Pema Chödrön’s words lead us into today’s meditation, igniting a spark of liberation within us. Growth, she whispers, isn’t a grand escape, but a homecoming – a rediscovery of the infinite wellspring within.
“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.” – Pema Chödrön
Growth is not a journey along a linear route away from where we are now. Growth is learning that what we are seeking is already inside of us, and then starting that journey home.
Meditation, in its quiet simplicity, becomes a map leading us back to ourselves.
On this journey, the paths aren’t always paved with rose petals Pema nudges us,
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” – Pema Chödrön
We carry baggage, yes, wounds etched by time. The same unsettling patterns, the familiar aches, rise like ghosts in the mist.
And oh, the human instinct to flee! To slam the door on discomfort, to build a fortress against vulnerability. But in those dark waters, in the swirling vortex of emotions, lies the key to unlocking our true selves.
Dive deep, my friends. Not with fear, but with curiosity. For every journey into the abyss, every whispered truth unearthed, brings us closer to befriending who we are. That old pain, once met with trepidation, becomes a teacher, guiding us towards wholeness.
Let it come again and again because you’re learning. And when you’ve learned what you need to know from this experience, it will never have the same hold over you again.
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.” – Pema Chödrön
Yes, the clouds may roll in, the storms may rage, but your being is as vast as the entirety of the whole sky. Meditation allows us to glimpse this eternal calm, this constant presence that hums beneath the surface of fleeting thoughts and emotions.
You are a Fearless Creator! When the whims of the ever changing weather no longer scare you, it will serve as inspiration for the artist in your soul.
When you no longer fear the elements but embrace the invitation to dance, they become the fuel that ignites your being. Your brushstrokes will sing with the fury of the wind, your melodies echo the song of the rain, your sculptures rise like mountains touched by the first light of dawn.
Go forth, and paint your masterpiece!
Guiding Mantras for your Path:
- Breathe through the discomfort. In the depths lies healing.
- Each wound mastered is a brick laid on the road to self-discovery.
- You are more than your thoughts and feelings. You are the boundless sky.
- Meditate, for it is a homecoming to the truest you.
- Be a friend to yourself, and watch the world bloom with acceptance.
Have a beautiful day.
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: I am the mountain.