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Bridging the Gap through Hearts and Shining Eyes
This post came back around to me this morning synchronously and it felt very “in tune” to reshare. I adore Benjamin Zander and his infectious joy of life and I heart-fully love his way of perceiving things.
There are some key and powerful insights, some of which I quoted, that he shares in the video on the transformative power of classical music (music which I enjoy immensely)….my favorites have to do with “shining eyes”.
The question to ask yourself is, “Who are you being that others eyes are not shining?” When you stand in the joyous wholeness and love of your divine and natural beauty, you shine a light for others to do the same.
Embrace Not Knowing
Photo from my hike last Sunday
Intuitive awareness and trust without knowing the answers, are at the forefront of our experiences these days. It may be challenging to step into fully, but truly it is your embrace of these that will provide the guidance you seek and the kind of life you desire to create.
Some quotes for the day:
“Some adopt a rigid system that answers all possible questions and so you don’t have to think beyond its systems. The other response is much more seemingly fragile but much more expansive, because it doesn’t lay down a rigid framework. It allows you to move within the mystery of it. And that seems to be flowering right now. I think people are more and more interested in embracing that because they’ve been through everything else. It is a willingness to embrace mystery, a willingness to embrace not knowing, allowing that intuitive awareness to speak.” ~Paul John Roach
“Not too long ago thousands spent their lives as recluses to find spiritual vision in the solitude of nature. Modern man need not become a hermit to achieve this goal, for it is neither ecstasy nor world-estranged mysticism his era demands, but a balance between quantitative and qualitative reality. Modern man, with his reduced capacity for intuitive perception, is unlikely to benefit from the contemplative life of a hermit in the wilderness. But what he can do is to give undivided attention, at times, to a natural phenomenon, observing it in detail, and recalling all the scientific facts about it he may remember. Gradually, however, he must silence his thoughts and, for moments at least, forget all his personal cares and desires, until nothing remains in his soul but awe for the miracle before him. Such efforts are like journeys beyond the boundaries of narrow self-love and, although the process of intuitive awakening is laborious and slow, its rewards are noticeable from the very first. If pursued through the course of years, something will begin to stir in the human soul, a sense of kinship with the forces of life consciousness which rule the world of plants and animals, and with the powers which determine the laws of matter. While analytical intellect may well be called the most precious fruit of the Modern Age, it must not be allowed to rule supreme in matters of cognition. If science is to bring happiness and real progress to the world, it needs the warmth of man’s heart just as much as the cold inquisitiveness of his brain.” ~Franz Winkler
Bridging the Gap through Hearts and Shining Eyes
So many beautiful messages and experiences are flowing in abundance like never before and it is a beautiful sign of the magic we are all tapping into collectively. We are seeing synchronicity take place moment to moment, as the lines between self and collective blur, and our concept of time integrates into the now moment of unlimited Oneness, where all power exists to create from our hearts.
LOVE, is the constant theme and underlying message, answer, power that shifts reality.
The lovely Laura Bruno and I decided, today (unbeknownst to us) to both post a favorite TED talk. On the surface they seem different and energetically have a different vibe, however after I saw hers, which was a beautiful and moving talk by Dr. Neha Sangwan called The Communication Cure, I not only recognized the synchronicity of our posting TED talks, but that the message was also synchronous – one that beautifully and easily translates to everyone and speaks also to bridge workers, about how through our hearts we can bridge the gap and heal.
Dr. Sangwan shares through her experiences, as an Internal Medicine Physician, an evolution into understanding medical intuitive awareness for self-care that stems from communicating from the “heart” of our experiences to recognize personal and collective ways to heal.
In the TED talk I am sharing, Conductor Benjamin Zander shares through his infectious passion for classical music, a way to not only tap into an understanding, appreciation and love for it, but demonstrates an untapped love that creates new ways of connecting and provides us with “shining eyes” to experience our life, the world and each other.
~ I love both of their clarity of passions, depth of infectious love for not only the gifts they uniquely have, but for helping others, and the individual ways they have tapped into and embraced those individual gifts in ways that not only channel their soul journeys, but beautifully speak to others in loving, joyous and tangibly simple ways, to share empowering messages that can shift realities. ~
Benjamin exudes a joy and sparkle that is magical to me and I always resonate with that exuberant, expressive, inner child essence, likely why I loved his talk so much. I also have great resonation with music (classical being one of them) and have seen how it can be a way to understand the inexplicable and to be so healing – much like I feel with my painting as well.
I love simplicity, as that truly to me is how life is – simple. There isn’t complexity and all the fluff is unnecessary – a way to perpetuate getting to the “heart” of the matter – utilizing all faculties, but our love capacity. Everything can be broken down into graceful ease when we decide to be in the present, with open, courageous hearts and responsible awareness. Life is about experience. And I so appreciate, honor and admire the beautiful way in which both Neha and Benjamin so lovingly demonstrate this.
My favorite quotes that Benjamin shares in his talk, Classical Music with Shining Eyes are these:
“My job was to awaken possibility in other people.”
“The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound…he depends for his power on his ability to make other people powerful.” (this realization for him was life changing and caused him to ask this question:)
“Who am I being that my players eyes are not shining?” – “This creates a totally different world.” (replace “players” with children, wife, husband, friend, boss, co-worker, mom, dad, cashier, person you just met, etc.)
“Who are we being?”
“Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing it.”
“My definition of success is, it’s not about wealth and fame and power. It’s about how many shining eyes do I have around me.”
And lastly:
“It really makes a difference what we say…the words that come out of our mouths…Make a vow, I will never say anything that couldn’t stand as the last thing I ever say. – It is a possibility to live into.”
If you missed the link above, here is the video of Benjamin’s TED talk: