' The Second Birth '... ' (Enlightenment) '...
Those who believe in the Short Path of sudden attainment,,
such as,
the sectarian following of Ramana Maharshi and the koan-puzzled
intellectuals of Zen Buddhism,, confuse the first flash of insight
which unsettles everything so gloriously with the last flash which
settles everything even more gloriously.. The disciple who wants
something for nothing,, who hopes to get to the goal without being kept
busy with arduous travels to the very end,, will not get it.. He has to
move from one point of view to a higher,, from many a struggle with
weaknesses to their mastery.. Then only,, when he has done by himself
what he should do,, may he cease his efforts,, be still,, and await the
influx of Grace.. Then comes light and the second birth.
........................................................
— Notebooks Category 23: Advanced Contemplation > Chapter 2:
Pitfalls and Limitations > # 65...Paul Brunton
' An Air of Novelty '...
When lies, have been accepted for some time,, the truth always astounds,, with an air of novelty.
.................Clement of Alexandria
' All Frequencies of Source '...
You yourself are even another little world, and have within you, the sun and the moon and also the stars.
............................ Origen
' Divine Consciousness Is Light '...
The light of the Sun, is the pure energy of intellect.
...................... Proclus
' The Name of Human '...
Human beings are members of a whole,,
In creation of one essence and soul..
If one member is afflicted with pain,,
Other members uneasy will remain..
If you have no sympathy for human pain,,
The name of human you cannot retain...............
Saadi (Islamic Poet Mystic)...
' A Subtle Truth '...
This is a subtle truth.. Whatever you love,, you are.
...................... Rumi
' The Challenge of Death '...
Death is a challenge.. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now,, that we love each other.
...................... Leo Buscaglia
' Humility Alone '...
In humility alone lies true greatness,, and knowledge and wisdom are profitable, only in so far as our lives are governed by them.
.................... Nicholas of Cusa
' Spiritual Joys '...
Banish,, therefore,, from thy heart the distractions of earth, and turn thine eyes to spiritual joys,, that thou mayest learn at last to repose in the light of the contemplation of God.
................. Albertus Magnus (Saint)
' The Equation to Violence '...
Ignorance leads to fear,, fear leads to hate,, and hate leads to violence.. This is the equation.
................... Averroes
' The Religion of Love '...
I believe in the religion of Love,, whatever direction its caravans may take,, for Love is my religion and my faith.
.................. Ibn Arabi
' Contemplation '...
The man incapable of contemplation cannot be an artist,, but only a skillful workman.
.................. Ananda Coomaraswamy
' Spiritual Immue Systems '...
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
' Truth and Illusions '...
The masses have never thirsted after truth.. Whoever can supply them with illusions, is easily their master;, whoever attempts to destroy their illusions, is always their victim.
...................... Gustave Le Bon
' Morals and Love '...
With morality, we correct the mistakes of our instincts,, and with love, we correct the mistakes of our morals.
.................. Jose Ortega y Gasset
' Love is your Master '...
When you let love overpower your soul,, your soul overpowers all else.”
............. Hafiz
' The Art of Truth '...
Art should be truth;, and truth,, unadorned,, unsentimentalized,, is beauty.
.................... Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
' Wealth is not Happiness '...
There must be more to life, than having everything.
.................... Maurice Sendak
' I Will Be Present '...
If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember.. You are braver than you believe,, stronger than you seem,, and smarter than you think.. But the most important thing is,, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you.
...................... A. A. Milne
' If You Are Patient '...
If you can wait,, and not be tired by waiting ... if you can dream, and not make dreams your master;, if you can think,, and not make thoughts your aim;, if you can meet with Triumph, and Disaster,, and treat those two impostors, just the same; ... yours is the earth and everything that's in it...
................... Rudyard Kipling
' Happiness '...
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure,, nor this thing nor that, but simply growth,, We are happy when we are growing.
..................... William Butler Yeats
' Essential Emotions '...
The painter must always seek the essence of things,, always represent the essential characteristics and emotions of the person he is painting.
................ Titian (Artist)
' The Unity of Source '...
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 (Artist)
' The Hearts Creation '...
If I create from the heart,, nearly everything works;, if from the head,, almost nothing.
.................. Marc Chagall (Artist)
' The Emotions of Art '...
Art is about emotion;,, if art needs to be explained, it is no longer art.
................ Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Artist)
' The Language of Dreams '...
Color!,, What a deep and mysterious language,, the language of dreams.
................ Paul Gauguin (Artist)
' The Colors of Mind '...
Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature.. It was given to us so that,, we can express our emotions.
................. Henri Matisse (Artist)
' Painting Requires Mystery '...
A painting requires a little mystery,, some vagueness,, and some fantasy.. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain,, you end up boring people.
..................... Edgar Degas (Artist)
' The Cherished Values '...
The values a man must cherish as his life-breath are: Truth,, Righteousness,, Peace,, Love, and Non-Violence.
.................. Sathya Sai Baba
' Fate and Free Will '...
