Contributed by Steve Goldberg
“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
- Margaret Mead
I wanted to share a special world wide event that began ten days ago. It is the third annual Winter Feast for the Soul presented virtually around the globe for 40 days from Jan 15th – Feb 23rd, 2010. Winter was chosen for the event because it is recognized as the ideal time to go deep and reconnect with spirit.
The idea for this inspirational event is to have thousands of people join daily in reflection, prayer and meditation through guided online sessions. The organizers believe that the vibration we create has the power to transform our personal lives and our planet.
The event started in 2008 by one woman inspired by a three-line poem by the 13th century poet and mystic Jelaluddin Rumi:
“What nine months does for the embryo
Forty early mornings
Will do for your growing awareness”
There is no prescribed spiritual practice for this event. People are encouraged to use a spiritual practice that brings them peace and stillness. The idea is to set aside 40 minutes daily for spiritual practice with commitment to personal and planetary peace.
For some this may seem like an enormous commitment of time. Rather than focus on the amount of time spent, please consider taking whatever time you can to reflect each day for the next 40 days about finding more personal and global peace in our world.
With all the natural and man-made disasters facing us today, taking time collectively to reflect on what’s possible, rather than what is can be enormously powerful!!
There’s also a beautiful video on You Tube which conveys the vision of this wonderful event. See:
Questions for reflection:
- Do you believe that your personal vibration and the collective vibration of others have transformative power?
- What examples have you seen in your life when your peacefulness has helped to create calmness and resolution to a challenging situation?
Find out more about participating at winterfeastforthesoul.com. On the homepage you will find a link in the upper left titled Online Guided Meditations for 2010. Click on that link and you will open a page with all the meditations that will be offered this year. Click on the links to see the schedule and listen to audio recordings.
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February 9, 2010 at 9:39 pm
just me
For the candle lighting ceremony you are asked to make an alter with an icon of the world and burn candles for all the world religions known and unknown. You are asked to “invoke the presence of the prophets and masters who brought those teachings of Truth into form.”
What you are really doing is summoning spirits and worshipping fake gods/goddesses and the world. This is of satan! satan tricks people into thinking it is about world peace but there will be no peace until the Lord returns.
January 25, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Arla
Thank you so much for this gift. How incredibly inspiring!!