' You Have No Choice '...
“You have no choice.. You must leave your ego on the doorstep,, before you enter love.”
................ Kamand Kojouri
' Peace is Present, in the Moment '...
“Peace Is Present, Right Here and Now” ............ Thich Nhat Hanh
' Nothing Exists '...
Nothing exists,, except atoms and empty space;, everything else, is opinion.
.................... Democritus
' Four Obstacles to Truth '...
There are four chief obstacles in grasping truth ... namely,, submission to faulty and unworthy authority,, influence of custom,, popular prejudice,, and the concealment of our own ignorance, accompanied by an ostentatious display, of our knowledge.
..................... Roger Bacon
' Health and Healing '...
All that man needs for health and healing,, has been provided by God in nature,, the Challenge of science, is to find it.
....................... Paracelsus
' How can he be so funky??... Dr JOHN .... ' Right place wrong time ' REACTION .... First time hearing '...
https://youtu.be/dbjXOe7bdn4?si=LsP_rigOSkvlNVow&t=1
' The Supreme Eternal Self '...
A particle of Its bliss, supplies the bliss, of the whole universe... Everything, becomes enlightened in Its light.. All else appears, worthless, after a sight of that essence... I am indeed, of this Supreme Eternal Self................ Vijnanananka
' Nothing Is Impossible '...
When there is harmony, between the mind,, heart,, and resolution,, then nothing is impossible................ Rig Veda
' A Spiritual Desire '...
Just as a candle, cannot burn without fire,, men cannot live, without a spiritual life.
.................. Gautama the Buddha
' Fall in Love, with the Heart Consciousness '...
You can search throughout the entire universe, for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection, than you are yourself,, and that person, is not to be found anywhere... You, yourself,, as much as anybody, in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
................... Gautama the Buddha
' Love has no Name '...
What kind of world, does one see, when one experiences it, from the point of view, of two and not one?... What is the world like, when it is experienced,, developed, and lived, from the point of view of difference, and not identity?... That is what I believe,' love to be.
................. Alain Badiou
' The Greatest Revolution '...
The greatest revolution, of our generation, is the discovery, that human beings,, by changing the inner attitudes, of their minds,, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
............... William James
' The Art of Deception '...
Ours is a problem, in which deception, has become organized and strong;, where truth is poisoned at its source;, one in which the skill of the shrewdest brains, is devoted to misleading a bewildered people.
...................... Walter Lippmann
' Saint Francis of Assisi ' ... Spiritual Mystic '...
Saint Francis of Assisi — The Lover of God in All Creation
Mysticism of simplicity and joy
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Though not a scholar or theologian, Saint Francis (1181–1226) was a mystic of the heart — one who saw God in the wind, the sun, and every living creature. His prayer was spontaneous, tender, and overflowing with joy.
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Francis’s mystical union with Christ reached its peak when he received the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, on Mount La Verna. Yet his true mysticism was not in visions but in his complete poverty of spirit — his ability to love with pure simplicity.
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He teaches us that true prayer opens the eyes of the heart to see God everywhere, even in the smallest of His creatures.......... from christianway.net
' Self-Awareness '...
“Self-awareness,, is the first step to transformation;, know yourself.”............ Gautama the buddha
' Beyond Mental Pain '...
“Forgiveness is Liberation;, Release the Burdens of the Past.” ............... Gautama the Buddha
' The Power of Belief '...
It's not miracles, that generate faith,, but faith, that generates miracles.
.................. Fyodor Dostoevsky
' Life and Love '...
And suddenly, all your troubles melt away,, all your worries are gone,, and it is for no reason, other than the look, in your partner's eyes... Yes,, sometimes life and love, really is that simple.
.................. William Wordsworth
' The Prison of Duality '...
There is nothing so confining,, as the prisons of our own perceptions.
.................. William Shakespeare
' The Frequency of Love '...
I was an agnostic, until I realized, that I had to choose between God and fate... The idea that, humanity and nature, are the result of fate, was not convincing at all... I find the presence of God everywhere.
............... Andrea Bocelli
' “No Vuelvas a Buscarme” ... Spanish Soul Blues ... Alma en Llamas '...
https://youtu.be/b2K13aF-3Mk?si=wTMwz39TklnN22je
' The Location of Source '...
“Why do you need a Specific Location,, for which, has no Location, or can be Located,, Look Within.”
................. Syed Sharukh
' My Beautiful Daughter '...
“My beautiful daughter,, you did what the mystics have been preaching for thousands of years... You dived head-first into love.. It doesn’t matter what his intentions were... Yours, were pure, because you are the embodiment of love.”
................... Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish
' The Importance of Meditation '...
Meditation brings wisdom;,
lack of meditation,
leaves ignorance...
Know well what leads you forward, and what hold you back,, and choose the path, that leads to wisdom................. Gautama the Buddha
' The Blissful Existence '...
Should a person do good,, let him do it again and again... Let him find pleasure therein,, for blissful, is the accumulation of good. .................... Gautama the Buddha
' True Friendship '...
