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the cathedral of emptiness
Sometimes saying ‘yes’ to your heart’s longing for silence requires an unapologetic ‘no’ to the world with its ceaseless need to script your story. . The world will dissect your motives, analyze your...
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the transcendent silence of ‘I’
There is a silence which transcends sound and silence. If I am not speaking, then some might say I’m keeping silent. If I am thinking, then some would say my mind is not silent. Whether the voice is...
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unimaginable: unfurling unlit light
177 In the deep darkness of night – no slumber in sight – bum sits on cushion, eyelids draw down of their own accord, breath flows in breath flows out. Beat of heart, song of great silence. Out of...
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coming out : ‘fessing up
sitting, this early autumn dawn… already the tropical heat steams: low clouds are resting on the mango tops and on my head, thick after an airless night sitting, greeting, bowing to each whining...
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silence stillness simplicity serenity solitude
How wondrous that the words most intensely meaningful for me at present – in my mountain hermitage – all begin with the letter ‘s’. Aren’t these words delicious? Can’t you feel the way each one...
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words from my treasured teacher 1
I wanted to write, “words from my perfect master” – recalling the film by that title. But Krishnamurti would have balked at the “master” moniker, and thrown out the notion of perfection as well....
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hold them to your heart
they will tell you to never bow down before anyone they will tell you not to give away your “own” power they will pour scorn on your invocations and your prayers they will dismiss your open-hearted...
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silence is our real nature
This morning, a beautiful offering from Jean Klein – Silence. It’s another gem from my mother’s folder. You may be familiar with it – it’s somewhat of a classic, but if you’re like me you’ll never tire...
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the glory and the terror of it
The Path of Love is like a bridge of hair across a Chasm of Fire. The Realization that every act, every word, every thought of ours not only influences our environment but mysteriously forms an...
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trust the vast nobody lying behind you
The Teacher was asked repeatedly, ‘What is it to live in Awareness?’ Finally, reluctantly she spoke, For she observed, Few were willing To relinquish their cherishing Of the conditions for suffering....
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are you on fire?
Sages have often spoken of the necessity of bringing an urgency to our inquiry into the Real – as though we were literally on fire with earnestness. The insinuation is that many inquire from mere...
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keeping quiet : keeping still
Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth, let’s not speak in any language; let’s stop for one second, and not move our arms so much. … Continue...
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