Fate and free will are equally powerful forces,, but I consider free will to be more important,, as it is your free will,, that determines your fate.
................... Vyasa
' Attain the Supreme '...
Do not be proud of wealth,, people,, relations and friends,, or youth... All these are snatched by time, in the blink of an eye.. Giving up this illusory world,,, know and attain the Supreme.
..................... Adi Shankara
' The Power of a Smile '...
Let your smile change the world!.... Never let the world, change your smile!
................. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
' The Search for Happiness '...
Neither happiness nor grief are everlasting in this life - but one of the two is everlasting in the next.. Which one do you want?
...................... Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
' The Roll of Religions '...
Religion is here to unite us.. It's not here to divide us.. If it's dividing us,, it's not God's religion,, it's something else.
.................... Hamza Yusuf
' Self Reliance '...
Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because, even your own shadow leaves you,, when you are in darkness.
.................... Ibn Taymiyyah
' Who You Become '...
The content of your character is your choice.. Day by day,, what you choose,, what you think,, and what you do,, is who you become.
.................... Heraclitus
' The Frequency of Love '...
Your good thoughts,, good words, and good deeds alone, will be your intercessors.. Nothing more will be wanted.. They alone will serve you as a safe pilot to the harbour of Heaven,, as a safe guide to the gates of paradise.
.................... Zoroaster
' Mysticism speaks in the Language of Poetry '...
Poetry is something in-between the dream and its interpretation.
............... Lou Andreas-Salomé
' Be Patient '...
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves,, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue.. Do not now seek the answers,, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them.. And the point is,, to live everything.. Live the questions now.. Perhaps you will then gradually,, without noticing it,, live along some distant day into the answer.
................... Rainer Maria Rilke
' Within You '...
Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary, to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself
................... Hermann Hesse
' Your Values '...
Keep your thoughts positive because, your thoughts become your words.. Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior.. Keep your behavior positive because, your behavior becomes your habits.. Keep your habits positive because, your habits become your values.. Keep your values positive because, your values become your destiny.
............................ Mahatma Gandhi
' Revalue Yourself '...
Change your conception of yourself,,and you will automatically change the world in which you live.. Do not try to change people;, they are only messengers telling you who you are.. Revalue yourself,, and they will confirm the change.
................. Neville Goddard
' The Power Within '...
We have within us,, a power that is greater than anything we shall ever contact in the outer,, a power that can overcome every obstacle in our life and set us safe,, satisfied and at peace,, healed and prosperous,, in a new light,, and in a new life.
................... Ernest Holmes
' Busy Your Mind '...
Busy your mind with the concepts of harmony,, health,, peace,, and good will,, and wonders will happen in your life.
................ Joseph Murphy
' Bad Habits '...
Fear is a habit,, so is self pity,, defeat,, anxiety,, despair,, hopelessness, and resignation.. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves:,, I can and I will.
....................... Napoleon Hill
' Inner Beliefs '...
The outer conditions of a person's life, will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.
.................. James Allen
' The Game of Life '...
The game of life is a game of boomerangs.. Our thoughts,, deeds, and words, return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
................... Florence Scovel Shinn
' Being Superior '...
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men.. True nobility lies in being superior,, to your former self.
................. Ernest Hemingway
' Those that serve Evil '...
Those that set in motion the forces of evil,, cannot always control them afterwards.
............. Charles W. Chesnutt
' The Still Small Voice '...
It is the still,, small voice, that the soul heeds,, not the deafening blasts of doom.
............. William Dean Howells
' One Word '...
A song fluttered down in the form of a dove,,
And it bore me a message,, the one word-Love!
................ Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet)
' Are You Not Waiting ? '...
I'm so tired of waiting,, aren't you,, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?
........................... Langston Hughes
' Finding Yourself '...
Someday,, somewhere - anywhere,, unfailingly,, you'll find yourself,, and that, and only that,, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.
...................... Pablo Neruda
' What Is Music ? '...
What is Music?.. How do you define it?.. Music is a calm moonlit night,, the rustle of leaves in Summer.. Music is the far off peal of bells at dusk!.. Music comes straight from the heart, and talks only to the heart:.. it is Love!.. Music is the Sister of Poetry and her Mother is sorrow!
............... Sergei Rachmaninoff
' No Music without Heart '...
Where the heart does not enter;, there can be no music.
................. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
' Insert the Soul '...
Put all your soul into it,, play the way you feel!
.................... Frederic Chopin
' The Final Aim of Music '...
The aim and final end of all music, should be none other than the glory of God, and the refreshment of the soul.
....................... Johann Sebastian Bach
' The Power of Harmony '...
If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony.
................. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
' Inspiration '...
Inspiration is an awakening,, a quickening of all man's faculties,, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.
...................... Giacomo Puccini
' The Importance of Silence '...
Even in the most beautiful music,, there are some silences,, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence.. Silence is more important than ever,, as life today is full of noise.. We speak a lot about environmental pollution but not enough about noise pollution.
...................... Andrea Bocelli
' Time '...
