I Have Verified...

 

I have verified in these past days

that the moments when I find it hardest to remain present 

is when I’m around good friends. 

Maybe it is 

that my machine tries 

to take back the space it used to have, 

and I really have a hard time being there.

~H

academyofeuropeanarts.com

The Idea Is...

 

Marc Chagall

The idea is that by self-observation, 

and through learning various laws, 

such as non-expression of negative emotions, 

we may slowly come into our essence. 

This process is important 

because the soul will not lie down 

with a machine that is in false personality. 

In addition, 

we may have developed a false centre of gravity too. 

These two aspects of the system and mechanics 

are very closely related. 

For the soul to become active 

and useful to the gods, 

essence is a necessity. 

~O

academyofeuropeanarts.com

Daniel Was Caste...

 

Daniel was caste into the Lion’s Den 

and it was sealed overnight.  

Here Rubins shows us 

the moment when the stone was pulled back  

by his friend the next morning.  

The beast’s eyes are dazzled by the light 

and we see Daniel giving thanks to God 

for his deliverance. 

In modern times 

I am sure you all 

at various times 

have had your Soul or inner world caste into the Pit, 

and you have survived.  

Sometimes I feel like this 

but have learned 

to make my Soul invisible to beasts.  

I suggest you do the same.

Love, Mervyn

academyofeuropeanarts.com

My Perspective Of Friction...

 

My perspective of friction is different now. 

I know it is fuel. 

Although my machine does not always like it, 

and I don’t know if that will ever change, 

my attitude towards the friction has changed 

in a more positive way.

Like Mervyn said, 

“Without the friction, 

we’d be on our bellies.”

~M

academyofeuropeanarts.com

The Life Of The Spirit...

 

The life of the spirit 

is to be found in comprehensiveness 

that is free from clinging 

and in appreciation that is free from entanglement. 

It is a life of positive freedom 

in which the spirit infuses itself into matter 

and shines through it 

without submitting 

to any curtailment of its own claims.

Meher Baba, Discourses

academyofeuropeanarts.com

The Inner Light...

 

The inner light actually comes from the soul;

it is already inside us.

The moment we can have free access to our soul, 

we will see that this light 

is coming to the fore to permeate our whole outer existence.

~Sri Chinmoy

academyofeuropeanarts.com

Mervyn Used To Say...

 

Mervyn used to say to me: 

‘Leave the machine behind’. 

It is only when we see 

how our mechanics take so much space, 

even in retrospect, 

that we can see how to actually prolong higher states. 

It comes with being and experience.

~O

academyofeuropeanarts.com

When We Are In Love...

 

H.J. Kennedy

When we are in love 

everything is new, 

so make everything new 

and we may be in love again.

~L

academyofeuropeanarts.com

I Must Create...

 

William Blake

“I must create a system, 

or be enslaved by another man's. 

I will not reason and compare: 

my business is to create.”

~William Blake

academyofeuropeanarts.com