Do I Love Myself?

Q: I asked myself, “do I love myself?” Yet I do not know the answer.

A: Perhaps your real question is: "Who am I?"

Am I the body?
Am I the mind?
Am I the son?
Am I the husband?
Am I the friend?
Am I a man?
Am I the fluctuating emotions?
Am I the wondering mind?
Am I the seeker of Truth?
Am I the soul, the Higher Self?
Am I the Sacred Heart, the Spirit, God?

Spiritual growth is a process of redefining oneself.
Each definition entails different embodiment of love and insight about love.
Decide who you are first, and you will love yourself accordingly.

Two Paths to God

Letting Go

The sadhu let go of everything,
His belongings and relationships,
His desires and attachments,
His pleasures and pains,
And the roles he played.
He forcefully chooses God over everything else.
For it’s either God, or no God at all.
He purges his subconscious and meditates only on God.
By and by, he has nothing left except his self.
By and by, he even let go of his self.
By and by, he has nothing except God.
Then by the grace of God,
Self made His Presence known.
He sees Self in the self,
And then Self in all.

Sublime Taste

He follows his bliss.
He follows his heart.
He follows the path of joy and the feelings of love.
In all possible situations and relationships,
He contemplates scenarios and follows complete satisfaction.
He aims to choose the best and experience the most aliveness.
By and by, he passes from experience to experience.
By and by, his taste becomes subtle and sublime.
By and by, only God satisfies him.
At the perfection of his taste,
He naturally chooses only God and nothing else,
And then God appears everywhere,
And he sees the Self.

Ownership

To truly own is to be One.

To Love is to become One.
Love determines ownership.

Simple Gifts

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,

And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,

To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.

an 1848 Shaker song by Elder Joseph Brackett

Listen: Sung by Bryn Terfel

Bryn's link

Dear God, Thank You for this Perfect Moment

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And attain Perfect Vision
With gladness and ease.

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And see all times return to their womb,
And all space races back to infinity.

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And see all thoughts transform to perfection,
Bursting with immense joy.
And feel all feelings change into lovely lights,
And all worries subside.

Declare “Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And be in Peace unimagined
With every particles of your being
Singing glorious praise
And dance in ecstasy.

Without this Perfect Moment in love and gratitude,
All creating would simply be
The desperate grabs for incredible lacks.

So Declare
“Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment”,
And see the calm and enchanting air
Gently gathering and surrounding you
Embracing you within a bubble of pure sanctity
Pulsating with sumptuous and opulent delight.

Within this bubble of Perfect Moment,
See the perfect blueprints of things divinely meant for you and all.
Breathe it! Wear it! Live it!

And see undulating waves of this Perfect Moment
Vibrating and radiating outward in a perfect sphere
From the very centre of your knowing and being,
Unstoppable and sure.

Dear God, thank you for this Perfect Moment.

Happy Yogi: Shining Stars

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