Guest guest Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Only Human Although I am on the spiritual path, I am only human. Each day contains its share of failure, which is as it should be. Were I perfect, there would be no need to wear an "earth suit," as the late Betty Bethards called the human body. As it is, I am learning humility and not at an astounding rate! I seem to think that I am in better spiritual shape than I actually am. I must believe that my trust is as firm as a washboard and that my love is toned and eternally fit. Sigh....not true, not true at all. On any given day, I am apt to have a snit about something or other. Often it is about whose turn it is to unload the dishwasher. (Do I really think that there are gold stars handed out for that ;-) Sometimes I look out with a jaundiced eye and see that yes! someone has gone out of their way to make life hard for me. Someone at the video store keeps me waiting or even worse, a chemo nurse makes me feel stupid. That is a rare happening, but on occasion, I am even made to feel extraneous. If confession is good for the soul, sit down and take a load off. I am behind in my short list of sins. Let me mumble something about impatience and lack of acceptance in your lovely little ear. I'm downright rude to myself at times. Not to mention others. I am also sadly imperfect when it comes to my eating choices. Should I tell you that I have been eating candy orange slices in a binge-like fashion or that I keep scarfing down Hershey Kisses (nothing new there). If I were the spiritual human that I often think I am, I would have risen above nitpicking, backbiting and bootlicking. Well, maybe I don't lick that many boots, but you get the point. I am hardly a candidate for the ascension as of yet. Perhaps in an aeon or two I shall be called in to be considered for a trial pair of wings, but the day is far off. Meanwhile I have to stop controlling the universe. I know I am still doing it, because the earth still keeps hanging a left by the Milky Way and that is clearly my doing. Vicki Woodyard http://www.bobwoodyard.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 hi, vicki your problems stem from your mis-identification of yourself with the body-mind... u r not the body... u r not the mind... u r pure spirit, pure consciousness... realize this & your petty, little annoyances & assumed imperfections will fall away of their own accord yours danananda , "skiplaurel" <vicki@b...> wrote: > Only Human > > Although I am on the spiritual path, I am only human. Each day contains its share of failure, which is as it should be. Were I perfect, there would be no need to wear an "earth suit," as the late Betty Bethards called the human body. > > As it is, I am learning humility and not at an astounding rate! I seem to think that I am in better spiritual shape than I actually am. I must believe that my trust is as firm as a washboard and that my love is toned and eternally fit. Sigh....not true, not true at all. > > On any given day, I am apt to have a snit about something or other. Often it is about whose turn it is to unload the dishwasher. (Do I really think that there are gold stars handed out for that ;-) > > Sometimes I look out with a jaundiced eye and see that yes! someone has gone out of their way to make life hard for me. Someone at the video store keeps me waiting or even worse, a chemo nurse makes me feel stupid. That is a rare happening, but on occasion, I am even made to feel extraneous. > > If confession is good for the soul, sit down and take a load off. I am behind in my short list of sins. Let me mumble something about impatience and lack of acceptance in your lovely little ear. I'm downright rude to myself at times. Not to mention others. > > I am also sadly imperfect when it comes to my eating choices. Should I tell you that I have been eating candy orange slices in a binge-like fashion or that I keep scarfing down Hershey Kisses (nothing new there). > > If I were the spiritual human that I often think I am, I would have risen above nitpicking, backbiting and bootlicking. Well, maybe I don't lick that many boots, but you get the point. I am hardly a candidate for the ascension as of yet. Perhaps in an aeon or two I shall be called in to be considered for a trial pair of wings, but the day is far off. Meanwhile I have to stop controlling the universe. I know I am still doing it, because the earth still keeps hanging a left by the Milky Way and that is clearly my doing. > > Vicki Woodyard > http://www.bobwoodyard.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 > "danananda2004" <danananda2004 > 2004/06/08 Tue PM 07:13:46 GMT > > Re: Only Human > > hi, vicki > > your problems stem from your mis-identification of yourself with the > body-mind... u r not the body... u r not the mind... u r pure spirit, > pure consciousness... realize this & your petty, little annoyances & > assumed imperfections will fall away of their own accord > > yours > > danananda *************** How should Vicki realize this swamiji. Any favorite method? Where will the petty, little annoyances go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, Not hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen. Not any Religion Or Cultural Sytem. I AM Not From the East Or the West, Not Out of the Ocean or Up >From the Ground, Not Natural or Ethereal, Not Composed of Elements at All. I do not Exist, Am Not an Entity in this World or the Next, Did not descend from Adam and Eve or Any Origin Story. My place is The placeless, a trace Of the traceless. Neither Body or Soul. I belong to the beloved Have seen the two Worlds as one and That one Call to and know, First, last, outer, inner Only that breath breathing HUMAN BEING Text from Rumi, picture from Michael Green, both taken from "The Illuminated Rumi" Attachment: (image/jpeg) Rumi.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 the petty, little annoyances will go where they have always gone... my favorite method is look... just look... the truth is self evident... yours "swamiji" danananda , <bingoram@c...> wrote: > How should Vicki realize this swamiji. Any favorite method? Where will the petty, little annoyances go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 "danananda2004" <danananda2004 > 2004/06/09 Wed AM 05:09:38 GMT > > Re: Only Human > > the petty, little annoyances will go where they have always gone... > > my favorite method is look... just look... the truth is self > evident... > > yours > > "swamiji" danananda > > Thanks. But look where Swamiji? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 look wherever u r... where r u? look... yours danananda , <bingoram@c...> wrote: > > Thanks. But look where Swamiji? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Maharshi is on the computer which is on a desk. Looking under the table. Love and blessings o' soul of light and shining wisdom. > "danananda2004" <danananda2004 > Re: Only Human > > look wherever u r... > > where r u? > > look... > > yours > > danananda Love, serve, and be helpful but without getting disgusted, tired, pessimistic, and exhausted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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