Welcome to this meditation.
I invite you to find a comfortable seat.
And from this comfortable seat,
Let your skin soften,
All the skin on your body,
Your face,
Your back,
Your legs.
We may be used to the idea of softening the muscles,
But the skin also holds tension and the skin is connected to the nervous system.
So when you feel the skin wrapping you and you let it soften,
It helps your brain to soften.
And the gift of breath pours in,
Nourishes you,
And then flows out.
The gift of the breath reminds us that every moment is new.
In a moment like this,
We can notice how much the mind tends to rely on planning,
Looking at the future,
Predicting,
Strategizing,
Using equations and calculations to make plans for the future.
We often take it for granted,
But now we can see when we face a future that is so uncertain,
So undefined,
You can see how the mind grasps for definition,
Tries to make a story.
What do you think is gonna happen next?
We ask ourselves and each other,
What's the world gonna be like in a year?
The alternative is to sit in this moment and receive the breath and allow the breath to remind us that every moment is undefined.
Every moment is open,
Full of possibilities.
But in the midst of the difficulty,
We're being given a gift.
The mind's need to control is being illuminated.
And we can also remember that each breath that we take,
Every nourishing breath that flows in,
Is a gift from the heart of the Divine Mother,
Who holds the entire universe in her embrace.
This is not an abstraction.
This is not an idea.
Let your own heart open and look for her.
The radiant,
Encompassing love of the Divine Mother is everywhere.
It's emerging from the earth.
It's arising inside your own heart.
It's awakening in the hearts of all beings.
You you So as we sit in our minds and wonder what will be next,
She's rising.
She's arriving more and more with every breath.
More with every breath.
Whatever we can experience of her now is less than what will be.
So let's sit on the edge of that emergence.
Let's sit right on the edge of it and watch her coming into our lives,
Coming into being on the earth.
Let's receive her with our open hearts and open arms.
Let the breath be the portal through which you welcome her into your body.
The Divine Mother is there inside your heart and she's joining her love with your love.
She sees every pain,
Every doubt,
Every fear,
Every sorrow,
And she holds and embraces it.
She's becoming one with your love and with your courage so that you can feel big enough to hold the suffering of the world.
Big enough in your heart,
Big enough in your love to be present to the pain around us.
Her love is infusing your love and empowering it.
Let your breath remind you of this.
Let your breath remind you of this.
The natural embodied experience of the human heart in relation to the Divine Being is awe,
Gratitude,
And reverence.
So don't go looking for these feelings,
Just don't concoct them.
But just see if they naturally arise in the presence of the Divine Being,
In the presence of the Divine Mother who embraces the whole earth and who is awakening inside your heart.
Awe,
Gratitude,
And bowing.
Natural,
Spontaneous.
And if any of this seems abstract,
Feels abstract,
Stand inside your heart with a feeling of friendliness and welcoming.
Keep the door of your heart open.
Offer a welcome to the Divine Presence and wait there.
The Divine is the collective reality of the entire cosmos and the miracle that breathes life into every living being and shapes every stone.
The one heart that set this cosmos into motion and that guides the evolution of the earth.
A presence is there and your breath can be the bridge through which that presence enters you more and more,
Through the open door of your heart.
As we begin the transition back to an outward oriented consciousness,
Let the line between meditation and life be soft and fluid.
This was a time for self-nurturing and connecting to yourself and let the fruits of that flow out into your life.
As you,
When you're ready,
Allow your eyes to open and take in the world around you.
See if you can stay connected to your heart and to the Divine Being that doesn't leave when you stop meditating.
Let your awareness and connection to that Divine Presence stay with you as you go out to navigate all the aspects of life in the presence of an unknown future.
Remember that we can't navigate it all together.
You're not alone.
The Divine Mother is with you and we all are emerging,
Moving into the future together and there's a mystical hidden container,
Plan,
Evolution that's guided and nurtured forward by the heart of the Divine Mother.
May your day be blessed by an experience of your relationship,
The relationship of your heart with the Divine Heart.
