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Robert G. Harwood is an author, and retired builder. Excerpt from Pouring Concrete, A Zen Path to the Kingdom of God is posted on awakin.org and below is my reflection to it:
There are two worlds we live in: one world is a world of sleeping; the other world is the world of awakening. The the first world is a world of illusion, the world of darkness. The second world is the world of light. In the first world of sleeping, I am ignorant of my True Identity. Who is Mu? Who am I? The first world is a world of separation, a world of disconnection. The second world is a world of union, a world of harmony. The first world is the world of bondage, the second world is the world of freedom. In the first world I am bound by a gate of separation. The second world is gateless, a world of union. In the gateless world I feel oneness and harmony. Life is a journey with ups and downs. When I am awake I realize the difference between freedom and bondage, Gate and Gatelessness. At times I lose my awareness of the Gateless Gate and create walls of separateness. When I get awakened I see the Gateless Gate and live with freedom. I live in the world of connectedness and harmony. Awareness of the world of Gateless Gate and living with that awareness helps me not to be bound by the Gate of separation. This is my pilgrimage and I am not in a hurry. May we all find our path of awakening, a path of Gateless Gate. Amen! Namaste,
1 Comment
Debbie Podwika
9/7/2024 03:49:53 pm
When I am in the woods I do not have to even try to feel connected to everything. I think it just connects me. Nature just plugs me in and turns me on. It is when we are in the hustle and bustle of the world that I lose my connection more. Children and animals are another very easy way for me to connect as well. I try to spend time with all three of these as much as possible. I can tell how I'm different when a few weeks go by and I have not been near them. I go through a "withdrawal" HA! Leave a Reply. |
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