THE TRICK IS TO LISTEN AFTER HAVING YOUR SAY –
“As for prayer and
meditation, I learned
that prayer … could be
simply talking to God [or
my HP].” “[And] all medita-
tion was to listen to God –
just being quiet and
clearing my mind
… .” (Paths to Re-
covery, p. 116)
HOW MEDITATION OPENS THE FLOODGATES OF LOVE –
“A great reward
of our meditation
is that we come to
respond more gently
when our attention strays.
We cultivate a more loving
relationship with ourselves,
others, and our Higher Pow-
er. We start to replace crit-
icism with acceptance
and forgiveness.” (MA,
Life w/ Hope, p. 59)
“The first
duty of love is
to listen.”
– Paul Tillich (1886 – 1965) German-
American existentialist theologian
What have you learned lately by letting your mind rest and listening to what may come? (answer below)
Paul Tillich Brief Bio (2:10)
EDM Liquid Listening to the Beat (4:00)
Connections to a Higher Power Meditation LP (35:36)
Why The Hare Has No Tail?
Long, long ago the animals had no tails or very small ones. One day the Lion asked all the animals to come to him to get good tails. It was cold that day and it was raining. The hare had only a short little tail. But he did not like to go out and said to the other animals, “Please, bring me a tail. I can’t go anywhere when it rains.”
“What tail do you want to have?” the animals asked him.
“Oh, any tail will be good for me. But it must not be too long or too short.”
Some time later the animals came back and each animal had a beautiful tail. But nobody brought a tail for the hare.
I think that some of them forgot about the hare. Some had no time. Some could not find a good tail for the hare. But I know this. If you must do
