WORDS FOR ALL SEASONS
©S.D.EVANS 1993-2006
A Pilgrimage for Memories
©Debbie Evans JULY 2002
Now I want you to imagine that you are standing in a forest glade, the sun is shinning through the trees and there is a path in front of you.....walk along this path,,,it runs gently upwards....you keep walking and as you do the trees slowly thin out until at last you are beyond the tree line.
Ahead now is grasslands, and you look behind you and see the forest, large and reaching downwards, nothing else can be seen.
You turn to look ahead and you see grasslands running up ahead of you, in the distance the landscape slowly changes to scrub land as its the foothills of some very high mountains.....
You start to walk towards the mountains and before you know it you are at the foot of them...the ground around you is rock strewn, the air is clear and pure..you take a deep breath in a feel lightened by it....as you let it out there is a shimmering beside you and a Buddhist monk appears in his saffron robe.....you are not frighten by this..you actually know you expected someone to met you here...
He speaks to you telepathically and you find you can understand him easily and you reply the same way....spoken words are not needed...
He asks you why you have come and you answer 'you have come to seek knowledge that will help mankind'
He nods his head and tells you to follow him and he starts to walk towards the seemingly unbroken cliff wall....but as you go right up by it you see there is a crack in the cliff that is hidden by a large boulder standing on the ground...
You follow him in to the mountain and although you expect it to be dark you are surprised as its not...there is light coming from somewhere but you cannot see where....do not bother about it.....this is something you will learn about another time...
The walk through the mountain is fairly easy as the path has been smoothed but it again goes gently up hill...it is quite wide and very high ....
After what seems like a long time you can see natural daylight ahead and the light around you seems dimmer until when you are by the natural light the artificial light has completely gone...
You are at the mouth of a cave high up on the other side of the mountain.....as you look down you see a beautiful valley in the middle of which is a very large old an beautiful monastery which is surrounded by a large a busy village. Around this are cultivated fields, orchards, rice fields and large building obviously used for storage or some type of work....
The people from your high vantage point all look like busy ants, yet even from here you can feel the peace that is everywhere in this valley.
You turn to your guide and ask the name of this place and he tells you
You knew it in your heart when you saw the place but still you are astounded ..it exists....how? why? you ask him but he just smiles and tells you all will be given to you when you arrive...
You are so excited you want to run down the mountain, but your guide says not there is no need just take his hand follow him....and he steps off the edge of the cliff to nothing..you stare expecting him to fall but he doesn't he just stands there.....he says that with full trust in your heart all is possible..so trust and all will be well...
You decide you will and step off beside him ...you are standing on air....
slowly both of you descend.....until you reach the path that was far below....you look up and see there is no way up to the cave as the walls are sheer and flat..not hand or toe holes anywhere.....
You follow him in to the monastery, passing through the village.....all around you people look up and smile at you and you can feel the unconditional love these people are sending you..its beautiful......and you see the wonderful colours all round....
You smile back and continue to follow your guide....
You reach the monastery and enter through its large double doors which are standing wide open and look as if they haven't been closed for centuries ..if ever.....
In the courtyard there are many monks around plus ordinary villagers all going about their daily life...but none are unhappy...you can feel that..to them all is joy...its tangible..like the love coming from them.....here its like emotions are solid things...
Your guide takes you up to an older monk...whom he bows to, then bows to you and goes away....
You look at the older monk....his face seems ageless and you wonder how old he is......he answers with a smile........I was young when most of Europe was still in what is called the Dark Ages.....here we don't keep track of years as time is nothing to us..
You are astonished as you hadn't realised that everyone here was telepathic yet now you realise apart from the noise of children playing there was no buzz of conversation yet people were obviously communicating with each other......also how could he be that old????
He smiles and says...telepathically...'my child here you will learn much that may amaze you, yet you already know it......you are far along the path and are ready for memories to be awakened..come now and we will start.
You are taken into a large room where you see an even older monk sitting at one end on a pile of cushions.....you walk towards him and as you walk you hear his wonderful bell like voice in your head....he is welcoming you and telling you how happy he is to meet you
You see cushions in front of him and he tells you to sit on them you do..
He starts to talk to you about things you want to know as well as the history of this place you are in.....sit and listen to him for he has much to tell you.
After he has told you all you must learn just now...he says now I grant you the freedom of entry here whenever you want...you no long need to make the long journey as a pilgrim....all you need to do is sit down and quite your mind and think yourself here and here you shall be......you can come and learn more or visit the valley , speak to the people...I grant you full freedom to come and go as you wish......
He suddenly claps his hands and in this place where silence is so profound it startles you and you come back and find yourself back in your physical body again, awake, alert and full of some much new knowledge but most of all you have in you a feeling of being loved and at peace such as you have never know before...
© DEBBIE E. JULY 2002