INTERSPIRITUAL MEDITATION -- 8

Seventh Post on Step One of InterSpiritual Meditation: 

May we be Happy and Healthy

+ My friend and fellow InterSpiritual Mentor Anna Wolfe has written extensively in her journal on each of the seven steps and she has generously given me permission to share some of her wisdom. Here is some wonderful inspiration and illumination for Step One:

How can we be happy and healthy?

So many of the seven steps

Are interrelated,

For Happiness can come

through gratitude.

Happiness is not a constant state,

For life is full of

Ups and downs,

But one can be

Contented and grateful

For what is.

And one can live with

The attitude of hope

That the happiness will

Come again,

Even in the more difficult times -

A kind word,

A touch,

An experience of

Having done something nice

For someone else.

As for health,

Meditation can help

In so many ways –

So let’s get going!

It can help us

Transform ourselves,

Through focus and calmness,

To be our best selves.

It can affect

Our outlook,

Our relationships,

Our connections

And our happiness!

Why wouldn’t we mediate?

-- Anna Wolfe June 8, 2020

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+ 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.