The Magic Bowl That's Never Empty

Last night, I dreamt of finding a magic bowl that is never empty in the tomb of an ancient king. It was filled with chocolate and as soon as I ate it, more appeared in the bowl. This archetypal symbol is similar to the goose that laid the golden egg. It represents a grateful heart. When you receive something with gratitude and share it with others, more abundance appears. But when you take it for granted or hoard it, the bowl remains empty. You’ve cooked your goose.

Finding the bowl in a tomb is significant in that people today work hard all their lives to achieve wealth as if they’ll be able to take it with them when they die, like the ancient kings of Peru, Egypt, and elsewhere, who were buried with their treasure. They don’t accumulate treasure in heaven (see Store Up Treasure in Heaven). So, we should be grateful for our material abundance but realize that our true abundance is our union with the Source of Life.

The higher meaning of the bowl that never empties is that we must give of ourselves, empty ourselves that we may be filled. If we hoard our time, energy, attention, and money, it will become deadened like stagnant water. Our lives must flow like a bubbling brook that sings a joyful tune and not be static like a dreary swamp. Think of yourself as a glass of cold, pure water and give of yourself to those who thirst. You will never be empty or even half full. Give thanks for your energy, love, wisdom, and abundance, then give them away to those in need. Pray not for what God can do for you; pray for what you can do for others.

The past week or so, I've been praying to Azrael, the Angel of Sleep, to take me to those places and people on the planet who need my help and inspiration while my body sleeps at night (see Sleep, a Prelude to Death). I felt that I have had enough training in the etheric retreats and it was time to go out into the world and help people, as Omraam advised in Looking Into the Invisible.

Next week, I begin editing Altruism, a book by Mike Kaiser, a philanthropist. He is wealthy because he has learned the secret of the magic bowl that’s never empty.