The Man and the Moon

a story and invitation to my sisters in the sangat

“……..a silvery, full-faced moon is shining down on a frozen, country road. It’s so cold that even the wind has been frozen in its tracks. Her boots, pulled on in haste over bare feet, sound as though they are chewing the packed snow and ice covering the road. Her nightgown just touches the top of her boots. Even though she is without a coat or hat – she is not cold. She is running from him. She knows that she is supposed to feel scared. Young children are not supposed to be out in the dark, alone at night. But she is not scared. The unblinking stare of moon is upon her like a sentinel and she feels safe for the first time she can remember. If the moon would only stay with her – she could run forever. Its bright light seems to warm her from the inside. As she runs, she steals quick glances over her shoulder to make sure it is still following her. She tells herself that this is her moon and that if he stepped out into the night to look for her, the moon would surely turn her radiant face away from him and leave him in darkness. “

We are told that if a woman recites the bani (prayer) known as So Purkh eleven times a day for any man, it has the power to make him a saint, and dissolve any negativity between them. I will be doing this prayer during the five days of Khalsa Men’s Camp (August 1 – 5) as a way of consciously choosing to reflect the men of our community in their greatest light.

With the recent acquisition of ten acres of land on the Sunshine Coast, our community stands at the crossroad of change. We are ripe for growth, prosperity and creativity. Crossroads indicate a good time to go deeply into self-examination and look into the neglected corners of our consciousness. What relics of the old days, the old Age, am I clinging to? Do I relate to the men in my life from present reality or through the lens of past hurts, betrayals and injustices?

During these five days of men’s camp, please join me in turning our radiant faces toward the men of the community so that we can more clearly reflect their purity and divinity.

Woman is the molder of time and space and of man: the man of tomorrow, the child, the man of today, the husband, and the men of yesterday, the ancestors. The entire society in theory and in reality is based on the spirit of the woman.

Yogi Bhajan

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