Wednesday, November 30, 2005

 

The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule as I learned it as a child, states,

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

or

Treat others as you would have them treat you.


Mathematically, logically and ethically you can show that the above statements are equivalent to the following:

See everyone as yourself.


Which is the ultimate doctrine of non-duality.

So I find it amusing that that which is true for all time, and all places, and to all beings, is expressed in seemingly different ways.

You might notice that the above statements are equivalent to:

See God In Each Other

or

Tat Twam Asi


Neat, isn't it?

Monday, November 28, 2005

 

If I Really See You

For more than 12 years I have been contemplating these words of Rumi, given to me by my friend and Tai Chi instructor Dean Vusikas.

If I really see you,

I will laugh out loud
Or fall silent
Or explode into a thousand pieces

And if I don't
I will be caught in the stone and cement of my own prison.

I was contemplating them again over the course of the Thanksgiving Weekend.

The first line always pierces my heart, it addresses you, the reader, and refers to that type of seeing that goes beyond all limited perceptions, seeing the divine within you.

The next 3 lines talk about the wide variety of experiences that result from this seeing without limitations.

Rereading the last line, it struck me that no one can free us from our prison, because to attempt to do so, would mean that our prison was real to someone else besides us. A real teacher, will show us that we created our own prison. Once we realize that we created it, we have a choice, and once we have a choice, the prison ceases to exist.

P.S. I've never found the book that those words come from, if you know the name of the book, let me know.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

 

Blessed are we

From a bookmark given to me by a friend:

Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused.

Monday, November 21, 2005

 

I reject your reality (inspired by t-shirt seen on MythBusters)

I reject your reality in which my happiness and joy are dependant on certain conditions.
And substitute my own in which the world is nothing but a hall or mirrors in which I see my smiling face reflected back.

Friday, November 18, 2005

 

Teacher and student

The student asks the teacher:
How can I be a great student?
The teacher replies:
Be a great student.

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