The Gift of Life
Su Maya—04/2005 |
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Su Maya explains to us how focusing on
the essence of universal love is the alpha and
omega of living an authentic and fulfilling life. |
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THE PAST FEW MONTHS, a lot has been said about life,
death and the transition of souls. We witnessed the
passing of one of the greatest Popes, and the legacy
of love he left behind. We watched as waves of communion
moved across the Earth as a song in the hearts of millions
of followers. Cultures and religions came together
to honor what they felt is beholden as the deepest
of truths. |
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| Many significant public figures made their way to
the other side in the course of history but not as
dramatically televised. A few souls that didn't plan
to be the center of strife and controversy, have also
made a deep impact on the world scene. |
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| With these dynamic energies still swirling some of
us are moved to tears, others are moved to criticize
and condemn. What we do with this knowledge now is
of paramount importance. |
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| Whether you believe in reincarnation or a single
lifetime, we can all agree that life is a most precious
gift. The most precious gift of all. We have been given
a short time to enjoy and learn from our daily physical
experience, and to love as much as possible. |
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| So it saddens me to see so many people using their
lives up gossiping, keeping a draining job, trafficking
the kids around in motor pools, adding to the hyperkinetic
stream of activities. They lose days, months and years
of time and energy in the myriad details, Then one
day a relative or friend gets seriously ill or has
a sudden accident, and all perspective is rearranged. |
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| It happened to me this week, I almost lost my sister.
Everything I thought was more immediate suddenly fell
to the background. Nothing else mattered except bringing
her back, to have one more chance to say I'm sorry
for my faults, to sit close and feel each other's presence,
to know she was in the other room breathing the same
air. |
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| When it happens you are shocked to realize how little
you have really lived, how often you turned away from
your child or beautiful pet, to do something else,
never thinking that it could have been the last moment
they would have to be with you. |
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| Your most vivid memory could be that final word spoken,
and what was it you said? Was it scolding them for
spilling something on the floor? Was it 'get in the
car already'? |
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| How important is this to think about? If you are
reading this right now you are probably already called
to the intention of my words, to express this love
at every point in your waking life, because it could
be the last time you have to do so. |
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| Don't wait until your friend is sick in the hospital
to show them you care. Every moment is the last chance
to say it, to feel it. Life is so fragile and our time
on the planet could be over sooner than you think. |
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| The retirement plan can wait, mowing the lawn can
wait, the developers meeting can wait, the shopping
malls can wait. Think about how much have you already
invested in their priorities. Probably too much. Begin
to set limits on the demands of peripheral distractions,
not by being late to appointments but by clearing away
those connections which do not fit with a Higher Order. |
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| It is a fundamental truth that we are here temporarily
and no predictions about your future are better than
this: the last breath of your love is all that really
matters. |
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| Don't hold it, don't stuff it in the back closet
with old photos. You cannot take them with you. Open
your heart, not to your desire for material goods,
but to the cavern of your Soul. Then open your Soul
to the infinite possibility of being connected to the
whole of Creation. |
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| Now, taking it to the next level, you know I am sending
you Universal Love. I must make it clear that by love,
I do not mean focusing just on close relationships
and family members, and definitely not stalking any
one person relentlessly. If you have that much love
in you, spread it around… |
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| Love every animal, every flower, plant, bird, every
vision of the sky, and the changing clouds. Love the
ancestors of our ancestors who lived here and the footprints
they left behind. Love all future generations too.
Love your teachers, the ones that admired your skills
and the ones that caused you to think and act appropriately. |
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| Even your enemies should be thanked, for as the Buddhists
say, they keep you practicing patience and give you
opportunities to burn off karma. Remember the times
you trespassed against others and forgive those who
trespassed against you, then you will be free of them. |
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| Spread your love around to the infinite mysteries
that are mirrored in the arts of music, poetry and
paint, the sciences that deliver methods and as far
as the stars in our galaxies. Go as far in your vision
of the Beloved as the distant and unknown galaxies
yet to be discovered. |
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| There are important questions about death. Death
is not just a reading of biological functions, that
is only one measure. You die every time you yell at
your spouse. You die every time you kill consciousness
by getting drunk. You die a little each time you compromise
your integrity. |
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| You may be an full blown killer if you participate
in any form of animal cruelty in labs or on lands,
or if you destroy thousands of acres of forest because
the company says so. It's your choice every time. |
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| Leave the killing fields, do not support them and
you will be redeemed. Say yes to life and give back
by planting in those barren fields again. |
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| If you are still eating cows and chickens, you should
be eternally grateful to each one, at every meal, because
they gave their life for you. People are not better
than they are. Not if they never sacrificed their whole
self to give life to another. And if you are still
reading this, you have not. Could you consider such
a raw deal of your own children? A sacrifice of any
life is immense. |
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| Do you hope for an afterlife? Does it even exist?
Here is my view and the view of many spiritual guides: |
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| Your love lives on by expressing it. Every moment
of love is alive here and in the hereafter, as a multi-dimensional
portal. It is the breath of God in you that lives on
Who lent you a tiny spark of His Great Light. Ponder
the magnitude of such a gift. |
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In the end, when every question and answer is fulfilled
by God, all that will be left behind on the day of
your rising from the grave will be; how much, how far
and wide did you really love His children?  |
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| Copyright © 2005
Su Maya |
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Su
Maya is an inter-faith minister and
spiritual counselor. For 22 years she has been
receiving and sharing direct knowledge through
various media, including fine arts, visionary
writings and radio transmissions. Living as
a monk now, she provides private sessions by
phone only. For more information on Su,