空から見たモロカイ島
１２月に入りました
毎年１２月には
自分に一年間おつかれさまでした・・
よくがんばった・・・
のご褒美をしているドラゴンユウコです
今までのご褒美は、
ホームベーカリー、液晶テレビ、
DVDレコーダー、ヨーグルトメーカーなどなど、なぜか実用的な電化製品ばかりです
今年は何かなぁ・・・と、今、わくわくしながら考え中です。
今年こそ、電化製品から卒業して
なんだかもっと自分の心を満足させるものにしたいと思っているのです。
スピリチュアル的なギフトがいいかなぁ・・
なんて思っています。
私が今欲しいものは、
たぶん、物ではなく
幸福感とか心身的な自由とか
至福の境地、解放感や開放感
愛で分ち合えている瞬間などです。
もちろん、物を買うことは、
それによって得られる
その奥にある幸福感や満足感等を期待して買っていることに違いはないのですが
例えば、お金を出さなくてもいいギフトとか・・
自分がふだんからやりたかったけど
なかなかやれなかった事をする時間を
自分にプレゼントしてあげるのもいいかもしれません。
自分に心からありがとうっていう時間を長く特別に設けてもいいかもしれません。
今年、自分ががんばったと思った事を
一つづつ思い出して自分をほめてあげることもいいかもしれません。
今年を振り返って
感謝する人や出来事にありがとうございますっていう時間を作ったり、
自分という概念を外して
地球にも地球のすべての存在にも2013年おつかれさま、ありがとうございました・・って言う時間を過ごしてもいいかもしれません。
感謝している時間ってとっても気持ちがいいし
それってもしかすると最高のギフトのような気がします。
って、ここまで書いて、
やっぱ、iPadminiにしたら笑っちゃいます
でもね、たとえ、そうだとしても
2013年まとめの感謝や祈りの時間をあらためてちゃんととることは
絶対に実行しようと思ったドラゴンユウコでした
チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Desire and Destiny 17日目です。
https://chopracentermeditation.com/
教師の究極の技術というのは
クリエイティブな表現と
知のおもしろさに人を
目覚めさせることである
－アルベルト・アインシュタイン
Mindful Moment：
今日、あなたをとても触発した人のことを思い出してみましょう。
それは、学校の先生だったり、
祖父母だったり、隣人やスポーツのコーチかもしれません。
今日、時間をとって、
その人が、どのようにして
あなたの物事の見方を変えたのかを思い出してみましょう。
そして、どのようにして
あなた自身が持つ何かを、
誰かを触発するのに役立てることができるのか、
ちょっとだけ考えてみましょう。
Day 17 Inspirational Me
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“Think about the people and experiences that truly inspire you. What is it about them that makes you feel this way? For many of us, we are inspired when we feel something we have never felt before. We feel uplifted when we gain a new insight that changes our perspective completely and when we learn something new that forever transforms us.
Each of us has that power to inspire another. Within all of us lies a wonderful teacher, a soul that greatly inspires others to seek the highest good and to engage fully in life, merely by expressing your authentic self. Embrace that inner teacher and know that you have something very valuable to offer everyone around you. Share your lessons freely and receive wisdom from others with openness, joy, and love.”
Mindful Moment “Today recall a teacher who really inspired you. Perhaps this individual was a person who taught in a classroom, but perhaps it was someone else—a grandparent, a neighbor, or an athletic coach. Take time today to reflect on the ways that this person transformed how you saw the world, then without over-thinking it, consider how you can offer something of yourself to others so that they too can be inspired.”
Centering Thought: “I embrace the teacher within.”
Sanskrit Mantra: “Om Varunam Namah – My life is in harmony with the universe”
Oprah: “Welcome to day 17, Inspirational Me. There is an ancient Buddhist quote which says, ‘When the student is ready, the teacher will appear’. Well think about that. We are all students and teachers in this earth school. Everything in our lives shows up and is here to teach us more about ourselves. Everybody we encounter is really a mirror – a reflection of a part of who we are. And within each of us is a teacher – someone who inspires, listens and reflects, who demonstrates by their very being, something from which others can grow. Each moment in life is a teaching moment and when we engage with one another, we become vehicles of life’s important lessons – large and small. If we stay mindful, respecting and embracing the teacher within and remaining open to the teacher who lives in others, we find yet another path to living most fully, to receiving most abundantly, and to fulfilling a part of our most sacred destiny. So, today, honoring that every moment is a moment to learn, and to teach, let us learn from Deepak as he guides us to the still space.”
Deepak: “Within each of us dwells a teacher with the power to deeply inspire. The word inspire comes to us from the Latin word, inspirare, which means divinely breathed into. When we live our lives connected to our inner truth and unique destinies, we serve as models and teachers, true inspirations to everyone we meet. Each of us, through our being, words and actions, has the ability and opportunity to divinely breathe the essence of the true self into one another.
Recognizing this power to inspire, we begin to connect with the teacher that resides not only in us but also in those who cross our paths. We open ourselves to learning from everyone we encounter, most often our teachers appear to us quite obviously and we are quick to recognize the wisdom they impart. At other times, our teachers can show themselves completely in disguise. For example, when we silently witness an encounter with an unpleasant neighbor or motorist on the freeway, we realize that they too have something to teach us. They have simply shared their lessons in ways we don’t expect.
Each moment in life offers us an opportunity to learn and expand. As we choose to conduct ourselves as teachers in this lifetime, embracing our true and divine responsibility to our fellow human beings, and ourselves, we see the value of aligning our lives with Spirit and following our bliss. In choosing to be humble teachers, open to the flow of learning as well as selflessly teaching by joyous example, we become shining lights of all that is good, and wellsprings of inspiration for others.
As we settle in for meditation, let’s consider the centering thought. I embrace the teacher within. I embrace the teacher within.
Please get seated comfortably. Place your palms up or down on your lap and close your eyes. Inhale and exhale slowly and deeply and feel your body gently relax. Begin to introduce the mantra, repeating it mentally, Om Varunam Namah. My life is in harmony with the universe. Om Varunam Namah. If you get distracted by any thoughts, noises or feelings of discomfort in your body, simply go back to repeating the mantra silently to yourself. Om Varunam Namah. Om Varunam Namah. Continue meditating for about 10 minutes. Now release the mantra. Bring your awareness back into your body. Take a moment to rest. When you feel ready, you can open your eyes.
Throughout the day, think about what it is you love to do and contemplate the centering thought, I embrace the teacher within. I embrace the teacher within. I embrace the teacher within.
Namaste,
Journal Questions:
1. “Who is someone you consider a significant and meaningful teacher in your life? What important teachings did you receive from them? How has crossing paths with this person influenced how you live and share with others?”
2. “How are you a teacher in your life? If you feel like you are not a teacher, take a deep breath, connect with your heart for a few minutes and then ask yourself that question again. Maybe you teach the fine art of being light-hearted, or through your loyal friendship, perhaps you teach others by daring to authentically speak your truth. Take your time and write the many ways you are teaching others by just being you.”
3. “What are you grateful for today?”
4. “Reflect further on today’s experience.”
ナマステ
