A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
KabirRead
The Lord is in me, the Lord is in you,as life is in every seed, put false pride away and seek the Lord within.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the divine presence within all beings and the importance of humility and self-reflection.
Kabir's quote conveys the idea that the essence of the divine exists in every individual, much like life is inherent in every seed. It invites us to let go of our false pride and ego, encouraging an inward search for spiritual truth and connection with the divine within ourselves and others.
In practice
In a meditation workshop to encourage participants to find inner peace and connection with the divine.
A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
The apple blossom exists to create fruit; when that_x000D_ comes, the petal falls.
Seeking Why run around sprinkling holy water? There's an ocean inside you, and when you're ready you'll drink.
Wherever you are is the entry point.
When the Guest is being searched for,_x000D_ it is the intensity of the longing for the Guest that does all the work._x000D_ Look at me, and you will see a slave of that intensity.
It is time to put up a love-swing!_x000D_ Tie the body and then tie the mind so that they _x000D_ swing between the arms of the Secret One you love,_x000D_ Bring the water that falls from the clouds to your eyes,_x000D_ and cover yourself inside entirely with the shadow of night._x000D_ Bring your face up close to his ear,_x000D_ and then talk only about what you want deeply to happen.
God will judge my heart, Man will judge my actions.
Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why privacy should give way to national security, to law and order, to efficiency of operation, to scientific advancement and the like.
If a Christian really believed that his neighbor will be tortured in all eternity in Hell, he should try day and night to persuade him to repent and believe. How sad that this doesn't happen.
If we look for human frailty in humans, we will always find it. When we focus on finding the frailties of those who hold priesthood keys, we run risks for ourselves. When we speak or write to others of such frailties, we put them at risk.
Consciousness succumbs all too easily to unconscious influences, and these are often truer and wiser than our conscious thinking.
But then again, maybe bad things happen because itβs the only way we can keep remembering what good is supposed to look like.
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