Today I asked our teachers for their comments coming into this Easter Season. They referenced the context of the upcoming lunar eclipse on the Full Moon, along with prevailing astrological conditions, suggesting this was an opportune moment for us all to consider the theme of Rebirth.
In discussing the balance to be struck between the outer life we lead and our spiritual life they offered this advice:
Be aware that life asks you to nurture the Idea
that you are and the life you are living.
If you are ever uncertain as to what
action you should take, or stance you should adopt, ask yourself:
Am I leaving
myself free to express who I am?
Am I clouding my own light with screens of duty or inhibition?
Am I fulfilling my responsibility to my own
life as well as others?
Things may be clearer from that point of view.
Sometimes it is hard to get at the Idea behind our life. With age and experience our pure note is often muffled by our environment and conditioning.
Often we put aside our own interests because we have been raised to consider it a selfish action to put our own needs first. Yet clearly we have a responsibility to explore our skills and talents, our like and dislikes, in order to discover the purpose of our life.
Thomas Aquinas guides us to take stock of what sings to us as a clue to our intended expression. He says the things we love tell us what we are.
So what sings to you? Your expression is unique. You are the only one who can make it. Will you join with us this Easter in striving to play a part in the great orchestra that is Life?
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