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| Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment | Rumi |
| 2008-05-11 13:53:50 |
Golden Sufi's teacher Irina Tweedie said: "Mystics teach simple things, And those simple things change people's lives."Perhaps the most remarkable mystic of all time, Jalaluddin Rumi has treasure house of such simple statements containing oceans of meanings. One of such simple statement of Rumi is:"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."Few weeks back from now, April 22 i had the opportunity to meet visionary artist, author and teacher Freydoon Rassouli in his Studio here in Encino, California and during the conversation he expanded on the meaning which is simply remarkable and profound.Today again i was in his class which is more of a open-horizon philosophy class than a typical painting and art class, where Rassouli will expand different mystical i...
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| Harmony of the Gospels | Chronological records on the life and times of Jesus Christ |
| 2008-05-11 01:45:33 |
And said Jesus, "Peace be unto you! As the Divine Father has sent me, I am sending the peace to you." - John 20:21The Life and Times of the Lord Jesus Christ: A Harmony of the Gospels by Peter Smith is an important contribution in bringing the event of Christ's life together as a "fifth gospel". It presents the life of Christ in its correct chronological order with all the details intact whereas the synoptic gospels were not all chronologically recorded, only the gospel of John was.The canonical gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John written between 65 and 100 AD., individually doesn't mention all of the events of the life of Christ. For example, John's...
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| Neither Duality nor Trinity |
| 2008-05-10 02:39:16 |
No Duality The Essence of divinity is found in every single thing - nothing but it exists. Since it causes every thing to be, no thing can live by anything else. It enlivens them; its existence exists in each existent.Do not attribute duality to God. Let God be solely God. If you suppose that Ein Sof emanates until a certain point, and that from that point on is outside of it, you have dualized. God forbid! Realize, rather, that Ein Sof exisits in each existent. Do not say, "This is a stone and not God." God forbid! Rather, all existence is God, and the stone is a thing pervaded by divinity.There is nothing that is not pervaded by the power of divinity. If there were, Ein Sof would be limited, subject to duality, God forbid! Rather, God is everything that exists, though everything that ex...
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| warning against making desire the guiding principle |
| 2008-05-09 21:05:57 |
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim In the Name of God, the Universally Merciful, the Singularly Compassionate. Afaraayta mani ittakhatha ilahau hawahu?Have you seen him who makes his desire his god?- The Quran 45:23. Araayta mani ittakhata ilahahu hawahu?Have you seen him who takes his low desires for god?- The Quran 25:43...
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| idol of mental attachment |
| 2008-05-07 18:20:55 |
In meditation, everything depends on thought. If your thought becomes attached to any created thing - even some thing unseen or spiritual, higher than any earthly creature - it is as if you were bowing down to an idol on your hands and knees.- The Essential Kabbalah, the Heart of Jewish Mysticism by Daniel C. MattThe Divine bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and he was known to the Kingdom fully well.When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these idols unto which ye pay devotion? They said: "We found our fathers worshippers of them."He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers."They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heave...
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| Oneness in our true human context | Thomas Merton |
| 2008-05-05 19:29:00 |
"Only when we see ourselves in our true human context, as members of a race which is intended to be one organism and "one body," will we begin to understand the positive importance not only of the successes but of the failures and accidents in our lives. My successes are not my own. The way to them was prepared by others. The fruit of my labors is not my own: for I am preparing the way for the achievements of another. Nor are my failures my own. They may spring from the failure of another, but they are also compensated for by another's achievement. Therefore the meaning of my life is not to be looked for merely in the sum total of my achievements. It is seen only in the complete integration of my achievements and failures ...
