photo: Sunset Pond
Eva Rose Miller
Argentina, 2008
This is my first post on this blog...I am using this as a means to journal and record readings and activities...If one visits, note that the post may lengthen as the day progresses.
Toward the One,
the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, the Only Being
United with All the Illuminated Souls who form the embodiment of the Master,
The Spirit of Guidance.
Bismillah ar Rachman, ar Rahim!
I begin in the name of the One, who is Mercy and Compassion.
It was cold last night, but the down comforter, sleeping bag and words of my murshida kept me warm and brought me through the night in this little hut of a travel trailer I am calling "home" for the time being...It is only a place...truly Home is the abode of the Holy One, blessed be He, blessed be She...and I don't need a yellow brick road to find it...
The Horoscope I receive in my email each morning seemed to fit with some personal adjustments and caveats:
Aries Horoscope (Mar 21 - Apr 19) Your intensity is on the rise, yet you could feel moody and withdrawn today, making this a day of contradiction. You may be bothered by things that wouldn't necessarily bug you on another day. Additionally, you may be annoyed at yourself because you don't want to confront the source of the current irritation. Nevertheless, consciously facing an uncomfortable issue today is smarter than unconsciously losing your temper later in the week.
Intensity is a useful tool when I focus that compressed energy toward goals I wish to accomplish...
There is nothing wrong with moodiness...another useful tool...honestly acknowledging my true feelings can be the first step toward disengaging...loving detachment...
Withdrawing, going within might be the best way to dwell in serenity today...Meditation, prayer, communion with the Holy One, blessed be He, blessed be She...helps me look at personal issues...They are there within...closer than my jugular vein...I would rather confront what needs to be confronted there than externally where folks don't know the true desires of my heart and I am open to false judgement and undue criticism...
At the center of your being, you have the answer
You know who you are and you know what you want.
--Lao-tzu
What happens on the [external] may be a comedy, a tragedy or a love story, but always on our inner stage there is a creative intelligence guiding us as we turn to it. Our intuition and inspiration are the urging of Spirit to be more of who we truly are. When we take our cues from what is within us we will find ourselves not just reacting to the play of life around us but also creating the scenes.
--from Science of Mind
One of the most common reasons we are so tied into making our parents, or others, happy, is that we were not properly mirrored when we were children. We were not honored as individuals in our own right, with a will and purpose of our own, to be determined by our own unfolding. As a result, we learned to look outside of ourselves for approval, support, and direction rather than look within. The good news is that the part of us that was not adequately nurtured is still there, inside us, like a seed that has not yet received the sunlight and moisture it needs to open and to allow its inner contents to unfurl. It is never too late to provide ourselves with what we need to awaken this inner being.
--from the DailyOM Daily Inspiration
No, it is never too late and what is more, we don't even have to "provide" it in the traditional sense...when we awaken to what is...and to who and what we authentically are, it is provided like the lilies of the field that Jesus spoke of.
Man forms his future by his actions. His every good or bad action spreads its vibrations and becomes known throughout the universe. The more spiritual a man is, the stronger and clearer are the vibrations of his actions, which spread over the world and weave his future. The universe is like a dome: it vibrates to that which you say in it, and echoes the same back to you. So also is the law of action: we reap what we sow.
from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_1.htm
...even those who have risen beyond karmic cause and effect are subject to the Universal Law of reciprocity...it is a Divinely allocated axiom...
in the humble opinion of one who still tosses dust and cries at the irritation...
Toward the One,
the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, the Only Being
United with All the Illuminated Souls who form the embodiment of the Master,
The Spirit of Guidance.
Bismillah ar Rachman, ar Rahim!
I begin in the name of the One, who is Mercy and Compassion.
It was cold last night, but the down comforter, sleeping bag and words of my murshida kept me warm and brought me through the night in this little hut of a travel trailer I am calling "home" for the time being...It is only a place...truly Home is the abode of the Holy One, blessed be He, blessed be She...and I don't need a yellow brick road to find it...
The Horoscope I receive in my email each morning seemed to fit with some personal adjustments and caveats:
Aries Horoscope (Mar 21 - Apr 19) Your intensity is on the rise, yet you could feel moody and withdrawn today, making this a day of contradiction. You may be bothered by things that wouldn't necessarily bug you on another day. Additionally, you may be annoyed at yourself because you don't want to confront the source of the current irritation. Nevertheless, consciously facing an uncomfortable issue today is smarter than unconsciously losing your temper later in the week.
