For this Sunday, September 20th, the focus for our meditation will be on Disconnection. After months of isolation at home as this pandemic has taken hold, I finally took the brave step of fleeing the nest for a few days. This past week I went from being by myself at home to being by myself at a spiritual retreat center. It made a world of difference. I returned home feeling renewed in spirit and energy and with my sense of calm and equilibrium fully restored. The retreat center has no Wi-Fi and very poor cell phone reception, so I literally was unplugged for several days. It felt wonderful to be Disconnected from all the drama occurring on social media. The campus is located in a wooded setting about a 3-hour drive from my home and has an intimate glass-walled chapel surrounded by trees and nature. I spent several hours there in prayer, looking out at the woods and listening to the steady rain from the remnants of Hurricane Sally pounding the roof. Gradually all the angst and discord so prominent in the swirl of politically-valenced discussions that seemed to surround me melted away. Disconnecting from the outside world can help us gain needed clarity and a better perspective on the issues that seem to constantly clamor for our attention. I am very grateful for the people I know who take an active stance on political and social justice matters. However, I also know other people who appear to have so much of their ego defined by their affiliation to a particular party, platform or politician that they are completely consumed by this focus. In the process, they lose sight of the bigger perspective and often become quite rigid and intolerant in their views. I’d like to think that if we could Disconnect our ego from our belief system perhaps we could engage with each other in real conversation that is not so emotionally charged. When we don’t allow our ego to be so entirely invested in a cause it lets us see things in a clearer light. We can better prioritize the issues and recognize whether they are out of balance in their impact on our life. This week in our prayer and meditation time let us ask to be shown where we may need more equilibrium to restore our objectivity and sense of peace. May we be guided how to Disconnect from those ego attachments that are creating an unhealthy obsession with issues that are only fleeting events in the larger scheme of life.
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 what do I feel in my body when I have been able to Disconnect from issues that want to dominate my attention in an unbalanced way? How does it feel in my body when I am able to Disconnect from ego attachment and emotions and become more at peace with the world? 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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