Dear Unity Friends,

My friend, Betty Schultz, owner of Mantras, LTD in Delaware, recently had the opportunity to experience the Dalai Lama while he was on a speaking tour in Indiana.  She wrote about this life-changing experience.  I have chosen some her words to share with you.  You can read all of Betty's report at her website, www.mantrasltd.com .  Thank you, Betty for sharing your experience with all of us.

The Dalai Lama's extensive discourse on the path to enlightenment, while offering meaningful spiritual advice, down-to-earth personal reflections, and rich scriptural commentary, also provided us a foundation and framework to live more mindful, harmonious, peaceful, and compassion-filled lives... To actively seek harmony—going beyond what we know intellectually to "walking the talk"—is one challenge, for most of us, on the path, because we need to transform what we know from mere ideas into vibrant, working parts of our daily lives.  Learning how to embody more fully the things which we already know is difficult. As author, lecturer, and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson would say, "If knowing is only above the neck, we have more work to do."

As we close in on the holidays at hand, to begin to cognitively and actively seek harmony with everyone and with everything in our day to day environment is a great way to honor ourselves and those around us as we journey this path.  We must train mindfully to cultivate correct attitudes and we must practice with clarity, humility, and a sense of personal responsibility for our own progress; then, the voyage toward achieving omniscience is not overwhelmingly complex.  Our minds, our bodies, and our souls know how we must think and behave and when we begin to follow through with right action in all that we believe, do, and say, we will achieve harmonious union with spirit.  What a wonderful gift to give yourself and those whose lives you touch this holiday season!

Happy Holidays!
Robin and Rick