Gurushabad

Letting Go.....

2012-01-29T13:38:00.000+05:30

With every breath, the old moment is lost, a new moment arrives. This is something Buddhist mediators know. We breathe in and we breathe out. In so doing, we abide in the ever-changing moment. We learn to welcome and accept this entire process. We exhale, and we let go of the old moment. It is lost to us. In so doing, we let go of the person we used to be. We inhale, and we breathe in the moment that is becoming. We repeat the process. This is meditation. This is renewal. It is also life. Often when we have lost something, we blame ourselves. People blame themselves if their partners cheat or their children become ill, but it isn't spiritually intelligent to blame ourselves. There are many factors involved with each event, and we can't control the ungovernable world. Getting more in touch with your feelings about the major and minor losses in your life can help you heal and forgive yourself. This can be an important first step on the road back to wholeness.

- Joan Duncan Oliver

2012-01-22T10:31:00.000+05:30

2012-01-16T10:03:00.000+05:30

The witnessing soul is like the sky. The birds fly in the sky but they don´t leave any footmarks. That´s what Buddha says, that the man who is awakened lives in such a way that he leaves no footmarks. He is without wounds and without scars; he never looks back — there is no point.

He has lived that moment so totally that what is the need of looking back again and again?

He never looks ahead, he never looks back, he lives in the moment......

(OSHO)

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2012-01-10T13:07:00.002+05:30

"The power of God is with you at all times;

through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions;

and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument."

...(Bhavad Gita)

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2012-01-05T09:55:00.000+05:30

2011-12-31T11:35:00.000+05:30

"A hundred times you've promised yourself to depart from self-claim...

to be humble as earth....

only for once if you keep your word what do you think will happen."

..RUMI

2011-12-24T07:32:00.000+05:30

2011-12-17T17:34:00.000+05:30

2011-12-13T10:16:00.001+05:30

"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey."

Kenji Miyazawa

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2011-12-10T07:11:00.000+05:30

Forgiveness

2011-12-07T07:05:00.020+05:30

"The only way to learn forgiveness is to be betrayed. Life demands these hurtful experiences for you to learn how forgiveness feels. It could be no other way. If there is anyone in your life that you must forgive, instead of seeing them as someone who has hurt you, try to see them as someone who was sent to teach you forgiveness and thank them for this precious gift.
Then forgive them, and let it go."
(Jackson Kiddard)

KARMA.....

2011-12-03T10:51:00.000+05:30

2011-11-29T12:45:00.000+05:30

"To return to the root is to find the meaning, but to pursue appearances is to miss the source. At the moment of inner enlightenment there is a going beyond appearance and emptiness. The changes that appear to occur in the empty world...... we call real only because of our ignorance. Do not search for the truth; only cease to hold opinions. Do not remain in the dualistic state; avoid such pursuits carefully. If there is a trace of this and that, the right and wrong, we will be lost in confusion.
When mind exists undisturbed in the Way, nothing in the world can offend, and when a thing can no longer offend..... it ceases to exist in the way."

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2011-11-25T15:34:00.003+05:30

Why are you knocking at every door?

Go, knock at the door of your own heart.

~Rumi~
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2011-11-19T16:43:00.001+05:30

"There are no perfect relationships. It’s how you accept the imperfections......that make it perfect ."

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2011-11-15T07:15:00.000+05:30

"In your total alonness, who are you? A sinner or a saint? A very very famous person, or just a nobody? You are neither.

You are neither a very very important person nor a nobody, because for both...... the other is a must. The eyes of others are needed to reflect your personality. You are neither this nor that. You are.... but you are in your reality.

You are not created by others. You are as you are..." (OSHO)

2011-11-13T11:16:00.001+05:30

"If you want to know something,

go elsewhere.

If you want to un-know everything,

then sit and listen." - Adya _
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2011-11-10T21:54:00.000+05:30

"The illusion that others are better, stronger, or wiser than you are - ---

with it's painful self doubt and insecurity ----

is born of the false perception that you are here on earth to be like someone else."

