Secrets

There is a wealth of things I think to say at night before I go to sleep, of course all of them are profound and delightful, and I can never remember them in the morning... What is that about? Friday night I was at a home concert for Bo Lozoff, and the discusion was about the popular film and book, The Secret. It was a really interesting conversation. I borrowed the film from a friend and watched it with several friends. At the time we all felt that the film certainly had a wonderful message of positive thinking, but that it put a whole lot of emphasis on the material trappings of success. We all felt it was rather shallow, but had a good message. Well, Bo really articulated the problem with the film in a way that made me sit up and take notice. His perspective was that the film teaches a very self centered and self aggrandizing path. The true path to liberation from the trappings of our physical existence is through SERVICE.
Food for thought at any rate and a valid point. Wealth is fine, but it is not the path to happiness...... Yogi Bhajan speaks of the 3 H's : Healthy, Happpy and Holy. I have certainly been given a second chance at health. Happiness and holiness are the other two componets that I seek to include in the overall health of my being. Not only thinking good and positive thoughts, but acting on them and living in the realm of the saints. How is that possible for any of us? I know that it is possible, and that rejecting the current emphasis on what our culture says will make us happy is part of it. I do not want to be a good little consumer of popular culture, and I believe it is a difficult path because we have to stay aware. Thank God for Kundalini Yoga, because it gives me the tools to stay aware.
Many blessings to you all. Dyal Kaur (Martha)