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| Sacred Feminine | teachings and spiritual work |
| 2008-05-04 22:29:52 |
"The Woman is waiting to be recognized"In the Oneness and the Heart of the World event the subject matter of Sacred Feminine and the Feminine aspect of Divine was raised. Some audience also questioned how we can heal the damage that organized religion and faith system has done across all religions by its one sided patriarchal view point which side tracked the inseparable Feminine Face, Feminine wisdom and Her recognition.In response Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, the Shaykh of Golden Sufi reminded how his own teacher was a woman (Ms. Irina Tweedie) and was sent by her Teacher from India to West. Part of her work was inspired to help re-emerge the Feminine Consciousness back into our spiritual...
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| Awakening Touch (upon our Listening Hearts) |
| 2008-05-04 02:10:54 |
Divine essenceflowing in rivers of golden light,streaming to heartsopen to the singing flamesof the sunfrom the darkness of night,touching us awake.Arise and turn toward the dawn!Raise your open handsto the skyto receive the silkenoverflow of the divine heartof God.Let us yield our yen to knowto the shelter of silence,and follow the golden raysilluminedby love alone.May each step be guidedby that creative powermoving us towarda divine destinythat waits for us.Love will write the wayupon our listening hearts.(c) Naomigraphics | mysticsaint art...
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| Satsang and Laughter with Father Thomas Keating |
| 2008-05-04 01:58:15 |
Father Thomas Keating who is one of the architect of the Centering Prayer movement, was present in the Oneness & Heart of the World event at Boulder, Colorado - where i had the privilege to be present. Today was the full day long event with talks, discussion, prayer and meditation with both Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee and Father Keating.Although previously i have listened to Father Keating's talk via youtube when he was invited by Ken Wilber, but this was the first time to watch and listen him talk. He is such a brilliant personality, may God bless him and his work.What really touched me and i'm sure other audience present was his deepness of understanding and wisdom and at the same time the charming ability to express innocent humor. Often time the discussi...
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| among the madmen |
| 2008-05-02 17:32:55 |
It is narrated that one of the gnostics said, "I went out with some of my brethren and we came to some boys throwing pebbles at a man. One of the brethren asked them, 'What do you want with him?' They said, 'He is a madman who claims that he sees Allah.' We approached the man and found him to be a handsome young man who had the signs of gnosis manifested on him. We greeted him and said, 'They say that you claim to be seeing Allah!'. He said, 'Away from me! Had I lost Him for a twinkle of an eye, I would have died an hour ago; and he began to recite: 'The beloved asks his Beloved to be pleased, And the wish of the beloved is to meet his Beloved; Always observing Him with the eyes of the heart, For the heart knows its Lord and sees Him; The Beloved is pleased with the beloved for approaching...
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| Yatharth Geeta | timeless wisdom on work |
| 2008-05-02 17:32:11 |
"Man neither attain to the final state of actionlessness by desisting from work, nor does he achieve deva (divine) perfection by just renunciation of work." - Shreemad Bhagwad Geeta Commentary by Swami Agadananda in the book, Yatharth Geeta, The Geeta in its True Perspective . There is a no escape from action. A man cannot achieve the state of actionlessness by not commencing work, nor can he attain to the state of divine perfection by merely giving up an undertaken task. So, whether Arjun prefers, the Way of Knowledge or the Way of Selfless Action, he has to toil alike for each of them. Usually, at this point, seekers on the way to God begin to look for shortcuts and escapes. We have to be on our guard against the common misconception that we become "selfless doers" just because we do not...
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| from the city of lost angels to state of Oz |
| 2008-04-30 20:31:29 |
thanks to timely invitation of dear heart sister and friend C in Kansas in line with Oneness & Heart of the World Seminar at Boulder, Colorado - i'm now in the great state of Kansas, the american heartland. since my coming to US, C was really wanting me to come to visit the american heartland, specially the green, expansive and peaceful landscape of midwest - in contrast to concrete jungle and horrible traffic of los angeles. no wonder C always call los angeles as city of lost angels.kansas made so famous by the novel, Wizard of the Oz made me watch the movie today (believe it or not, such an ignorant i'm, i never watched the movie before!) and just before coming here i ended up reading t...