Guy Finley

2011-11-08T22:07:00.000+05:30

I love my friends neither with
my heart nor with my mind.
Just in case heart might stop.... Mind can forget.
I love them with my soul.
Soul never stops or forget...
Rumi

2011-11-07T15:39:00.002+05:30

"The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. If you wish to see the truth then hold no opinion for or against. The struggle of what one likes and what one dislikes is the disease of the mind."
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2011-11-06T11:41:00.000+05:30

"Become the in-dweller"

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2011-11-03T22:07:00.000+05:30

"Losing an illusion
makes you wiser
than finding a truth."

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2011-10-29T13:12:00.002+05:30

2011-10-28T07:07:00.002+05:30

2011-10-26T10:36:00.002+05:30

2011-10-24T10:09:00.001+05:30

Tension is who you think you should be.

Relaxation is who you are. (Chinese Proverb)

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2011-10-22T17:39:00.001+05:30

"Don't think less of yourself,

think of yourself less."

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2011-10-19T07:00:00.002+05:30

Without going out of the door

one can see the whole world...

Without glancing out the window,

one can see the ways of Heaven

The farther one goes the less one knows.

Thus the Sage does not go,

yet he knows....

He does not look yet he sees.

He does not do yet all is done............(TAO)

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The Secret.....

2011-10-12T11:30:00.003+05:30

The secret is...nothing changes until you do.
The secret is...how you see the world is how you experience it.
The secret is...there is no "other"... There is but One.
The secret is...Love is all there is.
The secret is...No one can give you Love...Love is what you Are.
The secret is...it didn't happen to you, it happened for you.
The secret is...the past is over ... There is no such thing as the future. Now is always available with your presence.
The secret is...none of this is a secret.

********** -(Judah Isvaran)

2011-10-08T12:49:00.002+05:30

"Happiness shows how life is treating you.

Contentment reflects in how you are treating life."
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Waking,Dreaming and Deep Sleep

2011-09-30T14:04:00.002+05:30

"There are three states of consciousness known to us i.e. waking, dream and deep- sleep.
Our life is a cycle of these three states of existence.When we are awake,we experience the world of things, beings,emotions and thoughts.It folds back and dissolves as soon as we leave the waking state.
Similarly when we are dreaming,we take the form of a dreamer and experience the emotions and thoughts as long as we are in the dream state of consciousness. This world is totally different from waking world.It also folds back and dissolves as soon as we leave the dream state.
Again, when we are sleeping without dreams, we take the form of a 'deep- sleeper'. In this state we experience a blankness or nothingness.It lasts as long as we are in the deep- sleep state.Our life ,therefore, revolves around these three states of consciousness, three distinct worlds.

So what we are: a waker, a dreamer or the deep-sleeper.

The waker is not the same as the dreamer or the deep-sleeper is not as the waker.

Then what is our real self.??????

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2011-09-22T10:26:00.000+05:30

Spiritual Quote

2011-09-19T10:45:00.001+05:30

Sufi master Pir-O-Murshid Inayat Khan asked his spiritual teacher:.. how one could recognize a Godly man.
His teacher replied: “It is not what he says, it is not what he seems to be,
but it is the atmosphere that his presence creates.
That is the proof, for no one can create an atmosphere which does not belong to his spirit."
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2011-09-16T06:43:00.001+05:30

"To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness,

to become broken by the hardness of the world is feebleness,

but to live in the world and yet to keep above it.........

is like walking on the water"

2011-09-12T15:51:00.001+05:30

Do you want to enter paradise?
To walk the path of Truth you need the grace of God.
We all face death in the end.But on the way, be careful........
Never to hurt a human heart!.........(RUMI)

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Inner And Outer world

2011-09-09T10:06:00.001+05:30

"The world is not the same to all people.Each one lives in his or her own little domain.Peace and harmony may reside in one person's world, strife and grief in another's world.
But whatever be the circumstances of one's environment, it consists of both an inner and an outer world. The outside world is the one in which our life is engaged in action and interaction.The world inside us determine our happiness or unhappiness.
To exist in this world without peace of mind is to dwell in a kind of hell. The mind in chaos finds chaos all round. But the man of divine perceptions finds the earth a blissful abode.
So let us try to quiet the outgoing mental restlessness and turn the mind within and practice even minded calmness all the time."

