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Month: May 2013
Ji-Hae Park: The violin, and my dark night of the soul
Human beings are always concerned about death – because we are not living
Do you think a leaf that falls to the ground is afraid of death? Do you think a bird lives in fear of dying? Continue reading
An incomparable spark of divinity
“…we do not need to bring our real self, our higher self, into existence. It is already there. It has always been there, yearning to be out. Continue reading
Equanimity
“That one is dear to me who runs not after the
pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not,
but lets things come and go as they happen. Continue reading
pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not,
but lets things come and go as they happen. Continue reading
Let go of it and let it run
“But you cannot understand life and its mysteries as long as you try to grasp it. Continue reading
Action and Contemplation
“The old dispute about the relative virtues of the active way and the contemplative way is a spurious one. We require both.
They are phases of a single rhythm like the pulsing of the heart, the in drawing and letting go of breath, the ebb and flow of the tides. So we go deep, deep inwards in meditation to consolidate our vital energy, and then, with greater love and wisdom, we come out into the family, the community, the world. Without action we lack opportunities for changing our old ways, and we increase our self-will rather than lessen it; without contemplation, we lack the strength to change and are blown away by our conditioning. “
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