INTERSPIRITUAL MEDITATION -- 4

 Third Post on Step One of InterSpiritual Meditation: 

May we be Happy and Healthy 

Sacred light pervades
Me through and through,
And bliss descends
Like mountain dew.
– Ed Bastian’s third verse for Step 6

You do not need to do anything;

you do not need to leave your room.

Remain sitting at your table and listen.

You do not even need to listen; just wait.

You do not even need to wait;

just become still, quiet and solitary

and the world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked.

It has no choice. It will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

-- Franz Kafka

+ I have loved this quote by Franz Kafka for a long time. I think it is very motivational and the guidance definitely leads to a plenitude of health and happiness.  Be still, silent and solitary and watch as “bliss descends like mountain dew.”    

+ This is a series of posts on InterSpiritual Meditation: A Seven Step Process created by Dr. Edward Bastian. I am an InterSpiritual Mentor certified by Spiritual Paths Institute which Ed established. In these posts I will offer reflections of mine and others on each of the steps which are:  

1. Motivation: “May we be Happy and Healthy.”
2. Gratitude: “May we be Grateful for Life’s Many Gifts.”
3. Transformation: “May we be Transformed into Our Highest Being.”
4. Compassion:“May we be Loving and Compassionate.”
5. Mindfulness: “May we be Mindful through Our Breathing.”
6. Wisdom: “May we Become Wise through our Meditation.”
7. Service: “May we be in Service to All.”

+ I invite you to consider taking a comprehensive e-course on InterSpiritual Meditation offered by Spiritual Paths.net.  The course is always available but periodically it is taught via Zoom by Ed and other teachers as an 8-week course with group participation. Next one starts on January 18, 2023 at 7pm EST.

+ I invite you to  read Ed’s wonderful InterSpiritual books including InterSpiritual Meditation: A Seven Step Process and Mandala: Creating an Authentic Spiritual Path – An InterSpiritual Process.