being totally vulnerable
Posted on Mar 28th, 2007
by
jhalifax
the world,
one can bearly bear it
so much suffering
so much to love
so many to serve
then these words
we have to believe beyond belief
to pursue beauty to its lair:
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To
never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity
of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue
beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or
complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above
all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And
never, never, to forget."
~ Arundhati Roy”
“The only real prison is fear.
and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.”
-Aung San Suu Kyi
“Forget safety.
Live where you fear to live.
Destroy your reputation.
Be notorious.”
--Rumi
Tagged with: rumi, aung san suu kyi, arundhati roy, suffering, enlightenment, meditation, buddhism, roshi joan halifax, upaya zen center







Thanks dear Joan. I keep getting the sense that my only way, is service. Everyone needs my love. Everywhere I look it can hurt, so much some times. Everytime I look and pay attention, I am thankful that I can be of help. My only happiness comes from others. The only answer that keeps coming to me is kindness, it's all I have left to want.