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| a sufi tale | dhikr of la ilaha illa Allah |
| 2008-04-28 04:53:00 |
1.Once a Sheikh (sufi master) came to Istanbul and went to the governing authority to ask permission to open a tekke or sufi lodge. The Sheikh was asked how many dervish members he has and the reply was only one dervish, and the master himself.The authority found it odd, yet an old rundown building was available and given to them. The Sheikh with one dervish accepted it with open heart.Very soon there was enormous light coming from within the building, sound of dhikr could be heart every night and crowds would attend.The governing authorities wanted to know what this man was doing to draw so many people to him and what was this light that was reported coming from the old building. So the Sheikh was summoned.The officials said, "We are the educated ones and w...
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| Mary, the Wisest Theologian |
| 2008-04-27 12:08:00 |
1.Mary was the wisest theologian. (She was the Mother of the Word Who is at once the Theology of God and of Men.) God's Truth entered so deeply into her life as to become incarnate in her flesh. All Wisdom was centered in her heart, sedes Sapientiae. When the angel came to her at the Annunciation he found her in deepest silence. Few words are recorded of her who gave us the Word. And when she had given him to the world, what should she do but listen to him? She kept all these words, treasuring them in her heart?And so, in every way, Mary is the model of contemplatives and the mirror of mystics. Those who love the pure Truth of God instinctively love the simplicity of Mary. She draws them into the heart of her silence and of her humility. She is the virgin of solitude, whom God called His...
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| Sufi Qawwali at UCLA Royce Hall | Mehr Ali and Sher Ali |
| 2008-04-26 19:26:00 |
Couple of nights back (24, April, 08) came an unanticipated opportunity to watch and listen to two of great contemporary pakistani sufi Qawwali singers at famous UCLA Royce Hall. The concert was titled, Qawwali Music of Pakistan: Sufi devotional music.Among the audience was both americans and sub-continental audience. What was striking, is Qawwali's ability to transcend language with its sheer power and captivating devotion. The nature of improvisation makes each Qawwali, even if its sung by the same group of singers, very unique and every new listening is a new experience.Sometime the depth of the verses, fused with the presentation takes audience to an otherly high which was felt last night too. At times there were goosebumps and surges with the strong em...
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| Wise counsel of Prophet Muhammad and brotherhood of Enlightened Ones |
| 2008-04-26 00:55:00 |
A bedouin (desert dwelling nomadic person) came to the blessed Prophet Muhammad and asked him on the following topics, followed by counsel of the Prophet. True wisdom is timeless, hence exact similar traces of wisdom can be found from enlightened ones of all ages, all traditions.Bedouin: I wish to be the richest person in the world.Prophet: Be content and you will be the richest person in the world.on similar note Buddha's saying as appearing in Dhammapada, "contentment is the greatest wealth."Bedouin: I would like to be the most learned of people.Prophet: Fear God with Holy Fear and you will be the most learned of people.similarly Proverbs 1:7 declares, "The holy fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge (gnosis) …" Bedouin: I would like to be t...
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| That the mystic desires | wine of mystic |
| 2008-04-25 12:30:00 |
The mystic desires what Omar Khayyam calls wine; the wine of Christ, after drinking which, no one will ever thirst.- Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat KhanCommentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are many ideas which intoxicate man, many feelings there are which act upon the soul as wine, but there is no stronger wine than the wine of selflessness. It is a might and it is a pride that no worldly rank can give. To become something is a limitation, whatever one may become. Even if a person were to be called the king of the world, he would still not be emperor of the universe. If he were the master of earth, he would still be the slave of Heaven. It is the person who is no one, who is no one and yet all. The Sufi, therefore,...
