WHEN HELL IS THE MOST RAMPANT
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CHOICELESS CHOICE
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5:08 AM-12/12/17
**Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
See Quotes below
&
in Read More
at end of Afternoon photos
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CHOICELESS CHOICE
FULL GRACED TAO MOST REQUIRED
NO MARGINS
FOR DABBLING IN MISSIONARY ROLES*
ew
5:08 AM-12/12/17
**Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
See Quotes below
&
in Read More
at end of Afternoon photos
I had learned a great truth, however.
One tries to teach others at one’s peril.
It is better to leave one’s fellow men to sleep in peace
than to disturb their slumbers.
Let not those who know unsettle the minds of the ignorant who know nothing.
How could I, a careful student of the Bhagavad Gita,
have missed the significance of that verse?
One tries to teach others at one’s peril.
It is better to leave one’s fellow men to sleep in peace
than to disturb their slumbers.
Let not those who know unsettle the minds of the ignorant who know nothing.
How could I, a careful student of the Bhagavad Gita,
have missed the significance of that verse?
Don Juan offered a similar message:
A warrior does not squeeze his world out of shape.
He taps it lightly and passes on leaving hardly a trace.
A warrior does not squeeze his world out of shape.
He taps it lightly and passes on leaving hardly a trace.
That was it.
By playing the guru, I had squeezed out of shape
the people with whom I had come in contact.
I had also squeezed myself out of shape
by trying to play a role not in accord with my essence.
The Missionary, that babbling fool, had betrayed me.
By playing the guru, I had squeezed out of shape
the people with whom I had come in contact.
I had also squeezed myself out of shape
by trying to play a role not in accord with my essence.
The Missionary, that babbling fool, had betrayed me.
Well, I had learned a lesson and would not forget it.
In the future,
NO MORE TALK.
In the future,
NO MORE TALK.
Live by the rule of the dervish:
Don’t volunteer information about the Way,
but be willing to answer honest questions.
Don’t volunteer information about the Way,
but be willing to answer honest questions.
What are honest questions?
Honest questions contain the seeds of their own answers
and above that
the questioners have tried to solve the problems themselves.
Honest questions contain the seeds of their own answers
and above that
the questioners have tried to solve the problems themselves.
Dishonest questions show
that the questioners are trying to get something for nothing,
making conversation, indulging in idle curiosity, or showing off.
Those liable to ask questions about the Way
generally want someone else to do their thinking for them.
The rest just don’t care.
So the dervish can continue on his way in solitude,
unimpeded by either companions or possessions.
that the questioners are trying to get something for nothing,
making conversation, indulging in idle curiosity, or showing off.
Those liable to ask questions about the Way
generally want someone else to do their thinking for them.
The rest just don’t care.
So the dervish can continue on his way in solitude,
unimpeded by either companions or possessions.
“Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne
He travels fastest who travels Alone.”
Kipling
Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
He travels fastest who travels Alone.”
Kipling
Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
Mid-Morning Bicycle Trip to Harbour Side of Island/Old Airport Air Strip
When the artist loses himself in his art, then the art comes to life.
Bowl of Saki, December 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
One must not only be an artist; one must become art itself.
Then to the one who is so absorbed in his work that he forgets himself,
that capacity, that intuition, that skill will come naturally.
He begins to do wonders,
and his art becomes a perfect expression of what he had in mind. ...
People think that it is the artist who has made it;
in reality, it is God who has perfected it.
As it is God's pleasure to create the world,
so it is also God's pleasure
to create through pen and brush and chisel, to
give life to what is lifeless.
from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/X/X_4_8.htm
Bowl of Saki, December 11, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
One must not only be an artist; one must become art itself.
Then to the one who is so absorbed in his work that he forgets himself,
that capacity, that intuition, that skill will come naturally.
He begins to do wonders,
and his art becomes a perfect expression of what he had in mind. ...
People think that it is the artist who has made it;
in reality, it is God who has perfected it.
As it is God's pleasure to create the world,
so it is also God's pleasure
to create through pen and brush and chisel, to
give life to what is lifeless.
from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/X/X_4_8.htm
The artist who has arrived at some perfection in his art,
whatever his art may be,
will come to realize that it is not he who ever achieved anything;
it is someone else who came forward every time.
And when the artist produces a perfect thing,
he finds it difficult to imagine that it has been produced by him.
He can do nothing but bow his head in humility
before that unseen power and wisdom which takes his body,
his heart, his brain, and his eyes as its instrument.
Whenever beauty is produced in art, be it music, or poetry,
or painting, or writing, or anything else,
one must never think that man produced it.
It is through man that God completes His creation.
