Soul Cafe

  “He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.” ~ Mathew 10:30, KJV Life in the last six months has been a process of elimination and a series of deaths, which is not just a very difficult process, but a necessary one. It is where one becomes really and absolutely serious about living the true life with every intention to wake up on a daily basis from the sleep induced belief systems and habits that have become ingrained in the psyche.  It means "loss" of everything that one has considered to be very important to one's life in the present time.  It is not just about loosing people, but more about coming face to face with one's own karmic nature. It is a big step which everyone has to take eventually, but prayer for courage to do this helps miles along the way.  Though I have been on this path for a long time now, I was still unable to let go some serious stuff I needed to let go. I continued t...

God! Help Me!! That was my prayer!! God! Help Me! I prayed a lot. A LOT!! I prayed to get out of a rut in my spiritual life, a stagnancy which felt like it was beginning to rot. Something was not happening in a corner of my life which was impacting the rest of my life. I did'nt quite know what that was. I needed help. I just did'nt know how to get it, so I prayed. I cried, I screamed at God, I put away all of my "spiritual" stuff and decided I was done. I sulked and got terribly annoyed. Is'nt it strange how we treat God when we are in a deep crisis? We treat Him exactly as we treat ourselves.  My spiritual life was becoming as dry as a desert and I was croaking in thirst. Out of the blue, very recently, a chance meeting with a facebook friend in my city, Delhi, suddenly changed all of that.  So, this is my new blog signifying new beginnings. To be continued...... With Love, Lavina Olive xo