Reiki In Light

03/24/2026

Beautiful lesson!

A young monk once came to his teacher, deeply troubled.

“Master, I cannot find peace,” he said.
“My past haunts me, and my future scares me.”

The teacher smiled and handed him a glass of water.

“Hold this,” he said.

The monk held it for a minute — nothing happened.
After a few minutes, his arm began to ache.
After a while, it became painful.

“Is the glass getting heavier?” the teacher asked.

“No,” the monk replied, “but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels.”

The teacher said,
“Your past and your future are like this glass.
They are not heavy by themselves…
but the longer you hold onto them, the more they hurt you.”

In Buddhism, this is the nature of suffering.

We are not always hurt by reality…
but by what the mind keeps holding onto.

The past is a memory.
The future is imagination.
But the pain feels real because we keep carrying it.

The mind keeps replaying what is gone…
and worrying about what has not come.

And in doing so, it forgets the only place where life exists:

Now.

Right now, in this moment…
is there truly a problem?

When you gently let go of what you are holding,
something shifts:

The mind becomes lighter.
The body relaxes.
Peace returns.

The Buddha taught that freedom is not found in changing the past
or controlling the future…

But in learning to release them.

Because the weight you feel…
is not life itself.

It is what you are still holding.

02/18/2026

Beautiful lesson

02/14/2026

Stillness is inside

You are not in the world.
The world is appearing
in what you are.

Body, breath, forest, light—
all arise within the same still field,
without boundary or centre.

Meditation is not an act here.
It is the quiet recognition
that nothing has ever been outside.

01/27/2026

A wonderful practice for everyone!

01/26/2026

Trees are amazing and so beneficial for us.

01/26/2026

Sundar Kadayam, a sincere and accomplished teacher that I have studied with for many years, reposted this beautiful teaching…

Being compassionate towards yourself

You are probably like many others, ready, willing, and able to be compassionate to others. In your own ways, you may approach being compassionate towards others by judging them less, being present with them, holding kind thoughts about them, saying prayers for them, indulging in kind actions towards them, being generous, being grateful, being forgiving, and more.

If that describes you, you are a blessing in this world. My deep gratitude to you.

Let us turn that around. What are the ways in which you are compassionate towards yourself?

When I ask this question, often I get a blank stare back. And that used to surprise me. The unstated question back to me seemed like this: "What do you mean being compassionate to myself?"

It appears that what we are willing to give others, in terms of non-judgment, understanding, appreciation, love, and more, we are not willing to give ourselves.

And it appears that this has, at least in part, to do with believing that loving yourself is a selfish act. After all, discerning people, and spiritual practitioners for sure, shouldn't be selfish, right?

Other beliefs may exist that bolster this attitude: "I have to hold myself to high standards." "I have flaws and thus am not good enough to receive love." "Even without receiving love, I should be good enough." Many are the beliefs through which we may be withholding love for ourselves. What remains is self-judgment, self-criticism, self-loathing, and downright anger or disappointment towards ourselves.

Dear One, if this describes you, know that you are in the vast majority of wonderful people that have withheld love from themselves. Without being compassionate towards yourself, can you not see that your compassion for others will be limited and stilted?

People have asked me, "How can I be compassionate towards myself? What does that even mean?"

Here are some thought starters for you:
* You can nurture your body. Check if you have deficiencies of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and such, and address them. You can eat healthier meals in a timely manner. You can mindfully eat each meal or snack. You can undertake some steady physical activity or exercise to counter today's sedentary habits. i.e. Treat your body with compassion.
* You can nurture your mind. If you are accustomed to negative thinking, you can work towards relieving yourself of that burden. Many are the ways to do so. Cultivating gratitude is a master key to creating lasting positive transformation in your life. If you find yourself being self-critical, take a step back, and give yourself some space, and realize that you get to fulfillment not through judgment and criticism, but through forgiveness, understanding, and love. i.e. Treat your mind with compassion.
* You can nurture your spirit. Find what makes you feel uplifted, energetic, and ready to get up and give your best. Once you find that, give it some attention every single day, consistently. The world is not complete without you, and what the world awaits is for your light to fully shine, so the collective darkness we can often be stuck in, may heal. i.e. Nurture your spirit with compassion.

By no means is that an exhaustive list, but it should orient you in the right direction.

Most important of all, and this is a game-changer, cultivate the art of resting your scattered attention in the silence within. When your attention is rested in silence, you are resting attention in the unconditional love, the unchanging peace, the causeless happiness of your true nature, your original nature. i.e You are giving yourself the pure love that is ever-present in the silence within. This, of course, is the most compassionate thing you can do for yourself - Be silent!

Love
Sundar.
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