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' Ego, The False Center '...

From Beyond the Frontier of the Mind by Osho ...................................................................................................................................... The first thing to be understood is what ego is. A child is born. A child is born without any knowledge, any consciousness of his own self. And when a child is born the first thing he becomes aware of is not himself; the first thing he becomes aware of is the other. It is natural, because the eyes open outwards, the hands touch others, the ears listen to others, the tongue tastes food and the nose smells the outside. All these senses open outwards. ...................................................................................................................................... That is what birth means. Birth means coming into this world, the world of the outside. So when a child is born, he is born into this world. He opens his eyes, sees others. 'Other' means the thou. He becomes aware of the mother first. Then, by and by, he becomes aware of his own body. That too is the other, that too belongs to the world. He is hungry and he feels the body; his need is satisfied, he forgets the body. ......................................................................................................................................... This is how a child grows. First he becomes aware of you, thou, other, and then by and by, in contrast to you, thou, he becomes aware of himself. ...................................................................................................................................... This awareness is a reflected awareness. He is not aware of who he is. He is simply aware of the mother and what she thinks about him. If she smiles, if she appreciates the child, if she says, "You are beautiful," if she hugs and kisses him, the child feels good about himself. Now an ego is born. ........................................................................................................................................... Through appreciation, love, care, he feels he is good, he feels he is valuable, he feels he has some significance. ...................................................................................................................................... A center is born. ....................................................................................................................................... But this center is a reflected center. It is not his real being. He does not know who he is; he simply knows what others think about him. And this is the ego: the reflection, what others think. If nobody thinks that he is of any use, nobody appreciates him, nobody smiles, then too an ego is born: an ill ego; sad, rejected, like a wound; feeling inferior, worthless. This too is the ego. This too is a reflection. ............................................................................................................................................ First the mother - and mother means the world in the beginning. Then others will join the mother, and the world goes on growing. And the more the world grows, the more complex the ego becomes, because many others' opinions are reflected. ...................................................................................................................................... The ego is an accumulated phenomenon, a by-product of living with others. If a child lives totally alone, he will never come to grow an ego. But that is not going to help. He will remain like an animal. That doesn't mean that he will come to know the real self, no. ...................................................................................................................................... The real can be known only through the false, so the ego is a must. One has to pass through it. It is a discipline. The real can be known only through the illusion. You cannot know the truth directly. First you have to know that which is not true. First you have to encounter the untrue. Through that encounter you become capable of knowing the truth. If you know the false as the false, truth will dawn upon you. ...................................................................................................................................... Ego is a need; it is a social need, it is a social by-product. The society means all that is around you - not you, but all that is around you. All, minus you, is the society. And everybody reflects. You will go to school and the teacher will reflect who you are. You will be in friendship with other children and they will reflect who you are. By and by, everybody is adding to your ego, and everybody is trying to modify it in such a way that you don't become a problem to the society. ...................................................................................................................................... They are not concerned with you. ...................................................................................................................................... They are concerned with the society. ...................................................................................................................................... Society is concerned with itself, and that's how it should be. ...................................................................................................................................... They are not concerned that you should become a self-knower. They are concerned that you should become an efficient part in the mechanism of the society. You should fit into the pattern. So they are trying to give you an ego that fits with the society. They teach you morality. Morality means giving you an ego which will fit with the society. If you are immoral, you will always be a misfit somewhere or other. That's why we put criminals in the prisons - not that they have done something wrong, not that by putting them in the prisons we are going to improve them, no. They simply don't fit. They are troublemakers. They have certain types of egos of which the society doesn't approve. If the society approves, everything is good. ...................................................................................................................................... One man kills somebody - he is a murderer. ...................................................................................................................................... And the same man in wartime kills thousands - he becomes a great hero. The society is not bothered by a murder, but the murder should be commited for the society - then it is okay. The society doesn't bother about morality. ...................................................................................................................................... Morality means only that you should fit with the society. ...................................................................................................................................... If the society is at war, then the morality changes. ...................................................................................................................................... If the society is at peace, then there is a different morality. ...................................................................................................................................... Morality is a social politics. It is diplomacy. And each child has to be brought up in such a way that he fits into the society, that's all. Because society is interested in efficient members. Society is not interested that you should attain to self-knowledge. ...................................................................................................................................... The society creates an ego because the ego can be controlled and manipulated. The self can never be controlled or manipulated. Nobody has ever heard of the society controlling a self - not possible. ...................................................................................................................................... And the child needs a center; the child is completely unaware of his own center. The society gives him a center and the child is by and by convinced that this is his center, the ego that society gives. ...................................................................................................................................... A child comes back to his home - if he has come first in his class, the whole family is happy. You hug and kiss him, and you take the child on your shoulders and dance and you say, "What a beautiful child! You are a pride to us." You are giving him an ego, a subtle ego. And if the child comes home dejected, unsuccessful, a failure - he couldn't pass, or he has just been on the back bench - then nobody appreciates him and the child feels rejected. He will try harder next time, because the center feels shaken. ...................................................................................................................................... Ego is always shaken, always in search of food, that somebody should appreciate it. That's why you continuously ask for attention. ...................................................................................................................................... You get the idea of who you are from others. ...................................................................................................................................... It is not a direct experience. ...................................................................................................................................... It is from others that you get the idea of who you are. They shape your center. This center is false, because you carry your real center. That is nobody's business. Nobody shapes it. ...................................................................................................................................... You come with it. ...................................................................................................................................... You are born with it. ...................................................................................................................................... So you have two centers. One center you come with, which is given by existence itself. That is the self. And the other center, which is created by the society, is the ego. It is a false thing - and it is a very great trick. Through the ego the society is controlling you. You have to behave in a certain way, because only then does the society appreciate you. You have to walk in a certain way; you have to laugh in a certain way; you have to follow certain manners, a morality, a code. Only then will the society appreciate you, and if it doesn't, you ego will be shaken. And when the ego is shaken, you don't know where you are, who you are. ...................................................................................................................................... The others have given you the idea. ...................................................................................................................................... That idea is the ego. ...................................................................................................................................... Try to understand it as deeply as possible, because this has to be thrown. And unless you throw it you will never be able to attain to the self. Because you are addicted to the center, you cannot move, and you cannot look at the self. ...................................................................................................................................... And remember, there is going to be an interim period, an interval, when the ego will be shattered, when you will not know who you are, when you will not know where you are going, when all boundaries will melt. ...................................................................................................................................... Because of this chaos, you are afraid to lose the ego. But it has to be so. One has to pass through the chaos before one attains to the real center. ...................................................................................................................................... And if you are daring, the period will be small. ...................................................................................................................................... If you are afraid, and you again fall back to the ego, and you again start arranging it, then it can be very, very long; many lives can be wasted. ...................................................................................................................................... I have heard: One small child was visiting his grandparents. He was just four years old. In the night when the grandmother was putting him to sleep, he suddenly started crying and weeping and said, "I want to go home. I am afraid of darkness." But the grandmother said, "I know well that at home also you sleep in the dark; I have never seen a light on. So why are you afraid here?" The boy said, "Yes, that's right - but that is MY darkness." This darkness is completely unknown. ...................................................................................................................................... Even with darkness you feel, "This is MINE." ...................................................................................................................................... Outside - an unknown darkness. ...................................................................................................................................... With the ego you feel, "This is MY darkness." ...................................................................................................................................... It may be troublesome, maybe it creates many miseries, but still mine. Something to hold to, something to cling to, something underneath the feet; you are not in a vacuum, not in an emptiness. You may be miserable, but at least you ARE. Even being miserable gives you a feeling of 'I am'. Moving from it, fear takes over; you start feeling afraid of the unknown darkness and chaos - because society has managed to clear a small part of your being. It is just like going to a forest. You make a little clearing, you clear a little ground; you make fencing, you make a small hut; you make a small garden, a lawn, and you are okay. Beyond your fence - the forest, the wild. Here everything is okay; you have planned everything. This is how it has happened. Society has made a little clearing in your consciousness. It has cleaned just a little part completely, fenced it. Everything is okay there. That's what all your universities are doing. The whole culture and conditioning is just to clear a part so that you can feel at home there. And then you become afraid. Beyond the fence there is danger. Beyond the fence you are, as within the fence you are - and your conscious mind is just one part, one-tenth of your whole being. Nine-tenths is waiting in the darkness. And in that nine-tenths, somewhere your real center is hidden. One has to be daring, courageous. One has to take a step into the unknown. For a while all boundaries will be lost. For a while you will feel dizzy. For a while, you will feel very afraid and shaken, as if an earthquake has happened. But if you are courageous and you don't go backwards, if you don't fall back to the ego and you go on and on, there is a hidden center within you that you have been carrying for many lives. That is your soul, the self. Once you come near it, everything changes, everything settles again. But now this settling is not done by the society. Now everything becomes a cosmos, not a chaos; a new order arises. But this is no longer the order of the society - it is the very order of existence itself. It is what Buddha calls Dhamma, Lao Tzu calls Tao, Heraclitus calls Logos. It is not man-made. It is the VERY order of existence itself. Then everything is suddenly beautiful again, and for the first