Love Our Rivers Meditation

Begin with three minutes of silence. Here, as this silence, we acknowledge the one life… the spirit in which all things are one creation.

As we stand, with our bare feet on the soil we feel our body at one with the body of earth.

Gently close your eyes and feel into the stillness within.

Breathe in and out deeply. As you connect to the breath feel yourself resting deeper into its vast expanse – the breath and space of life that is within you and all around you. Breathe deeply, feeling the breath of life as one presence. Feel your life force at one with all space and the earth that is resting in the space of life.

Now feel the power of life’s energy flowing through the earth, in her veins; the rivers - from the mountains to the oceans, from the oceans and rivers to our blood… all flowing as the one loving presence of life – sustaining, nourishing, cleansing and bringing life to all on earth.

See the clear light force flowing in these waters – crystal, clear and sacred. As you feel the waters flowing through your veins feel the power of their sacred life force as the living form of your spirit – the spirit of the one eternal Self. This spirit is sacred. This spirit is the life you are, that has always been – flowing – forever cycling in the circle of life.

The power of this life force flows – from the rivers, through your blood and into your heart – awakening the presence of the eternal Self – awakening the power, the light and love of sacred life. Here within your heart this love emerges, expanding in its full brilliance as love and light. It’s power pours into the rivers of blood in your body, the rivers of life that run through you, its power flowing from you, returning again in sacred honouring and thanks- giving to earth: to your mother…flowing in sacred gratitude, returning love to the rivers, great and small, all flowing into the ocean… the ocean of love. You are the one sacred presence of life…flowing and growing, glistening in the pure clear waters of life. Your life, the one life, is flowing freely, filled up from the ocean of love, flowing as rivers of abundant life.

Feel the beauty and vitality of all the rivers flowing in full glory – life giving sanctuaries to the trees, birds, animals and people of all places. There is harmony. There is abundance and beauty all around. All is in sacred balance. All is filled with love. You, life, are the ONE sacred rivering of LOVE.

Feel your self looking as if from space above at the beauty of Earth. You can see her rivers flowing, majestically, powerfully. You can see her veins alive and flowing into her glowing oceans. You can see the sacred balance and respect of all life that surrounds her rivers. You see peace, beauty and wholeness across all the lands. All is well. All is flowing in Love.

Now breathe this awareness of love and life into the very centre of your heart. Feel the wholeness, the deep peace and gratitude for the gift of life that is within you and all around you as one spirit.

Breathe the energy of this gratitude and awareness into your body. Feel how every cell is alive with this sacred balance. Now affirm that you are the living presence of this sacred gift – and as this love, each step you take is gentle, full of love. Each thing you receive is received with sacred respect. The life that you have is in turn given back with sacred honour to life – to earth and her rivers. You are a custodian of her living waters, for her veins are your veins.

Your life is a river of love. And all around, earth’s rivers are alive.

All is ONE.

All is flowing Love.

Slowly breathe in now, feel your feet on the earth, stretch and open your eyes.

Blessed Be.

Isira.

National Rain Day Visualisation

From ancient times until now some civilisations, enlightened people, sporting teams, participants and athletes have practised prayer by visualisation, which defies all sense of lack and limitation, embracing the will of the universe that conspires to deliver what is asked for.

This type of prayer is more often experienced through ‘feeling’ rather than words. It is to step into the mystery and imagine the experience of some action taking place. For example a golfer before taking the position to hit the ball off the tee will imagine playing the shot, seeing the ball being hit cleanly and sailing to land precisely where it is required.

There have been many instances in the past where people coming together for prayer and meditation have decreased crime and aspects of war. The purpose of this National Rain day is to combine prayer with visualisation thus creating a moment of collective consciousness that will bring magic rain to our land, returning it to its natural balance and harmony.

The intention of this prayer of visualisation is to bring the hearts and minds of all men, women and children in alignment with mother earth to bring life giving rains.

Prayer of Visualisation

This is a prayer of feeling and imagination and not one of words.

Let us begin by taking off our shoes to stand bare footed on the earth, grass, sand etc or simply imagine being there. Be aware of your connectedness to the earth. Give thanks for our beautiful country, and its desire for rain, for that is the way it has been for a while, until now. There is a higher purpose for everything.

Now close your eyes and take a deep breath, inhaling from the top of your head deep into your body. Hold for a count of 3 and exhale out through your feet into the earth. Hold for the count of 3 and inhale through the soles of your feet up into your heart and hold for the count of 3. Exhale out through the crown of your head and hold for 3. Let’s do that one more time. Keeping your eyes closed take a deep breath, inhaling from the top of your head deep into your body. Hold for a count of 3 and exhale out through your feet into the earth. Hold for the count of 3 and inhale through the soles of your feet up into your heart and hold for the count of 3. Exhale out through the crown of your head and hold for 3.

Now imagine you feel light rain begin to fall on your head and shoulders. You feel the moisture on your scalp and your shoulders are getting wet. The rain continues to fall - your head is really wet now and so is your hair. Water is running down your face, into your eyes down your neck and under your clothes. You feel the coldness on your body as it runs in tiny rivulets down your back and chest.

The rain is intensifying now and your vision around you is now limited by thousands of tiny silver bullets pummelling you and the earth. The earth is drinking the rain up greedily. Your clothes are becoming wetter and wetter, heavy, saturated. You are sodden from head to toe. Your body has adjusted to the coldness and you become one with the relentless cascading rain. Embracing you with its life giving and nurturing love.

The ground is becoming sodden, soft and pliable; your toes explore the softness of the soil as it turns into mud. You wriggle your toes in it and delight in the oozing sensation as the mud squelches up between them.

You continue to stand receptively in the teeming rain feeling a great sense of peace and gratitude for this loving gift that mother earth has received, who is the very essence of our existence.

Wait for a moment or two more continuing to feel the experience of the rain falling upon you. Then open your eyes and quietly return to your day.

Thank you for taking the time to share with thousands of others in this prayer of love and gratitude.