Blessings for Situations

As we have said elsewhere, blessing is a practice that applies to practically every single situation in normal life. It is difficult to imagine a situation which one could not bless. Even in extreme situations of despondency, horror or whatever, there is always an angle from which one can bless.

It is important to define very clearly what blessing is and is not, as some people still seem to be confused on the topic.

BLESSING IS a beholding of the divine perfection of the person, object or situation, which you bless, whatever the material appearance. For instance, a couple of years ago, in my morning silent time, I literally received an order from a Higher Power, “Love Putin.” I had to work on this for quite a while, but now I feel authentic brotherly love for the man and bless him with authentic joy. (And remember that one of humanity’s greatest avatars told us to love our enemies.) I know of some amazing instances of human relations turned around completely by this practice. One of my favorite blessing practices is blessing people on the bus (I don’t have a car): I just look them in the face and silently say: “I really bless you in your divine perfection.” You can do that looking at the news and SINCERELY bless someone you really don’t like. The dimension of sincerity is a key factor in blessing.

A basic premise of my life is that WHATEVER happens in our lives, is happening to teach us a needed lesson. Imagine it starts raining day after day just when you were going to leave on a vacation. You can bless the weather and ask to know the lesson the universe is requesting you to learn. (And remember, umbrella merchants are rubbing their hands in glee!)

Blessing is NEVER condoning a negative material situation, whatever it may be. When you bless e.g., someone like Putin, you are not condoning his policies in Ukraine, you are on the contrary sending an authentic love energy which will help him change them. You would not bless an earthquake for the lessons those who suffer from it are to learn, but you bless the survivors in their courage, trust in good, etc.

PP

Why is blessings always the best option?
by Fabrice Pinel

The art of blessing is to always speak well of someone, no matter what…

But what’s the point of blessing people who hurt or harm us?

What’s the point of blessing leaders who lead our countries to ruin? Corporations and markets that put the Earth to the sword? Or “friends” who, for example, betray us?  These are the questions I address in the following eight points.

Some may find this notion of blessing whatever happens a little short-sighted and naive, and perhaps even irresponsible, disconnected and dangerous.

Well, let’s take a moment here to put all that in perspective. And let’s explore why evil speaking or acting  is always the worst option.

Read the eight points here…..