KOWS 92.5 FM radio recording above of the
Scent of Light episode from Radio Spotlight Magazine
with host Andre' Marc, includes background music Andre' has chosen: Manose
Suskera, Solo Bamboo Flute; Label: 2002 Garuda Records)
The audio file above is the spoken word recording
without background music provided to Radio KOWS 92.5 FM broadcast of the
Scent of Light episode for insert into the Radio Spotlight Magazine
with host Andre' Marc.
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Welcome to the scent of light. This is Ken Norton.
Today I would like to talk about Grace. My mentor William Hermanns included
Grace as one of his Ten Words to the Creative Spirit, to which I dedicated a
previous episode. Here is the line: "Give me Grace so I walk uplifted through the day." Both
he and I were greatly influenced by Catholicism and were heavily exposed to
the "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee...", the prayer of the
Rosary quoting the Gospel of Luke in the account of the angelic voice
announcing the conception of Jesus. Grace is used here as a favor from God
whose Holy Spirit was "overshadowing" Mary to bring forth an heir to King
David's throne of past glory to rule forever into the future.
The word is also used in addressing an archbishop,
duke or Duchess, and here one expects graces or favors to flow.
Gratefulness is a wonderfully simple practice to
awaken one to the Grace in my life. It helps me to recognize that in my life
that arises beyond my control, beyond my intellectual abilities. I am
reminded by the recent birth of our great granddaughter of just how
dependent we are arriving in the world for milk and warmth and shelter, and
a wipe of the butt. We grow up and master walking, talking and learning
rules of Human behavior in the culture of our parents and their place in
society. We become adept in applying this learning in our own lives passing
it down to later generations. We are rewarded for this ability in Society,
we come to believe that our life is our own making, due to our own hard
work. The choices we make leads to experiences to make more choices.
However, there are other dimensions at work at the
same time, expressed in the laws governing the universe and our nature here
on Earth. Whether inside our body or in the environment there are many
forces working outside of our control. Our heartbeat and the digestive
movements within our body, the blood flow, the actions of tendons and
muscles in movement, the electromagnetic activity within our body's nervous
system, throughout the earth, and the stars and planets of our galaxy, are
all occurring at the same moment as we are controlling some tiny little part
that deals with our life mission with our decision.
It is important to have a sense of continuity with
ones decisions rising from our control. However,a sense of humility for just
how much control we have over our experience is needed for a more expanded
sense of reality. This is the reason for the prayer for Grace. There is a
recognition of help outside of oneself. There is a desire to be connected to
the whole of life as we progress. The Declaration of this desire is a tuning
of our consciousness to prepare reception for the new Bridge for our
previous train of choices. In the consciousness of "full of grace" a
solution to step further into the future in a good way is conceived. The
consciousness of grace in our life affects us in our movements, as well.
Grace can also refer to elegant and refined movement, harmonious to observe,
evoking a sense of gratitude.
There is gracefulness in presence, which affects
those in our presence. In the Sixties we called this Good Vibrations, which
even merited a hit song from the Beach Boys.
“Give me Grace so I walk uplifted through the day."
I recite the ten Words to the Creative Spirit
every morning before I begin my meditation. Through the Grace vibrating
through my mentor the poem was conceived, and through the Grace vibrating
through me the words are remembered.
This is Ken Norton on the scent of light. You can
contact me via Ken at KennethENorton.com. thanks for listening.
Ken Norton earned his master's degree in Materials Science from Stanford
University as the Vietnam War was ending. During that time Ken served as the
personal assistant to a poet/sociologist Dr. William Hermanns as he prepared
his writings for publication, exposing Ken to not only the sciences but also
the humanities and comparative religion for making conscious and
conscionable choices.
Ken is a regular contributor to Radio Spotlight Magazine with his episodes
on the Scent of Light. Ken lives in Santa Rosa with his life partner Elaine
and their little dog Rosey.
The day after the broadcast of the show I read this
poem of Hafiz:
Now is the time
Now is the time to know
That all that you do is sacred.
Now, why not consider
A lasting truce with yourself and God.
Now is the time to understand
That all your ideas of right and wrong
Were just a child's training wheels
To be laid aside
When you can finally live
With veracity
And love.
Hafiz is a divine envoy
Whom the Beloved
Has written a holy message upon.
My dear, please tell me,
Why do you still
Throw sticks at your heart
And God?
What is it in that sweet voice inside
That incites you to fear?
Now is the time for the world to know
That every thought and action is sacred.
This is the time
For you to deeply compute the impossibility
That there is anything
But Grace.
Now is the season to know
That everything you do
Is sacred
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Ken Norton in practice of Tai Chi Chuan
2018 Photo by Elaine B. Holtz
I co-produce Women's Spaces Show with my loving partner and its host
Elaine B. Holtz. Take a visit. All the shows are archived on the website.
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I am the Trustee and Archivist. Visit the website I built in honor of my
mentor.
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Be still and know,
We're in the flow
Of Love to grow
From seeds we sow.*
Kenneth E. Norton
* stanza from his poem Intuition's Joy
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