by Michael Mamas | Thursday, January 12, 2012 | Spirituality, World View
2011 was The Year of Change. The world entered a time of great flux economically, socially, politically, etc. In 2012, things will restructure in a manner that will determine the course of global dynamics for years to come. This is the beginning of a new era, just as post WW2 and post Cold War established new eras.
Change is usually accompanied by volatility and fear. For example, the price of gold will likely fluctuate wildly as it, I feel, will continue its long-term march upward. Though change is what people want… a better life, etc, the instability it brings is often uncomfortable. Over 2012, positivity can blow the winds of global karma in the most favorable direction.
With the MMWPP, group meditations, and Sri Somesvara Temple, we will here, at Mount Soma, be a force of positivity for the world. I intend to go to India in April to do what more I can.
You are a meditator. Your thoughts and actions have a powerful effect on global consciousness. Positivity is a state of physiology. You can choose to ride the wave of change, leaning in the direction of positivity. Do not underestimate your position and your influence.
This is the year for and of positivity.
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by Michael Mamas | Friday, January 6, 2012 | Mount Soma |
I will not be going to India until after February so the San Francisco class will take place
February 24 – 26, as originally scheduled. See you all then!
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by Michael Mamas | Saturday, December 31, 2011 | Personal Growth, Spirituality |
Let’s go through the upcoming year remembering it is The Year of Positivity.
From time to time, take a step back and review the tone with which you frame things. Remember the blog about two dots (facts) and how you connect the dots of your life within your heart and mind? Attitude is a habit. This is the year to establish the healthy habit of positivity. Connect the dots of your world in a positive manner.
This is not to encourage oblivion. Not at all. It is to see with eyes wide open, constructively wide open. I am talking about culturing a state of physiology. An acid stomach is upset by nearly everything that is consumed. The same is true of the heart and mind. It is just that simple. How do you digest life? Did you know that Soma (the nectar of life) is the product of healthy digestion? Health is cultivated. A positive approach is a healthy approach. It’s just that simple.
Everyone wants to be happy. Happiness comes from inside, not outside. It is a mentality. It is a state of physiology. Happiness is the state of spontaneously connecting the dots of your life in a constructive manner. It is cultivated through a positive attitude toward life. Happiness is not a belief system. It is not a set of circumstances. It is a state of physiology cultivated largely by how you connect the dots of your life. Your mind is powerful.
As my father used to say, “Count your blessings.” Is the cup of your life half empty or half full? The best way to fill your cup is through a positive approach. How do you spontaneously frame things in your heart and mind? This is not to be explored as a way of grading yourself. It is an invitation to embrace and live a healthy, rather than an unhealthy, life. Create that healthy habit. It is something cultivated through inspiration, not self-judgment. Inspire yourself to aspire to the greatness of positivity. The lotus flower rises out of the muddy swamp.
The color of your glasses determines the color with which you paint all of your life experiences. You create your world in the form of how you perceive it. Perception is a habit. Meditation is your most powerful tool for evolution. However, clinging to old unconstructive habits is a drag on the process. Let’s create a beautiful world in 2012, the Year of Positivity.
It is in this context that I wish you all a very HAPPY New Year!!!!
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by Michael Mamas | Sunday, December 25, 2011 | Spirituality, World View |
The deep beautiful feelings underlying Christmas are universal. All rejoice and are humbled before such exquisite feelings. Such sublime feelings emanate from the best of who and what we are. It matters not if one is Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, or atheist in this regard. Divinity is universal.
Did you know that all across the world people of all faiths happily wish one and other a Merry Christmas? No matter who you are or what you believe about history or circumstance, it is essential to take time out along the way to rejoice and recognize the essence of Christmas.
Admittedly, much of what Christmas is on the surface is cultural and arbitrary. But what Christmas is at its depth is humanity’s lifeblood. It is more essential than air, food, and water. Indeed, it outlives the body. It is the Song of the Soul. Without the deep feelings that we renew on Christmas, life withers on the vine. A life dedicated to that essence is a life well lived.
No matter what your religion, even if it is non-religion, this is true. Only the words, which dwell on the surface may vary and be debated. To renew and enliven those feelings is to feed the soul. It gives life meaning. It is life’s meaning.
So it is with heartfelt dedication to all humanity that I wish you a Very Merry Christmas!! God Bless you, one and all.
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by Michael Mamas | Saturday, December 24, 2011 | Spirituality |
I remember. It was the morning of Christmas Eve. I was around seven or eight years old. I climbed up on a stool to look out the playroom window. A blanket of snow, glistening like diamonds, covered the neighborhood lawns. The sky was clear and the darkness of night had nearly given way to a blue, blue sky. Looking up I saw only one lone bright star in the sky. It immediately captured my being. It spoke to me through the feeling it invoked. The star pointed in a direction, the direction my life would go.
I cannot recall if it was in that moment or later that I called it my Star of Bethlehem. What is your Star of Bethlehem? Some things touch your soul so deeply that the meaning they invoke far surpasses any literal interpretation ascribable to it.
Your life’s purpose is simple to know. Just follow that star, wherever it may lead.
Have a Lovely Christmas.
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