more deep rest

hello!

happy between the holidays to you!

we ventured out of our small warm cozy nest yesterday into the fresh smelling rains

and entered the vast forest near our home

such beautiful stillness

and peacefulness

and aliveness

such deep rest

what a blessing to have this profound space so close

to be able to walk upon mother earth

and commune with the forest beings

and soak in the goodness & healing

of this magical place

this morning i was called into our back garden

with my camera & tripod

i experience the same beautiful stillness and peacefulness and aliveness

as i do in the forest

while one of our visiting hummingbirds dances overhead!

i see the extraordinary rose hips produced by some our rose beings 

(miracles, just like the roses they create!)

and feel how deeply the roses are resting now

"generous gardener" rose in the summertime with this gorgeous bloom

now with these gorgeous rose hips

for some unknown reason, they really touch my heart

of course, our door guardian, quan yin, is also resting deeply

with roses at her feet!

it seems the theme of deep rest is still present

for the first time, i listened to one of my recorded women's satsangs

the most recent one from december 16th

i felt called to experiment and discover what i would experience

could i experience the deep rest that was being pointed to in the meeting?

yes, i did!

i felt the deep peace and stillness and aliveness

i felt a strong sense of deep rest

deep rest is about the quality of our consciousness

the quality of our presence

the quality of knowing our formless essence

right here, right now

are we fully here 

merged with/as the present moment, the now?

rather than being in our thoughts

in a story

in time

it's not about inactivity or passivity

we can experience deep rest in movement

it's not about sleeping

or sleepiness

it's about the quietness of our mind

the peace that we know, deeply within

it's not about having to be alone to be able to know deep rest

we can experience deep rest while in conversation

in gathering with others

we are the deep rest

right now

use the felt sense of your inner body and the breath as an anchor here

as a grounding

to access the ground of being

the deep rest

the roses are still filled with life force!

they initially came to our vancouver women's satsang #145

held on december 12th

where we celebrated our lady of guadalupe with a tea party

a few days later they were present for the online women's satsang #32

on december 16th

and they were also present for our christmas eve celebration

where guests were surprised that they hadn't just come from the florist

and they're still here

gracing our dear quan yin

miraculous!

(not to exclude the eucalyptus branches

which were part of our silent fall retreat at the beginning of december)

may the magic & miracles & blessings of this season be known directly in your heart

and may you know the deep rest that you are

and may you rest deeply with roses at your feet!

infinite love & blessings

~ Moni