Coping With Change

Sharing our wisdom is an integral part of living a balanced life. I am honored my Guruji has blessed me with the seva of passing along the lessons I have learned throughout the years.

Today I had the great good fortune of sharing these words with a young man on Instagram. They seemed to resonate, so I share them with you.

Namo Namah
Bhakti

June 9, 2015

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What Is The Small Mind / Ego?

A student just asked me to explain the difference between the word ego as used by Freud, and the small mind/ego as it relates to raja yoga/meditation. Here's my reply.

Namo Namah,

Bhakti

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

AWARENESS

Excerpt from my latest essay. © 2015 DL Bhakti Brophy

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Overcoming Obstacles: The Glory Of The Sky (Jai Bhakti™ Blog)

'Was having a rough day today, so mom set me up outside in my reclining chair.It's difficult to be down when surrounded by this beauty. I stared up at the sky for awhile, then meditated. Medicare has denied me access to the medication that makes living with third degree burns going down the INSIDE of my left arm remotely bearable (the medication is roughly $13,000/year. Needless to say, I cannot afford that.). I'm still not sleeping well at night due to the pain and stress, but thank God for this glorious day! It's difficult to be down when surrounded by this beauty.

The sky has always been my refuge. One of the
silver linings of not being able to sit up is that when I'm able to get outside (which is not often, but I'm grateful for the times I do get outside in my recliner or wheelchair) I have to stare at the sky. So many colors and moods...

Don't forget to look up once in awhile!

Enjoy your day.

Namo Namah
Bhakti