The Secret of the Path lies in the greatest of all simplicity. It is not shrouded but very clear. It is not one that is discerned by the intellect of humanity but by the Great Heart within. It is not known by complexity but by the greatest distillation of simple, pure discernment. The Path is not something that can be understood solely by the mind, but is something that is lived by the soul, one step at a time – one healing, one struggle overcome, one humility that transcends pride, one suffering that leads to release, one anger that is given up to love, one Love that transcends all. The Path is where the Lion lies down with the Lamb – where the ego surrenders to the Great I Am – where the need to be greater surrenders to the All. The Path is the understanding that suffering is the greatest healer – it is the releaser from the prison of ego that chains us to the corporal. When we suffer injustice, in that mirror we should see our own capacity for it and seek release from this capacity. When we suffer abuse at the hands of others, we should see ourselves in the mirror of this abuse and understand our own capacity for it and seek release from this capacity. When we are hurt and downtrodden, we should rejoice in the blessings of the lessons of this suffering and know that our souls can rise above it only through a real understanding of our own capacity to do the same. In the mirror of suffering, we see ourselves truly and this reflection impels us to greater heights of Love that break the shackles of our humanity to rise us to the Evolutionary Potential of our spiritual Union with the Great Love that is our Creator. The Secret of the Path lies most simply in a real tolerance that arises through looking long into the reflection of ourselves in the mirror of the souls around us and seeing that where we are weak so also are our fellows weak, where pride leads us astray so also pride leads our fellows into harms way, where anger destroys our peace, so also it destroys the peace of our fellows – and where healing comes it comes only through Love. Love is the secret of the Path – love of self that leads to Love of all others – even our greatest enemies. For truly the greatest of those we see as being opposed to us deserve and need more than us – the blessings of Love. Seek always after Love – resolve the pain that is in the heart and always look after the way of Peace, of Compassion, of Love – for this is the secret of the Path – there is NO other. Sparrow --- On Sat, 12/12/09, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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