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I am fully back on the internet, courtesy of DSL. Mmmm, DSL.
I don't have too much to say aside from that, so I'll leave those of you who actually read this with some Lao-Tze.
"Do you wish to free yourself of mental and emotional knots and become one with the way? If so, there are two paths available to you. The first is the path of acceptance. Affirm everyone and everything. Freely extend your goodwill and virtue in every direction, regardless of circumstances. Embrace all things as part of the Harmonious Oneness, and then you will begin to perceive it. The second path is that of denial. Recognize that everything you see and think is a falsehood, an illusion, a veil over the truth. Peel all the veils away, and you will arrive at the Oneness. Though these paths are entirely different, they will deliver you to the same place: spontaneous awareness of the Great Oneness. Once you arrive there, remember: it isn't necessary to struggle to maintain unity with it. All you have to do is participate in it".
And another, because it just came to mind.
"With all this talking, what has been said? The subtle truth can be pointed at with words, but it can't be contained by them. Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed. Love your life. Trust the way. Make love with the invisible subtle origin of the universe, and you will give yourself everything you need. You won't have to hide away forever in spiritual retreats. You can be a gentle, contemplative hermit right here in the middle of everything, utterly unaffected, thoroughly sustained and rewarded by your integral practices. Encouraging others, giving freely to all, awakening and purifying the world with each movement and action, you'll ascend to the divine realm in broad daylight. The breath of the way speaks, and those who are in harmony with it hear quite clearly".
And one more note: Tonight, my father said that he was proud of me. While I knew he felt it... It was the intent, the action of his statement, that was potent. My father generally isn't too vocal when it comes to emotive exchange, so it stunned me into silence. As he drove off to head back downstate, I did something I've never done before- genuinely smiled while crying.
Things keep looking up.
I don't have too much to say aside from that, so I'll leave those of you who actually read this with some Lao-Tze.
"Do you wish to free yourself of mental and emotional knots and become one with the way? If so, there are two paths available to you. The first is the path of acceptance. Affirm everyone and everything. Freely extend your goodwill and virtue in every direction, regardless of circumstances. Embrace all things as part of the Harmonious Oneness, and then you will begin to perceive it. The second path is that of denial. Recognize that everything you see and think is a falsehood, an illusion, a veil over the truth. Peel all the veils away, and you will arrive at the Oneness. Though these paths are entirely different, they will deliver you to the same place: spontaneous awareness of the Great Oneness. Once you arrive there, remember: it isn't necessary to struggle to maintain unity with it. All you have to do is participate in it".
And another, because it just came to mind.
"With all this talking, what has been said? The subtle truth can be pointed at with words, but it can't be contained by them. Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed. Love your life. Trust the way. Make love with the invisible subtle origin of the universe, and you will give yourself everything you need. You won't have to hide away forever in spiritual retreats. You can be a gentle, contemplative hermit right here in the middle of everything, utterly unaffected, thoroughly sustained and rewarded by your integral practices. Encouraging others, giving freely to all, awakening and purifying the world with each movement and action, you'll ascend to the divine realm in broad daylight. The breath of the way speaks, and those who are in harmony with it hear quite clearly".
And one more note: Tonight, my father said that he was proud of me. While I knew he felt it... It was the intent, the action of his statement, that was potent. My father generally isn't too vocal when it comes to emotive exchange, so it stunned me into silence. As he drove off to head back downstate, I did something I've never done before- genuinely smiled while crying.
Things keep looking up.