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| devotee's heart chakra | meditative quranic verses |
| 2008-04-24 01:06:06 |
1.Allatheena itha thukira Allahu wajilat quloobuhum waalssabireena AAala ma asabahum waalmuqeemee alssalati wamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoonaThe devotees are the ones whose heart chakra (*) resonates whenever God is mentioned and are patient with anything that comes to them, and those who keep up prayer and from the provisions given to them, they give to charity.- The Quran 22:352.a Sheikh was asked: "What is Sufism?"He said: "To feel joy in the heart when sorrow appears."compare with the above verse where it says, "... are patient with anything that comes to them""to feel joy in heart when sorrow appears" has many dimensions around its explanation, but one of which can be explained by the quality of certitude and reliability upon Beloved to the extent that even when sorrow arrives, the lover ...
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| Entering the Rose with Rumi |
| 2008-04-22 14:55:51 |
There is a secret path to the heartwinding through a rose,where deep betweenthe layers of roseness,a lover can find the wayto the embedded clues of the truth,hidden there by the warriors of love.There is no battle cry, no army,no weapons, no flag to carry,for the wayfarer must enterthe deep jungle of fragranceand alluring silken beautyto find the heart within the rose.Enter the rose with Rumi,and he will show you the way,spinning you around and dancingyou into laughter and wonder.The mystics know the way of the heartand guard the secrets well.No map exists, and no words can describethe alchemy of the journeythat turns you into light.Fall out of your well laid plans,and fall deeply into love.Love will meet you inside the rose,and you will awakenin the beauty ...
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| Meeting of Rumi and Shams | the famous question that started it all |
| 2008-04-22 14:30:00 |
One cold November morning, the wandering of the mysterious dervish Shams, who walked in a field of magnetism, brought him to the front of the Shekerjiler Hani (Inn of the Sugar Merchants) in Konya just as Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi was passing. Mevlana Jalaluddin sat majestically on his horse as his students scrambled to walk beside him and hold the stirrup. He had just completed his class at the College of Cotton Merchants.Shams leapt from the crowd, grasped the bridle of the horse and shouted, "O teacher of the Moslems, who was greater, Abu Yazid Bistami or Muhammad the Prophet?"Rumi felt the eyes of Shams looks past his own into the essence of his being, causing rivers of energy to flow within his body. "The Prophet Muhammad was greater," replied Rumi.Then Shams said, "Did not the Prophet...
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| seek the company of the dervishes and become one of them |
| 2008-04-21 13:46:55 |
1. Seek the company of the Dervishes If you are possessed of discernment, joined with knowledge - seek the company of the dervishes and become one with them. Love for the dervishes is the key which opens the door into Paradise. The dervish's garment is nothing but a patched robe, and he is not led astray by earthly desires and passions. - Fariduddin Attar.2. The MeekJesus Christ in the Beatitudes identified blessed ones as poor in spirit and meek, which basically is a precise archetypal description of sufi dervishes. During the time of the Prophet Muhammad, there were poor, wandering companions and lover of God who used to live at and near the Prophet's mosque. They were called Ahl e Suffa or People of the Shed / Porch, because to attain gnosis directly f...
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| new earth | new mother |
| 2008-04-21 00:39:36 |
1.new earth arises.comes forth a new mother.2.my soul asks,who gives birth to who?watch this koan:"is it the motherwho gives birth to a new child?or, is it the childwho gives birth to a new mother?"3.Jesus turns and asks Mother Mary,"Woman, what do I have to do with thee?" *(c) MysticSaint* John 2:4- dedicated to Naomi (pronounced as Newoma, the new mother). art collage | mysticsaint...
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| Diary blog from an (otherwise) ordinary day |
| 2008-04-20 20:39:02 |
1. When unconscious mistakes take us placesmy friend from Kansas sent me a home video sharing her space and landscape of US heartland. it came in a mini DV (smaller tape) format. i don't have a video camera but thought i could find someone who has. unfortunately i couldn't find one or a way to convert it to vcd / to computer. so i couldn't watch the content of the tape for months.to find a professional photo / video studio who might convert such tapes to vcd, i called few places but with no luck. on a sunday morning, about two weeks back (april 6), decided to go out to visit Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) temple at hollywood. the tape was in my bag and just the night before i was thinking i must find a place to convert this tape real soon so that i can send the original back. my friend ...