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2011-09-05T00:27:00.000+05:30

2011-09-01T00:54:00.002+05:30

" The stones which were thrown at me......
when I picked them up, one of them was a jewel."

2011-08-27T11:15:00.000+05:30

"Socrates: Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs.
Disciple: Let me guess...... you want me to believe yours.
Socrates: No, I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside."

2011-08-24T10:00:00.000+05:30

2011-08-20T06:48:00.000+05:30

I made pilgrimages, looking for God.
Then I gave up, turned around,
there God was inside me!

Oh Lalla, why do you keep on
wandering, and begging?

Make just a little effort..... Act!
And God will appear in the form
of a love that fills your heart..................(LALLA)

EGO....

2011-08-15T03:15:00.002+05:30

The stronger the ego in you, the more likely it is that in your perception,

other people are the main source of problems in your life.

It is also more than likely

that you will make life difficult for others.”

Eckhart Tolle

"Meditation on Being"

2011-08-11T00:43:00.002+05:30

Being is what you are. Nothing you do will make you more or less than that.
Whether you are... a criminal or a saint, your state of Being is unchanged and eternal.
Only the awareness changes.
Nothing you do in the world will change your state of Being.
Whether you are a good spouse, devoutly religious, a high achiever or a dope fiend - there is nothing to be done to make you better or worse at the level of Being.
Your state of Being is untouched by this world.
The voice within the mind that resists what has been said here is the Doer.
The Doer seeks comfort and invents stories of success, righteousness and salvation in order to manufacture such a feeling. But comfort is always temporary. And so is pain. Two sides of the same coin, made of the same ingredients.
And there appears to be no shortage of things for the Doer to do in this world. But Being existed before and exists after.

Doing goes in circles. Being is eternal.

By Eric Allen Bell

Sculptor

2011-08-05T13:50:00.001+05:30

"A Man Asked A Sculptor:

“How Do U Make Such BEAUTIFUL Idols From Stone?”

He Replied:

“Idols & Images Are Already Hidden There…

I Remove Unwanted Stone 0nly..!

:::Moral:::

Your HAPPINESS Is HIDDEN Within You,

Just REMOVE Your WORRIES!"

2011-08-04T00:07:00.001+05:30

2011-08-01T13:41:00.001+05:30

Here I sit between my brother.... the mountain and my 
sister.... the sea. We three are one in loneliness,

and the love that binds us together

is deep and strong and strange.
~Kahlil Gibran

2011-07-30T10:31:00.000+05:30

Choosing a Cycle....

2011-07-27T14:48:00.002+05:30

One always has to know when a stage comes to an end.
If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents’ house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden?
You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won’t take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that.

Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the “ideal moment.”

Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished:

tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need.

This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.Closing cycles.

Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust.

Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

by Paulo Coelho

2011-07-24T03:18:00.002+05:30

"The greatest gift of wisdom you can give to others is the gift of your wise realization

that within them is the Source of all they need to understand,

to grow, to find right and happy direction."

Martha Smock

2011-07-19T17:24:00.000+05:30

Look For Goodness

2011-07-15T11:33:00.003+05:30

"In everything, goodness is there, our goal is to find it.

In every person, the best is there, our job is to recognise it.

In every situation, the positive is there, our opportunity is to see it.

In every problem, the solution is there, our responsibility is to provide it.

In every setback, the success is there, our adventure is to discover it.

In every crisis, the reason is there, our challenge is to understand it.

By seeing the goodness, we'll be very enthusiastic and our lives will be richer."

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A Spiritual CONSPIRACY

2011-07-10T09:46:00.001+05:30

"On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence and things seem dark. But calmly and quietly, at the same time, something else is happening underground… An inner revolution is taking place and certain individuals are being called to a higher light. It is a silent revolution :

From the inside out.