time really beautiful, because man-made things cannot be beautiful. At the most you can hide the ugliness of them, that's all. You can decorate them, but they can never be beautiful. The difference is just like the difference between a real flower and a plastic or paper flower. The ego is a plastic flower - dead. It just looks like a flower, it is not a flower. You cannot really call it a flower. Even linguistically to call it a flower is wrong, because a flower is something which flowers. And this plastic thing is just a thing, not a flowering. It is dead. There is no life in it. ............................................................................................................................................ You have a flowering center within. That's why Hindus call it a lotus - it is a flowering. They call it the one-thousand-petaled-lotus. One thousand means infinite petals. And it goes on flowering, it never stops, it never dies. But you are satisfied with a plastic ego. There are some reasons why you are satisfied. With a dead thing, there are many conveniences. One is that a dead thing never dies. It cannot - it was never alive. So you can have plastic flowers, they are good in a way. They are permanent; they are not eternal, but they are permanent. The real flower outside in the garden is eternal, but not permanent. And the eternal has its own way of being eternal. The way of the eternal is to be born again and again and to die. Through death it refreshes itself, rejuvenates itself. To us it appears that the flower has died - it never dies. It simply changes bodies, so it is ever fresh. It leaves the old body, it enters a new body. It flowers somewhere else; it goes on flowering. But we cannot see the continuity because the continuity is invisible. We see only one flower, another flower; we never see the continuity. It is the same flower which flowered yesterday. It is the same sun, but in a different garb. The ego has a certain quality - it is dead. It is a plastic thing. And it is very easy to get it, because others give it. You need not seek it, there is no search involved. That's why unless you become a seeker after the unknown, you have not yet become an individual. You are just a part of the crowd. You are just a mob. When you don't have a real center, how can you be an individual? The ego is not individual. Ego is a social phenomenon - it is society, its not you. But it gives you a function in the society, a hierarchy in the society. And if you remain satisfied with it, you will miss the whole opportunity of finding the self. And that's why you are so miserable. With a plastic life, how can you be happy? With a false life, how can you be ecstatic and blissful? And then this ego creates many miseries, millions of them. You cannot see, because it is your own darkness. You are attuned to it. Have you ever noticed that all types of miseries enter through the ego? It cannot make you blissful; it can only make you miserable. Ego is hell. ...................................................................................................................................... Whenever you suffer, just try to watch and analyze, and you will find, somewhere the ego is the cause of it. And the ego goes on finding causes to suffer. You are an egoist, as everyone is. Some are very gross, just on the surface, and they are not so difficult. Some are very subtle, deep down, and they are the real problems. This ego comes continuously in conflict with others because every ego is so unconfident about itself. Is has to be - it is a false thing. When you don't have anything in your hand and you just think that something is there, then there will be a problem. If somebody says, "There is nothing," immediately the fight will start, because you also feel that there is nothing. The other makes you aware of the fact. Ego is false, it is nothing. That you also know. ...................................................................................................................................... How can you miss knowing it? It is impossible! A conscious being - how can he miss knowing that this ego is just false? And then others say that there is nothing - and whenever the others say that there is nothing they hit a wound, they say a truth - and nothing hits like the truth. You have to defend, because if you don't defend, if you don't become defensive, then where will you be? You will be lost. The identity will be broken. So you have to defend and fight - that is the clash. A man who attains to the self is never in any clash. Others may come and clash with him, but he is never in clash with anybody. ...................................................................................................................................... It happened that one Zen master was passing through a street. A man came running and hit him hard. The master fell down. Then he got up and started to walk in the same direction in which he was going before, not even looking back. A disciple was with the master. He was simply shocked. He said, "Who is this man? What is this? If one lives in such a way, then anybody can come and kill you. And you have not even looked at that person, who he is, and why he did it." The master said, "That is his problem, not mine." You can clash with an enlightened man, but that is your problem, not his. And if you are hurt in that clash, that too is your own problem. He cannot hurt you. And it is like knocking against a wall - you will be hurt, but the wall has not hurt you. The ego is always looking for some trouble. Why? Because if nobody pays attention to you, the ego feels hungry. It lives on attention. ...................................................................................................................................... So even if somebody is fighting and angry with you, that too is good because at least the attention is paid. If somebody loves, it is okay. If somebody is not loving you, then even anger will be good. At least the attention will come to you. But if nobody is paying any attention to you, nobody thinks that you are somebody important, significant, then how will you feed your ego? Other's attention is needed. In millions of ways you attract the attention of others; you dress in a certain way, you try to look beautiful, you behave, you become very polite, you change. When you feel what type of situation is there, you immediately change so that people pay attention to you. This is a deep begging. A real beggar is one who asks for and demands attention. And a real emperor is one who lives in himself; he has a center of his own, he doesn't depend on anybody else. ...................................................................................................................................... Buddha sitting under his bodhi tree...if the whole world suddenly disappears, will it make any difference to Buddha? -none. It will not make any difference at all. If the whole world disappears, it will not make any difference because he has attained to the center. But you, if the wife escapes, divorces you, goes to somebody else, you are completely shattered - because she had been paying attention to you, caring, loving, moving around you, helping you to feel that you were somebody. Your whole empire is lost, you are simply shattered. You start thinking about suicide. Why? Why, if a wife leaves you, should you commit suicide? Why, if a husband leaves you, should you commit suicide? Because you don't have any center of your own. The wife was giving you the center; the husband was giving you the center. This is how people exist. This is how people become dependent on others. It is a deep slavery. Ego HAS to be a slave. It depends on others. And only a person who has no ego is for the first time a master; he is no longer a slave. Try to understand this. And start looking for the ego - not in others, that is not your business, but in yourself. Whenever you feel miserable, immediately close you eyes and try to find out from where the misery is coming and you will always find it is the false center which has clashed with someone. You expected something, and it didn't happen. You expected something, and just the contrary happened - your ego is shaken, you are in misery. Just look, whenever you are miserable, try to find out why. Causes are not outside you. The basic cause is within you - but you always look outside, you always ask: Who is making me miserable? Who is the cause of my anger? Who is the cause of my anguish? And if you look outside you will miss. Just close the eyes and always look within. The source of all misery, anger, anguish, is hidden in you, your ego. And if you find the source, it will be easy to move beyond it. If you can see that it is your own ego that gives you trouble, you will prefer to drop it - because nobody can carry the source of misery if he understands it. And remember, there is no need to drop the ego. You cannot drop it. If you try to drop it, you will attain to a certain subtle ego again which says, "I have become humble." Don't try to be humble. That's again ego in hiding - but it's not dead. Don't try to be humble. Nobody can try humility, and nobody can create humility through any effort of his own - no. When the ego is no more, a humbleness comes to you. It is not a creation. It is a shadow of the real center. And a really humble man is neither humble nor egoistic. He is simply simple. He's not even aware that he is humble. If you are aware that you are humble, the ego is there. ...................................................................................................................................... Look at humble persons.... There are millions who think that they are very humble. They bow down very low, but watch them - they are the subtlest egoists. Now humility is their source of food. They say, "I am humble," and then they look at you and they wait for you to appreciate them. "You are really humble," they would like you to say. "In fact, you are the most humble man in the world; nobody is as humble as you are." Then see the smile that comes on their faces. What is ego? Ego is a hierarchy that says, "No one is like me." It can feed on humbleness - "Nobody is like me, I am the most humble man." It happened once: A fakir, a beggar, was praying in a mosque, just early in the morning when it was still dark. It was a certain religious day for Mohammedians, and he was praying, and he was saying, "I am nobody. I am the poorest of the poor, the greatest sinner of sinners." Suddenly there was one more person who was praying. He was the emperor of that country, and he was not aware that there was somebody else there who was praying - it was dark, and the emperor was also saying: "I am nobody. I am nothing. I am just empty, a beggar at our door." When he heard that somebody else was saying the same thing, he said, "Stop! Who is trying to overtake me? Who are you? How dare you say before the emperor that you are nobody when he is saying that he is nobody?" This is how the ego goes. It is so subtle. Its ways are so subtle and cunning; you have to be very, very alert, only then will you see it. Don't try to be humble. Just try to see that all misery, all anguish comes through it. Just watch! No need to drop it. You cannot drop it. Who will drop it? Then the DROPPER will become the ego. It always comes back. Whatsoever you do, stand out of it, and look and watch. Whatsoever you do - humbleness, humility, simplicity - nothing will help. Only one thing is possible, and that is just to watch and see that it is the source of all misery. Don't say it. Don't repeat it - WATCH. Because if I say it is the source of all misery and you repeat it, then it is useless. YOU have to come to that understanding. Whenever you are miserable, just close the eyes and don't try to find some cause outside. Try to see from where this misery is coming. It is your own ego. ...................................................................................................................................... If you continuously feel and understand, and the understanding that the ego is the cause becomes so deep-rooted, one day you will suddenly see that it has disappeared. Nobody drops it - nobody can drop it. You simply see; it has simply disappeared, because the very understanding that ego causes all misery becomes the dropping. THE VERY UNDERSTANDING IS THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE EGO. And you are so clever in seeing the ego in others. Anybody can see someone else's ego. When it comes to your own, then the problem arises - because you don't know the territory, you have never traveled on it. The whole path towards the divine, the ultimate, has to pass through this territory of the ego. The false has to be understood as false. The source of misery has to be understood as the source of misery - then it simply drops. When you know it is poison, it drops. When you know it is fire, it drops. When you know this is the hell, it drops. And then you never say, "I have dropped the ego." Then you simply laugh at the whole thing, the joke that you were the creator of all misery. I was just looking at a few cartoons of Charlie Brown. In one cartoon he is playing with blocks, making a house out of children's blocks. He is sitting in the middle of the blocks building the walls. Then a moment comes when he is enclosed; all around he has made a wall. Then he cries, "Help, help!" He has done the whole thing! Now he is enclosed, imprisoned. This is childish, but this is all that you have done also. You have made a house all around yourself, and now you are crying, "Help, help!" And the misery becomes a millionfold - because there are helpers who are also in the same boat. It happened that one very beautiful woman went to see her psychiatrist for the first time. The psychiatrist said, "Come closer please." When she came closer, he simply jumped and hugged and kissed the woman. She was shocked. Then he said, "Now sit down. This takes care of my problem, now what is your problem?" The problem becomes multifold, because there are helpers who are in the same boat. And they would like to help, because when you help somebody the ego feels very good, very, very good - because you are a great helper, a great guru, a master; you are helping so many people. The greater the crowd of your followers, the better you feel. But you are in the same boat - you cannot help. Rather, you will harm. People who still have their own problems cannot be of much help. Only someone who has no problems of his own can help you. Only then is there the clarity to see, to see through you. A mind that has no problems of its own can see you, you become transparent. A mind that has no problems of its own can see through itself; that's why it becomes capable of seeing through others. In the West, there are many schools of psychoanalysis, many schools, and no help is reaching people, but rather, harm. Because the people who are helping others, or trying to help, or posing as helpers, are in the same boat. ...It is difficult to see one's own ego. It is very easy to see other's egos. But that is not the point, you cannot help them. Try to see your own ego. Just watch it. Don't be in a hurry to drop it, just watch it. The more you watch, the more capable you will become. Suddenly one day, you simply see that it has dropped. And when it drops by itself, only then does it drop. There is no other way. Prematurely you cannot drop it. It drops just like a dead leaf. The tree is not doing anything - just a breeze, a situation, and the dead leaf simply drops. The tree is not even aware that the dead leaf has dropped. It makes no noise, it makes no claim - nothing. The dead leaf simply drops and shatters on the ground, just like that. When you are mature through understanding, awareness, and you have felt totally that ego is the cause of all your misery, simply one day you see the dead leaf dropping. It settles into the ground, dies of its own accord. You have not done anything so you cannot claim that you have dropped it. You see that it has simply disappeared, and then the real center arises. And that real center is the soul, the self, the god, the truth, or whatsoever you want to call it. It is nameless, so all names are good. You can give it any name of your own liking...