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| On My Way Home |
| 2008-04-19 18:39:03 |
Some days, I fly low over the surface of the earthwith the falcon’s eyewatching for any movement of God.Some days, I fly as near to the sun as my soulwill carry mewithout scorching my eyes.Some nights, I hover like the hummingbirdnear the moon hoping tosip the sweetness of the light.Some nights, I land on the shouldersof the great onesand become a listening heartto catch the tears and laughter and prayersof other hearts.Some nights, I see how many starsI can touch and kissto bless them for their guiding light.Some nights, I carry a chalice of loveand invisibly anoint every precious personwith the sacred oil of dewgathered from the tears of Godthat have fallen on the night blooming flowersin the garden of my heart.Some nights, I call out the arms of Godthat reach around the world,and I se...
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| The Content of Emptiness |
| 2008-04-19 12:56:58 |
What is this “emptiness” that some religious teachings indicate to be a desirable human state? Does it mean that one should empty himself or herself of every inner thought and perception, to reduce the person, body, mind and spirit, to absolute nothingness? This is a very deep question.It is not hard to conclude that this at least means emptiness of and towards all material possessions. This is a form of material detachment. The sincere believer will strive to this end, letting go of the desire for such possessions and contenting himself or herself with only the bare essentials for life. Describing Baha’u’llah, the founder/prophet of the Baha’i Faith. It is written: “ ‘I, myself with two others lived in a room which was devoid of furniture.’ Bahá'u'lláh entered it ...
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| A Heart Song for the Beloved | Naomi Stone |
| 2008-04-19 11:46:03 |
Lying here in the silent darkness,I am with my beloved,who lies quietly within me.We are resting in the peaceof the greatest love I have ever known.My heart is filled with a treasure,and a fortune beyond belief.I am a woman of words,yet, I feel helplessto describe the beautyof my beloved tonight.I feel reverence and gratitude.I am surrendered to loveand the beautiful wayslove touches me,tenderly cares for me,and gives me life.When I give myself to love,I see through love's eyes,speak with love's lips,touch with love's fingers,taste with love's tongue,and hear with love's ears.I let love breathe life into me,and I am adrift in a sea of union.I whisper, don't move,stay in this stillness with mefor a moment,I want to bask in the harborof your life within mine,and mine within yours.When I lift...
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| Ghazali's last |
| 2008-04-17 17:46:20 |
Imam Ghazali, one of the most celebrated mystic, saint, scholar and philosopher of Islamic world, woke up one early morning in December, in the year 1111 and as usual offered his prayers and then enquired what day it was. His younger brother, Ahmad Ghazali informed him about that particular day and date. He then asked to bring his white (burial) shroud, kissed it, placing himself properly and saying "Lord, I obey willingly", breathed his last.And underneath his head rest was found the following verses; composed by him, probably, during the night.Ghazali's LastSay to my friends, when they look upon me, deadWeeping for me and mourning me in sorrowDo not believe that this corpse you see is myselfIn the name of God, I tell you, it is not I,I am a spirit, and this is naught but fleshIt was my a...
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| Beauty Blessing | Remembering John O'Donohue |
| 2008-04-17 17:36:00 |
. indeed we are from the Eternal Landscape, andto that Landscape we returnto become part of .{ John O'Donohue, 1956-2008, and continuing forever }1.One of the most gifted mystic, philosopher and poet of our time, John O'Donohue, beginning of this year in January has passed behind the curtain of Eternity, to the Eternal Landscape which he was so fond of in his peaceful sleep on January 3, 2008.He has been rightly described as a man of the soul. His works will remain as scholarly meditation, synthesis of philosophy, soulful poetry and radiant source of spiritual wisdom for ages. The prestigious Review of Metaphysics commended him for "breaking new ground in our thinking about consciousness… (with) a richer and deeper notion of Personhood." John is beloved for his book Anam Cara - Gaelic fo...
