The Daily Q'uote for August 27, 2021
"�We warn each seeker that the path is not a comfortable, joy-filled picnic at all times. There are the oasis times, there are the desert times. In terms of the dynamic of human personality it is necessary that these two basic states of consciousness follow each other seriatim, for there are truths to learn from mountaintop experiences, and there are the same sacred truths to learn when deep in the valley of mundane ordinariness."
http://www.llresearch.org/transcripts/is..._1015.aspx
And beyond these two sides.. most importantly "one begins to see the pettiness of one’s concerns and the overwhelming importance of love." An in those moments when this realisation hits home laughter can then follow..or at least a smile
"�We warn each seeker that the path is not a comfortable, joy-filled picnic at all times. There are the oasis times, there are the desert times. In terms of the dynamic of human personality it is necessary that these two basic states of consciousness follow each other seriatim, for there are truths to learn from mountaintop experiences, and there are the same sacred truths to learn when deep in the valley of mundane ordinariness."
http://www.llresearch.org/transcripts/is..._1015.aspx
And beyond these two sides.. most importantly "one begins to see the pettiness of one’s concerns and the overwhelming importance of love." An in those moments when this realisation hits home laughter can then follow..or at least a smile