Twelve Gates,
Spiritual Monthly Themes for 2007
January:
Express faith and devotion in practical details & acts
of service
The human being is
a bridge between two worlds: the spiritual and the physical.
Faith and good deeds are almost always mentioned together in
the Qur’an. The more awake we are, especially in
relationship to our spiritual work and responsibilities, the
better we will recognize the moments when a different
quality of action is possible.
February:
Remember & resonate with the Highest Truth
The Highest Truth,
al Haqq, is something to be remembered according to our own
level of understanding and realization. Al Haqq is beyond
appearances, beyond even existence, and yet intensely with
us now.
March:
Be a lover of Unity, abandon separation
It is one of the
tendencies of the ego to move toward separation. The
reminder of Unity can continually restore wholeness,
harmony, mercy, and love.
April:
Trust in Divine generosity
Awareness of the
Divine generosity can help us to share, to be generous and
open. Generosity liberates and is a key to right livelihood.
May:
Be an objective witness: see Hu everywhere
This could help us
to transcend dualistic thinking and emotions, to overcome
being locked in our own point of view. “The believer is a
mirror to the believer.”
June:
Respect the Word, internally and externally
The Word has
power; practice Right Speaking. How often do we misuse and
trivialize language, especially in unconscious talking. You
are a Divine Name. The “word” we carry within could
transform us.
July:
Reflect Beauty in the mirror of action
The more conscious
we are, the more we are our own creation. Each of us can
manifest Beauty in a unique way.
August:
Claim Nothing. Let the Divine do
To be a channel, a
servant, a reflector is a great privilege. It is the way to
real Self-reliance. On the other hand, how can we undo the
subtle ways the ego appropriates to itself Divine energy and
gifts? And how often does a sense of failure or unworthiness
arise from the perspective of the false self?
September:
Embody Patience
Patience is an
ocean of blessings. The body is an instrument; patience is a
skill.
October:
Purify the
breath with awareness
There is a deep
relationship between breath and soul. Awareness reveals it
and transforms the breath itself.
November:
Heal with Presence
Within conscious
presence is the secret of healing.
December:
Be in love
See what
changes when we are more in love. Continually increase the
capacity to love.
