Everyone post some favorite quotes!

[moment]

So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing” — T.S. Eliot

[moment]

A reason does not matter. We crave stillness because, it is necessary to us.

[moment]

Another day of recognizing and reconciling the decrees of our true nature with the current of mundane affairs.

[manitou]

"It is a thing to be felt rather than to be intellectually grasped - and yet the Intellect may partially grasp it, when the illumination of the Spirit has raised it (the Intellect) to higher planes."  (Yogi Ramacharaka)

[moment]

16 minutes ago, manitou said:

"It is a thing to be felt rather than to be intellectually grasped - and yet the Intellect may partially grasp it, when the illumination of the Spirit has raised it (the Intellect) to higher planes."  (Yogi Ramacharaka)

Yogi Ramacharaka was my first real introduction to powerful meditations about fifty years ago. I had about ten of his books.  I will always have fond memories of him.

[silent thunder]

3 hours ago, manitou said:

"It is a thing to be felt rather than to be intellectually grasped - and yet the Intellect may partially grasp it, when the illumination of the Spirit has raised it (the Intellect) to higher planes."  (Yogi Ramacharaka)

Wow... the synchronicities are uncanny the last few days.

 

What you quoted here was shared with me, almost verbatum in an extended conversation yesterday with a long term friend.  What is so poignant about it is that, the friend who shared it, has always been a staunch materialist with no inklings of spirituality of any kind.  Then I log on and read your words echoing it... road markers of connection... everywhere. 

 

Thanks for sharing Manitou.

Edited December 14, 2019 by silent thunder

[moment]

There is much talk on this site of powers.  Of the many gifts you receive from your unfolding, powers are the least of them.

Edited December 31, 2019 by moment

[moment]

Relaxed grounding and balanced moderation, develops the instinct, that makes tracking your personal moving target possible.

Edited December 26, 2019 by moment

[liminal_luke]

You can recognize the people who live for others by the haunted look on the faces of the others.

 

-Katherine Whitehorn

[moment]

Today I am happy and I am dancing.  Probably naked.----self penned obituary of Emily Phillips

[moment]

There is a place, like no place on earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger. Some say, to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter. Which, luckily, I am----- Mad Hatter

[Earl Grey]

“When I'm working with jerks with no talent, I raise hell until I get what I want.” - Betty Hutton

[moment]

 

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

 

 ---------------------- Gautama Buddha, India, 563-483 BC

Edited December 31, 2019 by moment

[moment]

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zhang 1

1 The Essence of all things

2 Thru transformation creates life.

3 Below, it brings to life the five grains,

4 Above, it aligns the stars.

5 When flowing among the heaven and earth,

6 We call this the 'spiritual being'.

7 When stored up in the center of the bosom,

8 We call this the Sage.

 

zhang 2

1 Therefore, regarding 'Energy', it is:

2 Bright! as if ascending the sky;

3 Dark! as if entering into the abyss;

4 Disperse! as if existing in the ocean;

5 Present! as if existing in the self.

6 Therefore this Energy:

7 Cannot be stopped by force,

8 Yet can be pacified by Virtue,

9 Cannot be spoken by voice,

10 Yet can be embraced by the mind.

11 Reverently nurture it and do not let it go:

12 This is called 'developing Virtue'

13 When Virtue develops and wisdom emerges,

14 The myriad things will all be attained.

 

zhang 3

1 All forms of the Heart

2 Are naturally infused, naturally filled,

3 Naturally generated, naturally completed.

4 They can become lost, out of place

5 Due to sorrow, happiness,

6 joy, anger, desire, or profit-seeking.

7 If you are able to cast off sorrow, happiness,

8 joy, anger, desire and profit-seeking,

9 Your Heart will return to its natural flow

10 The natural emotion of the Heart

11 Is beneficial calmness and tranquility.

12 Do not vex it, do not disturb it

13 And harmony will naturally develop.

 

zhang 4

1 Clear! as though right by your side.

2 Vague! as though it will not be attained.

3 Indescribable! as though beyond the limitless.

4 The proof of this is not far off:

5 Daily we make use of its inner power.

6 The Way is what fills the body,

7 Yet people are unable to fix it in place.

8 It goes forth but does not return,

9 It comes back but does not stay.

10 Silent! none can hear its sound.

11 Present! it exists within the heart.

12 Obscure! we do not see its form.

13 Manifest! it arises with us.

14 Look at it and not see its form,

15 Listen to it and not hear its sound.

16 Yet there is a course to its accomplishments.

17 We call it the Way.

 

zhang 5

1 The Way has no fixed position;

2 In the cultivated Heart, it gracefully abides.

3 When the heart is calm and Energy aligned

4 The Way can thereby repose.

5 The Way is not distant from us;

6 When people attain it they are fruitful

7 The Way does not leave;

8 When people are in tune with it, they understand.

9 Thus it is present! as if you need but ask for it.

10 Remote! as if dissipated and is nowhere to be found.

11 The Way's sensation:

12 How can you be in tune with its sound?

13 Cultivate your Heart and you will resonate in tune.

14 The Way thereby can be attained

 

This is the first five zhangs of the Neiye (of 26 zhangs) It has been posted on TDB before over ten years ago.

Sean has it here in texts.  The Neiye is so important that it should be read over and over again by anyone who has an interest in the Tao.

[Taomeow]

The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel the warmth. -- African proverb

Edited January 4, 2020 by Taomeow

[SirPalomides]

I love Robert W Chambers' King in Yellow stories. The other stuff I've seen by him inclines me to agree with the assessment that he did not nurture his talent nearly as much as he could have.

Edited January 7, 2020 by SirPalomides

[moment]

Most of the Eastern traditions share common metaphysical principles; above all, the concepts of Non-duality and Universal Man can be traced in all authentic traditions of the East.-- Radpour

[Sramana]

 Good health to you. ... Peace on your hand and health to all who shake it.

 

                                         Old Irish blessing

[Daemon]

Saol fada agus breac-shláinte chugat.

 

☮️

 

[Sramana]

And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.

[moment]

Wisdom
of the
Great Round Mirror

First
A mirror will reflect absolutely any object which comes before its surface,
it will not refuse any object, all are equally accepted. 

Second
There exists no distinction between good and evil, big and small, beauty and ugliness for the mirror.
The mirror reflects things as mountains and oceans, in the same way it will reflect a tiny insect.
This is equality of acceptance, there exists no value judgment,
definition or concept, only the object is reflected.

Third
The mirror reflects the mountain as a mountain, and the ocean as an ocean,
it accepts things as they are without changing them.

Fourth
The mirror never keeps or sticks to a reflection after the object is removed.
It returns to its peaceful state ready to reflect anything that comes up,
not attached to anything.

[Taomeow]

I don't have a "bless you" for every "achoo."  -- Russian proverb

 

 

[Chainer]

It’s for her own good that the cat purrs... Irish proverb

[moment]

Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

[moment]

"When a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience leaves with money and the man with money leaves with experience." - Unknown