Earth Chakra

1. Haleakala Crater 2. Mount Shasta 3. El Tule - Palenque 4. Lake Titicaca
5. Glastonbury - Shaftesbury 6. Table Mountain 7. Great Pyramid - Mt Sinai - Mt of Olives 8. Mount Kailash 9. Bali 10. Uluru - Kata Tjuta 11. Mount Fuji 12. Rotopounamu 13. Sergiev Posad - Moscow
http://www.earthchakras.org/

How to use the Earth Chakras Aquarius Calendar 2008 to 2009

The timing of a sacred site link-up meditation is very important. For a new moon, begin at the time of inception listed here, and continue for at least one hour. For a full moon, do the opposite: Begin your meditation at least one hour beforehand, and conclude it at the culminating time listed. If a particular new or full moon happens at a time of day that is awkward for you, then do the new moon as soon as you can after the time given, and the full moon prior to the time. Carefully add or subtract the correct hours to adjust the Universal Time to your own locality. The most common mistake made is to forget adjustments for summer time, wherever it is in effect.

In this calendar, you are encouraged to work with the relationship between each new moon and the full moon which follows it two weeks later. Plant your magickal seeds and initiate new things on a new moon. Then expand these new moon experiences as the moon waxes. Finally, work with the full maturity of each lunar month on the full moon. Try to shift the earth energies of the new moon site to the full moon site. If there is an eclipse happening, then this will tend to make that moon stronger in its magickal effect.

For purposes of Earth Chakra Alchemy, each new or full moon concentrates its energies upon a specific sacred site, or earth chakra, area of the world. The primary sacred site focus for each moon is listed, along with its global function. Also, where appropriate, themes that may be incorporated into meditations are given.

Whenever possible, try to do these events outdoors, in nature, at a beautiful and inspirational location. Open your senses to appreciate everything around you. Try to dissolve all boundaries between yourself and all other beings, objects, forces, and energies in your environment. With breath and will, draw the totality of nature's magickal presence into your body and into the centre of your heart. Magnify these gathered forces inside your heart with feelings of intense joy and thanksgiving. Then, with clarity and direction of purpose, emanate this multiplied grace outwards, either silently or by prayer, ritual, and invocation, to the earth chakra specified, and to the world and all living beings on the earth. Beyond this, extend your blessings in all directions throughout the universe.

You may find it useful to collect photos or illustrations of the various sacred sites mentioned. If you don't have a photo, try to imagine, or visualise, the area of the world you are concentrating on. Above all, try to enjoy what you are doing during these "link-up" times. Be clear about your Highest Purpose, and be as creative and as spontaneous as you can on these occasions.

A new 12 year Melchizedek cycle began 13 February 1999 when Jupiter entered Aries. This cycle is based on the movement of Jupiter through the 12 signs of the zodiac. Jupiter remains in each sign for about 1 year. The 12 year pattern begins when Jupiter enters Aries. During the Jupiter in Aries period, many new revelations and projects unfold. Then these new forces are evolved, step by step, during the following 11 years of the pattern. This lunar calendar will observe this Jupiter-Melchizedek cycle.

Learn to find Jupiter in the sky, whenever it is visible. Develop a sense of where Jupiter is, at each new or full moon. In general, Jupiter symbolises joyous thanksgiving, abundance, generosity, and magnification. It is the frequency through which the Immortals communicate. If you visually sight Jupiter, experiment with breathing its reflected light into your body, primarily through the eyes and the brow chakra. Hold each breath for a brief second or two to allow the received light time to be absorbed by your atoms and cells.

If you feel it useful, and find it enjoyable, keep a special journal that only contains your thoughts and experiences derived from every new or full moon that you choose to celebrate. Such a journal could develop into something very helpful to your own personal journey. Enjoy every instant of your life as we build Aquarius.