There are sleeper cells in every nation on the planet. You won’t see them on the T.V, won't read about them in the newspaper etc......

Most of them work anonymously..They are quietly working behind the scenes in every country and culture of the world. Cities big and small, mountains and valleys, in farms and villages, tribes and remote islands.

You could pass by one of them on the street and not even notice.

They go undercover. They remain behind the scenes. It is of no concern to them who takes the final credit but simply that the work gets done.

Occasionally they spot each other in the street. Thy give a quiet nod and continue on their way......

Some call them the Conscious Army. They are slowly creating a new world with the power of their minds and hearts. They follow, with passion and joy.

Their orders come from the Central Spiritual Intelligence.

They are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no one is looking: Poems ~ Hugs ~ Music ~ Kind words ~Smiles ~ Meditation and prayer ~ Dance ~ Social activism ~ Websites ~ Blogs ~ Random acts of kindness…

They express them selves in their own unique ways with their own unique gifts and talents.

‘Be the change you want to see in the world’ :...............

That is the motto that fills their hearts. They know it is the only way real transformation takes place....

Love is the new religion of the 21st century. You don’t have to be a highly educated person or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it. It comes from the intelligence of the heart, embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings.

‘Be the change you want to see in the world’

Nobody else can do it for you.

They are now recruiting…perhaps you will join them or already have.

All are welcome. The door is open."

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2011-07-08T07:00:00.000+05:30

Advice

2011-07-04T18:47:00.001+05:30

"Advice is the only commodity in the market where the supply always exceeds the demand.

Be wise – as to when to speak and whom to listen to!!!….

Choose wisely!!!

Speak only when your words are greater than your silence!!!"
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2011-07-01T00:28:00.002+05:30

"Two Places Are Most Valuable in This World.

The Nicest Place to be is in Someone’s Thoughts and

The Safest Place is to be in Someone’s Prayers ."
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2011-06-25T11:09:00.000+05:30

The sage

is detached, yet compassionate;

enjoys life, yet does not cling to it;

is a perfectionist, yet indifferent to success or failure;

is a man of honour, yet avoids reaping honour;

ignores ethics and morals, but lives a life of the highest moral order;

does not strive, yet achieves;

knows the answers, but prefers to remain silent;

has the innocence of a child, but incredible inner strength....(Tao)

2011-06-21T12:37:00.001+05:30

"A wise man knows himself to be
more precious than fame,
and so, obscure, remains."....Tao
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2011-06-16T13:58:00.002+05:30

To see, purely and simply, without name,

without expectations, fears, or hopes,

at the edge where

there is no I or not-I.

Czeslaw Milosz

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Witnessing

2011-06-03T04:35:00.001+05:30

"Just one quality of the Buddha has to be remembered i.e. witnessing.
This small word witnessing contains the whole of spirituality.
Witness that you are not the body.
Witness that you are not the mind.
Witness that you are only a witness.
As the witnessing deepens, you start becoming drunk with the divine.
That is what is called ecstasy."
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2011-05-29T07:17:00.001+05:30

Where are you hurrying to?

you will see

the same moon tonight

wherever you go!

— Izumi Shikibu ------

2011-05-25T06:57:00.000+05:30

“A small boy looked at a star and began to weep.

The star said, 'Boy, why are you weeping?'

And the boy said, 'You are so far away I will never be able to touch you.'

And the star answered, 'Boy, if I were not already in your heart, you would not be able to see me.' ”

John Magliola

2011-05-19T15:24:00.001+05:30

Don't speak of your suffering -- He is speaking.
Don't look for Him everywhere -- He's looking for you.
- Sanai -

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2011-05-14T16:19:00.002+05:30

A wise man cracked a joke. All laughed like crazy.

After a moment he cracked the same joke again and a little less people laughed this time.

He cracked the same joke again and again. When there was no laughter in the crowd, he smiled and said,
“When you can’t laugh on the same joke again & again,
...then why do you keep crying over the same thing over and over again?”
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2011-05-10T14:26:00.002+05:30

"This is a world of tragedy and pain.

