Souls-Awakening

Loving Kindness

2010-02-04T18:06:00.000-08:00

Aloha Readers,

It is good to be with you again... by way of this blog. I trust all is well and you are growing in consciousness and your soul is awakening and remembering who and what it is and why it is here.

Awareness and action are the keys to living a first class life. A first class life is one where you are continually bringing out the highest and the best within yourself and others. One of my teachers, was a man named Athony Robbins, he defined a first class life as follows: “One that feels good, is good for you, is good for others and is good for the whole.”

It is my heart felt desire and intention that every man, woman and child would have a first class life. One of the ways we all can make this real in our life and the world is though Loving Kindness. One of the greatest teachers in the world today for Loving Kindness is, his holiness, the Dali Lama. This man embodies Loving Kindness like no other soul I have ever encountered in this life time. Regardless, of our different religious traditions and spiritual paths you cannot help but recognize the power in any message or action done with Loving Kindness. Acts of kindness are acts of love and acts of love can be called acts of kindness. For love and kindness are in partnership and are inseparable from one another.

We would change our world for the better, if everyone would just make doing kind things for others and themselves their first priority, as they go about their daily activities. Some very simple acts of kindness are: smiling, laughing, saying I love you, saying thank you, really listing to someone, apologizing if you hurt someone or forgiving others and yourself for some transgression. As you can see doing these things won’t cost you anything, in fact you couldn’t buy these actions at any price. These actions require very little output of energy but the returns are amazing and everyone gets to feel good in the process.

Of course, there is no limit to what can be done with love and kindness. There is one human need that every person on this earth has no matter who they are or where they live. This need is primary and it is the need for love and connection. If you are willing, I ask that you make this your focus for the next 30 days. If you don’t notice any positive difference in yourself or others than you can just go back to your old patterns of being. I hope you will accept this offer and would love to hear what your experience is one way or the other.

Much love,

David Jay

The Winds Of Change Are Blowing

2010-01-22T17:35:00.000-08:00

Aloha Readers,

Have you noticed, no matter what we say, do or believe, change happens anyway.

Here is something that came to me during one of mine meditations.

The winds of change are blowing
Change we must and change we will
We must become the change we want to see in this world
Change happens now
Change now

Somewhere in the human evolutionary process, we came to believe that we didn't have the ability to create change in ourselves, so we began to focus all our engergy on changing others and the world. What have we learned about trying to change others and this world? Well for starters if you are anything like I was, you came to realize that you were living in a constant state of frustration. Why don't they change, why is world the way it is, when are things going to be differient, and when is this world going to be a better place? Interesting questions, but there never seem to be an answer that makes you feel better.

Here is something I came to realize after many years of creating suffering, pain and unhappiness for myself and others.

People will always do the following... in any given moment:

Think what they think,
Feel what they feel,
Say what they say and
Do what they do.

Are you ready for a more effective way to bring about change? If you are... here is the answer. It must always come from within you. A very simple but well know Spiritual truth. Byron Katie a well know teacher of truth say this, there are three kinds of business:

1. God's business
2. Other people's business
3. Our business

It is probably not wise to think we can run the entire universe and if we are always in other people's business who is there to take care of our business?

This goes back to one of the sentences that came to me in a meditation.

Become the change you want to see in this world.

Lots of Love, David Jay

Queer Spirituality

2010-01-15T21:19:00.000-08:00

Aloha Readers,

As a gay man, I felt it was necessary to include a blog pertaining to the Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgender community. We all have a part in awakening and helping to create a better world. So here here we go!

Queer Spirituality

There is something within each of us that longs to emerge and find expression in this world. I call this some thing our true and authentic self. Though out history, we as members of the LGBT community have been struggling to make a place for ourselves, in our communities and in this world. For those of us who call San Francisco home, we are the lucky ones. San Francisco has a history of making room for those individuals who had no place, in the societies and cultures in which they found themselves.

Members of the LGBT community, came to believe in their core that they were not good enough or deserving of anyone’s love, not even their own. Many began looking for love and acceptance in places of worship, only to find they were once again not embraced and considered to be unacceptable and unworthy of God’s love. Fortunately, there are places of worship for the LGBT community in San Francisco, like Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, where everyone is welcomed and embraced for who they are and where all religious and spiritual paths are honored.

The time as come for us to awaken from the dream of believing we are anything less than worthy. The time as come for us to find what is true and not true about who and what we are and why we are here. If there is any madness or injustice in this world, it is because the cause stems from the content of minds contaminated with fear, negativity and misconceptions, about good and bad and right and wrong.

If we are ever to be free from the enslavement of our conditioned minds and past experiences we will have to flex what I call some Spiritual muscle. There is a intelligence in the body that supersedes anything that has been conditioned into our minds. For some, this wisdom flows though their heart and for others, it is their gut instincts and intuition that brings them insights and understanding.

For many the awakening process as already began and there has been some recognition of a dimension within themselves, a sense that there is more to them than what they have been experiencing and it longs to find expression in this world. The human mind rooted in fear believes itself to be separate from everything and everyone. This misperception is the bases for the wide spread pain, suffering and unhappiness we experience in ourselves and in our world.

There is a consciousness, awareness and knowing that comes from within each man, woman and child. It is rooted in Truth and Love and needs no outside influence to define it. We must find a way to connect to this part of ourselves and allow these energies to flow though us into our world.

Building spiritual muscle comes out of awareness and spiritual practice. One of the best ways I know to build awareness is though some kind of meditation practice. Finding the right one for yourself will be very important to your success in becoming a more conscious and aware human being. Some examples: walking in nature, sitting in silence or being still and petting your cat or dog. The second most important component in increasing inner awareness is living in the present moment or the now. In order to do this we must slow down to the speed of Love. If there is any fear or negativity in the mind, there will be a propensity to rush and this mind knows nothing of living in the present. The thought process of this mind is continually vacillating between living the past and living for the future.

