What’s your practice to “plug in” to the Divine? Do you have one, and if not, why not?
In today’s world, plugging in to the divine source is as important as any other daily habit, like sleeping, eating and drinking. If we go a whole day and night without sleep, we humans usually don’t feel at our best. Well, the same thing if we don't unplug from the unnatural and connect with the natural. It’s not only good for us, but very necessary.
So, why do we go days, weeks, months or years without connecting to our Divine Source? And let me be clear, Divine Source can be found in EVERYTHING that allows us to feel the beauty of this world – children, nature, animals, our lover, hobbies or anything creative, etc.
Many of us do not do this, because we have no clue what it even means. Whomever, or whatever, is it that you consider to be your Creator? Even if you are an athiest and think it was chaos that created you, somehow, you continue to breathe because of something, right? However, many of us do not connect to our Source, or even think about it, because the first thing we do is look at our smart phone when we wake up, and so begins your day, without your daily dose of Divine, but most likely a dose of bad news. It is really quite easy to take just a few minutes to think about this connection, to take a minute to be in awe and gratitude that our breath still is present. Many people do this through prayer and meditation.
Daily practice is so important, because of the magnitude of information flying through us and around us. In this fast paced world, trying to keep up with everything, we have literally become sponges, transmitters, and receivers, absorbing all that we encounter. The fallout is that we have become extremely sensitive to our environments, and in many harmful ways even if we are not aware of it.
If you don’t connect in some way, then you live your life in limbo. It's that simple. The beauty of having a daily practice, is that you don’t need ANY money to plug into the divine. It’s already seeded within you.
If you know what I am talking about then you will already have your own practices. I trust they are serving you. If not, there is so much available in our world to help you. Sometimes we need to refresh them, mix them up, and implement new methods of connection.
If you have no clue what plugging into the divine means then go on the journey of inquiry. Here are a few suggestions which may serve you. You won’t know until you try them, so give it a go, until one feels right for you.
Simplicity is divinity and the devil is not in the details. Stay out of the details to connect!
Here are some simple ways to do it:
• Look in the mirror into your own eyes for 5 minute every morning and night (longer if you choose, and more often if you choose.)
• Look presently into the eyes of another (as often as possible, and daily, if you have a partner start right away. In silence, just sit and observe the divine in another reflecting the divine within you.) Even looking into the eyes of your pet can help you feel the divine.
• Nature, as mentioned above, is one of the quickest ways to hear/feel/connect to the divine beyond words.
• Meditation - there are many methods, and your charge is to find one which resonates with you. (Eventually your whole life will become a meditation, but if you are not feeling this, then practice is required.) Keep trying and don’t give up.
• Music - the right music just has a wonderful way to connect you to that part of yourself beyond words and beyond fear. Seek it out. Google conscious music, meditation music, soul music, love music. Music has a way of connecting you easily and there are so many 432 hz frequency types of music now (the frequency that resonates with our bodies). I’ve included a link to my YT playlist of one of the world’s most magical, magnificent piece of music, by Marconi Union, which has been proven to be “the most relaxing music” and it is. It gets me into a meditative state instantly. There is an 8 minute video, a 31 minute video and a 10 hour version, if you would like to fall asleep to it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoYp0J15VXqFpNNEO1N2jnQowWxgE5cgO
Here is an article which talks about the Marconi music with meditation: https://theinnerpower.wordpress.com/tag/marconi-union
• Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi gong, Flow motion, or anything that makes your body move and feel good.
• Many martial arts are all about connecting deeper within. Aikido is an excellent choice.
• Silence. Just stop everything. Switch off and just listen to the sounds around you.
• Touch, observation, connection with whatever is near. It doesn't have to include another, but if you have a mate to explore with, enjoy! Truly feel things, and presently observe every action you make. Embody your full existence. Feel your heart beat, your pulsating organism.
What ways can you think of to explore the divine? And, remember, what you put in you get out.
We have become so disconnected from the divine, hence the state of the world with the lack of authentic communication, the lies told, the dysfunction, the wars, the depth of suffering across the planet, the ignorance, the delusion, the illusion of what you think you are living...
Just the fact there are a billion of our human family starving, is testament to our slightly out of aligned nature, isn't it? The harms we commit upon each other, and the aggressive consuming we continue to partake in is a pretty good measure that a few of us slipped out of our connection to the divine.
It’s time to connect again – to PLUG OUT of cellphones, electronics and anything unnatural. Now. It’s a free choice and it’s unconditional.
I have been connecting with a meditation/sun salutation/exercise/poetry writing practice for the past seven years, and it has been a changing, wonderful journey. I am currently experiencing a number of powerful insights from my practice, which has been increasing at an exponential pace with continued practice. It requires discipline and commitment, which, make no mistake is a wonderful practice of self-love, which we all need more of. You can’t fill anyone else’s cup, or the world's, unless yours is filled and refilled.
Are you ready to become the person it takes to achieve the things you have come here to achieve? To be the person within you calling out to you (often silently), saying you are enough, and that you are worthy of living in the magic of you? It’s OK for you to celebrate your gift of life, speak your truth and shine your divinity.
So, beginning today, regularly start unplugging from the electronics, and connecting to both the big “D” Divine and the divine of you! You will be happier, I guarantee it. :)