The Mind Is Not Your Enemy (JAI BHAKTI™ BLOG)

Hello Friends & Students!

I trust you are all having a wonderful day.

I am in the process of writing a detailed essay on the findings of my 27 year journey into the study of how the mind works. How it does an amazing job analyzing and solving problems making our life that much easier; how it sabotages us if we believe its every whim; and yet, remarkably, how it truly is the only vehicle that takes its to the Heart Center.

I began writing this as an exercise--organizing my own thoughts in answering questions from fellow seekers and students alike. I was also watching my mind go haywire after being hit with several "heavy" experiences one after another, all while navigating my way through life with these spinal cord diseases and injuries. (My father died, then I got news that Medicare is no longer paying for some of my spinal meds. The day after I got that news my beloved uncle died, then my pain management doctor retired. In my essay I address how I worked through these challenges. Hint: the story doesn't matter.)

So many balls up in the air, the only thing I could do was take a step back and focus on pure awareness. There was no other option: that's what was going to work, and I knew it. After years of working with many wonderful and fruitful dharana techniques, meditating on pure awareness is my favorite practice--but that's another essay altogether.

'Spent the afternoon searching out the above quote from my meditation journals, to help address questions my beloved friend/student G.P. is working with in her practice.

I have been infinitely blessed by masters from all walks of life sharing their wisdom freely over the years, and so, as always, if you have a question or concern regarding your practice, please contact me through Google+ , Twitter, or Instagram. Sometimes it takes awhile for me to get back to people, depending on the condition of my spine any given day, but this is my seva, and I'm happy to help. This is a glorious seva, so thank you.


Namo Namah,

Bhakti

THANK YOU FOR CALLING ME HOME (2005)

ॐ नमः शिवाय 

FOR YOU

Thank you for calling me home...

My beloved.

Your warmth, Your love, Your grace

Carry me beyond the mind,

Beyond the body,

Beyond the pain.

You heal me with Your loving Shakti--

After a while, I surrender.

You uphold me,

You cleanse me;

I sway to the rhythm of Your tender caress.

An ocean of nectar envelops me--

A fireball of grace

Rejuvenates me.

Your love transforms me

Until I no longer exist;

Until there is nothing

But Your love.

Thank You for calling me home.


-- Bhakti Brophy 
    जय भक्ति ™





© 12/29/2005 DL Bhakti Brophy
All Rights Reserved
(Originally published in 2005, JaiBhakti™, जय भक्ति ™)

WITNESS CONSCIOUSNESS. JAI BHAKTI™ BLOG

The One who Knows
You are Reading this
Is your True Self.
The Knower.
The Witness.

The purpose of life
Is Union with The Self.
Witness Consciousness
Is key.

Hari Om Tat Sat!




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Let go of the Riverbank.

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2012: For the Love of God

Shree Hanuman Hugging the Great Lord Rama

As you know, my spiritual name is 'Bhakti'. This is a Sanskrit word that means "love and devotion (to God/the Self within)". Bhakti is a longing for union (yoga) with God; longing for the Truth. I have been blessed with this longing since I was a young child.

A few moments ago, Jai Uttal sent out an email letting his friends know when and where he'll be leading kirtan. In this email was the above illustration of Shree Hanuman hugging his beloved Lord Rama (in Hinduism "Rama" is synonymous with the word 'God'). Shree Hanuman is the greatest lover of God.

I recall the first time I saw a murti (statue/representation) of Hanuman: I spontaneously fell to his feet and wept tears of joy. My connection with Hanuman is real: He is the aspect of ourselves that represents the great love of God. When I see an image of Hanuman, I recall the great strength I behold within and remember that I can achieve anything in this lifetime.

Om Shree Hanuman!!

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I just got through writing a message to a friend telling her that even if the Mayan calendar is correct and the world as we know it gets destroyed by a war between the Christian fundamentalist fanatics and the Muslim extremists, those of us who know the Truth within will be reborn into the Age of Enlightenment. Everything in the world is cyclical: the seasons change four times a year--and the Yugas change as well.

Writing this email caused me to pause and think about the year 2012: only 4 years and a few months away. When I look at the path President Bush is taking---now talking about bombing Iraq, I wonder if Nostradamus's' prediction and the Mayans' may be correct. I thought, "Perhaps the Christian/Muslim war will be the end of our great society."

A few moments later, while reading other emails, I came upon this newsletter from Master Kam Yuen--the doctor who is helping to heal my body. Wouldn't you know that in the email he addressed the issue of 2012! Grace is a wonderful thing!

Master Dr. Kam Yuen


“Yes! There is nothing out of the ordinary that is going to happen in 2012!" We might as well create the future that we want now. --Master Dr. Kam Yuen

I have always admired the way Grace presents Herself. Don't you love when you have a question--you send out the vibe to the universe that something is puzzling you--and She (the Great Mother) sends you the answer you are looking for, whether it be an email, a smile from a passing stranger, a phone call from a Master healer, a loving look from your cat, or anything. Anything at all can be a message from the Great Universe. I believe that the Truth of it all is that the message actually comes from inside. That is the great mystery. We are That which we are looking for. The world is a mirror. The answers actually come from inside our Heart.

Well, I'll leave it at that and contemplate what I wrote for awhile.

Thank you for visiting JAIBHAKTI.

Warm Regards,

Bhakti

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The Light Within Us All Shines Brighter Than A Million Suns!

I just returned home from another week-long stay in the hospital; this time for pain management. I have to say that no matter how much physical pain and drama in general that I experience in my life, there is still a light at the core of my being that can never be extinguished. As Baba Muktananda says, knowing this light, the Self within, is the purpose of each and every human birth. Time and time again, I am lead back to this light within, and I feel so blessed. To me, this light is the sustaining power of the entire universe.

I thank God for leading me home, to the source within. A source, by the way, that is available to each and every one of us--right within our own hearts.

Love and all great blessings,
Bhakti

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