2013/02/28
2013/02/27
Love simply is.
May all know inner peace 🙏
2013/02/25
Those who
want to know the truth
of the universe should practice
the four cardinal virtues. The first is
reverence for all life; this manifests
as unconditional love and
respect for oneself and
all other beings.
The second
is natural sincerity;
this manifests as honesty,
simplicity, and
faithfulness.
The third
is gentleness;
this manifests as kindness,
consideration for others,
and sensitivity to
spiritual truth.
The fourth
is supportiveness; this
manifests as service to others
without expectation
of reward.
The four virtues
are not an external dogma
but a part of your original nature.
When practiced, they give birth to
wisdom and evoke the five blessings:
health, wealth, happiness,
longevity, and peace.
From the
Hua Hu Ching
By LaoTsu
Translation Brian Brown
2013/02/21
We are love, we become it!
This is the state we are born into, look at baby, hold it, you can feel the love beaming from its entirety.
Love is not external, another may make us aware of our love but we need not receive it, rather open to it and enjoy the radiance of our source.
How to open to love?
Awareness and acceptance of all without judgement are bridges beyond perception and crossing back to our hearts.
Practicing is essential in the beginning to cultivate the seeds of forgiveness.
When they blossom we cannot know, yet when the season arises we will forget the Wintery nightmares and wallow in warm embrace of love!
2013/02/19
Dualistic
thinking is a sickness.
Religion is a distortion.
Materialism is cruel.
Blind spirituality
is unreal.
Chanting
is no more holy than
listening to the murmur of a stream,
counting prayer beads no more sacred
than simply breathing, religious
robes no more spiritual
than work clothes.
If you wish
to attain oneness with
the Tao, don't get caught up
in spiritual superficialities.
Instead, live a quiet and simple life,
free of ideas and
concepts.
Find
contentment in the practice
of undiscriminating virtue,
the only true power.
Giving to others
selflessly and anonymously,
radiating light throughout the world
and illuminating your own
darknesses, your virtue
becomes a sanctuary
for yourself and all
beings. This is
what is meant
by embodying
the Tao.
May all know inner peace 🙏
2013/02/18
2013/02/14
化胡經
44
This is
the nature of
the unenlightened mind:
The sense organs, which
are limited in scope and ability,
randomly gather information. This
partial information is arranged into
judgements, which are based on
previous judgements, which are
usually based on
someone else's
foolish ideas.
These false
concepts and ideas
are then stored in a highly
selective memory system.
Distortion upon distortion: the
mental energy flows constantly
through contorted and inappropriate
channels, and the more one uses
the mind, the more confused
one becomes.
To eliminate
the vexation of the mind,
it doesn't help to do something;
this only reinforces
the mechanics of
the mind.
Dissolving
the mind is instead
a matter of not-doing:
Simply avoid becoming attached
to what you see
and think.
Relinquish
the notion that
you are separate
from the all-knowing
mind of the universe.
Then you can recover your
original pure insight and
see through all
illusions.
Knowing nothing, you will be
aware of everything. Remember:
because clarity and enlightenment
are within your own nature, they are
regained without moving an inch.
from the Hua Hu Ching, by Brian Browne Walker
~
May all know inner peace 🙏
2013/02/13
化胡經
43
In ancient times,
people lived holistic lives.
They didn't overemphasize
the intellect, but integrated
mind, body, and spirit
in all things.
This allowed them to become
masters of knowledge rather
than victims of concepts.
If a new
invention appeared, they
looked for the troubles it might cause
as well as the shortcuts
it offered.
They
valued old ways
that had been proven effective,
and they valued new ways
if they could be proven
effective.
If you want
to stop being confused,
then emulate these ancient folk:
join your body, mind,
and spirit in all
you do.
Choose
food, clothing, and
shelter that accords with nature.
Rely on your own body for transportation.
Allow your work and your recreation
to be one and the
same.
Do exercise
that develops
your whole being
and not just your body.
Listen to music that bridges
the three spheres of your being.
Choose leaders for their virtue rather
than their wealth or power. Serve
others and cultivate yourself
simultaneously.
Understand
that true growth comes
from meeting and solving
the problems of life in a way
that is harmonizing to yourself
and to others. If you can
follow these simple old
ways, you will be
continually
renewed.
from the Hua Hu Ching, by Brian Browne Walker
~
May all know inner peace 🙏
2013/02/10
Is the mountain beyond, the holy grail?
The journey starts with a single step, yet how will it end?
Tell me friend, how will it end?
࿂
Each step a new beginning, each end, a life anew
My friend the grail you seek is in you hands,
Be joyous for goal is won and with each breath all eternity is blessed with peace and love.
2013/02/09
2013/02/08
化胡經
42
Nothing
in the realm of
thoughts or ideologies is absolute.
Lean on one for long, and it collapses.
Because of this, there is nothing
more futile and frustrating
than relying on
the mind.
To arrive
at the unshakable,
you must befriend the Tao.
To do this, quiet your thinking.
Stop analyzing, dividing, making
distinctions between one thing and
another. Simply see that you are
at the center of the universe, and
accept all things and beings as
parts of your infinite body.
When you perceive that
an act done to another
is done to yourself,
you've understood
the great
truth.
from the Hua Hu Ching, by Brian Browne Walker
~
May all know inner peace 🙏
2013/02/06
化胡經
41
Good and bad,
self and others,
life and death:
Why affirm these concepts?
Why deny them?
To do either is
to exercise the mind, and
the integral being knows that the
manipulations of the mind are
dreams, delusions, and
shadows.
Hold one idea, and
another competes with it.
Soon the two will be in conflict
with a third,and in time your life is
all chatter and contradiction.
Seek instead to keep
your mind undivided.
Dissolve all ideas
into the Tao.
from the Hua Hu Ching, by Brian Browne Walker
~
May all know inner peace 🙏
2013/02/05
May all know inner peace 🙏