My mind never stops and I feel obliged to share my thoughts with you, which are often channelled to me, as maybe, they can help you in your time of need.
In 2009, at the age of 77, I was told by my God, to go to the Kimberley region in far north Western Australia and do a 10-day meditation and fast in the desert, all by myself, in response to a plea for help. I was in a state of uncertainty, as to what I should do next. My life was at a standstill and l could not work out what to do, especially as l was in a relationship. I had been thinking for months, that l wanted to stop working as an Osteo and farming was becoming too difficult, as my back injury from a previous tractor accident came to the fore. I wanted to sell up and go travelling around Australia and see our beautiful country in style. My partner did not want to do this, so there was a problem to solve. The farm work was really too much for one person and I did not want that to fall on her shoulders. I meditated for hours, during the next 7 days and the answer was loud and clear: “Go to the Kimberly and do a 10-day fast and meditation in the desert.” I went off course and spent the whole trip getting there and these 10 days in complete silence and serenity and found the amazing spot, when I got to the Kimberley area. When I was almost finished doing the meditation, I felt I wanted to change my ‘call name’ to Shanti, a Hindi word meaning “Peace” in English. I felt that if I was peaceful, I would be even more in love with the world as a whole and every time someone would call me by the name ‘Shanti’, I would be reminded of that state. This opened the door to spirituality. It certainly has worked for me and I am pleased I trusted God again and made that decision. The whole story is printed in VICTORY OVER DIS…EASES. This morning, during another meditation, I suddenly thought what each letter in SHANTI could stand for: S = Self H = Healing A = And N = No T = Treatment I = Intended Well, this was quite a strange thing to be revealed: Self Healing And No Treatment Intended. Isn’t this what I have always thought throughout my whole life and my practice days as an Osteopath? Yes, indeed. We should not get sick and then be treated with artificial, chemical drugs, doing us even more harm. This is not the way. As the body is a self-healing creation (system), made by God, perfect in every way and being replaced constantly on a daily basis, cell by cell, why do we spend so much time CURING DISEASES, as they should never occur? If we followed the laws of true nature, ate clean foods and the herbs, which ARE the medicines for healing and building the immune system, rested and take long sleeps and had beautiful thoughts, loved everything around us and were at peace, we would not get sick. We would PREVENT this from happening. I have proven this a number of times and even recently, preparing to move to North Queensland, l put my back out, the day before l was to drive about 1900 km. This very painful drive was a real test of faith into my belief, that sleep and rest will cure most things. When I finally arrived, l spent weeks in bed and allowed the body to heal, without painkillers, the sort of poisons l have always rejected. Oh, what a revelation this is. And yes, I have followed this philosophy during all my life and it is working for me ‘most of the time’. Why most of the time; well, I still have to breathe polluted air, drink polluted water (presently being filtered and Ph balanced) and deal with a lot of negative people, who follow the modern way of living. This ‘living’ is artificial and polluted in many ways by eating and drinking destructive, un-natural foods and drinks, thinking negative thoughts, listening to negative news items daily and NOT loving nature and caring for it, as we should. Mankind has damaged Mother Earth to such a degree, that whatever we NEED, is often no longer natural and clean. The air and the water we take in, are both of the worst quality, full of toxic chemical residues, not fit for any living thing on earth. More chemicals are added to water ‘to make it safe to drink’, but that does not work. We all know that many species of flora and fauna have been totally eradicated forever, those species which were and still are needed for a perfect balance of nature. (Bio-diversity). While I am writing this article, it is totally quiet. l don’t have the radio switched on or have any music playing. I hear a number of different birds outside, singing and some crickets are chirping, making ‘nature’s music’ in the background. If we want peace and love in the home again, one parent should always be there and take complete care of the children. Modern thinking is concentrated on making money to pay for so many things we want, which are not always necessary. Life is made artificially expensive, by the big businesses, who keep on telling you, that you have to buy all sorts of things. But you don’t often NEED THEM and you can do without. This puts you in the CONSUMER CATHEGORY, the crowd who cannot make ends meet. I feel very much in need to write the following. Christmas is coming again and already the news people tell us, that there will be ‘so-many-billions of dollars spent on pre-Christmas shopping. Can you afford to put yourself in more debt again, being forced to ‘give’, because it is Christmas? Or even a birthday? A present you want to give to a friend, should be something very special, but does NOT have to be expensive. It should be the thought that counts and NOT the monetary value. Giving has gone completely out of hand. This is the business people again, who make you spend MUCH MORE, THAN WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD. Giving should be from the heart and giving should be something you should do at any time you WANT TO GIVE, NOT HAVE TO GIVE, for no sensible reason. ‘GIVING IS RECEIVING’, is another article I have written. Christmas time is often referred to as the “SILLY SEASON”. The word ‘silly’ is defined by the Oxford dictionary as: “Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement, absurd and foolish.” Think about this! I will leave it at that! Forced giving, creates many extra expenses, above the normal day-to-day living expenses. So very often the 2 partners in a household are going to work and are thinking, you are going to do so much better, but this is not necessarily true. Further expenses are created by paying large amounts of money to have your children cared for at childcare for instance, which is prohibitive and should not be necessary, when one parent stays at home and is the real parent, keeping an eye out for your child’s needs. It is important to firstly consider the children, who are away from home all day, in a place where they don’t belong, being cared for by strangers, as much as they do their best to be ‘like a parent’, but it is NOT the same. The cost of this exercises is enormous. Then there is usually a second car purchased. We must take into account the enormous TOTAL cost of running an extra car.
