Altars and Meditation…

Night Altar – Altar Arrangement and Photograph by Toni Roberts

 

Some view my altars and ask…

is she pagan?…

does she worship idols?…

My altars simply serve as a focal point during

MEDITATION…

The candle flame draws me in…

It becomes a focal point…

My attention becomes single-focused…

A requisite for deep

MEDITATION…

The statues and other objects lend their unique and special energies

For everything…human or otherwise…

is

   ENERGY…

ENERGY

is all there is…

One’s visual attention…drawn by the candle flame

remains focused on the altar…

while all of one’s conscious attention is focused on following one’s breath…

simply breathe…

in…and out…in…and out…in and out…

one follows one’s breath as one’s thoughts

become travellers along the pathway of the mind…

drawing no more attention than passing traffic on a highway…

simply breathe…

 

in…and out…in…and out…in…and out…in and out…in…and out…in…and out…

one’s only job is to breathe…

as one surrenders the ignorance of the human ego

to the

WISDOM

of the

INDWELLING DIVINE…

simply breathe…

in…and out…in…and out…in…and out…in…and out…in…and out…in…and out…

 

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Today…

La Pareja – Photo by Toni Roberts

I place

one

careful

foot

before

the

other

As I walk

this

Holy Way…

this

Path of Uncertainty…

in

Peace…

and

Surrender…

 

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Today I Am Learning To…

Storm Clouds Over The Long Island Sound – Photo by Toni Roberts

 

be okay with not knowing or understanding…

and simply resting in what is…

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Last Stages Of Surrender…

View From The Window: Hutchinson River & Long Island Sound On A Cloudy Day – Photo by Toni Roberts

 

this

miracle-making

amazing

know-it-all

do-it-all

omnipresent

omniscient

omnipotent

PRESENCE…

that permeates all that is…

 

this

mystical

mysterious

PRESENCE

that I cannot control…

and do not understand…

 

it is to

THIS…

 

the

UN-NAMEABLE 

that I now

surrender…

allowing

IT

   to possess me…

body

mind

   soul…

 

permitting

IT

to

flow

in…

through…

and

as...

all

that

I AM…

letting

IT

manifest

as

FORM

in this

3rd dimension of being...

according to

IT’S

WILL…

and

IT’S

PLAN…

not

   mine…

 

 

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It Is The Letting Go…

Surrender – Pencil Drawing/Photo by Toni Roberts

of all that one holds as

      TRUTH…

and

   REALITY…

it is the learning to be

   IN…

but not

   OF…

this

MAN-MADE

world…

it is the

TOTAL

SURRENDER

to that which one cannot

touch…

taste…

smell

or

   see…

and can only

hear

as a faint

echo

within one’s

   HEART…

these are but a

sprinkling

of the

difficulties

one encounters

upon the

JOURNEY

to

   WHOLENESS…

so be ye of strong

SPIRIT

and great

COURAGE

as ye embark upon this

   SACRED

INNER

   PATH…

 

Sweet Surrender II…

Photo by Toni Roberts – Central Park, NYC

and so it is

that this life of mine has become

a journey of unfolding events

day by day

moment by moment

in which I simply let go of all

musts

and

   shoulds…

allowing myself to

   drift along…

riding

the

currents

of

   BEING…

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Altared” At My Altar On A Number Seven Day…Incoming Message…

Today is a number seven day…

a day of surrender to the Source of your being.

This is a very propitious time…

with much going on in the lives of those connected to you…

You must remain anchored in Spirit…

Allow your God to be you…

to guide your every thought…every action…

every step you take and

word you speak.

Remember–your only job is to

keep on loving and to use your human will to

maintain conscious connection to

The Great Mystery…

Let It do the Work

in…as…and through you…

from the inside out…