Love people enough, to tell them the truth,, and respect them enough,, to trust, that they can handle it...........
Iyanla Vanzant
' The Relaxed Mind Consciousness '...
The more relaxed you are,, the better you are at everything:, the better you are, with your loved ones,, the better you are, with your enemies,, the better you are, at your job,, the better you are with yourself...
................ Bill Murray
' The Source of Love Consciousness '...
God never ends anything on a negative;, God always ends on a positive.
............. Edwin Louis Cole
' This Scientist from CERN ,,, Proves Reality Isn’t Physical ' …
https://youtu.be/7qBKIKgbcPw?si=ZBgjShgBEUxiXWh5
' Why the Founders of Quantum Mechanics ' ,,, ' All Turned to Ancient India '...
https://youtu.be/cjshhV3mbtU?si=k4mEu5HzHQj8FzJy
' THE JESUS PRAYER ' ..... Its Origination and Practice Throughout History '...
https://youtu.be/LlzsxjCDpKM?si=_Fge3n6qnrSWVV_m
' The Sacred Flame '...
The human body, is the temple of God... One, who kindles the light of awareness within,, gets true light... The sacred flame, of your inner shrine, is constantly bright.. The experience of unity, is the fulfillment of human endeavors.. The mysteries of life, are revealed. ................ Rig Veda
' Your Own Path '...
Do not be led by others,, awaken your own mind,, amass your own experience,, and decide for yourself,, your own path. ................. ...Atharva Veda
' Training the Mind '...
“Mindfulness, is the Art of Living,, in the Now.” ........ Gautama the Buddha
' Stop Saying ,, ' I Wish ' ...
The most important thing in life, is to stop saying, 'I wish' ,and start saying, 'I will.'.. Consider nothing impossible,, then treat possibilities as probabilities.
................. Charles Dickens
' The Reason for Life '...
The only basis for living,, is believing in life,, loving it,, and applying the whole force of one's intellect, to know it better.
............... Emile Zola
' Self-Education '...
Every man can educate himself.. It's shameful, to put one's mind, into the hands of those, whom you wouldn't entrust with your money... Dare to think for yourself.
................. Voltaire
' People Got To Be Free ' ... ' The Rascals {Stereo} Summer 1968 '...
https://youtu.be/gM1fbZBfcgA?si=KKM1pA2BKWJS79h1
' Darius J Wright Sees the Other Side:.... UNFILTERED ACCESS to HUMANITY'S FUTURE! '...
https://youtu.be/A_NRdfNd6-4?si=iRHC1pcFVINCkolW
' the Ecstasy of Realization '...
The highest Self,, all endless bliss,, the unconditioned limitless consciousness,, being realized,, whether through the great texts,, or through Yoga,, in all experience whatever— let one lose himself in the ecstasy of Realization,, for he has forever lost all touch with bondage of every description. ..................... Svarajyasiddhi
' Absorbed by Source '...
All is Change, in the world of the senses,, But, changeless is the Supreme Lord of Love... Meditate on Him,, be absorbed by Him,, Wake up from this Dream of Separateness.............. Shvetashvatara Upanishad
' The Whole Teaching of the Buddha '...
“Avoid Evil,, Do Good,, Purify the Mind” (Dhammapada 183)
................ The whole teaching of the Buddhas in one line...
By Tim Yu, Founder and Editor ...
' Original Translations of Gautama the Buddha '...
“Don’t go by reports,, by tradition,, by scripture…” — Kālāma Sutta (AN 3.65).............. The Buddha’s charter of free inquiry — and why it is not “believe nothing.”......... E-Buddhism.com
' The Wealth Prison '...
The money you have, gives you freedom;, the money you pursue, enslaves you.
................ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
' Being Completely Free '...
A man can be himself, only so long as he is alone;, and if he does not love Solitude,, he will not love Freedom;, for it is only when he is Alone,, that he is Really Free.
............. Arthur Schopenhauer
' Mental and Physical Suffering '...
To live is to suffer,, to survive, is to find, some meaning in the suffering.
................. Friedrich Nietzsche
' Steppenwolf ' ..... ' Magic Carpet Ride' .. 1968 HQ ' ...
https://youtu.be/U4WiyxXpyZc?si=4VBVY97Nim9qNYCs
' Reality is Within the Illusion '...
No matter, how far you travel,, you can never get away, from yourself.
................ Haruki Murakami
' Divine Consciousness is the Frequency of Love '...
Every thing that you love,, you will eventually lose,, but in the end,, love will return in a different form.
.................. Franz Kafka
' The Wisdom Within Sound '...
You can tell whether a man is clever, by his answers... You can tell whether a man is wise,, by his questions.
................ Naguib Mahfouz
' The Prison of Reincarnation '...
We are captives of what we love,, what we desire,, and what we are.
................. Mahmoud Darwish
' In Connection with Consciousness '...
Keep your heart in wonder, at the daily, miracles of your life.
................ Khalil Gibran
' The Manifestation of Strength '...
The Highest Manifestation of Strength, is to keep ourselves Calm, and on our own Feet.
