In The Presence of God

William Blake - Oberon and Titania on a Lilythe

I was in the presence of God;

I was sent to earth;

My wings were taken;

My body entered matter;

My soul was caught by matter;

The earth sucked me down;

I came to rest.

I am inert;

Longing arises;

I gather my strength;

Will is born;

I receive and meditate;

I adore the Trinity;

I am in the presence of God.

-Rodney Collin

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Lending a Pen to Our Soul

 

Art Work by Kerin Galloway

"There is a private chamber in the soul

That knows a great secret

Of which no tongue can speak.

Your existence, O love my dear,

Has been sealed and marked

“Too sacred,” “too sacred” by the Beloved-

To ever end!"

~Hafiz

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Thoughts on Death

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For all its technological achievements, Western Society has

very little understanding of death, or what happens in or after death.

Death does not mean annihilation and loss. 

People die as unprepared for death as they are unprepared for life. 

They serve only the great machinery of nature and 

not the desires or wishes of the Gods. 

The subject of death and dying must be opened up. 

Appreciation for life often comes as knowledge of 

one's death emerges, then one is ravaged by regret. 

We are not condemned to go out empty-handed at death 

to meet the great unknown. 

We can begin to prepare for the experience now. 

Death is a mirror in which the whole experience of life is reflected. 

My greatest wish is to live and die without regret.

Mervyn Brady - 

Extract from email to his students dated Tuesday, Sept. 8th, 1998.

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Reach for Love, Always!

Remembering You Today and Always, Mervyn.

I think for Mervyn, 

Self Remembering was distilled to one clear aim:

Reach for Love (higher Love) always.

He reached straight into each of our hearts.

Reaching for Love requires a desire and courage

deep beyond our ordinary self, to the Real in us.

If we can be so bold to follow a true desire 

to the source, its origin is the Divine.

Reaching for Love is guaranteed to bring unbearable friction

and rip apart the tightly woven fabric of our ordinary lives.

But keep going anyway.

The Path of the Heart is self-correcting.

What we need to see will be revealed and

Divine guidance arrives when we are ready to listen.

Even in our most desperate hours,

how can we be lost or forgotten on the Path of the Heart?

With A Universe of Gratitude and Love to Our Teacher.

~ J

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Harmonizing Energy

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In this work, we do not force the energy.

We learn to listen to it,

guide it,

and harmonize with its movement.

Through a gentle [divided] attention,

breath,

and posture,

we open a space for the body and mind to reconnect.

We use this practice to return to ourselves, 

with presence, simplicity, and inner calm.

~G

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