(En)chanting

April 28, 2013

Chanting with the solemn Buddhist Monks makes me vibrate with charismatic energy. I buzz to my core and feel the positive light swooping-in to secure my position in life, the sense gently of being taken care of forever. Had forgotten how profoundly comforting and insurmountably secure that loving process is. Like being wrapped into a tightly wound wool blanket around my soul, a cocooned baby burrito surrounded by a steady tribe of Guides to ensure prosperous fortune on an indirect path in this wide world.

Drugged smiles plastered on faces of the Unity community as we sit ‘round the tables in a great room drinking steamy coffee and snarffing (ok, I am snarffing and they are nibbling) cakes and cheese/crackers, bite-sized chunks of fruit and miniature macaroons (hence the snarffing!) This cluster of people who are attending the service in Golden Valley have become my extended family of sorts. Everyone is welcome which makes for a varied gathering and colorful conversation. We are like-minded folks seeking spiritual and personal insight.

The Monks hum in deep range from the stage, speaking in their native language with a jovial and engaging interpreter. I am enchanted and cheered beyond measure. The men sport shaved heads, don the typical red robes with chubby red socks and substantial boots as though they had to hike the high mountains surrounding Tibet afterwards. Unfortunately they are still no longer free to do just that, thanks to the Chinese government. Yet that is another story and perhaps another blog! “Save Tibet” is an amazing organization if you are interested in pursuing an education about the monks nasty adventure with China. I have had the great privilege of encountering several of spiritual enlightenment seekers throughout my life, somber monks who gave me some insight as to their personal atrocious plight and undeniable loss of “home.”

The message from the service entailed accepting love and compassion then generously spreading it to our extended community and around the planet. I imagine a group of enlightened beings stretched in front of me then slowly joined by a few others then more and more until I am surrounded by happy people. We encase the Guides in our energy and then, upon inspection, I can ascertain a gentle curve of the globe with more and more show of heads. The planet is One…fabulous!