No Matter How Small... the teachings of the Beetle.

Allow yourself to become gentle by the small ones.

During our visit of our Elders, sitting at the coffe table, suddenly a small beetle crawled in my direction . Grandpa saw it first and mentioned it , saying : you might just crush him.
He was really surprised seeing me protecting this small insect that most people just see as something disturbing.
But though he laughed at my protective posture , he helped me to open the door so that I could carry the beetle out of the house and release.
On my spiritual journey I found back to the wisdom of my childhood, talking with all animals and protecting them all-ways, no matter how small or big, appealing or not... it was my spontaneous impulse to prevent all from hurt.
Now, at older age , this is combined with the knowledge that ALL living things have an essential place in the eco-system.
It is not my right to judge and kill for the only reason that my ego perceives some being as disgusting or of less value or disturbing my comfort zone.
Everything is a miracle .... for those with eyes to see.

And whatever vibrates with life has a teaching ...
Beetle is in fact a totem animal , too , aiding in transformation, metamorphosis, resurrection and rebirth  of the soul.
The soft belly is close to the earth, symbolizing that their wisdom is sacred and deep and down to earth and reminds us of our connection to Mother Earth .
Due to its  back which is protected by a hard shell it symbolizes protection as well, reminding us that healthy boundaries are protecting our life path.
Beetle is asking you :
I it ime to fly or walk in life?  Are you grounded ? Do you protect life in healthy ways ?

True Human Beings and True Compassion

As long as we live on this earth , we are subject to relativ & absolute perspectives and we need to balance this in order to live as true human being ~ in the "new age" world of love & light this balance is lost ~ all things are seen from the absolute perspective and harmony is imposed ~ all is one, all is light , all is good ~ w/out including the relative we deal with on a daily base .. the reason is a lack of "knowing yourself" , a lack of courage to face our own true nature with light and shadow and thus a lack of true compassion and ability to stand with the suffering in the world and see the true nature of interdependence and from there help healing in ourselves and in the world ... I am NOT in for that ~ and I will repeat this ever now and then ;-).. and you are very welcome to consider me not your friend as from your perspective this is true ... though I actually love you , but not the way you take .

The Identity of Relative and Absolute ( Buddhist Sutra)

The mind of the Great Sage of India was intimately conveyed from West to East.

Among human beings are wise ones and fools

But in the Way there is no northern and southern Ancestor.

The subtle source is clear and bright; the tributary streams flow through the darkness

To be attached to things is illusion;

to encounter the absolute is not yet enlightenment

.Each and all the subjective and objective spheres are related,

and at the same time independent.

Related and yet working differently.

Though each keeps its own place, form makes the character and appearance different.

Sounds distinguish comfort and discomfort.The dark makes all words one;

the brightness distinguishes good and bad phrases.

The four elements return to their own nature as a child to its mother.

Fire is hot, wind moves, water is wet, earth hard.

Eyes see, ears hear, nose smells, tongue tastes the salt and sour

.Each is independent of the other.Cause and effect must return to the great reality.

The words high and low are used relatively.

Within light there is darkness, but do not try to understand that darkness.

Within darkness there is light, but do not look for that light

Light and darkness are a pair like the foot before and the foot behind in walking

.Each thing has its own intrinsic valueand is related to everything else in function and position.

Ordinary life fits the absolute as a box and its lid.

The absolute works together with the relative like two arrows meeting in mid air.

Reading words you should grasp the great reality.

Do not judge by any standards.

If you do not see the Way,You do not see it even as you walk on it.

When you walk the Way it is not near, it is not far.

If you are deluded, you are mountainsand rivers away from it.

I respectfully say to those who wish to be enlightened

Do not waste your time by night or day!