Comments on: About Sorrow and Joy in Kahlil Gibran’s Prophet & Flower’s Song with Sahaj Definitions

By: adrian

adrian — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:49:17 +0000

“they are inseperable…”
Only by choice…
Choose consciously that which you should experience…
For you have already done so…
Before the actual experience…
So that you may remember…
Who you really are.

By: Elsie Kuly

Elsie Kuly — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:01:11 +0000

My reply is posted before Selvi and Paula’s replies. Thanks

By: pat ramsden

pat ramsden — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:29:09 +0000

The Prophet has been my bible for more than 35 years. Gibran is my teacher.

By: Amrit

Amrit — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:29:19 +0000

Wow this is so beautiful, thanks for sharing!

By: paula

paula — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:48:30 +0000

How do we know Khalil Gibran is a realized soul? The depth and timeless quality of his heart’s expression that will echo for years to come. What is real about us, true about us. What matters. All the comments are as profound as the articles. It is a privilege to have met some of you fellow seekers and look forward to meeting more of you. I have learned so much from all of you. There is so much more to learn about ourselves, yet knowledge is not required to experience vibrations. Just desire and a gentle experiment with the truth of sahaj meditation. It is the effortless, thoughtless path to Nirvana.

By: selvi

selvi — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 23:11:32 +0000

such pearls of wisdom

thanks

By: Elsie

Elsie — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:42:25 +0000

thanks Ioana, for this post. I found it inspiring, wonderful. Kahlil Gibran crosses all cultures and his interpretation of joy and sorrow is a learning experience for me. I knew that joy is not happiness. I’ve learned the following: that joy and sorrow are inseparable, that the deeper sorrow carves out the space more joy can enter; when we cry if we look into our hearts we cry for the joyous times we once experienced; when we grieve we grieve for the beautiful connection we had with people we loved and who loved us, who are now gone. I’ve learned how fortunate I’ve been in my life to have cried and experienced intense grief. It has carved out more space for joy to enter, and I do experience joy.

Shri Mataji tells us that “joy is not about smiling but about stillness, the peace of your being and spirit”. I have experienced this peace she describes.

What wonderful lesson.

I located my copy of Gibran’s “The Prophet”. I look forward to learning more about him. Thanks again

By: adrian

adrian — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:26:20 +0000

I feel you are talking about escaping the condition of “sadness”… it is a question of how much… how much sadness that is… perhaps the sadness of loss allows us to experience empathy… that is a loving thing… Yet, if we hold onto sadness… it can consume our life energy. So I feel we have always the choice of detachment… loving detachment… that brings us into the present… and that is where we live… not in the past, nor in the future. To be fully conscious is to be in the present…

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:31:00 +0000

It is the human condition isn’t it? The two sides of the coin, happiness and sadness. Until now we have had no chance of escape from these two states, both of which are temporary and illusionary. At Realisation the way through to Joy is opened. This Joy is unending and can be accessed through meditation, it is always there even if we are not. If an emotion is too much, if it is really upsetting you and troubling you, then concentrate on that emotion during meditation and it will dissolve. Then you have the Peace. I have tried this, it works, it was the only thing to stop me feeling completely awful upon the death of a dear friend. You can escape the human condition.

By: Manga

Manga — Mon, 31 May 2010 06:33:56 +0000

The Joy..

Laughing Baby
Beautful flower
Flowing stream
Clear blue sky
Sound of birds in silence
Early showers in a hot place
Sound of rain in silence
Vibrations in the sky
Melody of Music
Rhythm of an instrument
Spontaneous cheer
A welcoming heart with a smile
The joy of Sahasrara, Nirananda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Q86hdnNXM&feature=related

Enjoy the joy of Sahasrara!