Last night, as I gazed out at the stars through my living room window, I spoke some intentions out loud to the Universe. My heart opened and I felt as though some higher part of my mind was directly communicating with the stars. I remembered my teacher, who is “Basil” in my books (and who left his physical body in July, 2009), saying how important it is for us modern folks to spend time looking at the stars.

Stargazing expands our consciousness. It tunes us in to other realms and it helps to put our life stories into a much bigger perspective.

For today’s New Year’s Eve blog, I had intended to share a certain quote with you, but I cannot remember where I saw the quote, and I’ve tried googling many phrases, to no avail. So I will just share the essence of what the quote means, and if you know this quote, please send me the reference. Essentially:

Everything is connected in one continuous web of energy and vibration, so that the farthest star is present in even the tiniest seed sprouting on our sacred Earth.

And one more quote, by an unknown author:

Good friends are like stars… You don’t always see them, but you know they are always there.

May contemplation on the stars open your mind and heart this day. May 2011 be filled with Bliss, Healing, and Light for all.

May all beings everywhere have food, clothing, shelter, peaceful sleep, and spiritual upliftment.

May all beings everywhere know Peace and Happiness.

Om Shanti (Peace),

Yogini Tejaswini

Photo of stars by NASA.