It is also a world of joy and fulfillment.......
God is present to us in both worlds."
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2011-05-06T10:32:00.003+05:30

"When you are awake the dream is gone...

When you are Enlightened..

the 'world of illusion' is gone.."
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Life

2011-05-04T19:25:00.000+05:30

Who are you?

2011-05-01T06:44:00.003+05:30

A woman in a coma was dying. She suddenly had a feeling that she was taken up to heaven and stood before the Judgement Seat.
“Who are you?’ a Voice said to her.
“I’m the wife of the mayor,” she replied.
“I did not ask you whose wife you are but who you are.”
“I’ am the mother of four children.’
“I did not ask you whose mother you are, but who you are.”
“I am a schoolteacher.”
“I did not ask you what your profession is but who you are.”
And so it went. No matter what she replied, she did not seem to give a satisfactory answer to the question, “Who are you?”
“I’m a Christian.”
“I did not ask what your religion is but who you are.”
“I’m the one who went to church every day and always helped the poor and needy.”
“I did not ask you what you did but who you are.”
She evidently failed the examination and she was sent back to earth.

When she recovered from her illness she determined to find out who she was.

And that made all the difference...... (Anthony Apollo)

Three Kinds of Laziness

2011-04-28T15:07:00.000+05:30

Buddha described three kinds of laziness.

First there is the kind of laziness we all know: we don't want to do anything, and we'd rather stay in bed half an hour later than get up and meditate.

Second, there is the laziness of feeling ourselves unworthy, the laziness of thinking, "I can't do this. Other people can meditate, other people can be mindful, other people can be kind and generous in difficult situations, but I can't, because I'm too stupid." Or, alternatively, "I'm always an angry person;" "I've never been able to do anything in my life;" "I've always failed, and I'm bound to fail." This is laziness.

The third kind of laziness is being busy with worldly things. We can always fill up the vacuum of our time by keeping ever so busy. Being occupied may even make us feel virtuous. But usually it's just a way of escape.

When I came out of the cave, some people said, "Don't you think that solitude was an escape?" And I said, "An escape from what?" There I was—no radio, no newspapers, no one to talk to. Where was I going to escape to? When things came up, I couldn't even telephone a friend. I was face-to-face with who I was and with who I was not. There was no escape.

Our ordinary lives are so busy, our days are so full, but we never have any space even to sit for a minute and just be. That's escape. One of my aunts always kept the radio on, or the television. She didn't like silence. Silence worried her. Background noise rang out at all times. And we're all like that.

We're afraid of silence—outer silence, inner silence. When there's no noise going on outside we talk to ourselves—opinions and ideas and judgments and rehashes of what happened yesterday or during our childhood; what he said to me; what I said to him. Our fantasies, our daydreams, our hopes, our worries, our fears. There is no silence. Our noisy outer world is but a reflection of the noise inside: our incessant need to be occupied, to be doing something......(Jetsunma Tenzin Palmon)

Through The Eye of Compassion

2011-04-27T07:13:00.000+05:30

"One day, a loyal young monk witnessed conversation between a very rich businessman and his master. Seeing how disrespectful the business man was, the monk was angry. But his master kept smiling.

When the conversation was over, the monk asked the master,
“Master, how can you let him treat you like that? He thinks he is much higher than you, he’s so full of pride, and greed. How can you be so patient? I cannot help but to resent him!”
In response, the master patted him on the shoulder.
“Look deeper, and see; behind every pride is the fear of not being acknowledged by others; behind every greed is the fear of lacking anything. Seeing that fearful man, I cannot help but to feel compassion toward him; and wish he is freed from such sufferings.”
Hearing this, the monk was silent."

