For what goes into your mouth will not defile you, but what comes out of your mouth can defile you. Saying 14c, The Gospel of Thomas.
With the right spirit, you can take in anything that appears and it will not defile you, will not poison your inner being, your spirit. Jesus took in all the rottenness of humankind and devilish forces. Buddha took in all that Mara had to throw at him. It didn't hurt either one of them a bit. They stayed right where they were, unmoved: Jesus on the cross tree, Buddha beneath the bodhi tree.
It is what comes out of the mouth of our being that can defile us, not what goes in. And it does not even have to be spoken aloud. The smallest thought can dislodge us. "A hair's breadth and we are a mile off course."
Take it all in and let it all go. This is a breathing in and a breathing out. No clinging. No impediments. In-hale. Hale means heal-thy. Ex-hale. Breathe in healthiness. Breathe out healthiness.
If you are strong enough, breathe in the hell around you, slurping it up like a cosmic vacuum cleaner. In-hell (like Jesus and Buddha). But for goodness sake, do not ex-hell. Breathe out clear positive loving spirit to all around.
With the right spirit, you can take in anything that appears and it will not defile you, will not poison your inner being, your spirit. Jesus took in all the rottenness of humankind and devilish forces. Buddha took in all that Mara had to throw at him. It didn't hurt either one of them a bit. They stayed right where they were, unmoved: Jesus on the cross tree, Buddha beneath the bodhi tree.
It is what comes out of the mouth of our being that can defile us, not what goes in. And it does not even have to be spoken aloud. The smallest thought can dislodge us. "A hair's breadth and we are a mile off course."
Take it all in and let it all go. This is a breathing in and a breathing out. No clinging. No impediments. In-hale. Hale means heal-thy. Ex-hale. Breathe in healthiness. Breathe out healthiness.
If you are strong enough, breathe in the hell around you, slurping it up like a cosmic vacuum cleaner. In-hell (like Jesus and Buddha). But for goodness sake, do not ex-hell. Breathe out clear positive loving spirit to all around.
Thank you so much for these posts and blogs of yours!
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You are welcome, Kathy. So happy you are enjoying them!
ReplyDeleteI too am so appreciative of such truthful and helpful reminders and perspectives. I am surprised that I am so enriched and surprised by learning such important and basic truths. We have so little to learn and so much to unlearn. Thanks for teaching me to unlearn! Peace and thanks - robbie
ReplyDeleteBless your heart, Robbie. Always good to hear from you. Love!
ReplyDeleteFine post, George! I'm sure you know the name of that form of yoga where people breathe in the bad things, digest and transform them, and then breathe out peace and harmony. I've been a bit wary of that because it seems pretty risky, potentially self-destructive. But I hadn't realized that Jesus taught the same thing, even though I've heard the King James version of this verse many times before.
ReplyDeleteSo, thanks again, George for making something "click" in me for my spiritual improvement. You're good at that.
Thanks, Greg. Yes, that form of breathing (Tonglen, I think it's called) can be done only if you breathe in to inner infinity with no lodging place for the poison.
ReplyDeleteJesus, Buddha, and Lao Tzu taught much the same thing. And so does the Qur'an I am finding out as I study it.
I appreciate your insightful capability.
Ah, Yes!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully put, George...thank you! ♥ Cathy
ReplyDeleteWe are alchemists, transmuting soul pollution into soul medicinals. Beautiful wisdoms, George. Thank you. <3
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