287/499 … attending to the Road (10/17/08)
“It is very important to pay attention to the road. It is the road that teaches us the best way to get there, and the road enriches us as we walk its length.” ~ Paulo Coelho
288/499 … All are ONE (10/17/08)
“And if you listen very hard the tune will come to you at last, when all are One and One is all, the be the rock and not to roll … And she’s paving the Stairway to Heaven.” ~ with Led Zeppelin
289/499 … re-solving conflict (10/17/08)
“When faced with confusion or conflict, it is best to adopt the Franciscan method of resolution: unconditional acceptance via active Kindness.” ~ from my Camino journal
290/499 … real Love gives all (10/17/08)
“You cannot tap into real Love without willing self-sacrifice.” ~ Scaughdt
291/499 … knowing Love (10/17/08)
We’ve entered the region of hand-laid slate roofs … Beauty-full! “You cannot know Love by being loved.” ~ Scaughdt
292/499 … the deep Heart (10/17/08)
… entering Rabanal … “The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart.” ~ Julien Green
293/499 … redefining the Self (10/17/08)
An evening shot of our hostel in Rabanal, the Refugio Gaucelmo. It was next door to a small monastery known for taking in pilgrims for shorter stays of monastic living. “More than genetics, money or education, it is our journey who defines who we are … Not the experiences you encountered nor the happy or […]
294/499 … surrounded by Angels (10/17/08)
“For the initiate of The Way, the proper hierarchy of focus is indeed God, followed by Humanity, followed by ‘loved ones’, followed by all others. And yet for the Master of The Way, there is no hierarchy at all — All are One, and all are equally worthy facets of the Divine.” ~ from my […]
295/499 … to BE, or not to BE (10/18/08)
Into the mist; heading up the steepness towards Manjarin — one of the last vestiges of the Knights Templar. “We are always manifesting an external reality that harmonizes perfectly with how we are choosing to Be (or not to Be) internally.” ~ from my Camino journal
296/499 … re-dedicating The Way (10/18/08)
The “Cruz de Fero” (or the “Iron Cross”) — one of the more famous landmarks of the Camino. Here, pilgrims place a stone, preferably one that they have been carrying since the beginning of their Journey, to symbolize the letting go of an emotional or mental encumbrance from their past. “I place my stone reverently […]
297/499 … Doing what we must (10/18/08)
“And the truth is that as a man’s real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower; until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do.” ~ Ursula K. LeGuin
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