' You Stop Explaining Yourself… Then, This Happens | Alan Watts '...

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' Spiritual Mysticism Is '...

Mysticism is:.. a. An advanced state of inner enlightenment... b. Union with Reality... c. A state of genuinely satisfying success... d. Insight into an entirely new world of living... e. An intuitive grasp of Truth,, above and beyond intellectual reasoning... f. A personal experience,, in which we are happy and healthy human beings. ........................ Vernon Howard

' The Self-Confidence of a Spiritual Mystic '...

A mystic doesn’t say “I believe.”... They say “I know.”.. A true mystic will ironically speak with that self-confidence, but at the same time, with a kind of humility... So when you see that combination of calm self-confidence,, certitude,, and humility,, all at the same time, you have the basis for mysticism in general. ......................... Richard Rohr

' A Optical Delusion of Consciousness '...

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us universe,, a part limited in time and space... He experiences himself,, his thoughts, and feeling, as something separated from the rest,, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness... This delusion is a kind of prison for us,, restricting us, to our personal desires ,and to affection, for a few persons nearest to us... Our task must be to free ourselves, from this prison,by widening our circle of compassion, to embrace, all living creatures ,and the whole of nature, in its beauty. ....................... Albert Einstein

' Awakening from the Hologram '...

Mysticism occurs,, whenever a human being, sees the separation between the natural and the supernatural,, between the temporal and the eternal,, as overcome. ....................... Albert Schweitzer

' What Is Mysticism ? '...

For what is Mysticism?,, It is not the attempt to draw near to God,, not by rites or ceremonies, ,but by inward disposition?... Is it not merely a hard word,, for 'The Kingdom of Heaven is within'?... Heaven is neither a place nor a time. .................. Florence Nightingale

' One Love '...

The eye through which I see God,, is the same eye, through which God sees me;,, my eye, and God's eye, are one eye,, one seeing,, one knowing,, one love. ....................... Meister Eckhart

' Incarnations of Source '...

You are incarnations of God,, all of you... You are incarnations of the Almighty,, Omnipresent,, Divine Principle... You may laugh at me now,, but the time will come, when you will understand... You must.. Nobody will be left behind. ............................. Swami Vivekananda

' The Hologram of Dreams '...

