Constantino

It took me a bit of living to realise that God, the divine, the universe, has a quirky sense of humour - not in the twisted way a genie might grant wishes, but in how miracles always arrive in ways you least expect, because they are designed to break the constructs and lies you once held. Miracles carry light, they illuminate that which is false - and for this reason, miracles will always be that which is beyond your wildest imagination and anything you could have ever fathomed - yet something you realise, with a quiet grateful smile, that you have been unknowingly and incrementally preparing for all along. All the little tumbles, the seemingly insurmountable challenges, the things you did on a whim that didn't make sense - all converge to form art, for miracles themselves are art, something so spectacular that it renders every struggle worthwhile. You comprehend "worth it" a little more. You realise that God, the divine, the universe, is an artist - because art leaves room for interpretation. It reaches the receiver in just the right way, for how you see is coloured by the soul purity you hone within yourself. And in this way, those who believe, who appreciate the language of grit, who choose truth - will always be rewarded.

A man does not really begin to be alive until he has lost himself, until he has released the anxious grasp which he normally holds upon his life, his property, his reputation and position. Alan Watts

De nada sirve adorar a Dios en el templo si no se ama al Dios que vive en todos los corazones, al Dios que se expresa en todos los seres, desde un grano de arena hasta una galaxia.

Abrí un Substack para compartir las enseñanzas de mi maestro y los aprendizajes que voy encontrando en la vida cotidiana. Los invito a leer: constantinovillegas.substack.com/p/el-sufrimien…

El mundo es una prueba de amor.

It is always the false that makes you suffer, the false desires and fears, the false values and ideas, the false relationships between people. Abandon the false, and you are free of pain. Truth makes happy, truth liberates. Nisargadatta Maharaj

La mayoría de los "poderosos" del mundo ni siquiera tienen poder sobre sí mismos. Son esclavos de sus impulsos y caprichos, viven entre la ambición de acumular más poder y el miedo a perderlo. Una persona ordinaria puede tener un poder mucho más auténtico si sabe dónde buscarlo.

Do not believe your mind. Shift your focus from the mind to the heart, i.e. affectionate awareness & stillness. With some time & patience mind's reactions to the old beliefs crumbling will become less and less troubling. Relax, breathe, and open, and all will be well. Adyashanti

El poder más grande que se puede alcanzar en la tierra es el de no tener miedo. Aquel que no teme no necesita mostrarse fuerte, pues no se siente amenazado por nada. Su paz es inquebrantable. El poder absoluto es una paz absoluta.

川瀬巴水《大宮 見沼川》

Enlightenment is, in the end, nothing more than the natural state of being. Adyashanti

Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge, by Kawase Hasui, 1947

Sarusawa Pond, by Itō Yūhan, 1935

@cucharitadepalo @MauroBuenoR Ojito aquí 👆@MauroBuenoR.

@MauroBuenoR @ParamShishya Ya me voy

Estaba pensando que hubo dos momentos que marcaron la decadencia de Twitter Colombia, el primero fue cuando empezaron a aparecer “analistas” y el segundo cuando todos aprendieron a escribir “falacia ad hominem”.

Las noticias pueden contarnos sobre lo más insólito o recóndito del mundo, pero nunca van a enseñarnos nada sobre lo que somos. Es más, su efecto principal es distraernos de nuestra experiencia inmediata, íntima y auténtica de ser quienes somos aquí y ahora.

Sengaku-ji Temple, from Selected Views of the Tokaido Road, by Kawase Hasui, 1931

@cucharitadepalo Te creo.

Mi primer recuerdo es la sensación del vientre materno justo antes de nacer, de camino al hospital.

El secreto de la felicidad consiste en aprender a disfrutar todo lo que trae la vida (lo dulce y lo amargo por igual) sin apegos ni rechazos. Es un arte muy sutil que solo se aprende viviendo.

The most misunderstood figure in human history: Jesus. I sat down with Father Sean O’Laoire to discuss who Jesus really was, what he stood for, and our personal encounters with Yeshua himself. Here’s everything I learned: