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Enlightenment

 

Ladder of Sorrow

Hokusai

 Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) is the most renown Japanese print maker. You can see his prints here.  The following is a self portrait at age 83.

A Stone, a Leaf

Kennedy Park, Lenox, Massachusetts  2011.11.6

"A stone, a leaf, an unfound door; of a stone, a leaf, a door. And of all the forgotten faces. Naked and alone we came into exile. In her dark womb we did not know our mother's face; from the prison of her flesh we come into the unspeakable and incommunicable prison of this earth. Which of us has known his brother? Which of us has looked into his father's heart? Which of us has not remained forever prison-pent? Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone? O waste of loss, in the hot mazes, lost, among bright stars on this most weary unbright cinder, lost! Remembering speechlessly we seek the great forgotten language, the lost lane-end into heaven, a stone, a leaf, an unfound door. Where? When? O lost, and by the wind grieved, ghost, come back again."  Thomas Wolfe

Truths

Ahimsa Puja

At the conclusion of a recent medical conference on Lanai, Honolulu healer,Tamar Hoffmann addressed us with these words: "I ask to share with you the Vow of Ahimsa (Peace, Nonviolence), as it was taught me by my beloved mentor, Mother Maya (Bri Maya Tiwari), spiritual teacher, ayurvedic healer, vedic scholar and author. I recite these words as part of my meditation, and occasionally when I feel stressed or challenged, and note an immediate transformation.
Namaste,

I take the Vow of Ahimsa
I make inner harmony my first priority
 
I take the Vow of Ahimsa
in my thoughts, speech and action.

Comment: We all held hands and recited the mantra.  I noticed a few were moved to tears. We all know what K.I.S.S. stands for.  Mother Maya makes it:  K.I.P.S.  (keep it profoundly simple)

 

 

Source of All Knowledge

Broad applications:

Who was Elbert Hubbard?

I'd heard the name, but never pursued any information.  Then, I saw this quote:

Hubbard was an extraordinary individual.  To learn more about him see Wikipedia.

He and his wife walked the ultimate walk on the Lusitania.

A few Elbert Hubbard quotes.

Huang-Po

Huang-Po is a somewhat mysterious figure.  Little is known about his life.  What does this aphorism say to you about the practice of medicine, about the way politicians behave, about how one lives one's life, how one acts.

For more on Huang-Po see "Trasnsmission of the Mind."

Leonardo Aphorism