The world,, like a dream full of attachments, and aversions, seems real, until the awakening. .................. Adi Shankara

' Our True Nature '...

Your true nature is purity,, peace,, and joy. ............... Sathya Sai Baba

' Your True Nature '...

Your true nature, is that of infinite spirit... The feeling of limitation, is the work of the mind. ................... Ramana Maharshi

' Give and Take '...

Love is happy, when it is able to give something... The ego is happy, when it is able to take something. .......................... Rajneesh

' You Will Be Happiest '...

Judge nothing,, you will be happy... Forgive everything,, you will be happier... Love everything,, you will be happiest. ................ Sri Chinmoy

' Beyond Comparison '...

If you are able to stop feeling sorry for yourself,, and to contribute to the betterment of this world, and of those around us,, you will experience a high, that is beyond my ability to express. .................. Frederick Lenz

' Wavelength ' ..... Van Morrison (album version) '...

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' Freedom of Thought '...

Without freedom of thought,, there can be no such thing as wisdom;, and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech;, which is the right of every man, as far as by it ,, he does not hurt or control the right of another;, and this is the only check, it ought to suffer, and the only bounds, it ought to know.... Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation,, must begin by subduing the freedom of speech,, a thing terrible to traitors.......................... Benjamin Franklin

' Hard to Tell '...

It's hard to tell, that the world we live in, is either a reality, or a dream. ................ Kim Ki-duk

' Love Changes All '...

Most of my films, deal with people who are stuck in certain routines and habits, that don't make them happy.. They want to change,, but they need something to push them... I think, it's mostly love, that causes them to break their routines and move on. ................. Wong Kar-wai

' Your Name is Your Currency '...

Build a good name.. Keep your name clean.. Don't make compromises.. Don't worry about making a bunch of money, or being successful.. Be concerned with doing good work, and make the right choices, and protect your work.. And if you can build a good name,, eventually,, that name will be its own currency.............................. William S. Burroughs

' A Peaceful Planet '...

What we're thinking about, is a peaceful planet... We're not thinking about anything else.. We're not thinking about any kind of power.. We're not thinking about any kind of struggles.. We're not thinking about revolution, or war, or any of that.. That's not what we want.. Nobody wants to get hurt.. Nobody wants to hurt anybody.. We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life.. A simple life,, a good life., And think about moving the whole human race. ahead a step, or a few steps..................... Jerry Garcia

' Proper Parenting '...

If you want your children to improve,, let them overhear, the nice things you say about them, to others. ................. Haim Ginott

' The PHILOSOPHER,, Who Solved The MEANING of LIFE?....... Leo Tolstoy '...

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' The Four Agreements '...

The Four Agreements 1... Be impeccable with your word... 2. Don’t take anything personally... 3. Don’t make assumptions... 4. Always do your best. ...................... Miguel Angel Ruiz

' This Is Leela '...

When you realize yourself, as completely empty and devoid of all form... this is wisdom,, When you realize yourself, as the fullness of love overflowing itself without object... this is bliss,, And when you are aware of yourself, incarnate in the appearance of form... this is leela. .................... Eli Jaxon-Bear

' The Source of Unconditional Love '...

The love that you search for everywhere, is already present within you... It may be evoked by any number of people or events.. But finally,, you must realize,, you are this love... The source of all love, is within you. ..................... Gangaji

' The Conditioned Mind '...

There is a very Simple Secret to being happy.. Just let go of your 'demand', on this moment.. Any time you have a demand on the moment, to give you something or remove something,, there is suffering... You're Arguing with 'What Is' - Your demands keep you chained to the 'dream-state' of the conditioned mind... The desire to 'control'... is,, ultimately,, our unwillingness to just be awake. ................... Adyashanti

' Staying Awake '...

Stop measuring days by degree of productivity, and start experiencing them, by degree of presence. ....................... Alan Watts

' Tai Chi '...

Tai chi, does not mean oriental wisdom or something exotic.. It is the wisdom, of your own senses,, your own mind and body together as one process. ................. Chungliang Al Huang

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' The Power of Thought '...

Thoughts have incredible power,, especially if you have total belief in the outcome of these thoughts.. all thoughts have outcomes,, even if you do not see the fruition immediately... If you are aware,, you will notice that negative thoughts, originate from the Ego, and positive thoughts originate, from a mental state of Love (Un-Self-ishness)... The interesting part of not believing in a personal God,, is that their is no more personal being than yourself... Once,, you understand that you, are the Divinity, and the Divinity, is not outside you,, then you will not need a personal God,, as you are indeed God...this statement will not be understood by most humans,, but those that have traveled beyond the body, will understand....As Jesus said;" The Kingdom of God is within You"..and He also said;" I and the Father are ONE"...He understood that We are indeed ONE......................namaste, thomas

' Only One Source '...

"In Reality there is only One. In Illusion there are many. The reason why there is so much confusion as to whether there is one God or many is because God is so Infinitely One. ................................................................................. "Even to say, 'There is one God' is wrong. God is so infinitely One that He cannot even be called One. One may only say, One is. The word 'God' is only an attempt to give that One a name, for in actuality He has no name." ................................................................................. Meher Baba The Everything and the Nothing, 55 Beacon Hill, Australia: Meher House Publications, 1963, p. 91 http://www.ambppct.org/meherbaba/online.php

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' Words from Gautama the Buddha '...

“Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.”......... “What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”.............. “Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.”........... “You don’t have a Soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”.......... “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.”............. “All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.”.................. “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?”.............. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”.................. “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

' Striving for Perfection '...

Don't waste your time, striving for perfection;, instead,, strive for excellence - doing your best. .................... Laurence Olivier

' Courage and Nonviolence '...

When asked what attribute he most admired in human nature,, Mahatma Gandhi replied,, simply and immediately,, 'Courage'.. 'Nonviolence',, he said,, 'is not to be used ever, as the shield of the coward... It is the weapon of the brave. ....................... Richard Attenborough

' Self-Congratulatory Delusion '...

Human beings never think for themselves.. For the most part,, members of our species, simply repeat what they are told, - and become upset, if they are exposed to any different view... The characteristic human trait, is not awareness but conformity... We are stubborn,, self-destructive conformists... Any other view of our species, is just a self-congratulatory delusion. .................. Michael Crichton

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' The Spiritual Need '...

One cannot be spiritual, as long as one has, shame,, hatred,, or fear.................... Ramakrishna

' The Egoic Removal '...

Realisation is not acquisition, of anything new, nor is it a new faculty... It is only removal, of all camouflage................ Ramana Maharshi

' No Coincidences '...

Learn to get in touch, with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has a purpose... There are no mistakes,, no coincidences... All events are blessings, given to us, to learn from........................ Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

' The Awakened '...

He who is filled with love, is filled with God,, Himself................. Augustine of Hippo

' The Spiritual Journey '...

The spiritual journey, is the unlearning of fear, and the acceptance of love................... Marianne Williamson

' Every Second Is Important '...

At any moment,, you have a choice,, that either leads you closer to your spirit, or further away from it................ Thich Nhat Hanh

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' It's Not What '...

It's not what we eat, but what we digest, that makes us strong;, not what we gain, but what we save, that makes us rich;, not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned;, and not what we profess, but what we practice, that gives us integrity. .................... Francis Bacon

' What Brings Happiness ? ...

It is pretty hard to tell, what does bring happiness;, poverty and wealth, have both failed. .................... Kin Hubbard

' Be Skeptical '...

Do not allow yourselves to be deceived:,, Great Minds are Skeptical. ................. Friedrich Nietzsche

' Finding Love '...

We come to love, not by finding the perfect person,, but by learning to see, an imperfect person, perfectly. ................ Sam Keen

' Soul Music '...

Where the heart does not enter;, there can be no music... ..............Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

' The Creation of Frequencies '...

