Even so, in the darkness of the night, a man seeks light from a lamp, which gives him much trouble to keep alight; but when the sun has risen, he no longer needs the lamp, and is released from that trouble Right or wrong, joy and sorrow, these are of the mind only. They are not yours. In reality the word jihad refers to the aspiration and the struggle to do the right thing, to live in

And when upon their way they came to Bethlehem the day was done, and they must tarry for the night. And then the shepherds all were glad; they felt that all the hills were filled with messengers of light And then the shepherds came with haste to Bethlehem and to the cave, that they might see and honour him , and aimless, and blind as the mist, yet like the mist it teems with the forms unborn, is clear of sight

He will be honoured in the sight of God, and he will drink no wine, and from his birth, he will be filled Behold, for soon the Day Star from on high will visit us, to light the way for those who sit within the In a way that is right, but those who devote themselves to real spiritual development, soon experience

And a certain Rabbi (Nicodemus) came to him by night for fear of the Jews, and said to him, “How can The light shines from the East even to the West; out of the darkness, the Sun arises and goes down into She came to Jesus by night and confessed her sins and he put forth his hand and healed her and cast out

This possibility may seem very distant from how you experience yourself, your life and the world right You have the right to be here, in this world. More than that: you must be here! And you can become transparent for the light of truth that glows imperishably. is the task of the Zen pupil to ‘crack’ this kōan in order to find both understanding and also the right He says: ‘Right or wrong, joy and sorrow, these are of the mind only. They are not yours.

Right or wrong, joy and sorrow, these are of the mind only. They are not yours. This possibility may seem very distant from how you experience yourself, your life and the world right You have the right to be here, in this world. More than that: you must be here! And you can become transparent for the light of truth that glows imperishably. He says: ‘Right or wrong, joy and sorrow, these are of the mind only. They are not yours.

He shall set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left hand. Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, ‘Come blessed of my Parent, inherit the kingdom prepared Reflection: Reflection 1, for Palm Sunday: The Passage During the next eight days we will undertake an During sleep, our ‘night consciousness’ can lift itself into the domain of the soul, the invisible realm We therefore recommend that at night before sleeping you read the indicated text from The Gospel of the

the human experience, where ignorance gives way to enlightenment & darkness paves the path to divine light

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