I recommend you to take care of the minutes,, for the hours, will take care of themselves.
................. Lord Chesterfield
' Entry into Personality '...
Just as,, when we touch a live wire,, the electric force infuses itself into our body,, when we deeply meditate on God, the power of the whole universe, seeks entry into our personality.
.................... Krishnananda Saraswati
' The Right Soil for Silence '...
Meditation is silence.. If you realize that you really know nothing,, then you will be truly meditating.. Such truthfulness is the right soil for silence.. Silence is meditation.
.................. Yogaswami
' Looking Out ,, Not In '...
Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations, without having explored his own labyrinth, of dark passages and secret chambers,, and without finding, what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed.
.................... Stanislaw Lem
' Step Out of Character '...
Sometimes,, you have to step outside of the person you've been, and remember the person you were meant to be.. The person you want to be.. The person you are.
................. H. G. Wells
' Thoughts will Manifest '...
You create your thoughts,, your thoughts create your intentions,, and your intentions create your reality.
................ Wayne Dyer
' Time and Space '...
Love is the time and space where "I",, give myself the right to be extraordinary.
.................... Julia Kristeva
' We Sleep '...
We are asleep.. Our Life is a dream.. But we wake up sometimes,, just enough, to know that we are dreaming.
................... Ludwig Wittgenstein
' Three States of Truth '...
All truth passes through three stages.. First,, it is ridiculed.. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.,
................... Arthur Schopenhauer
' So Much Fear '...
The Greatest fear among the normal human is Death... of their family or friends... It shows the absence of the Knowledge of Reality... We cannot Die... only our Belief in this Teaching is the Whip upon the painful hologram that,, You call You ... You Are Consciousness,, You are the Brain of this Dream... Nightmares become real.. Pain is still painful within Dreams..But, You forget that You are the Dreamer...so much to unlearn from the Masters of Education..(propaganda).. It is not easy to Enter Freedom.. You must give up all Desires... This 'Wish upon a Star',, has become too True... this is your Power over the Dream called Hologram... As the Buddha said "You Become That Which You Think Of All Day "..... Control the mind and You Control Reality................... namaste, thomas
' Ambition can Wait '...
Too lazy to be ambitious,,
I let the world take care of itself..
Ten days’ worth of rice in my bag;,
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace...
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?..
Listening to the night rain on my roof,,
I sit comfortably,, with both legs stretched out..
.............Ryokan
' Unification of Thought '...
Love,, friendship,, and respect,, do not unite people as much as,, common hatred for something.
..................... Anton Chekhov
' The Definition of Insanity '...
Do you know what the definition of insane is?... Yes. It’s the inability to relate to another human being.. It’s the inability to love.
.................. Richard Yates
' The Necessity of Solitude '...
if you wanted to do something absolutely honest, something true, it always turned out to be a thing that had to be done alone.
........................ Richard Yates
' Lost in a Dream '...
I know you can dream your way through an otherwise fine life,, and never wake up,, which is what I almost did.
....................... Richard Ford (writer)
' The Pains of Non-Awareness '...
The main emotion of the adult American, who has had all the advantages of wealth,, education,, and culture is,, disappointment.
..................... John Cheever (writer)
' The Compromise of Life '...
Living is a compromise,, between doing what you want, and doing what other people want.
.................. John Updike
' The Mask of Virtue '...
Villainy wears many masks;, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.
....................... Washington Irving
' Universal Responsibility '...
Today,, more than ever before,, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility,, not only nation to nation and human to human,, but also human to other forms of life.
....................... Dalai Lama
' A Sincere Affection '...
Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection;, nothing is lost that is born of the heart.
........................ Basil Rathbone
' The Most Dangerous Condition '...
The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is,, when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual.. Is that not exactly the condition of the world today?
.................. Arthur Conan Doyle
' A Secret of Life '...
One of the secrets of life is, that all that is really worth the doing, is what we do for others.
.................... Lewis Carroll
' Be Good '...
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
................. Charles Dickens
' What Is Worth ? '...
If a thing is worth doing,, it is worth doing well.. If it is worth having,, it is worth waiting for.. If it is worth attaining,, it is worth fighting for.. If it is worth experiencing,, it is worth putting aside time for.
..................... Oscar Wilde
' Actions of Love '...
Our culture says that feelings of love are the basis for actions of love.. And of course that can be true.. But it is truer to say that actions of love can lead consistently to feelings of love.
......................... Timothy Keller
' You call it Fate '...
Until you make the unconscious conscious,, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.
................. Carl Jung ( Psychiatrist)
' Penetrate the Mystery of Origin '...
Don't become a mere recorder of facts,, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin.
....................... Ivan Pavlov (Physiologist)
' Invisible Frequencies '...
I am proud to be a Christian.. I believe not only as a Christian,, but as a scientist as well.. A wireless device can deliver a message through the wilderness.. In prayer the human spirit can send invisible waves to eternity,, waves that achieve their goal in front of God.
.................. Guglielmo Marconi (inventor of radio)
' 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 (Creator of Modern World)
' Light versus Darkness '...
