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Monday, September 08, 2008
Wisdom of Heart
"Years ago, I met an old monk in a jungle monastery in Southeast Asia. We were in a clearing at night and saw a man-made satellite weave its way through the stars. He pointed to it, telling me that such stars were newcomers to the sky. I tried to explain to him about rockets and satellites, and to my great surprise he questioned the idea that the earth was round. It had always seemed flat to him. The second- or third-grade education he had received in the 1920s had apparently not convinced him differently, yet he was regarded by many as a sage. His heart was filled with compassion and wisdom that drew many people to him to pour out their troubles and ask his advice. His understanding of human nature and life was deep and wonderful, though he didn't even know the earth was round."The wisdom of the heart can be found in any circumstance, on any planet, round or square. It arises not through knowledge or images of perfection or by comparison or judgment, but by seeing with the eyes of wisdom and the heart of loving attention, by touching with compassion all that exists in our world." - Jack Kornfield, A Path With Heart
Labels: spirituality
posted by Carol at 9:01 AM
17 Comments:
Yep. Wisdom oft lurks beneath a tattered coat. ~ Caecilius Statius (I think)
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However, please don't feel obliged to!
Nick,
Nice quote. A good reminder. Thanks!
dancing,
Thanks! I will stew and simmer until I come up with a list. Stay tuned!
Carol, you and cousin Nick have both come up with some beautiful quotes.
And your story of meeting with the sage is told with grace and wisdom.
Hi San,
I read Kornfield's story this morning and it touched me so much. The simplicity of the sage is endearing and I yearn for that myself.
Indigo Incarnates
I'd hang out with that monk over Bill Gates any day. :)
Me too, Indigo!
Even though Bill Gates is a smart man, I would find lessons from the heart much more fulfilling.
But then again... Bill Gates might just have some heart lessons to share, also.
Great wisdom!
Carol, its very lovely quote...I remember one quote as well :
It is time to remember, once and for all, the truth of who we are and to learn to return to our origin, to all that we have ignored. We should know that not only what we see is real, that there is much more beyond our imagination.
Even the most beautiful fantasy tales are nothing compared to the beautiful truth, that up to this day we humans have denied.
We need to open our heart and mind to understand all the things that live in our planet; understand, and most of all, feel what we have been denying for so long: the presence of unconditional love beings whom have offered their lives for our well-being.
Regards,
Angel
Beauty in simplicity. Simplicity in beauty. Adding new things doesn't always add up for the better. I think it was Confucius who said, "tie two birds together and although they have four wings, they cannot fly."
Angel,
THAT is SO beautiful! And true. Thank you for sharing it! I'm going to print that out.
Robert,
I hadn't heard that Confucius saying before. It's a very good analogy. We humans do seem to want to complicate things, don't we?
How long ago did Confucius (or Jesus or Buddha) live? And have we gotten what he was saying yet???
Carol, for some reason it keeps showing zero comments for this post - but we both know that isn't true. BTW, drop by my place and pick up your new award.
Just stopping by to say hello but see that your blog isn't firing on all cylinders at the moment.
Hope it gets fixed soon so that you can post.
Sandie x
Thanks for the award, Robert! When and if I have a blog again, I will proudly show it off!
Hi dancing!
Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, with my blog out of commission, it gets rather lonely here.
This is a good exercise in patience. I have absolutely no control over this UNLESS I decide to move to a new website host, which I just may do.
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