LIBRA New Moon - 29th September 2008, Michaelmas - Begins 8:13 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY AIR SPINNER WHEEL & THROAT CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Great Pyramid and Mount Sinai and Mount of Olives, Middle East
• Structural - Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Creative - Takht-i-Sulaiman (Throne of Solomon), Iran
and also Planetary Gate 24 Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
• Spiritual Theme: Spinner Wheel of Everlasting Life - Immortal Song of the Earth...
• Meditation: From the Great Pyramid - Mt Sinai - Mt of Olives - Egypt - Israel - the Middle East - Saudi Arabia - and Takht-i-Sulaiman - Iran, and Mt Kilimanjaro - Tanzania, let the Olive Branch of Peace and the Feather of Justice work to Create Everlasting Life throughout the World and throughout the Universe. Let the Voice of Earth be heard...

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ARIES Full Moon - 14th October 2008 - Ends 20:04 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY FIRE SPINNER WHEEL

• Inspirational - Haleakala Crater, Hawaii
• Structural - Pihemanu (Midway Atoll/Island)
• Creative - Mauna Loa + Mauna Kea, Hilo, Hawaii
• Spiritual Theme: Spinner Wheel of Liberty.
  
  • Meditation: From Haleakala - Pihemanu - Mauna Loa - and Mauna Kea - Hawaii, let Divine Fires of Praise liberate the Hearts and Minds of All Beings throughout the Universe.

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SCORPIO New Moon - 28th October 2008 - Begins 23:15 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY CROWN CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Mount Kailas, Tibet
• Structural - Ismail Samani Peak, Pamir Ranges, Tajikistan
• Creative - Banyan Tree, Kolkata (Calcutta) Botanical Gardens, India and also Planetary Gate 25 Mount Belukha in Siberia & Tabun Bogdo, Altai Mountains in Mongolia
• Spiritual Theme: Divine Gift of Everlasting Life Revealed throughout the World.
• Meditation: From Kailash - Tibet - Ismail Samani - Tajikistan - Kolkata - India - Mt Belukha - Siberia - and Altais - Mongolia, let the Will of the Divine come to pass, so that All Beings throughout the Universe may Eat the Divine Fruit from the Tree of Everlasting Life.

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TAURUS Full Moon - 13th November 2008 - Ends 6:18 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY BASE CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Mount Shasta, California, USA
• Structural - Humphreys Peak, Arizona, United States
• Creative - Vancouver Island, Canada
and also Planetary Gate 15 - Niagara Falls in Canada-USA

• Spiritual Theme: Temple of Everlasting Life.
  
  • Meditation: From Mt Shasta - California - Humphreys Peak - Arizona -
    Vancouver Island - Canada - and Niagara Falls, let the Everlasting Temples of Life multiply throughout the world. May structures in Harmony with
    the Divine Will be Strengthened for Eternity.

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SAGITTARIUS New Moon - 27th November 2008 - Begins 16:56 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: WORLD PURIFICATION CENTRE

• Inspirational - Bali, Indonesia
• Structural - Borobudur, Java, Indonesia
• Creative - Mount Kinabalu, Sabah

and also Planetary Gate 14 Lantau Island in Hong Kong

• Spiritual Theme: Dissolution of Worldly Illusions.
  
  • Meditation: From Bali - Borobudur - Indonesia - Mt Kinabalu - and Lantau Island - Hong Kong - China, may Fires of Praise purify All Illusions,
    to Reveal the Divine hidden within all phenomena.

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GEMINI Full Moon - 12th December 2008 - Ends 16:38 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY ANDROGYNY and HARMONY CENTRE

• Inspirational - El Tule and Palenque, Oaxaca and Mexico
• Structural - Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
• Creative - Cascada Cola de Caballo (Horsetail Falls), near Monterrey, Mexico
• Spiritual Theme: Harmony - Removal of Duality.
• Meditation: From El Tule - Palenque - Oaxaca - Mexico - Costa Rica -
  and Cascada Cola de Caballo, let Harmony and Peace prevail between All Beings, upon All Pathways, here, and throughout the Universe.

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CAPRICORN New Moon - 27th December 2008 - Begins 12:23 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Australia
• Structural - Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, Australia
• Creative - Gathaagudu (Shark Bay), Western Australia
and also Planetary Gate 23 Arunachala Hill in India

• Spiritual Theme: Health and Vitality of Earth and its inhabitants.
• Meditation: From Uluru - Kata Tjuta - Kakadu - Gathaagudu - Australia -
  and Arunachala Hill - India, may the Angels of Everlasting Health and Vitality bless All Beings, upon All Pathways, here, and throughout the World.