Walker

2011-04-23T05:37:00.001+05:30

Walker, there is no road,
the road is made by walking.
Walking , you make the road,
and turning to look behind
you see the path
you never again will step upon.
Walker, there is no road,
only foam trails on the sea.
(Antonio Machado)

2011-04-20T00:45:00.001+05:30

A Wise Woman

2011-04-16T06:29:00.004+05:30

"A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone in the wise woman’s bag, admired it, and asked the wise woman to give it to him. The wise woman did so without hesitation.The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune.

He knew the jewel was worth enough to give him security for the rest of his life.

But a few days later he came back, searching for the wise woman. When he found her, he returned the stone and said, “I have been thinking how valuable this stone is, but I give it back to you in the hope that you can give me something much more precious.

If you can, give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."

A Contribution to Statistics

2011-04-12T06:51:00.003+05:30

Out of a hundred people
those who always know better
-- fifty-two doubting every step
-- nearly all the rest, glad to lend a hand
if it doesn't take too long
-- as high as forty-nine,
always good
because they can't be otherwise
-- four, well maybe five, able to admire without envy
-- eighteen,

cruel when forced by circumstances
-- better not to know......
taking only things from life
-- thirty
(I wish I were wrong),
hunched in pain,
no flashlight in the dark
-- eighty-three
righteous
-- thirty-five, which is a lot,
righteous
and understanding
-- three,
worthy of compassion
-- ninety-nine,
mortal
-- a hundred out of a hundred.
Thus far this figure still remains unchanged.

(source:internet)

Are we sabotaging ourselves

2011-04-08T07:06:00.002+05:30

How are we sabotaging our potential for change?

We unconsciously use defense mechanisms to shield us

from situations we perceive to be scary or painful.

A part of us may want to grow and change,but another part may be resisting because change always moves us into new territory in our thinking and emotions.

If we find we are getting anxious, fearful, angry, frustrated,

dismissive or unmotivated, then defense mechanisms are at work.

Watch for them and know them to be signs of fear that wants to hold us back.

Then courageously move through them.

(John & Patrice Robson)

2011-04-04T07:22:00.001+05:30

"First realize that your world is only a reflection of Yourself

and then stop finding fault with the reflection."
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2011-04-01T00:26:00.001+05:30

"The journey from birth to death is a mysterious passage we all must navigate.
Each of us begins our journey at a specific time and place, yet we have no idea where or when it will end — or what challenges we might face along the way.
Making sense of it all, and finding something bigger than ourselves to believe in, can be a life-long quest.
Life’s Journey is Seldom Easy.
Life sometimes seems hard to understand and accept. It can feel like things are spinning out of control, with fear, pain and uncertainty. And the tumult in the world around us often heightens our feelings of frustration and anxiety.
All of this can leave us feeling overwhelmed, alone and afraid ― and longing to find a sense of inner peace and comfort."

2011-03-26T15:26:00.000+05:30

Knowing not-knowing—best.

Not knowing this knowing—sick.

Being sick of sickness—one’s not sick.

Thus a sage is free of all sickness...(Tao)

2011-03-19T13:49:00.003+05:30

Complaining and reactivity are favorite mind patterns through which the ego strengthens itself. For many people, a large part of their mental-emotional activity consists of complaining and reacting against this or that.
By doing this, we make others or a situation "wrong" and ourselves "right."

Through being "right," we feel superior, and through feeling superior, we strengthen our sense of self.
In reality, of course, we are only strengthening the illusion of ego.

Can we observe those patterns within ourselves and recognize the complaining voice in our head for what it is?

Eckhart Tolle

2011-03-17T00:33:00.007+05:30

The beginning of the universe,

is the mother of all things.

Knowing the mother, one also knows the sons.

Knowing the sons,yet remaining in touch with the mother,

brings freedom from the fear of death.

Keep your mouth shut.

Guard the senses.

And life is ever full.

Open your mouth,

always be busy,

and life is beyond hope.

Seeing the small is insight;

Yielding to force is strength.

Using the outer light, return to insight.

And in this way be saved from harm.

This is learning constancy.

