“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” ~Jung
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- "Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that is so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps 20. And yet it all seems limitless." ~Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
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Oh wow. So true.
ReplyDeleteI saw your comment on FW's post. What you said there is also so true. Gratitude for the darkness and the hurt is essential. But, in the moment of the darkness and hurt it is impossible. However, I have noticed that as I've become more "enlightened" I am sometimes able even in the moment of darkness and hurt to realize that my life is unfolding as it should.... able to catch brief glimpses of a Truth that is there in the midst of the pain...
Val, I love what you say here. I have sometimes had that experience too. I am struggling to establish a stronger meditation practice because I know that is the path to cultivating that greater equanimity (among many other virtues). 'Truth in the midst of pain'.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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I'll just say, "Yes, I agree." :)
ReplyDeleteThanks FW.
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Amy, I just wrote probably one of the longest comments I have ever written on anyone's blog and then somehow lost it....
ReplyDeleteI'll try again later if it comes back to me....
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I hate it when that happens. And please do!
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