“Spiritually, you may come to some very wonderful places, but if they’re not complete and absolutely true, then eventually you’re going to outgrow them. It doesn’t feel good to leave them behind because that’s where you’re comfortable, and the new hasn’t been revealed yet. Then the misinterpretation that’s usually made is that you have fallen away from, rather than reached the limitation of, the realization that you had before, as wonderful as it was. When you mature, it’s time to leave earlier stages behind. It makes it much harder to leave if you say that you have fallen away from it rather than matured out of it. These are completely different interpretations. With one, you are trying to grasp or get back to what was before. With the other, you look back over your shoulder and bid it goodbye as a nice experience, realizing something more mature is coming.”
~ Adyashanti
'Mercy has a human heart. Pity a human face: And Love the human form divine, And Peace the human dress.' ~ William Blake. ________________________ "If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?" ~ Dogen ________________________ All of us human beings, need compassion and growth. My aspiration is to wake up, open my heart and touch yours.
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Leaving Well
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