(15 - 29 April, 2008)
15 Apr 2008: ENTERING THE UNKNOWN
A warrior acknowledges her pain but she doesn't indulge in it. The mood
of the warrior who enters into the unknown is not one of sadness; on the
contrary, she's joyful because she feels humbled by her great good fortune,
confident that her spirit is impeccable, and above all, fully aware of
her efficiency.
A warrior's joyfulness comes from having accepted her fate, and from having
truthfully assessed what lies ahead of her.
Carlos Castaneda "Tales of Power"
16 Apr 2008: Everything we experience has an emotional component.
Everything we experience has an emotional component. We react emotionally,
for example, to beauty. The emotional body has only one purpose and that
is to feel. The intellect makes an interpretation of what we feel and
attempts to justify our emotional reactions. The intellect tries to repress
the emotional body and to cover our wounds with lies to avoid pain. In
this way, we develop our denial.
Don Miguel Ruiz
17 April 2008: Hold to the reins of Love
Hold to the reins of Love and don't be afraid.
Hold to the real behind the false and don't be afraid.
..
You must know
That the Beloved you seek
Is none other than you.
Hold to this truth and don't be afraid.
..
Rumi "In The Arms of the Beloved"
18 Apr 2008: THE BOUNDARIES OF EXPERIENCE
Agnes turned. her face was red-brown against the green windy day. 'Lyn,
what do you believe in?"
I was surprised by the abrupt question.
"What do I believe in?"
"Yes, tell me."She smiled at me with a special glint in her
eyes.
"Well I believe in being honest."
Agnes laughed softly. She placed a small rock on the earth in front of
me."Go on," she said."What else?"
"I believe in being good at what I do."
Giggling, Agnes placed another rock alongside the other one.
I went on to describe to her all of my important political and ethical
values. By the time I was finished there was quite a large mound of rocks.
"What does that mean?" I asked, indicating the pile.
"Those rocks represent each of your beliefs. There is the hoop of
the world and the hoop of the self. Your hoops are like nests that surround
you-- very very comforting.
But you must recognise the existence of such safe nests, You must see
that you sit on those rocks as if they were eggs, and you were the mother
hatching them. You must see that you are not free because you will never
leave your nest of self ignorance."
Agnes pointed to the rocks."There is your nest. You can spend the
rest of your life hatching that if you want to. Those eggs will be the
boundaries of your experience.
Lyn Andrews "Medicine Woman"
21 Apr 2008: Abundance
As a result of our work practices, the indigenous notion of abundance
is very different from that in the West. Villagers are interested not
in accumulation but in a sense of fullness. Abundance means a sense of
fullness, which cannot be measured by the yardstick of the material goods
we possess or the amount of money in a bank account. Abundance, in that
sense of fullness, has a power that takes us away from worry. It is the
kind of feeling you get when you are in communion with nature, in communion
with the source.
Maladoma Some "The Healing Wisdom of Africa"
22 Apr 2008: Covenant
Every person has a covenant with God that cannot be broken, this covenant
stands through all planes, all phases, all existences. Refusal to honour
it doesn't affect the covenant at all.
Lee Lozowick "The Book of Unenlightenment"
24 Apr 2008: I am casting shadows into the sky.
"I am casting shadows into the sky.
I did not invite it but the sun has come
And is now playing tag with my feet.
Where do you think you will Be
When God reveals Himself
Inside of you?
I am sitting on a mountain range.
I am a precious body of living water
Offered to the earth
From Light's own hands."
Hafiz "he Subject Tonight is Love"
27 Apr 2008: Whose interpretation
Whose interpretation, then, of the sense and experience of a religion
is to be preferred in the name of science; that of the one who has been
touched and psychologically transformed by the rites, or that of the one
who has not?
Maya Deren "Divine Horsemen. Voodoo Gods of Haiti"
28 Apr 2008: The universe communicates with itself through light.
The sun receives information from the centre of the galaxy. Light comes
from other stars as well as the sun. The universe communicates with itself
through light. Condensed light is a nerve found throughout the universe.
Throughout the universe there is a constant flow of information. Data
moves in beams of light from the sun and other stars. Light beams are
therefore messengers, and one synonym for messenger is "angel".
A light ray is an angel. An angel is a being of light carrying information
outward from the centre of our galaxy, star to star, sun to planet.
Victor Sanchez "The Toltec Path of Recapitulation. Healing Your
Past to free Your Soul"
Apr 29, 2008: A Person's Purpose
My people hold dear view of personhood that contrasts with modern empirical
thinking. The Dagara believe that everyone is born with a purpose, and
that this purpose must be known in order to ensure an integrated way of
living. People ignorant of their purpose are like ships adrift in a hostile
sea. They are circling around. As a result, tribal practices emphasise
the discovery, before birth, of the business of the soul that has come
into the world. A person’s purpose is then embodied in their name,
thus constituting an inseparable reminder of why the person walks with
us here in this world.
Maladoma Some “The Healing Wisdom of Africa”
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