Dharma/wind and breath

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>Dharma:

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>And Jesus tells Nicodemus: "... unless one is born of water and the Spirit,

>he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is

>flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.... The wind blows

>where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it

>comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the

>Spirit." The Greek word pneuma is used here for both spirit and wind; it

>meant spirit, wind, breath... The Tibetans use the term "winds" for the

>vital energies, including Kundalini.

 

Yes - to be like the wind, that bloweth where it listeth - a beautiful

metaphor. No knowledge needed for the wind to blow, no accumulation of facts.

The Hebrews considered the human spirit to be "Ruach Elohim" the breath

of Elohim.

 

-- Dan

 

 

>Love,

>Dharma

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>>All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside

back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of

Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is

Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality

of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge,

spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to

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