Thus there is nothing that is done in this world or in heaven
that is not divine immanence,
which is not divine creation. ...
whatever his art may be,
will come to realize that it is not he who ever achieved anything;
it is someone else who came forward every time.
And when the artist produces a perfect thing,
he finds it difficult to imagine that it has been produced by him.
He can do nothing but bow his head in humility
before that unseen power and wisdom which takes his body,
his heart, his brain, and his eyes as its instrument.
Whenever beauty is produced in art, be it music, or poetry,
or painting, or writing, or anything else,
one must never think that man produced it.
It is through man that God completes His creation.
Thus there is nothing that is done in this world or in heaven
that is not divine immanence,
which is not divine creation. ...
What is art?
Art is the creation of beauty in whatever form it is created.
As long as an artist thinks that whatever he creates
in the form of art is his own creation,
and as long as he is vain about his creation,
he has not learned true art.
True art can only come on one condition,
and that is that the artist forgets himself --
that he forgets himself in the vision of beauty.
... We are vehicles or instruments that respond.
If we respond to goodness, goodness becomes our property.
If we respond to evil, then evil becomes our property.
If we respond to love, then love becomes our possession.
from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/X/X_4_3.htm
Art is the creation of beauty in whatever form it is created.
As long as an artist thinks that whatever he creates
in the form of art is his own creation,
and as long as he is vain about his creation,
he has not learned true art.
True art can only come on one condition,
and that is that the artist forgets himself --
that he forgets himself in the vision of beauty.
... We are vehicles or instruments that respond.
If we respond to goodness, goodness becomes our property.
If we respond to evil, then evil becomes our property.
If we respond to love, then love becomes our possession.
from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/X/X_4_3.htm
WOMEN ARE ANGELS
WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO BREAK OUR WINGS...
WE SIMPLY CONTINUE TO FLY....
ON A BROOMSTICK.
WOMEN ARE FLEXIBLE LIKE THAT
(author/source unknown by dmm/ew)
WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO BREAK OUR WINGS...
WE SIMPLY CONTINUE TO FLY....
ON A BROOMSTICK.
WOMEN ARE FLEXIBLE LIKE THAT
(author/source unknown by dmm/ew)
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Warrior's Way quote
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From
Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
I had learned a great truth, however. One tries to teach others at one’s peril. It is better to leave one’s fellow men to sleep in peace than to disturb their slumbers.
Let not those who know unsettle the minds of the ignorant who know nothing.
How could I, a careful student of the Bhagavad Gita, have missed the significance of that verse? Don Juan offered a similar message:
A warrior does not squeeze his world out of shape. He taps it lightly and passes on leaving hardly a trace.
That was it. By playing the guru, I had squeezed out of shape the people with whom I had come in contact. I had also squeezed myself out of shape by trying to play a role not in accord with my essence. The Missionary, that babbling fool, had betrayed me.
Well, I had learned a lesson and would not forget it. In the future, NO MORE TALK.
Live by the rule of the dervish: Don’t volunteer information about the Way, but be willing to answer honest questions.
What are honest questions?
Honest questions contain the seeds of their own answers and above that the questioners have tried to solve the problems themselves.
Dishonest questions show that the questioners are trying to get something for nothing, making conversation, indulging in idle curiosity, or showing off. Those liable to ask questions about the Way generally want someone else to do their thinking for them. The rest just don’t care. So the dervish can continue on his way in solitude, unimpeded by either companions or possessions.
“Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne
He travels fastest who travels Alone.”
Kipling
From
Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
I had learned a great truth, however. One tries to teach others at one’s peril. It is better to leave one’s fellow men to sleep in peace than to disturb their slumbers.
Let not those who know unsettle the minds of the ignorant who know nothing.
How could I, a careful student of the Bhagavad Gita, have missed the significance of that verse? Don Juan offered a similar message:
A warrior does not squeeze his world out of shape. He taps it lightly and passes on leaving hardly a trace.
That was it. By playing the guru, I had squeezed out of shape the people with whom I had come in contact. I had also squeezed myself out of shape by trying to play a role not in accord with my essence. The Missionary, that babbling fool, had betrayed me.
Well, I had learned a lesson and would not forget it. In the future, NO MORE TALK.
Live by the rule of the dervish: Don’t volunteer information about the Way, but be willing to answer honest questions.
What are honest questions?
Honest questions contain the seeds of their own answers and above that the questioners have tried to solve the problems themselves.
Dishonest questions show that the questioners are trying to get something for nothing, making conversation, indulging in idle curiosity, or showing off. Those liable to ask questions about the Way generally want someone else to do their thinking for them. The rest just don’t care. So the dervish can continue on his way in solitude, unimpeded by either companions or possessions.
“Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne
He travels fastest who travels Alone.”
Kipling
From
Warrior’s Way
Robert S. de Ropp
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