watching this unfolding
I'd like to meet:
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whomever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.Jalal ad-Din RumiBeloved Persian Poet
Music:
Cowboy Junkies, social distortion, stevie wonder, p j harvey, ricky lee jones, beatles, system of a down, frank sinatra, billie holiday, death cab for cutie, modest mouse, joan ozbourn, tom waits, whitestrips, arctic monkeys, elvis, van morrison, robert johnson, beethoven, bueno vista social club
Television:
Sayings of Sri Ananadamayi Ma - 2All creation is that. There is beauty in the birds and in the animals. They too eat and drink like us, mate and multiply; but there is this difference: we can realize our true nature, the Atman. Having been born as human beings, we must not waste this opportunity. At least for a few seconds every day, we must enquire as to who we are. It is no use taking a return ticket over and over again. From birth to death, and death to birth is samsara. But really we have no birth and death. We must realize that.Suffering is sent to remind you to turn your thoughts towards That which is real - to God who will give you solace.Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by these. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet and the more will your prayer increase from within. And when the time is ripe, you will gain mastery over this power.Whenever you possibly can, sustain the flow of a sacred Name. To repeat His name is to be in His presence. If you associate with the Supreme Friend, He will reveal His true being to you.
Heroes:
A. Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr., that woman that camped-out at george bush's ranch to protest the war.
