November 2016: Life Force (Read the Full Issue)

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Welcome to the November 2016 edition of Parvati Magazine.

When we pause to consider for a moment the many ways in which we are attached to doing in order to feel a sense of purpose, we quickly see that we are habituated into thinking that we are the very force that gives us life. We have lost sight of the life force that flows through us to sustain us in each moment, the reality that we are in essence that very flow.

Going with the flow is not passive, but an intelligent recalibration of the notion of who or what is doing. We usually think “I” – a divided sense of self – is the doer. As such, we feel compelled to take charge of this moment, which we may perceive as against us. Yet all the while, we are lovingly supported within a compassionate and wise whole.

In this month’s issue you will find articles to help you feel connected to life-force energy and fully live.

As we move about the routine and unexpected events in our lives, it is easy to get caught up in feeling we need to take charge and do everything ourselves. We forget that in every moment, we have Nature’s ever present support. But that which we receive from Nature is beyond its abundant physical resources, such as food and shelter. Nature also provides our body/being with the energy that literally gives us life.

If we look at a tree in the forest or garden, we see how effortlessly it grows within a greater whole. A flower is the same. It rests rooted in the soil as its stem joyfully arises from the ground. At its peak, the slender stem, capped by a surrendered display of delicate petals, shows us how we too can open to the light and share our sweet fragrance with the world.

As you go about your life today, remember that you are immensely supported, just as the flowers and the trees. You are lovingly held within a vast and intelligent whole, of which you are an integral part. You are never alone.

Love yourself.
Love others.
Love our world.
We are one Earth family.

Parvati