

Indulging in security is contrary to intimacy with God. It gives a temporary feeling of wellbeing, but puts happiness forever out of reach, for it destroys spiritual life and ruins the man who indulges in it by making him waste his time. And when he finally reluctantly comes back to himself, empty-handed, he realizes he never received anything. ~Ibn Arabi
"If the fear exists, the virus is already in place.
I am not talking about creating a fear, but about consciously feeling what is already here. If you are afraid, the virus is already active. Instead of pretending it doesn't exist, realize that traces of it are always present in your life. Feel that which is here once and for all, instead of unconsciously LETTING IT LINGER IN ALL YOUR ACTIVITIES [...] It means feeling this fear of old age, disease, abandonment, FEELING IT IN THE BODY, no longer doing yoga to assuage the fear, or get married, divorced, have another child or buy a new car just to run away from discomfort - but on a contrary to consciously feel what is here."~ Eric Baret, "Let the Moon be Free"
I tied to shake,
to yell,
to shock,
and to provoke,
to virtually slap,
to dance around
stepping on the toes.
I really tried!
I cried,
I wept,
I didn't sleep,
I felt, and felt, and felt again
straight in the middle of my chest...
I really tried.
I talked to people in my brain,
I called them back into themselves,
I called them to listen not
to the TV - an idiot box
I really tried!
with love,
Elena
What we are missing is real listening.
Not listening to verbal expression of others,
but listening to our feeling, feeble voice within,