The Grace of Believing [What’s Behind the Curtain] (mostly the music and a “midsummer” excerpt) June 24, 2023
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Happy Pride! Happy Midsummer! Many blessings to all, and especially to anyone celebrating Saint John’s Day!!!
“42. The prince also, seeing him thus, remained in his mute gaze and silence, and then after a while, he oped his mouth and spoke as follows:—”
“44. Whatever is destined, must come to pass; and wise men must not be startled at or feel sorry for the same; because all those events betake the body only, and cannot affect the inward soul.”
– quoted from (Book 6) “CHAPTER CV. Metamorphoses of Kumbha to a female form. (Argument:—Kumbha’s relation of her transformation to a woman by right, and her attachment to the prince.)” of The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki (translated from the original Sanskrit by VIHARI-LALA MITRA)
Here’s an excerpt from today’s date-related 2020 post:
“Life is a matter of perception. We experience certain things and that experience colors the way we experience future things. The way we experience something, based on previous experiences plays a part in how we engage ourselves, others, and our experiences. In other words, life is how you see it.
In the Yoga Philosophy, these layers of experience or layers of perception are referred to as samskāras (which is often translated as “impressions”). Specifically, samskāras are karmic impressions formed by everything we say, do, think, and experience through our senses. These layers of impression can be very subtle, and may be imbedded deep within our subconscious and unconscious memories or they can be very much in the front of our conscious mind. Either way, they can strongly influence the way we think, speak, and act. Part of the practice, both in Yoga and in Buddhism, is to burn away the veil. Or, you could think of it as washing them away.”
Click here to read the entire 2020 post about Midsummer and one of the Feast Days dedicated to Saint John.
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Saturday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “06242020 Midsummer & Saint John”]
NOTE: If you have a free Spotify account (playing in shuffle mode) you may hear extra music.
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