I'd like to share yesterday's contemplation from a Siddha Yoga book titled Resonate with Stillness: Daily Contemplations from the words of Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi Chidvilasanda.
It is Her [Shakti*] nature to dance with great joy, and therefore there is always a gentle motion, a slight sway in your being, even when you are absolutely still.
As She gently moves in and around you, She sings to Herself. So listen to the sound She makes. Whatever you hear, every sound manifests from Her. As you become absorbed in the inner sound of the Shakti, you glide into meditation. Your breath is Her whisper. Your breath is Her song. Your breath is Her dance. To please the Shakti, to awaken her within us, and to keep Her glory manifest in our being, we chant Her own song to Her -- the sound Om.
-- Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
*In the book's glossary, Shakti is defined as "force, energy, spiritual power, according to Shaivite philosophy, the divine or cosmic energy that manifests the universe, the dynamic aspect of supreme Shiva."
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Now, see, we know that I'll never become a god, angel, spirit guide, model or tv star..
because I *never* forget to put my shirt on when I leave the house.
(Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong...?)
Pretty art, that.
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