posted November 15, 2004 06:16 PM
My Dear Friend Saffron,First, a story:
INCURRING BLAME
"Why," asked a disciple of a Sufi, "why does the darvish incur blame?"
"He may incur blame," said his teacher, "to expose to the general audience how ready people are to blame others, so that the observers may see this in themselves and be less likey to adopt this fault. He may attract reproach in order to reveal the baseness of certain blamers who otherwise conceal their true characteristics. But, just as a snake may look beautiful when basking, and needs fear or an attractive prey before he shows his inner nature, so the envious and the disappointed needs a defenceless-seeming man, or other attractive morsel, before he will abandon his mild outer countenance."
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I am a Daoist teacher of the Way. My ancestry is Chinese and I work with Meili to bring what needs to be brought. From the Master's teaching, the teachings of the Dao flowered within me to a greater understanding of the peace and harmony within music.
The Master taught me in order to teach, I must become sanctified. The sanctified man has no dogmatic ideas. One must be able to slip out of one's own mind and another's as well to truly perceive. One who has been purified has the ability to manifest that purity in anyone who truly thirsts.
My Master also taught me the universe is composed of a myriad sounds. What is the soundless sound from which the multiplicity comes forth? The answer is simple. It is the non-material fabric of a pure imagination. From that, the transcendent beauty of the universe is realized. All is possible, all is in harmony, and all is annihilated. All is God, the One Reality.
Saffron, you want to know whether the Master will still be posting here:
People went to Moses and said, "We want to see God." Moses tried to teach them that God is not a form or shape. God then told Moses that He would be there Friday night. So they prepared a great feast for his arrival. An old man came with ragged clothes and said, "I am hungry. Give me some food." The people said, "Don't you know we are waiting for a great guest, why don't you just wait." He insisted on having some food. They told him, "Well, why don't you start cleaning the floor?" The old man disappeared after and God did not show up. The people, angered, went to Moses and said, "You lied to us." Moses went to God and said, "Why didn't you show up." God said, "But I was there. Not only did they not serve me, they told me to clean the floor."
If it is okay with the moderators, I will post some of the Master's teachings on this thread for you, Saffron. If you need to contact me directly, this is my e-mail:
mayamalavagoula@yahoo.ca
Sh!