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| Inner Light, Nur | what is it? who sees it and how? |
| 2008-04-14 18:14:00 |
One of my dear heart friend passed this question to me to ask sufi teacher(s) I know:what is Nur or Inner Light?who sees it, and how?I had the opportunity to ask this question to Hakima, a sufi teacher and healer from the Shadhiliyya Sufi Order. The following writeup is based on a conversation and Hakima's answer on the topic.What is Inner Light | The inner light has to do with walking (spiritual journey to know God) and what one need. Inner Light can have different manifestations. There can be light which is almost blinding, pure bright light and then there is also perceived light.In group work in the sufi university (1), while taking turn in sharing, 'seeing' light is also used as an exercise in feeling and being perceptive.So if you actually begin to quiet yourself and tune-in, you begi...
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| The Great Pilgrimage | where the lovers meet |
| 2008-04-13 01:59:00 |
"... in this station he makes his final sajda at the door of the sacred mosque and from this sajda he does not lift up his head again because there is no head to lift up ..."In teaching the Great Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj Al-Akbar), sufi guide Sidi Muhammad al-Jamal ar-Rifai, may God be pleased with him, uses the legendary love story of Layla and Majnun to teach the inner realities.Following is an excerpt from his teaching:The Great Pilgrimage – where the lovers meet at the door of the sacred mosque and reunite in the still center after turning and turning and turning around the throne of the Most High.Majnun meets Laila in the course of his journey around the holy house. She has always been with him, but only in this station, in the midst of his unveiling, do...
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| the enwrapped secret |
| 2008-04-12 00:05:41 |
Ya ayyuha al muddaththiru *Qum faanthir!Warabbaka fakabbir,Wathiyabaka fatahhir,Wa alrrujza faohjur!O thou enwrapped in thy cloak,come out and awaken (others)!and thy Lord magnify,thy raiment purify.and impurities do shun!- The Quran, Al-Muddaththir: 74:1-5* Muddaththir is also one of the titles of the Holy Prophet, may Divine peace be with his noble soul. Other than the literal translation of "the cloaked one" it also esoterically translate as, "O thou hidden secret".The inner pilgrim wraps himself in the light of the holy spirit, transforming his material shape into the inner essence, and circumbulating the shrine of the heart, inwardly reciting the name of God. He moves in circles because the path of the essence is not straight but circular. Its end is ...
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| Einstein on oneness |
| 2008-04-11 01:42:34 |
"our separation from each other is an optical illusion of consciousness"- Albert Einstein[>] also watch a very thoughtful video presentation titled: Everything is Energy[>] You are Oneness by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, mystic and visionary of oneness[>] from realization of oneness to next step: Love Without Boundaries...
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| oneness & the heart of the world | meeting of two mystical traditions |
| 2008-04-10 20:53:52 |
Two contemporary mystics of our time, Father Thomas Keating from Christian contemplative tradition and Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee from Sufi tradition are coming together to explore the onenesss that is at the heart of all spiritual traditions, and the contribution it can make at this present time of global transition.The event marking the unique meeting is coming up in the format of a evening talk and one-day seminar at Boulder, Colorado on May 2nd and 3rd, 2008.[>] To know details of the event and registration pls visit here.[>] also check the event brochure here (pdf)“A new light is awakening at the heart of the world, at the core of creation, which contains the potential for a whole new revelation of the divine and a new way of living in relation to the whole of life. We are needed now - ...
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| oneness and secret of becoming holy |
| 2008-04-10 16:51:30 |
penetrate distractions of foregroundto gaze upon the cosmic background.gaze like the penetrating gaze ofAdi Da Samraj and awaken to unity.to become the complete human beingis to realize oneness.becoming whole is becoming holy.when myriad individualunites with the universal,uniqueness of moments comeface to face with the eternity,then you knowyou are also a cosmic dustin this indivisible space of conscious Light.wholly conscious,become that holy.(c) MysticSaint+ image from photo of contemporary spiritual teacher, Adi Da Samraj...
