I celebrate the fact that we are waking up together, and I appreciate the fact that, as each of us pushes up against our fear, we nod off to sleep.
I acknowledge both the absolute and the relative, for both are present here.
The gentle voice of God and the passionate cries of the wounded child co-mingle here, in this mind, in this world.
Joy and sadness co-mingle.
Strength and tears, beauty and betrayal, silence and cacophonyinterpenetrate.
It is a simple world, breathing in and breathing out,approaching the divine and moving away. And it is also complex in its near infinite variety of forms.
Each self is the unqualified presence, yet each must approach God in its own unique way.
Within oneness, paradox abounds.
Here we dwell together, my brother and sister.
Here in the silence, each of us with our unique heartbeat, our own dance,our own call for love and truth.
Yet despite the division into bodies, despite the fragmentation of the mind, only one heart opens here.
And that heart includes yours and mine and that of all beings who have ever lived in time and space.
That heart belongs to God.
(The)His patient heart.
Her infinite blessing on us all.
My wish for you is a simple one.
May you find that heart in your heart.
May you find your voice in that silence.
May you awaken to the truth of who you are.
Namaste!"
The Silence of the Heart-Paul Ferrini