Abinevesha: the fear of impermanence or dying. This the last of the kleshas we have studiedin the past14 week session at The Shanti Studio, and just a week before Christmas 2010. Also studying duhka, which is Sanskrit for suffering. If we just look at suhka, we can't recognize that all life is not'rosy'.
I love the thought of SELF BLESSING. I am improving with this. Adding oatmeal daily and gummy vitamins, walking my dog, limiting alcohol, being content alone.
Now I think it's time to bring this Journey blog to life, beginning with the Irish mystic John O'Donohue.

"For Death"

From the moment you were born,

Your death has walked beside you.

Though it seldom shows it face,

You still feel its empty touch

When fear invades your life,

Or what you love is lost

Or inner damage is incurred.


Yet when destiny draws you

Into these spaces of poverty,

And your heart stays generous

Until some door opens into the light,

You are quietly befriending your death;

So that you will have no need to fear

When your time comes to turn and leave.



That the silent presence of your death

Would call your life to attention,

Wake you up to how scarce your time is

and to the urgency to become free

And equal to the call of your destiny.


That you would gather yourself

And decide carefully

How you now can live

The life you would love." John O'Donohue

Use the Good, All the good you can remember as a Torch, to CELEBRATE all that is Good in your life. Find the Good and Praise it! That's How to live the life you would love. Find the GOOD and praise it.