The Pangu students of Indonesia warmly and graciously welcomed us into their hearts. Crossing boundaries of ethnicity, culture, language and religion, we found a common ground in love and kindness, all seeking true health and happiness. We shared stories, singing, food, and adventures. We entered the country as strangers and left as family.
The people of Indonesia, especially those of Bali, have a genuine warmth and happiness that beams from their hearts like sunshine. This was a very important point of teaching from Master Ou. When we show our sincere warmth of expression, this indicates we are happy and calm.
Happiness, I believe, is what everyone wants deep down, and it can be wholeheartedly shared, even when we don't have exactly what we want in life. It becomes a choice and a test of will. How we handle a given situation can result in a life promoting or happy ending, or a life negating, upsetting ending. We may not have control of what happens day-to-day, but the quality of our life experience is almost entirely in our hands. Now that's something.
Being calm means we can use our hearts to know, at any moment, the appropriate direction to take in our life. In a given situation, we can know and understand what to say, what to do, and how to behave. For me, it is so valuable to have clear guidance, but also to trust those choices, and that trust comes to the forefront when my heart is calm and also filled with Divine Love.
The Indonesian experience certainly emphasized these ideas and became a hands-on way to practice them. Doing so revealed some of my weaknesses and also places I have made significant progress from trips past. The excursion had a myriad of uncomfortable and unexpected situations, being in a third world country, and also many joyfully harmonious and wonderful moments, a very typical Master Ou experience.
Each moment was a test, an adventure, inside and out. Resentments, complaints, bitterness and negative emotions limit our ability to absorb healing energy, and so we impede our own progress. For me, constantly adjusting my thoughts is key in preventing a slippery slope of negativity. An important question to ask myself is: "have I looked at this situation from all angles, or am I only considering my own feelings?"
And what always becomes clear on a trip like this, is that in the end, it's not what happens but how we handle it that matters most.
Namaste,
Anisha |
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