I play the notes as they are written,, but it is God, who makes the music. .................... Johann Sebastian Bach

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' The Hidden Ego Trap,, That Keeps 99% From Ever Awakening ...... Alan Watts '...

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' Silence Is Essential '...

Silence Is Essential.. We need silence, just as much as we need air,, just as much as plants need light... If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts,, there is no space for us. ........................ Nhat Hanh

' Divine Consciousness '...

You are the sky.. Everything else - it’s just the weather........... Pema Chodron

' The Golden Rule '...

Treat others, as thou wouldst be treated.. What thou likest not for thyself,, dispense not to others. .................. Khwaja Abdullah Ansari ( Born: 1006 Died: 1088)

' Searching for Source '...

He who searches for his beloved,, is not afraid of the world. ..............Nizami Ganjavi

' Patience '...

When I run after what I think I want,, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety;, if I sit in my own place of patience,, what I need flows to me,, and without pain... From this, I understand that, what I want, also wants me,, is looking for me, and attracting me... There is a great secret here, for anyone who can grasp it. ................... Rumi

' The Plunder of Souls '...

When plunder becomes a way of life,, men create for themselves a legal system,, that authorizes it, and a moral code, that glorifies it. ................ Frederic Bastiat

' The Calmness of Karate '...

Karate is not a game.. It is not a sport.. It is not even a system of self-defense.. Karate is half physical exercise, and half spiritual.. The karateist who has given the necessary years of exercise, and meditation, is a tranquil person... He is unafraid.. He can even be calm, in a burning building. ................. Mas Oyama

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' Controling the Ego '

Every time you are tempted, to react in the same old way,, ask, if you want to be a prisoner of the past, or a pioneer of the future. ................. Deepak Chopra

' The Ego Hides in Plain Sight '...

Bad religion is arrogant,, self-righteous,, dogmatic and intolerant... And so is bad science.. But unlike religious fundamentalists,, scientific fundamentalists, do not realize that their opinions, are based on faith... They think they know the truth. .................. Rupert Sheldrake

' The False Reality '...

What we call Reality, is in fact nothing more, than a culturally sanctioned and linguistically reinforced Hallucination. ................. Terence McKenna

' Reality Is Beyond The Mind '...

People have to go out of their mind, before they can come, to their senses. ................ Timothy Leary

' The Cell Phone '...

People will come to love their oppression,, to adore, the technologies,that undo their capacities to think. ................... Aldous Huxley

' A Foolish Question '...

A wise man, can learn more from a foolish question, than a fool, can learn from a wise answer. ................. Bruce Lee

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' Loving Your Self '...

“Holistic, unconditional love, agape, is the unity in which duality disappears. It is as if a certain internal boundary has vanished. With agape what we love is ourselves, the way a mother loves her child as herself. This is the meaning of loving another as yourself – transcending our phenomenal borders and experiencing ourselves in another and the other in, not apart from, us. Eventually, if love is comprehensive, it unites us with everything and allows us to know that we are everything. Therefore, how can we support the illusion of this isolated, separate self that is threatened by and defends itself from everything outside? Love returns us to the unity that is actually Reality. Reality is not the isolation, suspicion, envy, selfishness, and fear of loss that we have come to accept as normal; it is that we are all part of one Life. The same Spirit moves in us all. You come to know this better when you realize that we all have the same kinds of feelings, the same wish to be known and respected, to share ourselves and let down our defenses. We are continually faced with a choice between personal achievement, personal security, and comfort on the one hand, and working for the whole and helping everyone and everything toward perfection on the other. We are faced with a choice between looking out for ourselves and contributing wholeheartedly to a common good. We are faced with focusing on self-love or increasing our love of all Life. (p. 191)” .......................... Kabir Edmund Helminski, Living Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness and the Essential Self

' Upon Enlightenment '...

“Ignorance was destroyed… light arose.” — Bhayabherava Sutta (MN 4).. The Buddha’s own words for awakening.

' Only Two People '...

There are only two people, who can tell you the truth about yourself,, an enemy who has lost his temper, and a friend, who loves you dearly. ....................... Antisthenes

' Unending Desires '...

An object in possession, seldom retains, the same charm, that it had in pursuit. .................... Pliny the Elder

' The Universe Creator '...

God,, the supreme being,, is neither circumscribed by space,, nor touched by time;, he cannot be found in a particular direction,,, and his essence cannot change.. The secret conversation is thus entirely spiritual;, it is a direct encounter, between God and the soul,, abstracted from all material constraints. ....................... Avicenna

' Wisdom Is Everywhere '...

Do not praise your own faith exclusively, so that you disbelieve all the rest... If you do this, you will miss much good... Nay,, you will miss the whole truth of the matter.. God, the Omniscient and the Omnipresent,, cannot be confined to any one creed,, for He says in the Quran,, wheresoever ye turn,, there is the face of Allah... Everybody praises what he knows.. His God is his own creature,, and in praising it,, he praises himself... Which he would not do if he were just,, for his dislike is based on ignorance. ..................... Ibn Arabi

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' Shanti , Shanti , Shanti ' ...

O Brahma,, lead us from the unreal, to the real.. O Brahma,, lead us from darkness, to light... O Brahma,, lead us from death, to immortality... Shanti,, Shanti,, Shanti,, Om................. Brhadaranyaka Upanishad

' The Exquisitely Pure '...

Meditating on the lotus of your heart,, in the center, is the untainted;, the exquisitely pure,, clear,, and sorrowless;, the inconceivable;, the unmanifest,, of infinite form;, blissful,, tranquil,, immortal;, the womb of Brahma............. Kaivalyopanishad

' Oh , Seeker '...

O seeker,, know the true nature of your soul,, and identify yourself with it completely... O Lord,, (may we attain), the everlasting consciousness of Supreme Light and Joy... May we resolve, to dedicate our life, to the service of humankind,, and uplift them to Divinity. – ............... Yajur Veda

' Mystical Quotes on Connection and Unity '...

Quotes on connection, emphasize the importance of unity, and interconnectedness among all beings... They inspire love,, compassion,, and a sense of belonging,, reminding us, that we are all part of a greater tapestry of existence............. from burningforsuccess.com

' The Control of Ego '...

“Inner peace begins, the moment you choose, not to allow another person, or event, to control your emotions.” ........... Anna Long

' The Beginning of Suffering '...

The illusion of separation, is the true nature, of our suffering.” ........... Natalie Simmons

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' The Consciousness of Singularity '...

“The Consciousness of "Oneness", in other words, if there is One God, there has to be a 'Oneness' of all things, because God, created all things,, there is no 'Separation',, and that to separate God in two parts of belief,, is actually childlike.” ..................... Syed Sharukh

' The Divine Consciousness '...

“No one can save a soul,, but the Spirit of Love, Itself.” ................... Ermeas

' Words from Gautama the Buddha '...

“In the dance of impermanence, find your rhythm.”........ “Harmony exists when we accept the present as it is.”...... “Listen deeply, for the world has much to teach.”...... “In still waters, the truth reflects clearly.”....... “Transform suffering into a stepping stone for growth.”...... “Seek not to escape life, but to embrace its essence.”...... “The journey inward reveals the vastness of the soul.”...... “Each day is a blank canvas; paint it with kindness.”......

' Two Words '...

There are two words that,, when spoken,, have the most unfathomable power, to completely change your life.. Two words which,, when they pass your lips,, will be the cause of bringing absolute joy and happiness to you.. Two words, that will create miracles in your life.. Two words, that will wipe out negativity... Two words, that will bring you abundance in all things... Two words which, when uttered and sincerely felt,, will summon all the forces, and vibrations in the Universe, to move all things for you... The only thing standing between you,, happiness,, and the life of your dreams, is two words,, THANK YOU! ..................... Rhonda Byrne

' Gratitude Is The Key '...

Gratitude opens the door to... the power,, the wisdom,, the creativity, of the universe... You open the door, through gratitude. .................. Deepak Chopra

' It Will Be Enough '...

