Lost in the act of becoming

RIC_2012, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

… something is always

lost in the act of becoming —

as though necessity breeds

the loss of some universal truth ...

Michael Meyerhofer, Dinner Roll Zen in Illuminations, eds. by Mark L. Tompkins and Jennifer McMahon

Awake

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“Tell us what you got from enlightenment,” the seeker said. “Did you become divine?”
“No, not divine,” the holy one said.
“Did you become a saint?”
“Oh dear, no,” the holy one said.
“Then what did you become?” the seeker asked.
And the holy one answered, “I became awake.”

From Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning for You: Universal Spiritual Insights Distilled from Five Religious Traditions by Joan Chittister

Consciousness

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A basic definition of consciousness is the mind’s capacity to observe the self in reality and to be thoughtful about our actions.

Christina Baldwin, Calling the Circle: The First and Future Culture

Marvellous Error!

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Last night, as I slept,
I dreamt – marvellous error! –
that it was God I had
here inside my heart.

Antonio Machado

In relationship

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Nothing can exist without the other ... it is only in relationship that one can be fully one's self.

Margaret J. Wheatley, Finding Our Way: Leadership For an Uncertain Time