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!




Journal entry ©2008 DL Bhakti Brophy

THE INFINITE SUN

While in meditation, I heard myself referring to The Self Within as THE INFINITE SUN.
I find this quite fitting--perhaps this will be the title of my new book.
Here's an excerpt from the journal entry written while coming out of this joyous meditation. Enjoy!



THE INFINITE SUN

My Heart Center on Fire
with cool rays of the Infinite Sun;
The Self Within.
Source of Infinite Love and Light.
Life.

No body.
Nobody.
Just am.





 © 2013 DL Bhakti Brophy
All Rights Reserved
(Excerpt from new book.)

Quote # 0.6 You Are the Water

Let go of the Riverbank.

©2013

Quote #10

Where are you grace?
Come out an play!


The above quote is an excerpt from one of my poems.
To read the entire poem click here or visit www.bhaktilovepoems.blogger.com 

Have a fabulous day!
Love,
Bhakti

There is a Light...

Your Light is always on.
Fear is real.
Fear is not real.
Anger is real.
Anger is not real.
Love is real.
Love is...
Love is.
Your Light is always on.
Leave your ego beside the threshold
of the door...
And Shine!
I beg you...
Bow down.
Put your Heart above your mind--
Experience THAT!
That which sustains you;
nourishes you;
breathes you;
and Loves you!
It is all I ask of you.
Find your Self
and your work here is done.

--Bhakti Brophy 10/21/10

Hello friends!
It has been a long time since my last post: I have missed the Blogosphere, to be sure. Unfortunately, the past two years have been rather hell-ish. I do loathe using the word "hell"; here I am using it to mean I was going through the most trying of trials--physical pain beyond belief, and I also was bedridden about 85-95% of the time. This messed with my body in a way that it never had before: being unable to walk around--well, you know the phrase, use it or lose it.

This past July 4th weekend I had experienced the worst physical pain in my entire life (and you all know how much I have endured already). I had a migraine headache that lasted about 4 days. I had my head covered to block any light from my eyes, and I spent the days using earplugs to drown out any noises. I had had enough. At first I wasn't depressed because I knew that I would make it through, once the migraine passed. But the migraine didn't pass the way it used to. It parked itself right in my left eye socket. At one point I picked up my cell phone and emailed everyone who was able to help me in the past, either by sending me strong energy (Dr. Kam Yuen); doing Reiki on me and sending me strong healing energy (my friend Bobby); or by sending me tsunami strength prayers (my dear friend Sally Kempton).

Bobby got in touch with me and was able to alleviate the migraine. I spent the next two weeks reading Dr. Yuen's books regarding working with and deleting pain from your body and mind. What a lesson! I started talking to Dr. Yuen on the phone. I learned his "method" by taking teleseminars and by talking to him on the phone and by reading his books over and over. My friend Bobby kept in touch and kept my level of energy up.

By the end of July I was walking around WITHOUT MY NECK BRACE ON for the first time in...almost a year. I started making myself walk to the end of the driveway and back (about two car lengths). Finally, I made myself walk around the block (about 1/5 mile). Of course, being me, I did too much too fast and ended back in bed with the pain on the rise.

People often make comments such as, "Why do you do that to yourself? You start feeling a little bit better and then you make yourself worse by doing things."

Personally, I have never understood how anyone could ask that question . I don't think anyone could truly understand WHY I do what I do unless they were in my position. If you live with severe chronic pain--you know what I'm talking about. (Let me give you a gauge on what I mean by "severe" chronic pain. After being hit by a car in 1997, I flew straight up in the air, flipped over in a fetal position, and landed on the lower left side of my lumbar spine. The sciatica I had from that accident was the worst pain I had ever felt, and I thought it was probably "severe" chronic pain. But compared to the pain I live with now, from the crushed nerve roots in my spine, the sciatica is about a 3 on my pain scale, and my pain is relatively an 8-9.)

So, why do I do things when I start to feel a little better?
A) Because I don't want to lose the use of my legs and body.
B) Although I try to make the best of it, by reading and learning and keeping my mind sharp, I cannot stand being in bed anymore.
C) I am an extremely creative person. I wish to be able to go outside and see nature. I love to look at the sky. I find much strength and rejuvenation by going outside and staring at the moon--oh, and it's especially cool when the moon is out during the day!
D) What is the point of having good days if I don't embrace them and make the most out of them?
E) The truth is, from a psychological point of view, when you live with a chronic condition and you are bedridden most of the time, getting a "good" day is such a gift--there is the feeling that one must not squander it; but there is also the fear that "this may be the last 'good' day I am blessed with, so I am going to do everything I can with the time I have!" This is the main reason why so many people who live in severe chronic pain, or any other chronic condition, tend to push themselves too far when we have good days. We're not masochistic...and we're not doing anything wrong by taking advantage of the blessing a good day brings.

I think people who are able to get up everyday and do the things they love (or do things they don't love, but have the ability to get up in the morning) forget what a gift it is. I don't mean this as a judgment. I mean it sincerely. If you spent two years unable to do the things you truly loved, wouldn't you spend every last ounce of energy you had doing something if your body actually decided to function the way it is meant to?

It takes strength to endure. It surely does. And people have called me courageous and inspirational, but the truth is...the Truth is what sustains me. Knowledge of my inner Self. Of course, my Mother and Father--wow, was I blessed with great parents! It is true that my Father had an extremely difficult time dealing with my disability the first two years I was 100% disabled--most likely due to the fact that he watched me build up a photography business and career in NYC and then watched as I lost it after my accident. Then I got back on the horse and got a teaching job four years later, and I lost that due to the Sept. 11th attacks...I think my father was taking his anger out on me. His anger over all of my losses and trials. But I must tell you--I feel it is my duty to tell you--WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE STRENGTH AND COURAGE AND POWER WITHIN OURSELVES THAN YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE! I know this from experience.

