swiftcobra15 said:
...but that relationship involves a
not-so-easy road to actually reaching that state of unconditional acceptance and devotion. It isn't easy; much like any other discipline, we have to keep learning, over and over again... π personally, I think the most beautiful way to describe this connection to the world is through that one post of yours where you shared those lines from "White Tower." I'm going to share them here again, because
repetition is the mother of all learning...
Count the pebbles of your fears and desires at the bottom of your pocket.
Then call Me to a game where you dare to lose,
just so you might win in My name.
Cast the first stone, and do not flinch if it slips through your fingers:
For that is the stone of the fear of death. Let it fall to the earth; she is death-hungry,
her very life hangs upon it.
Cast the second stone, and do not try to catch it mid-air: for that is the stone
of the fear of loneliness. Let the chariots of space grind it into dust beneath their wheels.
Cast the third stone, and do not care if you miss: for it is the desire
for comfort, which the body craves.
Cast the fourth, and rejoice if it does not land in your palm, for it is the
desire for significance.
Cast the fifth pebble and feel like a winner when you lose it.
For that is the fear of loss.
Remain for a moment with an empty hand, wondering as you see
its lines clearly for the very first time.
"White Tower," Book 57