  Note: This is the annual new moon when the Rainbow Serpent is invoked along the Song Line from Beagle Bay to Kata Tjuta-Uluru, bringing the waters of new life. This is the Monsoon New Moon. The patterns and positive forces of Beagle Bay are transmitted to the Red Centre. Carry Mother of Pearl shells from Beagle Bay to the Heart Stone at Kata Tjuta, then on to Uluru.

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CANCER Full Moon - 11th January 2009 - Ends 3:28 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY SECOND CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Island of the Sun and Island of the Moon, Lake Titicaca, border Peru and Bolivia
• Structural - Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru
• Creative - Iquitos, Peru
and also Planetary Gate 17 Recife - Planetary Gate 20 Manaus - Planetary Gate 21 Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

• Spiritual Theme: New Life - New Creations.
• Meditation: From Lake Titicaca - Peru - Bolivia - Lima - Iquitos - Recife - Manaus - and Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, let the Children of the Rainbow and Feathered Serpents go forth into the World to bless the Pathways of All Beings.

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AQUARIUS New Moon - Chinese New Year of the Ox - Annular Solar Eclipse 7:59
26th January 2009 - Begins 7:56 GMT/UTC

SACRED Site Focus: PLANETARY IDEAL BEAUTY & IMMORTALITY CENTRE

• Inspirational - Fuji San, Japan
• Structural - Mani San, Ganghwa Island, Korea (unification of the Koreas)
• Creative - Sefa Utaki, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
• Spiritual Theme: Realization of Highest Ideals - Perfection of Immortal Living.
  
  • Meditation: From Fuji San - Mani San - Sefa Utaki - Okinawa - Korea - and Japan, let the Phoenix of Immortal Life enter the Hearts and Minds of All Beings, here, and throughout the World.

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LEO Full Moon - Annular Eclipse of the Moon 14:39 - 9th February 2009 - Ends 14:50 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY HEART CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Glastonbury and Shaftesbury, England
• Structural - Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
• Creative - Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain

and Planetary Gate 13

• Inspirational - Sergiev Posad, Russia
• Structural - Central Urals, Russia
• Creative - Mount Elbrus, Russia

and also Planetary Gate 19 High Atlas in Morocco - Planetary Gate 22 High Tatra in Poland and Slovakia

Note: For instructions on working with the Glastonbury Zodiac on new and full moons
see The Phoenix and the Grail: the Glastonbury Zodiac and Planetary Sacred Sites
• Spiritual Theme: Aquarian Aeon of the Everlasting Child


• Meditation: From the Ever-Expanding Heart Chakra of Earth, from Glastonbury Tor - Brandenburger Tor - Montserrat - Barcelona - Sergiev Posad - Moscow - Ural Mountains - Caucasus Mountains Mt Elbrus - Russia High Atlas - High Tatra Morocco - Poland - and Slovakia, let the Aeon of the Immortal Child manifest nowin all its Divine Glory.

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PISCES New Moon - 25th February 2009 - Begins 1:36 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY WATER SPINNER WHEEL

• Inspirational - Lake Rotopounamu, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
• Structural - Mont-Panie, New Caledonia
• Creative - Macquarie Island, Australia
• Spiritual Theme: Elixir of Everlasting Love.
• Meditation:
  From Rotopounamu - New Zealand - Mount Panie - New Caledonia -
  and Macquarie Island, let the Divine Elixir of Everlasting Love flow freely throughout the World to Bless all Beings, upon All Pathways.

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VIRGO Full Moon - 11th March 2009 - Ends 2:39 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY EARTH SPINNER WHEEL

• Inspirational - Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
• Structural - Pilansberg, South Africa
• Creative - Mont-aux-Sources, border of Lesotho and Natal

and also Planetary Gate 18 Buenos Aires in Argentina - Planetary Gate 16 Mount Dimlang (Vogel Peak) in Nigeria

• Spiritual Theme: Spinner Wheel of Divine Light
• Meditation: Let the Everlasting Light of the Divine shine forth from the Heart of Table Mountain - South Africa - Lesotho - Natal - Buenos Aires - and Nigeria, to bless the Pathways of All Beings throughout Space and Time, now and forevermore.

