When you experience unconditional love and peace a wave of bliss over powers u and pushes sorrow out. In this sense the phrase 'dark nite of the soul' is wrong. The soul or atman has no darkness. The world is ever changing. The absolute alone is truth. The clouds assume different forms. Yet behind the dark clouds is only the vast blue sky. The sky is the truth. When we have likes/dislikes we have sorrow.
The flower comes and goes. It blossoms and then fades away. When we understand the nature of objects we know what darkness is. If we do not have this fundamental understanding, life will always bring sorrow. Darkness leads to expectations which cause sorrow. When we expect too much it can cause depression and can lead to anger. We might think; How can he/she be that way to me? Yet today's enemy can b tomorrow's friend. When we r overcome by negative emotions; God always seems far from us.
Someone was in a lake and enjoying everything. Suddenly a storm came. The boat sank and he thought he was going to die. He found a post and hung on to it. He brought his hands up and said; "God is anyone going to save me?" He brought his arms down and felt the sand beneath him and realized he was close to shore. So actually we are very close to God. God is within us.
When a person dreams he is beggar, no money will b of use. We die completely unaware of our real nature which is pure consciousness. We live as beggars even though we r kings.
If we live with 'I and mine' it is very difficult to move away from this suffering. It is hanging like a huge burden on us. It is like crossing a huge ocean. When we think of others it is good. When one person cleans part of a lake that portion is clean. When others clean other parts soon the lake will b clean.
~Inspirations from satsang with Amma.
hey steve its weird to me how almost a year later your original post finally starts to seep into my understanding and experience.
yet here we are on the same page, thread, just mere post apart.
it's sad to me, that the flower comes and goes. i don't necessarily understand it. for me what you speak of has to do with love and romantic interest. i've only ever felt i've, 'fallen in love' twice. whatever that means ! and i'm just now learning how preconditioned my mind must have been, all the expectations i've set before- only to be disappointed. it's a great lesson, and i'm extremely grateful to feel free and happy in knowing i can still share something with those i've fallen for- even if it's not in the way i preconceived
but still, this game here. it is. sometimes, bothersome. hurtful. just sometimes. i think it's because i miss sharing such a closeness with someone. or because. when i really begin to like someone. i might lay all my cards down on the table to soon- not leave room for mystery heheh
i think though this is in my nature.
i am so glad for the experience and unfoldment though. my last friend taught me how amazing it is to be human and to enjoy this very human experience. just learning how to open up and be accepting of others has been such a beautiful journey i am no where near over and as hard as it gets, living life each day gives me something nourishing.
so. . . just wanted to say you're right. i don't know if i can say for sure, but i believe it's better to have no expectation when it comes to sharing with others. it makes it easier to enjoy the moment and pick things up one might have been blind to the first time around
CHEERS ok friend
