Worthiness (Six Month Commemoration) RC Meditation (Winter, 2002: 03/11/02)

by The Reluctant Channel and Pati Beaudoin (c) copyright 2002, all rights reserved. We will start by closing our eyes and moving into feeling a deep sense of relaxation.  Let your back be comfortably straight, let your breathing move into your lower abdomen, and with each breath out, you can let your body relax a little more.   Exhale fully, take a deep breath, and let your body sigh.  You will be doing hard work today and we want to be as relaxed as possible. While you do the work, it is important to remember that you are protected by the column of light that constantly shines into you from above. Remember also that you are not working alone; you have the shared power of all those around you who are working with you.  We will become more relaxed now by realizing what if any strong feelings exist within us that may prevent or make it difficult for us to relax.  Perhaps you are feeling angry, depressed, anxious, shocked, scared. Or perhaps you are feeling overjoyed or excited.  All feelings are OK to feel, but we will feel them another time.  Now it is time to relax.  In order to feel a deep sense of relaxation, it will be important to set aside these feelings.  If you are not aware of any of these feelings, that is fine.  You can focus on feeling neutral, if that is what you feel.  If you are already relaxed, that is fine too.  You can always become even more relaxed. If you are feeling any of the strong feelings, such as anger, depression, anxiety, shock, fear, overjoyfulness, or excitement, we will make a special container to hold the emotions while we are doing this meditation.  If you will feel like it, you will be able to have the feelings come back after the meditation is over. If you do not feel any of these strong emotions, you can still make the container and know that it is there for a time when you may need it in the future.  We are now ready to make the container.  You can select any kind of container that you like and you can decorate it in any style that you like. The container can be large or small, it does not matter.  Whatever size you select, will be the perfect size and will be able to contain all of your strong emotions.  Make sure that the inside of the container is specially coated and covered with comfortable material.  The material may be cotton, linen, silk, warm water. It does not matter.  What matters is that your feelings need to be kept in material that is comforting for your feelings. Your feelings are precious and need to be comfortable while you are meditating.  Make sure that your container can be easily opened and closed. It may have a simple lid, a latch, or a bolt.  It does not matter.  What matters is that you can safely close your container so that the feelings remain safe while you are meditating, and that you can easily open the container if you want to when you are done meditating.  Take a moment now to select the size of your container, how and if you want it decorated, what material will line the container, and how you will be opening it and closing it.  Do this now.  Okay.  Now take a good look at your container.  Does it feel, smell, look right to you?  Remember, your strong feelings will be contained in this container and it needs to be just right.  Make any changes that need to be made to make it just right.   Now open your container.  In a moment, we will be taking 3 deep breaths in and out. When we breathe out deeply, we will be breathing out our strong feelings such as anger, depression, anxiety, shock, fear, overjoyfulness, or excitement. These strong feelings will go directly into our containers.  When we breathe in, we will be breathing in deep relaxation.  Remember, if you are not aware of any strong feelings at the moment, that is fine.  It still helps to breathe in and out to become deeply relaxed. Okay, let us begin. Take a deep breath in of deep relaxation, and breath out deeply all your strong feelings. Know that the strong feelings are going into your container.  Let us do this again.  Take a deep breath in of deep relaxation, and breathe out deeply all your strong feelings.  Know that the strong feelings are going into your container.  One more time.  Take a deep breath in of deep relaxation, and breathe out deeply all your strong feelings.  Know that the strong feelings are going into your container. Close your container.  Think of a safe place to put the container while you are meditating.  This place may be a special room in your house, it may be a drawer in your office, it may be a safe in a bank, it may be a hole in your backyard.  It does not matter.  Think of a safe place now.  Place your container in your safe place and know that when the meditation is over, if you wish, you will be able to retrieve your container.  Do this now. Now that we are in a deeper state of relaxation, focus on the light above you.  Feel how the column of light shines into you and on you and bathes you with comfort.  Feel this now.  Know that you are worthy and deserving of feeling comfort, compassion, and warmth.  Feel this worthiness now.  