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04 Joseph Campbell quotes Guiraut de Borneilh, “So through the eyes love attains the heart, for the eyes are the scouts of the heart. And the eyes go reconnoitering for what it would please the heart to possess.” This not only has to do with romantic love, which is a mutuality of attraction brought aboutContinue reading “July 18, 2020”

02 It is possible to live from the center of knowing what to do in response to the situation as it arises, just as tennis players (etc.) respond spontaneously to situations as they develop on the court, knowing what to do, without knowing how they know. It is possible to live like we are playingContinue reading “July 19, 2020”

04 Schopenhauer said that when we look back over our life it seems as though everything fits together like a life-size jig saw puzzle, with all those chance meetings and events working together to create the harmonious whole that has us right here, right now. And he posits that the director, the choreographer, of theContinue reading “July 20, 2020”

03 When we do what is called for situation by situation, everything falls into place around that, and we find ourselves in the process of being ourselves in the day-to-day proceedings of our life. There is a problem. We want more than being who we are in the moment-to-moment transactions one day at a time.Continue reading “July 21, 2020”

03 Living from the center, aligned with the Source, in accord with our Original Nature, at one with our Energy, Spirit and Vitality, perfectly incarnating Balance and Harmony, Timing and Flow, we are at the top of our game, moving with the current of the Tao through the Eternal Now of Life and Being. IfContinue reading “July 22, 2020”

04 It takes taking some things on faith– believing they are so– in order to know that they are. The visible world is upheld and sustained by the invisible world. Death and rebirth are metaphors that transform the fact of life and enable us to live with facts we could not, otherwise, bear. Seeing pastContinue reading “July 23, 2020”

02 Silence is the origin of all that is. Before there was anything, there was silence. We return to the Source through the silence. How often do you sit quietly? For how long? The trick with sitting quietly is to be detached from the noise. Silence is the nosiest place on earth! Disengage. Peacefully coexist.Continue reading “July 24, 2020”

03 What are the forces of destabilization in your life? What are the forces of balance and harmony? What serves as your grounding foundation? What do you turn to when you have nowhere to turn? What keeps you going? The silence that connects us to the Source is always there. Both are always there. TheContinue reading “July 25, 2020”

03 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says the Lord to the prophet (Isaiah) “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her hard times are past…” “But do not under any circumstances say ‘Peace, Peace’ when there is no peace!” says the Lord to a different prophet (Jeremiah). The Bible says opposite things, top to bottomContinue reading “July 26, 2020”

02 We stand before the Cyclops in any one of his multitudinous manifestations and recite the mantra of the hopeless and forlorn throughout the ages: “Why take another step? What good do we think it will do? We are wasting our time! What’s the point of even showing up? Who cares? What difference will itContinue reading “July 28, 2020”

02 How do we know what is important? How do we decide what matters and what doesn’t? How do we know we are right? What makes us think we are? How often do we evaluate our evaluations? Against what do we check our plumb? The accuracy of our circle? The squareness of our square? WeContinue reading “July 29, 2020”

02 Scary times. Made scarier by the fact that we aren’t in control of what happens. But. What’s new about that is that we have lost access to our comforting illusions and ready escapes near at hand. We have never been in control of what happens. The best we have ever been able to hopeContinue reading “July 30, 2020”