My intention

By on March 16, 2010 in Spirit

All life form ends. Even the form of the Earth itself will end. In recognizing the beginning and ending of even the most monumental of life forms, we can also recognize what holds it all: what holds that which we appear in, that which we live because of, and that into which we–as life forms–disappear; into which the whole of creation appeared and into which it all eventually disappears.

The great benefit of our human life form is that we can turn our consciousness back toward what is present in all life forms. That is, of course, life itself. You do not have life form without life.  

But what is life, and is its existence independent of its form? When you and I die, when our bodies drop, when a mountain returns to dust, does life die? 

If you ask these questions very deeply of yourself, there is the possibility of discovering what is immortal. Life–life before even life energy–is immortal. 

It is my intention that we discover this field of life that is the same in each of us. It is my intention that this be discovered so fully that nothing can dislodge it. No amount of trouble, no amount of disease, no amount of pain can dislodge the deepest peace of realizing yourself to be one and the same as life itself.  

You can take a moment now and turn your attention to life. You don’t have to know anything else… Just stop for a moment and turn your attention to life–whether it’s a good life, a bad life, a successful life, or a failure of a life. Life… Just the wonder of that can obliterate all of the dishonoring of it in an instant. In this instant.  

When individual consciousness flips back into its true identity as life itself–before, during, and after life form–then time experienced in and as life form is free. It is free, and it is sacred. It is not free from the experience of pain, or of troubles; and it is not free from the experience of disease. It is not free from the experience of death. It is free in that it knows itself to be life.  

Although the individual consciousness is still attached to a particular life form–you, me, others, a mountain–the deeper, irrevocable attachment is to life itself. That shift is the end of being haunted by the death of life forms and the beginning of recognizing the sacredness of life itself, both formless and formed. 

Maybe your mother’s form is gone, or your husband’s, child’s, friend’s, or enemy’s…gone. But the life they represented in their short time is still here. Flowers in a vase have been cut, and they are already dying, but they are still radiating life. Even when they are dried up they will radiate life. Even if there is a picture of them after they are long gone and extinct, you can still be struck by their radiation of life. 

The recognition of life itself is extraordinary, and the possibility is that you recognize yourself as life itself–not separate from this form, but free of it. Then you live your life sacredly, as a precious experience that will be over, that will end.  

Your recognition of yourself as life offers the flavour of your particular life form to the precious sacred experience of life itself.

Then the human mind is turned to something more than finding what is wrong; it is actually turned to the wonder of existence and the precious sacredness of life.

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Gangaji will be holding a Day of Inquiry in Portland, OR on March 20, and in Chicago, IL on April 11. Her West Coast Silent Retreat will be atFallen Leaf Lake, May 16-21, after which she will travel to Findhorn, Scotland and then Events in Europe with her husband, Eli Jaxon-Bear. Read more about Gangaji’s events and catalog of books and videos online.

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Gangaji shares a simple message-This is an invitation to shift your allegiance from the activities of your mind to the eternal presence of your being. Born in Texas in 1942, Gangaji grew up in Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1964, she married and had a daughter. In 1972, she moved to San Francisco where she began exploring deeper levels of her being. She took Bodhisattva vows, practiced Zen and Vipassana meditation, helped run a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, and had a career as an acupuncturist in the San Francisco Bay area. Despite her successes, Gangaji continued to experience a deep and persistent longing for fulfillment. She pursued many paths to change her life including relationship. Motherhood, political activism, career, and spiritual practice, but even the greatest of her successes ultimately came up short. In the wake of her disillusionment, she made a final prayer for true help. In 1990, the answer to her prayer came unexpectedly, taking her to India and to the meeting that would change everything. There on the banks of the river Ganga, she met Sri H.W.L. Poonja, also known as Papaji, who opened the floodgates of self-recognition. In this meeting, Gangaji’s personal story of suffering ended and the promise of a true life began to flower and unfold. Today, Gangaji travels the world speaking to seekers from all walks of life. A teacher and author, she shares her direct experience of the essential message she received from Papaji and offers it to all who want to discover a true and lasting fulfillment. Through her life and words, she powerfully articulates how it is really possible to discover the truth of who you are and to be true to that discovery. We invite you to read The End of All Excuses by Gangaji an in-depth article by Gangaji about her spiritual path and essential experiences.
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32 Responses to My intention

  1. terryhooker March 19, 2010 at 7:14 am #

    Gangaji,

    Thank you so much for your invitation. I had not seen you for some 15 years, but recently I attended both the workshops in San Rafael. Thank you so much for everything. There are no words. There is only That which is. In you I finally opened to the reality of the Grace of the Guru.

