Friday, December 02, 2005
What now is the Noble Truth of Suffering?
Birth is suffering;
Decay is suffering;
Death is suffering;
Sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are suffering;
Not to get what one desires is suffering;
In short the five groups of existence are suffering.
-- Samyutta Nikaya
But where does joy and love fit in? Ephemeral stuff like gossamer wisps in the wind.
To settle for the mundane, the humdrum of a busy but empty life… There must be more.
To suffer -- to take away the sins of the world, to transform hatred, jealousy and violence into a loving, peaceful and tranquil soul.
Will the higher power nurture me in this quest? That is the promise…
So rare to feel the whispers of grace,
The gentle breath of God fluttering in my soul,
The stunning awareness of the Other.
Is it time to get back to communion? If only I could tolerate the church.
I must find my way back home.
The new arrival rejoined: the only thing that ever really lasts is
that which is reborn everyday; that evolves and is free.
There is a price for everything -- even caution.
The point is that if I close the door for protection from the wolf then my
soul mate may pass by and never see me.
Thoughts to ponder.
Rosalind 3:36 PM
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