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ARIES New Moon - 26th March 2009 - Begins 16:07 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY FIRE SPINNER WHEEL

• Inspirational - Haleakala Crater, Hawaii
• Structural - Pihemanu (Midway Atoll/Island)
• Creative - Mauna Loa + Mauna Kea, Hilo, Hawaii
• Spiritual Theme: Spinner Wheel of Eternal Liberation.
• Meditation: Let the Angels of Praise and Purification liberate the Hearts and Minds of All Beings, upon All Pathways. May the Truth of Divine Immortal Life be Known to All Beings throughout the Universe.

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LIBRA Full Moon - 9th April 2009 - Begins 14:57 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY THROAT CHAKRA & AIR SPINNER WHEEL

• Inspirational - Great Pyramid and Mount Sinai and Mount of Olives, Middle East
• Structural - Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Creative - Takht-i-Sulaiman (Throne of Solomon), Iran
and also Planetary Gate 24 Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
• Spiritual Theme: Spinner Wheel of Life Everlasting. Peace - the Word of the Living Earth.
• Meditation: Let the Magick of Life Everlasting, bless the Pathways of All Beings, throughout the World. Let Peace come to the Middle East,
  from the Heart of the Great Pyramid - Mt Sinai - Mt of Olives -
  Takht-i-Sulaiman, and Mount Kilimanjaro, now and forevermore.

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TAURUS New Moon - 25th April 2009 - Begins 3:24 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY BASE CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Mount Shasta, California, USA
• Structural - Humphreys Peak, Arizona, United States
• Creative - Vancouver Island, Canada
and also Planetary Gate 15 Niagara Falls in Canada-USA

• Spiritual Theme: Earthly Manifestations of the Divine.
• Meditation:
  Let Creations of the Divine manifest upon Earth, with the Speed of Love, from Mt Shasta - Humphreys Peak -Vancouver Island - and Niagara Falls, and throughout the World, to Bless the Lives and Hearts of All Beings, upon All Pathways.

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SCORPIO Full Moon - WESAK - Immortals' New Year - 9th May 2009 - Initiatory New Year -
Ends 4:03 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY CROWN CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Mount Kailas, Tibet
• Structural - Ismail Samani Peak, Pamir Ranges, Tajikistan
• Creative - Banyan Tree, Kolkata (Calcutta) Botanical Gardens, India

and also Planetary Gate 25 Mount Belukha in Siberia & Tabun Bogdo, Altai Mountains in Mongolia

• Spiritual Theme: Immortal Jewels of the New Year.
  
  • Meditation: Let Divine Will bless the Pathways of All Beings, from the Crown Chakra - Kailas - Ismail Samani - Kolkata - Belukha - Tabun Bogdo - and throughout the World.

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GEMINI New Moon - 24th May 2009 - Begins 12:12 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY ANDROGYNY & HARMONY CENTRE

• Inspirational - El Tule, Oaxaca and Palenque, Mexico
• Structural - Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
• Creative - Cascada Cola de Caballo (Horsetail Falls), Monterrey, Mexico
• Spiritual Theme: Harmony between All Beings.
  
  • Meditation: Let All Beings live in true Harmony with one another, from this moment forward, from El Tule - Oaxaca - Palenque - Mexico - Corcovado - Costa Rica - Cascada Cola de Caballo - and throughout the Universe.

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SAGITTARIUS Full Moon - 7th June 2009 - Ends 18:13 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY PURIFICATION CENTRE

• Inspirational - Bali
• Structural - Borobudur, Java
• Creative - Mount Kinabalu, Sabah

and also Planetary Gate 14 Lantau Island in Hong Kong

• Spiritual Theme: Purification of Illusions.
  
  • Meditation: Let the Divine Fire of Praise in the Heart work to purify all illusions, from Bali - the buddhas of Borobudur and Lantau Island - Mt Kinabalu - Java - Sabah - Indonesia - and throughout the Universe.

