Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Being Human


“The highest good is like water.
Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.
It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.
In dwelling, be close to the land.
In meditation, go deep in the heart.
In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.
In speech, be true. In ruling, be just.
In work, be competent. In action, watch the timing.
No fight : no blame.” Lao Tsu, Tao te Ching.


Being human is a great adventure, a heroic journey, a blockbuster movie like no other.
It’s a roller-coaster ride through joys and sorrows, good times and bad times, loving and losing.
It can be entertaining, terrifying, elevating, depressing, exciting and enlightening.
 Life as a human being provides education and experience to the soul in a series of thoughts, emotions and actions that form the struggle and the dance of awakening. 
Learning to stay grounded in one’s own being in the midst of the tumult of life is true wisdom.
To do this, one stills the mind and turns it towards its source. 
Seeking the source of the I-thought is the greatest of all yogas. 
This practice helps to heal the body, untangle the emotions and complete the ripening of the soul.

In the centre of your chest is a tiny flower-bud wherein God dwells in perfect splendour, effortlessly manifesting the entire universe.
When you turn your attention inwards in humble prayer, this bud blossoms and reveals the divine Light in all its perfect brilliance.
Here, the sacred flame of pure consciousness, purged of all limitations, shines forth as the One.
Offer yourself in total surrender to this fire that is the source and the substance of all that exists.

Salutations to that In-dweller, who grants the gift of immortality!
Sing the praises of the Lord of the Heart-cave who is being-consciousness-bliss!
Like a hailstone dissolving in the ocean, you will merge forever in His grace.
No more separation, no more fear, no more suffering-

only infinite bliss and deep, transcendent peace!


“He who dies before the body dies is immortal.
Being both alive and dead, neither life nor death affect him in any way.
Naturally, without effort, he lives the perfect life.” Bhagawan Ramana Maharishi



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