Nature

Unfolding of hidden treasures while inwardly breath quakes

This untold sensation of revelation finer than the firing of synapses, finest spray of sparks illuminating being

My inner human tongue forms language like the earthworm the soil

I break open and speak the sounds of the cosmos to itself, standing face to face with a friend, a fellow worm

Money and the Joy and Spontaneity of Our Nature

The following statement expresses very simply what our physical existence is all about:

“We are born into flesh to materialize as best we can the great joy and spontaneity of our nature.”

(Spoken by Jane Roberts in 1973 and recorded by her husband for the Seth Book “The Nature of Personal Reality”.)

Our story ~

We found ourselves born into flesh: the first one-cell moved and lived.

Shape-shifting and flowing into ever-newer forms, spontaneous joy loving to BE!

Immensity of eons was our playground for changes without end leading us into living miracles.

Everything is Music – Rumi

Living As Buddha

“Master Linji tells us … If we search for something outside ourselves, we will never find it. The things we are looking for aren’t in these places. This message appears frequently in Master Linji’s teachings, but it is especially clear here. If we search for something outside ourselves, we will never find it. We have, within us, all the seeds of Buddhahood. The Buddha and the masters don’t belong to the past, the future, or another place. They are here with us in the present moment.

Understand Myself as a Key to Awakening

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Dear Friends,

Some of you may remember this post from the beginning of the year, however many new readers have joined Heartflow since then. One dear friend, Eleanor, mentioned how much she appreciates this post and that moved me to re-read it myself and to post it today again.

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When I can understand myself I have the key that will help me to understand the world. To understand myself I enter into an exploration of what it is that I understand unconditionally and unequivocally. I also want to be clear about what I mean when I say that I understand.

Put on Your Robe as a Free Person.

From The Record of Master Linji

Dear Friends,

The first part of this article consists of some short passages from a text by the Zen master Linji with my comments. The second part is Linji’s complete text. The passages that I comment on are the ones that caught my attention most strongly. Of course, as with any text from the sages, there are many pearls to be found throughout the text. My intention is to make this text more accessible for those readers who may not know of Linji.

This Love

Unconditional

Inexorable

Irresistible

It is.

A force more pervasive than the ether and more forceful than an avalanche

It is.

Just Sitting shikan-taza

Quiet the mind

I think let the thoughts subside

Thoughts I think come from the thinker

Letting Go…

Author Unknown – Original post here.

She let go of the fear.
She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.

Universal Religion

“If we practice religion properly, or genuinely, religion is not something outside but in our hearts. The essence of any religion is good heart. Sometimes I call love and compassion a universal religion. This is my religion. Complicated philosophy, this and that, sometimes create more trouble and problems. If these sophisticated philosophies are useful for the development of good heart, then good: use them fully. If these complicated philosophies or systems become an obstacle to a good heart then better to leave them. This is what I feel.”

— HH Dalai Lama