The Afterword from the book “Dying to be Me” Anita Manjoori Published 2012 Raincoast Publishers.
“Before I close, I’d like to leave you with a few final words. Always remember not to give away your power-instead, get in touch with your own magnificence. When it comes to finding the right path, there is a different answer for each person. The only universal solution, I have is to love yourself unconditionally and be yourself fearlessly! This is the most important lesson I learned from my NDE (Near Death Experience), and I honestly feel that if I’d known this, I would never have gotten cancer in the first place.
When we are true to ourselves, we become instruments of truth for the planet. Because we’re all connected, we touch the lives of everyone around us, who then affect others. Our only obligation is to be the love we are and allow our answers to come from within in the way that is most appropriate for us.
Finally, I can’t stress enough how important it is to enjoy yourself and not take yourself or life too seriously. One of the biggest flaws with many traditional spiritual systems is that often take life too seriously. Although you know that I abhor creating doctrines, if I ever had to create a set of tenets for spiritual path to healing the , the number one on my list would be to make sure to laugh as often as possible through ever single day- and preferably laugh at myself. This would be hands down over and above any form of prayer, mediation, chanting or diet reform. Day to day problems never seem as big when viewed through a veil of humour and love.
In this age of information technology, we are bombarded with news seemingly at the speed of light. We’re living in an age of high stress and fear, and in the midst of trying to protect ourselves, from everything we think is “out there” we’ve forgotten to enjoy ourselves and to take care of what’s inside.
Our life is our prayer. IT is our gift to this universe, and the memoires we leave behind when we someday exit this world will be our legacy to our loved ones. We owe it to ourselves and to everyone around us to be happy and to spread that joy around.
If we can go thru life armed with humour and the realize that we are love, we will be ahead of the game. Add a box of good chocolates into the mix, and we’ve got a wining formula!”
I wish you joy as you realize your magnificence and express your fearlessly in the world.
-Namaste!
Anita Moorjani & Moi