Love is God

There’s a sign outside a church in Reading MA that says “God is Love.” I’ve always wanted to stop in and point out that means “Love is God”.

My youngest brother – generally, not my go-to source for healthy living tips (sorry Bud; love you!!) – taught me something years ago that I think of virtually every day: love is infinite.

Raja Yoga is a practice in genuinely learning to love our self and to truly and fully appreciate life – and in the process, learning to respect the body and mind which house our “essentially divine” consciousness, evidence of the existence of God within each of us!

We tap into our immutable, eternal essence, our awareness or consciousness thru meditation.

We sit patiently, attentively, holding our conscious mind in observation or mindful mode (without judgment; without analysis; without words) allowing consciousness to witness our sub-conscious thoughts, expressions of the fears and desires that affect our conscious thoughts, words, and thus behavior.

Consciousness reveals itself as curiosity, compassion, awareness, truth, and serenity. You know it intuitively when you’re in the neighborhood!

It’s inside you. Sense it; feel it; distinguish between it and your thoughts – and you WILL begin to see and act differently.

Raja Yoga (Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras) can help people suffering at their own hands: over eating, drinking, smoking, or otherwise overindulging (i.e., caught up in the material plane of our existence, which PALES in comparison to our sub-conscious planes!).

It’s difficult and takes time to develop new habits; hence, Patanjali’s most important rejoinder to “never give up; always let go”. With constant practice over time we see our self differently: we begin to realize that our body and mind are a vehicle through which we experience life rather than who we are.

THAT paradigm shift changes us forever. God bless our planet!!

Hugs, Allan