Feel how the worthiness travels down from your head to your fingers to your toes. All of you is worthy.  The entire you is deserving of feeling comfort, compassion, and warmth.  Feel this now.  Hold on to this feeling and picture everyone in the room meditating with you.  Share your feelings of worthiness with everyone in the room.  Do this now.  The worthiness that we are feeling grows as a result of this sharing.  Now share this worthiness with the middle of the room.  Do this now.  The light above each and every one of us sends a beam of light to this worthiness in the middle of the room.  See the beams now, shining into the center of the room.  The light and the worthiness have combined together to form a flame.  There is no worry of it becoming a fire -- the flame cannot become a fire. There is water surrounding the flame, preventing it from becoming a fire.  See the flame now.  Next to each one of us there is an unlit torch.  It can be a small torch or a large torch; it does not matter.  Select a size that you will be able to comfortably carry.  You will be lighting the torch and sharing the feeling of worthiness with the peoples of the earth.  Imagine your torch now. We are now ready to begin our journey.  You will be using a comfortable cushion to transport you on our visits.  Select a cushion that will feel comfortable, look pleasing and that you would like to sit or lie on.  Select it now.  Take your unlit torch and sit or lie on the cushion.  You can change your position or shift around anytime.  Feel how nice it feels to sit or lie on it.  Feel this now.  As you are feeling the coziness, your cushion gently begins to lift you into the air.  It is so gentle that you hardly even feel it.  You do feel a slight lovely warm breeze as you travel through the air.  Feel this now.  As you feel this, the cushion takes you to your first site.  With your unlit torch, you gently land and step off the cushion.  You notice your column of light and remember that you are protected and safe.  You take a deep breath in and out and sense again your deep relaxation.  You start walking through a narrow alleyway. This road is not paved, and is muddy.  There is a strong stench of human waste and you see barefoot toddlers running around with bloated stomachs.  You see young adults lying on the streets without clothes grasping for air.  You hear babies wailing and dogs whimpering.  As you keep walking you notice stairs. You walk up the stairs and realize that from the top of the staircase, you have a view of the whole village.  You take your unlit torch and point it in the direction of the flame in the middle of the meditation room.  It immediately lights and the flame on the torch is full of the worthiness feeling.  You take the torch and raise it to a comfortable height so that the torch is an extension of your arm which is pointing at the village.  As you do this, the village and all the people of the village are full of feeling the worthiness feeling.  Let us do this for a few moments, noticing that the flame slowly extinguishes itself as all the people are bathed with the worthiness feeling.  Once the flame is extinguished, notice the column of light above you.  Look at the column and then move your eyes to the village.  By doing so you have created a beam between the light and all the people of the village.  See this beam now.  The beam is covering and filling all the people of the village with warmth, comfort, and compassion. Let us take a moment to let the beam cover all the people. Once the beam has covered all the people, we look at our feet and notice that our cushions have followed us and are waiting to take us to our next destination.  Take your unlit torch and go onto the cushion.  You can either sit or lie on the cushion.  It does not matter.  What matters is that you notice how cozy and soothing it feels to sit or lie on the cushion.  Notice this now. As you notice this, the cushion gently lifts you and you feel the warm cool breeze on your face as the cushion takes you to your next destination.  As you notice how comfortable you are feeling, you realize that the cushion has gently landed in our next site.  You get off your cushion and take your unlit torch with you.  You notice your column of light and remember that you are protected and safe.  You take a deep breath in and out and remember that you are in a deep state of relaxation.  Right in front of you is a door to a large hut.  You enter it and notice all around you scantily dressed young boys, young girls, and older women.  They are posing in what appears to be unnatural positions and you realize that you have entered a brothel.  You take your unlit torch and point it in the direction of the flame in the middle of the meditation room.  It immediately lights and the flame on the torch is full of the worthiness feeling.  You take the torch and point it in the direction of everyone in the brothel.  As you do this, all the people are full of feeling the worthiness feeling.  Let us do this for a few moments, noticing that the flame slowly extinguishes itself as all of the people are bathed with the worthiness feeling.  Once the flame is extinguished, notice the column of light above you.  