Guest guest Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Pray some more for utter oneness with God Beauty shines in both the Sun and its setting Love profound requires not the condition of two In this union lovers are lost and in letting the torrential nectar absorb their essence become mute in the springing Presence. What can one say about this Silence. Who remains now to pray for oneness with God? Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 , Harsha wrote: > Pray some more > > for utter oneness with God > > Beauty shines > > in both the Sun and its setting > > Love profound > > requires not the condition of two > > In this union > > lovers are lost and in letting > > the torrential nectar absorb their essence > > become mute in the springing Presence. > > What can one say about this Silence. > > Who remains now to pray for oneness with God? > > Harsha Dear Harsha - Your words are amazingly beautiful and true. Thank you for them. love and peace to all, joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 know_mystery wrote: > > Dear Harsha - > > Your words are amazingly beautiful and true. Thank you for them. > > > love and peace to all, > joyce > ************************ Thanks Joyce for your warmth. Here is a story Robert Weil posted sometime back. I don't know if he is still on the list. Robert Weil Friday, April 07, 2000 5:44 AM To: Re: Hey! Seems there was this young American man, living in a city in Japan, studying Aikido under a famous master. He was at least a black belt, and considered himself to be infused with the spirit of Aikido, the Way of Harmony. (He tells the story himself). He gets on a crowded underground train, standing room only, hangs onto a pole. At a later stop a huge drunken Japanese man shoves his way into the carriage a little way down, pushing ppl aside and glaring at anyone who even dares to look at him. He's spoiling for a fight, and roaring drunk. Our hero is on alert, he knows that if things get messy, he feels able to take this giant on, thanks to all his skill. And sure enough, the giant shoves a woman with a baby across the carriage, and as she sprawls into the other passengers he sees our hero looking at him. "What *you* looking at, eh?" He starts to lumber toward the Aikidoka, who is steeling himself for battle when... "HEY!!" The tone is strong but light, like you'd greet an old friend you hadn't seen in ages. The voice is of an old man, sitting some way back in the carriage, whose smile crinkles the edges of his twinkling eyes. The huge drunken man spins round, looking for whoever had the gall to be so familiar with him. The old man beckons the hulk over to him with a cheery wave, no fear at all. The giant towers over the little man, who continues as if nothing had happened: "What have you been drinking?" "Saki, if it's any of *your* business! Who the hell are you?" "Wonderful! I love saki! My wife and I love to drink it together, under the cherry tree in our back yard. So special, when the blooms are out!" All the time, the old man is smiling, welcoming and open. "Have you ever drunk wine under the cherry blossoms?" He asks the giant. At that the man's red face collapses. He bellows "I have no wife! She died yesterday! And I've lost my job today. I have nothing!!" Then huge tears begin to roll down his cheeks. Our hero is astounded. He's heard the philosophy of Way of Harmony, has studied the words, but here is the living action of it. The last thing he sees as he looks back on his way out of the carriage is the old man sitting, cradling the drunk's head in his lap as the giant cries out his grief. Robert Weil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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