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CANCER New Moon - 22nd June 2009 - Begins 19:36 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY SECOND CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Island of the Sun and Island of the Moon, Lake Titicaca, border Peru and Bolivia
• Structural - Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru
• Creative - Iquitos, Peru
and also Planetary Gate 17 Recife - Planetary Gate 20 Manaus - Planetary Gate 21 Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

• Spiritual Theme: New Dreams of the Divine for the 21st Century.
• Meditation: May New Dreams, New Life, manifest in harmony with the Will of the Divine from the heart of Lake Titicaca – Lima – Iquitos – Recife – Manaus – and Rio de Janeiro, and throughout the Universe.

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CAPRICORN Full Moon - 7th July 2009 - Ends 9:23 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: PLANETARY SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA

• Inspirational - Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Australia
• Structural - Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, Australia
• Creative - Gathaagudu (Shark Bay), Western Australia
and also Planetary Gate 23 Arunachala Hill in India

• Spiritual Theme: Perfection of Health and Vitality.
• Meditation:
  May the Elixir of Perfect Health and Vitality find its way to All Beings, from Uluru - Kata Tjuta - Kakadu - Gathaagudu – Australia - Arunachala Hill - India, and throughout the Universe.

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Cancer BLUE Moon - Total Eclipse of the Sun - 22nd July 2009 - Begins 2:36 GMT/UTC

Sacred Site Focus: Planetary Gate 26 BEIJING - China

• Inspirational - Beijing, China
• Structural - Tai Shan, Shandong Province, China
• Creative - Karakhoto, Gobi Desert
• Spiritual Theme: The Divine Word Restored. Purification and Unity of the Heart.
• Meditation: Through Purification and Unity of the Heart may the Divine Word be heard from the heart of Beijing - Tai Shan - Karakhoto - Mongolia - China, and throughout the Universe.
  

**** Note: This Beijing Blue New Moon is the first major synthesis of all planetary sacred site work during the second Great Wesak Cycle 2008-2027 AD. A further stage of global synthesis occurs on each subsequent Blue New or Blue Full Moon until the culminating Wesak Scorpio Blue Full Moon on 20 May, 2027.

Beijing Blue Moons 2009-2027:

The following 13 new and full moons are "Blue" and are focused on the 13th site of synthesis of the Second Cycle of Earth Chakra/Sacred Site Work - Beijing, in China. A blue moon occurs when there is a consecutive new or full moon in the same Zodiac sign.

1. 22 July 2009 Cancer New Moon - also Total Solar Eclipse 2:36 GMT

2. 23 October 2010 Aries Full Moon 1:38 GMT

3. 19 June 2012 Gemini New Moon 15:03 GMT

4. 21 August 2013 Aquarius Full Moon 1:46 GMT

5. 18 February 2015 Aquarius New Moon 23:48 GMT

6. 20 June 2016 Sagittarius Full Moon 11:03 GMT

7. 21 August 2017 Leo New Moon - also Total Solar Eclipse 18:31 GMT

8. 19 April 2019 Libra Full Moon GMT

9. 20 July 2020 Cancer New Moon 17:34 GMT

10. 22 August 2022 Aquarius Full Moon 12:03 GMT

11. 20 April 2023 Aries New Moon - also Total Solar Eclipse 4:14 GMT

12. 21 July 2024 Capricorn Full Moon10:18 GMT

13. 21 September 2025 Virgo New Moon 19:55 GMT

Live without Resentment - End on Love, No Matter What

Resentment = "re-sentiment" -- "sentiment" literally "feeling again." Mentally replaying the scene countless times each day and in that way real wrongs grow worse, and imagined wrongs become real. Resentment is a cancer which needs to be dealt with before it spreads and does damage to our psyche before it becomes terminal.

Looked from another perspective resentment is like taking poison and then expecting the other person to die. We are made to believe that if we blame and resent someone, we can somehow have control over that person or over the outcome of things. In reality we go get sucked deeper into the quagmire of ourselves as a victim.

The Process -The feelings are the result of your thoughts and beliefs. For example, if you have the thought, “God is punishing me,” you will likely see yourself as a victim and feel angry and resentful. Thoughts that cause anger, fear, and resentment are thoughts that are being made up by the wounded self.