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu

2011-03-13T19:06:00.001+05:30

"Better stop short than fill to the brim.
Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt.
Amass a store of gold and jade and no one can protect it.
Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will follow.
Retire when the work is done.
This is the way of heaven."(Tao)

2011-03-10T02:34:00.000+05:30

Why do you stay in prison
when the door is so wide open?

Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.
Live in silence.(RUMI)

2011-03-05T15:17:00.000+05:30

"All objects, all people
that tug at your desire:
unzip them.
See what tumbles out."

2011-02-27T10:28:00.000+05:30

2011-02-23T10:30:00.000+05:30

In caring for others and serving heaven,
There is nothing like using restraint.
Restraint begins with giving up one's own ideas.
This depends on Virtue gathered in the past.
If there is a good store of Virtue, then nothing is impossible.
If nothing is impossible, then there are no limits.
If a man knows no limits, then he is fit to be a ruler.
The mother principle of ruling holds good for a long time.
This is called having deep roots and a firm foundation,
The Tao of long life and eternal vision.

2011-02-17T00:52:00.000+05:30

"Physical strength is measured by

what we can carry,

spiritual by what we can bear"

2011-02-13T10:58:00.000+05:30

"In all ten directions of the universe, there is only one truth.
When we see clearly, the great teachings are the same.

What can ever be lost? What can be attained?
If we attain something, it was there from the beginning of time.
If we lose something, it is hiding somewhere near us....."

2011-02-04T05:38:00.001+05:30

"Outwardly, determined effort is necessary.
But within, nothing is needed
except to yield."

2011-01-31T07:08:00.000+05:30

We shape clay into a pot,

but it is the emptiness inside

that holds whatever we want.

( -Tao Te Ching-)

2011-01-24T18:43:00.000+05:30

"Every noble action is ritual --
an attempt to awaken wholeness and holiness
within
by enacting it externally."

2011-01-11T07:56:00.001+05:30

"Brick by brick
break down the walls
that divide you
from the open Mystery."

Attitude Of Gratitude

2011-01-03T18:37:00.000+05:30

"We know that the Universe is complete and perfect in all respects.It has provided everything for our needs but little for our greed.So, scarcity is an illusion which exists only in our minds.
We should, therefore,recognise and appreciate what we have got and what others have done for us.Instead of focusing on thoughts on what is missing in our lives i.e. money, house,status etc. we should feel deep gratitude for all that has been bestowed upon us by the Almighty.

We should,therefore, make gratitude our attitude towards life because Abundance does not come from anywhere else but from within ourselves."

2010-12-25T07:33:00.000+05:30

Inner Wakefulness

2010-12-21T07:48:00.000+05:30

This place is a dream.
Only a sleeper considers it real.
Then death comes like dawn
and you wake up laughing
at what you thought
was your grief.

The world is that kind of sleep.

Human kind is being led
along an evolving course,
through this migration
of intelligences
and though we seem
to be sleeping,
there is an inner wakefulness,
that directs the dream
and that will eventually
startle us back
to the truth of
who we are.

(Rumi)

Paradox

2010-12-15T07:55:00.000+05:30

"Lacking understanding, the average person seeks constantly to change the world.

At one with everyone and everything,

the sage finds no reason to change anything."

CONTENTMENT

2010-12-07T14:20:00.000+05:30

"Contentment means the ability to count one's blessings.

It is perfect condition of life in which no additional aid is needed.

It is a constant state of being where one is satisfied with what one has

and where one is."

2010-12-01T03:43:00.001+05:30

All day I think about it, then at night I say it.
Where did I come from,
and what am I supposed to be doing?
I have no idea.
My soul is from elsewhere,
I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
(Rumi)

Be Yourself

2010-11-27T16:40:00.003+05:30

Why would you want to be someone else
When you could be better by being yourself
Why pretend to be someone you are not
When you have something they haven't got

Cheating yourself of the life you have to live
Deprives others of that only which you can give
You have much more to offer by being just you
Than walking around in someone else's shoes

Trying to live the life of another is a mistake
It is a masquerade; nothing more than a fake
Be yourself and let your qualities show through
Others will love you more for being just you

Remember that God loves you just as you are
To Him you are already a bright shining star
Family and friends will love you more too
If you spent time practicing just being you.
(Ellen Bailey)

Broken Toys

2010-11-23T06:57:00.002+05:30

As children bring their broken toys, with tears,
for me to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God because he was my friend.

