Nothing like looking out the front door of the ashram and watching the entire eclipse of the moon. The other bonus was Gurudev meditated in silence from 6 -10 pm. A new experience to sit in absolute silence in the ashram with everyone meditating. The 4 hour journey was compelling and I touched with clarity the importance of inner stillness. It was like being in an endless womb; held without judgement as an energetic amoeba that experienced fullness from inside, but there was no outside. Many times I wonder, "What am I doing?", but there is no going back and no desire to repeat history.
Uncontrolled tears were stirred as I observed Gurudev in the depth of whatever realm he was traveling. He looked like an ethereal being from a Renaissance painting. What it would be like to touch into his place of existence?
After pranam, I shared my hope that he would visit a beautiful garden while he was away, (12 days.) His austerity turned into a beaming grin. To look into his eyes there was only love. No words were needed. Teaching in silence.
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| As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out through all opposition. Bowl of Saki, December 10, by Hazrat Inayat Khan | |
| Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: Ghazali has said in his Alchemy of Happiness that the spiritual path is like shooting an arrow into the dark. ... Whoever sets out on this path is therefore in constant warfare. He has to encounter opposition from his relatives, from his friends and acquaintances; he gets into trouble with those who misunderstand his aims; they misuse him; they misjudge him and blame him for doing things and thinking in a manner which they believe to be unjustified. Think of Christ, whose thoughts were so contrary to the religious thoughts of his time. How difficult to pass from the thought of an ordinary person to the thought of Christ! What difficulties there are to face! But once you fight these difficulties, and the further you advance, the more you are drawn to the spirit by the spirit. from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XII/XII_I_16.htm 'Resist not evil', the scripture says. When there is resistance to evil of the other person, do not become angry with him. When you foster the same emotion, you add to his, and you increase the same fire in yourself. It is like infecting yourself with a contagious disease instead of curing it. Anger and bitterness will die out in time. There was a small group of people in London who were working along spiritual lines. They felt a sort of rivalry against my little society, and they began to try to do us harm by telling stories against us and by setting others against us. My helpers came to tell me how we were being damaged in this way and asked if they should not do something to stop this. But I answered, 'the best way to treat this is with indifference. Take no notice.' And when they insisted that these doings would do us great harm I said, 'Not at all. The only harm it could do would be if we allowed this harm to enter our circle. Let them do as they like and let us go on doing what we are doing!' As the years went by they never heard us say a word against them; on the contrary, we welcomed them, we helped them, we served them in whatever way we could. In time this resistance completely vanished. We have been going forward, and they still stand where they were. Just a little indifference was enough! from http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/XII/XII_I_16.htm What is the meaning of Joseph being put in the well? The meaning is a trial. For every promising soul, every righteous soul will have opposition and envy and jealousy. And the righteous and good, wise and beautiful will shine out some day. ~~~ "Supplementary Papers, Misc VII, Questions and Answers", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) | |
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