Love and compassion are effortless
Ivan M. Granger December 3rd, 2008
Love and compassion are effortless.
The soul is exhausted by the effort
to stop this natural outpouring
of the living heart.
'Thoughts for the Day' Category
Do that…
Ivan M. Granger December 1st, 2008
Do that
which makes your life
holy.
Intelligent strain
Ivan M. Granger November 26th, 2008
The purpose of spiritual practice
is to intelligently strain your system
while giving your awareness the courage
to leap into silence.
Into our own lives
Ivan M. Granger November 21st, 2008
The peace we cultivate within ourselves
flows outward.
And in the same way
the suffering we allow in others
creeps into our own lives.
Thankful for this day
Ivan M. Granger November 19th, 2008
Be thankful for this day
of possibility.
Who know what magic will unfold?
There is an inner perfection
Ivan M. Granger November 14th, 2008
There is an inner perfection
the same for everyone.
The psyche may go through the motions,
but it’s journey is done.
Nakedly
Ivan M. Granger November 7th, 2008
Each form clothes the Formless.
Every sound covers the Silence.
Seek the naked Presence
nakedly.
The world we live in
Ivan M. Granger November 5th, 2008
We can choose
the world we live in
and the way
we live in the world.
Bliss is real
Ivan M. Granger November 3rd, 2008
Bliss is not some philosophical idea.
It is real, tangible,
felt in the body
as well as the soul.
The Unknown
Ivan M. Granger October 29th, 2008
Build up a tolerance for the unknown.
How can you be at home in the immense, mysterious,
and formless Self,
when you are only at ease with what the mind has defined?
The same ways
Ivan M. Granger October 27th, 2008
Why walk the same ways
as everyone else
when so much of this magical existence
is uncharted and unknown?
Aiming for…
Ivan M. Granger October 24th, 2008
If you’re not aiming for complete enlightenment,
well, what’s the point?
Better to know
Ivan M. Granger October 22nd, 2008
Always better to know
than to believe
Agnostic
Ivan M. Granger October 20th, 2008
Regardless of belief,
everyone is an agnostic
until gnosis.
Maps
Ivan M. Granger October 15th, 2008
Understand about sacred texts:
A map doesn’t mean anything
if you don’t make the journey.
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