We Must Attempt...

Elani Van der Merwe

We must attempt to form habits 

that correspond to our aim to awaken 

and abandon those that add to our sleep.

Each of us 

has sufficient knowledge to awaken 

and yet we need to be reminded of what we know. 

Because we easily forget our aims, 

we need to arrange our life 

in such a way 

that it is conducive to self- remembering. 

Familiarizing ourselves 

with the beauty in our surroundings 

requires effort 

and indicates the value we place in ourselves.

We do not have much time left 

to accomplish our aims, 

and we cannot afford 

to squander it on self-deceit.

~Aim Journal

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I Think It Was Epictetus...

 

I think it was Epictetus 

who said we can "never step in the stream 

in the same place twice." 

And so, we are always beginning again, 

gathering new inspiration 

(breath) from life and our Work. 

A brilliant reminder to keep it fresh, 

be open to the new vista, 

to appearances of the miraculous.

~J

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I Count Him Braver...

"I count him braver 

who overcomes his desires 

than him who conquers his enemies, 

for the hardest victory is over self."

~Aristotle

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In These Last Weeks...

 

 In these last weeks 

I have been focusing on the question of, 

"Level of Being". 

What exactly does it mean for me 

and my work and my work in the school 

and with other students? 

When I find myself a little stuck 

or wondering "what is next?", 

it is often better for me to stay in the moment 

(of course, beginning again 

and digesting a few things 

or trying to see what has brought me to this point).

~C

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Whatever Separates You...

 

Barbara Walker

Whatever separates you from the truth, 

throw it away, 

it will vanish anyhow. 

~ Yunus Emre

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A While Back...

A while back 

I was in great distress. 

I lit a candle and kneeled in front of Jesus,

looking into his eyes. 

Something happened. 

I was soothed. 

The pain was still in me, 

but I could handle it, bear it. 

I think about that often. 

It's a miracle of sorts, isn't it? 

I want to be open to that portal.

~M

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We Need...

 

Brenda

"We need, in love, to practice only this:

letting each other go.

For holding on comes easily;

we do not need to learn it."

~Rainer Maria Rilke

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The Heart Of Mary...

 

The heart of Mary -

 Jesus the soul.

Jesus, who shows us how to connect

 to the unfathomable one. 

We use the word "energy" a lot. 

I do - to describe 

many things and ideas that are invisible. 

Jesus as the great connector to the world of God, 

a world without end. 

Endless and undivided. 

The Love that connects beloved and lover 

is the most real way that can possibly understand 

and enter into His World.  

As students and seekers

 life teaches us how to love. 

And if I can't love, 

(then) how to accept 

and if I can't accept, 

how to see.

~J

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No Matter What...

 

No matter what happens,

or how it seems today,

life does go on,

and it will be better tomorrow.

~Maya Angelou

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My Love To Christ...

My love to Christ began as a child. 

I remember walking to church by myself to see him. 

His presence felt so sacred. 

Throughout my life, 

Christ has been a source of love 

and a mirror of what it is to be a lover and a beloved. 

When I see up, 

I become the child and the beloved. 

When I look at my peers, 

I have a chance to become the lover, 

but only with enough understanding of the higher. 

Now, the teachings of Christ are a source of joy, 

the good news as the gospel say it, 

and my heart rejoices in them.

~T

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