“The Fire of Primal Energy” | Anthony Satori
“Hear, O children of immortal bliss: you are born to be united with God. Follow the path of the illumined ones and be united with the Spirit of Life. Kindle the fire of kundalini [primal energy] deep in meditation. Bring your mind and breath under control. Drink deep of divine love, and you will attain the unitive state.”
— the Upanishads (Shvetashvatara)
“K with Baton” | Anthony Satori
“Much that is beautiful stands as an isolated entity in this world, but the spirit of the artist seeks to discover connections and thus to create works of art.”
— Goethe
“Morning Dew” | Anthony Satori
What is true prosperity? It is positive, life-affirming connections with those that you care about and love. It is putting energy and attention into the health of your body, mind and spirit, and in turn feeling your body, mind and spirit give you health and energy in return. It is small gestures imbued with meaning, and kind words spoken from the heart. It is sharing in the celebration of life’s achievements, feeling and showing compassion during life’s setbacks, and always remembering to savor life’s simple pleasures along the way. It is knowing that both the cause and effect of everything good in this world is Love.
As we move forward into this coming year filled with promise and new horizons, may your mind and body be healthy, may your heart be at peace, and may your spirit soar.
Happy New Year, everyone!
“Pursuit of the Sublime” | Anthony Satori
The pursuit of the sublime is far too easily derailed by accepting the belief that some heights are, by their very nature, unattainable. How much better to proceed as if all heights can be reached? What new and exceptional elevations of mind, body and spirit are simply waiting to be attained by those who have the courage to adopt a posture of optimism, vision and faith, and then to engage in the purposeful behavior that derives from these qualities?
“Abandoned Car” | Anthony Satori
“You’re going to pass something down no matter what you do, or if you do nothing. Even if you let yourself go fallow, the weeds will grow and the brambles. Something will grow.”
— John Steinbeck
Deliberately envision how you wish your world to look, and then take thoughtful, focused action toward that result. Choose to make the world a more beautiful place. Choose to make it a more peaceful, free and compassionate place. Be an active agent of light.
“On the Water” | Anthony Satori
“We have forgotten the age-old fact that God speaks chiefly through dreams and visions.”
— C. G. Jung
“Flower” | Anthony Satori
Aspire toward simplicity, purity, compassion and beauty. If you strive for these things in all that you do, you will become a vital conduit for the wondrous nature of the universe.
“Transcendent Light” | Anthony Satori
“Like the wind, like clouds, like thunder and lightning, which rise from space without physical shape and reach the transcendent light in their own form, those who rise above body-consciousness ascend to the transcendent light in their real form, the Self. In that state, free from attachment, they move at will, laughing, playing and rejoicing. They know that the Self is not the body, but only tied to it for a time… Whenever one sees, smells, speaks, hears or thinks, they know that it is the Self that sees, smells, speaks, hears and thinks; the senses are merely the Self’s instruments.” (The Chandogya Upanishad)
“Spring Moon” | Anthony Satori
Some nights, when everything is quiet and the air is warm, I go outside and simply experience how the world feels around me. I allow myself to become fully aware of the stillness, the silence, the way every object becomes transformed from its daylight appearance when it is differently lit by the moon and the stars. I breathe deeply of the air and allow the moonlight to wash over my eyes. The expansiveness of the heavens, the soft glow of the objects in my view, the light chill of the night air on my skin, it all feels peaceful and calming to my spirit. I focus on the beauty and depth of the soft, bluish moonlight, knowing that it is a gentle reflection of the Sun’s rays reaching from behind the shadow of the Earth, traveling millions of miles, bouncing off the surface of the moon, and then arriving, softened but not diminished, exactly where I stand. It is like a whisper, a quiet reminder that the Sun is still there, still shining, even though I cannot see it, in this moment. I breathe deeply. The mystical quality of the moonlight connects me with the still, silent, infinite space within my soul. I feel the deep echo of millions of years of human ancestry experiencing the same awe and wonder while standing beneath the same night sky, and I become more deeply connected to my humanity. I feel a deep inner resonance with the Creative Consciousness of the Universe, the Source of all good things, and I become more profoundly connected to my spirituality. I allow myself to just be, in this moment. A sense of inner calm and clarity gradually expands from within me, permeating my conscious mind, putting me in touch with my more subtle faculties, and heightening my ability to better perceive the beauty and goodness in everything around me.
“Prana (Inner Light)” | Anthony Satori
Ancient writings from the Indus Valley tell us that the universe within us is as vast as the universe outside of us.
“As great as the infinite space beyond, is the space within the lotus of the heart. Both heaven and earth are contained in that inner space, both fire and air, sun and moon, lightning and stars. Whether we know it in this world or know it not, everything is contained in that inner space.” (Chandogya Upanishad, 1.3)
I have always been fascinated by ancient texts, especially ones which strive to tell us something about the spiritual world. Such writings have always felt to me a bit like “messages in a bottle,” sent by people who lived millennia in the past, ancient seekers who discovered certain truths about life that they believed to be of such profound importance that they were willing to employ every means at their disposal to preserve them for later generations to discover.
In some of these texts, the Sanskrit term “Prana” is used to indicate Vital Energy, or Inner Light, referring to the spiritual energy field that vibrates within, around and through us. Prana is our own personal breath of the Divine, our own individual connection to the Source of Life. One of the realizations that these ancient seekers wished to share with us is that every human being holds the ability to connect with the Universal Spirit through meditation, introspection and study. What an insight! It is both empowering and humbling to realize that we each have the potential to explore the vastness of the Universe merely by quieting our thoughts, centering our minds, and remaining still long enough to discover it within ourselves.
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