The More One Understands...

 

Laura Brainard Raborn

The more one understands body types 

and the way their own machine operates, 

the less one tends to react to the feature. 

This of course is if one is working on oneself 

and has had moments of self-remembering. 

Mechanically, 

dominance will evoke willfulness, period. 

Even in small things, 

dominance makes a statement 

and willfulness says no, 

reacting without even thinking. 

If you catch the moment before you react 

(and one must be there to catch it) 

then you have a choice. 

~M

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I Realized This Week...

 

I realized this week 

how I am still being outrun 

by the will of the machine. 

But, this realization, in turn, 

has fueled my desire 

to let the will of the Soul come to play. 

I need to allow for the will of the Soul, 

which I can see, 

it just wants to feed in the world. 

When I am in the presence of others, 

my soul wants to see, it is like, 

it wants to be 'spent' by sharing itself with others. 

Realizations become like a north star 

that can guide us.

~T

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The Dignity...

 

Marc Chagall

Floating in the Blue of Love

The dignity of the artist 

lies in his duty of keeping awake 

the sense of wonder in the world. 

In this long vigil 

he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; 

but in this long vigil 

he is also himself striving against 

a continual tendency to sleep. 

 ~Marc Chagall

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Working in a School

 

Thirst - William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Sometimes, I forget that I am in a school and 

the teachings require a discipline that goes beyond 

reading the beautiful writing in the books; 

it must translate into practical understanding. 

Mervyn used to say, "Take the time to lift up a glass 

of water to your mouth in presence."  

We must relearn it all to be done in presence. 

Hence comes the question... 

what am I working on today?

~T

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Third Line Work...

Third line work 

is a natural progression for all students.

Just as we have the triad ‘knowledge, understanding, being,’ 

we have the triad of three lines of work. 

As we progress through the system 

and our knowledge becomes being, 

we see how important it is 

that we empty our cups 

and there seems to be no better way 

than through third line work.

~O

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The Creature...

 

The creature stops for a moment 

and can be softened and reassured 

that a new master is in the chamber, 

and then this connection, 

this beautiful and delicate thread, 

must be held gently by the soul 

and ridden like a newfound wild horse into this world. 

It is so important to eliminate them, 

or the machine will take them back. 

It is like opening a separate bank account for our soul 

and for others’ souls, 

ultimately for the "Bank of Heaven" 

and all its treasures. 

These realizations are the road back to heaven, 

our path, our destiny and our work.

~C

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Holy Third Force

 

The Virgen of The Rocks - Leonardo Da Vinci - National Gallery in London

"In The Virgin of The Rocks, all the figures: 

Mary, Jesus, the child John the Baptist, 

and of course the Angel are in a large cave that reflects 

the story in silent gestures and a beautiful and undeniable 

energy that glows and expands into the space they are all held in." 

~C

"And according to the scene in the background, their faces should 

be in shadow. But no! They are all shining! Lit from within, 

their inner world is protecting them and guiding them. 

A beacon. And Mary's robe, the golden cloth hints 

at a deeper sanctuary. Truly Holy & Sacred. 

The Angel's face is so beautiful. The light is golden 

in the cave, and it is everyone’s inner light 

which makes the leaves golden & glowing." 

~M

"To some, the setting may appear quite dark and gloomy, 

yet the artist Leonardo has used the symbols 

in such a perfect way to show us that their gathering 

is an invitation for the Holy Third Force 

“to join and dance, with them throughout a timeline, 

to create a perfect play of awakening. 

Each figure silently plays its part and 

communicates the desire throughout 

in this "Sanctuary”. 

 ~C

Fragments from the Sunday May 28th,

Global Academy Meeting Transcript

 

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