When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
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Rumi (via elige)
My meditation teacher sent this to me in an email to me one time when i was having a semester swallowed in depression. Meditation was one of the only things keeping me afloat, and I will never forget this poem. (via biscodeja-vu)
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When you know how to listen, everyone is the guru.
But I’m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy, trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.
The past existed in multitudinous ways. You only experience one probable past. By changing this past in your mind, now, in your present, you can change not only its nature but its effect, and not only upon yourself but others.
Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself - only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
nirvikalpa:
Ra says that all life must evolve through eight densities.
It was you and I, he says, who created this Universe. Those are our stars we dream on. We are the very same Infinite Intelligence that started it all way back when, and we are on a return path back to that selfsame Infinity — after…
Stop being who you were and become who you are.
torrid-wind:
Live fully in the present moment. no past, no future, just commit your consciousness being here NOW. Mediation and prayer (regardless of technique or belief system) are the best tools.
