Fiji Oneness Chap two

hello everyone,

Last night, Wednesday was my first public appearance with a largish group. Friend Isha has on going Wednesday evenings and I was able to Give Deeksha to over 20 people. It was great.

Now, to Fiji.

The days were full. This was not a vacation. If I got up at the crack of light I could get in about an hour or 2's worth of exercise. Else, there was not other time until 1 or 2 AM. Sunup was around 6:15. Our first meeting was at 8:30 usually though sometimes earlier. We would meet for a Kundalini Yoga with Guru Singh. This was really good. Then we would do breathing exercise/meditations with one of the Dasa's. Next was breakfast and meet again at 10:30. This session would often go until 4 - 5 - 6. then break for supper and lunch then return until 10 -11. When the Chef had beautiful meals waiting for us.

The Chef and many of the Fijian Staff were getting Deeksha every day. The food was AWESOME.

I cannot tell you every bit of every day. Only the gist of the program with some highlights.

Basically we came to see how and why we suffer. To exist is to Suffer. Straight out of Buddhism. If you got a body and it is breathing, you will have suffereing. Thing is that while we exisit and have suffering, most people are not suffering for what is. Most people will suffer regarding a perception of what is. There is what exists and then there is our perception of that. Say it is a rainy day. For some they will say, "wow isn't it great it is raining." Others, "Oh bugger it's raining". So the reality is only that the earth is wetting itself and the people have different perceptions of what is going on.

We have a different perception of every interaction with every person, every feeling, every thought, every belief, every emotion. Our whole world is a world of perceptions of what is. . . . not staying just with the "what is". So, to alter our suffering all we need to do is to alter our perception of a situation. The main thing with this is to not get caught up in the flow of how we have perceived things in the past. Take time to observe our own reactions to a situation and the other person's reactions to a situation. Do you like the present outcome? Then start working on changing the perceptions from your own point of view.

Realize that during all of this in any relationship with anyone, that generally speaking we all wish to "BE SOMEBODY" and we all wish, "TO WIN". Again, taking time in conversation to observe those needs in others and your own self will start your journey to shift your perceptions.

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The Ego cannot be pushed into submission. You cannot say, "My ego will be reduced now." Well, you can say it, however the ego only takes over and helps you to submit the ego all the while being the ego that is doing the submitting.

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Depending on the attitude of your parents at the time of your conception will show up in your life as whether or not you have "motivation" in your life. The time in the womb is how much of a struggle your life will hold. Birth is whether or not you have "hope or No Hope". The first week after birth will determine whether there is joy in success. Not if you have success or not only whether you have joy in that success or joy in life at all.

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Your relationship with your Mother and Father are the basis of your entire life. If you had/have difficulties with your Mother you will have difficulties in all personal relationships. If you had/have difficulties with your Father you will have difficulties with money/success.

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All of these difficulties can be lessened or removed with Oneness Blessing. The Oneness Blessings, take away the charge of the situation. I kept wondering what the heck is a "charge" when I first heard all this. It is easier to describe now after having had the process. Think of someone that you are having a difficult time with. . . . that feeling that swarms over your body is the charge. If you were to read in a book about some mundane situation that was going on and it had no affect on your body that is no charge. Now it is difficult if not impossible to imagine thinking of the first situation with the second's effect. Believe me as well as you can. Oneness Blessings with the intent that these situations are shifted will do just that.

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Prior to our receiving the Oneness Blessing that has the intention of allowing us to become Givers, the Dasa's have a Hoven (fire ceremony) to give. It lasts about an hour. The day was very very cloudy as were many of the days while we were in Fiji. This helped hold the temperature down and the humidity up. So, they had plan A was to hold the ceremony out on the grassy lawn in front of the Meditation Hall. They also had a Plan B. just in case.

After the morning session and lunch out of the way, about 20 of us went on a journey to a local water fall. It was great. 3 pools the first is the main water fall and while it was not deep enough for really swimming we were not there for swimming but to get under the water fall. Water falls energy is one of Negative Ions which are very cleanzing for the body. We didn't have much time and had to hurry, more the pity on that, ha ha ha. I did manage to escape the crowd and get into all three pools. The last is quite deep.

When we returned to the lodge it was fairly evident that we were going to have to go to Plan B. We were all escorted down to Namale which we learned is a World Class resort near the Oneness UniverCity Fiji Campus. they had an outdoor covered area that we could all sit in. Considering that there were around 50 of us it takes a bit of space. And the centre is for the Dasa's and all their kit. I took a cushion and sat near the edge of the platform with the jungle about 2 meters away. the rain started just after we all got there. Just a nice gentle soothing cleanzing rain. There was a bit of wind and there was some difficulty getting the fire started with the wind blowing.

The Lead Dasa started his chanting and during that another Dasa finally got a small fire going that was transferred to the main pot. The chants went on and on and were quite mesmerizing. Just as the Lead Dasa invoked the presence of Sri Amma Bhagavan the wind started HOWLING and the heavens opened up and it started POURING rain down HARD. For me it was a strong ommen of Sri Amma Bhagavan's prescence. It was truly an auspicious occurance and enjoyed by all, including the Dasa's who stated that they had never had that profound of an experience doing the Hoven.

There is more to tell, however, it is going to come out in bits and pieces.

There will be at least one more Blog for my return journey.

peace to all

gene