37. Royal, Malikal Mulk (Owner of Kingdom), Lorde, New Zealand
As I catch a glance of news that Trump has won the USA elections, my attempts to blocking any distractions from the outside world into my day to day consciousness failed. Dam iPhone! Seems like the hardest thing for us human beings is to just focus on ourselves.
I loved reading this blog I got the other day. I kept it to share with you here.
The wise of all ages have taught that it is knowledge of the divine Being that is life, and the only reality.
Bowl of Saki, September 29, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
If there is a kingdom of God to be found anywhere, it is within oneself. And it is, therefore, in the knowledge of self that there lies the fulfillment of life. The knowledge of self means the knowledge of one's body, the knowledge of one's mind, the knowledge of one's spirit; the knowledge of the spirit's relation to the body and the relation of the body to the spirit; the knowledge of one's wants and needs, the knowledge of one's virtues and faults; knowing what we desire and how to attain it, what to pursue and what to renounce. And when one dives deep into this, one finds before one a world of knowledge which never ends. And it is that knowledge which gives one insight into human nature and brings one to the knowledge of the whole of creation. And in the end one attains to the knowledge of the divine Being. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/I/I_IV_12.htm
According to my source the 83rd name Malikal-mulk expresses that each and every manifestation in the universe completely depends on being held by god. It describes permanence in the midst of change. Things (Mulk) are always in flux - coming and going, strong and weak. They are transient. Even though the world has this appearance, saying this name brings us the realisation that all manifestation never leaves the hands of God. Calling this divine name quality is like reaching down into the stream of time and grasping eternal essence in its majesty. It is king and controller. Invocation of this quality helps you overcome the dichotomy that arises from how you may be perceived by others because from the perspective of this divine name whether you are viewed as high or as low is irrelevant.
As Lorde turned 20 this week, which I also caught a glimpse of on social media. I thought her song Royals is one to think about and take some feel goodness from. Are their any other songs that make you feel Royal or remind you of your majestic self?
