Obstacle (#667)

27 01 2012

1. “The thought of an obstacle is itself the greatest obstacle” – Sri Ramana Maharshi

2. TGT. Dark and foggy this morning. Remembering it is enough…

3. gr.  Dark and foggy this morning. I am here.

4. Seeing the previous entry reminds that Sri Raman Maharshi also noted two paths that go to the same place. One is surrendering to “self” as he calls it (not the way we usually think of “self”) and the other is surrendering to God. In this case it is the mind that is surrendering.

5-6. F. I consider …Who am I and what am I doing

7. F. Re-evaluating today’s progress.





Walking with God (# 666)

9 01 2012

1. Having visited the Martin Luther King Monument and the Frederick Douglas House in Washington, DC, over the weekend, one thing that struck me about both men is that in articulating the injustices to their “own people”, they expanded that to include larger spheres of oppressed people. This also seems to be true of Ghandi, Bishop Tutu and Nelson Mandela.

2. Lying in bed pondering non-duality and Christianity,  I think about the metaphor of walking with God.  Maybe this is a kind of practice or entry point to nonduality in that the intimacy can begin to help u merge with Being. I decide this is easier done in the woods possibly because there are fewer distractions, possibly because of the beauty, possibly because it is easier ti understand being part of that then seeing the busyness of the streets as Being. In any case the old Gospel hymn enters my consciousness and I can here the deep bases of the old men’s Bible class belting out their harmonies on a Sunday morning long ago:

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

And then the song/hymn/prayer/vow sung by Mario Lanza in the Student Prince movie:

I’ll walk with god
From this day on
His helping hand I’ll lean upon
This is my prayer my humble plea
May the lord be ever with me

3. Heard today at meditation in SL:

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another

-Thomas Merton

4. and:

We are already one. But we imagine that we are not. And what we have to recover is our original unity. What we have to be is what we are.

Thomas Merton





No Space for Feeling of Pain (# 665)

29 12 2011

1. The photographer/filmaker Benoy K. Behl quotes an inscription at Ajanta as: “The joy of giving filled him so much that it left no space for the feeling of pain” (http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2121/stories/20041022000406400.htm)

2. TGT. Beautiful, wold, windy day for visit to Rubin Museum today.

3. Gr. Yes.





Christmas Day (# 664)

25 12 2011

1. TGT. Quiet Day. Daylight but overcast and chilly. Dreams last night indicating I am trying to get the handle on new projects.

2. Gr. Blessed with health.





Mittwoch (# 663)

21 12 2011

1. Gr. Yes. Mozart Clarinet and Oboe Concertos

2. F. Feeling stress and remembering to stop in midday. Have got bogged down in a large job.

3. TGT. A rainy day outside (I think) to remember it is enough to be alive

4. F.Taking Stock. need more music

5. F. Finished first project for today…on to second





Faith (# 662)

21 12 2011

1. Thich Nhat Hanh writes to put one’s faith in practice not ideas. Even ideas about God change, practice is constant. Interesting!

2. Gr. Beginning to feel better. Still have maintained a new peace from the illness which reminded me how fragile are our bodies. Good to remember to appreciate this moment.





Sick (#661)

18 12 2011

1. I am sick. Last night the pain was severe and I was feverish. Chaotic dreams if I was fully asleep for most of the nights. Suddenly the chaos stopped and a bright light with a blue two-dimensional Buddha appeared and I knew I was over the worst. Still I am not fully back. In a later dream I was traveling to the airport on a bus. When I got to the airport I realized I had left my backs on the bus.

2. I was reminded how good health can be taken for granted.

3. Gr. I am getting better.





Pink Patches (#660)

14 12 2011

1. TGT. The sky was a pale blue with patches of pink everywhere giving a pink glow to everything this morning reminding me to remember.

2. Gr. Coming to an end of a road with the promise of a little rest.

3. F. Stopping to look at what I am doing. Finding myself going in three separate directions. Not a good way to go. One at a time.

4. F. Resting and looking. Noticing I am expending energy worrying.. in the background.





Musing (#659)

12 12 2011

1. TGT. Cold dark evening. End of a weekend. A quiet moment before going to bed to rest for the week.

2. Gr. Another beautiful day to be alive.

3. A note from the Kali book mentioned previously. “When a spiritual aspirant has formed a special relationship with Kali…her presence fulfills a person’s being at all times.” (p.70). The writer goes on to note that this relationship with God is similar to all other religions. It is a wonderful feeling when one becomes one with the holy spirit.





Tuesday Evening (#658)

7 12 2011

1. TGT. Rainy night to remember…

2. Gr. Today I learned about the Ramayana at Candi Loro Jonggrang! What a gift!








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