Sahu Healing Space

How much are you willing to commit to your spiritual growth?

When I got into a taxi a couple of weeks ago, I ended up with more than I bargained for when I told the driver I was headed to a meditation circle and he asked me if he could tell me his philosophy.

It was a beautiful reminder of how inspiration can come from anywhere, at any time, and I am deeply grateful to this man for sharing with me something that complemented my own healing work, whilst offering a new way to look at awareness and self love.

Congratulations! It’s a... Spiritual Being!

A truth that has emerged in many different ways throughout the ages is that it is through awareness and conscious living that one finds, or realises, their true self. The problem is that for most starting out on this journey, being so vigilant as to be aware of every thought, every pattern, every mirror, seems near impossible.

But what if you began to see your true self, your higher Christ self, as a tiny infant, who needs all of the care and attention and vigilance of a newborn baby?

Coming home from the hospital – will it ever get easier?

When you come home with a new baby, it can often be overwhelming. Many parents are left wondering if they have what it takes to look after this little being who is completely dependent on them. It is indeed exhausting, but anyone who’s done it will tell you that it is absolutely, unequivocally worth every effort and then some.

Whilst parenthood never necessarily becomes ‘easy’ (depending on your definition), it does get more manageable as you get used to it – it is remarkable what we are capable of when we’re really pushed.

And there’s the rub.

When there is a physical baby in the picture who needs to be fed and clothed, changed and bathed, who needs nurturing and soothing and simply can’t be abandoned, then we get that push.

But when we are taking care of our higher self, nurturing the little baby within that’s only just started to find his or her way back into the light, It’s too easy to forget about them, to get too busy and to get caught up in our lives.

So in truth, it’s not that it’s “too hard” to stay conscious and aware – it’s that it’s too easy to not.

My taxi driver teacher’s philosophy started with holding that image of our core self as a tiny baby at all times, like a baby that you take with you shopping, to friends places, even to work in this case, and stay aware of how it’s feeling and what it needs at all times.

Playing nice in the sandpit

We tend to treat ourselves and others so harshly when things don’t go our way. Would you be gentler on yourself if you saw your true essence as an innocent babe, vulnerable to the outside world? Would you actually make the time to nurture yourself, instead of putting it off as a luxury?

What about those around you?

Now comes my taxi driver’s second piece of advice – once you are used to seeing your inner self as a child, start to see that in everyone else.

Be gentle with yourself and others – remember that you are all nurturing precious babies, no matter what is going on externally. Start to see that beauty and vulnerability in everyone you come across and watch situations quickly defuse themselves.

Learning from the Masters

This last piece of advice came not from a taxi but from the privilege I have of spending one day a week with my nieces; beautiful twin girls who have their first birthday this solstice.

The first time I looked into their eyes, when they were only days old, weeks before they were due to have arrived into the world, I experienced a heartfelt understanding of Namasté – I had an acute awareness of my own divinity through my acknowledgement of theirs, which was so astonishingly evident in that moment.

If you are having trouble seeing yourself and others as the divine children that we truly are, then seek out the company of infants, who will serve as a delightful reminder of our spiritual essence.

Discover your Greatness

As I stepped out of the taxi, the driver looked me in the eye and said,

“You have Greatness. You are Greatness.”

To have a stranger take a moment to really look at you and share such wisdom with you is profound.

I strongly recommend that every person who reads this invests time in doing the same for someone they encounter this week, be them a customer, a homeless person on the street, or perhaps even a taxi driver.

About the article 

First printed in Inner Self magazine, East/West Edition 18, page 20

About the author

An astrologer and Reiki master, Claire Hennekam runs workshops and weekly meditation sessions in addition to seeing her own clients. She works out of Sahu Healing Space in Melbourne (www.sahu.com.au), a centre she created to provide the space and resources for clients and practitioners to pursue their own healing journeys. You can contact Claire on 0407 359 347, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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