Staring back from the abyss

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.Helen Schucman in A Course in Miracles

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Helen Schucman in A Course in Miracles

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We do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean “waves,” the universe “peoples.” Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe. This fact is rarely, if ever, experienced by most individuals. Even those who know it to be true in theory do not sense or feel it, but continue to be aware of themselves as isolated “egos” inside bags of skin. Alan Watts

We do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean “waves,” the universe “peoples.” Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe. This fact is rarely, if ever, experienced by most individuals. Even those who know it to be true in theory do not sense or feel it, but continue to be aware of themselves as isolated “egos” inside bags of skin.

Alan Watts

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No words, no thoughts, no stories. Let’s just walk and enjoy what is.

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Nance,

These moments are rare, precious, and fleeting. Let’s stay awake for as long as we can.

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“ Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering its a feather bed.

— Terence McKenna

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“ The way to maintain one’s connection to the wild is to ask yourself what it is that you want. This is the sorting of the seed from the dirt. One of the most important discriminations we can make in this matter is the difference between things that beckon to us and things that call from our souls.
Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the choice of mates and lovers. A lover cannot be chosen a la smorgasbord. A lover has to be chosen from soul-craving. To choose just because something mouthwatering stands before you will never satisfy the hunger of the soul-self. And that is what the intuition is for; it is the direct messenger of the soul.

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés (Women Who Run with the Wolves)

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For as long as space endures, for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too remain, to dispel the misery of the world.
May I be like a guard for those who are protector-less,A guide for those who journey on the road.For those who wish to go across the water,May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.
Shantideva - “The Way of the Bodhisattva”

For as long as space endures, for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too remain, to dispel the misery of the world.

May I be like a guard for those who are protector-less,
A guide for those who journey on the road.
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.

Shantideva - “The Way of the Bodhisattva”

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brittanyrose asked: Wow. So I saw you liked my entry on Attachment in correlation with Buddhism. And I just looked at your tumblr and am in awe of your posts. I'm not even remotely just saying that and typically don't always go to tumblr users ask boxes too frequently. I truly do enjoy learning about Buddhism and what it has to offer and your blogs is one of the first that really, truly caught my attention. Thank you.

Thank you! That means a lot. I’ve been thinking about taking my blog more seriously, writing more of my thoughts instead of just posting quotes and photos, and your message inspired me even more to do just that. By the way, I think it’s wonderful that you’re interested in Buddhism at your age. It’ll keep you from going crazy.

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Walking forward, sound of footsteps, crinkled leaves,

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There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life. — John Lennon

There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life. — John Lennon

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