Guest guest Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 Beyond All Asking If you try to understand love before being held, you will never feel compassion. There was a boy who knew how to make others relax by his friendly talk, and once they relaxed, he'd ask his many questions. But he always went home alone. The next day he'd talk some more, and sooner or later, he would always get to questions of love, colorful questions that would stretch and spread and fall, just like leaves. He lived this way for many years and the deep asking opened his heart. The space of his heart grew very wide and people would come and go like birds in the orchard of questions that was his heart. But once everyone left, he was alone with all he knew. One day there was a vibrant being who would not enter the orchard of his questions. No matter how friendly he was, she wouldn't answer him. She simply fluttered close and held him, then waited in the world. It took the boy a long time, for he was now covered with the bark of a man, but he wanted to be held, and so, uprooting himself, he left the shade of his own heart and began to live. * While breathing deeply, consider the ways you prepare yourself to be loved. * With each inbreath, lift up your prerequisites to being held. * With each outbreath, let go of all that is unnecessary. * Breathe slowly, and begin by allowing yourself to be held by the very air. *~~*~~*~~ Linda in Florida ~~*~~*~~* The grass isn't greener on the other side...It's greener where you water it! ;o) ³³´`*:§»«§:*´`³³³´`*:§»«§:*´`³³³³´`*:§»«§:*´`³³³´`*:§»«§:*´`³³ email protected by http://www.grisoft.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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