Primordial Squirrel Wisdom

Wisdom from the spaciousness of squirrelove

is beyond the ability of human beings

to understand it. It is naturally free and perfectly aware

and spontaneously arises in the here and now.

This wisdom-love is unknowable and ungraspable.

It is not a thing and cannot be made into anything.

To love is to rest in the spaciousness

of the profound wisdom in squirrel silence.

No words can describe this experience...

and any attempt at description

would only serve to lessen its potency.

Surrender is the only portal into this luscious wonderment.

Let me fall into this spacious squirrelwisdom

and wake up in my own loving arms.

A 21st century American alteration of the famous 16th century German woodcut

showing the innocent squirrel relaxing contentedly

in the wisdom-love of spaciousness.

~ by Squirrelady

LOVE IS

I thought I had to be running to find it.

Now I sit still and I find it.

I thought I had to be "in love" to feel it.

But even with no one, I still feel it.

I thought I had to be with the squirrels to be it.

Yet, even without my squirrel companion, I am it.

There is nothing I can do or be to find it

For it is always here.

I can only miss it when I distract myself with

"doing"...

I tell myself that I have lost it

And then believe this lie!

How can I miss what is so obvious and infuses

everything?

No wonder I get tired at the end of the day...

It is tiresome to fight.

Fighting what is, IS the only war.

Let me put down my "arms" and rest.

Resting...

I fall into the arms of LOVE!

One Simple Change

Q. What is everywhere at once, always brings relief, and is your true identity?

A. Open intelligence!

There is a mind-shifting book I want

to tell you about. It's called

One Simple Change Makes Life Easy.

What's really great is you can download it

for free at www.greatfreedom.org

or if you prefer a hardcopy,

you can order it at Amazon!

This book is written by Candice O'Denver, founder of the Great Freedom Teachings . I can say from experience that this book will definitely put an end to your seeking!

Why is it so revolutionary?

In a nutshell, mankind has been ping ponging from one point of view to another and forgetting the "view". In One Simple Change, we are introduced to a simple practice of taking short moments until they become continuous. No matter how unpleasant the circumstances might be, one can always just take a short moment, stop thinking and let everything be as it is!

In doing this simple practice, you forget about your point of view for the moment and you embrace the total view; what Candice calls "Open Intelligence". In that moment, what is experienced is complete relief! And when one is fully committed to the practice of taking short moments, little by little one notices that the suffering is gone and that life has actually become fun! But don't take my word for it!

If you are serious about peace in your world, then I highly recommend this treasure! Listen to the first chapter now!

Enso: fullness/emptiness

The ultimate symbol of Zen art is the Enso, where an ink circle is brushed with just one stroke. This symbol represents fullness, yet it is empty. To be completely empty but perfectly aware is the experience of enlightenment. The squirrel is a perfect example of this state... he is free of concepts and is without concern. He is not searching for a better future. He is perfectly at ease in the present reality.

Another name for this space that includes everything could be 'squirrelove'. This space or presence is totally pure and not separate from anything. It is totally benevolent and fully aware. Listen below to the famous squirrel mystic of Sweden, Den Lilla Ekorren, as he sings his song that beautifully describes "squirrelove".

May all beings experience the purity of squirrelove that is their true essence!

It's OK to be Lazy! & No one is Guilty of anything!

Relax...

No matter what you do,

you can't be more of who you are!

Even if you think that you are flawed,

you are totally perfect and whole!

You have never been separate,

never abandoned,

never not completely taken care of.

Only a thought would tell you otherwise!

And if you put all your thoughts

in a big wicker basket

and look into it,

what do you see?

Absolutely nothing!

You have been upset over nothing!

It's all been a simple misunderstanding!

I love listening to this soothing talk

by Candice O'Denver called

"Guilt and Work"

And here's Mooji saying the same thing!

"Only from the heart

Can you touch the sky."

-Rumi

Relax...

Just bask in the light of wisdom awareness!

Everything is saturated with the light of pure love!

Do you have any idea how amazing you are?

No matter what is going on in your life,

you can, at any moment, just stop and rest!

Are you OK?

What do you experience?

Alertness!

Peace!

Spacious calm!

WOW!

Luminous awareness is the

basis of everything we think, feel, and see!

Without awareness nothing could be experienced!

Don't keep looking outside yourself!

You're it!

You are what you are looking for!

Listen to Candice O'Denver's satsang

in Rishikesh:

"Just Show Up"

Nothing Stops You from Being

An idea about what enlightenment is...

brings to mind ideas about

what we need to do

to be enlightened!

But there is nothing

between you and awareness!

The "searching" for it prevents you

from seeing what is already there.

                    Only

That Illumined One

Who keeps

Seducing the formless into form

Had the charm to win my

Heart.

Only a Perfect One

Who is always

Laughing at the word

Two

Can make you know

of

Love.

~Hafiz

There is nothing out of order!

WOW! There is no where you have to go

to become what you already are!

Wow! There is nothing you need to do

to BE what you already are!

WOW! You ARE that which you are looking for!

So...

Stop running and...

Nothing is Needed!

What is there between you and the core of your being?

 

You Were Brave in that Holy War

You have done well

In the contest of madness.

You were brave in that holy war.

You have all the honorable wounds

Of one who has tried to find love

Where the Beautiful Bird

Does not drink.

May I speak to you

Like we are close

And locked away together?

Once I found a stray kitten

And I used to soak my fingers

In warm milk;

It came to think I was five mothers

On one hand.

Wayfarer,

Why not rest your tired body?

Lean back and close your eyes.

Come morning

I will kneel by your side and feed you.

I will so gently

Spread open your mouth

And let you taste something of my

Sacred mind and life.

Surely

There is something wrong

With your ideas of

God.

O, surely there is something wrong

With your ideas of

God

If you think

Our Beloved would not be so

Tender.

~"The Gift: Poems by Hafiz the great Sufi Master"

translated by Daniel Ladinsky

Is Austin the New India?

Times are a changin'! It used to be you had to go to India to see cows in the streets. Not any more...

I invited a street person to sit with the cow on this busy street in downtown Austin. He is currently without work and told me about hopes for a possible gig as a roady.

Amazing to see the luxuriant decor of the cow in contrast to the poverty of this man. Makes you wonder how it will all shake out! The great thing is that our youth is interested in wholesome alternatives for change!

Here you see young people chanting, drumming, and toning crystal bowls to effect change on Wall Street!

Wow! I like the positive prophecy this young man is communicating with his poster: "THE BEGINNING IS NEAR" !

Here in Austin, Oneness Blessing events are open to everyone. Experience the bliss of knowing it's all part of the perfection of the Universe!

And look what we find at the other end of this same bridge...

Visit www.squirrelplanet.org for the schedule of public blessings and be the change you want to see in the world!