Darkness cannot drive out darkness;, only light can do that.. Hate cannot drive out hate;, only love can do that.
.................. Martin Luther King, Jr. ( follower of Mahatma Gandhi)
' Speak from the Heart '...
People hear you on the level you speak to them from.. Speak from your heart,, and they will hear with theirs.
.................... Marianne Williamson
' Inner Guidance '...
Every time you don't follow your inner guidance,, you feel a loss of energy,, loss of power,, a sense of spiritual deadness.
.................... Shakti Gawain
' The Answer to All Questions '...
The Answer to All of your Questions can Be Found through the 'Consciousness Experience' called Enlightenment .. But, this is only found by the 'Truly Humble'.... this means the Surrender of the Belief that We are the Characters that We call Ego... This Truth has been found by the millions of Mystics throughout History....... this process is best attempted during 'Deep Meditation'............ Why not give It a Try ?....................... thomas
' The Humble Heart '...
Without humility of heart,, all the other virtues by which one runs toward God seem - and are - absolutely worthless.
...................... Angela of Foligno
' Lost in Love '...
The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love.. Therefore,, it can never find rest nor happiness in other things.. It must lose itself in love.. By its very nature it must seek God,, who is love.
....................... Mechthild of Magdeburg
' The Divine Truth '...
When love has carried us above all things ... we receive in peace the Incomprehensible Light,, enfolding us and penetrating us.. What is this Light,, if it be not a contemplation of the Infinite,, and an intuition of Eternity?,, We behold that which we are,, and we are that which we behold;, because our being,, without losing anything of its own personality,, is united with the Divine Truth..
.................... John of Ruysbroeck
' The Fullness of Joy '...
The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything..
God is the ground,, the substance,,
the teaching,, the teacher,,
the purpose,, and the reward for which every soul labors..
...................... Julian of Norwich
' Remain Brave and Strong '...
Even in a world that's being shipwrecked,, remain brave and strong.
................... Hildegard of Bingen
' The Pain of Jealousy '...
Don't waste your time on jealousy.. Sometimes you're ahead,, sometimes you're behind., The race is long,, and in the end,, it's only with yourself
....................... Baz Luhrmann
' Turn a Life Around '...
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,, a smile, a kind word,, a listening ear,, an honest compliment,, or the smallest act of caring,, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
..................... Leo Buscaglia
' Belief After Investigation '...
To believe straight away is foolishness,, to believe after having seen clearly is good sense.. That is the Buddhist policy in belief;, not to believe stupidly,, or to rely only on people,, textbooks,, conjecture,, reasoning,, or whatever the majority believes,, but rather to believe what we see clearly for ourselves to be the case.. This is how it is in Buddhism.
....................... Buddhadasa
' Mindfulness is Constant Awareness '...
The whole path of mindfulness is this: Whatever you are doing,, be aware of it.
....................Dipa Ma
' Open Minded '...
The mind of an enlightened human being is flexible and adaptable.. The mind of the ignorant person is conditioned and fixed.
.................... Ajahn Sumedho
' Mindfulness '...
Mindfulness,, though so highly praised and capable of such great achievements,, is not at all a "mystical" state,, beyond the ken and reach of the average person.. It is,, on the contrary,, something quite simple and common,, and very familiar to us.
........................ Nyanaponika Thera
' Preconceived Ideas '...
We never get upset over what happens.. Never.. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen,, what we want to happen.. When our preference clashes with the reality,, we get hurt.. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen.. You are then at peace whatever happens.
........................ Vernon Howard
' Do Something Great '...
I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail,, than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
...................... Robert H. Schuller
' The Only Reality '...
NOW is the only reality.. All else is either memory or imagination.
.................. Rajneesh
' Touching the Soul '...
Gratitude, is one of the most effective ways of getting in touch, with your soul.
...................... Deepak Chopra
' When Thoughts Arise '...
“When thoughts arise,, then do all things arise.. When thoughts vanish,, then do all things vanish.” .............. Huang Po
' Consciousness '...
We see things in this material world,, wherein our bodies dwell,, only because our mind through its attention lives in another world,, only because it contemplates the beauties of the archetypal and intelligible world which Reason contains.
.................. Nicolas Malebranche
' The Highest Endeavor '...
The highest endeavor of the mind,, and the highest virtue,, it to understand things by intuition.
.................. Baruch Spinoza
' The Wise Are Happy '...
Few things are needful to make the wise man happy,, but nothing satisfies the fool;, - and this is the reason why so many of mankind are miserable.
....................... Francois de La Rochefoucauld
' Building Soul Strength '...
Lord,, help me to live this day,, quietly,, easily.. To lean upon Thy great strength,, trustfully,, restfully.. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will,, patiently,, serenely.. To meet others,, peacefully,, joyously.. To face tomorrow,, confidently,, courageously.
................. Saint Francis of Assisi
' A Grave Sin '...
Taking away the peace of a people,, committing every act of violence,, or consenting to such acts,, especially when directed against the weakest and defenseless,, is a profoundly grave sin against God.
................... Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
' Watching the Mind '...
Thoughts are like airplanes flying in the air.. If you ignore them,, there is no problem.. If you pay attention to them,, you create an airport inside your head, and permit them to land!
.................... Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
' From Greed to Gratitude '...
Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward, and learning to enjoy whatever life has, and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.
....................... Saint John Chrysostom
' Be the First to Love '...
A person who asks love of others,, but does not himself give it,, cannot be loved.. Always be the first to give love, and it shall be given to you.. As long as you do not give your heart first,, you will be far from love.
...................... Peter Deunov
' Educate in Love '...
Receive the children in reverence,, educate them in love,, and send them forth in freedom.
............... Rudolf Steiner
' The Door is There '...
In oneself lies the whole world, and if you know how to look and learn,, the door is there, and the key is in your hand.. Nobody on earth can give you either the key, or the door to open,, except yourself.
....................... Jiddu Krishnamurti
' One Moment '...
No matter how long your journey appears to be,, there is never more than this: one step,, one breath,, one moment... Now.
................... Eckhart Tolle
' 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
' The Body is a Mirror '...
The body,, like everything else in life,, is a mirror of our inner thoughts and beliefs.. Every cell within your body, responds to every single thought you think,, and every word you speak.
...................... Louise Hay
' Here and Now '...
Do not wait for life.. Do not long for it.. Be aware,, always and at every moment,, that the miracle is in the here and now.
......................... Marcel Proust
' Losing the Ego '...
You cannot swim for new horizons until, you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
......................... William Faulkner
' Love Your Character '...
Associate with the noblest people you can find;, read the best books;, live with the mighty;, but learn to be happy alone.
....................... Saul Bellow
' The True Life '...
The true life is not reducible to words spoken or written,, not by anyone,, ever... The true life takes place, when we're alone,, thinking,, feeling,, lost in memory,, dreamingly self-aware,, the submicroscopic moments.
...................... Don DeLillo
' The Freedom of Truth '...
The truth will set you free.. But not until it is finished with you.
.................... David Foster Wallace
' Overcoming Fear '...
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,, but the triumph over it.. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,, but he who conquers that fear.
.................. Nelson Mandela
' The Key To Happiness '...
Success is not the key to happiness.. Happiness is the key to success.. If you love what you are doing,, you will be successful.
................... Albert Schweitzer
' The Senses of Divinity '...
Listen with ears of tolerance!... See through the eyes of compassion!.. Speak with the language of love
............... Rumi
' Therapeutic Goals '...
The most comprehensive formulation of therapeutic goals,, is the striving for wholeheartedness,, to be without pretense,, to be emotionally sincere,, to be able to put the whole of oneself into one's feelings,, one's work,, one's beliefs.
.................... Karen Horney (Psychoanalyst)
' Practicing Love '...
Love isn't something natural.. Rather it requires discipline,, concentration,, patience,, faith,, and the overcoming of narcissism... It isn't a feeling,, it is a practice.
................... Erich Fromm
' The Power of Mind '...
We choose not randomly each other.. We meet only those, who already exists in our subconscious.
................... Sigmund Freud
' The Experience of Life '...
I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life,, as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
.................... Joseph Campbell
' Comedy '...
Humor is by far the most significant activity, of the human brain.
..................... Edward de Bono
' The Akashic Records '...
These are Consciousness Memories of the Actors in the Plays ,, of stories of the egoic-attachment and what is learned from from the State of Duality from Source and Reality.... Although,, Levi was finally able to find the Akashic Records for Jesus of Nazareth because His Real Hebrew Name Was ,, Yeshua Ben Yosef.... often called Issa by the Buddhist Monks ... They are The Diary of a Soul...as All of us Actors in this Play Are.... But,, We are Beyond Diaries and Plays... Once, the Actor (ego) is removed ,, The Akashic Record is meaningless ,, except for those of us that want to find the same road as those, that Found Freedom... The Mystics' are always killed to prevent the prisioners within the Material Matter of Mental and Physical Pain ,, to Escape from this Captivity of Divine Consciousness,,, called Human Egoic Desire ...................... thomas
' What Is The Self ? '...
Q: … If I try to generate this feeling ‘I am the Self’’ it will not be the real thing. It will be just another idea in the mind. Can thinking about this idea really help me?.........................................
AS: When I say,, ‘Meditate on the Self’, I am asking you to be the Self,, not think about it.. Be aware of what remains when thoughts stop.. Be aware of the consciousness that is the origin of all your thoughts.. Be that consciousness.. Feel that this is what you really are.. If you do this you are meditating on the Self.. But if you cannot stabilize in that consciousness because your vasanas are too strong and too active,, it is beneficial to hold onto the thought,, ‘I am the Self;, I am everything.’............. If you meditate in this way you will not be cooperating with the vasanas that are blocking your Self-awareness.......... If you don’t cooperate with them,, sooner or later they are bound to leave you...............
