ii. 3/3 Causal - becoming elders
One day as I was about to step on a dry leaf, I saw the leaf in the ultimate dimension. I saw that it was not really dead, but it was merging with the moist soil and preparing to appear on the tree the following spring in another form. I smiled at the leaf and said, “You are pretending.”
Thich Nhat Hanh • Beyond Birth and Death
Thich Nhat Hanh
9/17/20
Lion’s Roar
“Becoming fire means letting our passion for life and beauty ignite us in the world…. We are called to set the whole world on fire with our passion for God.”
-Christine Valters Paintner
Swap “God” for “Life.” Its the same. God inadvertently frames as an exterior motivator. Life is us, and everything around us. Its both inside and out, unifying.
To be born means from nothing you become something; from no one you become someone. But nothing can be born from nothing. A flower is born from soil, minerals, seeds, sunshine, rain, and many other things. Meditation reveals to us the no-birth of all things. Life is a continuation.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Beyond Birth and Death
Thich Nhat Hanh
9/17/20
Lion’s Roar
There are two dimensions to life, and we should be able to touch both. One is like a wave, and we call it the historical dimension
Beyond Birth and Death
Thich Nhat Hanh
9/17/20
Lion’s Roar
You might be wondering at this point what comes after Finding. The answer is exploring and simply being. In a very real sense, people go from seekers to Finders and then on to explorers. Simply being in existence is amazing, and there’s no shortage of it to explore
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On a spiritual path working with different modalities that move forward in simplicity (though it may appear to be complexity - like mahamudra) the next question or feeling is often “ok I’ve done this, so now what?”
The question, as you move forward, morphs into “ok, so now how?”
The question ‘what am I doing’ loses its pull and interest. “How am I being” becomes much more alive, and focuses on the individual as a vessel connected to the whole, and therefore allowing that whole to come through based on how the individual shows up.
my vow to support, strengthen, and awaken those devoted to the human spirit who are seeking how best to serve. May we be together in this exploration and recognition of who we are.
From Meg Wheatley
Canadian writer, Stephen Jenkinson, and for-most grief tender wrote:
"Perhaps the most radical act in a troubled time is to proceed as if you're needed."”
When creating an ofrenda (Day of the Dead altar), you can include items like: marigolds (cempasúchil), candles, sugar skulls, pan de muerto (Day of the Dead bread), a glass of water, family photos, papel picado (colorful tissue paper), incense, personal items of the deceased, and traditional Mexican food; all of which symbolize guiding the spirits ... See more
Building an ofrenda and staying connected to ancestors
Mystics are men and women, who, through mystical experiences are touched by the realization that down in the deep-down depths of things, God is welling up and giving Herself away in and as every breath and heartbeat. They taste that oneness, and in moments, when we taste that oneness, we’re like a momentary mystic.
—James Finley
—James Finley
Daily mystic
Breath as passage way to easing back or stepping forwards into infinite space and unity. Breathe in the gift of plants. Breathe out a gift back to them. Treat your body as the compost it will one day become.