The Source - Resentment does not come naturally to anybody it has to be induced. At the primary level it is a byproduct of a lack of understanding of the Creation of God its Intelligent Design. God is truth and love and when we are not in love and truth, we are off the divine path and that results in negativity – in anger, fear, anxiety, depression, resentment, blame. We need to appreciate that God's Creation is Impartial and we are what we are, and we aren't what we aren't, and no amount of resentment is going to change that.

Unexpressed Resentment and Cancer - Feelings are created by the mind to be expressed. When they get trapped body generates excess of stress hormone Cortisol and less of good hormone Adrenaline, this directly suppresses immune system functioning. When the immune system is not functioning properly, cancer cells, that exist in every human being, can multiply and form tumour sites.

Effect - It blocks natural compassion, one looks for things to resent, creates revenge motives among loved ones and thereby starts a downward spiral of bickering, irritability, cold shoulders, emotional shutdown, angry outbursts, and, eventually, emotional abyss.

Manifestation - It the manifests itself as Irritation from facial expressions, laughter, tone of voice, manner of dress and Losing interest in most forms of intimacy - talking, touch, hugging, sharing. Getting judgmental and friends feel like enemies.

Different Perspectives

1. Feel something again, and again and again, unwilling for the feeling to pass. Hamlet is a play of resentments. Hamlet becomes a ghost of himself because he is buried in resentments. He holds himself separate from everyone and against everything.

2. Obligations put on you from the outside. Ask yourself who is on your back? Who do you need to shake off? Duty is to do what is due, based on your own insight. Duty is not imposed from the outside. People fail to make a distinction of what has meaning from within vs. pressure from others.

3. Hoarded wants. For example: "If he/she really loved me he/she would know what I want." The buried want is the desire for someone to love you without you having to risk anything. This is a clever way to avoid the responsibility of asking.

Reason for propagation of Resentment - Encouraging resentment can be very profitable for the ruling class. As such a state would allow the rulers to direct the thinking of an entire nation or people to do as they wish them to do. Sometimes even parents encourage resentment.

Learn to Negotiate - To be successful in life you must learn to negotiate. This does not mean that you get everything you want. It does mean that you may get everything you want. To be a successful negotiator you must understand the other person’s needs and position of power. The operative word in that sentence is “understand”, it is not “power”.

Do not forget but Remember and Understand - It is impossible to resent or hate anyone who you understand providing they no longer have power over you. As about people in power even if you happen to shun them it will not be because of resentment but in self defense.

Develop the understanding -Describe resentments in writing, Look at your role in the resentment.Be willing to live without resentment,Pray for the person you resent.

Process Model to Remembering and Understanding

1. Uncovering Phase - During this phase the individual becomes aware of the emotional pain that has resulted from a deep, unjust injury. .

2. Decision Phase - The individual now realizes that to continue to focus on the injury and the injurer may cause more unnecessary suffering. The individual may then experience a " heart conversion" or, in other words, a life change in a positive direction. The individual entertains the idea of forgiveness as a healing strategy. The individual, then, commits to forgiving the injurer who has caused him/her such pain.

3. Work Phase - Here the forgiving individual begins the active work of forgiving the injurer. This phase may include new ways of thinking about the injurer. The injured individual may strive to understand the injurer's childhood or put the injurious event in context by understanding the pressures the injurer was under at the time of the offense.

4. Outcome/Deepening Phase - In this phase the forgiving individual begins to realize that he/she is gaining emotional relief from the process of forgiving his/her injurer. The emotional relief and new found meaning may lead to increased compassion for self and others. Thus, the forgiver discovers the paradox of forgiveness: as we give to others the gifts of mercy, generosity, and moral love, we ourselves are healed.

Release it with Forgiveness- The difference between holding on to a resentment or releasing it with forgiveness is the difference between laying your head at night on a pillow filled with thorns or a pillow filled with rose petals. You choose what you would prefer.

One can pray like this: “God, whenever I am feeling resentful, please help me to see the causes behind my resentment—be it insecurity, jealousy, hurt and/or anger—and find the help I need to deal with and resolve these issues so I will always freely forgive all who have hurt me as you have freely forgiven me for all of my sins. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer.“

Forgiveness affirmation

1. Visualize or think of the person you are angry with or may have hurt, intentionally or unintentionally. This could be a person, a group of people, an organization, or any other entity from your past or present. Include yourself if you feel guilty or sorry for things you might have done to yourself.

