The Merchants of My Temple

 

"Jesus went into the temple of God 
and drove out all those who bought 
and sold in the temple." 
Matthew 21:12

Meister Eckhart interprets 
Christ's expulsion of the merchants 
from the temple as a symbolic 
clearing out of all thought processes 
that distract from the soul:
 memory, 

understanding, 

will, 

perception, 

imagination, 

any object of our desires, 
and whatever it is in which you 

wish to find yourself.

This prompts me to ask: 
Who are the merchants in my temple?
And where am I still searching for myself? 

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May You Walk...

May you walk in the grace of mercy, 

where love finds you unconditionally.

Where compassion envelops your soul, 

where the weight of yesterday 

is lifted by the light of understanding.

May you enter through the doors of forgiveness, 

not as a burden, but as a release.

A release from everything that has bound your spirit,

a homecoming.

A reminder that nothing is really holding you back 

except what you refuse to let go of.

May your heart expand beyond the wounds, 

beyond regrets, 

beyond the echoes of the past.

Because you are not your mistakes, 

you are not your pain.

You are the one who rises, 

over and over again in love, 

in wisdom, in freedom.

So release renew and elevate.

That's right.

~ The Elixir

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When I Slow My Breath...

 

When I slow my breath down, 

including holding the breath 

on both the inhale and the exhale, 

my mind automatically slows down. 

While doing this I bring my prayer, 

whatever it is, to my heart. 

Slowing the breath down 

is a big boost to remembering myself.

~J

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The Difficulty...

 

"The difficulty is not so great

to die for a friend 

as to find a friend worth dying for."

~Homer

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In My First Years...

 

David Thomaston

In my first years in the School, 

I was actively studying the system, 

involving the Intellectual Center. 

And I thought I understood The Work. 

Lately as I study again the 48 laws, 

I begin to realize how important it is 

to become the Work in order to embody it. 

That helps me to balance the 4 centers. 

For that, intention is needed. 

This intention is an invitation to be Present 

which may lead to feed the Higher Centers. 

To be Present is to become the Work, 

always moving, always changing. 

Presence is what remains.

 ~C

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Constantly Pulling and Pushing ....

 

Oberon Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing -

William Blake 1789

We are constantly pulling and

pushing each other into the realm of the soul. 

The responsibility of my inner world is to raise

the hydrogens as high as possible wherever

I am and this is same for all of us.

This is how we can preserve the state of divinity

and the hydrogens that flow will keep us alive.  

~R

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Dream...

 

"Dream no small dreams

for they have no power 

to move the hearts of men."

~Johann Goethe

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