Bodhisattva - Bodi What Tha?

The opportunity now for many people is toThe path of merging spirit with matter will include
TRANSCEND service.truth and life bundled as one. Soul and ego strength
This means moving away from our patterns ofas core traits will be developed giving us the capacity
serving other towards serving self which we haveto walk beside those whom inspire us to be great.
coded as 'selfish" in spiritual tradition.Inspire us to take risks, travel into the new, inspire us
" The Bodhisattva is a being who has taken theto express, communicate and educate with strength,
Bodhisattva Vow to help save all sentient beings,beauty and power.
before going into full Nirvana or enlightenment. TheDiscovering new ideas making them real, taking them
Bodhisattva Vow is essential to Mahayana Buddhism,to the world in our chosen platforms. Being brave as
and thus also to Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism.we carve new pathways of expression in our lives.
The essence is:This vow coded through so many of us has been
May I attain Buddhahood for the benefit of allwonderful and also limits us in moving forward. It also
sentient beings.sets up dynamics of healer/patient, coach/client,
Another example:teacher/student - all affirming inequality. We have
1. I vow to save innumerable sentient beings.then archetypes like the rescuer, martyr, victim,
2. I vow to eliminate endless afflictions/delusions.wounded child, hero and pioneer which possibly ring
3. I vow to learn innumerable doctrines.true at some level yet are they what is true beyond
4. I vow to accomplish the unsurpassed Buddhaus being of service?
Way."Without realising it we can think we are moving
Evolution is calling forth a complete new spiritualforward in our lives. Creating the new, making in
move towards true self - sustaining individuals, peopleroads, achieving yet for us to experience new
resonating with unity consciousness. Supportingexperiences of ourselves at work, in love, in our
others and self NOT by helping them, saving anyonebodies whatever we desire then that is a complete
or supporting but by becoming aligned to a highervibrational shift needed.
vibration of truth. That includes healthy support andFor most of us we stay looping re branding our
maybe a new version of service yet to be defined.work, re branding our relationships, re branding our
That looks like you know the people with whom wemessage, re branding our homes, re branding our
love and work with have the capacity to align tobodies, re branding our thoughts. The re brand is
their souls path. They hold within them the deepdone. If this is what we continue to repeat it is
power of transformation and change. We are oneindicative of us repeating past patterns that no
vibrationally therefore information and wisdom islonger serve us.
translated through us all along the "diallel" lines ofOpening up space within self to be free of this
communication that make up the energetic grid ofpattern will open up the new forms of expression
existence.we are here now to develop with one another.
For some people this may not be what they choose,Walking with each other offering our unique support
we must allow this to be the case. We can no longerwill co create the new leadership and transformation
lead others to water and wait for them to drink. Wepathways.
have no role in supporting people by listening to theirThe updated BODHI VOW might just be:
stories. There is no role in helping them grow,"I vow to be the greatest version of myself and
transform or evolve.make that my number one mission in life. I vow to
The evolving energy of today is assisting those of usinspire this in others who walk their souls path beside
who unconsciously have taken this vow to stepme. I serve god by knowing god resides deeply
beyond it to include it - valuing our paths to date andwithin who I am. I serve love by becoming this in my
now choosing to walk into new territory.expression. I serve the world by standing for what is
That means we cease to validate our victim, otherstrue. I am the goodness, truth and beauty of life. I
victim patterning and all ways we stay in relationshipstrust others know their path and have the strength
that lack power. Passive aggressive tactics no longerand wisdom to follow their innate greatness. I affirm
hold power here. Lack of truth and the inability to bethis in my communication, expression and vibration.
honest with self has no weight.