"Be lamps unto yourselves.
Be refuges unto yourselves.
Take yourself no external refuge.
Hold fast to the truth as a lamp.
Hold fast to the truth as a refuge.
Look not for a refuge in anyone besides yourselves.
And those, Ananda, who either now or after I am dead,
Shall be a lamp unto themselves,
Shall betake themselves as no external refuge,
But holding fast to the truth as their lamp,
Holding fast to the truth as their refuge,
Shall not look for refuge to anyone else besides themselves,
It is they who shall reach to the very topmost height;
But they must be anxious to learn."
10 comments:
This is true! But I feel we must try to understand also, and we can't do that with out looking.
yes, dear one, we must try to understand
interestingly, understanding sometimes comes when we cease effort...
I love the ambiguities which open up with spirituality
Sometimes we understand only with our heart, not with reazon.
That's it!
I like that ;)
Well i guess it vary from person to person.. same onething can be perceived in different ways by different people...
Take care
so true, Sam
Wow this you paint this? it's lovely, great joy :)
and when the world falls around you dance, dance, dance...
Precious!
you sound like a dancer too, Lorraine!
much love
Your dancer looks like a Hindu God, it is a nice painting!
Shiva, perhaps?
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