Life
Life. God is life. God gave me life. I am powerless to destroy it. What will it take for me to know this immutable truth with unshakeable confidence?
The Healing Energy of Love Is Speaking
I recently began to look into the Ho’oponopono healing of the Hawaiian tradition and found it reflecting beautifully the healing energy of Love. I have listened to videos of Aunty Mahealani and the more structured presentations of Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. Both teachers?have gifts. Aunty brings an understanding that is a less structured/right brain experience; …
See the Forest and the Trees
It is almost a year since there was a post to melaniechong.com so I am led to begin ?again at a time when I think and feel most of us are experiencing the coming of the ?harvest season, autumn. This post, ?See the Forest and the Trees,? is an intentional change to the familiar …
Happy Harvest Time
Gerald Epstein’s article on Spiritual Intelligence is one of the good fruits of the season. I met Jerry back in the ’90s and have experienced the wisdom and understanding that he shares of be of much value.?His articulation of the five forms of intelligence is helpful for the seekers of our time.? I’d be happy …
Butterfly, Dragonfly, Bat Medicine and ‘The Angel’
Butterfly, dragonfly and bat medicine came visiting recently as I was in study with Sefer Yetzirah and its teaching on “arms of the universe.” In beginning to write this post, that well known song came to mind by Sarah McLaughlin, “In the Arms of the Angel,” so I went looking for the lyrics and read …
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The Material and the Spiritual
In the Book of Creation, Sefer Yetzirah, I have found the discussion on the difference between the material and the spiritual to be a fruitful one. The?translation by Aryeh Kaplan poses the following question on page 59:?”What is the difference between the material and the spiritual?” “We speak of the material and the spiritual as …
Reiki, Sound Healing Cited As Ways To Fight Depression
The article I’ve linked to below?is a helpful reminder for ways we can be helpful. For us Reiki practitioners, sound healers, etc., it’s nice to read something that shares the benefits of complementary alternatives for easing suffering. It’s all about offering compassion and loving-kindness to?others with?tools and means that, for some folks, still pose a …
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Caterpillar to Butterfly
On a hiking trip with a friend a week ago, mr/ms caterpillar brought reminders of possibilities. There were different types of caterpillars ? from the inchworm to the ones that would become the butterfly. In her book Medicine Cards, Jamie Sams speaks of the stages of how the caterpillar births itself into the butterfly. The …
Light Instructions
It has been just about a year since my last post and with it comes the realization of one year of lying fallow ? staying within for a period of four seasons before emerging again with readiness for the next step. ?Exploring Consciousness? was the theme of last May?s post. I referenced the ?52 Mental …
Exploring Consciousness
The Abhidhamma has been referenced in a number of previous writings and it resurfaced again in a recent study group as we were exploring ?Consciousness.? I invite you to enter into a body of knowledge that lies within it that I have found of great value over the years, the 52 Mental Factors of Consciousness. …