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Saturday June 14, 2003 9:57
Inspiring poetry is spirituality
Revealed and manifested
In a soulfully transcending
And fulfilling way.
Sri Chinmoy's poetry can be found at:
srichinmoypoetry.com
Friday June 13, 2003 10:28
From:
Vitality, Energy, Spirit - A Taoist Sourcebook'
What is essential to practice the Tao is to get rid
of afflictions. If afflictions are not removed, it is
impossible to attain stability. This is like the case
of a fertile field, which cannot produce good crops
as long as the weeds are not cleared away. Cravings
and ruminations are the weeds of the mind; if you do
not clear them away, concentration and wisdom do
not develop.
The mind is used to resting on objects and not used
to independence. If it is not placed on anything for a
while, it finds it difficult to be at ease. Even if it is
peaceful for a while, it again reverts to distraction,
now aroused, now quiet. If you purposely cause it to
be undisturbed, taming it perfectly over a long period
of time, it will naturally become peaceful and at ease.
Day and night, no matter what you are doing, you should
attentively settle the mind. If you are not yet able to
attain peace, then you should calmly nurture it, not letting
anything vex you; then you will gain a little peace and
relaxation, and so can be naturally comfortable. Gradually
taming the mind, it will become increasingly clear and deep.
Translated and Edited by Thomas Cleary
June 9, 2003 9:09
Water and clay, when fed on the breath of Jesus,
spread wings, became a bird and flew.
Your praise of God is a breath
from your body of water and clay.
Make it a bird of paradise
by breathing into it your heart's sincerity.
Mathnawi I 866-867
(translated by Kabir Helminski and Camille Helminski)
'The Rumi Collection' Ed Kabir Helminski
What is consciousness?
Consciousness is the inner spark or inner link in us, the golden link
within us that connects our highest and most illumined part with our
lowest and most unillumined part. Consciousness is the connecting link
between Heaven and earth. Now, where is Heaven? It is not upstairs or
somewhere far away. Heaven is in our consciousness. But it is the divine
consciousness that connects earth with Heaven. The ordinary human consciousness
will only connect us with something very, very limited and, at the same
time, very fleeting. For one second we will be able to focus our consciousness
on another person, and then our concentration disappears. But when we
deal with the inner consciousness, which is the boundless, illumined,
transformed consciousness, then our focus of concentration can go on,
go on, go on.
Consciousness is only one. It houses silence and it houses power. When
it houses silence, at that time it houses its own true form. When it
houses power, at that time it manifests its inner reality. (more)
Sri Chinmoy
June 4, 2003 17:40
"Ye who in search of God, of God, pursue,
Ye need not search for God is you, is you!
Why seek ye something that was missing ne'er?
Save you none is, but you are--where, oh, where?"
Rumi, Quoted in 'The Mystics of Islam'
by Reynold A. Nicholson
View all problems as challenges. Look upon negativities
that arise as opportunities to learn and to grow. Don't
run from them, condemn yourself, or bury your burden
in saintly silence.
You have a problem? Great.
More grist for the mill. Rejoice, dive in, and investigate.
"Mindfulness in Plain English"
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Our heart is broken . . .
Our heart is broken open,
again and again, until it is
big enough to hold the world.
James Thorton
(From www.bridgecrossings.org)
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