In this meditation,
We explore the universal field of love and life which is the source of our being.
The imagery of a network of luminous,
Loving presence provides a template for our consciousness to focus on,
Absorb into,
And to live from.
When we experience the love,
Light,
And connection available on an energetic level,
We are naturally filled with a sense of unity,
Of oneness.
We realize who we are as beings of light,
And realizing this fills us with unconditional love.
To begin,
Sit comfortably upright,
With the soles of your feet flat on the ground or in another comfortable position.
Rest your hands palms cupped in your lap,
One resting in the other,
With the tips of your thumbs touching lightly.
Lightly close your eyes.
Let's begin with basic mindfulness,
Noticing what is present in awareness.
You may notice lingering thoughts or emotions from your day,
Or sensations in your body.
You don't need to stop,
Fix,
Or change any of this.
Simply allow yourself to be just as you are.
Feel out into this space all around you as a sacred space,
A safe space that embraces you.
As you sit in this safe,
Sacred space,
Call to mind your intention for your practice.
Why is this important to you?
When you recognize and feel the loving light of your essential being,
It awakens a sense of unity and connection.
The effect of this practice transforms your consciousness and extends to all your loved ones,
To everyone you interact with,
And even more widely and invisibly to all beings,
Our whole planet,
And throughout our collective consciousness,
And all that is.
You are part of a greater whole,
And your state of consciousness contributes to the whole.
So as we begin this practice,
Let's dedicate our practice to the benefit of all beings,
That we all might come to recognize the light within and all around us,
To realize our oneness as light,
And feel the unconditional love that flows from this realization,
And allow that to transform our consciousness,
So we live as the luminous loving presence that we are underneath it all.
With that intention in mind,
Let's move deeper into present embodied awareness by focusing down into feeling the sensations of contact of the soles of your feet on the ground.
Awaken sensory awareness here in your feet and toes,
And feel down into the earth underneath you.
Allow your feet and your toes to soften and relax,
As if they are melting deep down into the earth.
Feel the solid support and grounding presence of the earth underneath you,
And thank the earth for supporting your life.
Allow the feeling of grounded presence to flow up through the soles of your feet,
Up through your shins and calves,
Your knees and thighs,
Up through your hips and pelvic bowl,
Resting down in your seat.
Feel the weight of your body resting down in your seat,
Resting down on the earth.
Focus into your palms and fingers,
Resting cupped in your lap.
Awaken sensory awareness here in your hands,
And allow your hands to soften and relax,
As if they are melting down into your legs.
Feel the soft openness in your hands,
Connected to the soft openness of your heart.
As you allow your hands to soften and relax even more,
Allow your arms and shoulders to relax down,
Releasing any tension in your shoulders,
Neck.
Feel as if a string is attached to the top of your head,
Drawing your spine gently upright,
Like a string of luminous pearls.
Feel your spine gently stretched from your perineum and tailbone,
Right up through the top of your head,
Like a stream of light flowing upwards,
Up through the top of your head,
And opening to the vast,
Clear sky above.
Feel the vast,
Open sky.
Now tuck your chin just slightly,
Gently lengthening the back of your neck.
Lightly close your lips and breathe in and out through your nose.
Nasal breathing warms and purifies the air you breathe in.
It increases oxygenation and is calming to your nervous system.
As you continue nasal breathing,
Rest your tongue upon the roof of your mouth,
With the tip of your tongue touching the gum line behind your upper front teeth.
Soften and relax your tongue here.
Softening your tongue is another calming cue that sends a relaxation signal to the vagus nerve in the center of your brain.
As you soften your tongue even more,
Feel the relaxation in the center of your brain.
Feel that relaxation flowing down through your vagus nerve,
Down through your heart,
Relaxing and releasing any tension around your heart,
Down through your abdomen,
Relaxing and releasing any tension in your abdomen,
And out through your whole body.
As you feel this relaxation in your whole body,
Smile a subtle smile of calm happiness,
Of appreciation and gratitude for this time to awaken to the loving light at the core of your being,
And allow it to transform your consciousness.
Allow the feeling of smiling to shine out through your eyes,
And release any tension from your eyebrows and your forehead.
Now,
Focus to the top of your head,
The crown point,
And feel the pure light of Source shining in through the top of your head and flowing down through your brain.
Lighting up and illuminating your whole brain.
Feel this light flowing down into your heart.
Lighting up your heart.
In your heart,
This light shines as unconditional love.
Feel the warmth of unconditional love saturating your heart,
Warming and softening the space around your heart.
As you focus into your heart,
Breathe this pure light of love in and out through your heart.
As you breathe in,
Feel your heart light up with unconditional love.
And as you breathe out,
Feel this luminous loving presence shining from your heart out through every cell.
Breathe this loving light into your heart and out through every cell,
All the way out through the pores of your skin.
Feel your heart like the sun,
Shining with love.
Your whole being is glowing with luminous loving presence.
Your whole being is saturated with the pure positive energy of unconditional love.
Now,
Feel this loving light shining out from your heart,
Out through the space all around you,
Filling the whole space with luminous loving presence.
Feel this luminous loving presence shining out through your whole neighborhood.
Through the town,
City,
Or countryside around your neighborhood,
Through the state or province around that,
And the country around that.
Feel this luminous loving presence shining out in all directions,
Illuminating our whole planet and all beings,
Illuminating the atmosphere around our planet,
Shining out through our whole solar system,
The entire Milky Way,
And all the galaxies in the universe.
Feel this infinite field of luminous loving presence extended infinitely in all directions.
You are immersed in an infinite field of loving light,
Pulsing with infinite nodes of light,
Like a sea of interconnected stars.
All beings shining as expressions of one light,
One love,
One life energy.
You realize now that what happens with anyone or anything,
Anywhere,
At any time,
Reverberates and shines through the whole field to everyone and everything,
Everywhere,
At all times.
Everything and everyone is a shining expression of one light,
One love,
One life,
We all share.
Now feel this loving light shining out from your heart,
Out through this infinite network,
This infinite field to all beings,
And ask that everyone,
Everywhere,
Receive exactly what they need right now to recognize their essential being and fully express who they are.
Release this intention into the universal network of loving light,
Knowing it is always being fulfilled in the best possible ways.
An unexplainable flow of resources is available to each and every one of us,
Every moment.
Life always supports what is best for each of us,
Because we are all expressions of one life,
And grace flows abundantly.
Rest in the nurturing embrace of the one life we all share.
There's nothing you need to do,
Simply rest as infinite love,
Infinite love,
Shining through limitless diversity,
Yet always remaining one.
Let go and rest as infinite loving light.
Now feel your body as a whole from the inside.
Feel the luminous loving presence centered in your heart,
And shining out through every cell.
Record the feeling of this luminous loving presence in your heart.
It's shining out through your whole body,
So you remember it.
Bring it with you.
Share it with others,
And can return to it at any time.
Take a few moments to really saturate in this luminous loving presence.
Really soak it in.
Now,
Keeping your body still,
With your eyes still,
And continuing to feel this luminous loving presence centered in your heart,
And shining out through your whole body,
And all around.
Slowly open your eyes,
And take in everything you see with eyes of love.
Feel everything shining with love,
And take this loving vision,
This luminous loving presence with you wherever you go.
Seeing the light in everyone you meet,
And feeling the love that connects us all.
