Chase the Darkness Away

 

 

 

 

As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings.
With good will for the entire cosmos,
cultivate a limitless heart:
Above, below, & all around,
unobstructed, without hostility or hate.
Whether standing, walking,
sitting, or lying down,
as long as one is alert,
one should be resolved on this mindfulness.
This is called a sublime abiding
here & now.

Buddha
 Karaniya Metta Sutta

 

 

 

This morning the sun is shinning for which I am grateful, but winter sits heavily in my heart.  Cuddled in my chair with  an inspirational book, lighted candle and steaming coffee, I find myself adrift. 

 

In perfect solitude I detect an unseen resistance that seems to have no bearing upon anything.  There is no head nor tail, and no discovery of any haunting beast.   My journal remains blank in front of my eyes and there doesn't seem to be one particular thought in my head.  Quite simply, I am stuck.

 

Lacking any sense of focus to read, and not having any words to write, I begin to send light  into the world.  I first think of my children and their families followed by dear sisters of my heart.  As my energy grows stronger, I send love to those who have anger, loss, and fright.  Let each and every person feel a  burst of  light warming their soul.   Spirit will offer each a glimpse of hope from their plight. 

 

Light is spread to all peoples serving communities, placing themselves in harms way to bring safety to someone else.  I imagine love held dissolving separateness, hatred, and fear for those who are imprisoned physically or mentally or spiritually.  The light grows embracing all of nature and everything unknown. 

 

I am free to move again as my  earlier sense of resistance is now long gone.  I feel connected to life and the necessity to use each moment more purposefully than sitting idle in my chair. Sending light or prayer or love which ever word one chooses, rids the body of the heaviness or loneliness or void one sometimes feels.  I discover that in giving to others, we stoke the fire so ignited flames can chase the darkness away.