................... Swami Vivekananda
' Trust Your Heart '...
All I have seen,, Teaches me, to trust the Creator, for all I have not Seen.
............... Ralph Waldo Emerson
' Om Mani Padme Hum ' .... Tibetan Monks, Chanting for Deep Calm, Focus & Inner Peace '...
https://www.youtube.com/live/3R7rfQEQY94?si=N1TguWjB5P_uk6N5
' Ultra Deep Dub Reggae 2026 '..... ' Heavy Bass Meditation & Mystic Atmosphere ' ...
https://youtu.be/a1zwzgFZ_8E?si=ulP0B_O3YHBd2cYw
' Supreme Eternal Self '...
A particle of Its bliss, supplies the bliss of the whole universe... Everything, becomes enlightened, in Its light... All else appears worthless, after a sight of that essence... I am indeed, of this Supreme Eternal Self.............. Vijnanananka
' The True Nature of Soul '...
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
' The Meaning of Life '...
Grow spiritually, and help others, to do so;.. it is the meaning of life........... Leo Tolstoy
' The Sage '...
On Leadership: The Sage, knows how to follow, so he comes to command... He does not compete, so no one under Heaven, can compete with him............... Lao Tzu
' We Are Shadows '...
The body is imaginary,, and we bow to the tyranny of a phantom... Love is a privilege perception,, the most total and lucid, not only of the unreality, of the world, but of our own unreality:. not only, do we traverse a realm of shadows;, but ourselves are shadows.
............... Adolfo Bioy Casares
' Real Education '...
To Educate, is to give man the keys to the world,, which are independence and love,, and to give him strength, to journey on his own, light of step,, a spontaneous and free being.
................. Jose Marti
' Creating the Character '...
I cannot understand, why the poets of our day, wax indignant at the vulgarity of their age, and complain of having come into the world too early, or too late... I believe, that every man of intellect, can create his own beautiful fable of life.
.............. Gabriele d'Annunzio
' An Act of Happiness '...
An act of goodness, is of itself, an act of happiness.
................. Maurice Maeterlinck
' 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
' Our Own Light '...
We cannot live in a world, that is not our own,, in a world that is interpreted for us, by others... An interpreted world, is not a home.. Part of the terror, is to take back our own listening,, to use our own voice,, to see our own light.
................. Saint Hildegard of Bingen
' The Ashtavakra Gita '.......... ' The Radical Path of Self-Knowledge '...
https://youtu.be/si8DNmv0zCU?si=L2SLApGmT5eGR8pP
' Peace of Mind '...
They call it, “peace of mind”, but maybe it should be called, “peace from mind”............... Naval Ravikant
' Thoughts Create Manifestation '...
If you can win, over your mind, you can win, over the whole world.............. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
' Resentful Thoughts '...
Those, who are free, of resentful thoughts,, surely find peace............. Gautama the Buddha
' The Strength of Character '...
Character, cannot be developed in ease and quiet.. Only through experience of trial and suffering, can the soul be strengthened,, ambition inspired, and success achieved.................... Helen Keller
' Practicing Deep Meditation '...
The Ultimate Mysteries, are opened only, to those who have, Immense Patience................ Osho
' The Spiritual Path '...
Progress, is not achieved by luck, or accident,, but by working on yourself, daily.
.............. Epictetus
' Understanding Truth '...
All Truths are easy to understand, once they are discovered;, the point is, to discover them.
............... Galileo Galilei
' The Strength of Determination '...
I’m very determined.. If I decide that something is worth doing,, then, I’ll put my heart and soul to it.. The whole ground can be against me,, but if I know it is right,, I’ll do it.
................ Lee Kuan Yew
' In Difficult Times '...
In difficult times,, people too often lose the ability to face the future optimistically... They begin to think, about their tomorrow's negatively... They forget, that the tough times will pass... They concentrate on the problems of today,, rather than on the opportunities of tomorrow.. In so doing,, they not only lose the potential of today,, they also throw away, the beauty of tomorrow.
.................. Robert H. Schuller
' Alan Watts ' ..... You Are the Actor,, Playing Every Part at Once '...
https://youtu.be/9kl48Ll95U8?si=ioSlKqI9Jqftxuxz
' The Experience of 'Jhana ' and ' Dhyana '...
This experience is jhāna, (Sanskrit: dhyāna)... It’s a word, that just means “meditation”, or “absorption,”, and it arises, when the five hindrances of ill will,, sense desire,, restlessness, and anxiety,, sloth and torpor,, and doubt have been dispelled... The turbulent emotions, and random thoughts, that normally fill our consciousness, are gone,, and we find, that the mind is naturally joyful and focused.
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There are four levels of jhāna,, each one deeper,, quieter,, and more fulfilling, than the one preceding it... Collectively, they constitute sammā samādhi,, or right concentration, in the eightfold path............................. from wildmind.org
' When you say nothing at all '..... ' Allison Kraus '...
https://youtu.be/_bNfay6HiUo?si=OMvWyAMFimBrJiF1
' The Non-Duality of Reality '...
