Withdraw From The Noise...

 

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“Withdraw from the noise of the world, 

and you will hear the truth within.”

~Blessed Julia of Certaldo

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Beginner's Mind

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“In the beginner's mind there are many 

possibilities, but in the expert's mind 

there are few” Suzuki

The quote warns that seeing oneself as an expert 

breeds vanity and rigidity because one already knows, 

or thinks they know and understand, and believes 

they have the being, closing the mind and heart to 

new possibilities.

We each know and have experienced that 

the only moment is this one—right here, right now—

which, by the time we finish reading this post, 

is already gone. 

Then, we come into the new moment, right 

here and now. Each moment is a new beginning and 

can be approached with fresh eyes.

~J

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I Think...

 

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

I think that this transition 

in the conversation from bad impressions to love

is a photograph to us all. 

We really need each other. 

We are surrounded by life

and sleep, on a global scale. 

If, by being in contact online 

or even in person at

the Academy meetings, we can be present, 

then these are the finest impressions

that we can take in - 

the birth of the soul of a fellow student. 

And yes, this is surrounded by love 

in its truest form; 

that of one soul to another.

In Snow White, 

we have the example of the prince 

waking Snow White from her deep sleep. 

He wakes her with ‘love’s first kiss’, 

a moment when one soul can awaken another. 

In history this is known as the Immaculate Conception,

a miracle, 

and yet the ‘miracle’ is happening 

throughout the world 

due to the efforts of Mervyn and ourselves. 

We are becoming love.

~O

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