Married Love

"You and I
Have so much love,
That it
Burns like a fire,
In which we bake a lump of clay
Molded into a figure of you
And a figure of me.
Then we take both of them,
And break them into pieces,
And mix the pieces with water,
And mold again a figure of you,
And a figure of me.
I am in your clay.
You are in my clay.
In life we share a single quilt.
In death we will share one bed."

by Kuan Tao-Sheng, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung

About the sound "OM"

"This syllable sets up a deeply resonant vibration in the larynx, and this vibration is transmitted directly down into the lungs, where it gently "massages" the delicate alveoli and shakes loose mucus and debris. The vibrations travel up into the brain as well, where they massage the brain cells. This in turn stimulates all branches of the central nervous system. Due to its proximity to the vibrating larynx, the thyroid gland receives an especially strong stimulation, which enhances its secretions and balances metabolism. In the brain, the vibrations also lend direct stimulation to the pineal and pituitary glands, thereby balancing the entire endocrine system."

Daniel Reid in The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity

Suppresion, Expression and Escape

"We have three major ways of handling feelings: suppression, expression and escape. 

Suppression and Repression

These are the most common ways in which we push feelings down and put them aside. In repression, this happens unconsciously; in suppression it happens consciously. We don't want to be bothered by feelings and, besides, we don't know what else to do with them. We sort of suffer through them and try to keep functioning as best as we can. The feelings that we select to be suppressed or repressed are in accord with the conscious and unconscious programs that we carry within us from social custom and family training. The pressure of suppressed feelings is later felt as irritability, mood swings, tension in the muscles of the neck and back, headaches, cramps, menstrual disorders, colitis, indigestion, insomnia, hypertension, allergies and other somatic conditions.

When we repress a feeling, it is because there is so much guilt and fear over the feeling that it is not even consciously felt at all. It becomes instantly thrust into the unconscious as soon as it threatens to emerge. The repressed feeling is then handled in a variety of ways to ensure that it stays repressed and out of awareness.

Of these mechanisms used by the mind to keep the feeling repressed, denial and projection are perhaps the best known methods, as they tend to go together and reinforce each other. Denial results in major emotional and maturational blocks. It is usually accompanied by the mechanism of projection. Because of guilt and fear, we repress the impulse or feeling, and we deny its presence within us. Instead of feeling it, we project it into the world and those around us. We experience the feeling as if it belonged to "them". "They" then become the enemy, and the mind searches for and finds justification to reinforce the projection. Blame is placed on people, places, institutions, food, climatic conditions, astrological events, social conditions, fate, God, luck, the devil, foreigners, ethnic groups, political rivals, and other things outside of ourselves. Projection is the main mechanism in use by the world today. It accounts for all wars, strife, and civil disorder. Hating the enemy is even encouraged in order to become a "good citizen". We maintain our own self-esteem at the expense of others and, eventually, this results in social breakdown. The mechanism of projection underlies all attack, violence, aggression, and every form of social destruction.

Expression

With this mechanism, the feeling is vented, verbalised, or stated in body language, and acted out in endless group demonstrations. The expression of negative feelings allows not just enough of the inner pressure to be let out so that the remainder can then be suppressed. This is a very important point to understand, for many people in society today believe that expressing their feelings frees them from the feelings. The facts are to the contrary. The expression of a feeling, first, tends to propagate that feeling and give it greater energy. Second, the expression of the feeling merely allows the remainder to be suppressed out of awareness.

The balance between suppression and expression varies in each individual depending on early training, current cultural norms and mores, and the media. Expressing oneself is now in vogue as a result of a misunderstanding of the work of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis. Freud pointed out that suppression was the cause of neurosis; therefore, expression was mistakenly thought to be the cure. This misinterpretation became a licence for self-indulgence at the cost of others. What Freud actually said, in classical psychoanalysis, was that the repressed impulse or feeling was to be neutralised, sublimated, socialised, and channeled into constructive drives of love, work and activity.

If we dump our negative feelings on others, they experience it as an attack and they; in turn are forced to suppress, express or escape the feelings, therefore, the expression of negativity results in the deterioration and destruction of relationships. A far better alternative is to take responsibility for our own feelings and neutralize them. Then, only positive feelings remain to be expressed.

Escape

Escape is the avoidance of feeling through diversion. This avoidance is the backbone of the entertainment and liquor industries, and also the route of the workaholic. Escapism and avoidance of inner awareness is a socially condoned mechanism. We can avoid our own inners selves and keep our feelings from emerging by an endless variety of pursuits, many of which eventually become addictions as our dependency upon them grows.

People are desperate to stay unconscious. We observe how often people flick on the television set the minute they enter a room and then walk around in a dream-like state, constantly being programmed by the data poured into them. People are terrified of facing themselves. They dread even a moment of aloneness. Thus the constant frantic activities: the endless socialising, talking, texting, reading, music playing, working, traveling, sightseeing, shopping, overeating, gambling, movie-going, pill-talking, drug-using and cocktail-partying.

Many of the foregoing mechanisms of escape are faulty, stressful, ad ineffective. Each of them requires increasing amounts of energy in and of itself. Enormous amounts of energy are required to keep down the growing pressure of the suppressed and repressed feelings. There is a progressive loss of awareness and an arrest of growth. There is a loss of creativity, energy and real interest in others. There is a halting of spiritual growth and eventually the development of physical and emotional illness, disease, raging and premature death. The projection of these repressed feelings results in the social problems, disorders, and the increase of selfishness and callousness characteristics of our present society. Most of all, the effect is the inability to truly love and trust another person, which results in emotional isolation and self-hatred.

