O Holy Family

As my family expands, I joyfully watch my sisters' children grow up. It brings me so much peace to know that these tiny beings are being so loved and cherished in their families, in a world full of non-love for so many children. A segment in Be Here Now describes how to keep the family as a spiritual center, and I really like the way Ram Dass puts it:

"And as the children who are the fruit of the union appear, see them as divine avatars, holy beings who have come recently from our true HOME to teach. Nourish and feed them as they feed you. Listen for their tone, see their ray so as to help them fulfill their spiritual destiny, provide a matrix for their consciousness. Great care must be taken to guide the entity on this plane. Choose carefully the initial impressions which they will be registering as you would the food they eat. They are the hope and destiny of the universe. Respect and honor them. Guide them clearly. Keep the home calm and free of chaotic inputs. Let love burn in all the lamps. Through all of this, face and cope out the difficulties.

"For the woman there will be the heavy pull of the earth element. The children will feel any psychic withdrawal on her part. She must find a place a little removed for deep meditation. When they wake up during meditation explain clearly what you are doing. Read them holy stories to acquaint them with spirit life so that they may remember. Keep your practice regular and the children will stay in tune..." (Ram Dass)