If you make demands on Him, you doubt Him.
If you seek Him, you are absent from Him.
If you seek other-than-Him, you are shameless before Him.
If you make demands on other-than-Him, you are distant from Him.
(Ibn Ata'llah)

"OPEN your 'EYE' and
CLOSE your 'I'.. "

EGO....

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

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.

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."

Apologizing

Nothing

At a court banquet, everyone was sitting according to their rank, waiting for the king to appear. A simply dressed man came in and took a seat above everyone else.
The prime minister demanded that he identify himself.
Are you the adviser of a great king?
"No, I rank above a royal adviser."
Are you a prime minsiter?
"No, I outrank a prime minister."
Are you a king in disguise?
"No, I am above that rank as well."
Then you must be God, the prime minister said sarcastically.
"No, I am above that."
There is nothing above God! shouted the prime minister.
The stranger replied calmly,
"Now you know me. That nothing is me."
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( collected by James Fadiman & Robert Frager)

Spiritual Currency

What's the difference between spiritual currency and the standard issue ?
Both are the same "stuff" of life... both are the basic units of awareness, the software behind our thoughts, wants, and actions.
But one type diminishes the ego makeup; the other reinforces it. The price for converting one to the other is called purification in many spiritual traditions.
It goes further than conversion..........eventually all of our baggage gets thrown overboard, the good as well as the bad....
As the deck gets cleared we are left with less distractions. We are left with more awareness of and more attraction to the Oneness of the Beloved One.

Spiritual currency is a means of payment that's very costly to our ego..
The exchange rate varies according to how much (of limits and bindings) we're able to throw overboard.
Less really can become more.
One unique feature: this "cash in hand"(Spiritual Currency) can't be stolen or counterfeited. Each one's account is as unique as their own fingerprints.
Its purpose and value is simply this: to get on track to the Real Treasure, the inheritance we are all due. Then nothing is lacking.............and all(other) currency becomes meaningless.
Excerpts from: http://awakeningsense.typepad.com/
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Reflections

"Those who can not give up attachments to worldly things,

and who find no means to shake off the feeling of " I " should

rather cherish the idea:

'I am His servant: I am His devotee."

Barriers To Love...

"Whatever is in your heart which is not clean, not true, will ultimately begin to act like a wall, obstructing the natural flow of love.
People who say that there is no love in their life, are being blocked by this wall. Actually there is love, but they just cant accept it.
Ego is the clearest example of this. Ego limits the flow of love by placing conditions on the love you give and receive.
Ego uses love to satisfy its own needs and desires. It produces a love which is deceptive, one which brings only temporary satisfaction. Ego does not allow you to experience true love or share it.
If fact, ego is capable of destroying your ability to feel love altogether."
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(source:Internet)

Ego

"The ego and the Self dwell as intimate friends in the same body, like two golden birds perched in the same tree. The ego eats the sweet and sour fruits of the tree, while the Self looks on detached.

For as long as you identify with the ego, you will feel joy and sorrow. But if you know you are the Self, the Lord of Life, the supreme source of light; the supreme source of love, you will be free from suffering;

You will transcend duality and live in a state of Oneness."

~ Upanishad ~

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Actions

Action assumes importance as you enter life. If you desist from action, it will not be possible for you even to maintain your body. So you have to act, act, and act.
What is important is the spirit behind your actions. If they are supplemented with good feelings and noble thoughts, they raise you to heights. Are you using your energies to go up or go down? It is this point of view that assumes greater significance.
If energies are dissipated, it will take you downwards. Are you committed to the truth and the well being of others? Or is it your ego that shows you the directions?
There is nothing to fear if you have a positive approach in your actions. The unity with God can be achieved through actions.
But it is only through right actions that you can reach Him....
Please share your views.
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If I Die......

"A man lay on his death bed. For several years, he held a grudge against a friend who had dealt with him unfairly. Before dying, he wished to make peace with him and to tell him that the wrongs of the past were forgiven and forgotten.
When the friend arrived, the dying man embraced him and said," I am about to die. I wish to tell you that I bear no grudge against you. I forgive you for whatever has happened."

The friend was moved, a terrible weight seemed to have been lifted off his heart. His eyes glistened with unbidden tears.

Before he could leave, the dying man said," I forgive you only if I die. If I recover, I take back my words."
What do you call this man?....An egoistic, ignorant or both..

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A Sufi Story

"Sufi stories are great stories indicating the nature of God and the devotee, the sought and the seeker, the lover and the beloved, the attracted and the only one that attracts.

The following Sufi Story indicates how the ego, the false self, must cease to be one with God, the Eternal or the Infinite.

The story tells us of a group of moving moths. From distance they keep watching the flame and wondered, “What is there in this flame that keeps us drawing towards it? What is there in the flame that fascinates us beyond measure?”

One by one the moth went there to investigate.They wanted to find the reason of their attraction towards the flame like a needle drawn towards the magnet. One by one they approached towards the flame, but the fear took over them of losing the known and they returned.

The leader of the moth said, “ You cannot know the nature of the attracting flame just by investigating it from the distance.” You must jump in and be one with it. Let it overwhelm you and be merged in it. The entity you call yourself must end.”He went near the flame and jumped in it and became one with it.

Other moths stood far away and kept saying Ah! he has become one with flame..."
What do you think?

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