{"id":8295,"date":"2013-08-24T21:11:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T21:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/?p=8295"},"modified":"2013-08-24T21:11:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T21:11:51","slug":"evening-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/evening-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Prayer ~"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I may ~ sharing the wisdom of Johannes ~ Sevaji ~ Evening Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n

At night while we sleep our body and mind has the opportunity to recharge. But sometimes we become so overwhelmed with life that when we finally do lay our heads down it seems impossible to shut off all the worries and we end up having a restless night’s sleep and sometimes insomnia.<\/p>\n

It is very beneficial to write down all the things that may be bothering us and all to-dos that we have for the following day or week. Once we have written them down we are assured that we won’t forget about them, but that we will attend to them at the appropriate time – not while we should be resting.<\/p>\n

All organs have different times that they function more and other times that they function less, because the body has its own time clock called the circadian rhythm. Sleep helps to regulate the body’s clock.<\/p>\n

When we were more primitive, long before the invention of the first light bulb, we had to rely on the sun as the main source of light. To take advantage of the limited hours of sunlight we had to arise early, and so going to bed early was necessary. Thus we were more in harmony with nature, with the rising and setting sun, and the lunar phases. This is how our physical form over hundreds of thousands of years evolved and adapted to the rhythm of the universe.<\/p>\n

To get the optimal results from our sleep it is best to go to bed by around 9 pm when melatonin production begins to secrete in the brain through the pineal gland. Melatonin helps regulate other hormones and maintain the body’s circadian rhythm. If you don’t get adequate sleep you won’t get adequate amounts of this hormone to help balance the body.<\/p>\n

To set your mind to be ready for sleep, try this Evening Prayer so you can get the best sleep possible. Say it aloud or in silence, but it is important to feel each sentence and each word in your heart. Then surrender all your worries, cares and fears to the universe – or God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Waheguru, Jehova, Jah, etc. The more you can sincerely surrender the more the universe will nurture you.<\/p>\n

Evening Prayer<\/p>\n

O my mind, be silent that I may hear the celestial sounds
\nO my mind, be silent that I may be received by the angels
\nI ask you, O Mind, to put aside your worries
\nThat the loving universe may take care of them
\nI ask you, O Mind, to put aside your chatter
\nThat the loving universe may speak to me
\nI surrender all my problems
\nI surrender all my worries
\nI surrender all my cares
\nI surrender all my fears
\nI put my unwavering trust in the universe
\nI put my unwavering faith in the universe
\nThat the loving universe will nurture me and all beings
\nThat the loving universe will protect me and all beings
\nThat the loving universe will heal me and all beings
\nThat the loving universe will guide me and all beings
\nBy surrendering, all good things shall come
\nBy surrendering, all healing shall come
\nBy surrendering, all solutions shall come
\nBy surrendering, all sustenance shall come
\nAs I lay my head to sleep I open my heart to receive
\nAs I lay my head to sleep I open my mind to receive
\nAs I lay my head to sleep I open my body to receive
\nAs I lay my head to sleep I open my spirit to receive
\nAll gifts
\nAll blessings
\nAll healings
\nAll wisdom
\nAll knowledge
\nAll protection
\nAll calmness
\nAll serenity
\nAll tranquility
\nAll truth
\nAll guidance
\nAll beauty
\nMay my path be made clear to me
\nMay my truth be shown to me
\nMay my destiny be revealed to me
\nMay my divinity be awakened in me
\nI pray for my family, my friends, my teachers,
\nfellow seekers, the young, the old,
\nthe sick and the healthy,
\nthe poor and the rich,
\nthe cruel and the kind,
\nAll who walk the earth and those that shall walk the earth one day,
\nAll creatures of the land, air and sea, and the earth herself
\nAnd all celestial beings, angels and Bodhisattvas
\nThat the thousands of blessings I have received
\nMay I return one thousand more to you
\nMay all be blessed as I have been blessed
\nMay all exist in accord with their highest destiny
\nMay all know peace
\nMay all know love
\nOm Shanti Santi Santi
\nPeace Peace Peace
\n– Sevaji<\/p>\n

Many blessings,<\/p>\n

Johannes ~ Sevaji<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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