Guest guest Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Namaste These all come from Deepak Chopra's book about Merlin. . . .i think? these where found as Tweets. . but i think this is where they are from, i placed them on my blog last week . . . . .Wizards must be in the air these days . . . But thought you might find interest because of your Wizard dream. . Eleckra wished i were up and about would love to see you when you come Stateside. . . .maybe i will be released from the energy work soon and the day will come when we can get together and share the love, the light, and the laughter . . .i would be so cool if you dates work out for L.A. and the workshop . . . love and light ordinary sparrow " In India we still believe that wizards exist. What is a wizard? Not someone who can simply perform magic but who can cause transformation. A wizard can turn fear to joy, frustration to fulfillment. A wizard can turn the time-bound into the timeless. A wizard can carry you beyond limitations into the boundless. In the West, a wizard is primarily thought to be a magician who practices alchemy. Alchemy also exists in India. The word alchemy is really a code word. It stands for turning human beings into gold, turning our base qualities of fear, ignorance, hatred & shame into love & fulfillment. So, a teacher who can teach you how to turn yourself into a free, loving person is an alchemist and has always been one. The way of the wizard doesn't exist in time--it is everywhere and nowhere. It belongs to everyone and no one. I want you to reclaim what is already yours. Here is the first lesson: A wizard exists in all of us. This wizard sees & knows everything. Why do we need the wizards way? We need it to lift us from the ordinary & the humdrum to the kind of significance we tend to relegate to myth. Being alive means winning the right to say anything you want, to be who you want to be, to do what you want to do. All of us want to expand in love & creativity, to explore our spiritual nature yet often we fall short We lock ourselves into our own prison. You are the unconditioned spirit trapped into conditions, like the sun in eclipse. -Rumi This is the voice of the wizard, who will not accept that humans are limited in time & space. We are just temporarily in eclipse. The purpose of learning from a wizard is finding the wizard within. Having found the inner guide you've found yourself. The self is the ever-shining sun that may be in eclipse, but once the shadow passes, the sun is simply there in all its glory. The wizard is beyond opposites of light and dark, good and evil, pleasure and pain. Everything the wizard sees has it roots in the unseen world. Nature reflects the moods of the wizard. The body and the mind may sleep, but the wizard is always awake. The wizard possesses the secret of immortality. The wizard's way is the way of the spirit. But spirituality isn't opposed to rationality; it is the larger framework that reason fits into. When you realize that the entire universe can be found inside you, you will be a wizard. You don't live in the world, the world lives in you. Look beyond your limited self to see your unlimited self. Pierce the mask of mortality and find the wizard. It is inside you and only there. Before the seeing comes the feeling that there is more to life than what you are living It's like a faint voice that whispers, " Find me. " The voice that calls is unemotional, peaceful, content within itself-and elusive. It is the wizard's voice but also your own. If you sit in silence and listen for a few minutes, the words will begin to sink in. Let that happen, then let the wisdom do its work. Let the water of wisdom begin to seep into the secret passages inside your being, and observe. The wizard is inside you, and wants only one thing: to be born. The return of the magical can only happen with the return of innocence. The essence of the wizard is transformation. Innocence is our natural state, before it becomes covered over. What covers it over is self-image. When we look at ourselves, even when we're trying to be completely honest, we see an image built over many years. The lines & wrinkles that develop in a person's face tell the story of past happiness, sadness, triumph, defeat, ideals & experiences. It is almost impossible to see anything else. Seek your inner wizard because he/she looks everywhere because his/her sight is innocent. It is unclouded by judgments, labels, definitions. You still know you have an ego and self-image, but you are not distracted by these things. See them against the backdrop of the totality, the whole context of life. Ego is " i " ; it is your singular point of view. In innocence this point of view is pure, like a clear lens. When you are utterly defenseless you become invincible because there is nothing to attack. " , Elektra Fire <elektra.fire wrote: > > Had a set of interesting dreams which ended with me being told " a magician cannot graduate until they have learnt to move the sun " ... This has stayed in my mind and is swimming around like a gold fish in a bowl. Has anyone any idea what this may mean?Love elektra x x x > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 oh mercy! . . . . dear elektra. . . .i so dislike those typo that present that i have an even bigger ego that i actually do . . . . lol! the correction ( " i would be so cool if you dates work out " ) please change to IT would be cool if YOUR dates work out. love ordinary sparrow > for L.A. and the workshop . . , " ordinarysparrow " <ordinarysparrow wrote: > > Namaste > > These all come from Deepak Chopra's book about Merlin. . . .i think? > these where found as Tweets. . but i think this is where they are from, > i placed them on my blog last