Thursday, October 2, 2014
Flower of the Day: 10/02/14
"The
first glimpse of God is a deep darkness. This darkness is the unknown
that inhabits you, and this encounter with God is a portal to this same
unknown part of you. What is unknown makes you fragile and vulnerable. A
profound meeting between a more superficial center and a much deeper
center of consciousness acts as a mirror that reflects the reality of
who you are on all levels. So if you are not mature enough for this
encounter with yourself, then you tend to run away from it."
Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
A Fathomless Foundation | October 2, 2014
Buddhism is fundamentally a path
of inquiry, a practice of looking at the mind’s tendency to cling, to
adhere to opinions, beliefs, memories, emotions, moods. This is a
remarkable foundation, because it’s fathomless. For as every moment
gives way to the next, we come face to face with an infinite freshness
of experience—a freshness that, if we have truly surrendered to the
practice, cannot be solidified into a doctrine.
- Noelle Oxenhandler, "Glass of Water, Bare Feet"
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