Good morning! Welcome to the DKos Sangha weekly open thread.
This is an open thread for members of the DKos Sangha and interested visitors who happen by. Each of us has our own path; we come here by way of many different traditions, and of no particular tradition. While the language we use may differ depending on the traditions, teachers, practices, and teachings that have shaped our journeys, we find in common, generally, a search for who we truly are, our true nature, and to bring the peace and compassion born of that search into the greater world of which we are a part. If you wish to share, or if you seek support, or if you simply want to say hello, please do; this space is for you.
You are that which is before thought,
that which is before light,
before sound,
smell, taste,
and touch.
The phenomena that these give rise to
come and go,
but the stillness from which they arise
is always here,
unchanging.
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The teachings that are passed to us from our teachers,
they may be subtle, or profound;
some inviting us to open,
some with which we connect deeply,
taking us into the stillness.
But the teachings simply point the way;
they are not to be merely believed as truth.
This path leads to the direct experience of being.
And here the teachings are merely thoughts
arising and falling away within awareness,
as steam from a tea kettle.
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Rest here
Be here
Abide here
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Namaste