Become an imaginal cell and watch the world change :)

Dr Bruce Lipton uses biological science and the metaphor of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly to describe what is happening in the world today. Our daily lives may appear dangerous, scary and bleak and yet there is a beautiful, connected and loving world emerging before us and within us. You maybe able to see it forming and you may not. For those of us who haven't done so already it helps to awaken to our intuition, listen to our inner voice and trust in our creative potential. Then reach out and connect with our tribe, build and nurture our relationships and follow our passions. Change is inevitable. The question we should each ask ourselves is, what kind of world do we want to co-create? Don't wait for someone else to do it. Don't believe those who tell you it's not possible. We can thrive. We can make our own dreams come true. We all have a special gift to contribute and a unique role to play. There is hope. You are one of the 100%. Occupy Love.

 
The Evolution of the Butterfly from Abraham Heisler on Vimeo.

We are all Guru's

Did you know guru means teacher? I didn't know this until the last weekend. I was given this gem of information while on retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh and the monastics from Plum Village. What is it that we teach you may ask? We teach whatever it is we represent be it happiness, love, joy, sadness, fear, suffering. All these emotions are within us and also outside of us because there is no separation. The cosmos is everywhere in all things simultaneously. Some would say we are all interconnected and others would say we are all inseperable. It all pretty much adds up to the same thing.

There are an infinite number of pathways to enlightenment, or should I say to be enlightened ... as it may be more a state of being rather than a destination. And what is enlightenment? Ah, that's the ultimate question that upon answering transcends itself.

At the weekend I participated in a Buddhist Retreat for educators led by Tay, which means teacher, or as I now realise it also means guru. Tay is the affectionate name given to Thich Nhat Hanh. It is pronounced more like Tie. He has travelled to the UK with over 50 monks and nuns from Plum Village to share with us their way of being in the world. If you want a small insight into this travelling band of merry people take a look at this ...

   

 

Introverts

In the last few weeks the nature of introverts has been the subject of conversation on a regular basis. There have been articles by the BBC and the Guardian newspaper as well as images like the one above appearing on facebook. It's as if the notion of introversion has been rediscovered and the quiet people are being noticed again. Which by the way, if you are an introvert, being noticed in and of itself is a bit of a worry. Nevertheless a contemplative, reflective personality, need not be downtrodden or overwhelmed in the modern world. There are qualities that the more gentle people have to offer that provide balance and wholeness to our collective experience. We need all kinds of people. No one is better or more special than anyone else. This is not an agenda of affirmative action or positive discrimination in favour of introverts. It's all ok. The world is non-dualistic. We do not need to focus on polarities. It is not an either or situation. It is merely a recognition of the qualities of introverts and an appreciation of how to be comfortable in the modern world if this is your predilection. Nor is the act of taking care of yourself as an introvert a proclamation of selfishness. Why, if you don't nurture and nourish yourself how else can you be supportive and present to others? So let's celebrate the diversity of personalities and be thankful that we are not all the same. Life is so much more colourful because of our differences. Yeah to the introverts and their desire for quietness, privacy and presence. May the world be a more welcoming, open, inclusive, understanding, considerate and accepting place of the unique characteristics of each one of us.