Happy Monday 💐
We’re nearing the end. Thanks for coming this far. I’m glad you’re still here! ♥️
Day 19 out of 21 days 🌎
Centering Thought for Today : “Today I remember to love everything and everyone I come into contact with.”
Meditation: Listen to the audio and repeat the mantra – Audio HERE.
Tasks:
- Read the parable below. You may share your thoughts in our group’s telegram on what the parable means to you.
- Reflect on the significant events in your life that come to mind after reading the parable, while considering the words from the parable. “This too shall pass.”
Parable
There was a king and he once said to the court sages – I have a ring with one of the finest diamonds in the world and I want to hide a message under the stone that can be useful in a situation of extreme despair. I will give this ring to my heirs and I want it to serve them faithfully. Think of what kind of message will be there. It must be very short to fit in the ring. The sages knew how to write treatises, but did not express themselves in one short sentence. They thought and thought, but did not come up with anything. The king complained about the failure of his venture to the faithful old servant who had raised him from infancy and was a part of the family. And the old man said to him:
“I’m not a sage, I’m not educated, but I know such a message. For the many years I spent in the palace, I met a lot of people. And once I served a visiting mystic whom your father invited. And he gave me this message. I ask that you don’t read it now. Save it under the stone and open it only when there’s no way out at all.”
The king listened to the old servant. After some time, the enemies attacked the country and the king lost the war. He fled on his horse and his enemies pursued him. He was alone, his enemies were many. He rode to the end of the road. There was a huge deep cliff before him, if he fell there, it would be the end. He could not go back, as the enemies were approaching. He could already hear the clatter of their horses’ hooves. He had no way out. He was in complete despair. And then he remembered the ring. He opened it and found an inscription: “This too shall pass.”
After reading the message, he felt that everything went quiet. The pursuers got lost and went in the wrong direction. The king was filled with gratitude to the servant and to the unknown mystic. The words were powerful. He closed the ring and set back out on the road. He gathered his army and returned to his kingdom. On the day he returned to the palace, they arranged a magnificent feast for the whole world – the people loved their king. The king was happy and proud. The old servant came up to him and said softly: “Even in this moment, look at the message again.”
The King said, “Now I am a winner, people are celebrating my return, I’m not in despair, not in a hopeless situation.”
“Listen to this old servant,” the servant answered. “The message works not only in moments when everything is bad, but also in moments of victory.”
The king opened the ring and read: “This too shall pass.”
And again he felt a silence fall over him, although he was in the midst of a noisy dancing crowd. His pride dissolved and he understood the message.
The old man said to the king; “Do you remember everything that happened to you? Nothing and no feeling is permanent. As night changes day, so moments of joy and despair replace each other. Accept them as the nature of things, as part of life.”
Although this is a time of social distancing and no-contact as much as possible, perhaps we can look at contact from the centering thought of the day in a more ephemeral way. Contact as something felt within rather than an external influence. ☺️
Have a fruitful day everyone!
Daniela
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