Magic

It seems lately I am surrounded by magic. "The Healing Wisdom of Africa" is all about magic and the thiness of the veil between our world and the worl of spirit. Two weeks ago, I went to the Drala level of the Shambhala Sacred Path series. Drala is a Tibetan word for magic. It literally means "above aggression." What I love most about the teachings is that magic is about our very ordinary perceptions, the quality of how we pay attention to even the most low level details of our lives.

Drala is an energy that is in everything and an energy we attract to ourselves by the way we maintain our environment and ourselves. I love thinking there are unseen beings who are looking out for my benefit and attracted to me because I am paying attention to them. On the other hand, the instructor said when you are not paying attention, the dralas leave you and shit happens. I would love to live my life in such a way that they would be my constant companions and I might somehow be as aware of their presence in my life as they are aware of me.

Shrine keeping has become a new passion in my life. As the end of the semester rolls around and I am so busy with deadlines, I realize that I cannot neglect them any more than I can neglect my papers and projects that are due for school. It is both challenging and necessary to have them in my life. I would like to believe that at least for this holiday season, I have attracted lots of good drala energy in getting my home all clean and neat for my company on Thanksgiving. I hope to keep things in drala shape throughout the season.

The Christmas season has always filled me with a sense of magic and wonder. This year, I will once again have a chance to see the giant tree in Rockefeller Center and New York done up in lights. It is the New York I love most, magical and beautiful.

May there be lots of drala energy, magic and beauty in your life this season. May all of your interactions be blessed and above aggression.