The elders used to say that this Ch’umil carries two very strong energies, one is forgiveness and the other is sin.
Forgiveness is a lifelong practice, because learning to forgive is an act of integrity, of the highest capacity. The truth is that it can only be done with the heart. We must recognize that the greatest harm falls on those who do not forgive, because if we do not learn to forgive we take on a double burden, we carry the offense that was done to us as our own and along with it we hold resentment, anger, and often the desire for revenge. This is how we end up living, losing our integrity, and many times we stop moving forward in life, in our growth as human beings and as spiritual beings.
Regarding sin, we must remember that this concept came with the invaders; before that there was no word for sin. There were rules and laws based on the natural order, which no one would ever think to break, because it was a conscious way of life, however it was not an ideal world, since there were punishments for those who broke the rules.
The elders saw that Ajmaq needed to include this new reality of sin as we see it now. Before, in reality, it was more of a concept of curiosity, and this term defines it better than the word sin. Spirituality is not about instilling fear or setting limits outside of the Natural Order. This curiosity invites us to go beyond the conventional, beyond what is already established. It is a search that begins with questions about the unknown and gives us answers from a magical world, where the very terms of what we call reality can change.
However, since we have fallen, to greater or lesser degrees, into this vision of sin, it is a good day to understand to what extent it affects us, according to socio-material laws or religious and spiritual laws. Understanding this way of behaving has changed many things, but the essence remains in being conscious of all our actions, because each of them has a reaction. We must always remain attentive; the best judge is oneself.
Exploring the mystery, facing what limits us, and discovering our hidden powers, while freeing ourselves from what we have left unresolved with life and with others, brings us closer to fulfillment.
Los abuelos decían que este Ch’umil viene acompañado de dos energías muy fuertes, una es el perdón y la otra el pecado.
La primera es un trabajo de toda la vida, pues aprender a perdonar es un acto de entereza, de capacidad máxima. La realidad es que solo se logra con el corazón. Hay que reconocer que el mayor daño lo sufre quien no perdona, pues si no aprendemos a perdonar nos toca una doble tarea, hacemos nuestra la ofensa de la que fuimos víctimas y además guardamos el rencor, la ira y muchas veces el deseo de venganza. Así nos toca vivir, perdiendo nuestra integridad, y muchas veces dejamos de avanzar en la vida, en nuestro desarrollo como seres humanos y como seres espirituales.
En cuanto al Pecado, hay que recordar que este llegó con los invasores; antes no existía un término para el pecado. Sí había reglas y leyes basadas en el orden natural, que a nadie se le cruzaba por la cabeza infringir, pues era una forma consciente de vida, sin ser un mundo ideal, puesto que sí existían castigos para los infractores.
Los abuelos encontraron que a Ajmaq habría que añadir esta nueva realidad del pecado como lo vemos ahora. Antes, en realidad, era más un concepto de “curiosidad”, y este término nos define mejor que el de pecado. La espiritualidad no se trata de infundir temor ni miedo, ni de imponer límites fuera del Orden Natural. Esta curiosidad tiene el propósito de buscar más allá de lo convencional, de lo establecido. Es una búsqueda que inicia con preguntas sobre lo desconocido y que nos da respuestas de un mundo mágico, en el que cambian los términos de lo que definimos como “realidad”.
Sin embargo, como hemos caído en mayor o menor grado en el círculo de esta visión del pecado, es un buen día para entender en qué medida nos afecta, acorde a las leyes socio-materiales o a las leyes religioso-espirituales. Comprender esta forma de comportamiento cambió muchas cosas, pero la esencia sigue siendo tener consciencia de todas nuestras acciones, pues cada una de ellas tiene una reacción. Debemos estar atentos todo el tiempo; el mejor juez es uno mismo.
Explorar el misterio, enfrentar lo que nos limita y descubrir nuestros poderes ocultos, liberarnos de los pendientes con la vida y con los demás, nos acerca a la plenitud.
This day allows us to change the direction of our lives. Today a trecena begins, and when you focus your attention with all the power you possess, miracles can happen. Everything in life, health, finances, emotional well-being, and finding a good partner, is a projection, a creation of our own creativity, that powerful force we do not fully understand most of the time. Turning toward this force brings an experience that breaks the structure of this reality and leads us into the creation of our own reality. It is here that we enter the realm where what seems impossible becomes possible.
When we fall into the illusion of feeling superior, we forget that we are part of everything around us.
Understanding may begin in the mind, but integration, power, and true shift happen when the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies move together.
Let us not remain waiting for everything to be perfect in order to walk our path.
We are living faster than we can integrate, and in that rush we are disconnecting from the most beautiful things in life.
If something makes us uncomfortable, it may be an invitation to pause for a moment and look at what it is showing us.
Today we begin a new trecena under the energy of Iq’, who is the spirit of air and wind, a force that purifies the body, mind, heart, and spirit. It is the energy that nurtures our ideas and gives us the ability to renew ourselves. The wind that empowers thought, allowing us to transcend the limits of the mind and transform our reality.
Let us not forget that gratitude has the power to transform that which flows within us.
Our light is unique, and by sharing it we transform the world around us.