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The Vision

by Anthony De Mello Legacy

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Sit on the bank of a river, in reality, or in fantasy, and watch the water flow. Or sit in a railway station and see the crowds go by. Or watch the sun shimmer in the trees. Or light a candle and look at the flame.  It will speak to you, not to your brain but to your heart, creating a silence in your spirit, and a wisdom that your conscious mind could never grasp.

NatureObservationImpermanenceConnectionLife And DeathSilenceWisdomHeartConscious MindReflective ObservationImpermanence ContemplationUniversal ConnectionLife And Death ReflectionsNature Visualizations

Transcript

The next exercise,

The vision.

Sit on the bank of a river,

In reality or in fantasy,

And watch the water flow.

If you know how to look without reflections,

The river will speak not to your brain,

But to your heart,

And it will create a silence in your spirit,

And a wisdom which your conscious mind could never grasp.

Or sit at an airport and see the crowds go by.

They come within your vision and disappear,

Never to be seen again.

Or watch the leaves fall from a tree and see them decompose and turn to dust.

Light a lamp and look at the flame the way you looked at the river.

Or light an incense stick and watch the smoke lose itself in the atmosphere.

Or stand at your window and look at the rain.

Observe the special mood the rain creates in you.

No reflections now,

Just look.

Observe,

Feel.

You see one raindrop stand separate and apart.

Then it is jerked forward and pulled away.

Only look and creation will speak to you.

What will it speak of?

Of life and death and love and self and God.

Look,

Observe,

Watch,

Become aware.

That is all you need to do.

Finally lie on your back with arms outstretched and imagine that you let go and are carried onward just like the raindrops and the leaves and the smoke of the incense stick.

For you like them are a particle of the universe.

So let go.

Close yourself and flow away.

Look for evidence.

Meet your Teacher

Anthony De Mello LegacySan Francisco, CA, USA

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Recent Reviews

Leslie

August 7, 2022

Truth.

Cora

July 11, 2022

Always beautiful rich insight ❤️🙏

Ahimsa

June 8, 2022

Simply allow, flow with ease and welcome grace. www.gratefulness.org, ahimsa

Alice

June 3, 2022

Peaceful and calming- o often sit in nature by water and let it speak to me- blessings 🙏

Kelly

June 3, 2022

Thank you 🙏

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June 3, 2022

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