in order to be a teacher to oneself

mike putnam

 

In order to

be a proper teacher to

oneself, one must be part midwife,

part executioner: sometimes rebirthing oneself,

sometimes annihilating and leaving useless bits by the

wayside, until the self soars free and clear of

attachment, obstruction, and delusion

and joins all buddhas past,

present, and

future.

 

Then one

can stop fracturing

reality with names and ideas

of self, other, buddha,

enlightenment,

and so on.

 

There,

beyond definitions

and beyond mind, reality

flows like pure

water.

 

Wei wu Wei Ching, Hexagram 29

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set an example for others

 

The Higher Power

looks not only at our actions but

into our hearts to gauge our worthiness.

Through genuine inner modesty, acceptance,

and innocence you correct your own

errors and set an example

for others.

 

fifth changing line

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 63, Chi Chi / After Completion

 

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a fertile and fruitful land


 

The heart may be likened to soil.

Soil may be fertile or a barren desert, but the soil

which is fertile is that which bears fruit. It is that which

is chosen by living beings to dwell in, although many are lost

in the soil of the desert, and lead in it a life of grief and loneliness.

Man has both in him, for he is the final manifestation. He may

let his heart be a desert where everyone abides hungry and

thirsty, or he may make it a fertile and fruitful land

where food is provided for hungry souls, the

children of the earth, strong or weak,

rich or poor, who always hunger

for love and sympathy.

 

Hazrat Inayat Khan

attitude is the secret of life