“Farsi Couplet:
Mun tu shudam tu mun shudi,mun tun shudam tu jaan shudi
Taakas na guyad baad azeen, mun deegaram tu deegari
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English Translation:.........................................................................................................................
I have become you,, and you me,,
I am the body,, you soul;,
So that no one, can say hereafter,,
That, you are someone,, and me someone else.”...........................................................................................
― Amir Khusrau, The Writings of Amir Khusrau: 700 Years After the Prophet: A 13th-14th Century Legend of Indian-Sub-Continent
........ from goodreads.com
' A Man Called Wise '...
A man is not called wise, because he talks and talks again;, but, if he is peaceful,, loving, and fearless, then, he is in truth called wise. ............. Gautama the Buddha
' True Happiness '...
True happiness, is to enjoy the present,, without anxious dependence upon the future,, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied,, with what we have,, which is sufficient,, for he that is so, wants nothing... The greatest blessings of mankind, are within us, and within, our reach.. A wise man, is content with his lot,, whatever it may be,, without wishing for what he has not.
................ Seneca the Younger
' Explore All Knowledge '...
As land is improved, by sowing it with various seeds,, so is the mind, by exercising it, with different studies.
............... Pliny the Elder
' The Prodigal Son Returns '...
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
' Attaining Happiness '...
Happiness is attained,, by three things: being patient when tested,, being thankful when receiving a blessing,, and being repentant, upon sinning.
............. Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
' Year Of The Cat '... by Al Stewart with Lyrics (Best Version) '...
https://youtu.be/Dwx2g42wBfA?si=vZv6ectXtsRyCD8F
' CAJUN MUSIC ' ... ' WITH PAYS D'EN HAUT (TIT GALOP POUR MAMOU) '...
https://youtu.be/AFUl28YWVV4?si=TQQxATPltGt9Rl8I
' Eternal Consciousness of Source '...
“The soul is neither born,, and nor does it die; it is eternal.” – Krishna
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Understanding that our soul is eternal, helps us focus on what truly matters... Together,, we can embrace this eternal journey, and encourage one another, to live with purpose and significance.................... scripturesavvy.com
' Abandon All Attachments '...
“Perform your duty, and abandon all attachment, to success or failure.” .......... Krishna
' The Buddha's Last Words '...
“All compounded things, are subject to vanish.. Strive with earnestness.” — The Buddha’s last words,, Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16).... trans.. Sister Vajira and Francis Story
' Abide in Peace '...
You have power over your mind,, not outside events.. Realize this,, and you will find strength.
................. Marcus Aurelius
' The Reincarnation Trap,, Are Desires '...
The things, you really need, are few, and easy to come by;, but the things you can imagine you need, are infinite,, and you will never, be satisfied.
.................. Epicurus
' The Heart Controls the Mind '...
Educating the Mind, without educating the Heart,, is no education at all.
................. Aristotle
' Source - Consciousness Manifestation '...
A person is neither a thing, nor a process,, but, an opening through which, the Absolute can Manifest.
................. Martin Heidegger
' Awakening Consciousness '...
When Lies have been Accepted, for some time,, the Truth always Astounds, with an Air of Novelty.
.................. Clement of Alexandria
' The Everlasting Light '...
Let your door stand open, to receive Him,, unlock your soul, to Him,, offer Him a welcome in your mind,, and then, you will see the riches of simplicity,, the treasures of peace,, the joy of grace... Throw wide the gate of your heart,, stand before the sun of the everlasting light.
........................ Saint Ambrose
' Who knows where the time goes ' .... ' Fairport Convention '...
https://youtu.be/n2xODjbfYw8?si=yd5ZiaFSeOmv8-SP
' The Silent Ground ' .... ' Meister Eckhart's Complete Philosophy '...
https://youtu.be/0n-Xxd3uhx8?si=2-9JhTxTRIW19qmY
' True Strength '...
“True Strength,, lies in Forgiveness and Compassion.” ............ Valmiki Ramayana
' Taming the Ego '...
“The mind is restless, and difficult to control.. But with practice and detachment, it can be tamed.” ............ Mahabharata,
' Joy Arises '...
It is in the nature of things, that joy arises, in a person free, from remorse............ Gautama the Buddha
' We Need Rest '...
We find rest, in those we love,, and we provide a resting place in ourselves, for those who love us.
............. Bernard of Clairvaux
' A Satisfied Life '...
Eighty Percent of Life's Satisfaction, comes from Meaningful Relationships.
............. Brian Tracy
' From Thought to Manifestation '...
I tell people, I'm too stupid, to know what's impossible... I have ridiculously large dreams,, and half the time, they come true.
................ Debi Thomas
' Accept Total Responsibility '...
Until you are willing to accept, total and complete responsibility, for every aspect of your life,, your life will keep sending you experiences, designed to get your attention.
........... Iyanla Vanzant
' Ticket to Nowhere ' ..... ' Late Night Blues '...
https://youtu.be/4XhSTXvTj_Y?si=E5vDy2RFCbCP4EWz
' Being ' ,, of Source Consciousness '...
