When an individual has direct experience of the fact that he or she is one with others and indeed with the entire universe, a host of ills dissipate on their own without direct, conscious intervention of any sort.
From Open Mind Zen, A Guide To Meditation by Zen Master Al Rapaport
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Tarot Card of the Day: Four of Wands Reversed
Your Card for today. Meditate upon the meaning this card might have for you since it showed up at this exact moment. Not everyone saw this. Not everyone attracted this message . YOU DID. There are no mistakes.
MEANING: This is a very positive card to see in a reading in any context, revered or upright. There may be an upcoming celebration; in any event, joy is likely to be in the air. Unexpected good fortune could be headed your way when this card appears. Still, that doesn’t mean to throw away all your hard work and simply sit back. All good things are added to when we make efforts and make a point to share and give to others, in whatever way we can. Continue reading
Her effort to clear up the past gave her a clean slate
A friend asks me business advice. She can’t get ahead financially. Her credit is poor, she owes everybody. She chooses to not address it. She’s been working odd jobs, off the books. She lives looking over her shoulder. My suggestion was that everything is related and her financial woes in the now can be greatly alleviated by making peace with the past, including doing forgiveness work and taking steps to become legit with licensing, taxes and insurance. To contact the creditors and see what her options are. Financially, psychologically and emotionally: if the past is not resolved, then you can expect that when things are going very well, it can all be yanked out from under you. That’s why you get it all resolved when you’re down in the muck of it and have far less to lose. Continue reading
Too cool: I just realized a pal lives a block away
Cool synchronicity today! A pal lives around the corner yet I didn’t know it. For two years he’s done a daily walk around the block, right past the house. My place is wooded, so I can see someone is walking by but not who. He just never got around to stopping. I thought he was The Tilted Boy. The Tilted Boy walks by every day too, he’s tall and tilts way over to one side. I was taking the trash to the street this morning when my pal was walking by and we got to connect. Life is always ticking me pink.
This is how we learn and grow, from each other
To the ones who ask am I irked that someone is parroting my words in their teaching, I say of course not. It’s an honor to have been heard and the info passed on. That’s the reason we’re all thrown together, to learn from each other. To share information we find helpful. To help bring ourselves to wholeness so we can model to each other how many varied forms of wholeness there are. The fact that they remembered my words and found them useful enough to pass on just tickles my fancy.
When someone finds it difficult to face issues and admit when they are wrong
When someone finds it difficult to face issues and admit when they are wrong, it’s just because their mind has been trained to keep moving on to the next thought. They don’t take sufficient time to make inner contact and operate from a place of connection. Soon enough the weight of their denied and unfinished business will surface for attention. Until then, we don’t need to point it out to them. I love reading where someone who refuses to face their own stuff is telling everyone else to clear up theirs. If that touches a nerve in me, that means I have stuff of my own to clear up. Some have to talk about it long before they let their soul convince them to actually do it. It’s ALL progress. We can’t judge where they should be by now. I am exactly where I need to be right now and so is everyone else. What we CAN do is learn how to get our own emotional body under control.
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“Treat each person with the bhakti (devotion) and care as if the success or failure of your own spiritual life depends on this. Do not take into concern how they treat you.” Bhakti Tirtha Swami
Your Tarot Card of the Day: 9 of Coins Reversed
Your Card for today. Meditate upon the meaning this card might have for you since it showed up at this exact moment. Not everyone saw this. Not everyone attracted this message. YOU DID. There are no mistakes.
MEANING: You must pay some attention to being disciplined and not give in too much to pleasure and relaxation. Yes, you have a lot of wonderful things in your life to enjoy, but some effort must be made to keep things going. Although you have a great deal to be proud of and hopeful about, action on your part is still needed. Be sure that you are very clear and specific about your goals and plans. Know what your part is in bringing them about. If you aren’t sure what you need to do next, ask for advice. Think positively. Continue reading
The Lost Horse, A Chinese Folktale (Good? Bad? Don’t Take Score So Soon)
A man who lived on the northern frontier of China was skilled in interpreting events. One day, for no reason, his horse ran away to the nomads across the border. Everyone tried to console him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a blessing?” Some months later his horse returned, bringing a splendid nomad stallion. Everyone congratulated him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a disaster?” Their household was richer by a fine horse, which his son loved to ride. One day he fell and broke his hip. Everyone tried to console him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a blessing?” A year later the nomads came in force across the border, and every able-bodied man took his bow and went into battle. The Chinese frontiersmen lost nine of every ten men. Only because the son was lame did the father and son survive to take care of each other. Truly, blessing turns to disaster, and disaster to blessing: the changes have no end, nor can the mystery be fathomed.