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May 25, 2008

Healing E-Class #20Growing through the experience of suffering

Pour upon us Thy love and Thy light.Give sustenance to our bodies, hearts and souls.Use us for the purpose that Thy wisdom chooseth,and guide us on the path of Thy own goodness.Draw us closer to Thee every moment of our life,until in us be reflected Thy grace, Thy glory, Thy wisdom, Thy joy, and Thy Peace.Amen

Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:

In all the mystic thinks and does is a perfume which becomes a healing and a blessing. How does a mystic who becomes kind and helpful get on amidst the crowd in everyday life? The rough edges of everyday life rubbing against the mystic must necessarily make him or her heart sore. Certainly they do. The heart of the mystic is more sore than that of anyone else. Where there is only kindness and patience, then it takes all the thorns. Like the diamond being cut, so the heart being cut becomes brilliant. The heart, being sufficiently cut, becomes a flame which illuminates the life of the mystic and also that of others.

What is the secret of healing power? The secret is to make oneself strong enough to

pull oneself together. And that is the secret of the life of the mystic.

When one reads something like this there is a tendency to wonder, do I need to havemore suffering in my life in order to become a realized being? No, suffering is built in tolife. There is no need to look for more. How one allows oneself to go/grow through theexperience of suffering will tell the tale. Can you reach out for help? Can you reachinside your heart to question if there is something you need to do in this situation to healit? Can you ask yourself what is your right attitude at this time? Can you put yourself inthe hands of the Divine when it is time? Can you remember that this too will pass, andhold on, be steady, be patient, look ahead to the end of the tunnel? Sometimes thechallenge is not in doing spiritual practice, but in applying it opening oneself to thedifficult questions or providing some boundaries where there are none (saying no), or

just admitting that something is happening, and letting it be.

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Again, from Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:

The eye of the seer becomes a sword which cuts open, so to speak, all things, including

the hearts of people, and sees clearly through all they contain; but it is a cutting open which is at the same time healing.

A meditative practice:

Move your head in a circle, beginning with the head facing the left shoulder, thencircling down and around, sweeping past the left knee, the right knee, the right shoulderand ending with the face upward: As the head swings around think/feel that you are inan ocean of love/light/life.

Pause, opening yourself to the Divine love/light/life.

Let the head drop, your attention going to your center, and open yourself to be touchedby that Divine love/light/life if you have a question that has been plaguing you, place itin your hands before you.

Let your head rise and feel your heart you might feel it as a crystal, or a purifying fire,or radiance, or love or something else. And you could remember that your heart hastaken one step as it evolves in love, light and life.

Some tools to maneuver in the world:

When in doubt, let love be the bridge.Remember that most people are doing their best.Give yourself time to be in nature notice the birds, the breeze, the quality of light,soundKeep in mind, this too shall pass

Patience

May your life be blessed.Devi