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The wisdom of Rumi

“Out beyond our ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”

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The ardent alchemist

What do you call a leaf turning it’s colour ? Do you you think it is beautifully vibrant or do you discard it as old and useless ?

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The wisdom of Rumi

How long will you think about this painful life? How long will you think about this harmful world? The only thing it can take from you is your body. Don’t say all this rubbish and stop thinking.

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The ardent alchemist

Transformation is the result of all changes on all levels. Nobody can transform by holding on to the status quo.

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The wisdom of Rumi

This is for a friend of mine….. You sit here for days saying, “This is strange business.” You’re the strange business. You have the energy of the sun in you, but you keep knotting it up at the base of … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

‘There is a way between voice and presence where information flows. In disciplined silence it opens. With wandering talk it closes.’

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The ardent alchemist

Always  give your experiment sufficient heat and room to expand. Do not try to control it or it will blow in your face. Allow it to go where it wants to go. Your job is to observe and learn.

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The wisdom of Rumi

‘Friend, our closeness is this: Anywhere you put your foot, feel me in the firmness underneath.’

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The ardent alchemist

Losing interest and boredom are the language of fear.We do not go in circles – life flows in a spiraling motion. Get in the flow and find out for yourself.

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I am living it !

Real life examples of living Truth. “Another interesting example I can share comes from teaching a class in music appreciation and history. The high school students I have taught show an amazing attraction to a piece of music by Johann … Continue reading

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