“Heaven is not a place,, but a state of being in God.” ........... Saint Teresa of Ávila
' 9 Life-Changing Rumi Poems ... (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Hearts) '...
https://youtu.be/8vI2oUw2OtM?si=-SwRf5VO6nICGc_6
' The Poet , Called Rumi '...
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273),, commonly known as Rumi,, was a Sufi mystic,, poet,, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood, known as the Mevlevi Order... His family hailed from Balkh... Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism,, and his thoughts and works, loom large both in Persian literature, and mystic poetry in general.. Today, his translated works, are enjoyed all over the world.................. from Wikipedia
' Finding Bliss '...
The enlightened one,, intent on jhana,, should find delight in the forest,, should practice jhana, at the foot of a tree,, attaining his own satisfaction.............. Gautama the Buddha
' But, First Discipline the Mind '...
To enjoy good health,, to bring true happiness to one’s family,, to bring peace to all,, one must first discipline, and control one’s own mind.. If a man can control his mind, he can find the way to Enlightenment,, and all wisdom and virtue, will naturally come to him.......... Gautama the Buddha
' The Door Named Hope '...
We need to have music ,that contributes to the well-being of the spirit... Music that cradles people's lives, and makes things a little easier... That's what I try to do,, and what I want to do.. You don't want to close the door on hope.
.................... Merle Haggard
' One Point of Light '...
There's a darkness, that everyone must face.. it wants to take what's good and fair,, and lay it all to waste... And that darkness covers everything in sight,, until it meets, a single point of light.
.................. Randy Travis
'Faced with a Choice '...
All your life,, you will be faced with a choice.. You can choose love, or hate, …I choose love.
................. Johnny Cash
' 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 ~ Christian Mysticism Samaneri Jayasāra - Wisdom of the Masters '...
https://youtu.be/-eviMvlowwU?si=f66LdGXb3xU_9Fgj
' Saint Teresa of Ávila' .... ' Selected Verses and Teachings for Meditation ' ....' Christian Mystics '...
https://youtu.be/yZpL841v9G8?si=RhA5PHQV1HLtpz-r
' The Supreme Purpose of Life '...
The supreme purpose and goal for human life... is to cultivate love.
................... Ramakrishna
' The Most Important Lesson '...
The most important lesson, that man can learn from life,, is not that there is pain in this world,, but, that it is possible for him to transmute it into joy.
....................... Rabindranath Tagore
' Life is a School '...
Life is a struggle, and not a matter of privilege... It is nothing but, one's knowledge of the temporal, and the spiritual world..
................. Muhammad Iqbal
' Returning to Source '...
For the raindrop,, joy, is in entering the river.
................... Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
' Trust The Universe ' .... 'Alan Watts' ... ' On Finding Zen '...
https://youtu.be/NBmuvR9QYLs?si=uoz-YYT-1ovXk2zm&t=2
' The Power of Prayer '...
Virtues are formed by prayer.. Prayer preserves temperance.. Prayer suppresses anger.. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy.. Prayer draws into the soul, the Holy Spirit,, and raises man to Heaven.
.................. Saint Ephrem the Syrian
' Truth Does Not Change '...
It is proof, of a base and low mind, for one to wish to think, with the masses or majority,, merely because, the majority is the majority... Truth, does not change, because it is,, or is not,, believed by a majority of the people.
......................... Giordano Bruno
' Science Must Recognise Truth '...
A little science, estranges a man from God;,
a lot of science, brings him back.
.................... Sir Francis Bacon
' Science Searching for Source '...
Gravity explains the motions of the planets,, but it cannot explain, who sets the planets in motion.
................. Sir Isaac Newton
' The Search for Source '...
If you study science deep enough and long enough,, it will force you to believe in God.
................... Lord Kelvin
'From Thought to Manifestation '...
To succeed, you have to believe, in something with such a passion, that it becomes a reality.
.................... Anita Roddick
' A New Beginning '...
Life begins now -- right now -- not tomorrow, or the next day, or the next... Every minute of every hour of every day,, life begins anew... That means everything, can change in an instant... It also means, you can have a new beginning, whenever you want.
...................... Neale Donald Walsch
' Cosmic Reggae Chants of Yogananda '...... ' Music for Peace and Inner Awakening '...
https://youtu.be/V7SVbot8-9s?si=nuxGsGXHLUZk01bV
' What Is Enlightenment ? '...
Enlightenment, is just waking-up, from this Dream of Separation, from Source, by Direct Experience of Reality ................ thomas
' The Frequency of Buddha '...
We must realize that reciting the name of Amitabha, is not only a method, that is simple and direct,, it is also a method, for sudden Complete Enlightenment... Since, [in reciting the Buddha-name], you merge with Buddha, from moment to moment,, without bothering with visualization, or meditation,, you immediately witness, perfect illumination,, with no excess and no lack.................... Grandmaster Ou-Yis
' Because of Emptiness '...