2. Mentally declare that you forgive them. Say, "I fully and freely forgive you. I let you go to your good quickly and in peace. All between us has been resolved with peace and harmony for all concerned. I do this with peace in my heart."

3. Mentally declare that they forgive you. Say, "You fully and freely forgive me. You loose me and let me go to my good quickly and in peace. All between us has been resolved with peace, love and harmony for all concerned."

Tao - 79^th Verse - End on Love, No Matter What

I find this to be particularly Inspiring

After a bitter quarrel, some resentment remains

What can one do about it

Being content with what you have is always better in end

Someone must risk returning injury with kindness

or hostility will never return to goodwill

so the wise always give without expecting gratitude

One with true virtue

always seeks a way to give

one who lacks the true virtue

always seeks a way to get

To the Giver comes the fullness of life

to the taker just an empty hand

Remember that resentment comes because you are unwilling to end the after effects of hostile interactions. In stock market bull markets don't last for ever and similarly in relationship there is time of hostility and there is time for peace. All that one needs to do is extend the kindness by letting go of the anger. Make it a point to “End on Love, No Matter What”

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assissi - Get into a habit of giving forgiveness and recite the Prayer of Saint Francis of Assissi (especially focus on the line that has been placed in bold)

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Quran - Sûrah ash Shura 42.40 -The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah for Allah loves not those who do wrong.

Ahadith - Narrated Abu Huraira - Bukhâri Volume 3, Book 43, Number 629 - Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him.

Ahadith - Narrated Abu Huraira - Bukhâri Volume 9, Book 93, Number 598 - If somebody commits a sin and then says, 'O my Lord! I have sinned, please forgive me!' and his Lord says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sins).' Then he remains without committing any sin for a while and then again commits another sin and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sin). Then he remains without Committing any another sin for a while and then commits another sin (for the third time) and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and punishes for it I therefore have forgiven My slave (his sin), he can do whatever he likes.

Matthew 18:21-22 - Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

Luke 6:37 - Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Mark 11:25 - And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva - Forgiveness is a great power - Addressing Dhritarashtra, Vidura said: "There is one only defect in forgiving persons, and not another; that defect is that people take a forgiving person to be weak. That defect, however, should not be taken into consideration, for forgiveness is a great power. Forgiveness is a virtue of the weak, and an ornament of the strong. Forgiveness subdues (all) in this world; what is there that forgiveness cannot achieve? What can a wicked person do unto him who carries the sabre of forgiveness in his hand? Fire falling on the grassless ground is extinguished of itself. And unforgiving individual defiles himself with many enormities. Righteousness is the one highest good; and forgiveness is the one supreme peace; knowledge is one supreme contentment; and benevolence, one sole happiness."

Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, verse 3 - Krishna said in the Gita that forgiveness is one of the characteristics of one born for a divine state. It is noteworthy that he distinguishes those good traits from those he considered to be demoniac, such as pride, self-conceit and anger.

Our Life Today and some Thoughts

23-Sep-2008 - Our Lives

Yesterday my meditation was good and we meditated on Twin Heart by invoking Allah without Om chanting. Instead of Aum they use Amin. Was talking to her about my yesterday's experience with Madonna's song Frozen and learning about Self Love. She also connects to this message and feels that the days when she stretches too much he does not give good darshan. He will push her back and all the work comes to stand still. When she lives life with abandon, let go and love myself feeling the world just conspires to do the things that need to be done.

In my office today I heard that one person has resigned today. Apparently she had to resign because she did let herself go with the flow and instead became very rigid. Anyway, I think she did not have any great regard for me and so this is the second person who is being taken out of my circle of influence in recent past under similar circumstances. I feel its all about being firm and steady in what you believe and want to achieve. The universe will conspire to get the relevant building blocks in its appropriate place.

