Root Chakra

As a Reiki Master I have come to appreciate the importance of Chakras and chakra energy and how it affects our health and well -being.
Chakras are energy points in the body that affect not just the glands and organs , but can affect the way our emotional and spiritual energy. There are 7 main ones.
Let’s look at Chakra #1: The Root Chakra. Its location is at the very bottom of the torso in the area known as the perineum. This is the point between the anus and the sex organs. Its color is red. When I give a full Tarot meditation reading for someone, I always ask them their favorite color. This gives me an idea on what chakra they are intuitively attached to or deal with the most. The gemstone connected to this chakra are bloodstone, agate, ruby , and sometimes hematite. Though this is a black stone, it is excellent for cleansing as the Root chakra deals in blood and cell production.
Speaking of the physical, the Root Chakra deals in not just the blood and blood cell production, but in bone, teeth, hair, the lower gastro system like colon, rectum and anus as well as the adrenals and prostate .
( The Adrenals are glands that sit on top of the kidneys. They make hormones. One is cortical, which is used by the body for stress response , metabolism of proteins, carbs and fats and manages blood pressure. Aldosterone manages the amount of salt vs. water in the system.)
Root’s Element is EARTH and this emotionally and spiritually means that this Chakra finds its connection to the Earth. It is connected to survival, security, achieving, Its energy makes things happen and there is a lot of energy to bringing about material security . Its mantra is “ I have” and one can use that in affirmations such as “ I have security ’ ’ I have a firmly rooted feeling of life. “ “ I have unshakeable trust in my abilities “. Use this in your mediations and Prayers. ( remember the Law of attraction- pray as though you have received it already) and see what abounds.
May Reiki light, love and peace flow to you and yours
Nameste

Celebrating Vesak

Celebrating Vesak

Greetings, my brothers and sisters.
A lot of you observe , celebrate , note or nod your head in knowing when it comes to Zen Buddhist practices or traditions. So , let us embrace our Buddhist brothers and sisters with an acknowledgement of VESAK. This year we celebrate it on May 20th , the first day of the new moon in the 2nd month of their calendar year. Known as “ Buddha’s Birthday”, this day celebrates Buddha’s birth, Enlightenment, and passing. So important was this holiday , as Thich Nhat Hanh says in his book, LIVING BUDDHA LIVING CHRIST , that, when the French controlled government of Vietnam sought to end Vesak ( thus ending Buddhism and establishing Christianity once and for all ) , a revolt among the people took place , toppling the government. The rest is history.
Ways to observe Vesak are simple and elegant.
Meditate. Embrace all sentient beings making this a Meta ( all loving) practice. This means to dedicate your affirmations to love all sentient beings in the world.
Honoring the 5 PRECEPTS. These are 5 ideals to live one’s life mindfully. Not to steal, not to engage in sexual misconduct, not to gossip or say hurtful things, not to engage in unmindful consumption of chemicals, pornography, violence and the like, and ( most importantly ) not to kill.
This last one means more then not embracing violence. This includes not eating meat. so FOR ONE DAY be a vegetarian. IT WON”T KILL YOU and it will save a planet. JUST ONE DAY embrace all sentient beings in a positive , loving way.
Who knows, perhaps an understanding of Buddha nature will arise and some day our grandchildren will be celebrating Bob Day or Dave Day or Jane Day ( yeah, I know, as long as it isn’t Doris Day). You get my drift.
Amitabha