RUMI MEETS JOSEPH CAMPBELL WHILE PLAYING CHESS AND DREAMING OF THE BLUE PEARL OF CONSCIOUSNESS! AND BHAKTI SMILED.
What a week of synchronicity it has been for me. One minute I'm caught up in the turmoil of the physical world, only to be swept away by a surge of my Beloved’s love. Om Namah Shivaya.
The long and short of it is that I have once again been reminded that everything is in perfect order, and that no matter what happens in the ‘outside’ world, there is space within me in which nothing exists but LOVE: transcendence of all dualities, as Joseph Campbell would say.
I speak of this place often: the Heart Center. I have learned that I must live there if I am to remain sane. Why flit back and forth between turmoil and peace, transcendence and duality when you don’t have to? I say that if I continue to let myself slip back into the physical realm of opposites that I shall merely slay the same dragons repeatedly: to what end? Insanity. There could be no other end. Would you choose to live in a life that bounces back and forth between Heaven and Hell if you knew that the key to Heaven was within your reach? You merely committ yourself whole heartedly and say-- “That’s it! I’m sick of these dragons!”
Until next time, may you rest in the innate state of transcendence that is closer than a heartbeat away.
Love,
Bhakti
tags: Jaibhakti, Bhakti Brophy, mysticism, Joseph Campbell, spirituality
The long and short of it is that I have once again been reminded that everything is in perfect order, and that no matter what happens in the ‘outside’ world, there is space within me in which nothing exists but LOVE: transcendence of all dualities, as Joseph Campbell would say.
I speak of this place often: the Heart Center. I have learned that I must live there if I am to remain sane. Why flit back and forth between turmoil and peace, transcendence and duality when you don’t have to? I say that if I continue to let myself slip back into the physical realm of opposites that I shall merely slay the same dragons repeatedly: to what end? Insanity. There could be no other end. Would you choose to live in a life that bounces back and forth between Heaven and Hell if you knew that the key to Heaven was within your reach? You merely committ yourself whole heartedly and say-- “That’s it! I’m sick of these dragons!”
Until next time, may you rest in the innate state of transcendence that is closer than a heartbeat away.
Love,
Bhakti
tags: Jaibhakti, Bhakti Brophy, mysticism, Joseph Campbell, spirituality
Labels: Bhakti Brophy, jaibhakti, Joseph Campbell, mysticism, spirituality
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Om Sri Hanumate Namaha!!! :)
DEAREST TIGER YOGI:
'Can't think of a more appropriate first comment for this post than salutations to my (our!) Beloved Hanuman! Thank you for making my day!
Also, I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but the word verification letters wouldn't show up--a Blogger bug, to be sure. To add to this week's series of synchronicities, I wanted to tell you that I just got back from the bookstore: I was reading bits and pieces of Dostoevsky's The Idiot, because I'm almost done with Crime and Punishment, and I thought The Idiot would be a terrific next choice in fiction. WHAM! I get home from the bookstore, find your beautiful comment on my blog, check out your blog and find a post about an idiot. Go figure! (Hey--even the little synchronicities count, don't they?)
Thanks for visiting,
Love,
Bhakti
I'm going to keep your words close as I zoom through the next two days of my life. I'm flying to Boston for a video shoot for a fairly high profile client. I've never done this before, so I'm sure there will be a lot of pressure to perform.
I could oscillate wildly out of fear, or I could simply cruise in, hit it out of the park, and feel good in my heart that I gave it my all.
Then I'll take pictures at the airport to celebrate. Thanks for the inspiration.
Dear Carmi--- I am so glad that you find my words useful in your everyday life, and that you are actually (possibly) learning from them. They are, of course, my experience, and it has always been my greet desire to pass on the wisdom that my teachers imbued in me to others. So, thank you for inspiring me to keep writing!
BTW-- I have FINALLY ordered my new laptop. I've gotten over my fear of 'being small' and have decided to let my light shine, come what may. I think I have always had a rather latent fear of success. All of that is for the small, don't you think? Just like the Nelson Mandela quote: it's not our fear of failure that keeps us small--it's our fear of being great (paraphrasing).
My cat is about to be sick--'gotta cut this short!
Love,
Bhakti
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