The Cauldron
In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight. --Ram Dass
Today I am reminded of this for an important reason. It's all too easy to forget this and slip into Finite Play. I had book magic today. Led myself to Be Here Now through an interesting sequence of events, and although I can't have it around to read at this moment, it's the next book in the series of Play. And it's reminding me of Who is really out there, right here with me.
The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it's in the being. When I need love from others, or need to give love to others, I'm caught in an unstable situation. Being in love, rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. Being in love means seeing the Beloved all around me. --Ram Dass
Tonight I will begin to fall in love again. Even if it's just for tonight.
When I’m reading archaeologically, I’m not reading for pleasure. I read the way I scratch for an idea, digging down deep so I can get something out of it and use it in my work. I read transactionally: How can I use this? It’s not enough for me to read a book. I have to “own” it. I scribble in the margins. I circle sentences I like and connect them with arrows to other useful sentences. I draw stars and exclamation points on every good page, to the point where the book is almost unreadable. By writing all over the pages, I transform the author’s work into my book-and mine alone. --Twyla Tharp
Today I am reminded of this for an important reason. It's all too easy to forget this and slip into Finite Play. I had book magic today. Led myself to Be Here Now through an interesting sequence of events, and although I can't have it around to read at this moment, it's the next book in the series of Play. And it's reminding me of Who is really out there, right here with me.
The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it's in the being. When I need love from others, or need to give love to others, I'm caught in an unstable situation. Being in love, rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. Being in love means seeing the Beloved all around me. --Ram Dass
Tonight I will begin to fall in love again. Even if it's just for tonight.
When I’m reading archaeologically, I’m not reading for pleasure. I read the way I scratch for an idea, digging down deep so I can get something out of it and use it in my work. I read transactionally: How can I use this? It’s not enough for me to read a book. I have to “own” it. I scribble in the margins. I circle sentences I like and connect them with arrows to other useful sentences. I draw stars and exclamation points on every good page, to the point where the book is almost unreadable. By writing all over the pages, I transform the author’s work into my book-and mine alone. --Twyla Tharp