It Takes A Thorn To Remove A Thorn

It Takes A Thorn To Remove A Thorn

To remove a thorn that has imbedded into the skin, we need a needle that is as sharp, or sharper than the thorn itself. 

Recent global events have highlighted just how deep the thorn of racism has been imbedded into society’s skin. I am no expert on racism, nor am I claiming to be one. In the words of my friend Sigrid Tasies, I too am learning how to not allow racism, blinded by my white privilege. 

What I can claim however, after years of studying Vedic wisdom and practicing and  now teaching Vedic meditation, is that racism is a disease based in intellect and grows as a result of social conditioning, fear of other and stress. 

The good news is that when we practice Vedic Meditation, we experience a state beyond our thoughts, the State of Being, a state of pure creative intelligence, bliss, maximum potentiality and infinite possibilities. When we have the direct experience of this state of Being, we begin to witness our thoughts and understand we are not governed by them, unlearn the unwanted patterns of our intellect (self negating thoughts, fear of other, object referral happiness etc.) and upgrade to patterns of higher consciousness. This process increases our awareness, liberates us from social conditioning and releases deep rooted stresses stored in the body. Thoughts, stresses and actions associated with racism simply cannot exist when we soak our body and mind in this state of Being on a consistent basis. 

We are not only softening the area around the thorn when we release stress but we are removing it with surgical precision when we are liberated from social conditioning. This simple and natural technique of Vedic meditation brings about radical change in an easy and effortless way.

Once we’re doing the work to purify body and mind, we can then look outward. Knowledge is for action.

Let’s do the work, raise the collective consciousness and act from a place of love. If we continue to leave the thorn sitting idle and place a Band-Aid on top, only infection can spread. The choice is ours.