Vashishta: Inner Self
Deep inside of each one of us
is light that is utterly peaceful and quiet.
It is the you in me
and the me in you.
It is unaffected and undisturbed
by the outer world.
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Deep inside of each one of us
is light that is utterly peaceful and quiet.
It is the you in me
and the me in you.
It is unaffected and undisturbed
by the outer world.
…
Continue reading to enjoy full post…
To know Tao
Meditate
And still the mind
… … ~ Loy Ching Yuen
We are taking a brief rest … so there is no newsletter this week … if you are interested, here’s our most recent newsletter, titled : Sanbo Zen, Simplicity of What Is, Nonduality & More … and our newsletter archives.
Meantime, reflect on the full meditation by Loy Ching Yuen – a Taoist master …
“Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire! The universe turns differently when fire loves water.” ~ Shams of Tabriz
Enjoy the full poem on love by Shams-e-Tabriz, the man totally “annihilated in God,” who was instrumental in bringing us the gift of Rumi!
Invariably or maybe inevitably, themes, or principles, like “Trust the universe” … or … “let go” … or … “allow it to happen” … are encountered in the journey of self discovery, the journey where discovering one’s True Nature is the primary yearning … the exquisite, endless, paradoxical journey of self realization. Incorporating, or integrating, or living with such trust in one’s life is considered by many sages to be one of the signs of spiritual maturity.
Enjoy what Rumi has to say about this …
Albert W. Palmer shares a parable from an encounter with John Muir in his book The Mountain Trail and Its Message.
Rumi uses many real life situations (stories) to convey deeper wisdom … here’s an entertaining story about “laziness” … that opens with:
As a man is dying he tells the town judge to give all his inheritance to only one of his three sons – the one who is the laziest! …
There is a fascinating dialog, in the form of a somewhat long Rumi poem, between each of the three sons and the judge to determine who is the laziest …
… there are many gems in this long poem, e.g., the gift of silence, oneness, … and the value of unite vs divide – an issue most apropos to the current times in American society! …
Enjoy the story and it’s many “gems” … find out who is the “laziest?” … and, of course, the deeper meaning of this “laziness” …