week . . . . .Wizards must be in the air > these days . . . > > But thought you might find interest because of your Wizard dream. . > > Eleckra wished i were up and about would love to see you when you > come Stateside. . . .maybe i will be released from the energy work soon > and the day will come when we can get together and share the love, the > light, and the laughter . . .i would be so cool if you dates work out > for L.A. and the workshop . . . > > love and light > ordinary sparrow > > " In India we still believe that wizards exist. What is a wizard? Not > someone who can simply perform magic but who can cause transformation. > > A wizard can turn fear to joy, frustration to fulfillment. > > A wizard can turn the time-bound into the timeless. > > A wizard can carry you beyond limitations into the boundless. > > In the West, a wizard is primarily thought to be a magician who > practices alchemy. Alchemy also exists in India. > > The word alchemy is really a code word. > > It stands for turning human beings into gold, turning our base qualities > of fear, ignorance, hatred & shame into love & fulfillment. > > So, a teacher who can teach you how to turn yourself into a free, loving > person is an alchemist and has always been one. > > The way of the wizard doesn't exist in time--it is everywhere and > nowhere. It belongs to everyone and no one. > > I want you to reclaim what is already yours. Here is the first lesson: A > wizard exists in all of us. This wizard sees & knows everything. > > Why do we need the wizards way? We need it to lift us from the ordinary > & the humdrum to the kind of significance we tend to relegate to myth. > > Being alive means winning the right to say anything you want, to be who > you want to be, to do what you want to do. > > All of us want to expand in love & creativity, to explore our spiritual > nature yet often we fall short We lock ourselves into our own prison. > > You are the unconditioned spirit trapped into conditions, like the sun > in eclipse. -Rumi > > This is the voice of the wizard, who will not accept that humans are > limited in time & space. We are just temporarily in eclipse. > > The purpose of learning from a wizard is finding the wizard within. > Having found the inner guide you've found yourself. > > The self is the ever-shining sun that may be in eclipse, but once the > shadow passes, the sun is simply there in all its glory. > > The wizard is beyond opposites of light and dark, good and evil, > pleasure and pain. > > Everything the wizard sees has it roots in the unseen world. > > Nature reflects the moods of the wizard. > > The body and the mind may sleep, but the wizard is always awake. > > The wizard possesses the secret of immortality. > > The wizard's way is the way of the spirit. But spirituality isn't > opposed to rationality; it is the larger framework that reason fits > into. > > When you realize that the entire universe can be found inside you, you > will be a wizard. You don't live in the world, the world lives in you. > > Look beyond your limited self to see your unlimited self. Pierce the > mask of mortality and find the wizard. It is inside you and only there. > > Before the seeing comes the feeling that there is more to life than what > you are living It's like a faint voice that whispers, " Find me. " > > The voice that calls is unemotional, peaceful, content within itself-and > elusive. It is the wizard's voice but also your own. > > If you sit in silence and listen for a few minutes, the words will begin > to sink in. Let that happen, then let the wisdom do its work. > > Let the water of wisdom begin to seep into the secret passages inside > your being, and observe. > > The wizard is inside you, and wants only one thing: to be born. > > The return of the magical can only happen with the return of innocence. > > The essence of the wizard is transformation. > > Innocence is our natural state, before it becomes covered over. What > covers it over is self-image. > > When we look at ourselves, even when we're trying to be completely > honest, we see an image built over many years. > > The lines & wrinkles that develop in a person's face tell the story of > past happiness, sadness, triumph, defeat, ideals & experiences. > > It is almost impossible to see anything else. > > Seek your inner wizard because he/she looks everywhere because his/her > sight is innocent. It is unclouded by judgments, labels, definitions. > > You still know you have an ego and self-image, but you are not > distracted by these things. > > See them against the backdrop of the totality, the whole context of > life. > > Ego is " i " ; it is your singular point of view. In innocence this point > of view is pure, like a clear lens. > > When you are utterly defenseless you become invincible because there is > nothing to attack. " > > > > > , Elektra Fire > elektra.fire@ wrote: > > > > Had a set of interesting dreams which ended with me being told " a > magician cannot graduate until they have learnt to move the sun " ... This > has stayed in my mind and is swimming around like a gold fish in a bowl. > Has anyone any idea what this may mean?Love elektra x x x > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 namaste dear ordinarysparrow, thank you for posting these; I had such a strong connection many years ago to chopra's " the way of the wizard " and the lines of wisdom in there, many of which are in this list... a wonderful trip down memory lane.. and nice to read them this time feeling I have an authentic personal understanding of them, rather than being intuitively intrigued by teh mystery as before and they being someone elses wisdom.. love and growth Bruce , " ordinarysparrow " <ordinarysparrow wrote: > > Namaste > > These all come from Deepak Chopra's book about Merlin. . . .i think? > these where found as Tweets. . but i think this is where they are from, > i placed them on my blog last week . . . . .Wizards must be in the air > these days . . . > > But thought you might find interest because of your Wizard dream. . > > Eleckra wished i were up and about would love to see you when you > come Stateside. . . .maybe i will be released from the energy work soon > and the day will come when we can get together and share the love, the > light, and the laughter . . .i would be so cool if you dates work out > for L.A. and the workshop . . . > > love and light > ordinary sparrow > > " In India we still believe that wizards exist. What is a wizard? Not > someone who can simply perform magic but who can cause transformation. > > A wizard can turn fear to joy, frustration to fulfillment. > > A wizard can turn the time-bound into the timeless. > > A wizard can carry you beyond limitations into the boundless. > > In the West, a wizard is primarily thought to be a magician who > practices alchemy. Alchemy also exists in India. > > The word alchemy is really a code word. > > It stands for turning human beings into gold, turning our base qualities > of fear, ignorance, hatred & shame into love & fulfillment. > > So, a teacher who can teach you how to turn yourself into a free, loving > person is an alchemist and has always been one. > > The way of the wizard doesn't exist in time--it is everywhere and > nowhere. It belongs to everyone and no one. > > I want you to reclaim what is already yours. Here is the first lesson: A > wizard exists in all of us. This wizard sees & knows everything. > > Why do we need the wizards way? We need it to lift us from the ordinary > & the humdrum to the kind of significance we tend to relegate to myth. > > Being alive means winning the right to say anything you want, to be who > you want to be, to do what you want to do. > > All of us want to expand in love & creativity, to explore our spiritual > nature yet often we fall short We lock ourselves into our own prison. > > You are the unconditioned spirit trapped into conditions, like the sun > in eclipse. -Rumi > > This is the voice of the wizard, who will not accept that humans are > limited in time & space. We are just temporarily in eclipse. > > The purpose of learning from a wizard is finding the wizard within. > Having found the inner guide you've found yourself. > > The self is the ever-shining sun that may be in eclipse, but once the > shadow passes, the sun is simply there in all its glory. > > The wizard is beyond opposites of light and dark, good and evil, > pleasure and pain. > > Everything the wizard sees has it roots in the unseen world. > > Nature reflects the moods of the wizard. > > The body and the mind may sleep, but the wizard is always awake. > > The wizard possesses the secret of immortality. > > The wizard's way is the way of the spirit. But spirituality isn't > opposed to rationality; it is the larger framework that reason fits > into. > > When you realize that the entire universe can be found inside you, you > will be a wizard. You don't live in the world, the world lives in you. > > Look beyond your limited self to see your unlimited self. Pierce the > mask of mortality and find the wizard. It is inside you and only there. > > Before the seeing comes the feeling that there is more to life than what > you are living It's like a faint voice that whispers, " Find me. " > > The voice that calls is unemotional, peaceful, content within itself-and > elusive. It is the wizard's voice but also your own. > > If you sit in silence and listen for a few minutes, the words will begin > to sink in. Let that happen, then let the wisdom do its work. > > Let the water of wisdom begin to seep into the secret passages inside > your being, and observe. > > The wizard is inside you, and wants only one thing: to be born. > > The return of the magical can only happen with the return of innocence. > > The essence of the wizard is transformation. > > Innocence is our natural state, before it becomes covered over. What > covers it over is self-image. > > When we look at ourselves, even when we're trying to be completely > honest, we see an image built over many years. > > The lines & wrinkles that develop in a person's face tell the story of > past happiness, sadness, triumph, defeat, ideals & experiences. > > It is almost impossible to see anything else. > > Seek your inner wizard because he/she looks everywhere because his/her > sight is innocent. It is unclouded by judgments, labels, definitions. > > You still know you have an ego and self-image, but you are not > distracted by these things. > > See them against the backdrop of the totality, the whole context of > life. > > Ego is " i " ; it is your singular point of view. In innocence this point > of view is pure, like a clear lens. > > When you are utterly defenseless you become invincible because there is > nothing to attack. " > > > > > , Elektra Fire > <elektra.fire@> wrote: > > > > Had a set of interesting dreams which ended with me being told " a > magician cannot graduate until they have learnt to move the sun " ... This > has stayed in my mind and is swimming around like a gold fish in a bowl. > Has anyone any idea what this may mean?Love elektra x x x > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Thanks so much Sparrow, that all made perfect sense. And I also hope we get to meet, my fingers are crossed and my inner wizard is working on it :-)) love e x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 =) you are too cute sparrow x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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