2024 (#152) : Paramhansa Yogananda , Emerson , I Ching , Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj , Nietzsche , Tehillim / Psalms , Bereshit / Genesis . Bhagavad Gita , William James , Mashal / Proverbs

I awoke early the following morning, refreshed by the salty sea breezes and the charm of my surroundings. 

—-   Paramhansa Yogananda 

in these communications the power to see is not separated from the will to do, but the insight proceeds from obedience. and the obedience proceeds from a joyful perception

—- Emerson

  building houses on solid foundations  

—- I Ching

the cheerful little two-storied retreat  

—-Paramhansa Yogananda 

sure that all will happen as it must; and it does not matter much what happens, for ultimately the return to balance and harmony is inevitable. The heart of things is at peace.

–— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj 

   a bed is used to explore different phases

—- I Ching

  melodious voice was calling

—-Paramhansa Yogananda 

Above all, one must hear aright the tone that comes from this mouth, the halcyon tone …

– Nietzsche 

he attains the stability

—-I Ching  

A steady stream of visitors poured from the world into the hermitage tranquillity.

—Paramhansa Yogananda 

as secure as a mountain is in its tranquility

—- I Ching  

Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy. 

—- Tehillim / Psalm

Thoughts are no more than very gentle vibrations moving in the ether 

—Paramhansa Yogananda 

Let water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.

—– Bereshit / Genesis 

Of its own accord the female principle comes to meet the male.

—- I Ching

Intuition is soul guidance     

—-Paramhansa Yogananda 

When, in accord with this, movement follows the law of heaven, man is innocent and without guile. His mind is natural and true, unshadowed by reflection or ulterior designs.

–- I Ching

He who finds peace and joy

and radiance within himself —that man becomes one with God and vanishes into God’s bliss.

–— Bhagavad Gita

  All thoughts vibrate eternally in the cosmos

—-Paramhansa Yogananda 

They look on one another: the mountain calls out to the mountain

—- I Ching

From the highest degree of passionate love, to the lowest degree of good-will, they make the sweetness of life. 

–— Emerson

mirror the divine vision in the universe 

—-Paramhansa Yogananda 

 When heaven and earth come to meet each other, all creatures prospe

r

---- I Ching

Usually when we have a wide field we rejoice, for we then see masses of truth together, and often get glimpses of relations which we divine rather than see

–— William James

man is an all-pervading spirit 

—-Paramhansa Yogananda 

 Under heaven, wind:

        The image of COMING TO MEET.

---- I Ching

the man who has seen the truth thinks, “I am not the doer” at all times — when he sees, hears, touches when he smells, eats, walks, sleeps, breathes

–— Bhagavad Gita

the vast soul, 

—-Paramhansa Yogananda 

search for the ancient wisdom between the lines and beyond the words.

—– I Ching

in all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.

–– Masha l/ Proverbs