If the only prayer you ever say,, in your entire life,, is thank you,, it will be enough. ..................... Meister Eckhart

' Open Minded Intellect '...

If you are open-minded, and ready to learn,, there are many things, which you can learn, not only from books and instructors, but from the very life experience itself. .................... Haile Selassie

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' Awaken Your Mind '...

Do not be led by others,, awaken your own mind,, amass your own experience,, and decide for yourself,, your own path. .......................Atharva Veda

' The Mental Power of Love '...

The one who loves all intensely, begins perceiving in all living beings, a part of himself... He becomes a lover of all,, a part and parcel, of the Universal Joy... He flows with the stream of happiness,, and is enriched by each soul....................... Yajur Veda

' Divine Equality '...

If you don't make yourself equal to God, you can't perceive God; for like is known by like. Leap free of everything that is physical, and grow as vast as that immeasurable vastness; step beyond all time and become eternal; then you will perceive God. Realize that nothing is impossible for you; recognize that you too are immortal and that you can embrace all things in your mind; find your home in the heart of every living creature; make yourself higher than all heights and lower than all depths; bring all opposites inside yourself and reconcile them; understand that you are everywhere, on the land, in the sea, in the sky; realize that you haven't yet been begotten, that you are still in the womb, that you are young, that you are old, that you are dead, that you are in the world beyond the grave; hold all this in you mind, all times and places, all substances and qualities and magnitudes; then you can perceive God. .......................................................................................................................................... Wanting to know God is the road that leads to God, and it is an easy road to travel. God will meet you everywhere, he will appear to you everywhere, at times and places when you don't expect it, while you are awake and while you are asleep, while you are traveling and while you are at home, while you are speaking and while you are silent; for there is nothing in which God does not exist. And don't think that God is invisible. Who is more evident than God? That is why he made all things, so that through all things you can see him. .................. The Hermetic Writings [3rd Century].

' More than a King '...

He who reigns within himself, and rules passions,, desires,, and fears,, is more than a king. ...................... John Milton

' The Power of Belief '...

The person who does not believe in miracles,, surely makes it certain, that he or she, will never take part in one. .................. William Blake

' Living in the Now '...

The hardest thing,, I think,, is to live richly in the present,, without letting it be tainted and spoiled out of fear for the future, or regret for a badly-managed past. ...................... Sylvia Plath

' The Coin of Your Life '...

Time is the coin of your life.. It is the only coin you have,, and only you can determine, how it will be spent... Be careful, lest you let other people spend it for you. ................Carl Sandburg

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' Surrender the Character '...

Waking up to who you are, requires letting go, of who, you imagine yourself to be ................ Alan Watts

' The Egoic Consciousness '...

The ego is your enemy,, not your friend.. It is the ego, that gives you wounds, and hurts you.. It is the ego, that makes you violent,, angry,, jealous,, competitive... It is the ego, that is continuously comparing and feeling miserable. ..................... Rajneesh

' Who Am I ? '...

The question, 'Who am I?',, is not really meant to get an answer,, the question, 'Who am I?', is meant to dissolve the questioner. .................... Ramana Maharshi

' I Am What I Am '...

I am what I am,, and what I am, is always due to him;, whatever in me or in my words, is good and true and eternal, came to me from his mouth,, his heart,, his soul... Sri Ramakrishna, is the spring of this phase of the earth's religious life,, of its impulses and activities... If I can show the world one glimpse of my Master,, I shall not have lived in vain. .......................... Swami Vivekananda

' Walk In Source '...

A purpose of human life,, no matter who is controlling it,, is to love whoever, is around to be loved. ..................... Kurt Vonnegut

' The Saddest People '...

I think, the saddest people, always try their hardest, to make people happy, because, they know what it's like,, to feel absolutely worthless, and they don't want anyone else to feel like that. .................. Robin Williams

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' Watch the Mind '...

Do not allow yourself to suppress your thoughts.. Instead,, let the thoughts come before you, and become a sort of observer... Start observing your own mind... Do not try to escape;, do not be afraid, of your thinking. ........................Rama Swami

' The Power of Silence '...

Be quiet in your mind,, quiet in your senses,, and also quiet, in your body... Then,, when all these are quiet,, don't do anything.. In that state, Truth will reveal Itself to you...................... Kabir

' The Spiritual Master '...

The Master, never claims that he is god, and others are not;, on the contrary, the master gives us hope, that we are similar to him,, very much like him, with this little difference - we are not aware of who we are,, and the Guru knows who he is. .................. Anandmurti Gurumaa

' Seeing Reality '...

Love is seeing God, in the person next to us,, and meditation, is seeing God, within us. ............... Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

' The Best of Luck '...

I got what I needed, instead of what I wanted,, and that's just about the best kind of luck, you can have. ..................... Cormac McCarthy

' A Precious Privilege '...

When you arise in the morning,, think of what a precious privilege, it is, to be alive - to breathe,, to think,, to enjoy,, to love. .................. Marcus Aurelius

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' Letting Go '..... ' Alan Watts '...

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'Letting Go of Desires '...

“Letting go, gives us freedom,, and freedom, is the only condition for happiness... If,, in our heart,, we still cling to anything, - anger,, anxiety,, or possessions,... - we cannot be free.” ..................... Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

' Walk Carefully '...

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” .............. Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

' The Mahabharata '...

Mahabharata, is the longest poem in the world,, weaving together mythology,, law,, and philosophy... A well‑known line, from its narrative is,, “Truth is one,, the wise call it by many names.” (AnushasanaParva)... It encourages tolerance, for different spiritual paths....................... from Indian Attitude.com

' True Education '...

Intelligence, plus character,, that is the goal of true education. .................... Martin Luther King, Jr.

' Wise Thought '...

No amount of reading or memorizing, will make you successful in life... It is the understanding, and application of wise thought, which counts. ........................... Bob Proctor

' Are You Humorous ? '...

If you can be funny,, it means you're intelligent... Your brain is working fast. ................. Amber Valletta

' Consciousness Awakening '...

I think;, therefore, I am. ................ Rene Descartes

' Source Is Realised '...

"There are three different paths to reach the ideal,, the path of 'I',, the path of 'Thou',, and the path of 'Thou and I'... According to the first,, all that is,, has been,, or ever will be,, is I myself... In other words,, 'I am,, I was,, and I shall be,, to all eternity.'... According to the second,, 'Thou art,, O Lord,, and all is Thine...' And according to the third,, 'Thou art the Lord,, and I am Thy servant or Thy son.'.. In the perfection of any one of these three,, God is realised."................ Sri Ramakrishna _Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna_ Calcutta: Advaita Ashram, 1997, p. 31

' Awakening From This Dream '...

Just Surrender the False Self (ego), to the Universal Consciousness during Deep Meditation,, and perhaps the Wind of Love,, will allow You to Awaken,, from this Dream of Manifestation .................... Namaste, thomas

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' Is Buddhism, A Religion or A Philosophy ? '...

The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism, a religion or a philosophy?... It does not matter, what you call it.. Buddhism remains what it is,, whatever label you may put on it... The label is immaterial.. Even the label 'Buddhism', which we give to the teachings of the Buddha,, is of little importance.. The name, one gives is inessential.... In the same way, Truth needs no label:.. it is neither Buddhist,, Christian,, Hindu, nor Moslem... It is not the monopoly of anybody.. Sectarian labels are a hindrance, to the independent understanding of Truth,, and they produce harmful prejudices in men's minds. .................... Walpola Rahula

' The One Who Suffers '...

It is often thought that the Buddha's doctrine teaches us that suffering will disappear if one has meditated long enough, or if one sees everything differently. It is not that at all. Suffering isn't going to go away; the one who suffers is going to go away. ..................... Ayya Khema

' The Balance of Mind '...