But then, instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone
I hung around and tried to help
. . . with ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can You be so slow?"
"My child," He said. "What could I do? You never did let go."
--By Ben Hildner--

2010-11-19T06:53:00.004+05:30

"I am not my thoughts, not my mind.
I am the eternal awareness that lies behind.
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
Before we can hope to have outer peace, we first must have inner peace.
Before we can have inner peace, we must rise above our ego.
To transcend ego, we must let go of attachment to our thoughts, opinions and possessions.
No more I but We, in perfect harmony."

God, Speak To Me

2010-11-07T00:46:00.007+05:30

The man whispered, "God, speak to me."
And a meadowlark sang.
But the man did not hear.
So the man yelled, "God, speak to me!"
And the thunder rolled across the sky.

But the man did not listen.
The man looked around and said, "God, let me see you."
And a star shone brightly.
But the man did not notice.

And the man shouted, "God, show me a miracle!"
And a life was born.
But the man did not know.

So, the man cried out in despair.
"Touch me God, and let me know that you are here!"

Whereupon God reached down and touched the man.
But the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.

(Author unknown)

Gurushabad

Letting Go.....

"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey."

Kenji Miyazawa

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Forgiveness

Then forgive them, and let it go."

(Jackson Kiddard)

KARMA.....

"There are no perfect relationships. It’s how you accept the imperfections......that make it perfect ."

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"In your total alonness, who are you? A sinner or a saint? A very very famous person, or just a nobody? You are neither.

You are neither a very very important person nor a nobody, because for both...... the other is a must. The eyes of others are needed to reflect your personality. You are neither this nor that. You are.... but you are in your reality.

You are not created by others. You are as you are..." (OSHO)

I love my friends neither withmy heart nor with my mind.Just in case heart might stop.... Mind can forget.I love them with my soul.Soul never stops or forget...Rumi

"Become the in-dweller"

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"Don't think less of yourself,

think of yourself less."

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The Secret.....

Waking,Dreaming and Deep Sleep

Spiritual Quote

Do you want to enter paradise?To walk the path of Truth you need the grace of God.We all face death in the end.But on the way, be careful........Never to hurt a human heart!.........(RUMI)

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Inner And Outer world

EGO....

"Meditation on Being"

Sculptor

Choosing a Cycle....

Look For Goodness

A Spiritual CONSPIRACY

Advice

Witnessing

A wise man cracked a joke. All laughed like crazy.

After a moment he cracked the same joke again and a little less people laughed this time.

"When you are awake the dream is gone...

When you are Enlightened..

Life

Who are you?

Three Kinds of Laziness

Through The Eye of Compassion

"One day, a loyal young monk witnessed conversation between a very rich businessman and his master. Seeing how disrespectful the business man was, the monk was angry. But his master kept smiling.

Walker

Walker, there is no road,the road is made by walking.Walking , you make the road,and turning to look behindyou see the path you never again will step upon.Walker, there is no road,only foam trails on the sea.(Antonio Machado)

A Wise Woman

A Contribution to Statistics

Are we sabotaging ourselves

Attitude Of Gratitude

Inner Wakefulness

Paradox

CONTENTMENT

Be Yourself

Broken Toys

God, Speak To Me

I love my friends neither with
my heart nor with my mind.
Just in case heart might stop.... Mind can forget.
I love them with my soul.
Soul never stops or forget...
Rumi

Do you want to enter paradise?
To walk the path of Truth you need the grace of God.
We all face death in the end.But on the way, be careful........
Never to hurt a human heart!.........(RUMI)

Walker, there is no road,
the road is made by walking.
Walking , you make the road,
and turning to look behind
you see the path
you never again will step upon.
Walker, there is no road,
only foam trails on the sea.
(Antonio Machado)