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I've been pondering the meaning of the phrase 'hand-out', this evening.
Are the goods delivered in the physical act of handing over an object or a spoken agreement, to someone in need? Perhaps we ourselves are the goods being delivered, in this fine art of caring, sharing, and loving without regret or worry of recompense? Might we deliver our very selves to the open heart of the beloved, a song of praise on our lips, falling to our knees in an ocean of roses, their tender perfume forever beckoning back? Give up asking: "Shall I give this all away?" "What will I do when there is no more, and I am hungry; who will feed me then?" "Who is worthy of all that I have?" When you have given up suffering these thoughts, then, and only then, will the kingdom be yours, forever. All love, Analisa
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analisa domenica
invites you to find out what you are. 
The nun Wu Jincang asked the Sixth Patriach Huineng, "I have studied the Mahaparinirvana sutra for many years, yet there are many areas i do not quite understand. Please enlighten me."
The patriarch responded, "I am illiterate. Please read out the characters to me and perhaps I will be able to explain the meaning." Said the nun, "You cannot even recognize the characters. How are you able then to understand the meaning?" "Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be likened to a finger. The finger can point to the moon’s location. However, the finger is not the moon. To look at the moon, it is necessary to gaze beyond the finger, right?" Archives
October 2014
CategoriesAnalisa Domenica is a humanist minister and mentor, in private practice as a Doula for living and dying. She offers private mentoring sessions, end-of-life preparation & transition support, bereavement, home death, funeral, and natural burial guidance, and laying-on-of-hands for comfort care and pain release. Analisa joyfully celebrates weddings and memorials, according to your faith or non-faith tradition. She is available to private clients, small groups, and for public education. Find out more about her by clicking here.
'Li' lives and works in Mill Spring, NC, a stone or two's throw from Asheville, NC and Greenville/Spartanburg, SC. She also works globally via phone. You may reach her by phone at 828.429.0096 or write to her by clicking here. |
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