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Sound of Every Element? Hazrat Inayat On Sound & Music Mysticism
“… Sound is the sign of life; in the temples of gods and goddesses, in Hindu churches, bells ringing show life even in the silence …” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan
Talking vs Gift Of Silence? Kahlil Gibran The Prophet & Ramana Maharshi
“… A walnut kernel shaken against its shell makes a delicate sound, but the walnut taste and the sweet oil inside makes unstruck music. Mystics call the shell rattling talk; the other, the taste of silence …” ~ Rumi
Can We Get It Wrong? Pathless Path Through Suffering Joan Tollifson
“… Presence is where juice is, in the aliveness of this one bottomless moment … the {pathless} path {through suffering} is not moving away from this moment …” ~ Joan Tollifson
Jean Klein: Can We Extend Glimpses Of Reality? Q&A Living Truth
“… I hear your question in my stillness and the answer comes out of stillness … All that is, all that you are, is in this stillness …” ~ Jean Klein
Awe & Wonder …
“… Awe is a sense of transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery … It enables us … to feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal …” ~ Abraham Heschel
Wonderment Despite Climate Crisis? Susan Bauer-Wu Future We Can Love
“… With a different kind of attention —curious, trusting, open, and loving— we can find the wonders of right where we are …” ~ Susan Bauer-Wu
Are Inner Peace & External Activism Interconnected? Elias Amidon Notes Open Path
“… We can’t find it out there because it’s right here in the intimacy of now …” ~ Elias Amidon
3 Wondrous Answers: Miracle of Mindful Presence Thich Nhat Hanh
“… In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality …” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Zen and the West: Finding Peace in Troubled Times -
Amoda Maa: Awakening is a Revolutionary Shift in Consciousness -
One Bright Pearl: A Conversation on Zen -
Amoda Maa: Cultivating Spiritual Resilience -
Jeremy Irons: Passing a Better Time … -
One in a Million Becomes Realized -
Amoda Maa: Become a Master of Life -
Final goal in Kashmir Shaivism