After reading chapter one over and over again (I get something new out of it each time) I have really found that the images of the flower, crystal and bird have stuck out for me. As, mentioned these are symbols of enlightenment and purity in may religions and cultures.
With spring just around the corner I have thought more about the amazing things that the universe has given us in nature. What beauty and perfection - When I was younger I went crystal mining in Arkansas. I remember digging in the hard red dirt and finding these amazing quartz crystals. The dirt was so tough I had to use lots of force to get through but then found a shiny treasure. Looking back the dirt in this case could be seen as the chaos and everything in life we face that we must get through to to find our inner being. While at the core of each of us there is a shiny crystal there for us and others to discover but only with truely opened eyes.
Please check out the website I have attached- Alex Grey has been one of my favorite artists for years. He works in many mediums but my favorite of course are the painings please check out The Sacred Mirrors and read the introduction. I so look forward to our meeting on Friday!!
P.S. ****The title of this post contains the link to the website****
Thank you - Peace, love, unity, respect (PLUR)
Samantha
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Hi Sam -- great to read your post! I also feel that every time I read the words in the book, they have new meaning or a new impact. That's why I've been reading and re-reading. Also listening to all the audio out there, and I'm including some in our website also. I'm so glad we're doing this, and I'm glad you're actively participating in every way.
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Raj
Hi Sam, really great to read your post!I too keep reading a few pages at a time over and over again.
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Meenakshi
Hi guys, in case anyone is interested you may want to check out Oprah.com, it has several comments on the book.
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I was listening to the ipod cast of the New Earth with Oprah, which Rajeev put on our blog.
ReplyDeleteIt was very uplifting.
What I got from it is that one can have a space between their thoughts and themselves.. .that is you can watch your thoughts and know that is due to your conditioning in your life and not necessarily the truth or the only truth. So be a thought-watcher and in your private space and do not react to your thought, but be aware of the thoughts.
I have to really work on this, as at times I forget that I am not those thoughts, but just having those thoughts in response to events in my life.
I hope that makes sense.
I also loved what Oprah and Tolle say about consciousness or "God" ...how not to label, but how God is undefinable, infinite, beyond our limited understanding ...and that is how you know God, that he/she/... is not definable or limited in any way. I have learned that all my life and this teaching just reinforces what I believe and know already.(That is my ego talking, I guess!)
Salaam alaikum(peace unto you),
Salmah
Sam,
ReplyDeleteI loved your comment "amazing things that the universe has given us in nature. What beauty and perfection - "
I was looking at a NASA website the other day and it gives on a sense of the "known universe" which scientist themselves admit that what we know is a lot now that science has advanced a lot relatively, but what do you not know yet, scientifically...there is still a lot to learn.
There is such perfection in the universe...enjoy this presentation by NASA http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100120.html.
It was very uplifting and inspiring to be in the group. New Earth is truly a remarkable book.
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