He who knows himself has no doubts about it.
Nor does he care whether others recognize his state or not.
Nor does he care whether others recognize his state or not.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
What the Hell
It comes as a shattering blow. It hits you
like a thunderbolt. You have invested in
self-realization, and, in the end, suddenly
you discover that there is no self to discover,
no self to realize - and you say to yourself,
"What the hell have I been doing all my life?"
like a thunderbolt. You have invested in
self-realization, and, in the end, suddenly
you discover that there is no self to discover,
no self to realize - and you say to yourself,
"What the hell have I been doing all my life?"
UG Krishnamurti
Far Better Things
Sorrow prepares you for joy.
It violently sweeps everything
out of your house, so that new joy
can find space to enter.
It shakes the yellow leaves
from the bough of your heart
so that fresh, green leaves
can grow in their place.
It pulls up the rotten roots
so that new roots hidden
beneath have room to grow.
Whatever sorrow shakes
from your heart, far better things
will take their place.
It violently sweeps everything
out of your house, so that new joy
can find space to enter.
It shakes the yellow leaves
from the bough of your heart
so that fresh, green leaves
can grow in their place.
It pulls up the rotten roots
so that new roots hidden
beneath have room to grow.
Whatever sorrow shakes
from your heart, far better things
will take their place.
Rumi
Friday, September 25, 2020
What Our Soul Intends
The notion that we can be anything we
want to be is unwise as well as untrue.
In this world, we are fortunate if we turn
out to be something close to what our
soul intends us to be.
Michael Meade
Happiness
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued,
is always just beyond your grasp, but which,
if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
is always just beyond your grasp, but which,
if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hell
Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self
and never living your own life or knowing who you are.
and never living your own life or knowing who you are.
John Bradshaw
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Just Part of It All
I was no longer needing to be special because
I was no longer caught up in my puny separateness
that had to keep proving I was something. I was
part of the universe, like a tree is, or like grass is,
or like water is. Like storms, like roses.
I was just part of it all.
I was no longer caught up in my puny separateness
that had to keep proving I was something. I was
part of the universe, like a tree is, or like grass is,
or like water is. Like storms, like roses.
I was just part of it all.
Ram Dass
Remember Us
Remember us, if at all, not as lost
Violent souls, but only
As the hollow men,
The stuffed men.
Violent souls, but only
As the hollow men,
The stuffed men.
T. S. Eliot
Friday, September 18, 2020
She Creates a Genius
When nature has work to be done,
she creates a genius to do it.
she creates a genius to do it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Loving Maleness
To create loving men, we must love males.
Loving maleness is different from praising
and rewarding males for living up to
sexist-defined notions of male identity.
Caring about men because of what they do
for us is not the same as loving males
for simply being. When we love maleness,
we extend our love whether males are
Loving maleness is different from praising
and rewarding males for living up to
sexist-defined notions of male identity.
Caring about men because of what they do
for us is not the same as loving males
for simply being. When we love maleness,
we extend our love whether males are
performing or not.
bell hooks
Hundreds of Ways
Today, like every other day,
we wake up empty and frightened.
Don't open the door to
the study and begin reading.
Take down a musical instrument.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways
to kneel and kiss the ground.
Rumi
The Common Ground of Life
We each stand on the common ground of life
with our own way of being present and our own
once-in-a-lifetime chance at becoming the person
we are intended to be.
with our own way of being present and our own
once-in-a-lifetime chance at becoming the person
we are intended to be.
Michael Meade
Like All Times
This time, like all times,
is a very good one, if we
but know what to do with it.
is a very good one, if we
but know what to do with it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Can You Imagine?
Imagine looking at us from the outside.
Can you imagine a planet that believes
in what does not exist, only in images
in their mind?
Can you imagine a planet that believes
in what does not exist, only in images
in their mind?
Byron Katie
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The Process of Growth
The process of growth is, it seems, the art of falling down. Growth is measured by the gentleness and awareness with which we once again pick ourselves up, the lightness with which we dust ourselves off, the openness with which we continue and take the next unknown step, beyond our edge, beyond our holding, into the remarkable mystery of being.
Stephen Levine
Friday, September 11, 2020
It Does Not Know You
But if a mirror ever makes you sad, you
should know that it does not know you.
should know that it does not know you.
Kabir
Travel the Road Yourself
Buddha left a road map.
Jesus left a road map.
Krishna left a road map.
Rand McNally left a road map.
But you still have to travel the road yourself.
Stephen Levine
Jesus left a road map.
Krishna left a road map.
Rand McNally left a road map.
But you still have to travel the road yourself.
Stephen Levine
Close to the Ground
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
Lao Tzu
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Stupid and Destructive
Trying to establish your masculinity,
your manhood, as our culture defines it,
will tend to make you stupid and destructive.
John Biewen
your manhood, as our culture defines it,
will tend to make you stupid and destructive.
John Biewen
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