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cedar_groveFrom The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.
"To be certain, sharing a common beat does not mean that everything is the same, for things are infinite in how they differ. And faced with the richness of life, we can't value everything the same. But when we believe that only what we want holds the gold, when we find ourselves easily depressed by what we lack. Then we are pained by what we perceive as the difference between here and there, between what we have and what we need.
We still need to discern the ten thousand things we meet, but holding them to the light of our heart, we can say, "Not Two! Only One!" and realize there are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths."
As one currently walking path of rediscovery of the self, and of life, and experiencing the lows and the highs of it, I wrap six words around me as a blanket to comfort me when I stumble; six words that are my shield against crumbling under the stones and the arrows that are the pains and experiences of the journey – but not against the sorrows and joys of the experiences themselves. As a spiritual being I know that to embrace those things is to grow, to live, and to be an honest light in the darkness of fear.
I went looking, the other day, for pagan chants, I used to have a lot on cassette, but slowly over time they broke, or wore out, and I missed listening to them. With the wealth of material that can be found on the internet you'd think it would be easy to find some, but no… ended up resorting to YouTube, which doesn't work particularly well for me, but on which I found a particular chant that seems appropriate now… this one…
I've fallen into the trap of becoming depressed by what I feel I lack… and haven't we all, at times, made choices based on the perception that what we could have (or think we need) is bound to be better than what we already have… and what about those times when the choices we are faced with are no real choice at all…?
Happily, though my life is not always easy, I am beginning to be able to hold things up to my heart and see the connectedness of all things. There are no right, or wrong choices, just different ones… and each one will bring us new branches on our paths to meet ourselves in the end. I know that I'm not perfect – not by any stretch of the imagination – but it is a comfort to me to know that I'm loved, and that no matter the choices I make, I'm accepted for who I am and not judged for what I did or did not do; do or do not have.
…as I hope that I am with others…
To reach Accord,
just say, "Not Two!"
-Seng-ts'an
"To be certain, sharing a common beat does not mean that everything is the same, for things are infinite in how they differ. And faced with the richness of life, we can't value everything the same. But when we believe that only what we want holds the gold, when we find ourselves easily depressed by what we lack. Then we are pained by what we perceive as the difference between here and there, between what we have and what we need.
We still need to discern the ten thousand things we meet, but holding them to the light of our heart, we can say, "Not Two! Only One!" and realize there are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths."
As one currently walking path of rediscovery of the self, and of life, and experiencing the lows and the highs of it, I wrap six words around me as a blanket to comfort me when I stumble; six words that are my shield against crumbling under the stones and the arrows that are the pains and experiences of the journey – but not against the sorrows and joys of the experiences themselves. As a spiritual being I know that to embrace those things is to grow, to live, and to be an honest light in the darkness of fear.
I went looking, the other day, for pagan chants, I used to have a lot on cassette, but slowly over time they broke, or wore out, and I missed listening to them. With the wealth of material that can be found on the internet you'd think it would be easy to find some, but no… ended up resorting to YouTube, which doesn't work particularly well for me, but on which I found a particular chant that seems appropriate now… this one…
I've fallen into the trap of becoming depressed by what I feel I lack… and haven't we all, at times, made choices based on the perception that what we could have (or think we need) is bound to be better than what we already have… and what about those times when the choices we are faced with are no real choice at all…?
Happily, though my life is not always easy, I am beginning to be able to hold things up to my heart and see the connectedness of all things. There are no right, or wrong choices, just different ones… and each one will bring us new branches on our paths to meet ourselves in the end. I know that I'm not perfect – not by any stretch of the imagination – but it is a comfort to me to know that I'm loved, and that no matter the choices I make, I'm accepted for who I am and not judged for what I did or did not do; do or do not have.
…as I hope that I am with others…
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Date: 2011-01-23 03:41 pm (UTC)Anyway, I stopped by to make sure you knew about this: (the SBK mini Blog A Thon for Autralian Flood relief.) Hope you can stop by!
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