Morning comes
As cool as a cucumber
As ordinary as a day
As sacred as a song
As calm as The Way
There is nothing to do
Just Be
In the stillness
Of morning stretching itself
Over the earth
Nothing to do
Just stretch in unison
With the morning
Let myself be enveloped
If something as vast and simple
As a morning
Can come without me
Then so can the day
All I must do is breathe
Until there is no breather
Only breath
Breathing me.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Response to Petra
Petra, I tried to write this as a comment, but it was too long, so the blogger wouldn't let me. So here it is as a post:
Petra, I appreciate that you so readily share your questions here in Your Open Classroom. This benefits other students also, who come here to read, even if they do not come to write.
You benefit most when you come out of "hiding" and are willing to share your confusion and questions, as well as insights and answers, here in the Open. Your OPEN Classroom.
I think you have found your answers as you wrote. This is part of the value of writing. There is a special energy that permeates this classroom. It is the energy of the angels, of Truth, of all students who come here, searching for answers.
Petra, I appreciate that you so readily share your questions here in Your Open Classroom. This benefits other students also, who come here to read, even if they do not come to write.
You benefit most when you come out of "hiding" and are willing to share your confusion and questions, as well as insights and answers, here in the Open. Your OPEN Classroom.
I think you have found your answers as you wrote. This is part of the value of writing. There is a special energy that permeates this classroom. It is the energy of the angels, of Truth, of all students who come here, searching for answers.
Friday, February 22, 2013
AWAKENING
Nothing is happening. Nothing ever happened. The world is a dream. Nothing is real, only this moment, right now. There is no past. There is no future to fear or even prepare for, even though we must prepare. Everything is happening now. Everything just is. It is not good or bad. Each past moment falls away like the skin of a snake and each moment I emerge new and fresh, untouched by anything that happened since the past is only a dream.
When the pain gets to be too great, AND we do nothing about the pain from the old ego self - when we do nothing to relieve the pain with our old ways, the old 'me' vanishes. The more we try to resolve/solve/dissolve the pain from our old ego nature, the more the pain grows. There must be a complete letting go, the realization that ‘I’ can do nothing; only then with this surrender can a higher force come in and do for us what we could not do for ourself.
Now is okay and always has been. Now is all that will ever be in the ‘future.' There is nothing to fear. There is nothing to regret. Fear and regret, panic and anxiety, depression and loneliness, are all tools, tricks, of the ego. They just do not exist if we do not accept them as real.
Everything in this world is temporary so there is no need to be in panic or fear. Everything changes. We make the mistake of thinking that the transient is real, forever, and permanent, and that causes pain. It is not real. The world is maya, a waterfall always changing before our very eyes, and our physical eyes do not see with spiritual sight, only the spiritual eye can see what is real, the ONE eye, the I.
When the pain gets to be too great, AND we do nothing about the pain from the old ego self - when we do nothing to relieve the pain with our old ways, the old 'me' vanishes. The more we try to resolve/solve/dissolve the pain from our old ego nature, the more the pain grows. There must be a complete letting go, the realization that ‘I’ can do nothing; only then with this surrender can a higher force come in and do for us what we could not do for ourself.
Now is okay and always has been. Now is all that will ever be in the ‘future.' There is nothing to fear. There is nothing to regret. Fear and regret, panic and anxiety, depression and loneliness, are all tools, tricks, of the ego. They just do not exist if we do not accept them as real.
Everything in this world is temporary so there is no need to be in panic or fear. Everything changes. We make the mistake of thinking that the transient is real, forever, and permanent, and that causes pain. It is not real. The world is maya, a waterfall always changing before our very eyes, and our physical eyes do not see with spiritual sight, only the spiritual eye can see what is real, the ONE eye, the I.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Light and Love for Mary Birdsong
Dearest Students,
I have sad news today, from our classmate,
Mary Birdsong. Here is what she wrote:
"My dear, sweet, daughter-in-law, Tiffany, was
killed in a car crash last Wednesday (Feb. 6th).
She was by herself driving on the narrow, curvy,
hilly, two-lane highway out to their house at
Beaver lake, and went left of center at one of
the curves and hit a pick-up truck head-on, and
was killed instantly. The driver of the other
pick-up was life-flighted to the hospital and
survived.
Please ask the students in our school to keep us
in their prayers, and yours as well, Indira.
I remember when I first read your comment in your
email that you could see the possibility
of me making a book about Kahlan and her grandmother
(me). And it gives me goose bumps as I write this, because
I am an even bigger part of Kahlan's life, now that
she has lost her mother. Kahlan is just a little
over a year old now. As you know, she was born
Christmas Day 2011.”
I have sad news today, from our classmate,
Mary Birdsong. Here is what she wrote:
"My dear, sweet, daughter-in-law, Tiffany, was
killed in a car crash last Wednesday (Feb. 6th).
She was by herself driving on the narrow, curvy,
hilly, two-lane highway out to their house at
Beaver lake, and went left of center at one of
the curves and hit a pick-up truck head-on, and
was killed instantly. The driver of the other
pick-up was life-flighted to the hospital and
survived.
Please ask the students in our school to keep us
in their prayers, and yours as well, Indira.
I remember when I first read your comment in your
email that you could see the possibility
of me making a book about Kahlan and her grandmother
(me). And it gives me goose bumps as I write this, because
I am an even bigger part of Kahlan's life, now that
she has lost her mother. Kahlan is just a little
over a year old now. As you know, she was born
Christmas Day 2011.”
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Meditation
I've been getting a lot out of the meditation daily messages. Thanks, Indira! I also like the idea of setting small goals towards a larger goal. It helps me to stay in today, instead of worrying so much about tomorrow.
I like to set my goals for the day, then, when I notice my mind going off into the future, it is easier to remind myself to just stay focused on my present task.
Sitting meditation helps me to see how much anxiety I have--that often I am staying busy because I am anxious, and this only increases the anxiety. It is not easy for me to sit, but it is a very useful practice. I don't so much like to watch my mind. Often my thoughts run away with me. But I am doing the sitting meditation anyway. Action by action. Step by step.
I like to set my goals for the day, then, when I notice my mind going off into the future, it is easier to remind myself to just stay focused on my present task.
Sitting meditation helps me to see how much anxiety I have--that often I am staying busy because I am anxious, and this only increases the anxiety. It is not easy for me to sit, but it is a very useful practice. I don't so much like to watch my mind. Often my thoughts run away with me. But I am doing the sitting meditation anyway. Action by action. Step by step.
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