Inspirational words from Sougen Roshi

A Zen approach to Christianity

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The Journey East.

The Journey East. A young Sufi was being trained by his master, Murshid Saeed Ali, and was sent on a task to give a letter to someone and set off eastward. After delivering the letter, he began his return journey, heading west. Having only ventured westward on the outbound journey, which was long and challenging, the return journey seemed difficult as he could not recall his exact steps and in…

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Freeman’s Fables Short, funny, silly and serious stories for any age. Available for sale here on Amazon. Ebook £2.49…

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Sougen and the Sufis

Sougen & The Sufis.

Many years ago, when I lived in Worthing, Sussex, I had a good friend who had been interested in the occult and ‘magic.’ Richard had not been a participant in occult activity but it did lead him to enquire about ‘magic,’ which led him to the writings of Idries Shah. It turns out that Idries was a Sufi and also prolific in his writing about Sufism and oriental magic. There were…

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Mary's Nightmare

Mary’s Nightmare

Along the dark, dark corridor came the fearless creature, venturing down the stairs, the shadows hiding it hideous features. It crept and crawled along the hall and along to get young Mary, emerging from the darkness, looking mean, rough and hairy. In her fright she awoke to turn on the light and see no creature there, for it was only in her dream that she’d had the scare. The very next night…

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White Peacock

A beautiful, white peacock graced the land within the bounds of Darque’s kingdom. It had speckles of light brown within its feathers that radiated a golden glow and some of the feather-tips had the same auric glow. “Kaur-orr! Kaur-orr,” it would cry, attracting the attention of passers by. On one such occasion, a nobleman was passing through the Darque kingdom. He heard the bird’s call and saw…

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Hush.

When you look what do you see? A mountain, a skyline, clouds Or soundwaves? You will hear it when you awaken. Then you will see the Voice that has spoken since the inception of eternity.

Sougen.

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Someone asked me.

Someone asked me, “How can you hear the voice of God? How can you claim God speaks to you? When all I hear is silence.” I paused, then replied, “When acts inspired by the heart, speak louder than words, God hears you and it is in this way that God replies.”

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Christmas Child.

Christmas Child.

The Christmas wonder in children’s eyes never dims, Excited by smells, tastes, jingle bells and hymns. Yet as we grow older, time makes one jaded, For our inner child has dimmed and faded. Until such times when a toddler becomes excited, Kindling such memories of anticipation, we are reminded Of joy, the unkown, the presents & the advent, And find our inner child, resurrected by…

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About The Custodians

The Custodians are those who seek to propagate teachings inherent since the dawn of humanity. Some of these learnings have become preserved within belief systems. However, these beneficent and compassionate lessons are for the betterment and benefit of all living things. One does not need religion to be a good person, one only needs to be aware, compassionate, sympathetic and empathetic.

The…

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Tim the Time Travellin' Tiger.

Tim the Time Travellin’ Tiger.

Tim the Time Travellin’ Tiger.

Tim was lounging in the warm sun when his brothers & sisters came over inviting him to go hunting.

“Come on, Tim! Are you coming or what?”

Waking from his daydream, Tim said, “Er, what? Go hunting with you? Might be a bit dangerous, mightn’t it? What if we get hurt by the animal we are hunting?”

“Nah, there’s enough of us, so we’ll be fine. We can take anything…

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I wish…

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#blessing #blessed

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“Two things to remember in life: Take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take care of your words when you are with people.”

— Zig Ziglar (via purplebuddhaquotes)

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Time is an illusion

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“How beautiful it is to be silent when someone expects you to be enraged.”

— (via purplebuddhaquotes)