Divine Exchange

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Divine Exchange

Sanskrit Mantra

Om Vardhanam Namah


I nourish the universe and the universe nourishes me.

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“Every day brings us a chance to start over.”

Oprah Winfrey

“It is hard to see that when you loose that which seems so important to you that it is a part of Divine Will, However, many times things have to be taken from us because we have become so comfortable and familiar with it that the only way we will separate ourselves from it, to allow better to come in is for it to be taken from us. Like it or not, understand it or not, that is truly Divine Exchange in action.

We get caught up in our thoughts and begin to think that we are our thoughts. In the inner quite of meditation our mind settles and we are able to witness our thoughts and limiting stories as a detached observer. As our awareness expands, we begin to see the hidden gifts and possibilities in whatever challenge we are facing. With a shift of perception, that what appeared to be a devastating set back has actually cleared the way for our rebirth and transformation.

The life cycle of the Sequoia tree is shows a beautiful example of nature’s cycles of clearing and renewal. The Giant Sequoias are some of the world’s most ancient trees; the oldest known Sequoia is estimated to be 3,500 years old. What is the secret of the Sequoias incredible longevity, the elemental power of fire? Periodic forest fires clear away everything that threatens the trees survival, while insuring their growth and regeneration, without the fires heat the Sequoias cones couldn’t open and release theirs seeds. Without the clearing force of fire, Sequoia seedlings would be over crowded by competing shade trees and not have enough sunlight to grow. In your own life you can probably think of examples of events that felt like a dream going up in flames; but ended up in being the start of something more wonderful than you could have ever imagined. A gift resides in every moment.”

Deepak Chopra

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Divine Exchange happens each and every second of every single day that we are a part of this Wonder-Full and Insight-Full experience we call and have come to know as life here on this physical plane of abundance; daily we are blessed with the abundant gift of experiencing Divine Exchange. The thing that is so Wonder-Full and Insight-Full about Divine Exchange is this; it is not limited to a single form of expression and manifestation, it manifests in a multitude of glorious forms, and all of the forms of manifestation depend upon what we are in need of due to how spiritually awake we are. The enchanted thing about Divine Exchange is this, Divine Exchange is a gift that comes to us straight from the bosom of Great Spirit Mama-Baba Goddess-God; and that makes every single offering to us perfectly divine, and totally fulfilling down to the very core/foundation of our being. Yet, many times in the initial stages of Divine Exchange, we fuss and fight with what we have been blessed with because we do not want to let go of that which we have grown to become so familiar with and used to over the years; not knowing that which has now come to us is far better than that which we had and a much greater blessing. Nonetheless, Goddess-God is ever so patient with us even in our rejection of blessings. Thankfully, Goddess-God is nothing like us, because if it was the other way around and Goddess-God was like you and I, impatience would set in we would end up with something like this. Well, I’ll tell you what, if they do not stop and receive this blessing I am trying to give to them right now, they won’t get another thing from me, because I am leaving with all of my blessings immediately; I do not have any time to waste waiting for them to understand the value of this blessing I am offering them.  Patience is surely one of a multitude of virtues we as spiritual beings who are temporarily going through this experience called life as human beings, have come to learn during is physical sojourn through this dense physical plane.

Once we finally come to recognize the blessings that are coming to us, and we open up and receive them, as we should, we must then complete the cycle and give thanks to Mama-Baba Goddess-God in return for the blessings. However, it doesn’t stop there; next we must share what we have received with others, and if what we have received cannot be shared, we must find something to share with one or more of our sisters, brothers, and the whole of creation in order to keep the Sacred Energy of the blessings flowing on all levels of existence, the Divine Cycle must not be broken by human selfishness. We must not allow the state of blessings to become stagnant and stale like old rancid polluted wastewater. Never are blessings intended to flow to us and stop with us receiving them. When we are blessed with something, be it large or small we should and must always be motivated to turn around and share our blessing with another; now that is truly what Divine Exchange is all about. If we are blessed with something and we think that we do not have anything to bless another with, think again; we always have plenty of Unconditional Love to bless others with. Everything that Mama-Baba Goddess-God does for us, and allows to come to us, is meant to be a lesson that we learn from; and because that is a part of our Divine Reality, we must turn around and practice that which we have been taught through our actions towards others, as well as our actions towards ourselves.

Baba-Kundi Ma'at-Shambhala

(Spiritwalker)

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