Charlottesville. A few thoughts, and a short prayer.

In this world of projections, we cannot change what we do not understand, and we cannot really  understand correctly what our hearts cannot perceive.  To perceive, speaking for myself, I need to learn to quiet my rattling mind. So with love I quiet my mind, and cultivate the heart, so that I can truly without judgment, listen and hear.  If I am connecting with those around me only at the level of noise and distortion, then how deeply or lastingly can I expect to touch their lives also?  

And so it is the other way as well.  Today I am reminding myself that those who hate, whose hearts and minds are clouded with anger and resentment, can really only see the projections of their own minds and demons wherever they look, too.  So I should not be surprised that to them the world appears to be filled only with devils and those who would harm them.  We see around us that which we can recognize within ourselves.   We all do; that's just the way it is.

Today I pray for all who offer their voices in the service of love and compassion, and peace on earth and healing, so desperately needed.  And I pray for Heather Heyer and her family, those who knew and loved her, all those wounded.  For her assailant, and those who know not what they say or do.  And, for all who most dearly need to hear those voices, I pray.  May they truly hear them and be touched.  So in this way, my demonstration today is a little different. May I be the cause for this change to come about, for the lasting benefit of all beings, generations, and then generations again.  Peace.