tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85220126604973079762009-12-19T01:21:56.437-08:00Sanghahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564065140910517617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522012660497307976.post-47759884304054192262009-09-04T12:45:00.000-07:002009-09-04T12:46:08.729-07:00<iframe src="http://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?key=0As5Z0wZZk5ZfdEJIY1dxTGRLVUNFak5zR1o5cmkwYUE" width="760" height="1627" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8522012660497307976-4775988430405419226?l=mdjzen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sanghahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564065140910517617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522012660497307976.post-7730302312228115722009-09-04T11:57:00.000-07:002009-09-04T11:58:20.274-07:00<iframe src="http://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?key=t99eewjIKtMMstnzx5YR2Hg" width="760" height="1994" 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id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292724569259105282" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8522012660497307976-7696520280705842611?l=mdjzen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sanghahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564065140910517617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522012660497307976.post-45770928014948270912008-09-06T11:25:00.000-07:002008-09-06T11:57:17.487-07:00Este poema fue leido por Laura en su plática de Dharma durante el retiro de Diciembre 2007.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">La Invitación</span><br />por Oriah<br /><br />No me interesa cuantos años tienes<br />Quiero saber si te arriesgarías a verte como un tonto<br />Por amor<br />Por tu sueño<br />Por la aventura de estar vivo<br /><br />No me interesa que planetas cruzan con tu luna…<br />Quiero saber si haz tocado el centro de tu propio sufrimiento<br />Si los engaños de la vida te han abierto<br />O si te haz marchitado y cerrado por el temor a más dolor<br /><br />Quiero saber si puedes sentarte con el dolor<br />El mío o el tuyo<br />Sin tratar de esconderlo<br />O desvanecerlo<br />O arreglarlo<br /><br />Quiero saber si puedes estar con la alegría<br />La mía o la tuya<br />Si puedes bailar con locura<br />Y dejar que el éxtasis te llene hasta la punta de los dedos y los pies<br />Sin advertirnos<br />A tener cuidado<br />A ser realistas<br />A recordad las limitaciones de ser humano<br /><br />No me interesa si la historia que me cuentas sea verdadera<br />Quiero saber si puedes decepcionar a otro<br />Para serte sincera a ti misma<br />Si puedes soportar la acusación del engaño<br />Y no engañar a tu propia alma<br /><br />Quiero saber si puedes ver Belleza<br />Aun cuando no esté bonita<br />Todos los días<br /><br />Quiero saber si puedes vivir con el fracaso<br />Tuyo y mío<br />Y aun pararte a la orilla del lago y gritarle a la luna llena plateada<br />"Sí!"<br /><br />No me interesa saber dónde vives o cuánto dinero tienes<br />Quiero saber si te puedes levantar después de la noche de angustia y desesperación<br />Cansada y moreteada hasta el hueso<br />Y hacer lo que se tenga que hacer para alimentar a los niños<br /><br />No me interesa a quién conozcas o como llegaste a estar aquí<br />Quiero saber si te pararías en el centro del fuego conmigo<br />Y sin echarte para atrás<br /><br />No me interesa dónde, o qué o con quién haz estudiado<br />Quiero saber que te sostiene<br />Desde adentro<br />Cuando todo lo de demás se desmorona<br /><br />Quiero saber si puedes estar sola contigo misma<br />Y si realmente te gusta la compañía que tienes<br />En los momentos vacíos.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8522012660497307976-4577092801494827091?l=mdjzen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sanghahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564065140910517617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522012660497307976.post-82306434013223014542008-09-06T10:52:00.000-07:002008-09-06T11:55:18.214-07:00This poem was read by Laura in her Dharma talk during the 2007 December Sesshin.<p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Invitation </span><br /></p><p align="left">by Oriah<br /><br />It doesn't interest me how old you are.<br />I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool<br />for love<br />for your dream<br />for the adventure of being alive.<br /><br />It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...<br />I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow<br />if you have been opened by life's betrayals<br />or have become shrivelled and closed<br />from fear of further pain.<br /><br />I want to know if you can sit with pain<br />mine or your own<br />without moving to hide it<br />or fade it<br />or fix it.<br /><br />I want to know if you can be with joy<br />mine or your own<br />if you can dance with wildness<br />and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes<br />without cautioning us<br />to be careful<br />to be realistic<br />to remember the limitations of being human.<br /><br />It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me<br />is true.<br />I want to know if you can<br />disappoint another<br />to be true to yourself.<br />If you can bear the accusation of betrayal<br />and not betray your own soul.<br /><br />I want to know if you can see Beauty<br />even when it is not pretty<br />every day.<br /><br />I want to know if you can live with failure<br />yours and mine<br />and still stand at the edge of the lake<br />and shout to the silver of the full moon,<br />"Yes."<br /><br />It doesn't interest me<br />to know where you live or how much money you have.<br />I want to know if you can get up<br />after the night of grief and despair<br />weary and bruised to the bone<br />and do what needs to be done<br />to feed the children.<br /><br />It doesn't interest me who you know<br />or how you came to be here.<br />I want to know if you will stand<br />in the centre of the fire<br />with me<br />and not shrink back.<br /><br />It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom<br />you have studied.<br />I want to know what sustains you<br />from the inside<br />when all else falls away.<br /><br />I want to know if you can be alone<br />with yourself<br />and if you truly like the company you keep<br />in the empty moments.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:100%;" ><strong></strong></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8522012660497307976-8230643401322301454?l=mdjzen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sanghahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564065140910517617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522012660497307976.post-14322303975750972972008-06-02T20:47:00.000-07:002008-06-02T20:51:53.807-07:00Welcome to Mar de Jade's Online Zen community. This site is dedicated to providing a virtual space where the Mar de Jade Sangha can keep in touch, read about upcoming retreats and news and share pictures from previous retreats. We hope you participate!<br /><br />Bienvenidos a la comunidad Zen de Mar de Jade en línea. Este sitio está dedicado a ofrecer un espacio virtual donde la Sangha de Mar de Jade puede mantenerse en contacto, leer sobre retiros futuros y noticias y compartir fotos de retiros previos. Esperemos que participes!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8522012660497307976-1432230397575097297?l=mdjzen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sanghahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564065140910517617noreply@blogger.com0