Hi Dan, Okay, I am as dense as others. Why don't you explain why you have resent this post. I am interested in your thoughts.
As far as the Soul business, I am directed to try to sit still and wait for Life to unfold. And paint. Maybe I should be quiet for a while too. But then this is not about just me. Speak! Marsha At 11:46 AM 10/19/2007, you wrote: >Three Travelers Tell Their Dream >By Jelalluddin Rumi > >Three devout men of different religions fall in togetherby chance >traveling. They stop at a caravanserai where the host brings as a >gift a sweetdessert, some taste of God's nearness. This is how >people out in the country servestrangers. The Jew and the Christian >are full, but the Muslim has been fasting allday. The two say, >"Let's save it for tomorrow." The one, "No. Let's save >self-denialfor tomorrow!" "You want it all for yourself!" "Divide it >into three parts, and each can do as he wants." "Ah, but Muhammed >said not to share." "That was about dividing yourself between >sensuality and soul. You must belong. to one or the other." But >finally,for some reason, he gives in,"I'll do it your way." They >refrain from tasting. They sleep,and then wake and dress >themselvesto begin morning devotions. Christian, jew, Muslim, >shaman,Zoroastrian, stone, ground, > >mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, >unique and not to be > >judged. This subject never ends! Three friends in a grandmorning >mood. "Let us tell > >what dreams we had last night; whoeverhas had the deepestdream gets >the halvah." > >Agreed. The Jewish man begins the wanderings of his soul."Moses met >me on the road; > >I followed him to Sinai: an opening door, light withinlight. Mt. >Sinai and Moses and > >I merged in an exploding splendor, the unity of the prophets."This >was a true dream. Many > >Jews have such. Then the Christian sighs, "Christ took mein his arms >to the fourth > >heaven, a pure vast region....I cannot say...." His is alsodeep. The >Muslim, "Muhammed came > >and told me where you two had gone. 'You wretch,' he said,you've >been left behind! You > >may as well get up and eat something." "No!" laughed the Christian >and the Jew. "How > >could I disobey such glory? Would you not do as Moses andJesus >suggest?" "You're right," > >they say. Yours is the truest dream, but it had immediateeffect in >your waking life." > >What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs. > > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:35:16 -0400> To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MD] > The Madman: The Two Hermits> > > The Madman: The Two Hermits by > Kahlil Gibran> > > Upon a lonely mountain, there lived two hermits > who worshipped God > and loved one another.> > Now these two > hermits had one earthen bowl, and this was their only > possession. > One day an evil spirit entered into the heart of the > older hermit > and he came to the younger and said, "It is long that we > have > lived together. The time has come for us to part. Let us divide > > our possessions."> > Then the younger hermit was saddened and he > said, "It grieves me, > Brother, that thou shouldst leave me. But > if thou must needs go, so > be it," and he brought the earthen bowl > and gave it to him saying, > "We cannot divide it, Brother, let it > be thine."> > Then the older hermit said, "Charity I will not > accept. I will take > nothing but mine own. It must be divided."> > > And the younger one said, "If the bowl be broken, of what use > would > it be to thee or to me? If it be thy pleasure let us rather > cast a lot."> > But the older hermit said again, "I will have but > justice and mine > own, and I will not trust justice and mine own > to vain chance. The > bowl must be divided."> > Then the younger > hermit could reason no further and he said, "If it > be indeed thy > will, and if even so thou wouldst have it let us now > break the > bowl."> > But the face of the older hermit grew exceeding dark, and > he cried, > "O thou cursed coward, thou wouldst not > fight."> > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list> Listinfo, Unsubscribing > etc.> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org> > Archives:> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/> > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >Moq_Discuss mailing list >Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >Archives: >http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
