samsara jaganmaya

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Every blade of grass has its angel who bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow, grow.’

~ The Talmud

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

~ Anais Nin

Hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are.

~ Stephen Levine - Buddhist Teacher

oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
sugandiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān
mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt

Translation: I meditate on, and surrender myself to, the Divine Being who embodies the power of will, the power of knowledge, and the power of action. I pray to the Divine Being who manifests in the form of fragrance in the flower of life and is the eternal nourisher of the plant of life. like a skillful gardener, may the Lord of Life disentangle me from the binding forces of my physical, psychological, and spiritual foes. May the lord of Immortality residing within me free me from death, decay and sickness and unite me with immortality.

Explanation: This is a healing and nourishing mantra and is in a sense, “the Heart of Vedas.” The healing force awakened by this mantra sends forth its ripples from body to psyche and from psyche to soul. It strengthens our powers of will, knowledge and action, thus unblocking the flow of enthusiasm, courage and determination. The vibration of this mantra awakens the internal healing force while attracting nature’s healing agents, creating an environment where the forces from both origins converge. This mantra connects us to the healer within and helps us receive the full nourishment from food, herbs, or any discipline undertaken for our total well being.

Constant and eternal vigilance is required in the spiritual struggle.

I have given you all I have with all my heart and love. It is for you to give to others. Sometimes I may not know all the answers, and I know that I have a long way to go. If you didn’t get anything, that’s because of my lower emotional nature. If there was anything good you got, it came from my great Master Sivananda. I don’t say that I’m an unemotional person. I scolded and talked endlessly. I acted like a dictator. If I were like my master, or like Jesus, I could wash the feet of my disciples. But for that one must be very high. It can only be done when the ego is gone. If I were to do it, it would be hypocrisy. I’m not that high. Once, some years ago, I prostrated myself before a man to whom I had been rude and impatient. As I was doing it, I was thinking “How humble I am.” So don’t look for an easy way to overcome your ego. For years I’ve tried. I watch myself as my ego manifests itself. I analyze. But it clings like a leech. When we can’t control ourselves, we should offer it to the Lord: “Oh Lord, I offer it to Thee!” And now, if in any way I hurt your feelings, I ask you with all my heart to pardon me.

What is more worthy of your pain than the evolution of your soul?

~ Gary Zukav - From The Seat Of The Soul, page 195
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