Equanimity is a perfect,, unshakable balance of mind. ................ Nyanaponika Thera

' My World Was Born '...

Whatever way you put it,, I am here only because my world is here... When I took my first breath,, my world was born with me... When I die,, my world dies with me... In other words,, I wasn't born into a world, that was already here before me,, nor do I live simply as one individual among millions of other individuals,, nor do, I leave everything behind, to live on after me... People live, thinking of themselves, as members of a group or society... However,, this isn't really true... Actually,, I bring my own world into existence,, live it out,, and take it with me when I die..................... Kosho Uchiyama

' Where Help Is Needed '...

A Zen master,, when asked where he would go after he died,, replied,, 'To Hell,, for that's where help is needed most.' ................. Philip Kapleau

' A Power For Good '...

All who act upon their highest motivations, become a power for good... Know that every right thing you do - every good word you say - every positive thought you think - has a good effect. ....................... Peace Pilgrim

' Escaping the Prison of Desires '...

· The Main Problem, of remaining within the prison of reincarnation,, is the Lack of Education, about the Knowledge of Truth and Reality..and the knowledge of Archons,, and their job, of returning you into manifestation, to be used as energy sources,, is rarely spoken of ..................... thomas

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' The Dream We Manifest '...

A Dream, you Dream alone, is only a Dream.. A Dream, you Dream together, is Reality. ..................Yoko Ono

' Success in Life '...

You have succeeded in life, when all you really want, is only what you really need. ...................... Vernon Howard

' The Experience of Love '...

Perhaps the feelings, that we experience, when we are in love, represent a normal state.. Being in love, shows a person, who he should be. .................. Anton Chekhov

' Stronger than Death '...

It is Love,, not Reason,, that is Stronger than Death. ................ Thomas Mann

' Creating Manifestation '...

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind,, and nourish, with repetition, and emotion, will one day become a reality. ................. Earl Nightingale

' Living in the Present '...

While we are living in the present,, we must celebrate life every day,, knowing, that we are becoming history, with every work,, every action,, every deed.. ......................... Mattie Stepanek

' The Quest for Peace '...

Our stories come from our lives, and from the playwright's pen,, the mind of the actor,, the roles we create,, the artistry of life itself, and the quest for peace. ................... Maya Angelou

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' This Is Love '...

Embracing Tao,, you become embraced.. Supple, breathing gently,, you become reborn.. Clearing your vision,, you become clear.. Nurturing your beloved,, you become impartial.. Opening your heart,, you become accepted.. Accepting the World,, you embrace Tao.. Bearing and nurturing,, Creating, but not owning,, Giving without demanding,, Controlling without authority,, This is love.” .................. Laozi, The Teachings of Lao-Tzu: The Tao-Te Ching

' Die Without Loss '...

“If you understand others, you are smart... If you understand yourself, you are illuminated... If you overcome others, you are powerful... If you overcome yourself, you have strength... If you know how to be satisfied, you are rich.. If you can act with vigor, you have a will... If you don't lose your objectives, you can be long-lasting.. If you die without loss, you are eternal.”... ................... Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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' Singing From the Soul '...

What happens is,, when I perform,, I'm somewhere else... I go back in time, and get in touch with who, I really am.. I forget my troubles,, my worries. ................ Etta James

' Face the Impossible '...

The difficult I'll do right now.. The impossible will take a little while. ...................... Billie Holiday

' I Am God , Says Love '...

I am God,, says Love,, for Love, is God, and God is Love,, and this Soul, is God ,by the condition of Love... I am God, by divine nature and this Soul is God, by the condition of Love... Thus, this precious beloved of mine, is taught and guided by me,, without herself,, for she is transformed into me,, and such a perfect one,, says Love,, takes my nourishment. ..................... Marguerite Porete

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' The Ego, Subdued '...

Without humility of heart, all the other virtues by which one runs toward God, seem - and are - absolutely worthless. ................... Angela of Foligno

' The Power of Thought '...

Prayer is powerful!,, It fills the earth with mercy,, it makes the Divine clemency pass, from generation to generation;, right along the course of the centuries, wonderful works have been achieved through prayer. ................... Frances Xavier Cabrini

' Zen Buddhism '...

"If the Western world knows anything about Zen Buddhism,, it is down to the efforts of one remarkable man,, D. T. Suzuki... The 27-year-old Japanese scholar first visited the West in 1897,, and over the course of the next seventy years,, became the world's leading authority on Zen... His radical and penetrating insights, earned him many disciples,, from Carl Gustav Jung, to Allen Ginsberg,, and from Thomas Merton, to John Cage... In Mysticism:,, Christian and Buddhist, Suzuki compares the teachings of the great Christian mystic Meister Eckhart,, with the spiritual wisdom of Shin and Zen Buddhism... By juxtaposing cultures that seem to be radically opposed,, Suzuki raises one of the fundamental questions, of human experience:, at the limits of our understanding,, is there an experience that is universal to all humanity?,, Mysticism:, Christian, and Buddhist, is a book that challenges and inspires;, it will benefit readers of all persuasions, who seek to understand something, of the nature of spiritual life."-------------BOOK JACKET ....."First published 1957 by George Allen and Unwin"--Title page verso

' The Days of Your Life '...

If you plan on being anything less, than you are capable of being,, you will probably be unhappy, all the days of your life. ..................... Abraham Maslow

' You Are The Creator '...

You create your thoughts,, your thoughts create your intentions,, and your intentions, create your reality. ................... Wayne Dyer

' Being Present '...

The more you live in the present moment,, the more, the fear of death disappears. ................... Eckhart Tolle

' The Power of Buddha '...

Buddhas have a strength, which is not of this world... Their strength, is totally of love... Like a rose flower or a dewdrop.. Their strength is very fragile,, vulnerable... Their strength, is the strength of life, not of death... Their power, is not of that which kills;, their power is of that which creates.. Their power is not of violence,, aggression;, their power is that of compassion. ..................... Rajneesh

' The Most Precious Gift '...

The most precious gift, we can offer anyone, is our attention... When mindfulness embraces those we love,, they will bloom like flowers. ........................ Nhat Hanh

' You Are Watching '...

You are the sky... Everything else ,, it’s just the weather. ................. Pema Chodron

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' Looking For An Echo'..... ' Kenny Vance '...

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' Only Love Can Enter Love '...

In the twilight of life,, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success,, but rather on how much,, we have loved. ..................... John of the Cross

' Overwhelming Joy '...

I have abandoned all particular forms of devotion,, all prayer techniques... My only prayer practice, is attention.. I carry on a habitual,, silent,, and secret conversation, with God,, that fills me with overwhelming joy. ................... Brother Lawrence

' Road to Enlightenment '...

It is only by a total death to self,, we can be lost in God. .................... Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

' Testing the Character '...

If you would test the character of anything,, you only need to enquire, whether that thing, leads you to God, or away from God. .................. Watchman Nee

' True Love '...

True love, isn't expressed in passionately whispered words, an intimate kiss, or a embrace;,, before two people are married,, love is expressed in self-control,, patience,, even words left unsaid. .................... Joshua Harris

' The Power of Grace '...

Grace is love, that seeks you out, when you have nothing to give in return... Grace is love, coming at you, that has nothing to do with you... Grace is being loved,, when you are unlovable. ................... Tullian Tchividjian

' Only One Thing, Endures '...

Fame is a vapor,, popularity an accident,, and riches take wings... Only one thing endures, and that is character. ..................... Horace Greeley

' Jesus in the Himalayas:.... The Greatest Story Never Told '...

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' PAIN '...

