March 15, 2010
- Rick Jarow on Sangha -
So why is it that people imagine what they want and they don’t get it? One of the reasons is that it’s not all about you. You are one little dot among eight billion minds, and those eight billion minds on the planet are connected with a gazillion minds in the past and future and you can only manifest from the center of gravity of the prevailing thought forms of where you are. And so if you’re living here you have to contend with all the thought forms of the past and future of this land and work with it because you really can’t step out of history, even if you are out of history if you’re an enlightened Krishnamurti or someone like that you still have to work within history and language. (emphasis mine)
Thanks for your visit today, Ian! and also for your quote today, which definitely speaks to where I am at these days. From intention to implementation, there is a painful gap sometimes . . . A tension that needs to be skillfully handled, with patience, clarity, persistence, faith, and love.
Deep bow to you!
Comment by Marguerite Manteau-Rao — March 15, 2010 @ 1:49 pm
I am happy I could offer something helpful. We all hit rough patches on the path, but that makes us no less the seeker. If anything, these rough patches are our chance to put what we’ve learned to good use.
Deep bow to you, your practice, and your openness as well.
Comment by Ian — March 15, 2010 @ 2:02 pm