Speeding fines are costly in Queensland: $287 for 1 to 10 km over the limit + demerit points $431 for 11 to 20 km $646 for 21 to 30 km, etc. I mention these here, because when you both go to work, there is often the urgency to get home, so speeding is not uncommon. Thirdly: Often the super-duper furniture you have in the house, the brand-new carpets, massive TV’s and so many other items, which are all very lovely, BUT they don’t have to be replaced with the most expensive or the latest fashion or models, especially when they are still adequately serving you. So many people go “SHOPPING” (a dreaded word) as a social thing to do with a friend and having the odd cup of coffee. This may happen on a regular basis and could be a big trap. While going shopping you see windows dressed by experts, to draw you in and buy goods you had not even thought about, when you left home. If you are with a friend, this becomes even more of an attraction, because she/he buys something and immediately you get one as well. I have experienced this before, but curbed my spending, by NOT falling into these traps. Rather than ‘shopping’, make a list of what you have to get and ‘GO AND BUY THEM ONLY”. That saves a lot of money. Have your outing, your cup of coffee and the lovely chats that go with that, but once that is over, buy what is on your shopping list. It goes on and on. I have mentioned this before and also the exercise of doing the household budget, seeing ALL the figures on the table proved in a number of cases I was witness to, that we are NOT REALLY much better off financially. (*) However, life would be much more peaceful and complete, rather than having 2 incomes, which have to pay for the extra expenses mentioned above. (*) I know you don’t believe me, so do your own budget and see. Most prize winners on quiz-shows want to spend their winnings going overseas. These trips are NOT for free and cost a lot of money, usually a lot more, than what people have budgeted for. Over and above the price of the travelling and accommodation, you are going to spend a lot on extras, as you see things you want to do or buy. A helicopter flight, a speedboat experience; stuff like that. The money you might have won, “a real bonus”, could certainly reduce your bank overdraft or may be spent on a renovation you always wanted. Reducing the principal loan, is the best and quickest way to be free from paying out money for many years to come, something only a few people think about. My wife and I reduced our original house loan from 27 years to 7 years, working like ‘drover’s dogs’ and putting every cent towards reducing the loan, bringing down the amount of interest we had to pay. We were free from any debts by then and had more time for leasure. (Talk to your financial adviser). In my days, even before I was a parent, we worked HARD, very hard if you wanted something, be it goods or services, you made sure you had the money saved for that. With hard cash, I could also bargain with shopkeepers. Credit cards had not been invented then. Life is so much ‘easier’ today, but it comes at a massive cost financially and also emotionally. I know I am repeating myself, as this has been covered before as well, but l am writing this as a reminder. These ideas should really be thought about by you thoroughly. I cannot help you in any other way, but I am trying to PREVENT you from so much misery. Anyway, it is up to all of us individually, to think about this and (maybe) do something about it. There are plenty of thoughts going through our minds every day, but it is time to ACT now. l do not want you to feel sad or angry and feel as if l am nagging to you. If you read MY STORY, you will find out what l did to get where I am today. It was hard for a while, but it paid off in the end. BECOME A DOER! This is another one of these early morning thoughts, that I want to share with you, to make your life easier, With true love to you, as my brother or sister, Shanti From the HEART
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