Look at the column and then move your eyes to the people in the brothel.  By doing so you have created a beam between the light and all of the people in the brothel.  See this beam now.  The beam is covering and filling all the people with warmth, comfort, and compassion.  Let us take a moment to let the beam cover all the people. Once the beam has covered all the people, we look at our feet and notice that our cushions have followed us and are waiting to take us to our next destination.  Take your unlit torch and go onto the cushion. You can either sit or lie on the cushion.  It does not matter.  What matters is that you notice how cozy and soothing it feels to sit or lie on the cushion.  Notice this now.  As you notice this, the cushion gently lifts you and you feel the warm cool breeze on your face as the cushion takes you to your next destination.  As you notice how comfortable you are feeling, you realize that the cushion has gently landed in our next site.  You get off your cushion and take your unlit torch with you.  You notice your column of light and remember that you are protected and safe.  You take a deep breath in and out and remember that you are in a state of deep relaxation.  The cushion has landed on top of a hill that overlooks a site that serves multiple purposes.  One area houses youth who are learning to be terrorists.  Another area houses prisoners of war who are being tortured.  Another area houses career officers who are receiving advanced training.  You take your unlit torch and point it in the direction of the flame in the middle of the meditation room.  It immediately lights and the flame on the torch is full of the worthiness feeling.  You take the torch and point it in the direction of the youth who are learning to be terrorists.  Do this now.  Now you take your torch and point it in the direction of the prisoners of war who are being tortured.  Do this now.  Finally, take your torch and point it in the direction of the career officers who are receiving advanced training.  As you do this, all the people are full of feeling the worthiness feeling. Notice that the flame slowly extinguishes itself as all the people are bathed with the worthiness feeling.  Once the flame is extinguished, notice the column of light above you.  Look at the column and then move your eyes to the people.  By doing so you have created a beam between the light and all the people.  See this beam now.  The beam is covering all the people with warmth, comfort, and compassion.  Let us take a moment to let the beam cover all the people. Once the beam has covered all the people, we look at our feet and notice that our cushions have followed us and are waiting to take us to our next destination. Take your unlit torch and go onto the cushion.  You can either sit or lie on the cushion.  It does not matter.  What matters is that you notice how cozy and soothing it feels to sit or lie on the cushion.  Notice this now.  As you notice this, the cushion gently lifts you and you feel the warm cool breeze on your face as the cushion takes you to your next destination.  As you notice how comfortable you are feeling, you realize that the cushion has gently landed at our next site.  You get off your cushion and take your unlit torch with you.  You notice your column of light and remember that you are protected and safe.  You take a deep breath in and out and remember that you are in a state of deep relaxation.  You are in front of a house and can see through a large window into the living room. You see a man hitting a woman and two young children.  See this now.  You take your unlit torch and point it in the direction of the flame in the middle of the meditation room.  It immediately lights and the flame on the torch is full of the worthiness feeling.  You take the torch and point it in the direction of the man, woman, and two young children.  Do this now.  As you do this, all them are full of feeling the worthiness feeling and you notice that the man has stopped hitting the woman and two young children. Notice that the flame slowly extinguishes itself as they are bathed with the worthiness feeling.  Once the flame is extinguished, notice the column of light above you.  Look at the column and then move your eyes to the man, woman, and two young children.  By doing so you have created a beam between them and the light.  See this beam now.  The beam is covering them with warmth, comfort, and compassion.  Let us take a moment to let the beam cover them. We look at our feet and notice that our cushions have followed us and are waiting to take us to our next destination.  Take your unlit torch and go onto the cushion.  You can either sit or lie on the cushion.  It does not matter.  What matters is that you notice how cozy and soothing it feels to sit or lie on the cushion.  Notice this now.  As you notice this, the cushion gently lifts you and you feel the warm cool breeze on your face as the cushion takes you to your next destination.  As you notice how comfortable you are feeling, you realize that the cushion has gently landed at our next site. You get off your cushion and take your unlit torch with you.  