 Interspiritual Meditation: Week 5 ~ Hindu Meditation
Loosen the load of sweetness I’m carrying, The sling-knot is biting into my shoulder This day has been so meaningless, I feel I can’t go on. When I was with my teacher, I heard a truth That hurt my heart like a blister. The tender pang of seeing Something I loved as an illusion. The flocks I tended are gone. I am a shepherd without even a memory Of what that means, climbing this mountain. I feel so lost. This was my inward way, until I came Into the presence of the Moon, this new knowledge Of how likenesses unite. Good friend, Everything is you. I see only God. Now the delightful forms and motions Are transparent. I look through them And see myself as the Absolute. And here’s the answer to the riddle of this dream: You leave, so that we two Can do One Dance. -Lalla, tr. Coleman Barks  Interspiritual Meditation - Christian Meditation
Week 4/7 Nada te turbe, nada te espante todo se pasa, Dios no se muda, la paciencia todo lo alcanza, quien a Dios tiene nada le falta solo Dios basta. Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things pass away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing; God alone suffices. -St. Teresa of Ávila  Interspiritual Meditation - Taoist Meditation
Week 3/7 Some say that my teaching is nonsense. Others call it lofty but impractical. But to those who have looked inside themselves, this nonsense makes perfect sense. And to those who put it into practice, this loftiness has roots that go deep. I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and in thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world. -Tao Te Ching, tr. Stephen Mitchell, chapter 67 (Image courtesy of Wikipedia.org) |
About this blogDeepening the understanding, practice and importance of spiritual guidance-companionship across traditions. 
Archives
May 2023
Categories
All
|
RSS Feed