Because of emptiness,,
All things are possible..
If it wasn't for emptiness,,
Nothing would be possible..
.................... Nagarjuna
' The Necessity of Meditation '...
"Meditate when you want to do it,, meditate when you don't want to do it.. Just do it".. ~Zen master
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Actually following that advice was most impactful.. Reason why, is below....
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Dhammapada 282. Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes. Having known these two paths of progress and decline, let a man so conduct himself that his wisdom may increase................. from Ariyas108
' The Freedom of Love '...
"You must love in such a way, that the person you love,, feels free."................. Thich Nhat Hanh
' The Road, Less Traveled '...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ,, I took the one less traveled by,, and that has made all the difference.
...................... Robert Frost
' The World Unmasked '...
You do not need to leave your room.. Remain sitting at your table and listen.. Do not even listen,, simply wait,, be quiet,, still and solitary... The world will freely offer itself to you, to be unmasked, it has no choice,, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.
................ Franz Kafka
' Make it a Habit '...
If you make it a habit, not to blame others,, you will feel the growth, of the ability to love, in your soul, and you will see the growth of goodness, in your life.
...................... Leo Tolstoy
' Joni Mitchell ' .... ' The Circle Game ' (1966) '...
https://youtu.be/6FcgPLCtYwM?si=pgCXeSQiaMcRrLhG
' David Clayton Thomas ' ... ' And When I Die ' ... August 16, 1974 '...
https://youtu.be/jMQGTUafG0o?si=G_PkKSeYdraW7whk
' A Translator of Buddhist Texts '...
Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids, was a British writer and translator... Born Caroline Augusta Foley in 1857 in England, she studied psychology, economics and philosophy at University College. She had a particular interest, however, in Indian philosophy. This led to her study of Buddhism and the place of women in Buddhism. Among her first works were a translation of the Dhamma Sangani and a translation of the Therigatha.
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Rhys Davids would continue to translate Pali texts for years and became the President of the Pali Text Society which was devoted to transcribing and translating Pali Buddhist texts. She was one of the first scholars to successfully translate Abhidharma Buddhist texts which are known for their difficult, technical language and complexity. She also translated large portions of the Sutta Pitaka, thus greatly increasing the amount of Buddhist literature available to Western readers..................... from Beliefnet.com
' The 20th Century Mystics '...
The 20th century saw mysticism blend with scholarship and activism... Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941),, an Anglican laywoman,, synthesized historical and psychological insights, in her seminal Mysticism (1911),, framing it as a universal human pursuit of union with the Absolute,, grounded in Christian tradition, yet open to empirical study... Thomas Merton (1915–1968),, a Trappist monk,, explored contemplative prayer, through interfaith lenses,, notably in Zen, and the Birds of Appetite (1968),, where he dialogued Eastern meditation, with Christian hesychasm, to foster inner silence and social engagement... Howard Thurman (1899–1981),, a Baptist minister and civil rights mentor, to Martin Luther King Jr., integrated mysticism, with racial justice, in Jesus and the Disinherited (1949),, viewing nonviolent resistance, as a mystical attunement, to divine love amid oppression................... from Grokipedia
' A Gift to Your Self '...
Know your own Self.. Honor your own Self.. Find and be who you really are,, at the deepest level of your own being... Be present in your own presence.. Give yourself the gift, of your own Self.
................. Nirmalananda
' History Repeats '...
The Hindus have worshipped from ancient times,, the baby Krishna,, in the arms of Virgin Devaki,, just as the Roman Catholics,, worship Madona,, with baby Christ.
.................. Swami Abhedananda
' Ensuring a Positive Future '...
Leave aside your regrets of the Past, and anxieties of the Future,
And focus intelligently, on the Present...
This is the best way of ensuring a positive future.
................. Chinmayananda Saraswati
' The Beginning of Your Freedom '...
The Divine within you, is stronger than anything that is without you... Therefore,, be not afraid of anything... Rely on your own Inner Self,, the Divinity within you... Tap the source, through looking within... Improve yourself.. Build your character.. Purify the heart.. Develop the divine virtues.. Eradicate evil traits.. Conquer all that is base in you.. Endeavor to attain all that is worthy and noble.. Make the lower nature, the servant of the higher, through discipline,, Tapas,, self-restraint, and meditation... This is the beginning of your freedom.
................... Sivananda
' Attar of Nishapur '...
Attar of Nishapur (1145 - 1221 ce) saint and mystic,, one of the most voluminous authors in Persian literature on religious topics.. His best-known work,, Conference of the Birds,, is an elaborate allegory, of the soul's quest for reunion with God
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So long as we do not die, to ourselves,,
and so long, as we identify with someone or something,,
we shall never be free...
The spiritual way, is not for those, wrapped up in exterior life.
.............. Farid ud Din Attar
' Discover the Mystery '...
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Strive to discover the mystery, before life is taken from you...
If while living, you fail to find yourself,, to know yourself,,
how will you be able to understand,
the secret of your existence,, when you die?
............... Farid ud Din Attar
' We Become Our Thoughts '...
