“How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?”
My favorite self-indulgent TV show to watch at the moment is NCIS: Hawaii. I love the vistas and I have found the plot lines and characters engaging in a light, easy and relaxing way. CBS canceled the show after three seasons so I will probably have the episodes memorized soon!
In one of the episodes in the first season, the subplot for the NCIS team is going out for karaoke night. They end the episode singing “Shambala” by Three Dog Night. This is a perfect karaoke song with its memorable tune and lyrics.
Many times a day recently, I have found myself humming this song. I finally decided to look up the lyrics and the story behind it to see if I could receive whatever message I was supposed to receive.
The lyrics, like the tune, are happy and uncomplicated. I will post them at the end of this entry.
I decided to dig a little to find out what “Shambala” is. I found the Shambala.org website from Toronto, Canada, with this explanation.
“Shambhala” is the name of a mythical kingdom in Central Asia where the people enjoyed harmony, good health, and well-being. The basis for such an enlightened society is the people’s confidence and respect for inherent goodness, wisdom, and dignity—in themselves, in each other, and in society.
The Shambhala teachings are grounded in ancient wisdom and practical knowledge from many traditional cultures, especially teachings from ancient Tibet. These teachings begin with the understanding that all beings are basically good, and that life is worth living. We call this a path of spiritual warriorship, which here means living a life of fearlessness, gentleness, and intelligence. The Shambhala teachings emphasize being in the world, and bringing together everyday life, work, family, and social action with the path of meditation. The teachings focus on how to help this world. In essence, Shambhala is about living a full human life, right in the midst of challenges.
I realize that this is similar to what we teach in the Standing in the Light® programs. We emphasize being in the world but not of it, as Jesus advises us. We teach bringing the light to everything in our lives, not just to the aspects that we think are “spiritual”. Ginger Withee has this phrase as her automatic signature on her emails.
“Today the vegetables would like to be cut by someone who is singing God’s name.” ~Hafiz, Sufi poet
We strive to be and bring the light to all that we touch even if it otherwise seems mundane. We are “light workers” which means bringing and sending the light where it is needed based on guidance.
We believe light and love will help us transmute density and lower frequencies. Will we see the change in the outer world with this light and love, immediately? That really isn’t the focus. First, we bring the light to ourselves and our inner world. Whether we see the hoped for result in our own experiences or in the experiences of those we are sending the light to, is not really the focus, either. Raising our frequency is the goal. Being the light and the love, even in the midst of the challenges is the goal. Walking through the chaos without our own frequency diminishing is the goal.
Then, we will be able to help those around us who want help. We want our light to shine, not just on the road to a place where every one else is already evolved. We want to shine our light in the middle of the challenges and the chaos until we help others to realize that they have the same light within them. We want to help others know that they can tap into the light that they already are.
That is what we will truly find on the road and in the halls of Shambala. The light that we already are.
Enjoy this YouTube link to let your light shine! Shambala
SHAMBALA by Three Dog Night written by Daniel Joseph Moore
Wash away my troubles
Wash away my pain
With the rain in Shambala
Wash away my sorrow
Wash away my shame
With the rain in Shambala
Ah ooh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ah ooh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Everyone is helpful
Everyone is kind
On the road to Shambala
Everyone is lucky
Everyone is so kind
On the road to Shambala
Ah ooh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ah ooh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
I can tell my sister by the flowers in her eyes
On the road to Shambala
I can tell my brother by the flowers in his eyes
On the road to Shambala
Ah ooh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ah ooh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
Tell me how does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
Tell me how does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
Ah ooh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ah ooh yeah
On the road to Shambala
Ah ooh yeah
To Shambala
Ah ooh yeah
On the road to Shambala
Gratitude to Joe Plenio with pixabay.com for the above image.