shaman's thoughts

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Today it was 28 degrees in Dallas, Texas. As the plane flew over Dallas at 20,000 feet, the Shaman danced in the sunshine in his chariot. Viewing the clouds above which the chariot rode, he knew the cold underneath them would soon be evident as he would land on the grounds below. But in the ever present here and now, the warmth of the sun on the palm of his hands confirmed yet again, when you fly above the line of mediocrity in total gratitude and mindfulness, nothing is ever wrong anywhere! ONLY GOD ALWAYS GOD ALL GOD ALONE GOD ONLY

Salaam(peace) children Sa'di, the Persian(I could say Iranian, but that word alone can set one of you on the wrong wave length, how funny!!) poet and a master in the Sufi traditions says: "All of humanity is but one body, from one essence they are made alike, so that if one part of this body should be in pain, all other parts shall not feel rest or comfort". This fellow knew that some 800 years ago! Can we see it today? How can my hand do its work while my legs hurt so badly? How can my eyes enjoy beauty to its fullest extent, while my heart aches for lack of love and union? Indeed until we heal this body of our humanity and tend to its pains with care and compassionate wisdom, the Earth or the Heavens, neither can be a resting place for any one of us the parts to this whole. See yourself in everyone my child, see everyone as yourself and give without expectations, as though you are giving to your self. If I am the index finger of this body of our humanity, then let me st