alone can lead one to the deepest revelations. For me, even with decades of application, I feel that I've only skimmed the surface and there's so much more to be revealed. Each insight gained has only asked me to be kinder still and to keep exploring the unfolding gifts that kindness offers. 

and then, 

there's A Course in Miracles, it's here that my truest nature has been shown to me, that my very essence is harmlessness itself and is invulnerable to the illusion of attack. Only the ego can be harmed in any way and safety lies in the reality of who I truly am and the role I am here to perform - my mission, my dharma if you will...is the praise of God through my smallest act of kindness, it's to be helpful, and to extend this joy to others. 

trusting in this...I am directed to wherever it is I need to be,

to whoever needs the smallest act of kindness.

and here,

there's only love given and returned.

~

Love, Eric 

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To Be Happy

To be happy: 

it's for my own selfish reasons really, and honestly, forgiveness just makes me happy, at ease within my mind. There's nothing I can't eventually let go of, and I am immensely grateful for the joy this brings. So my practice isn't mostly for the sake of others, or least not at first, but stems originally from a wish to simply feel better, to release myself from the self-inflicted pain of judgement and resentments. 

I forgive to be happy.

and through this...

I then find a more peaceful world.

it doesn't matter where we start from, as even a selfish point eventually leads to its own surrender. But some paths will have us wander farther from our main objective, taking us deeply through a wilderness of sorrow and false beliefs. So let's start with the sincerity of simply wishing to feel better, happier, and a little more at ease.

sooner or lately...

we realize that forgiveness leads us home.

and it's exactly where we are.

right now. 

~

Peace,Eric

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There's Just Love

There's just love:

sometimes...I am filled with the grace 

of seeing how beautiful 

you truly are.

~

lately, it seems I've been falling in love, deeply so, and without any discrimination as to who it might be, or the circumstances I find myself in. In these moments I am struck by beauty, filled by a grace that comes to me through the eyes of another - and quite often too I find myself alone and overwhelmed by the presence of love itself, unattached to person or event.

 these's just love.

and it's this I now wish to give the world.

~

I love you, Eric

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No Others

No others: 

I'm settling in to a quiet, steady life of forgiveness, a sense of love being known to me now as never before. This is still a practice for me of course, but natural, there's no longer any struggle for these forgiving thoughts to arise. 

this all happens on its own.

effortless.

the key, at lease so I believe, was just a shift towards kindness, a simple wish to offer love to others - even deeper though, as Ramana Maharshi alluded too, there's now a true recognition that beneath the appearance of our being distinct and separate from each other, there's really only a reality of love that joins us as a singular expression. 

so I'm really truly only being kind to myself.

forgiving myself.

and I thank everyone for such a wonderful opportunity.

it's such a gift you've given. 

I love you.

~

Peace, Eric

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White-throated Sparrow

White-throated sparrow: 

the white-throated sparrow has made itself known to me - of course it's a familiar bird, probably always present and simply overlooked. I'm sure I've seen them dozens of times on my every walk. But for some reason, now, they seem to have a message for me, something personal they wish to share. So I'm open to their presence, attentive, and find myself smiling, truly joyful every time they appear to me in their unique and magical ways.

and I think perhaps that's their message, that it's time for me to find joy in the familiar, the local, and not to search outside my true home for anything that promises a better means of awakening then what is present right now. These little birds are so colorful, clever, and have been able to insert themselves through my own dense fog of perceptions. I over-looked them because I had eyes not for the magical, but only for the promise of something extraordinary to arrive and awaken me.

yet the beautiful white-throated sparrow, in gentle call -

reminding me to be present,

to see this magic,

familiar,

being found nowhere else 

but here, 

now.

and so I listen, alert, watchful...

awakening to joy.

~

Peace, Eric 

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My Surrender

My surrender: 

here's my prayer these days -

 may I let go of my demands so completely,

 that may every true need is instantly met...

in the very space of my surrender. 

~

it's pretty simply for me - nothing I've ever wished for in the past has brought me any lasting happiness, and it seems that I don't truly know my own best interest. So with this I let it go, all of my wishes and desires, handing them over to a a force of life that even right now is causing my heart to pump and blood to flow, being a far greater intelligence than my own opinion of myself. I surrender my life to God, or the Tao, as the name itself doesn't really matter -only the love that's immediately present as my heart opens, ready to receive whatever life offers to me now. 

that's all that truly matters.

as only love is real,

lasting,

and found through my surrender.

~

Love, Eric 

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