Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 *Winter* A homeless man dies in the gutter. A tree cracks in the cold: A shocking sound. At the winter solstice, the day is shortest of all and night is longest. It can also be the time of bitter cold. The wind blows with a frigid ferocity, cutting all before it. Snow and ice become deadly. Those who are homeless die of exposure. Even the mightiest of trees can split from the drop in temperature. The sound of a tree snapping is a sudden slap. The horrors, the tragedies that this nadir brings! Winter torturesthe world with icy whips, and those who are weak are ground beneath its glacial heels. Sometimes, we dare not even lament those who die in the onslaught of winter, in fear that the tears will freeze upon our faces. But we see, and hear. Huddling closer to the fire, we vow to survive. No matter how affected we are by misfortune, we must remember that this is the lowest turn of the wheel. Things cannot forever go downward. There are limits to everything -- even the cold, and the darkness, and the wind, and the dying. They call this the first day of winter, but actually it is the beginning of winter's death. From this day on, we can look forward to warming and brightening. from _365 Tao: Daily Meditations_ by Deng Ming-Dao Kind regards...Angelina , " Charles " <chase wrote: > > I absolutely love Eckhart Tolle's books. My sister innocently > offered the book up to me last year as I was beginning my own > awakening. She had no idea what I was going through. Eventually, I > opened up to her and now we talk about the K just about every day. I > am re-reading " A New Earth " and it has taken on new depths as my > activation progresses. > > Love, > Charles > > , " Stephen AKA > Master Condrey " <stephencondrey@> wrote: > > > > Greetings all! > > > > It is so good to read words like these: > > > > " May our every breath, every thought and every act help to > alleviate > > the suffering of others. This is the way of Christ, Buddha and > > > > Bodhisattvas, sages and saints of every tradition. This is what it > is > > to realize our most sublime human nature.... " > > > > and other similar simple and beautiful truths. > > > > > > About a year after my awakening my wife " just happened " to buy The > > Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I had not told her about my > awakening > > yet (though she commented everyday about the remarkable " change " in > > me!). > > > > > > > > She had no idea what the book was about. She " just bought it " . > > Tolle's experience was my experience (though I prayed for my > > intensity of bliss to lower itself so I would be able to continue > > working and living with my wife---I did not want to scare her > away!). > > > > > > > > I decided to join a group discussing the Power of Now (and similar > > books). All they are comfortable with is posting quotes from the > > books they have read. They appear afraid " to help others " . Many in > > that group actually say " you cannot help others " . This kind of > > attitude bothers me. > > > > > > > > The attitude of this group invigorates me! > > > > > > > > Happy Awakening--Everyone! > > > > > > > > :) > > > > Stephen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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