Meditation Instructions for Sun., January 11, 2015

For this Sunday, January 11th, the focus for our meditation will be on Meaningfulness. Viktor Frankl was a prominent Viennese psychiatrist who was sent, along with his entire family, to Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust.  Eventually liberated by the Americans, he and a sister were the only surviving family members.  Dr. Frankl subsequently wrote about his experiences in a book titled, “Man’s Search for Meaning.”  In it he writes, “Being human always points, and is directed, to something or someone, other than oneself—be it a Meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter.  The more one forgets himself—by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love—the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.”  Our challenge this week is not to broadly ponder the Meaning of life in general but to consider the Meaning of our own life.  Let us use our prayer and meditation time this week to contemplate why we are here and what we are Meant to accomplish in this lifetime.  What is the Meaning of the experiences we have, both good and bad, or the people we encounter each day?  Each moment of every day affords us a clue as to our purpose.  By coming to realize that there is Meaning in each of these experiences it helps us overcome adversity and move forward.  Through our meditation let us ask that we be enabled to see more clearly why we are here and what we are Meant to do.

In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills this nation.  As we perform our meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of the light we create.  Just as before, 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 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 find a deeper Meaning to even the most mundane experiences in my life?  How does it feel in my body when I realize there is a Meaning or purpose to my life, and I can see clearly what I am here to do?  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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