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Post by naggie1972 on Jan 16, 2012 13:04:34 GMT -5
"Sometimes," says Ricky with tears in his eyes, "there is so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in."
I can't be the only one that can see the hurt and the ugliness in the world.
That quote and the visual imagery of it is how I feel a lot of the time.
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Post by Jaguar on Jan 16, 2012 17:45:05 GMT -5
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Post by naggie1972 on Jan 17, 2012 8:59:13 GMT -5
awww thanks, it seems I cry at the drop of a hat these days.
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Post by uncle23 on Jun 27, 2016 17:14:18 GMT -5
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This takes years of practice, until letting go becomes an art form. You learn not to be so opinionated, not to be emotionally dragged up and down, but to stay in this quiet place that watches everything come and go with calm equanimity. When you learn how to stay here, you'll recognize you are not your thinking and you are not your feelings. What you were thinking even an hour ago, you're not thinking anymore. Therefore it is not you. Your thinking is essentially unstable. Yet most people think they are their thinking! Such a life is inherently insecure. Many people in contemporary secular society have little solid ground on which to stand, to create a mature and happy life....
....Richard Rohr
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 27, 2016 21:12:10 GMT -5
..... This takes years of practice, until letting go becomes an art form. You learn not to be so opinionated, not to be emotionally dragged up and down, but to stay in this quiet place that watches everything come and go with calm equanimity. When you learn how to stay here, you'll recognize you are not your thinking and you are not your feelings. What you were thinking even an hour ago, you're not thinking anymore. Therefore it is not you. Your thinking is essentially unstable. Yet most people think they are their thinking! Such a life is inherently insecure. Many people in contemporary secular society have little solid ground on which to stand, to create a mature and happy life.... ....Richard Rohr You're over 4 years late with a reply.  |
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Post by msventoux on Jun 27, 2016 22:01:49 GMT -5
And many, many versions of Naggie later.  Better late than never? |
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