Captives of our own imaginations,
we dream of fleeting pleasures
and long for deeper passions,
even as Life’s sweetness is
dripping from our lips.
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by ronrusso
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Love alone of all things is sufficient unto itself.
It is its own end, its own merit, and its own satisfaction.
It seeks no cause beyond itself and needs no fruit outside of itself.
Its fruit is its use.
I love simply because I am love.
That is my deepest identity,
what I am created in and for.
Richard Rohr, ‘Radical Grace’
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by ronrusso
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Do not expect the finite to be anything other than what it is.
This is the key to discovering your own innate freedom,
and your intimacy with the Infinite.
The finite world is steeped in tender, poignant beauty –
precisely because it is finite.
The Infinite is radiant with beauty –
precisely because it transcends the finite.
Posted on August 25th, 2008 by ronrusso
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You yourself,
as much as anybody
in the entire universe,
deserve your love and affection.
- Buddha…
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by ronrusso
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On the phenomenal plane
we seek pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
On the noumenal plane
we know the absence of both - which is Bliss.
Why Lazurus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei…
Posted on August 16th, 2008 by ronrusso
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….Faith is not just another competing ideology. It is more a process than a conclusion, more a way of relating than a way of explaining, more a wrestling match than a classroom lesson. (Genesis 32:24-31).
from The Great Themes of Scripture
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by ronrusso
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I wouldn’t coax the plant if I were you
Such watchful nurturing may do it harm.
Let the soil rest from so much digging
And wait until it’s dry before you water it.
The leaf’s inclined to find its own direction;
Give it a chance to seek the sunlight for itself.
Much growth is stunted by too much prodding,
Too eager tenderness.
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Posted on August 6th, 2008 by ronrusso
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There is a magazine called “What Is Enlightenment?” published quarterly. (It has since been renamed “EnlightenNext”). Like most, I spent many hours meditating on that question. Here’s the best response I have heard yet:
“Give up trying to figure out what “enlightenment” is.
It is enough simply to pay attention to Reality as it shows up, here [...]
Posted on August 5th, 2008 by ronrusso
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Paradox
Question of the day:
How does one learn to hold the contradictions?
Jesus is giving us a win-win scenario, but what we always do with the gospel is make it into a win-lose. That’s the only way the dualistic mind can think. You’re either in or you’re out.
That’s why the world does not love us, because we [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2008 by ronrusso
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Paradox
Question of the day:
What is it to fall into the mystery of God?
The human and the divine co-existing at the same time is real religion. This creates honest people. People who don’t waste time proving they’re right, superior, or saved.
They spend time on a journey falling deeper into the mystery of God where they feel [...]
Posted on August 1st, 2008 by ronrusso
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