If this method doesn’t appeal to you,, then just watch the mind with full attention...... Whenever the mind wanders,,, become aware of it.... See how thoughts connect with each other,,, and watch how this ghost called mind,,, catches hold of all your thoughts,,, saying,’,,, This is my thought........ ‘ Watch the ways of the mind without identifying with them in any way........ If you give your mind your full,,, detached attention,,, you begin to understand the futility of all mental activities...... Watch the mind wandering here and there,,,, seeking out useless and unnecessary things or ideas,,,, which will ultimately only create misery for itself.....Watching the mind gives us a knowledge of its inner processes..... It gives us an incentive to stay detached from all our thoughts.... Ultimately,,, if we try hard enough,,, it gives us the ability to remain as consciousness,,, unaffected by transient thoughts............
................. ‘Living by the Words of Bhagavan’, p. 283 ................... thanks to Naan Nan
' The Mind Must Die '...
"The mind must die,, not the body.
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The body may die a thousand deaths;, the atma [soul] is there,, alive.
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It never dies.
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Even when body and mind both are dead in the Realization state,
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the atma is there living forever."
.....................Meher Baba
in Bhau Kalchuri
Lord Meher: The Biography of Avatar of the Age Meher Baba
Myrtle Beach, SC: MANifestation, 1st., ed., , Vol. 4, p. 1191
Online Revised Edition, p. 693
' Quotes from Gautama the Buddha '...
5.“Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.”
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6. “May all beings have happy minds.”
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7. “Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!”
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8. “Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.”
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9. “Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.”
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10. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
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11. “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
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12. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.”
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13. “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”............................... from parade
' The Seat of Power '...
At the end of the day,, the position is just a position,, a title is just a title,, and those things come and go.. It's really your essence and your values, that are important.
........................... Queen Rania of Jordan
' Birds of a Feather '...
Show me the man you honor,, and I will know what kind of man,, you are.
.................... Thomas Carlyle
' Solitude '...
Solitude,, though it may be silent as light,, is like light,, the mightiest of agencies;, for solitude is essential to man.. All men come into this world alone, and leave it alone.
...................... Thomas de Quincey
' Two Worlds '...
There are two worlds:.. The world that we can measure with line and rule,, and the world, we feel with our hearts and imaginations.
....................... Leigh Hunt
' The Hug of Love '...
Sometimes it's better to put love into hugs, than, to put it into words.. Soul meets soul, on lovers' lips.
......................... Percy Bysshe Shelley
' Harm No One '...
So Long as we do not harm others we should be free to think,, speak,, act,, and live, as we see fit,, without molestation from individuals,, law,, or government ...
..................... John Stuart Mill
' The Most Precious Possession '...
The most precious of all possessions is,, power over ourselves.
.................. John Locke
' Who Controls You ? '...
If you want to know who controls you,, look at who, you are not allowed to criticize.
................... Voltaire
' Two Histories '...
There are two histories ... official history, lying,, and then secret history,, where you find the real causes of events.
................. Honore de Balzac
' Real Wisdom '...
Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything,, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary,, which are less necessary,, and which are completely unnecessary to know.
................ Leo Tolstoy
' Leave Duality '...
The force that is running inside you, is the same force running the solar system... the moment you relax from the 'I',, the 'other', will disappear... you become 'one' with the truth.
...................... Swami Nithyananda
' True Self-Analysis '...
Millions of people never analyze themselves.. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment,, preoccupied with breakfast,, lunch,, and dinner,, working and sleeping,, and going here and there to be entertained.. They don't know what or why they are seeking,, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction.. By evading self-analysis,, people go on being robots,, conditioned by their environment.. True self-analysis is,, the greatest art of progress.
.......................... Paramahansa Yogananda
' What Is Love ? '...
Love is seeing God, in the person next to us,, and meditation, is seeing God within us.
...................... Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
' Watching 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
' Finding Peace '...
If you do not find peace within,, you will not find it anywhere else.. The Goal of Life, is the attainment of Peace, and not the achievement of power,, name,, fame, and wealth.
....................... Sivananda
' Divine Happiness '...
Divine happiness,, even the tiniest particle of a grain of it,, never leaves one again; and when one attains to the essence of things and finds one's Self,,this is supreme happiness.. When it is found,, nothing else remains to be found;, the sense of want will not awaken anymore,, and the heart's torment will be stilled forever.. Do not be satisfied with fragmentary happiness,, which is invariably interrupted by shocks and blows of fate;, but become complete,, and having attained to perfection,,, be YOURSELF.
.................... Anandamayi Ma
' Freedom From Fear '...
Once you realize that the world is your own projection,, you are free of it.. You need not free yourself of a world that does not exist,, except in your own imagination!,, However is the picture,, beautiful or ugly,, you are painting it, and you are not bound by it.. Realize that there is nobody to force it on you,, that it is due to the habit of taking the imaginary to be real.. See the imaginary as imaginary,,, and be free of fear.
.................. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
' The Mystery of Existence '...
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive,, but in finding something,, to live for.
