I hope it helps others who find values in mantras or are interested in learning something new.
I think between chanting the Lord Rama mantra Swami V has provided me, listening to this, praying to God and being around close friends in person- able to hug and vent and laugh, I am feeling all the better.
I think there is a great transition happening in my life behind the scenes I am not able to fully see or understand. There's a sensitivity to others around me, and I seem to be discouraged by the coldness of others from what might just be chalked up as- "city living."
I really think though, this is a continued opportunity to grow closer to the things we believe in. For me, that is practicing kindness. A part of that means dispelling hatred. But sometimes our desire for goodwill can be stamped out by anothers ability to hate- living the drama in their head instead of correctly interpreting events unfolding before them. This is an agitated state that is intentionally exploited.
It has put me a little on edge but I find counting my blessings and practicing the things I've mentioned previously- help reset when going back into the city and being forced to interact with the world.
The support of the great ones who may not be in our physical presence and friends who may not be in a physical proximity, are also a key factor to protection and security in these times. This is what I’ve found in the support of friends such as yourself. Everyone, to some extent lives the drama in their head, and with this recognition comes the understanding that we cannot really trust everything we hear that comes out of the delusion in the people we meet day to day. It is best to keep a witness consciousness and let others live the manifested thoughts of their lives, while we attempt to more and more to be viewiers of such dramas.
