Greetings, I am Quan Yin. You know me as goddess of compassion. You know me by the fire of my dragon. I come at this time for you have asked and you have intended and thus you have willed that you will have freedom in your life, in your lives.
So why is it that I come? Why not AAMichael with his sword saying you are now free? Or why not any of the others and why am I called to this sacred gathering? Because it is the compassion that will bring you into the place of freedom. Compassion, beloveds, is what opens the heart and when you open your heart, whether you are opening it because of grief or sorrow or concern for another or you wish to be of service, that compassion expands your heart more than can even be described. Think of a heart that becomes a million times its size. That is what you are radiating out. You are bringing it not only to everybody that you touch, every part of your essence, but it enables you to live in the place of inner freedom, of inner peace. And no, it does not have to be that there is a sadness that is needed for this heart to open. Yes, that often is the case that takes place so that you can truly feel your heart.
Beloveds, if you do one kind thing for yourself, you are opening your heart and you are embodying the freedom you so desire, the freedom to be whole, the freedom to be in joy, the freedom to create that what you wish to create. So I ask thee and no, it is not selfish to think of your beloved selves, of your sacred selves, because that is the very thing that is needed that you serve yourself first. You have heard of on an airplane that you must give oxygen to yourself first, before you can help another. That is what is required and when you have compassion for your sacred self, it then is the next step to have compassion for all that surround you, for all in the world.
So I leave you with these words and I leave you with a gift of the fire because does not fire, it warms the hands, it warms the body? When the heart becomes open, it warms the body. The fire is present and it is the kind of fire that is sweet, that is flickering, the kind of fire you wish to stare at, here at a campfire. A fire that will fill you with the most delicious warmth, the most delicious Love, the sweetest Love, the sweetest Joy. All of this from treating yourself with compassion.
So I leave thee. When you light a candle, think of these words and as you stare at the flame, you will see me smiling at you, reminding you to bless yourselves, to be compassionate with yourself and then let it spread. Farewell.
Love, Lee and Quan Yin
