Thursday, September
22, 2016
Today I’m just offering you some
things which you can put together in a way that helps you.
1. From today’s first reading
(from Ecclesiastes)
Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of
vanities!
All things are vanity!
2. And here Jesus speaks, in The Imitation of Christ:
They are more joyful over an empty illusion
than they are over the truth. Sometimes their hopes come to nothing, but my
promise misleads no one, or does it send away empty-handed anyone who trusts in
me.
3. And finally, another chapter
from my upcoming book, The Tao of Music
Some pursue what only brings disappointment
and kills the bliss of the song.
What are these things that imped the breath of beauty?
seeking praise
the quest for perfection
hanging on
controlling
using
possessing
flaunting
and others that you
know for yourself.
None of these has ever brought the simple joy and freedom
of letting things pass
through.
I look back, and I know, and no one has to prove this to me.
By seeking what truly nourishes,
I am enriched and strengthened
and creativity begins to
flow.
If I cherish these things,
I must remain empty:
empty of desire
of preferences
of self-will.
I must surrender the illusion
that my fullness is wiser
than the Master’s
emptiness.
Only in emptiness can the music fill me
with what it was born to give.
True learning, true love, true beauty, true music
come from silence and listening.
Silence and listening are blocked
by the clamor of vain thoughts,
idle chatter,
worthless opinions,
and the arrogance which prevents true wisdom
from entering the soul.
Better to do nothing
so that we can gain everything.
This is the way things are.
This is Tao.
Please use what you find
helpful, and leave the rest aside. Have a nice day.
God bless you!
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