Sunday, September 25, 2016

Via Ram Dass: Ram Dass, love everybody

September 25, 2016

Maharajji said to me, “Ram Dass, love everybody.” And I said, “ I can’t do it.” And then he said again, love everybody, but then I realized it had to do with the soul, and not the ego, because the ego judges, but the soul love everybody, because everybody is a soul and a soul loves another soul. Its not that the small, limited, ego “I” loves you, but it’s unconditional love, it comes from the ocean of infinite love.

Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 25/09/16

“O verdadeiro Amor é um fenômeno, um poder que a mente não pode compreender – ele é um mistério a ser desvendado com o coração. O Amor se manifesta em diferentes dimensões como empatia, perdão, compaixão e gratidão. Mas, em todas as suas manifestações, o Amor real ou o Amor maduro, é a fragrância da comunhão com o Ser. Esse amor é desinteressado, ou seja, você quer ver o outro feliz; quer ver o outro brilhar, sem querer nem mesmo um olhar em troca. E essa capacidade de doação sincera e desinteressada é, sem dúvida, sinônimo de iluminação espiritual.”

“El verdadero Amor es un fenómeno, un poder que la mente no puede comprender; es un misterio a desvelar con el corazón. El Amor se manifiesta en diferentes dimensiones como empatía, perdón, compasión y gratitud. Pero, en todas sus manifestaciones, el Amor real o Amor maduro, es la fragancia de comunión con el Ser. Este amor es desinteresado, es decir, quieres ver al otrofeliz; quieres ver al otro brillar, sin querer siquiera una mirada a cambio. Y esta capacidad de donación sincera y desinteresada es, sin duda, sinónimo de iluminación espiritual.”

“True love is a phenomenon, a power that the mind can not comprehend. It is a mystery to be unveiled by the heart. Love manifests itself in different dimensions as empathy, forgiveness, compassion and gratitude. But in all of its manifestations, true love or mature love, is the scent of communion with the being. This love is selfless. It is a love that wants to see the other happy; wants to see the other shine, without even wanting a glance in return. It is the capacity of true and selfless giving which is, without doubt, synonymous with spiritual illumination.”

Via Daily Dharam / September 25, 2016: Fluid Mind, Fluid Views

Our minds are potentially fully fluid, but we often think of them as not fluid because our bodies are not. What one would hope is that realizing how truly fluid everyone is would make it a little harder to have firm ideas about one’s enemies.

—Jaron Lanier, "Comparative Illusions"