When you notice character traits in another that display ego’s propensities, such as bragging and needing to let others know things about themselves that make them stand out, be careful not to fall into ego yourself. This would manifest as judging, which will take you to a place of separation as well. Observe that one who appears separate from you and do not fall into the same trap. Use the statement, “Isn’t that interesting,” as you observe and set judgment as far to the side as possible. Now you can smile and understand the dynamics at play as ego and soul dance onward.
You are so very loved.
Hi Suzanne,
I attended your workshop “Messages of Hope” this weekend. My son, Gabriel, was due to graduate with his PhD in Physics in May. He committed suicide some time in January of this year but wasn’t found until early February. He had stabbed himself in the heart.
When he was a little boy, he had a best friend named Miranda; she was his first love. Before we moved, she gave him a glass or stone heart, about 1 1/2 or 2 inches wide and tall. A few years later, he lost it or broke it. I’m an avid garage sale-er, and before I set out, I asked all my kids if I should look for anything in particular. Gabe said he wanted a red glass/stone heart. At one of my last garage sales when it was late in the day and the pickings were few, I amazingly found a red glass heart, bought it, and gave it to him. I don’t know whatever happened to it after that.
During the guided meditation on Saturday, I met up with Gabe. We hugged and talked, and out of nowhere, after not even thinking about that glass heart for years, it appeared in my hands. I pressed it into Gabe’s chest to give him a new, healthy heart. That meditation was a very healing one, because, probably unbeknownst to him, he had not only stabbed himself, but also metaphorically stabbed everyone who loved him. Hearts had become a difficult symbol for me since his passing so it helped me, too. I was finally able to cry the tears that I had suppressed for so long.
I wanted a red heart to hold and touch. Later, I went to the bookstore, where there were a great many carved, heart-shaped stones, to see if I could find one, but to no red ones. Not far from there, in a vertical book stand, though, was a book with a cover of a red heart, just the right size. (Snag!) The title was “Healing the Wounds of the Heart.” I realized that that cover drawing was for me. I understood that we don’t always get our signs and confirmations in the form we envision, which is a little disappointing but still ok.
On another note, I had an interesting observation I made during your presentation. I’m an American Sign Language Interpreter, and I was fascinated with your gestures, particularly when you were channeling Samara. She gestures almost constantly, yet consistently. One particular hand shape caught my attention: if you hold your hands in front of you, palms down, and drop your middle finger, that’s the hand shape I noticed. Sanaya used it when she was talking about consciousness, the soul, and how it is everywhere. That hand shape is rather distinct and unusual in people’s gestures, as most people tend to use more basic hand shapes when they express themselves. That hand shape with the dropped middle finger is the same hand shape used in the sign for “feel,” “excited,” “shine/shiny,” and close to the one for “soul” or “spirit.”
Kinda cool. Maybe you can ask Sanaya about that!
Thanks for the healing you facilitated. Thanks for the Messages of Hope.
Victoria
I don’t mean to come across as a troll, cruel, heartless person. Messages of healing are wonderful. But on the same note, I’m sure we all wondered at one time or another – how is that possible to not judge and just say “isn’t that interesting” when people hurt others?? Just another day the Father was charged with the murder of his 9 years-old daughter after taking her on the vacation trip to USA. How can one be so detached, and just observe and have no feelings or “judgments”?? The examples of profound tragedy and traumatic experiences in humanity are impossible to express in numbers…. So back to my question, isn’t this message simply not practical in application? Besides, I also can’t help noticing that, unlike great writers of each nation and century, Sanaya keep repeating its few basic messages? Surely, you would think, the great collective consciousness would have more to say than Aristotle or Dostoevsky?
P There is no point in questioning how it is possible to avoid judging when we know we already have judged. (about any given situation.). The point is, if we judge, then be curious enough about why you judged. Be more curious how sick or how loving a person or self must be to do anything (in any particular situation). Be honest enough to evaluate your own reasoning and your own ego, or lack of either, so that it is YOU that can grow from your own reflection of things. YOU are the person who needs to grow YOU. I need to grow me. We, as humans need to grow, individually and/or collectively to heal this world while healing our SELVES. It is a huge job – a lifelong effort that needs desperately to be made by all of us.
We are, or at least are capable, of recognizing our own ego as we grow.
Problem is, we are each and all on a different schedual regarding growth. In some matters we are “miles behind” our neighbours; we might not even know it yet; in other matters the so-called “balance” shifts dramatically.
The differences between humans is vast and complex. We won’t get the complete answers as to why anyone does anything, BUT, we can soul search our selves. And one very productive way of doing so is to look at the value for our own soul, in the way, (we as humans) reflect upon any given situation. Looking at our own reflection IS who and what we are at the moment. Though that may change in five minutes, less or more. Have you never said to your self, “Why did I do or say that?” That IS who you were when you said or did whatever it was. Were you thankful, remorseful, sad, ecstatic etc about it in hindsight? YOU! You were reflecting who you are/were THEN.
Give yourself five minutes and reflect.
Then don’t keep a judgement that is making you or another “that thing” forever. Was it right? Even then…move on to an the next place. Give yourself, or others five minutes…
I needed this one today, because I did judge. I still think a bit more about it than isn’t that interesting, but I will pack that away for future use. Same person. My goal to always be loving was not in total working order and you helped me to see that. Thank you