A Couple of Soul Flower

One day an atheist friend in the West joined a meditation class. He joined the meditation class simply because he wanted to make his girlfriend happy. Surprisingly, he grew much faster than all of his friends who are followers of religion. This could happen because he entered the gate of meditation without the framework of duality and without the hope of attaining anything.

This story is not a recommendation to be an atheist. Once again it is not. But rather a suggestion to enter the gate of meditation without any frame work such as bad-good, wrong-right. It is also an invitation to enter the garden of meditation without any expectations at all. As a result, it is far easier to be in one with this moment.

That is also the reason why many friends who joined the long meditation journey are encouraged to release all past experiences. Not only the guilty feelings and bad memories of the past which are suggested to be released, even the beautiful spiritual experiences of the past are also should be released.

It is similar to the beautiful interaction between trees and the sun in the morning. Fresh peace can only happen when the trees forget both the bad experiences and the wonderful experiences of the past. And then, being one with the morning sun shine is possible.

While the past bring a lot of guilty feelings, the future is the source of many fears. And the most frightening fear is death. Again, both are suggested to be released. Quiet difference with the other spiritual teachings which attach to the good and reject the bad, meditation is totally free from both attachment and rejection.

Only when the guilty past is released, the fear of the future is released, by then mind can rest in this moment as it is. This will open the door to the possibility of encountering a couple of soul flower.

The first soul flower is awareness. Whatever the blessing of this moment simply aware without negative or positive. When the body is tired, simply aware. When mind is peaceful, simply aware. Always keep in the heart, everything just come and go. It is like snow flake falling into the lake. It creates ripples for a moment, and finally disappear.

Just in the case there is soul wound within, try to encounter the second soul flower which is carefulness. In contrast to the other healing approaches which throw out a lot of things, meditation heals you by accepting you as you are. In normal logic, this is very uncommon.

But many spiritual friends who have been cured by meditation shared the story, ultimately you are your greatest healer. And among all the inner energies, the most curing energy is the ability to gently embrace all pain within.

Each spiritual friends who have encountered a couple of soul flowers within will understand, only one who is flower within can share flower to the others. Put it simply, only one who are healed and whole can heal the world.

Author: Gede Prama
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