It is said in many teachings that we have a source of Light within us and our goal is to become aware of our Light and shine it brightly. Many are striving to become “enlightened” which spelled a different way is “In-Light-In.” What does that really mean? At the end of this article I list a number of quotes from spiritual teachers about our inner light.
Over the holidays I had this conversation with my brother who is also studying A Course in Miracles and he had a great analogy that I want to share. If we are children of God and created in God’s Image plus have a light within us, and I think all agree that it resides in our heart (just like ET!), then we can see ourselves as Suns of God. I always took a little offense to the term Son of God, wondering what about the Daughters of God, why weren’t us girls included in the old spiritual teachings about God our Father, and where was our Mother for goodness sake? But now if I change Son to Sun, then I am totally on board with this term and will happily use it.
So this brings me back to my conversation with my brother….if we have Suns within us shining brightly just like our sun in the sky, then really our goal is to be a sunny day without a cloud in the sky. Our emotions and negative thinking are like dark clouds, tropical storms, thunder and lightening covering up our beautiful suns within. Just like so many days here in Seattle, we live with clouds and rain, sometimes wondering if we’ll ever see and feel the sun again. And then, when it comes out and sky is blue, it seems like a miracle. We are like that too….how often are we living in a dark cloud, raining on our daily parades or those of others. Sometimes it seems like we have a tornado or hurricane going on if something really triggers us, or maybe we are spewing thunder and lightening as we lash out at others! People then tend to run for cover at our burst of bad weather, not wanting to be caught in our storm, or they turn and create a storm of their own…creating that “perfect storm” destroying relationships, creating havoc and turmoil.
One of the main lessons in spiritual teachings is to accept, love and forgive all beings, including yourself, unconditionally, which seems really hard to do when you focus on the clouds, rain and stormy weather that shows itself first and foremost. The only way to do it is to always remember the Bright Beautiful SUNLight that is shining beneath the cloudy darkness. It is ALWAYS there, constant and reliable, all that is needed is a strong wind to blow the clouds away. This is why I love EFT so much, because it is perfect way to clear away the storms if you tap while you’re in the middle of one. Next thing you know, the sun has come out and with it the laughter and joy of those around you as they bask in the brilliance of your Light.
LIGHT QUOTES:
“Walk in light and do not see the dark companions, for they are not fit companions for the Son of God, who was created of light and in light. The Great Light always surrounds you and shines out from you.” A Course in Miracles
“You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” 1 Thessalonians 5:5-10 (NIV)
“Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” John – 12:36
“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” ~Anthony J. D’Angelo
“When you possess light within, you see it externally.” ~Anaïs Nin
“Someday perhaps the inner light will shine forth from us, and then we’ll need no other light.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam oflight which flashes across his mind from within.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.” ~Earl Nightingale
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” by Marianne Williamson from A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Matthew 6:22-23 (KJV)
“Man is a star bound to a body, until in the end, he is freed through his strife. Only by struggle and toiling thy utmost shall the star within thee bloom out in new life. He who knows the commencement of all things, free is his star from the realms of night.” III of The Emerald Tablets of Thoth-The-Atlantean
“So the single most vital step on your journey toward enlightenment is this: learn to disidentify with your mind. Every time you create a gap in the stream of mind the light of your consciousness grows stronger.” Eckhart Tolle
Happy New Year!!! May this year bring sunny skies and boundless JOY!
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