I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.
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#4116 - Monday, December 27, 2010 - Editor: Gloria Lee
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The water of the mind, how clear it is!
Gazing at it, the boundaries are invisible.
But as soon as even a slight thought arises,
ten thousand images crowd it.
Attach to them, and they become real.
Be carried by them, and it will be difficult to return.
How painful to see a person trapped in the ten-fold delusions.
~Ryokan
posted to Facebook by Belle Heywood
Watch yourself closely and you will see that whatever be the
content of
consciousness, the witnessing of it does not depend on the
content. Awareness is
itself and does not change with the event. The event may be
pleasant or
unpleasant, minor or important, awareness is the same. Take note
of the peculiar
nature of pure awareness, its natural self-identity, without the
least trace of
self-consciousness, and go to the root of it and you will soon
realize that
awareness is your true nature, and nothing you may be aware of,
you can call
your own.
When the content is viewed without
likes and dislikes, the consciousness of it is
awareness. But still there is a difference between awareness as
reflected in
consciousness and pure awareness beyond consciousness. Reflected
awareness,
the sense "I am aware" is the witness, while pure
awareness is the essence of
reality. Reflection of the sun in a drop of water is a reflection
of the sun, no
doubt, but not the sun itself. Between awareness reflected in
consciousness as
the witness and pure awareness there is a gap, which the mind
cannot cross.
~Sri Nisargadatta
posted to Daily Dharma by Dainen Kelley
The next time you feel
extreme anger, anxiety, jealousy, or sadness, just notice
each thought that is feeding that state. Let each thought fall
away quickly, one
after the other, like flashes of light. Then just rest with the
full sensory and
emotional experience in the body, without placing any agenda on
it, without
trying to think yourself out of it. In that moment, you stop
mentally running
from suffering.
~Scott Kiloby
~ ~ ~
Our personal viewpoints (self,
other, world, duality) and impersonal viewpoints
(no self, no other, no world, nonduality), are equal in that they
arise and fall,
leaving no trace. They only leave a trace if we follow one,
thinking it is closer to
truth or closer to our present experience. But nothing can bring
us closer to our
present experience. It's already here, appearing as the present
viewpoint.
~Scott Kiloby
posted to Facebook
Breath is Truth
Some people practice throughout
their entire lives just by paying attention to
breathing. Everything that is true about anything is true about
breath: it's
impermanent; it arises and it passes away. Yet if you didn't
breathe, you would
become uncomfortable; so then you would take in a big inhalation
and feel
comfortable again. But if you hold onto the breath, it's no
longer comfortable, so
you have to breathe out again. All the time shifting, shifting.
Sylvia Boorstein
POEMS by Alan Larus
Suddenly
Woke up in a play,
on a crooked way
Comedy from start
Much too big, my part
And in awe I am too small
Got a little light, that's all
Life's impossible to swallow
Like a closed door,
what may follow?
A coming oh so handily,
transformation of the alchemy.
I am the way and the truth and the
life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.
http://www.ferryfee.com/bluesky/Suddenly.html
In life to realise
At the end of winding road,
such a gift you gave to me
Tumbling down the mighty load,
in a white house by the sea
But my maker saved this spark
It is shining in the dark
Lesson learnt
Getting burnt,
where no shelter is
To the rays of bliss.
