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Silence: The Taste of … by Rumi … & Jung
“… Rumi says silence brings a chance to taste the core of our being, to go deeper and experience the oil of the walnut rather than its rattling noise on the shell wall …” ~ Coleman Barks
The Other Side of Death – Amidon
“… As Ramana Maharshi testifies, we don’t have to wait until death to recognize the Immutable Light that is our original nature …” ~ Elias Amidon
Essence of Zen via Henry’s Journey (Part 4)
“… Zen is almost nothing but communal …” … and offers … “… Lasting, positive character change, meaning less aversion and anger, less craving and clinging, more ease with the arising and passing of things as we live with less domination by self-centeredness …” ~ Henry Shukman
The Absolute or “Not Two” … Part 3
“… through true spiritual practice, the ‘breath of infinity’—the Absolute—can rise to our perception from the depth of our soul, in the silence of a peaceful, clear consciousness of Self …” ~ Hans Meijer
Continued Gratitude & Usual Wednesday Post Delayed …
“… Everything you see tells the story of God. Look at it. God is out spread, filling the entire universe. So look. You exist in a form. God is without form. You are the visible example, the sun. God is the light within the sun.” ~ Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Seven Advices – Humanity’s Highest Sentiment: Rumi
“… In compassion and grace: be like the sun …” ~ Rumi
Kindness: Buddha & Dalai Lama & COVID-19
“… Captivation”—the rapt, continuous attention to beauty—allows us to be more in touch with intimate feelings such as love and tenderness. … Enjoying beauty is the easiest way to be kind …” ~ Pierro Ferucci
Compassion: Dalai Lama & Robert William Service
“… Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive …” ~ His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Videos
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Zen and the West: Finding Peace in Troubled Times -
One Bright Pearl: A Conversation on Zen -
Jeremy Irons: Passing a Better Time … -
One in a Million Becomes Realized -
Final goal in Kashmir Shaivism -
Self Realization is the Highest Healing -
Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times -
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee: Reclaiming the Inner Worlds
