Meditation Instructions for Sun., Sept. 22, 2013

For this Sunday, September 22nd, the focus for our meditation will be on Attention.  This past week saw another senseless and entirely avoidable act of violence when an apparently mentally ill young man opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard and all too abruptly ended over a dozen lives.  Once again, as authorities try to piece together what led to the shooting, numerous clues emerge as to the gradual unraveling of the shooter’s mental state.  Just as with the incidents in a movie theater in Boulder, Colorado, on a military base at Fort Hood, Texas, or the campus of Virginia Tech, signs are revealed that could have prevented such tragedies.  In each instance, people in contact with the killer saw troubling indications regarding their behavior but failed to pay enough Attention to recognize the seriousness and take action.  Obviously, none of these people knew for certain how events would play out and therefore were reluctant to call Attention to the disturbed individual.  In some instances the individuals themselves tried to contact authorities or mental health professionals to obtain needed care, but no one paid sufficient Attention to recognize the severity of their illness.  This week let us use the power of our meditation and prayer to help shed light on the needs of those with mental illness that they may receive the care and Attention required to keep them and those around them safe from harm.  Additionally, with a mental health care system that is severely hampered by lack of resources and burdensome regulations let us use the light of our meditation to offer support for all who are trying to aid those in need of Attention and assistance for mental illness.

In our efforts this week let us also use the energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills this nation.  As we perform our meditation let us re-energize the brilliance and power of the light we create.  Begin by forming a concentrated ball of light that is so bright it is almost impossible to look directly at it.  Raise this sphere of light up high over the entire nation and then let its rays cascade down to create a solid, impenetrable dome of light that completely covers every inch of our country.  From shore to shore and border to border let the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense light that will serve to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country and the people who live across its vast lands.

Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us, and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.

Ask yourself how do I feel when I recognize the importance of paying Attention to the state of those around me?  How does it feel in my body when I am able to bring Attention to those who are in need?  Then send the energy and intention of those feelings to the nation.

Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.

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