In contrast to the above, what happens instead when we let go of a feeling? The energy behind the feeling is instantly surrendered and the net effect is decompression. The accumulated pressure begins to decrease as we constantly let go. Everyone knows that, when we let go, we immediately feel better. The body's physiology changes. There are detectable improvements in skin color, breathing, pulse, blood pressure, muscle tension, gastro-instestinal function and blood chemistries. In the state of inner freedom, all bodily functions and organs move in the general direction of normalcy and health. There is an immediate increase in muscle power. Vision improves and our perception of the world and ourselves changes for the better. We feel happier, more loving and more easygoing."

Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by Dr. David R. Hawkins

Heaven is within us

"A decisive positive attitude leads to health and happiness. A negative confused attitude creates disease and unhappiness. You must choose your own lifestyle. You have been given free choice to chart a destiny during this life. No one else can alter or chart a course for you. No one can live your life for you. There are no magic pills, no potions, no masters, no gurus, no books that can take action for you. Only you can make your decisions and take the necessary action that will eventually bring forth the blessings of health, happiness and success to your life. By cleansing your blood and body of impurities, eating wholesome natural foods, purifying your mind, and thinking positive optimistic thoughts, you will lose the basic fears that plague humanity."

" Each and every day, we must extend total freedom to every person in the universe, including our family members and close friends. Let them live their own lives. Stop trying to change the world and other people's habits against their will. Let every person make his or her own decisions, good or bad. No one wants to be fenced in; we all want to be free. The Tao forces no one, for love can not compel, therefore it is a thing of perfect freedom. The natural way of spreading ideas calls for more than ridding ourselves of name-calling, propagandising, telling others what to think or how to act, and other such actions. It suggests that the soul be cleansed of any such notion, for it is clear that we can no more improve another person than we can alter the heavens above.

Give up self-assertion and relax. Let go! give up all efforts to be important or superior to your fellow human beings. Quit trying to make carbon copies of others, instead, give them something to copy. Realize that you can not improve another; all you can do is inspire. This is where the old saying that an example is worth more than a thousand sermons holds true. When you give up that bad habit of dictating another's life, you open up the channel of love between individuals. Peace will then be yours. You will attract more friends, and your acquaintances and family will find boundless joy and happiness in your presence."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is within us. We need not to go anywhere to pray. We can simply bow our heads and ask the creative force for guidance and with that attitude we can live a heavenly joyous life, even during difficult and troubled times. Your good is here. Accept it. Your joy is near. Embrace it. Your power is within. Harness it. Your victory is now. Claim it. Your freedom is real. Declare it. Your abundance is overflowing. Share it. Your prosperity is good. Receive it. Your problem is purposeful. Bless it. Your faith is mighty. Use it. Your song is beautiful. Sing it.

Life is a stage and we are all acting out a part. The stage is set. You have been given a role to play. It is now your time to go into action and to utilize the props and scenes that the Creator has so generously given you to perform with: natural foods, air, water and sunshine. These are the fundamental Taoist secrets that no man or woman can ever do without. They are part and parcel of life itself. Our function is to learn how to play our role in life superbly well and become the star attraction we were all designed to be. 

Through the understanding and application of natural law - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual - we become an acting part of the creative force that has brought us to this earth stage. We urge you to seek this path to health, beauty, and spiritual evolvement; sincerely believe in it, and inspire others to follow your message and example."

in Cosmic Nutrition by Master Mantak Chia and William U. Wei

Amor em Ondas

"Se honestamente recebes cada instante deste dia, goste ou não goste o ego, assumes a res- ponsabilidade, assumes teu poder e podes ver que, se aceitas, assumes e abraças totalmente o instante, não há medo para guardá-lo para que volte a sair de outra forma.

Quando se desperta, alcança-se este nível de honestidade. Desaparece a fragmentação e renasce o amor ao instante e, alegres, o cruzamos junto a todo o Universo, recuperando sua fonte secreta de inspiração e gozo.

Qualquer momento de conflito no presente está vinculado a um momento do passado que não quisemos viver ou a um futuro que não queremos repetir. Este vínculo com o presente faz com que esse instante do passado reflita-se como um espelho ao outro lado do presente, ou seja, ao futuro.
Durante 15 dias insisti que assumas o instante presente. Assim, o passado e o futuro se dis- solvem como a névoa da madrugada ante a chegada do sol. É a morte do ego e a boda entre o coração sorridente e a poderosa maravilha da Deusa. Este colapso é iluminação.

Te convido hoje a vencer esta armadilha mental e assumir o instante que se desliza desde o nada e volta ao nada, pleno de amor e beleza. O instante canta e ri, sem pânico nem dor, e percebes algo simples e milagroso, sempre vives no agora para poder tomar essa decisão.

No lugar de escapar, sugiro-te uma honrada e simples aceitação. A livre aceitação libera- -nos da fadiga violenta que fazemos com a vida, armazenando as velhas cartas marcadas. Agora isso terminou, saltemos ao agora sem deixar nada fora... no umbral do poema deste instante há uma Presença que é Amor em ondas... "


Lucidor Flores - Prática dos 21 Dias Março 2019, O Sorriso do Coração

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."


Dylan Thomas

Walk Through The Fire

"What matters most is how well you walk through the fire."

Charles Bukowski