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Post by Smithee on Dec 19, 2012 9:30:55 GMT 10
“Speak to us about sex.”
“Sex,” said the Master, “for those who know it, is divine.”
“Those who know it?”
Said the Master: “The frog sits next to the flowers quite unconscious of the honey found by the bee.”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 20, 2012 8:57:42 GMT 10
To all firm believers - whether their beliefs were religious, political or economic, it mattered not - the Master had this one message:
“What you need is not security but the daring of the gambler; not solid ground to stand on but the dexterity of the swimmer.”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 21, 2012 12:29:14 GMT 10
Said the Master: “When you were in the womb you were silent. Then you were born and began to talk, talk, talk - till the day you are laid in your tomb. Then you will once again be silent.
“Capture that silence which was there in the womb and will be there in the tomb and even now underlies this interval of noise of noise called life. That silence is your deepest essence.”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 22, 2012 16:31:13 GMT 10
“Happiness is a butterfly,” said the Master. “Chase it and it eludes you. Sit down quietly and it alights upon your shoulder.”
“So what do I do to get happiness?”
“Stop pursuing it.”
“But is there nothing I can do?”
“You might try sitting down quietly - if you dare!”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 23, 2012 15:30:25 GMT 10
The Master had this story to tell about the way people look at other people.
Soon after his marriage he lived for a while on the tenth floor of a city apartment. His young wife one day stepped out of the shower to reach for the towel when she froze. There outside the window was a window washer looking at her. A whole minute passed as she stood there rooted to the spot, too stunned to move a muscle.
The man broke the spell. “What’s the matter, lady?” he said. “Haven’t you seen a window-washer before?”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 24, 2012 12:23:38 GMT 10
One clear starry night the Master gave his disciples the benefit of his studies in astronomy:
“That is the Spiral Galaxy of Andromeda,” he said. “It is as large as our Milky Way. It sends out rays of light that, at a speed of 186,000 miles a second, take two and a half million years to get to us. It consists of a hundred thousand million suns, many larger than our own sun.”
Then after a moment’s silence, he said with a grin, “Now that we have put ourselves into perspective, let’s go to bed.”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 25, 2012 11:12:33 GMT 10
“My former Master taught me to accept birth and death.”
“Then what have you come to me for?” asked the Master.
“To learn to accept what lies in between.”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 26, 2012 15:32:55 GMT 10
Said a disciple to a newcomer at the monastery, “I must warn you that you will not understand a word of what the Master says if you do not have the proper disposition.”
“What is the proper disposition?”
“Be like a student eager to learn a foreign language. The words he speaks sound familiar, but don’t be taken in; they have an altogether foreign meaning.”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 27, 2012 11:40:49 GMT 10
“What is the cause of evil?”
“Ignorance,” said the Master.
“And how is it dispelled?”
“Not by effort but by light. By understanding, not action.”
Later the master added: “The sign of enlightenment is peace - you stop fleeing when you see you are only being pursued by the fantasies your fears have fabricated.”
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Post by Smithee on Dec 28, 2012 16:24:48 GMT 10
This is how the Master illustrated the attitude of affluent nations today:
A man is awakened from sleep by the nudgings of his wife: “Get up and close the window. It’s freezing outside.”
The man sighs: “For heaven’s sake! if I close the window will that make it warm outside?”
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