.................... Fyodor Dostoevsky
' Your Mind '...
Your mind will give back to you, exactly what you put into it.
................. James Joyce
' Being Yourself '...
To be yourself, in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else, is the greatest accomplishment.
...................... Ralph Waldo Emerson
' The Real Self '...
It's the beauty within us,, that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us.. The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
.................... Henry David Thoreau
' The Bitter Tears '...
The bitterest tears shed over graves, are for words left unsaid,, and deeds left undone.
.................... Harriet Beecher Stowe
' The Best of Now '...
No longer forward or behind I look in hope or fear,, But grateful,, take the good I find,, The best of now and here.
...................... John Greenleaf Whittier
' Nothing but Love, itself '...
When we stop fighting with ourselves,, we aren't creating anymore conflict in our mind...
Then our mind can for the first time, relax and be still...
Then for the first time, our consciousness can become whole and unfragmented...
Then total attention can be given to all of our thoughts and feelings.. And then there will be found a gentleness, and a goodness in us that can embrace all, that has been given in the world..
Then a deep love for everything will be the result of this deep attention..
For this total attention,,
this soft and pure consciousness that we are,,
is nothing but Love itself............Jiddu Krishnamurti
' Prince Ravanna of Orissa, India, brings Jesus to India '...
Prince Ravanna sees Jesus in the temple and is captivated....
Hillel tells him about the boy and Ravanna gives a feast in his honor....
Ravanna becomes a patron of Jesus and takes him to India to study the Brahmic religion....
Hillel said that we call this child the Day Star from on high,, for he has come to bring to men a light,, the light of life,, to lighten up the way of men, and to redeem his people,, Israel....
Ravanna brought Jesus to Orissa,India,, and the Brahmic priests were glad to welcome home the prince,, and with favor,, they received the Jewish boy....
And Jesus was accepted in the temple,, Jagannath,, and here learned the Vedas and the Manic Laws....
The Brahmic masters wondered at the clear conceptions of the child,,
and often were amazed when he explained to them the meaning of the laws...
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The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi
' Hide and Seek '...
You are Divine Consciousness,, so the only one leaving you hanging is, your own false belief that You are a separate entity called ego..
Everyday,, You choose to awaken as this egoic consciousness,, and sometimes when you feel the energy of Love,, for a short time,, You awaken as Divine Consciousness....
It is the ego that keeps you in the prison of your mind,, not God...
You are God,, playing this game of 'hide and seek'...
You hide within the non-love state called ego,, and then, You seek the love consciousness, called non-ego..
This state of non-ego Consciousness is called Divine Consciousness...Otherwise Known As Love ................
namaste, thomas
' True Nature '...
"From the unknown past,,
being conditioned by their own deeds
and deluded by two fundamental misconceptions,,
people have wandered about in ignorance............
First,,
they believed that the discriminating mind,,
which lies at the root of this life of birth and death,,
was their real nature;,
and,, second,,
they did not know that,,
hidden behind the discriminating mind,,
they possessed a pure mind of Enlightenment,,
which is their True Nature."................
– THE TEACHING OF BUDDHA
BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI 1994
' The Ego Creeps In '..
Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves,, about themselves.. They cannot talk about themselves,, without embellishing.
................... Akira Kurosawa
' The Happiest Human '...
He is happiest,, be he king or peasant,, who finds peace in his home.
................... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
' The mind is the false self '...
Only the one who has made his mind die,, is truly born.
................. Ramana Maharshi…
' The Purpose of Propaganda '...
The propagandist's purpose is, to make one set of people forget, that certain other sets of people,, are human.
........................ Aldous Huxley
' Reputation '...
A reputation for a thousand years,, may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.
.................... Ernest Bramah
' Necessity is the Mother of Invention '...
Before all masters,, necessity is the one most listened to,, and who teaches the best.
................. Jules Verne
' Six Honest Men '...
I keep six honest serving men, (they taught me all i knew);, Theirs names are What, and Why, and When, And How, And Where, and Who.
..................... Rudyard Kipling
' Mind Control '...
I was educated once ... it took me years to get over it.
................ Mark Twain
' Our Subconscious Mind '...
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind, and nourish with repetition and emotion, will one day become a reality.
................... Earl Nightingale
' One Circle Again '...
Upon suffering beyond suffering:.. the Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world.. A world filled with broken promises,, selfishness, and separations.. A world longing for light again.. I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life,, and the whole Earth will become one circle again.
................. Chief Crazy Horse
' Important Conversation '...
It's a very important thing,, to learn to talk to people, you disagree with.
................. Pete Seeger
'The Real Event Within Woodstock '...
Woodstock was not about sex,, drugs,, and rock and roll.. It was about spirituality,, about love, ,about sharing,, about helping each other,, living in peace and harmony.
................... Richie Havens
' Negative Thoughts '...
People try so hard to let go of their negative behaviors and thoughts,, and it doesn't work,, or it works only for a short time.. I didn't let go of my negative thoughts;, I questioned them,, and then they let go of me,, and so did my addictions and depression..
