The Great Way is not difficult
for those who have no preferences.
When love and hate are both absent
everything becomes clear and undisguised.
Make the smallest distinction, however,
and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart.
Having this permission of “No matter what, I’m going to get better and so I’m going to look back and cringe on my earlier work” – I think this is really freeing.
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After meeting Shams, Rumi was transformed from a bookish, sober scholar to an impassioned seeker of truth and love.
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She is a lover of harmony and speaks so as to bring about harmony…
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Focusing gets under habitual mental, emotional or psychological processes and brings us to a deeper level…
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Links to good books, videos downloadable e-books and other good resources for Awkening
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Ilie Cioara describes the practice of “Self-knowing” using all-encompassing Attention.
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“The World Peace Game is serious. We’re learning how to take care of the world…”
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“There’s nothing wrong with what you’re going through. It’s very real, and it brings you closer to the truth”
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“How do you let yourself be that honest?”
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Solitude and Silence: “What a lovely surprise to discover how un-lonely being alone can be.”
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This sisterhood seems to be made both deeper and more complicated by the five year age gap between my Ladies…
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“…the answer is staring you in the face – if only you can see it”
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Night on the River by Chinese poet: Meng Hao-Jen
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“I used to be pushing and pushing to get ahead… but now I am like the Zen Warrior… It’s a completely calm existence…”
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“So – stand back and look at what it’s costing emotionally. Forget the money for the moment…”
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“The darker it gets, the more brightly the light shines”
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In anyone’s life, there are going to be times of not-knowing. That has to be OK…
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“His smile…I felt I was shown a glimpse of heaven on earth.”
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“I was angry… we were not going to be staying at a five-star-celebrity-filled-pleasure-factory-resort-spa…
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“…no difference between us except degrees…”
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