The Brown Book Commentaries

―Love others by Seeing the Truths behind their non-Truths.‖ ~ anonymous
Humans are by nature deceitful beings; doing anything and everything to be seen as worthy by
the others in ―their herd‖ – doing anything and everything ostensibly required to keep from being
cast out of the same. We are a species subconsciously soaked in fear, and as such we are a species
steeped in deceit and dishonesty. Avoid
criticizing or condemning the frequently
seen reflections of the same ... Have
immense compassion for the dishonest
(and thus, the fearful) instead.
―For the Enlightened, there are no strangers.‖ ~ anonymous
The Enlightened Soul treats every stranger as a Friend, and every enemy as a Soulmate.
“So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one
another‟s feet. For I have set you an example; that you also Do for others just as I have Done for
You.” ~ Jesus (John 13:14-15)
This is one of the few biblical sayings from Jesus that he pretty clearly meant to relay literally
as well as symbolically, meaning that not only are we to humble ourselves before others and See
them as though they were royalty (&/or themselves Divine), but also that we are to literally wash
the feet of the others in our lives. And this makes total sense … Jesus‘ ministry was all about
humbling ourselves first & foremost, and then courageously opening ourselves to them with acts
of courageous intimacy. Washing another‘s feet powerfully satisfies both.
―In the Here&Now we all have the Hearts of lions.
It is only in the future that we become cowards.‖ ~ anonymous
It is possible that this is the only saying in The Brown Book that I completely reject on its face,
for it is clearly in the future when so many people are ―courageous‖ talkers, and it is obviously in
the Here&Now when by far the majority of those brave talkers turn into cowardly non-walkers.
Of course, like every other saying herein, there is a deeper Meaning at play here – namely, that the
ego is a 100% fear-based entity who resides only in the future (often while obsessing on the past),
while the Soul-Self is a 100% Love-based Being who resides ever-courageously in the Here&Now
– the only place Love can ever hope to come into Being.
Image 115 (Page 54a - main image) … This is a picture of Heleana‘s feet
in the black sand of the Big Island of Hawaii (showing most of the tattoo on
her right foot, the same Chinese phrase that I later had imprinted upon my right
calf – see page 13b) … The black sands grounding her in the Peace of
solitude; her white skin elevating her with an immense Love for All – the
former allowing for the detachment required to deeply care for others;
the latter walking forth to radiate that Caring …
Image 116 (Page 54a - bottom left) … a Kailua-Kona sunset, very
similar to the ones I was blessed to witness almost every night from
my Borders Bookstore balcony ―home‖ back during my 2-year
"Experiment with Truth‖ (when I lived purposefully ―home-free‖ on the
Big Island of Hawaii, from late 2003 to late 2005) …
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