Comments on: Living in our invisibility cloaks

By: Tess

Tess — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:35:13 +0000

Elizabeth, thanks so much for this emphasis on the weaving of the cloak, the warp and weft as it were.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:20:31 +0000

Beautiful….protection…devotion…giving thanks…all seperate threads which infact are interwoven as they are here into this beautiful cloak. Thank you for this reminder

By: Is nirvana nifty?

Is nirvana nifty? — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:21:07 +0000

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By: Tess

Tess — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:55:52 +0000

Roxanne: a huge challenge indeed, even to identify that is put on as opposed to what is the essence of us.
Andy: I was struck by your words “laying down…and allowing”. This seems to me very important – that we are not forcing something unnatural into being, it is a process of allowing.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:38:58 +0000

Lovely concept! The laying down of the ego and allowing our true will, the true will of our soul, to lead and direct us is indeed something that I know I have never truly taken hold of. The little self, as opposed to the God Self, pops up far too often for my liking!

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:36:00 +0000

What a huge challenge, indeed. How different would the world be, then?

By: Tess

Tess — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:08:57 +0000

@Pollinatrix, yes I think I remember seeing the quote you posted. And I’m struck by your repetition of Sue’s word: enough. It is enough.
@Jane, thanks for your comment, “the bitter rind” yes I like that. And I’m reminded that the bitter rind of fruits like oranges and lemons can be made into sweet preserves.
@Sunrise Sister, scared living – oh yes, that has resonances!

By: Sunrise Sister

Sunrise Sister — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:06:27 +0000

The cloak of sacred or scared living – what a meaning just one simple slip up can make in our day. I suppose it would be too easy to be able to put it on but then such a challenge to remember to put it on. Oh, you raise all sort of question in this lovely post. Here’s to remembering to wrap up and enjoy the comfy:)

By: Jane Hartley Crewe

Jane Hartley Crewe — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:40:22 +0000

Tess, What if our false self is the bitter rind that protects the sweet nature of our real selves. No one thinks to attack the perfection of the true inner self to bring it down to size, or be jealous of its immortal beauty, or marry it, or divorce it, or make it a mistress. It is good that so precious a creature as the true self, is concealed by the cloak of the body, which we will discard in any case when we die.

By: The Pollinatrix

The Pollinatrix — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:48:44 +0000

A wonderful analogy with the cloak, Tess. I know so well what you speak of here. I’m glad I’m not the only one!

The carpet analogy reminds me of a quote by E.L. Doctorow that I posted in a comment a while back on Rebecca Johnson’s blog (I think). He said that writing a novel (and this can be applied to life, too) is like driving on a highway at night; you can only see as far as your headlights shine, but it’s enough to get you the whole way there.