My Favorite Verses - Vol I (thru Sept 14)

“Humankind is still choosing to live as an island – or even worse, as an
island king; and that's where all our misery arises. Down the centuries we
have been trying to live independently from existence; trying to mold our
environment and dominate its inhabitants – a concept that is fundamentally
impractical; one that simply flows against the very nature of things.
In the grand scheme of Reality, we can neither be independent of nor
dependent upon our surroundings. Conscious life is a state of
interdependence; a state where everything depends on everything else. There
is no hierarchy -- no rulership and no serfdom; no masters and no slaves; no
allies and no enemies. In the true scheme of things, nobody is lower and
nobody is higher. In the true scheme of things, existence is a communion; an
eternal selfless Love affair.
And yet the idea that we humans have to be higher, better, superior,
special, or more powerful persists – and it creates trouble; always has, always
will. In order to know Peace, we must be willing to set aside these dangerous
& ignorant myths. We must be willing to be “nothing” instead of striving for
everything; must be willing to dissolve into the totality of things, instead of
teetering upon the brittle pinnacle of our own making. And once we do so,
once we drop all the barriers and dismiss all the delusions and release all our
arrogance, a true Communion takes place – a Communion that becomes a
living, breathing benediction.
To become ONE with the whole in this manner is all that ultimately
matters. This is the Truth that resides at the very center of any real
religiousness.” ~ anonymous
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