All that we are, is the result of what we have thought:,, it is founded on our thoughts, and made up of our thoughts... If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought,, suffering follows him, as the wheel follows the hoof, of the beast that draws the wagon…. If a man speaks or acts with a good thought,, happiness, follows him like a shadow,,that never leaves him................... Gautama the Buddha
' Christian Spiritual Mystics '...
St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) - Another Spanish Carmelite, she wrote The Interior Castle, describing the soul’s progression through seven stages of spiritual growth. Her vivid accounts of mystical prayer are foundational.
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Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things are passing away; God never changes. May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things. God does not look at the greatness of the work, but at the love with which it is performed. Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed.”
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us. The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes............................ from Niraj Agarwal, Ph.D.
' A Great Truth '...
You will understand a Great Truth, when you get to realize, that what you do to others,, you are doing to yourself.
............... Laozi
' The Realisation of Source '...
The 'kingdom of God,,' is not something one waits for;, it has no yesterday or tomorrow,, it does not come 'in a thousand years',, it is an experience within a heart;, it is everywhere,, it is nowhere.
................ Friedrich Nietzsche
' Connecting With the Subconscious '...
I want to be Connecting with the Subconscious,, if I can call it that,, because there are not too many words to describe the real, deep inner part of a human being .. I want to be at that place, where everything is blotted out, and where creativity happens,, and to get there,, I practice,, you know, I'm a prolific practicer,, I still practice every day,, You have to have the skills,, then you want to not think when you're playing,, that's when you let whatever deep level of creativity,, spirituality,, I mean,, you know these words are so inadequate these days, but you want to get to this place, where they exist.
........................... Sonny Rollins (Saxophone Musician)
' You Hold the Key to Freedom '...
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
' You’re Not Inside a Simulation — You’re Inside Something Much Stranger '...
https://youtu.be/2AQMGHHPB0Y?si=oxzNvr_Dz9kbjYyI
' Yusuf / Cat Stevens .... ' Wild World ' .... Glastonbury 2023 '...
https://youtu.be/PA5EgvX_8js?si=6au4voXIzGy1H560
' To Be Free '...
To be free, is to be capable of thinking one's own thoughts,, not the thoughts merely of the body,, or of society,, but thoughts generated, by one's deepest,, most original,, most essential, and spiritual self,, one's individuality.
................... Rudolf Steiner
' All Is One '...
Remember, that all is One... and what you do to your neighbor,, your friend or your foe,, is a reflection, of what you think of your Creator.
.................. Edgar Cayce
' The Real Reality '...
Everything is just electricity and magnetism;, everything is only an illusion... The Reality is in the Spiritual Plane.
............... Lobsang Rampa
' Surrender Egoic Desire '...
Eventually,, I lost interest in trying to control my life,, to make things happen, in a way that I thought, I wanted them to be... I began to practice surrendering, to the universe, and finding out what "it", wanted me to do.
............... Shakti Gawain
' Intellectual Humility '...
It is only through the opposition of ideas,, that we can learn to be self-critical,, to work towards intellectual humility.
................ Tariq Ramadan
' The Virtue of Wise Men '...
The simple person, lives the way he breathes,, with no more effort or glory,, with no more affectation, and without shame... Simplicity is freedom,, buoyancy,, transparency... As simple as the air,, as free as the air,, The simple person, does not take himself too seriously, or too tragically.. He has nothing to prove,, since, he has no appearances, to keep up,, and nothing to seek,, since everything is before him.. What is more simple, than simplicity?... What is lighter?.. It is the virtue of wise men. and the wisdom of saints.
.................. Andre Comte-Sponville
' Meeting God '...
The desire to break the silence, with constant human noise is,, I believe,, precisely an avoidance, of the sacred terror, of that Divine Encounter.
............... Matsuo Basho
' It's Time To Awaken Your Mind' ... Alan Watts, ' Profound Speech On Nothingness '...
https://youtu.be/Ms3D6TnI73c?si=mdzTDN1YJCia7xSX&t=1
' The Divine Presence '...
It is the Divine Presence, that gives value to life... This Presence, is the source of all peace,, all joy,, all security... Find this Presence in yourself, and all your difficulties will disappear.
....................... Mirra Alfassa
' A Quiet Mind '...
A Quiet Mind, does not mean, that there will be no thoughts or mental movements at all,, but that these will be on the surface,, and you will feel your true being within,, separate from them,, Observing,, but not carried away
.................. Sri Aurobindo
' Thoughts Create Manifestations '...
It is our own mental attitude, which makes the world, what it is for us... Our thought make things beautiful,, our thoughts make things ugly... The whole world is in our own minds.. Learn to see things, in the proper light.
................... Swami Vivekananda
' The Power of Words '...
Creative words, generate energy;, negative words, drain out energy.
................ Robert H. Schuller (Pastor)
' The Power of Imagination '...
Imagination, is more important than knowledge... Knowledge is limited.. Imagination encircles the world.
.............. Albert Einstein
' The Holy Spirit of Consciousness '...
