The Brown Book Commentaries
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The Brown Book Commentaries

A compendium of short commentaries illuminating the symbolism & deeper meanings of all the quotes & illustrations found in "The Brown Book" -- a Journal of Universal Truth I compiled over a six-year period (from 2003 to 2009) NOTE: while not entirely necessary, readers are advised to read the Introduction before either enjoying these Commentaries or perusing The Brown Book itself

A compendium of short commentaries illuminating the symbolism & deeper meanings of all the quotes & illustrations found in "The Brown Book" -- a Journal of Universal Truth I compiled over a six-year period (from 2003 to 2009)

NOTE: while not entirely necessary, readers are advised to read the Introduction before either enjoying these Commentaries or perusing The Brown Book itself

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―Love is allWays a work in progress.‖ ~ anonymous<br />

This quote is not meant to relay the common misperception that Love is something that we<br />

need to ―learn‖ over time or ―accumulate‖ with experience or even ―understand‖ via teachings or<br />

dialogue … Indeed, true Love has no levels of intensity or various degrees of purity. One either<br />

Loves with 100% sincerity & 100% humility & 100% for the other, or one is not really Loving at<br />

all. At the same time, Love is always<br />

courageous, and Love is always active,<br />

and Love is always in motion; and so it<br />

is in this sense that Love is indeed –<br />

quite literally – a ―Work in Progress.‖<br />

Image 137 (Page 61b – bottom right) … Here we see a hummingbird perched on<br />

someone's left hand – symbolizing the Truth that, while mere ―happiness‖ must<br />

be ever earned and ever chased and ever striven for, deep-seated Joy comes<br />

freely to all who are humbly open to receiving the same …<br />

PAGE 62<br />

―Resolutely in action, gently in manner … and allWays with Wonder.‖ ~ Scaughdt<br />

This used to be the ―sign off quote‖ for my hotmail email account back in the day – repeatedly<br />

reminding both myself and others that our days are to be filled with choices that embody<br />

courageous Integrity (never allowing our whims to compromise our virtues), care-full Kindness<br />

(ever thinking for the other instead of one‘s self), and bemused Humility (choosing to See the<br />

amazing all around us, and to ever be Thank-full for life & its living).<br />

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