passtervana unhinged the light shone through the darkness and the darkness could not put it out hallelujah peace be with you spoken to kali in the jetavana grove: your enemies will never make peace in the face of hatred - it is the absence of hatred that leads to peace. this is an eternal truth. we are but guests visiting in this world, though most do not know this. those who see the real situation, no longer feel inclined to quarrel. suffering can be ended through faith and sacrifice 'god forgave us, so go out and forgive someone else' 100404 ... unhinged i sat in church for five hours this morning and my christian roots were stirred in me. while i was sitting there, the thought occured to me that all religions i know about have celebrations of faith in the spring. the days are getting longer. there is more light in the world. i want there to be light in my heart. today the piety that crept up in me when i sat in church alarmed me a little. but this time of year always reminds me of my grandmother. such a beautiful loving devout catholic woman; she fostered my love of music. she was the only reason i ever went to church as a child. she died at easter time. she died on palm sunday. march 28 was palm sunday again this year. i went to church in vienna for easter that year and lit a candle. i know i've blathed of it many times before, but i think that is where the root of my piety comes from. my grandmother, her death, knowing without knowing, feeling her with me always. 990328 but anyways, when i was sitting in church this morning, i thought 'why not blend this spring religious rites together kinda like christmukkah ?' (buddhists celebrate gutama buddha's nirvana at this time of year also) so from now on, i am going to celebrate passtervana at this time of year. i am going to meditate on shining my light into the world. to be a beacon of love, compassion, joy. sometimes that means i will get hurt, but i will not close off my heart from the world. i am going to unfurl open bloom like a lilly tulip daffodil 100404 ... unhinged the message of jesus is love and peace the message of god is forgiveness the message of gutama buddha is that we all carry these things inside us all the time ; bodhicitta 100404 ... amy nada i think this is very nice thinking, unhinged. : ) 100404 ... unhinged thanks. 100405 ... hsg somewhere _ between 36 y_et 38 steps of 100, I'm_bound_to_bloom chained_to_flower spr_in_g_ear Watch, lie clockwork key_playing be_yourself fleur_de_lis listen_to_ur_art 100424 ... unhinged i give myself away so you can use me' bodhisattva_vow 100605 ... unhinged my light shone through the darkness and the darkness could not put it out hallelujah 130331 what's it to you? who go blather from