A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Via Rumi / FB:
This is how I would die
into the love I have for you:
As pieces of cloud
dissolve in sunlight. ~ Rumi
Flor do Dia - Flor del Día - Flower of the Day - 22/01/2015
“É verdade que a jornada espiritual é individual. É verdade que o
masculino e o feminino se encontram dentro de você, e que o encontro
entre o rio e o oceano é interno, porém, o mais poderoso instrumento de
realização dessa união interior é o que chamamos de relacionamentos.
Portanto, o maior desafio para o ser humano nesse atual estágio da
jornada evolutiva é aprender a se relacionar de forma pacífica e
amorosa. Essa deve ser sua principal prática espiritual.”
“Es verdad que el camino espiritual es individual. Es verdad que lo
masculino y lo femenino se encuentran dentro de ti, y que el encuentro
entre el río y el océano es interno, sin embargo, el instrumento más
poderoso para realizar esta unión interior es lo que llamamos
relaciones. Por lo tanto, el mayor desafío para el ser humano en esta
etapa actual del camino evolutivo es aprender a relacionarse en forma
pacífica y amorosa. Esta debe ser tu principal práctica espiritual.”
“It is true that the spiritual journey is an individual process. It’s true that the masculine and feminine unite within you, and that the merging of the river and ocean happens internally. However, the most powerful instrument for realizing this internal union is relationships. The greatest challenge for the human being at this current stage of evolution is to learn how to relate in a peaceful and loving way. This should be your main spiritual practice.”
“It is true that the spiritual journey is an individual process. It’s true that the masculine and feminine unite within you, and that the merging of the river and ocean happens internally. However, the most powerful instrument for realizing this internal union is relationships. The greatest challenge for the human being at this current stage of evolution is to learn how to relate in a peaceful and loving way. This should be your main spiritual practice.”
Via Daily Dharma
Giving Up Transcendent Teachings | January 22, 2015
Is Buddhism harmed by giving up claims that its teachings transcend
human time and space? I think not. In fact, I would claim that such a
view is more in accord with foundational buddhadharma than its
alternative.
- Rita Gross, "The Truth About Truth"
- Rita Gross, "The Truth About Truth"
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