John Tarrant | Shift | Shift Issue #06: CreativityThe Japanese koan embraces the unknown and makes an ally of doubt, leaving the conditioned mind behind.
Well we all know who said that ... Einstein himself. Now although I have never read any in depth book on the man, it seems readily apparent that what Einstein must have been musing over - some time prior to spitting that comment off the tip of his tongue - must have been his recognition that the thoughts of God are in fact .... The Meta Mind of the Universe ... His Unified Field never declared.
The Oneness Deeksha Blessing was one of those things I heard about. I have a rule that if something comes up in my reality from 3 or more sources that I cannot relate, consciousness is trying to tell me something. I then turn some attention to it. I had this experience with the Oneness Blessing in July, 2007. I have since found this to be evolutionary for me and for many others.
We have all experienced love of some sort -- platonic love, romantic love, agape love, puppy love, sexual love, parental love, “tough” love -- but how do we know when it’s true love and not just a form of manipulation? In his book, Secrets of the Heart, Khalil Gibran suggests one possible test for real love. He tells about a priest who was walking along a road when he discovered a man lying in a ditch -- bruised, bloody, and nearly unconscious. The priest asked, "Who are you?” The man whispered through his pain, “I am Satan.” The priest recoiled, saying, “Oh, I cannot help you,” and began to move away.
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