In my office people keep on wondering as to how i manage to eat same type of food everyday that too without oil just boiled. Little do they understand how easy it is for stomach to get consistent food at consistent timing. Its also about sense control. I have realized that there is no use letting your tongue take control and create health problems later on. Now that I have almost stabilized with this diet its important that I move towards eating more fruits. Cost is a consideration but good energy and physical body are more critical to have in long run. Hope to move ahead in this line at steady pace.

The US market has fallen yesterday and so have Indian Markets. The only problem is that even IT stocks have fallen. I thought such a thing would happen but now need to watch closely to create

- a list of stocks at 11% of peak value

- a list of stocks with good dividend yield

- a list of stocks with good future potential

Most important is to keep tracking the market regularly and filter good information from regular crap so that we are well prepared as and when we are close to bottom. As of now i do not feel we have bottom still. The biggest indication is the fact that with US bailout markets moved 5-6%. This to me implies that there is more bull power that needs to be extracted out. Lets see where it takes our Indian market to. Have a feeling that people, including me, just dont have an idea as to where this market movement is going to end and change its trend.

Here in UAE there is big issue with eviction of villa tenants. People working in low-paid salaries, especially Indian, Pakistani and Filipinos are most affected by this move. On the paper the new round of eviction is due to a fire in one of the villas where 500 people were staying in a villa and lot many people died in the fire. I have a feeling that its about the local authorities are facing problem in holding on to the rentals because of delivery of newly constructed flats. Lot of flats are lying vacant. This is likely to result in lower income to new investors and loss of status of Dubai as Prime Real Estate investment location.

People are exasperated with this development as the many people get very low salary and rental in villa per person is around 600 to 1000 Dirham as against 3000 to 5000 in a flat. Sometimes it feels like low income wage earners are not wanted here in UAE. This is quite surprising in background of the fact that local emiratis just do not want to any manual work that requires effort.

The villa evictions are most likely going to result in exodus of these people and one wonders as to who will be cleaning the roads, running the factories, burning in bakery and restaurant kitchen, serving in supermarket, driving the taxi and doing so many other menial jobs. Even though I earn better than normal asian expat, its quite difficult even for me to manage with such high rental levels.

All said and done we stay here. God bless this country and its Rulers. God bless all the employers and Landlords/ Ladies.

Amin Amin Amin

Frozen - Madonna - Learning

22-Sep-2008

Today I was going with a colleague in car and FM radio was playing the song Frozen by Madonna. I remember having heard this song earlier but never connected to the song the way I did yesterday. Came back home today and remembered to listen to the music.

Did a search on net and observed that this was the first single to be taken from the Ray Of Light album and went straight to No.1 in the UK in March 1998. The song spent 13 weeks on the chart, and was Madonna's 8th UK No.1 single. The song begin with very enchanting violin sequence and the lyrics are as follows

You only see what your eyes want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You're frozen when your heart's not open

You're so consumed with how much you get
You waste your time with hate and regret
You're broken. When your heart's not open

Mmm-mmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmm-mmm, we'd never be apart
Mmm-mmm, give yourself to me
Mmm-mmm, you hold the key

Now there's no point in placing the blame
And you should know I suffer the same
If I lose you my heart will be broken

Love is a bird she needs to fly
Let all the hurt inside of you die
You're frozen. When your heart's not open

...................If I could melt your heart.

I feel that the voice is amazing and song has been handled very delicately. Especially the video that has been set in background of a harsh desert. Madonna walks about the desert wearing a flowing black dress and her hands painted with Henna ink with Aum written on her palm. Some of the “mmm” feel like soft aum chanting.

The video also contains stunning special effects of Madonna changing into a murder of crows and a Doberman, Appeared to be dark still very soothing and in a very serious tone.

Was trying to figure out as to why this song appealed to me and then I remembered the theory of scoionomics that theorizes that that songs that you like reflects the mood.

As I look back I remembered that when the song was playing I had desert all around me. And the mood in my head where constantly feel as to what I am doing in this desert. The love that is referred in the song, in my view, is more about love for one self. Once we put this spin of self love to the song it becomes very profound. I was amazed to realise as to how a popular pop song from Madonna has such a deep meaning layered underneath.

Possibly this is a reminder to me "Let Go" and "Open my Heart to Love Myself"