Welcome. I want to speak about light, this incredible mystery of light. And I want to introduce a little ritual, a simple but powerful ritual which I’ll speak about.
The other night I got up early. It was a beautiful star lit night. I mean, the stars were just incredible in their brilliance. There was no moon. I was surrounded by them. This incredible mystery of starlight and their infinite nature, their brilliance.
And I remember that that’s in us too. We are of the same light as the stars. And there’s this incredible creative power of the universe that’s in all things, and it’s in us. And it’s our own nature.
The essence of who we are – is light. We are light beings, in human form. Just as the plants are light beings in the form of these beautiful plants, and everything is an expression of this Light of the Universe, ultimately.
And when we remember that, when we recall that as a thought in our consciousness, it changes everything about how we do things. How we touch people. How we impact the things around us. Our whole reality shifts when we recall that instead of seeing ourselves as limited, dealing with these limiting problems, but having this much bigger sense of who we are, that we have the universe with us, and we are an expression of that.
So here’s a very simple ritual. I’ve taken a candle. It’s a beeswax candle. The bees have taken from the flowers. The flowers have taken from the sunlight. The plants are eating sunlight through photosynthesis. The sun is bringing us the energy of the stars.
So it’s right here, and we’re going to consciously, mindfully, light this candle, bearing in mind the Light of the Universe in all things, this incredible spirit of life force, creative power, that’s within us. We take a moment to come present, and then we mindfully light this candle.
And then you can take as long as you like, but a few moments to just be with the flame. Just be present with the flame. Let go of other thoughts as far as possible. Be with the beauty of this flame, this fire, this light, and then take in the blessing of the light. Take it in with your breath, knowing that you, too, are of this light, and you are infinite.
This is the ritual. Thank you.