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Today's
Meditation:
I
like the term "spiritual hospitality." Peace
is something that we allow into ourselves, that we allow to
happen in us. It's not a question of exerting our will
in order to be peaceful inside. It's not a question of
forcing peace to happen. Rather, we have to let down
the barriers that we've put up against peace, and we have to
welcome peace into ourselves and make it such an important
guest that it will stay as long as we wish it to stay.
Peace
is inside you and me right now. In fact, perfect peace
is in there. We know this because we know that
something like peace can't come from outside of
ourselves. Other people can't give it to us, and it
won't result naturally from a new job or a positive change
in our financial situation. Perfect peace is inside of
you and inside of me, right here, right now.
Peace
comes when we allow ourselves to unwrap it and to admire it
and to believe in it. It's like a gift that's been
given to us, but we've thrown it into the closet, still
wrapped, and over time it's been covered up by all of our
worries and cares and concerns.
Not
a very hospitable thing to do to something as wonderful as
peace, is it? So take it out, dust it off, open the
package, and believe that it's truly for you. Let it
be a part of your life with no questions asked--trust it,
and love it. It most definitely will love you back,
unconditionally.
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