Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Spirit Moved Us but We Didn't Fall Down

With apologies to the similar name of a poignant book , I had to entitle this entry that because we went to a Meditation Center last night named "Spirit Rock." We had never been to a meditation before, and this center has beginner meetings on monday nights, taught by renowned teachers.
So, we liked it. It's hard to say more, because it really is all inside us. But here is my favorite quote:
"Even
After
All this time
The sun never says to the earth,

"You owe
Me."

Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole
Sky."
— — شمس الدین محمد حافظ / Shams-al-Din Mohammad Hafez

The next morning when I went downstairs, I looked out the window and noticed the sun shining on the little bird feeder outside the window. I had never really noticed it before!

Pat

2 comments:

  1. If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness'.
    - Confucius

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  2. If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness'.
    - Confucius

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