Life is But a Dream

 The Blue Lord went with one of his disciples on a journey. The sun was hot and they both got a little tired so Lord Krishna asked him whether he could go to a well nearby to fetch them some water. The disciple went but when he reached the well he saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in his lifetime. She not only took his breath away, but she literally brainwashed him. In his trance he forgot all about the Blue Lord. He started working on her father's estate to be near to her. After he had settled down and proven his worth he asked her father for his permission to marry her and the father gave his blessings. They had already three beautiful children and lived in bliss when one day a terrible flood came. He was separated from his wife at the moment when the water hit and with the children in arms he went to look for her. And while he was an incredibly strong man the flood was just too much for him. Child after child got torn out of his arms by the massive flood. Finally he was left all by himself, completely heart-broken and was just about to drown himself as well when someone tapped him on his shoulders. It was the Blue Lord who smiled at him and said 'Where have you been my friend, I was waiting for 20 minutes. You must have fallen asleep'.

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

It is the End of the World as we Know it

"Whenever righteousness falters and chaos threatens to prevail, I take on a human body and manifest myself on earth".
Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

Our spiritual community has been talking about the coming big awakening for decades. Many of you can feel it in your bones that a spiritual transcendence is ahead for you personally. Yet, there is also the famous Maya prediction that by December 2012 our world as we know it is coming to an end. And they seemed to have envisioned a literal ending. So who is right? Well, both views are different sides of the same coin. Every ending is a beginning and every death implies a new birth. Both, at work and in our spiritual community, I have talked to so many who are experiencing extreme pain and they want it to stop. What is all this suffering for, they ask. This transformative period, 2007 -2013, releases lots of accumulated negative energy and sets the stage for a new spiritual beginning. You may hope for a new Savior to emerge and you will get her, she happens to be you! When Arjun broke down on the battlefield and Lord Krishna lifted him on his feet again, He was the symbol for our True Self, the devine spark in us that always lightens up when righteousness falters. So let's end this note with the song from R.E.M. which you probably know  'It's the end of the world as we know it ...and I feel fine!'

The Final Illusion

He was a renown spiritual author and in his youth he symbolized the flow. In fact, others had written books about his care free attitude, yet when he grew older there was a surprising restlessness in him that he couldn't explain himself. 'Perhaps I feel that I won't be around forever and I still have so many spiritual nuggets to share', he thought to himself. Still, when he cranked out books by the millions he still minded that he was no longer it on the Amazon bestseller list. He knew he shouldn't care about it, but he did anyway. To add insult to injury, his photo on the book cover suddenly looked old and haggard.

One day when he went out for a swim in the Pacific Ocean he heard a voice 'Let Go!'. 'Let go of what', he thought when he suddenly saw a blue whale rising up to the surface. He was awestruck by the beauty of this scene and he again felt connected to this amazing power that had inspired him all his life. 'Yes', he thought, 'God has an army of teachers who can pass on the gospel; it's time to move on'.

The ego often hides behind the lures of wealth, sex and power, and while some illusions are harder to figure out than others, in the end we do get the point that it is of little use to gain the world if we lose our soul in the process. But then, if your ego convinces you that it is your mission to enlighten the world, it is hard indeed to figure out that this subtle force is actually a hunger for power and recognition wrapped in spiritual clothes. Beware the final illusion and may peace be with you!