I was living in Caracas, Venezuela in 1989 in Las
Mercedes, an area filled with little shops, nice
hotels, restaurants and great art galleries.
I lived just a few blocks for the Church of
and had to pass it every time I left the
house. It was in the middle of the week on a
special day for me; it was my birthday December
12.
I was up early and hiked up the Avila, the
mountain that separates Caracas from the sea with
a few students. We were back in the city by noon
and as I was walking home I noticed a long line
going around the block at the church.
I imagined it was some kind of blessing, maybe
they were splashing people with Holy water or a
high priest was there giving special blessings.
Why else would there be such a large group? So I
got in line, hoping to get a Birthday blessing of
some kind.
I really didn’t know what to expect and I didn’t
speak much Spanish at the time so I couldn’t ask
but with a few friendly hola’s and a big smile on
my face I moved along in the line. I think it took
a few hours by the time I got the actual blessing
part. Someone gave me a little water and a little
cookie and that was it.
I was finally on my way home it was well after 3
O’clock by the time I got there.
When I walked into the living room, my girlfriend
was furious and wanted to know where I was. I told
her I was at the church for some kind of blessing.
She asked me, what kind of blessing did you get? I
said, how would I know, it was all in Spanish. I
think it was a birthday blessing. She asked me
what they did and I told her of the long line and
the water and cookie blessing.
She screeched, “Are you kidding me? You took
Communion!”
That’s when I made the Lady of Guadalupe, my
patron saint. We share the same birthday.
She is the Saint that you see in Mexico. The story
goes like this:
At the beginning of December, a poor Indian named
Juan Diego left his house one Saturday morning to attend
divine service.
On the way, as he passed the hill of Tepeyacac
(“Hill of the Nose,”)
He was startled by a song coming from the summit.
The sweet, tender singing surpassed the trilling
of the most
exquisite birds.
Juan Diego stopped, entranced, and mused, “Is it
my luck to be worthy to hear such music? Is it a dream perhaps?
Did I get up from my bed? Where am I? In Paradise,
in heaven perhaps? I don’t know.”
The singing ceased and a heavenly sweet voice
called him from
the hill-top, “Juan, my little one, Juan Diego.”
Filled with joy, Juan Diego was
not at all frightened, but climbed the hill in
search of the mysterious voice.
When he reached the top, he saw a lady who bade
him approach.
It was a wonderful lady of superhuman beauty. Her
raiment shone like the sun; the rock on which she set her foot
seemed to be hewn from precious stones and the ground red like
the rainbow.
The grass, the trees and the bushes were like
emeralds; the
foliage, fine turquoise; and the branches flashed
like gold. Juan Diego bowed before her and the lady spoke:
“Juan, my little
one, the humblest of my children, where goest
thou?”
“My lady, my child, I go to listen to such divine
matters as our
priests teach us,” he replied.
“I am,” said the wonderful Lady, “the Holy Mary,
the eternal Virgin, Mother of the true God. I wish a shrine to
be built here to show my love to you. I am your merciful mother,
thine, and all the dwellers of this earth. To bring to pass what I
bid thee and so a Temple was built.
In our lives sometimes we are called to a place to
do something because we have to. We end up in
a place where we could receive something special like a
teaching or a blessing. It’s our destiny.
Many years ago I was
directed to learn about health, healing, meditation
and internal work to change my life and the lives
of others. I am not religious but I practice and
train religiously, a calling to make things
better for all off us.
Different teachers have
come into my life to give me tools along the path
showing me the way. I have been passing those
tools along to my patients, students, friends and family
filling in pieces to the puzzle of life for our
growth and higher consciousness.
In May of 2007 I started a group called the “Qi
Gong Inner Circle.”
Since then I have produced a DVD with a different
teaching each month on longevity practices like meditation, exercise,
health, Qi Gong, body work,
energy work and anti-aging.
The membership has grown by leaps and
bounds over the years and so have all the
members.
Isn’t it time that you grow beyond your limitations and became a member?
Join today:
www.Qigonginnercircle.com
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and
Happiness
Dr Wu Dhi