Our world needs to heal and we are a part of this world so we must help this world heal by realizing that we must heal ourselves or I should say our minds. As the ego dissolves so will the emotional pain of our pasts. What is left, is our true and authentic self. You could call this process of awakening and discovering our true self, as another coming out story. We know how important it was for us to come out as LGBT individuals and to own and accept our sexuality and the freedom that came along with it. The freedom I speak of was a return to our sanity and sense of wellbeing.

Now, we are being asked again to come out of our spiritual closets and let our true self emerge and help in building new communities and a world where we all get to be loved, valued, appreciated, accepted and safe for we are. Who is asking this of us? Life itself. We don’t have a life we are Life expressing itself as a flower, tree, blade of grass and as human beings. Life connects everything together. Every aspect of Life, regardless of whatever form it takes, are the very threads that weave the tapestry of this world we live in. No one is insignificant or unimportant, every living thing as a purpose for being here and together we can create a world in which all of Life is honored and revered as Sacred.

David Jay is a spiritual based healer and teacher and has a
private practice in San Francisco.

One Step Towards Inner Peace

2010-01-09T13:04:00.000-08:00

Aloha Readers,

I finally have an internet connection in my living space and with it the opportunity to share so much more... with all of you. As always, I am wishing each and everyone of you the very best with your souls awakening.

There has and continues to be so much discussion around the topic of peace. It would appear that everyone seems to want it, either on a personal level or at least for our world. It doesn't take much awareness to realize that just talking about peace doesn't make it happen. Of course, the fact that people are able to voice their opinions and ideas about this subject, is at least a step in the right direction.

In my title, I mentioned that I wanted to give you one very practical step towards inner peace ... so here it is.

Don't make anything into a problem. Don't make anything into a problem.

It sounds like a very simple statement and of course our minds cannot comprehend the concept of anything being simple. Our minds are anything but simple, we could only pray and hope that as the mind heals, it will become more receptive to the idea of simplicity. The world we live in is very complex and with all the technology that we have these days, it doesn't make our lives any less complicated. If anything, it creates even more stress and frustration as we attempt to add more information to a mind that is so full of itself now that it just cannot cope and begin to integrate all the information coming it's way.

On life's path we will have all kinds of experiences some pleasant and others not so pleasant. With those experiences that are really difficult for us, the last thing we need to do is to make those situations larger than they are. Stay with the facts about any situation that you are experiencing. Don't let your mind start to make up anything outside of the facts. Pay attention and be aware of your thoughts and the feelings around the situation and then gently bring your awareness back to just the facts. By doing this you will feel more peaceful and in a better position to take action, if it is needed. to bring about some kind of solution.

Here is another bit of information that can be helpful when faced with difficult situations. You have three choices and here they are: First, take yourself out of the situation, second, change the situation and third, if you are not able to leave or change the situation just surrender to what is happening in the moment. You might find after a few moments some resolution just comes to you that is perfect for your situation.

The key here is practice and keep reminding yourself not to make any situation you are experiencing into a problem. When you are successful you will find yourself more at peace and when you are not, you will find your peace has just vanished and now you are living out some kind of drama once again.

I wish you all the best as you practice not making anything into a problem.

Much Love,

David Jay

Loving What Is

2009-12-17T16:34:00.000-08:00

Aloha Readers,

It is my first time posting and if all goes well, I will be doing alot of sharing about the reason it is so important for all souls to awaken and remember who they are and why they are here.

Today, I want to share a little about, Loving What Is. Many people are aware of the phase that states, now is the only time there is or living in the present moment. What do these statements mean and why is it so important that we live in present time and not in the past or future.

The human mind in its egoic, conditioned and unconscious state is totally unaware of the need or necessity to live in present time. So the mind will continue to drag you back to the past to keep you reliving those experiences over and over again or when it is tired of doing that it will then project out into the future hoping that one day every thing will work out and it will finally have the experience of being satisfied and fulfilled. Of course, the mind will continue to find frustration for it never seems to find exactly what it is looking for but the mind keeps searching and seeking to find some meaning and purpose for its existence.

There is maddnessin the human conditioned mind so it will continue pursuing and chasing after one thing or another, always with the expectation that things are going to work out and satisfaction and fulfillment can be acquired from sources out side of itself. The crazy thing with this process is that it keeps reliving or searching in either the past or the future.

The only place one can ever really find true meaning and purpose is the present moment or what is called, the now. We have heard the saying that Life is not a dress rehersal,the show is happening right now and one only needs to stop long enough to see, hear, feel and know the experience that is arising in this moment is perfect, even if it doesn't feel so good.

Life is happening now and if we can allow ourselves to just be in our present moment experience and not judge it has good or bad, right or wrong we can have the opportunity to become apart of our present experience in a more conscious way. One of the aspects of living a more satisfying and fulfilling life is the conscious allowing and accepting is the isness of this moment.

This all may sound a bit strange at first, so I will need to remember to keep things simple so that these messages don't sound like some thing out of some sci-fi movie script. The most important thing when reading anything on this blog is not to get hung up on the words. Just read it slowly and observe what your mindis doing. Trying to figure out what the words means can only lead to confusion and more frustration, so I suggest that you allow the information to come in and know that some part of you is getting the meaning.

I don't write for the benefit of the human mind but to awaken the soul and open the heart to the realization that the human conditioned mind is not a reliable source for navigating in our world.

So until next time, be well and know that Life is a powerful friend and ally when we learn to live in present time and not resist or flight what we are experiencing in this moment.

Much Love Always, David Jay xo