You notice your column of light and remember that you are protected and safe.  You take a deep breath in and out and remember that you are in a state of deep relaxation.  You have landed in a room full of healthy newborn babies in a wealthy hospital in a wealthy neighborhood full of all the resources necessary to help young ones grow into compassionate, wise, and just adults.  In this room you see the potential of future humanity.  You take your unlit torch and point it in the direction of the flame in the middle of the meditation room.  It immediately lights and the flame on the torch is full of the worthiness feeling.  You take the torch and point it in the direction of all the babies.  Do this now.  As you do this, all the babies are full of feeling the worthiness feeling.  Notice that the flame slowly extinguishes itself as they are bathed with the worthiness feeling. Once the flame is extinguished, notice the column of light above you.  Look at the column and then move your eyes to the babies.  By doing so you have created a beam between them and the light.  See this beam now.  The beam is covering them with warmth, comfort, and compassion.  Let us take a moment to let the beam cover the babies. We look at our feet and notice that our cushions have followed us and are waiting to take us to our next destination.  Take your unlit torch and go onto the cushion.  You can either sit or lie on the cushion.  It does not matter.  What matters is that you notice how cozy and soothing it feels to sit or lie on the cushion.  Notice this now.   As you notice this, the cushion gently lifts you and you feel the warm cool breeze on your face as the cushion takes you to your next destination.  As you notice how comfortable you are feeling, you realize that the cushion has gently landed you back in the meditation room.  You take a deep breath in and out.  Let us do that now.  Before we finish, we will take a few moments to remember September 11th. We will focus on all of the sensations. If you cannot sense one or more sensations, that is okay.  It is enough just to think about it.  First we will focus on seeing the people on the planes, knowing they are about to die.  See this now.  And now, see the planes flying into the buildings and the field.  Let yourself see all there is to see.  And now we will focus on sirens.  Hear the police, fire, and ambulance sirens as they headed towards the plane crash sites.  Hear the sirens now.  Hear the shouts of panic and terror of the survivors of the terrorist attacks.  Here them now.  Smell the burning of human flesh in the fires.  Smell it now.  Feel the pain of the survivors who walked down flights of stairs while in agony from burns.  Feel it now.  Taste the blood that survivors bled as they were escaping.  Taste it now.  And now formulate the intention to be open to understanding the meaning of these events as it comes to you, maybe in one stroke of insight, maybe a little at a time over a long period.  Now we will look at the column of light that shines above us. We ask our column to bathe, heal and soothe us, our planet, and the universe.  Sense the column of light shining into you, healing and soothing you, filling you with light, with warmth, with compassion, with wisdom.  Now sense the light bathing our meditation partners, healing and soothing them, filling them with light, warmth, compassion, wisdom.  Now  the light shines into the survivors of September 11th, healing and soothing them, filling them with light, warmth, wisdom, compassion.  bathing the survivors of 9/11.  Now imagine the light bathing the entire planet, healing and soothing it, shining warmth, compassion, wisdom over and into it. Now imagine the light bathing the entire universe, shining warmth, compassion and light into and over everything that is. For our last task, we will imagine ourselves in a healing pool.  Enter this pool now and feel the warm water surround you and cover you as much as you would like to be surrounded and covered.  Stay in the pool for a moment, knowing that the moment is an extremely healing moment.  As you leave the pool, you are immediately dried by the column of light that shines above you.  You hear birds chirping, see butterflies fluttering around you, and feel the soft fur of an animal that you enjoy next to you.  You know that this is nature's way of thanking you for all of your hard work today.  You take a deep breath in and a deep breath out.  Finally, you remember your container and know that now is the time for you to retrieve it, if you would like to.  You may leave it where it is, or you can get it, open it up and breathe back the strong feelings. Let us make this choice now, and if you choose to retrieve your feelings, do it now.  When you are ready, you may open your eyes. (c) Copyright 2002, all rights reserved. Permission is granted to share this information with others as long as it is shared in its entirety and the copyright information is included. This healing meditation can be found on Philip Friedman, Ph.D's website on "Integrative Healing" at http://www.integrativehelp.com or directly at: http://www.integrativehelp.com/archives.html