More quotes from the Chapter on Meditation and Mindfulness<\/p>\n
When you want to lay yourself open for the divine<\/em> [I]f children were told from their birth:<\/em> Empty your mind of all thoughts.<\/em> To know Tao<\/em> God is not found in the soul by adding anything, but by a process of subtraction.<\/em> In the pursuit of knowledge,<\/em> If you think of yourself as something,<\/em> The recollection of God makes the heart calm.<\/em> Secretly we spoke,<\/em> Enjoy! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Blessings & Peace, More quotes from the Chapter on Meditation and Mindfulness When you want to lay yourself open for the divine like<\/p>\n
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like a snare that is hollowed out to its depth<\/em>
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like a canopy that projects a shadow<\/em>
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from the divine heat and light<\/em>
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into your soul,<\/em>
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then go into your inner place physically,<\/em>
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or to that story or symbol that reminds you of the sacred.<\/em>
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Close the door of your awareness to<\/em>
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the public person you think yourself to be.<\/em>
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Pray to the parent of creation, with your inner sense,<\/em>
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the outer senses turned within.<\/em>
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Veiling yourself, the mystery may be unveiled through you.<\/em>
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By opening yourself to the flow of the sacred,<\/em>
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somewhere, resounding in some inner form,<\/em>
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the swell of the divine ocean can move through you.<\/em>
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The breathing life of all reveals itself<\/em>
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in the way you live your life.<\/em>
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– Jesus, Matthew Ch 6, translated directly from the Aramaic<\/p>\n
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“You are eternal, you have a place in you that is full of wisdom, full of strength, full of blessedness,” this truth would become a power in their lives even when they grow up and other negative influences begin to prevail. . . . A wonderful beauty of appearance and of character comes to you.<\/em>
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– Swami Ashkananda<\/p>\n
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Let your heart be at peace.<\/em>
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Watch the turmoil of beings,<\/em>
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but contemplate their return.<\/em>
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Each separate being in the universe<\/em>
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returns to the common source.<\/em>
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Returning to the source is serenity.<\/em>
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– The Tao Te Ching<\/p>\n
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meditate<\/em>
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and still the mind.<\/em>
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Knowledge comes with perseverance. . . .<\/em>
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When enlightenment arrives<\/em>
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don’t talk too much about it;<\/em>
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just live it in your own way.<\/em>
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– Loy Ching Yuen<\/p>\n
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– Meister Eckhart<\/p>\n
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every day something is added.<\/em>
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In the practice of the Tao,<\/em>
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every day something is dropped . . .<\/em>
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True mastery can be gained<\/em>
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by letting things go their own way.<\/em>
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It can’t be gained by interfering.<\/em>
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If you want to be given everything,<\/em>
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give everything up . . .<\/em>
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If you open yourself to loss,<\/em>
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you are at one with loss<\/em>
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and you can accept it completely.<\/em>
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– Tao Te Ching<\/p>\n
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then God cannot clothe himself in you,<\/em>
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for God is infinite.<\/em>
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No vessel can contain God,<\/em>
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unless you think of yourself as Ayin . . .<\/em>
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Think of yourself as Ayin and forget yourself totally.<\/em>
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Then you can transcend time,<\/em>
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rising to the world of thought,<\/em>
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where all is equal:<\/em>
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life and death, ocean and dry land.<\/em>
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– The Kabbalah<\/p>\n
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– The Qur’an<\/p>\n
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that wise one and me.<\/em>
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I said, Tell me the secrets of the world.<\/em>
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He said, Sh . . . Let silence<\/em>
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Tell you the secrets of the world.<\/em>
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– Rumi<\/p>\n
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Hugo
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