' The Teacher '...
Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price.
............................. Victor Hugo
' The Mystery of Existence '...
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
.......................... Fyodor Dostoevsky
' Be my Friend '...
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
...................... Albert Camus
' New Eyes '...
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
......................... Marcel Proust
' Ram Tzu Speaks '...
Ram Tzu knows this
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The fear never leaves you.
It is part of you
As tied to your center as your breath.
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Touch it,
Stroke it
Get to know it well.
As long as you are
It will be with you.
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You scream
You shout
You rage
You want quit of it.
You push it away with all your strength.
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But hear this;
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It thrives on all this exercise
You give it.
It gets stronger when
You give it something to push against.
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Left alone it will wither and die.
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But you know you can not leave it alone.
You must always fight the fear.
It is your nature to always fight.
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Yet sometimes there is Grace
You disappear into it
And there is no longer a battle.
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The warrior is gone.
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''''''''''''' Ram Tzu
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No Way for the Spiritually "Advanced"
Ram Tzu
Advaita Press, 1990
' Understanding Self '...
The problem lies within the definitions of self and non-self..
The first Reality is to acknowldge that You are not the false self called ego
and that You are actually Divine Consciousness..
This is called Enlightenment and requires the surrender of egoic consciousness..
This is our natural state and contains no ego but does contain 'Personality'..
This 'Personality' is called God and is the source of manifestation..
This 'Personality' is Us..
The Final Reality is the state of Nothingness or what is called 'Pure
Awareness'..
This is the Void of non-ego and non-Personality..
This is the place that some are speaking of..
This place is rarely achieved by humans while in the manifestations..
It is easier to surrender the 'Personality' of Divine Consciousness while within
the state of 'Divine Consciousness'..
This is the "Crucifixion of Self"..
The Ending of Separation..
Complete Freedom of Non-existence..................
namaste, thomas
' This Impresses Men '...
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
............................ Thucydides
' Mind or Matter '...
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
.......................... Cato the Elder
' The Duality of Justice '...
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
............................... Juvenal
' Above the Ego '...
Give up wanting to deserve any thanks from anyone, or thinking anybody can be grateful.
................................ Catullus
' The Greatest Wealth '...
The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.
...................... Lucretius
' Reading Literature '...
Through reading literature we can make ghosts speak to us, and we can speak back to them.
.......................... Stephen Greenblatt
' Our Responsibility '...
Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.
............................ Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
'The Power of Silence '...
“Silence is a source of Great Strength.”
“To a mind that is still,, the whole universe surrenders.”
“Those who know do not speak.. Those who speak do not know.”
“Be still.. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity”
........................Lao Tzu
' Set your life on Fire '...
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire.
........................... Rumi
' Science and Wisdom '...
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
..................... Immanuel Kant
' Injustice '...
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.
.............................. Voltaire
' The Face of God '...
When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.
...................... Walt Whitman
' Past and Future '...
Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
................................ Oscar Wilde
' True to Self '...
If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.
...................... William Shakespeare
' Honor '...
I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.
............................ Pierre Corneille
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