Pain is a warning device placed by Universal Consciousness, to tell us that something is wrong, and you must correct the problem... this refers to both body and mind... When your thoughts are centered on the Ego (Self-ishness),, then the fruit of this thought will bring pain... When your thoughts are on Self-lessness (non-ego)(Love),, then you will attain the State of Bliss...What you believe is real, is just an illusion that is created by thought...this is the material world... Reality,, is the realization that you and God are One... this state requires no creation,, It is the knowledge that you really exist in a state of Pure Consciousness, that is known by the feeling of Complete Love,, which is Complete Un-Self- Ishness............................namaste, thomas

' The Power of Nothing - Nature of Duality ...... Alan Watts '...

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' The Privilege of Wisdom '...

It is the province of knowledge to speak,, and it is the privilege of wisdom,, to listen. ...................... Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

' Something More Real '...

There is something truer and more real,, than what we can see with the eyes,, and touch with the finger. ..................... Nathaniel Hawthorne

' Simplify '...

Simplify your life.. Don't waste the years struggling, for things that are unimportant.. Don't burden yourself, with possessions.. Keep your needs and wants simple, and enjoy what you have.. Don't destroy your peace of mind, by looking back, worrying about the past... Live in the present... Simplify! .................... Henry David Thoreau

' The Humanitarianism Religion '...

My religion is humanitarianism,, which is the basis, of every religion in the world. ................ Abdul Sattar Edhi

' Be Peaceful and Love Everyone '...

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me.. Even, if there was a gun in my hand, and he was standing in front of me,, I would not shoot him... This is the compassion I have learned from Mohammed,, the prophet of mercy,, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha... This, the legacy of change, I have inherited from Martin Luther King,, Nelson Mandela, and Mohammed Ali Jinnah... This is the philosophy of nonviolence, that I have learned from Gandhi,, Bacha Khan, and Mother Teresa... And this is the forgiveness, that I have learned from my father, and from my mother... This is what my soul is telling me:, be peaceful and love everyone.... ...................... Malala Yousafzai

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' THIS SONG FEELS LIKE A MOVIE ' .... Al Stewart ..... Year of the Cat | Multiple Reaction '...

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' The Pursuit of Money '...

The money you have, gives you freedom;, the money you pursue, enslaves you. ................. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

' True Intelligence '...

Humility, is the beginning of true intelligence. .............. John Calvin

In His Own Image '...

It is not as in the Bible,, that God created man in his own image... But,, on the contrary,, man created God, in his own image. ..................... Ludwig Feuerbach

' The Apocalypse of John '...

Now when, you get something like the Apocalypse of John,, when this avenging God is going to have blood to the bridle bits, for 200 miles,, I think that's venous,, I don't think that's justice,, I don't think that's Jesus,, and I don't think it's the God of Jesus... That's the killer God,, and the trouble with the killer God, is that it justifies us doing the same,, and in fact it invites us, maybe to start with a bit. ..................... John Dominic Crossan

' Why Was Jesus,, Killed ? '...

Jesus was not killed by atheism and anarchy.. He was brought down by law and order,, allied with religion,, which is always a deadly mix... Beware those who claim to know the mind of God,, and who are prepared to use force,, if necessary,, to make others conform... Beware those who cannot tell God's will from their own.. Temple police are always a bad sign.. When chaplains start wearing guns and hanging out at the sheriff's office,, watch out... Someone is about to have no king but Caesar ........................ Barbara Brown Taylor

' Pay Attention to the Signs '...

Pay attention to the things that bring a tear to your eye, or a lump in your throat,, because they are signs, that the holy is drawing near. ................. Frederick Buechner

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' Knowledge Over Ignorance '...

Fortunately,, some are born with spiritual immune systems, that sooner or later give rejection, to the illusory worldview, grafted upon then from birth, through social conditioning... They begin sensing, that something is amiss,, and start looking for answers... Inner knowledge and anomalous outer experiences, show them a side of reality, others are oblivious to,, and so begins the journey of awakening... Each step of the journey, is made by following the heart, instead of the crowd,, and by choosing knowledge, over veils of ignorance. ...................... Henri Bergson

' Words of the Buddha '...

“Ignorance was destroyed… light arose.” — Bhayabherava Sutta (MN 4). The Buddha’s own words for awakening...................................................................................... “A tamed mind brings happiness.” — Dhammapada 35. The restless mind, gentled........................................................................................ “No one can purify another.” — Dhammapada 165. Moral self-responsibility.................................................................................. “…the wise are not affected by praise or blame.” — Dhammapada 81. Steady as a rock in the eight worldly winds........................................................................................... “Contentment the greatest wealth.” — Dhammapada 204. Real riches are being at ease with enough.............................................................................................. “The wise control themselves.” — Dhammapada 80. Self-mastery as a craft.................... Ebuddhism.com

' Quantum Physics and Indian Philosophy '...

After the conversations about Indian philosophy,, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so crazy,, suddenly made much more sense. ..................... Werner Heisenberg (Scientist)

' The Only Source of Knowledge '...

Information is not knowledge.. The only source of knowledge, is experience.. You need experience, to gain wisdom. ................... Albert Einstein

' Everything Connects '...

Whatever you do in life,, if you want to be creative and intelligent,, and develop your brain,, you must do everything, with the awareness that everything,, in some way,, connects to everything else. ................. Leonardo da Vinci

' The Secrets of the Universe '...

If you want to find the secrets of the universe,, think in terms of energy,, frequency, and vibration. ................... Nikola Tesla

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' How does Rumi, describe the inner beast within the human soul? '...

Rumi describes the inner struggle, against the carnal soul—often referred to as the "nafs"—as a central,, arduous warfare, that every seeker must undertake, to reach spiritual liberation... He frames this internal challenge, not as a peripheral issue,, but as the essential battle against ego,, pride,, and sensory lusts,, that keep the human soul tethered to material concerns................... Author unknown

' True buddha-Nature '...

Our true buddha-nature, has no shape.. And the dust of affliction has no form.. How can people use ordinary water, to wash an intangible body?.. It won't work... To clean such a body you have to behold it... Once impurities and filth arise from desire,, they multiply until they cover you inside and out... But if you try to wash this body of yours,, you'll have to scrub until it's nearly gone, before it's clean.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find a buddha, all you have to do is see your nature.. Your nature is the buddha.. And the buddha, is the person who's free:.. free of plans,, free of cares.. If you don't see your nature, and run around all day, looking somewhere else,, you'll never find a buddha... The truth is,, there's nothing to find.. But to reach such an understanding, you need a teacher, and you need to struggle, to make yourself understand.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If, as in a dream,, you see a light brighter than the sun,, your remaining attachments will suddenly come to an end, and the nature of reality will be revealed... Such an occurrence, serves as the basis for enlightenment... But this is something only you know.. You can't explain it to others.................. https://viewonbuddhism.org/

' The Buddha Nature '...

Buddhism, regards all living creatures, as being endowed with the Buddha nature, and the potential to become Buddhas... That's why, Buddhism teaches us to refrain, from killing, and to liberate creatures instead. .................... Hsuan Hua

' The Origin of Wisdom '...

Doubt, is the Origin of Wisdom ............... Rene Descartes

' In the World, but Not of It '...

I had to philosophize. Otherwise, I could not live in this world. ................... Edmund Husserl

' What Is Life ? '...

What is life, but an unpleasant interruption, to a peaceful nonexistence. ............... Jean-Paul Sartre

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' Who Wrote the Vedas? '...

Tradition has it, that humans did not compose the revered compositions of the Vedas,, but that God, taught the Vedic hymns to the sages,, who then handed them down, through generations by word of mouth... Another tradition suggests, that the hymns were "revealed," to the sages,, who were known as the seers or “mantradrasta” of the hymns.. The formal documentation of Vedas, was done mainly by Vyasa Krishna Dwaipayana, around the time of Lord Krishna (c. 1500 BC) ................. from Learnreligions.com

' Understanding Reality '...

“If you use the word Fear, at the same time, you use the word 'LOVE' and 'GOD',, you really don't understand, who YOU are, and who God is” ..................... Syed Sharukh