MAYA

I am not here
no matter how it looks
I was never here
my flesh is no evidence
of my presence
past or future
it is clear
I never was
nor will I be.

Krishnamurti Words of Wisdom

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Fear not the fear!

THE CLEAR & SIMPLE WAY
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The good news is you do not have to have courage. The false self has no courage. It has nothing of its own, not even itself. The false self is like a mirage on the desert. How can a mirage claim that it has anything? The mirage claims it is an oasis; and it is nothing.

We are all walking across the desert towards a mirage that doesn’t exist. Aren’t you tired of being alone on the desert?

The angels whisper to you, Give up. Surrender. Stop. Fall to your knees. Tell yourself the truth. See through the lies you tell yourself.

Stop pretending you have courage. Stop pretending you are not afraid. Be as afraid as you are. Fear not the fear! Fear has no power over you. Fear has no power!

Be as afraid as you are. The false self is afraid that you will see it is not real. That you will see through it.

See through it! See through the mirage. The false self is not an oasis. It is a mere mirage. It doesn’t exist.

The false self is trembling even now, even as you read these words. The false self does not want you to know the truth. It does not want you to know Truth!

Truth does not require that you have courage. Truth has all the courage you need.

Spiritual Shamanism

"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: "When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?" -Gabrielle Roth

Do good, feel good.

Try this. Not really as an exercise in doing good, but as an exercise in awareness -- which our school is all about -- being aware. When you find yourself complaining (in your mind) about a situation you are in, a place you are, anything at all -- ask yourself, how can I improve this? Can I say something kind? Can I just keep my mouth shut? (sometimes that is the kindest thing :)  Can I do some actual physical work to make things better? So -- basically the question is: Can I leave the place or situation better than I found it?

I tried this today. I was in a public restroom and when I walked in I saw someone had thrown a pile of paper towels on the floor. Thoughts went through my head, like -- This looks terrible! I should tell someone in charge who can pick these up!! Then I thought, why don't I just pick them up and throw them away myself? And so I did. It took me a couple of minutes. And I felt good. I still feel good thinking about it.

When we Do good, we FEEL good. That's another cosmic law. So -- try it. You'll be glad you did!

Rainbow Light

A Perfect Rainbow

We see only part of life and so we miss the perfect wholeness, 
the perfect circle, and the Light.

NASA recently posted this photo of a rainbow taken from a helicopter. Most people see rainbows from the ground, which makes them look like an arch. But when you see a rainbow from the air, you can see it's actually a full circle.