"Your life is hidden with Christ in God." These words, from the book of Colossians in the New Testament of the Bible, came to me today during a solitary morning run. I thought about what it means to be "hidden," and how I associate comfort and safety with that word. Through my faith I find comfort; I believe that in spite of any contrary circumstance, appearance or feeling, I am safe.
In meditation today, I used the words "hidden" and "safe" as mantras. Per the teachings of the venerable Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, I used this breathing meditation: "Breathing in, I am hidden. Breathing out, I am safe." In this way I settled into my practice. After sitting for a while, in my mind's eye I saw a vision of Mary, holding her tiny child in her arms. I love seeing the statues of Mary at my sons' school when I drop them off each morning. They are a beautiful visual reminder of the safety I find in faith.
Continuing to sit with ease and comfort, I then adapted the guided meditation on love from my last post. Rather than receiving love and circulating that energy through the chakras, I combined today's focus on safety with the energy of each chakra. The resulting affirmations are powerful thoughts that help to release long-held fears:
In meditation today, I used the words "hidden" and "safe" as mantras. Per the teachings of the venerable Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, I used this breathing meditation: "Breathing in, I am hidden. Breathing out, I am safe." In this way I settled into my practice. After sitting for a while, in my mind's eye I saw a vision of Mary, holding her tiny child in her arms. I love seeing the statues of Mary at my sons' school when I drop them off each morning. They are a beautiful visual reminder of the safety I find in faith.
Continuing to sit with ease and comfort, I then adapted the guided meditation on love from my last post. Rather than receiving love and circulating that energy through the chakras, I combined today's focus on safety with the energy of each chakra. The resulting affirmations are powerful thoughts that help to release long-held fears:
- 1st/root chakra: I am safely rooted.
- 2nd/sacral chakra: I form and maintain safe connections with others.
- 3rd/solar plexus chakra: I act and accomplish from a place of safety.
- 4th/heart chakra: It is safe for me to feel; I safely experience my true feelings.
- 5th/throat chakra: It is safe for me to express myself.
- 6th/third eye chakra: I know that I am safe. It is safe for me to follow my intuition.
- 7th/crown chakra: My safety comes from the Source of All. My life is hidden in God.
You're so in touch with your inner self..it's wonderful.
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