    With love,

    Terry

  2. herenow March 19, 2010 at 7:14 am #

    Good to be here now always

    Thanks for your Be You To Full invitation

    Love Keith/Swaraja

  3. JoanDoyle March 19, 2010 at 7:44 am #

    Very clear. Thank you

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  4. Beautiful Cate March 19, 2010 at 8:08 am #

    In one moment I joined with you in this river of love – you are my one true love

    In Gratitude always – Beautiful Cate

  5. yellacolor March 19, 2010 at 8:34 am #

    Beloved Gangaji – I have missed seeing you in person (moved to Panama about a year ago) – still You remain in this Heart with so much strength and presence. I am so grateful for how available You are through my computer. I am now offering Satsang here in Panama and always so delighted to see how many hunger for the seeing of Oneness. What a privilege it is to share this recognition, to experience It again and again through so many fresh eyes.

    Floating in Peace and Gratitude, yella

    PS – yes, I am singing here and even started doing some community theater. I'm a big hit in Boquete, Panama. A big fish in a very small pond and just having a whole lot of fun with it.

  6. dsonday March 19, 2010 at 8:52 am #

    Sacred space opens to reveal the immediate impact of your intent in this form… your blessedness is much appreciated for your continued mirroring of Love's recognition of itself. With deep gratitude and humbleness, Darrel

  7. julie shanti March 19, 2010 at 9:37 am #

    Very nice. Love, Julie

  8. yigaljoseph March 19, 2010 at 9:39 am #

    Through your intention, I now know:

    That Life is, is the miracle.

    Thank you Gangaji, always,

    Yigal

  9. Peace355 March 19, 2010 at 12:03 pm #

    Thank you dear One. :) Such an amazing playground for Life we have here! We are so blessed to express and experience this Life.

    Peace and blessings,

    Elaine

  10. islandmoon.deborah March 19, 2010 at 12:44 pm #

    Blessings and Thanks to you Dearest Gangaji. Your presence is Live Itself. My thoughts and my prayers are filled with the belief that I am truely finding my way into Live Itself. The changes I'm in are immense and your

    message invites me to reach deeply into my inner knowing that all is perfection and Live Itself is both the reflection and the image.

    Aloha,

    Deborah

  11. Damudar March 19, 2010 at 5:46 pm #

    Thanks you Gangaji,

    I just lost my Mother, and your words have such meaning for me.

    Again, many, many, thanks!

  12. Radiate March 19, 2010 at 10:01 pm #

    Gangaji, _/_ Deeply Felt Bows of Gratitude Angel, what a ONEderFull journey into the ALL that is WE :)

    LOVEd the adventure through yOUR Mind's Perception of our Divine BEingness!

    Thank YOU for sharing the BEauty Full Blessing that is yOUR BEingness with and for the BEnefit of ALL of WE :)

    Blessedly BE

  13. jozien March 19, 2010 at 10:50 pm #

    Wow Gangaji!

    I am delighted to see you blogging.

    Thanks so much, I'll be back :)

  14. kathi March 21, 2010 at 9:01 am #

    Gangaji, this explains the mystery that I have always felt when looking at the sky at night, an inkling of being part of something much bigger than myself. Thank-you for your clarity, your patience, your generosity, and your compassion. You have helped me make my pain and suffering a vehicle for getting closer to the truth. I am truly blessed to have you in my life. You said once, when you need help, just ask for it. I do that now and it's amazing that the help arrives in one form or another. What grace! Thank-you!

  15. linty March 25, 2010 at 2:08 pm #

    Thank you, Gangaji

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    Love.

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    Thank you dear One. :) Such an amazing playground for Life we have here! We are so blessed to express and experience this Life. Peace and blessings, Elaine

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