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| room with no windows |
| 2008-04-09 21:18:23 |
it didn't belong to time,or rather, time had no access inthis otherly sacred domain.there were no windows in the room,there were no time.or rather, time escaped fromits ever illusory play.two souls merged in sacredremembrance of themselves.inviting each otherin the arena of surrender and love.yes! in sync they whisperedinto each other's heart.yes! was how the universe answeredand how all else conspired.and in a moment,the room with no windows becamesacred heart of buddha under bodhi tree,the space where two hearts embracedbecame kaba's holy shrine.thus transformed the referenceof the room with no windowsto reference of sacred domains,and there everso it remains.(c) MysticSaintJuly 2007...
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| Quranic meditation on the expansion of inner heart |
| 2008-04-09 12:29:29 |
Bismillahir Rahmanir RahimIn remembrance of Divine, the Universally Merciful, the Singuarly Compassionate One. alam nashrah laka swadrak?Have We not expanded for you, your inner heart? The Quran 94:1(Royal Pronoun 'We' used in the Quran to identify the Divine, stands for the Divine Majesty and Royal Mystery of Being). faman yuridi ullahu an yahdiyahu yushrah swadrahu lil islam... For whomsoever the Divine guides in straight path, his or her inner heart is expanded to divine surrender ... 6:125. "Rabbi ushrah lee swadree""O my Lord! expand my heart for me" (prayer of Moses) ... 20:25+ the expansion of the inner heart, according to Quranic commentators is its illumination and its vastness for the reception of what is revealed unto it. in other world, the ...
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| human heart | the celestial book worth reading |
| 2008-04-08 13:30:37 |
1.every person we meet is a teacher, when we meet with the right intention and right attitude. every one can be a mouthpiece of the One Teacher Who only exists, Who only speaks.so i asked my new friend, "kindly tell me the names of your favorite books."and came the reply so full of wisdom: "The greatest, most profound and enchanting book you will ever read in your entire life ... is your own beautiful heart. Truly."i felt the spirit of Bodhidharma arriving like pure breeze through what he spoke hundreds years back carrying and transmitting the timeless wisdom of Buddha:direct pointing to the human heart;seeing the nature and become Buddha;not standing on letters;a separate transmission outside the scripture.indeed how fortuna...
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| Light is Generous | from Anam Cara |
| 2008-04-07 13:42:14 |
Light is Generous.If you have ever had occasion to be out early in the morning before the dawn breaks, you will have noticed that the darkest time of night is immediately before dawn. The darkness deepens and becomes more anonymous. If you had never been to the world and never known what a day was, you couldn't possibly imagine how the darkness breaks, how the mystery and colour of a new day arrives.Light is incredibly generous, but also gentle. When you attend to the way the dawn comes, you learn how light appear on the horizon; ever so deftly and gradually; they pull the mantle of darkness away from the world. Quietly, before you is the mystery of a new dawn, the new day. Emerson said: "No-one suspects the days to be gods."It is one of the tragedies o...
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| first there is dying, then union | such is the way of every seeker |
| 2008-04-06 02:13:16 |
some gnats come from the grassto speak with solomon."o solomon! you are the champion of the oppressedyou give justice to the little guys,and they don't get any littler than us.we are tiny metaphors for frailty.can you defend us?""who has mistreated you?""our complaint is with the wind?""well" says solomon"you have pretty voices you gnats,but remember a judge can not listen to just one sidei must hear both litigates.""off course!" agree the gnats."summon the east wind" calls out solomon.and the wind arrives almost immediately.what happened to the gnat plaintiffs?GONE!such is the way of every seekerwho comes to complain at the high court!when the Presence arrives,where are the seekers?first there is dying,then union- like gna...
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