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do not cause Nisargadatta Maharaj

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We  call it the Blue Book    I AM THAT    Nisargadatta Maharaj  first published in 1973 in english.   All the years,  i would say things,   "according to the Blue Book…."   the Blue Book   is now on the Book Shelf at Alyssia's known as Emrie's Library.   He spoke directly and simply.   the ONE to me……Do Not Cause.    then he continued on to show  "us"  how we are  AT Cause of our own  "suffering".  

Veronika is back.   She called Alyssia.   She'd made a mistake.  was hopefully impulsive but needing to come back.   A drove last night 3 hours to meet her half way.   3 hours back.   6 hours on the road.   Veronika is back.   her and her two little boys.   She'd been told that Minnow is here now.  so  she knew.   consequences.    At first i said   just be clear.   Minnow lives HERE now.   But  then….i think.   What if  Minnow   LOVES   her….like dogs Do and Can,  so much more than homo sapiens

her response,  Veronika's,  to it all was….she would like to visit her sometimes.

and then

in the middle of the night,   Jenny woke,  realizing that  Ginger is at the exact place where  i have been diverting the run off RAIN…to bypass the Feed Shed there.   and that      tomorrow,   there is  63% chance of RAIN for half a day……..it DOES NOT RAIN  in  August here….DOES NOT RAIN   but it IS forcasted to RAIN…here….in August  .  tomorrow.     Most likely,  not the kind of rain that would  "river" down the road,  but still….there is Ginger and her mound……. and it would be a total nightmare

and so   They came.  dug a diversion channel,  set in some 2×6's,   2×4's   added  more Earth to the mound and tamped it down.  We said  Love Love and they left.

Puppy is appearing.  it goes well for the most part,   not,  for a little

about all this

it's swirling in the spiral of my mind in that thing about the Persona Thinning Out….Wendy speaking of this in the Gathering at the Well….i need to understand more….it being exemplified now,  repeatedly,  the perfect comparison of now and the 2015 blog posts   How….if i  really want to be a writer.

how if i really wanted to be a writer

i would take

Time

choose words that would shape the story,   to be True,  but also as easy as possible?,  maybe?   Beauty Full,  maybe?,  because in its realness,   all IS?    but  i don't.   Things are appearing here as Journal Entries.  

 

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13 responses to “do not cause Nisargadatta Maharaj”

  1. Yvette Avatar
    Yvette

    Grace….you wrote a book!
    This blog!
    I want to write a book too…but…but….too many buts
    I’m readin now JuliA Cameron
    Listening
    I like it

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  2. Marti Avatar
    Marti

    “choosing words that would shape the story…”
    I sat with this for a while and thought, well if you do, then maybe you are changing the story? . Writing, for me, as it comes, as it happens, as journal entries, as reflections of a moment, an hour, a day, are what to me are real. I have often been asked to collect my blog comments and turn them into a book and my answer is always No. It is no because my comments usually flow from the moment, from the connection that I feel, sometimes immediate and other times, after a length of time in which another’s words have gone deep within me. During those times, I hold the words close, as a means of receiving them and then responding and when I do, there is no hesitation and simply, the flow of response comes.
    We write what we know, what comes, what is felt though so many senses, through so many experiences over our life. We write through our willingness, as we have grown and aged, to lay ourselves bare, to open ourselves and most of all, to know, at times, instinctively, that in doing so, we share a universal connection.
    AND I totally agree with Yvette, your blog is your book. Your words hold after all of these years. I know this to be true as someone who has delved into your archives many times. The questions, sharing, information, and wisdom that came in the moment, all those years ago, have also transcended the immediacy of the moment because when what is shared, when what we write is real, the ripples and impact continue…

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  3. Peggy McG Avatar
    Peggy McG

    What kind of a book would you like to write? What kind of a writer do you want to be? Your daily blog writings… yes could be called your book, and I love love the way you choose words here, and pause And Paint a picture And ask yourself and the universe Questions… and it all evokes readers to be engaged, to want to read another page… and ask ourselves questions.. but a Book… is working thoroughly a thought, a plot… research.. and takes time…but could be done like eating an elephant… and Could be enjoyable,, could be a learning experience. If it is a lifelong dream, it is never too late. And it is never too late to change your mind….my lifelong dream of going to Alaska and staying there a year to experience its seasons has changed…for many reasons.. and I found there is so much to see between here and there. So i took a detour. Maybe i will get there.. just not stay as long.

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  4. Liz A Avatar
    Liz A

    I’m a great fan of memoir written in brief “essays” … in the manner of Anna Quindlen, Anne Lamott, Natalie Goldberg and others … these days it’s easy enough to create a book online … ha … I should take my own advice

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  5. kirsten Avatar
    kirsten

    “choose words that would shape the story” — oh, you are such a writer. me — i can be a non-fiction writer but a fiction writer or prose writer — not as easy.
    so many think we need more time to be a writer but if we write a blog post a day we are a writer. i’ve taken several classes from Julia cameron. who is fantastic. in one class she was talking about walking and in the questions portion people were asking but what if it’s raining/too hot/too cold. she told us just walk!
    that’s the same with writing — you don’t need a large junk of time but small amounts here and there do add up.

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  6. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    I t read each of your blog entries as a poem Grace. A day, a flower, a thought caught up in words. Like a haiku but loose and always full of beauty. Your blog is a book of poetry, moments caught up in time with words , some carefully crafted and some spilling from your vision.

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    i like her work….but even that cannot seem to
    catch me…i wander away

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    things just are what they are and i am becoming softened to that and softened in myself

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  9. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    Lacelady here….she IS Alaska….wait…she’ll catch you
    i think it is more like essays….

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    yes…like Anne Lamott

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  11. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    smile….just walk….

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  12. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    Donna…YOUR words…thank you for them…they are
    Way More than mine…
    Love,

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  13. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    I remember long ago you posted question of yourself, to the universe, to…? You stated why to I write like this, Using Capitols and repeating words etc, etc,
    These pondering of yours always stuck with me and I reflected not only on the why, but on the end result that is your unique voice, through the written word. You voice, which has drawn others in and held them for all of these years. We come here for your ponderings, your Love statements, your questions…for you and your voice.
    “choosing words that would shape the story…” – your chosen words and style and your very being have kept me reading this ‘book’ all of this time 🙂

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