'Thoughts for the Day' Category

Extreme & Balanced

Ivan M. Granger November 6th, 2009

In your pursuit of God,
sometimes — you must be extreme;
always — you must be supremely balanced.

lost in light

Ivan M. Granger November 4th, 2009

See — you are
a lamp
lost in light.

Following the rules

Ivan M. Granger November 2nd, 2009

No one gets to heaven
by following the rules
– or breaking them.
Heaven must burst forth from your breast.

Peace and Joy

Ivan M. Granger October 5th, 2009

Peace and joy — that’s what everyone wants.
It’s fear that twists this natural yearning
into the compulsion
for security and comfort.

Already brought about

Ivan M. Granger October 2nd, 2009

Liberation is already brought about. It is already here.
What is truly essential is to fully engage yourself.

Dogma

Ivan M. Granger September 30th, 2009

Dogma is for those
who have tired
of the search.

Essential

Ivan M. Granger September 28th, 2009

You need just this:

devotion
to the essential.

When everything is deliberate

Ivan M. Granger September 25th, 2009

When everything is deliberate,
everything works together
to awaken the awareness of liberation.

just enough thought

Ivan M. Granger September 23rd, 2009

The oceanic silence will do the work.
Apply
just enough thought
to give form.

be let feel accept

Ivan M. Granger September 21st, 2009

Be fully present.
Be totally naked.
Let the energy flow.
Feel everything.
Accept yourself completely.

Faith & Grace

Ivan M. Granger September 18th, 2009

Faith is recognizing that we are always, irrevocably
being drawn into the Divine Embrace.

Grace is what occurs
when we stop obstructing that natural process.

The destination’s gift

Ivan M. Granger September 14th, 2009

The destination’s gift
is contained in the journey itself.

Even our tragedies

Ivan M. Granger September 11th, 2009

The Divine Mother loves so fully
that She fills even our tragedies
with blessings.

Great pure ache

Ivan M. Granger September 9th, 2009

All your loss, hurt and hope –
gather them up
into a great pure ache
until the Beloved has no choice but to kiss
your naked heart.

What are you painting?

Ivan M. Granger September 4th, 2009

Your outer life is the palette.
Your inner life is the canvas.

What are you painting?

(The reverse is equally true…)

The ultimate acquisition

Ivan M. Granger September 2nd, 2009

Enlightenment is the ultimate acquisition,
as far as the ego is concerned.
Now, if the ego can only figure out
how to hold enlightenment
and not lose itself!

Information & Knowledge

Ivan M. Granger August 31st, 2009

Don’t mistake information for knowledge.

Information is important,
but knowledge is the stuff of life.

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