Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
expect will far away from you and the one you
held tightly will finally hurt you most…
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
It seems contradictory to speak, or write, about silence because silence is really something to be experienced. In the experience of silence, we discover deep spiritual truths and come to know our spiritual self.
Silence grows within us, helping us to progress and develop in a very subtle way, just like a seed: the flower is hidden in the seed; the seed is hidden in the earth. Sunlight touches the earth that warms the seed and the flower begins to grow. Like a seed, we are also full of a great deal of potential. It is not really knowledge, or discussion that will truly develop that potential. They help, of course, but it is the light of silence that penetrates very deeply and awakens the potential within, inspiring it to burst and to blossom into a flower.
Silence is also a space that gives the mind oxygen, allowing the creation of something new, filling life with power and strength.
Everybody’s religion nowadays is one of being busy. Everyone’s rushing around, doing something, proving something, showing something. In that rush to be someone, we tend to forget the great power and miracle found in stillness....
Silence grows within us, helping us to progress and develop in a very subtle way, just like a seed: the flower is hidden in the seed; the seed is hidden in the earth. Sunlight touches the earth that warms the seed and the flower begins to grow. Like a seed, we are also full of a great deal of potential. It is not really knowledge, or discussion that will truly develop that potential. They help, of course, but it is the light of silence that penetrates very deeply and awakens the potential within, inspiring it to burst and to blossom into a flower.
Silence is also a space that gives the mind oxygen, allowing the creation of something new, filling life with power and strength.
Everybody’s religion nowadays is one of being busy. Everyone’s rushing around, doing something, proving something, showing something. In that rush to be someone, we tend to forget the great power and miracle found in stillness....
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules for Living
1. Take into account that great love and great
achievements involve great risk.
achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for
others, Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is
4. Remember that not getting what you want is
sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them
properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take
immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your
values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best
answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get
older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second
time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the
foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with
the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve
immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been
before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in
which your love for each other exceeds your need for
each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in
order to get it....
Sunday, September 4, 2011
We are living in unlimited possibilities. It is the individual who
closes the door to their own heart and mind, through their
belief system who limits themselves. Do not become
complacent in your learning with limited beliefs from your
past. By doing so, you are limiting your future! Grow and be
spiritually alive in all areas of your life by opening your heart
and mind. Strive to grow in spirit and truth....
closes the door to their own heart and mind, through their
belief system who limits themselves. Do not become
complacent in your learning with limited beliefs from your
past. By doing so, you are limiting your future! Grow and be
spiritually alive in all areas of your life by opening your heart
and mind. Strive to grow in spirit and truth....
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