Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 Subhuti, Imagine picking up and nursing a dying mosquito. How fragile its little legs are... such a tiny delicate little body. You lean forward to pick it up off the ground and with a compassionate hesitancy you very, very gently attempt to grasp its tiny leg. Careful not to break it! Are you imagining yourself doing this Subhuti? As your hand reaches out with this extreme care and gentleness, so to does your heart. Your whole heart opens up to this delicate little creature, so fragile and precious. The practice, as you refer to it, is to treat your own insides, in every given moment as you would that little mosquito. When talking to others, when chopping wood, when carrying water, soften inside and let the delicate sense of " I am " emerge on it's own. Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 I am very impressed with this " experiential " way of communicating, of engaging the reader, that you demonstrate. And also as applied here to the matter of heartfulness. Have been asked, " What do you mean by abiding in the heart? " My answers have been lacking in many ways. I would like to use this quote of yours at times regarding the topic " Abiding in the Heart " if I may. -Bill Wilson, Toby [toby.wilson] Sunday, July 06, 2003 6:11 PM Nisargadatta The practice/Subhuti Subhuti, Imagine picking up and nursing a dying mosquito. How fragile its little legs are... such a tiny delicate little body. You lean forward to pick it up off the ground and with a compassionate hesitancy you very, very gently attempt to grasp its tiny leg. Careful not to break it! Are you imagining yourself doing this Subhuti? As your hand reaches out with this extreme care and gentleness, so to does your heart. Your whole heart opens up to this delicate little creature, so fragile and precious. The practice, as you refer to it, is to treat your own insides, in every given moment as you would that little mosquito. When talking to others, when chopping wood, when carrying water, soften inside and let the delicate sense of " I am " emerge on it's own. Toby ** If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: /mygroups?edit=1 Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " for the Nisargadatta group and click on Save Changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2003 Report Share Posted July 9, 2003 > I would like to use this quote of yours at times > regarding the topic " Abiding in the Heart " if I may. -Bill Of course you are most welcome to. I had not thought of it as " experiential " , but I guess that's what it is... interesting. Thanks for your feedback, it's provoked further pondering. Toby > > Bill Rishel [sMTP:plexus] > Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:51 AM > Nisargadatta > RE: The practice/Subhuti > > I am very impressed with this " experiential " way of > communicating, of engaging the reader, that you > demonstrate. And also as applied here to the matter > of heartfulness. > > Have been asked, " What do you mean by abiding in the heart? " > My answers have been lacking in many ways. > > I would like to use this quote of yours at times > regarding the topic " Abiding in the Heart " if I may. > > -Bill > > > > Wilson, Toby [toby.wilson] > Sunday, July 06, 2003 6:11 PM > Nisargadatta > The practice/Subhuti > > > Subhuti, > > Imagine picking up and nursing a dying mosquito. How fragile its little > legs are... such a tiny delicate little body. You lean forward to pick it > up off the ground and with a compassionate hesitancy you very, very gently > attempt to grasp its tiny leg. Careful not to break it! Are you imagining > yourself doing this Subhuti? As your hand reaches out with this extreme > care and gentleness, so to does your heart. Your whole heart opens up to > this delicate little creature, so fragile and precious. > > The practice, as you refer to it, is to treat your own insides, in every > given moment as you would that little mosquito. When talking to others, > when chopping wood, when carrying water, soften inside and let the delicate > sense of " I am " emerge on it's own. > > Toby > > > > > ** > > If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your > subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: > > </mygroups?edit=1> > > Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " for the Nisargadatta > group and click on Save Changes. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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