The

divine is

the experience of being

part of one’s natural environment,

vibrating with its energy, connected to all,

without having to erect imaginary

boundaries between the

self and the

other.

Anouar Majid

Solitude is an art.

Mental training is needed to refine

and stabilize it. When you practice solitude,

you dedicate yourself to the

care of the soul.

Stephen Batchelor

My heart has

become capable of every form:

It is a pasture for gazelles and a cloister

for Christian monks, a temple for idols and

the pilgrim’s Ka’ba, and the tables of

the torah and the book of

the Qur’an.

I follow

the religion of love:

whatever way love’s camels take,

that is my religion and

my faith.

Ibn ‘Arabi

Evening

and nighttime are

times of rest for cultivated people.

Accordingly you should withdraw into the

chamber of spirit and embrace oneness without

parting. Since there are no worldly feelings enveloping

you, neither is there an original sublime truth —

when you are like a dead man for the time

being, that is called great rest. After you

get to the point of dreaming and

sleeping without becoming

muddled, you see the

effect of mastering

seriousness.

Then

the following morning

is the time for the cultured person’s

“daily renewal”. Accordingly, you should rise

early and daily seek what you have yet to attain,

with the determination to do ten times or a hundred

times what others do. The days become months, the months

become years; those who study without question of how

long it takes, be it three years or five years, never

fail to reach sagehood. When you are mindful

at every moment, nurturing it with each

breath, the work is never interrupted;

perfected day after day and month

after month, learning will

shine with light.

The Cultivator of Realization

There is

no one method for

attaining realization of the Tao.

To regard any method as the method is

to create a duality, which can only delay your

understanding of the subtle truth. The mature

person perceives the fruitlessness of rigid,

external methodologies; remembering this,

she keeps her attitude unstructured at

all times and thus is always free

to pursue the Integral

Way.

She studies the

teachings of the masters.

She dissolves all concepts of duality.

She pours herself out in service to others. She

performs her inner cleansing…gently eliminating all

obstacles to her own understanding, she constantly

maintains her unconditional sincerity. Her

humility, perseverance, and adaptability

evoke the response of the

universe and fill her 

with divine

light.

from Hua hu Ching, Chapter 18

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