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Yes, meditation in early morning upon arising is the best time because mind is then free of thoughts, cares etc.
“I embrace emerging experience.
I participate in discovery.
I am a butterfly.
I am not a butterfly collector.
I want the experience of the butterfly.”
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I participate in discovery.
I am a butterfly.
I am not a butterfly collector.
I want the experience of the butterfly.”
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“In order to understand what another person is saying, you must assume it is true and try to imagine what it might be true of.”
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“If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others.”
― The bowl of saki: Thoughts for daily contemplation from the sayings and teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan
― The bowl of saki: Thoughts for daily contemplation from the sayings and teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan
“Etymologically, a homestead is a home place, the focus of a story. And the word "home" derives from the ancient root for bed or couch, the place where we lie down to rest. The journey begins, then, in repose, unconsciousness, or sleep. We go out to awaken, hoping to return both wiser and more refreshed. The path soars outward, then bends back, inscribing its parabolic arc.”
― The Cincinnati Arch: Learning from Nature in the City
― The Cincinnati Arch: Learning from Nature in the City
“The Way It Is
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.
~ William Stafford ~”
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There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.
~ William Stafford ~”
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