Intensity is a useful tool when I focus that compressed energy toward goals I wish to accomplish...
There is nothing wrong with moodiness...another useful tool...honestly acknowledging my true feelings can be the first step toward disengaging...loving detachment...
Withdrawing, going within might be the best way to dwell in serenity today...Meditation, prayer, communion with the Holy One, blessed be He, blessed be She...helps me look at personal issues...They are there within...closer than my jugular vein...I would rather confront what needs to be confronted there than externally where folks don't know the true desires of my heart and I am open to false judgement and undue criticism...
At the center of your being, you have the answer
You know who you are and you know what you want.
--Lao-tzu
What happens on the [external] may be a comedy, a tragedy or a love story, but always on our inner stage there is a creative intelligence guiding us as we turn to it. Our intuition and inspiration are the urging of Spirit to be more of who we truly are. When we take our cues from what is within us we will find ourselves not just reacting to the play of life around us but also creating the scenes.
--from Science of Mind
One of the most common reasons we are so tied into making our parents, or others, happy, is that we were not properly mirrored when we were children. We were not honored as individuals in our own right, with a will and purpose of our own, to be determined by our own unfolding. As a result, we learned to look outside of ourselves for approval, support, and direction rather than look within. The good news is that the part of us that was not adequately nurtured is still there, inside us, like a seed that has not yet received the sunlight and moisture it needs to open and to allow its inner contents to unfurl. It is never too late to provide ourselves with what we need to awaken this inner being.
--from the DailyOM Daily Inspiration
No, it is never too late and what is more, we don't even have to "provide" it in the traditional sense...when we awaken to what is...and to who and what we authentically are, it is provided like the lilies of the field that Jesus spoke of.
Man forms his future by his actions. His every good or bad action spreads its vibrations and becomes known throughout the universe. The more spiritual a man is, the stronger and clearer are the vibrations of his actions, which spread over the world and weave his future. The universe is like a dome: it vibrates to that which you say in it, and echoes the same back to you. So also is the law of action: we reap what we sow.
from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_1.htm
...even those who have risen beyond karmic cause and effect are subject to the Universal Law of reciprocity...it is a Divinely allocated axiom...
in the humble opinion of one who still tosses dust and cries at the irritation...
RUMI - 2381 - poem
LOOK AT LOVE
how it tangles
with the one fallen in love
look at spirit
how it fuses with earth
giving it new life
why are you so busy
with this or that or good or bad
pay attention to how things blend
why talk about all
the known and the unknown
see how unknown merges into the known
why think separately
of this life and the next
when one is born from the last
look at your heart and tongue
one feels but deaf and dumb
the other speaks in words and signs
look at water and fire
earth and wind
enemies and friends all at once
the wolf and the lamb
the lion and the deer
far away yet together
look at the unity of this
spring and winter
manifested in the equinox
you too must mingle my friends
since the earth and the sky
are mingled just for you and me
be like sugarcane
sweet yet silent
don't get mixed up with bitter words
my beloved grows
right out of my own heart
how much more union can there be
ghazal number 2381,
translated March 9, 1992
by Nader Khalili.
ALA!!!
Hakima
LOOK AT LOVE
how it tangles
with the one fallen in love
look at spirit
how it fuses with earth
giving it new life
why are you so busy
with this or that or good or bad
pay attention to how things blend
why talk about all
the known and the unknown
see how unknown merges into the known
why think separately
of this life and the next
when one is born from the last
look at your heart and tongue
one feels but deaf and dumb
the other speaks in words and signs
look at water and fire
earth and wind
enemies and friends all at once
the wolf and the lamb
the lion and the deer
far away yet together
look at the unity of this
spring and winter
manifested in the equinox
you too must mingle my friends
since the earth and the sky
are mingled just for you and me
be like sugarcane
sweet yet silent
don't get mixed up with bitter words
my beloved grows
right out of my own heart
how much more union can there be
ghazal number 2381,
translated March 9, 1992
by Nader Khalili.
ALA!!!
Hakima
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