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My Dear Ones,


Are you aware that the environment we live and operate in is strongly influenced by our presence? The space where people live in fear has a different kind of atmosphere or energy than a space where people live in love. The space where we work tend to have a different kind of feel to the space where we relax and have fun. The place where we engage in prayer vibrates with a different kind of energy to the street that is busy with noisy and diverse activities. Every space tends to assume a character based on the activities we carry out in that space.

Is it possible then that having this awareness we can create the kind of energy we want to in the spaces we live and operate in? We need to create the kind of atmosphere in our space that would support the activity that we carry out in that space. Our resting, relaxing, working and praying spaces should have qualities that enhance these activities. We should take time to physically arrange these spaces for the effect we want and charge them with the energy of our presence as we use them. This requires giving attention to spaces and their qualities and the value they offer to us.

We have the power to change the energy in spaces that we meet and find undesirable. In my travels, when I have to stay in spaces that have been used by many others I immediately feel the difference in energy to my normal space. I can see that it has less to do with the objects in the space as much as with the people who occupied the space. It may take a few days depending on how busy it was and who stayed in it for the space to become 'my space'. But the moment it becomes 'my space' I am completely comfortable and feel supported by the space.

What I find also interesting is the different qualities that a space can take. If people are physically exercising in a space and are devoted to the activity the space carries this quality of influence. Similarly with working, if people enjoy working in a space and work with creativity, joy and team spirit the space carries that kind of quality that inspires us when we enter it. It is the same with the space where people meditate, pray or worship with true feelings. The space can hold us in those same feelings if we are receptive. A garden that is cultivated with love, joy and respect for nature would carry a special kind of energy that can inspire us when we enter. Entering a space can not only be energizing but also be transforming depending on the intensity of energy in the space. Of course, this depends on the intensity of focus, dedication and commitment of the people in that space to the activities they are engaged in.

I remember that during my first visit to India how profoundly influenced I was by the powerful spiritual vibrations of a certain spiritual Centre I visited. The teacher was not there but the students were very devoted to their discipline of meditation, work, rest and prayer in an atmosphere of love, peace and what I would call ‘awakened spiritual energy’. It was amazing this influence had on me. My own spiritual energies were awakened for the first time in my life and a powerful transformation began within me. I was so inspired by this that I created the same kind of atmosphere in my own space which yielded the greatest results for me.

What about your space? Does it support you? Are you pleased with it? Does it provide an opportunity for you to transform it? I will leave you with these questions to contemplate upon.

Ever in service,
Vasudeva