Posts Tagged "acceptance"
Sorrow
by Linaji When sorrow comes, let us accept it simply, as a part of life. Let the heart be open to pain; let it be stretched by it. All the evidence we have says that this is the better way. An open heart never grows bitter. Or if it does, it cannot remain so. In the desolate hour, there is an outcry; a clenching of the hands upon emptiness; a burning pain of bereavement; a weary ache of loss. But...
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In a well-known teaching, the Buddha advised: Do not believe in what you have heard Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations; Do not believe in anything because it is rumored and spoken of by many; Do not believe merely because the written statement of some old sage is produced; Do not believe in conjectures; Do not believe merely in the authority of...
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Acceptance It doesn’t sound like a particularly exciting word to begin a book with, does it? Acceptance. In fact, it contains worlds. If you were to accept yourself completely and utterly, right now, your life would be utterly transformed in the blink of an eye. You would have nothing to worry about ever again. All of our human problems – the challenges of relationships, the concerns about...
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Feathers Dance by Aspects of MK At one time Stories The clinging Painful, defining So real, Then A letting go A painful memory Now ignored Their beauty shunned Denied Cowed from Their lightness mistaken For lead. Being made ready The master gathers them all Laying them out so carefully Given to your hand So lovingly You hold each one up to the light Their plumes bathed in Brilliance The exact...
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