gilleardley on November 16th, 2009

The true task of spiritual life
is not found in faraway places
or unusual states of consciousness.
It is here in the present.
It asks of us a welcoming spirit
to greet all that life presents to us
with a wise, respectful, and kindly heart.
We can bow to both beauty and suffering,
to our entanglements and confusion,
to our [...]

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gilleardley on October 26th, 2009

In difficult times , it is only bodhichitta that heals. When inspiration has become hidden, when we feel ready to give up, this is the time when healing can be found in the tenderness of pain itself. This is the time to touch the genuine heart of bodhichitta. In the midst [...]

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gilleardley on May 20th, 2009

I have added a number of poems from Hydeh Aubon
on to the Allspirit website. You can read them here:
http://allspirit.co.uk/hydeh-aubon.html
My Spring
Yes, there is someplace
a deep place,
a lonely place.
Unreachable, unexplainable,
and mysterious in me that
longs for you.
When the air feels still
and a cool soothing breeze
suddenly brushes my face,
I know, in my heart, that
you [...]

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gilleardley on April 5th, 2009

New Free Satsang Recordings with Translation into Portuguese and Spanish:
There are several new satsang audio recordings from Nirmala’s recent trip to Portugal and Spain on http://www.endless-satsang.com/Satsangrecording.htm that you can enjoy for free. They are in English with translation into Portuguese or Spanish.
A New Blog Post entitled The Gap in Awareness:
Nirmala occasionally adds [...]

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gilleardley on October 25th, 2008

Jealousy can be a consuming fire in the mind, a state of great suffering. The starting place for working with it, a place that many people neglect, is seeing it, recognizing it, and feeling it without condemnation or judgment. Condemning or judging only feeds it. If we condemn ourself for being jealous, we simply strengthen [...]

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admin on October 15th, 2008

“The true task of spiritual life
is not found in faraway places
or unusual states of consciousness.
It is here in the present.
It asks of us a welcoming spirit
to greet all that life presents to us
with a wise, respectful, and kindly heart.
We can bow to both beauty and suffering,
to our entanglements and confusion,
to our fears and to the [...]

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