See fear, and you won't see love. See love, and you won't see fear. The vision of one world costs you the vision of the other.
~A Course in Miracles
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Moving Water
When you do things
from your soul,
you feel a river
moving in you,
a joy.
When actions come
from another section,
the feeling disappears
Don't let others lead you
They may be blind
or, worse, vultures.
Reach for the rope of God
And what is that?
Putting aside self-will.
Because of willfulness
people sit in jail,
the trapped bird's wings are tied,
fish sizzle in the skillet.
The anger of police is willfulness.
You've seen a magistrate
inflict visible punishment
Now see the invisible.
If you could leave your selfishness,
you would see how
you've been torturing your soul
We are born and live inside
black water in a well.
How could we know
what an open field of sunlight is?
Don't insist on going
where you think you want to go
Ask the way to the spring.
Your living pieces
will form a harmony.
There is a moving palace
that floats in the air
with balconies and
clear water flowing through,
infinity everywhere,
yet contained under a single tent.
From The Soul of Rumi. Jelalludin Rumi. Translated by Coleman Barks.
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Last night while doing a little reading before going to sleep, I read something that got my attention and I have been giving it some thought...I think I agree with this:
It is not our experiences that mold and shape up, but whatever exerts the most power over us.
I always thought it was more about the experiences that made us into the person we are, but really, it is about what exerts the most power over us. Think about it, and see if you agree.