I was fortunate enough to have been born innately "spiritual"; by this I mean I have always--since the age of three--been asking questions like, "Who is God?", "Why are we here?", "Who made us?" These questions used to freak my Mom out when I was a youngster!

The Truth is...there IS an answer. And you must find it yourself. No one can give it to you. No one can take it away. It is always present.

As I was stating above, I was fortunate enough to experience this before becoming totally disabled, and this knowledge has served me well. I can go through a day of hell-ish pain and then start reading The Upanishads, or Jesus's words, or I can start to simply focus my attention on my Heart Center. The joy is always there...ALWAYS present underneath the fear, anger, guilt, sadness, happiness, etc.. The joy is ever present--just like the sun.

It always struck me as funny that we say, "The sun is rising," and "The sun is going down." No it's not. We are spinning, not the sun. The sun is ever-present, as seen by it's reflection on the moon.

Your Light is ever-present, too. You have to find it. lt is always on--for as long as you are alive, your Light is shining...and when you die, it will merge with the Greatest Light Of All, like a river merges with the ocean...and you will shine on in Eternity.

You are That.

Much love
and Warm Regards,
Bhakti

METTA PRAYER

May all beings be peaceful.

May all beings be happy.

May all beings be safe.

May all beings awaken to

the light of their true nature.

May all beings be free.

May it be so,
Bhakti

I'M IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA!

Yeah! or should I say "JAYA!"--

JAIBHAKTI has been listed as the #5 most important 'Bhakti' website on the entire Internet! Click HERE to go to Sirchin: Free Online Encyclopedia and scroll down a tiny bit: the info is on the main post part of the blog.

BHAKTI LOVE POEMS also got a big shout out as an important blog (see sidebar for kudos to Bhakti Love Poems blog).

Om Namah Shivaya...

Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay!

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Hi There...

Hey kids, just a heads up to let you know that I am in the middle of writing an essay on our country's current dictators administration. In the mean time, why not Google the name Tom Scully (click on his name to read about what a wonderful man and rolemodel he is for the citizens of America) and read all about how he manipulated Congress into passing the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan--and then left Congress to become a lobbyist for some of the biggest drug companies. (We, the American people, MUST honor the men and women in uniform and make sure that they are risking their lives for the sake of the safety and preservation of our country. More on that subject later.)

After reading about that arm twisting fiasco--take a deep breath and read my latest poem on Bhakti Love Poems (Yes, thank God there are some of us out here who do believe in the innate goodness of the human heart; and we're bold enough to share our love with others.)

Speaking of other people who choose to live enlightening, rather than cheating and lying lives, click on the links below and acquint yourself with some of my favorite teachers, friends, and other spiritual warriors.

Have fun--and, as always, take a deep breath and know that goodness will win in the end. Lightness always dispels the darkness. Always. It can be no other way.

Sally Kempton (my great friend on this spiritual journey called life)

Ken Yuen (I will be using Master Yuen as a spiritual healer in the next few months; I have heard great things about him. I know, working together, we will heal my spine and rid me of the karmic risidual pain forever. Amen.)

Harold Lloyd (One of my favorite film makers of all time. The greatest comic actor that ever lived. His movies are available on Netflix.com. Check out "Safety Last". A classic.)

Joseph Campbell (Mr. Campbell is brilliant. Watch his 'Power of Myth' interviews with Bill Moyers; he outlines the mythical pattern within all cultures and organized religions, thus proving that all paths do lead to the same doorl= your own heart!)

Gyrobocop (This robot always brings a smile to my face! A great blog, to boot!)

Pema Chodron (This monk's generosity is boundless; her heart is wide open, ready to show you how to find the strength within through simple breathing and awareness techniques.)

Byron Katie (Byron Katie's 'Work' is phenomenal. Is the story going through your head right now--the thoughts that are playing over and over like a cassette tape that's been looped to repeat the same words over and over--really true? All good energy. I love "The Work".)

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Tom Scully, Joseph Campbell, Sally Kempton, Gyrobo, Ken Yuen, Bhakti Love Poems, Harold Lloyd, good kind people,

All Great Blessings to you all.

Love,

Bhakti

BHAKTI LOVE POEMS

Just a friendly reminder that while you are waiting for a new JAI BHAKTI post, you can zoom on over to BHAKTI LOVE POEMS, where I publish new, original poems nearly every day.

Blessings,
Bhakti

BHAKTI LOVE POEMS BLOG

Dear Friends-- I have some exciting news: I finally received my new laptop. Yeah! I am sitting here in bed, typing away. It feels so good to be able to type without having to worry about getting neck pain, etc. The tall and short of it is that you can expect to see me around the blogosphere again. I am looking forward to visiting all of you!

In other news, I have decided to start a separate blog devoted exclusively to my poetry. I have found that my devotional ('bhakti') poetry doesn't truly fit in with the feel of this blog; somehow my poems are a bit esoteric. Therefore, I've created a new blog called BHAKTI LOVE POEMS in which I am going to post all new poems, as well as my 5 year archive. Please click here to check it out (if you want, you could let me know what you think about the layout, etc.).

It feels great to be a part of the blogging community once again.
Love,
Bhakti

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