Silences
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Where the gifted among women (and men) have remained mute, or have never attained full capacity, it is because of circumstances, inner or outer, which oppose the needs of creation.
“The mercy of the West has been social revolution; the mercy of the East has been individual insight into the basic self/void. We need both. They are both contained in the traditional three aspects of the Dharma path: wisdom (prajna), meditation (dhyana), and morality (sila). Wisdom is intuitive knowledge of the mind of love and clarity that lies beneath one’s ego-driven anxieties and aggressions. Meditation is going into the mind to see this for yourself — over and over again, until it becomes the mind you live in. Morality is bringing it back out in the way you live, through personal example and responsible action, ultimately toward the true community (sangha) of “all beings.”
― Earth House Hold: Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries
― Earth House Hold: Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries
“It’s more than a bath; it’s a transformative experience. You’re searching for buoyancy in the soul, and spring in your step.”
― The Mood Book: Crystals, Oils, and Rituals to Elevate Your Spirit
― The Mood Book: Crystals, Oils, and Rituals to Elevate Your Spirit
“I believe in art the way other people believe in god. I say that because books and paintings and music and photography gave me an alternate world to inhabit when the one I was born into was a dead zone. I say it because if you, even inside whatever terror itches your skin, pick up a pen or a paintbrush, a camera or clay or a guitar, you already have what you are afraid to choose. Volition. It was already in you.”
― The Chronology of Water
― The Chronology of Water
“Your genius simply makes you a truly joyous human being. That is your higher purpose — to be radiant for no reason other than being alive.”
― The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose
― The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose
“What all of this means is that you can never be a victim of your DNA. Neither can you be a victim of fate. You can only be a victim of your attitude.”
― The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose
― The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose
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