Many things are going on (viorica)

[Guest guest]

I hope you are ok, viorica.

thinking of you and your family.

and all affected by the current actions.

thanks for all your offerings online.

 

--josie--

 

 

 

, "Lady Joyce" <shaantih wrote:

>

>

> Dear Harshaji:

>

> Indeed, the past week has seen more than the usual

> things going on, so much so that I found myself wanting

> to repost a poem I wrote back when the USA bombed

> Iraq. Of course, although it was written for that specific

> reason at the time, my intentions in writing it knew no boundaries

> or limitations. Now that I have a website and some formatting

> skills, today I uploaded it to my site so that the prayer is always

there.

> While it may smack of duality and while it may not make its

> intended recipients feel any better, somehow it soothes my soul.

>

> http://www.omshaantih.com/Poetry/One/One.htm

>

> Love,

>

> Joyce

>

>

> -

> "Harsha"

> <>;

<NondualitySalon>;

> <advaitin>

> Friday, July 21, 2006 9:58 AM

> Many things are going on

>

>

> > The Usual Things

> >

> > The usual things are going on in many places

> > war, hate, and killing of enemies

> > in order to love, protect, and nurture one's own.

> > To inflict punishment on others

> > and yet remain free of consequences

> > is not possible for us as human beings or nations

> > for the revenge that brings joy also brings grief.

> > This is the nature of our suffering

> > that we believe our sorrows are more precious

> > than the tears of our enemies.

> >

> > The story of life is written on the faces

> > of both the watching and the watched

> > while paralysis provides the context

> > for the breaking news stories on the dinner table.

> > It does not help that our fingers cannot touch

> > across the television screens

> > and the eyes cannot meet to offer consolation.

> > Guilt serves as a buffer for one

> > for the other, hope underlies fear.

> > Closure is never at hand in this sphere of duality.

> >

> > May all beings be free from sorrow.

> > Blessings to the cosmos.

> >

> > Harsha

> >

> > --

> >

[Guest guest]

,

"blueoceantiger" <jkane wrote:

 

> thinking of ... all affected by the current actions.

 

 

Good Evening, Sister!

 

Yes, dependent origination, and yet, what remains un-affected by the

current actions is not a dependently originating thought, nor even a

holy oneness. Please excuse me for even bringing this up -- I just

don't know what still gets into me sometimes!

 

 

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