" 'When the world is burning, the important thing to ask is, what is being born?' What do YOU think is being born in the world today? What is your role?""

Can we ever know a birthing child? Just as a mother may not naturally know the gender of her child, or what it might look like, there are creative ways to look. In a real birth, we use sonograms.

Then the question becomes, how might we look into the womb of existence?

Well, we are imbibing its nectar with every breath. I can breath, thus I am supported by the air. When I eat and stay warm, I am supported by the sun. When the seasons change as the days become stale, we are supported by the flow. By watching the natural cycles that feed us, as a mother to her child, we are grateful for the gifts of what is before us.

I am convinced by the evidence that we are all wandering in various directions, eventually toward the same one center, but from all different angles. As if all the planets decided to try and get to the sun. Some of us might be scared of the center, as a fish in a bowl is scared of a net by which it will be set free. Or some of us may run for the center with wanton anticipation, only to find that we were running in circles around it the whole time. And maybe you know exactly what makes you alive.

When my heart sings with gratitude and joy, I am like a partner, coaching the Mother by breathing with her. As I sink my hands into the Earth to grow food for community, I feel as though I am squeezing her hand in loving togetherness. When I see a bright pepper growing, I know that Pacha Mama appreciates my patience.

I don't know what Mom is going to birth this time, but we can be pretty sure its gonna be a big one this time. What I know for sure, is that I will be using the harvest of the Earth and make sure she's got a good meal waiting when she comes home with the new reality in her arms.

May we all discover what makes our hearts sing most vibrantly, and may we share in that harmony in order that we create joyful song.

First of all .... something NEW can only happen within our self. That is the start. The change we need to make is inside ... all the rest follows by itself. Because what we are inside we are outside. It will follow ....

YES ...

we do have the POWER........ to STOP first .....
..........................................................
STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP ...(brithing).....(brithing)........and ..........

CHOOSE.

Whenever we become conscious-aware in all the actions we do in the daily life, in the present moment ... yes .... we are able to CHOOSE HOW to USE the POWER we all have.
That is the INTELLIGENCE ... ad Not to forget, always connected in the HEART.
That means not to be ruled by our programmed mind, that witch was given to us during the first 7 years of our existence since we where born and also later. That means to WAKE UP, to be able to CHOOSE how to manage that POWER we all have to make a 180 degree turn towards existence.

We need to learn to recognize these programs in the mind, to TRANSFORM the old way (the separate, fighting way) into something NEW. Before all of these can happen, we need to recognize in our self where and when we divide and fight inside our heads, first. It all starts there ... then it is passed on to the so called "others" our mirrors in the daily life.

THEN ... once we become aware .... WE CAN CHOOSE if to FIGHT or to STOP and CREATE something completely new inside our self and around us.

IT IS THE SAME ENERGY ... with AWARENESS by becoming conscious on, we are able to bring that ENERGY to a different level, creative towards existence and we are part of it.

With Love and Peace
ShantayaMeera

Hi Alex, Thanks for your note and good observation about the film crew not getting out of the car. I'll have to ask them next time we're together. Regardless of the reason, it conveys a message that isn't brought to consciousness for many, so I appreciate your doing so.

More love, less fear is being born, and we're all doing our part by being more aware, conscious and seeing our refelction in others and reaching out in our own capacity. Perhaps even breaking through our own limitations and reaching out.
Thank you for all the efforts that is put in these videos.
I noticed unlike other places the crew had visit before, this was shot entirely in a car (except the actual interview that was done inside the comfort of a home)
Is there a reason why the camera crew never once got out of the car in these neighborhoods to get different shots. Honestly, was it out of fear or safety?
the only interaction with the someone on the street seemed to be a man who approached the car not vice versa.

RE: active or passive action.

For now, I will forego getting into a discussion into the wisdom of the Renounce and Enjoy approach which Gandhi followed for dealing with action and inaction. But, an interesting read on that topic can be found here:

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1999/11/mckibben.html

We tend to be passive when we think we have lots of time to do something. And, we tend to be active when we think something must be done right now. But, is time real, or is time just a tool man invented in his attempts to try and wrestle with the immutability of reality?

Certainly, we do not experience the passing of time in any sort of stable, repeatable fashion. When we are bored, an hour seems to take days. When we are enjoying ourselves, an hour flies by as if it were but a minute.

I hesitate to call it passive, but what I consciously work on is refusing to be rushed into anything by the events of the day. I continue my daily routine until a time comes when I have to do something else. And, I am extremely critical about whether or not I really do _have_ to do something else.

When I do feel I have to do something else, but am not sure which of multiple paths to take, I wait as long as it takes until only one path seems right. Then, I do that knowing that the One of which I am inextricably linked has nudged I toward the door I was destined to walk through.

There is the danger, of course, of becoming tamasic [lazy, complacent, unmotivated]. But, that can be avoided by remaining ever vigilent for indications that it is "time" to act. And, then, when you do act, do so without attachment to any outcome of that action.

An example. Financially, I more or less live from day to day. I try not to plan finances ahead for a week or a month or a year or until retirement. Yes, this is absolutely against everything this world teaches as being wise. But, nevertheless, I purposely started doing this when it became clear that, when Ego came up with plans to succeed in life, Ego invariably got in the way of Oneness.

Ego wants _me_ to get or keep a good job, and accumulate wealth for _me_, and make sure the desires snd needs of _me_ are met. In contrast to all this, Oneness considers the needs of all humanity as being just as important as the needs of the perceived individual calling himself Istlota.

Thank you for bringing it back to the heart Lisa. Yes, we all play different parts, and it is always love that ties it all together in the end. The question of "what is being born" is an interesting one, and yet it is always an expression of love. While intellectual discussions are of interest to the mind, I am often reminded of how a simple natural innocence can stoke that fire.

Hi everyone,

Interesting thoughts above, yet - at the end of each day, my heart’s focus is not so much on abstract concepts or ‘precision of knowing’ thoughts; but rather, heart creatively ponders how we can ‘each’ and together as a collective grow an ever wider, deeper awareness & acceptance of, and within, ALL ways possible, totally inclusive of all people - wherever they are (physically, emotionally, spiritually, educationally, geographically…) and by whatever means each person may have, or find, of experiencing a personal sense of our oneness and sharing in the co-creative birthing process underway– right now.

If we are each and all equal fractals within oneness, each innately endowed with a unique perspective and life experiences, then it seems to me we want and need to be as open as possible to all-of-all-of-everything, including our rich diversities of approach - as far as our imaginations can reach … while we travel this path of awakening, reconnecting and evolving together.

My feeling and intuition suggest, in the most basic and profound sense, the question of our moment comes down to this:

Do I, you, and we willing offer a spark of love to the world with each breath we take, or do we pass up these precious moment-by-moment opportunities? … Exactly ‘how’ each person finds, creates or accomplishes this invaluable contribution seems a separate consideration, all welcome.