........................ Byron Katie
' The Gifts of Caring '...
The gifts of caring,, attention,, affection,, appreciation,, and love,, are some of the most precious gifts you can give,, and they don't cost you anything.
....................... Deepak Chopra
' Every Thought '...
Every thought you have has an energy,, that will either strengthen or weaken you.
...................... Wayne Dyer
' NOW '...
No matter how long your journey appears to be,, there is never more than this:,, one step,, one breath,, one moment... Now.
................... Eckhart Tolle
' Attitude '...
Nothing has changed but my attitude,, therefore,, everything has changed.
...................... Anthony de Mello
' What is Sacred ? '...
We use this word constantly,, but, what does it mean?... Sacred is something that
is Holy.. What is Holy?.. Holy means Love.. What is Love?,, Love is Non-ego..
Love is non-separation.. Love is caring about others more that you care about
your self.. What does non-ego have to do with Sacred?.. Sacred is Devine
Consciousness.. Sacred is Us.. Sacred is Reality.. Sacred is All.. There is
Nothing that is not Sacred.. The belief in the ego is preventing us from Knowing
that We are Sacred.. Become Sacred.. Become Real.. Become Your
Self..................namaste, thomas
' Abiding Within '...
As fragrance abides in the flower,,
As reflection is within the mirror,,
So does your Lord abide within you,,
Why search for him without?..
.................. Guru Nanak
' You Are Perfected '...
When nothing upsets you,, you are at the beginning of the path.. When you desire nothing,, you are halfway on the path;, when nothing becomes everything,, you are perfected.
......................... Meher Baba
' Discover Yourself '...
Discover yourself,, otherwise, you have to depend on other people's opinions,, who don't know themselves.
..................... Rajneesh
' What is a Saint ? '...
A saint, is a sinner, who never gave up.
.................. Paramahansa Yogananda
' The Beautiful Moments '...
The most beautiful moments in life, are moments when you are expressing your joy,, not when you are seeking it.
...................... Jaggi Vasudev
' Adversity '...
Good actions are a guard, against the blows of adversity.
................... Abu Bakr
' Observation '...
If you make a serious effort to observe yourself,, you will realise that
ordinarily,, whatever you do,, whatever you think,, whatever you feel,, you do not
remember yourself... You do
not realise that you are present,, that you are here.
...............P. D. Ouspensky
' 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
' Your Responsibility '...
Once you realize that all happens by itself..
you remain as witness only,, understanding and enjoying,, but not perturbed..
You are responsible only for what you can change..
All you can change is only your attitude,, your reaction..
There lies your responsibility..
...................... Nisargadatta Maharaj
' Positive Thoughts '...
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones,, you'll start having positive results.
.................... Willie Nelson
' A Mission in Life '...
My mission in life is not merely to survive,, but to thrive;, and to do so with some passion,, some compassion,, some humor,, and some style..
........................ Maya Angelou
' Three Types of People '...
Weak people revenge.. Strong people forgive.. Intelligent People Ignore.
................... Albert Einstein
' Perhaps Happiness Is This '...
Maybe happiness is this:,, not feeling like you should be elsewhere,, doing something else,, being someone else.
................ Isaac Asimov
' Realization of True Self '...
It is not the accumulation of extraneous knowledge,, but the realization of the self within,, that constitutes true progress.
................... Okakura Kakuzo
' Consciousness '...
Before the world was,, consciousness was...
In consciousness it comes into being,, in consciousness it lasts and into pure consciousness it dissolves...
At the root of everything,, is the feeling 'I am'...
The state of mind:...
'there is a world' is secondary,, for to be,, I do not need the world,, the world needs me................
Nisargadatta Maharaj
' The Pain of Anger '...
“You will not be punished for your anger;, you will be punished by your anger..” – Attributed to the Buddha....
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Whether the Buddha spoke these exact words or not,, the spirit of this teaching is deeply aligned with Buddhist psychology..
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Anger doesn’t just hurt the person it’s directed at .. it poisons the one who holds onto it..
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When we’re angry,, our inner peace is the first casualty.. The mind becomes clouded.. The heart closes.. We say and do things we regret.. But when we recognize anger as a passing mental state — not who we are — we can meet it with mindfulness..
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What if you didn’t fight anger,, but saw through it?.. What if you chose peace instead?..
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The practice of metta (loving-kindness) and vipassana (insight) helps us observe emotions without clinging.. And in that awareness,, something extraordinary happens:... peace returns....................... from Buddhismway.org
' Controling the Mind '...
“One who has control over the mind, is a person of steady wisdom.” ............... Bhagavad Gita
' Music Survives Everything '...
Music survives everything,, and like God,, it is always present.. It needs no help,, and suffers no hindrance.
................... Eric Clapton
' Be Yourself '...
You have to be yourself.. Stay true to who and what you are.. And if people still like you,, that's great!.... If they don't,, that's their problem.
.................... Sting
' Helping Others '...
Help others achieve their dreams, and you will achieve yours.
.................. Les Brown
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