The voice of the Great Spirit, is heard in the twittering of birds,, the rippling of mighty waters,, and the sweet breathing of flowers..
.................. Zitkala-Sa
' We Shall Be One '...
I salute the light within your eyes, where the whole universe dwells... For when you are at that center, within you and I am,, at that place within me,, we shall be one.
............... Crazy Horse (Indian Chief)
' Autobiography of a Yogi ' .... Paramahansa Yogananda .... Full Audiobook '...
https://youtu.be/iANk8i_z7qU?si=iFIx65pyR42EwksX
' When The Levee Breaks '.... John Paul Jones .. Playing For Change | Song Around The World '...
https://youtu.be/LH0-WXUFY2k?si=7OBdj7IyTr6nJW5j
' Only Source Is Permanent '...
“Embrace impermanence, as the beauty of existence.” .......... Gautama the Buddha
' Mind and Intuition '...
“The union of the mind and intuition, which brings about illumination,, and the development, which the Sufis seek,, is based upon love.”
................. Idries Shah
' Contemplation '...
“Reflection, is the lamp of the heart... If it departs,, the heart will have no light.”
.................. Imam Al-Haddad
' Enlightenment '...
Happy the man, who has been able, to learn the causes of things.
................. Virgil
' True Intelligence '...
Humility, is the beginning, of true intelligence.
................... John Calvin
' Where Source Resides '...
Whatever you are doing,, that which makes you feel the most alive...that is where God is.
................ Saint Ignatius of Loyola
' Change Yourself, for a Peaceful Mind '...
If it is peace you want,, seek to change yourself,, not other people... It is easier to protect your feet, with slippers, than to carpet the whole of the earth.
................... Anthony de Mello
' Ed Sheeran ' ..... ' The Parting Glass' (Studio Version) + lyrics '...
https://youtu.be/3kVVn80pFOc?si=8MF8BqohLYCOLPcJ
' Compilation:,, Our Reality is an Illusion '...
https://youtu.be/Nr5yk9mxzSI?si=VDecwW7AuB5n1SUb&t=814
' Releasing Attachments '...
“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...
' Hindu Beliefs '...
Samsara is the continuing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. A pleasant heavenly rebirth still remains within samsara if the being has not attained liberation.....................
Moksha is different from temporary heaven
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Moksha means liberation from samsara. Hindu schools explain it variously as realization of the true Self, freedom from ignorance, closeness to God, eternal service to a deity, or other forms of liberated existence.................. from Chi Tran
' The Greatest Mystery '...
“The greatest mystery is oneself.” – Zen Proverb
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– Meaning: This quote points out that the human mind and consciousness, are the most profound mystery... It suggests that understanding oneself,, is the key to understanding the world.................. from Chi Tran
' A Conversation with Heart Consciousness '...
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
' The Ego, Must Die Before Death '...
It is only by a total death to self,, we can be lost in God.
................... Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
' The Spirit of Divine Consciousness '...
Man’s works do not even come close, to the works of the Holy Spirit.. If the Holy Spirit does not work,, all the efforts of man, will come to naught.
................... John Sung
' True Happiness '...
“True Happiness, comes from the joy of deeds well done,, the zest of creating things new.”............ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
' Abide As, ' True Self '...
“Spirituality is not adopting more theories, or more ritualistic chanting, or going through more mystical experiences... Spirituality is to become free, of deceptions created by the mind, about its own identities,, and abide as the true self.” ............ Nithyananda
' Doing the Teaching '...
Trying to do the Lord's work, in your own strength, is the most confusing,, exhausting,, and tedious, of all work... But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit,, then the ministry of Jesus,, just flows out of you.
...................... Corrie Ten Boom
' Is There Life after Death? ' ....... ' Eckhart Tolle on Reincarnation and Life Energy '...
https://youtu.be/08r3L58hI9g?si=agblNCi6vZzv9lud
' A Happy Marriage '...
A happy marriage, is the union of, two good forgivers.
................ Ruth Graham
' Living without Love '...
I guess living without love,, without experiencing it, or being able to give it, is pretty strong punishment.
................. Keanu Reeves
' Demand Nothing '...
When you demand nothing of the world,,
nor of God,,
when you want nothing,,
seek nothing,
expect nothing,,
then the Supreme State, will come to you uninvited and unexpected...................
Nisargadatta Maharaj from I Am That
' The Scam of Karma '...
The continuous pain of reincarnation... Karma belongs to the Character that You Played, on this Stage called Life....Not,, the Consciousness, that watches the Character.................. thomas
' The Zero Point ..... Why You Must Become Nothing,, to Have Everything '...
https://youtu.be/ybjZtYP4a50?si=yJLBNjNizTXpq3qN
' Bhagavad Gita 6.5 '...
"Uddharet atmanatmanam, natmanam avasadayet,
Atmaiva hyatmano bandhur, atmaiva ripur atmanah."
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"Lift yourself by your own efforts; do not lower yourself. You yourself are your own best friend, and you yourself are your own worst enemy." — Bhagavad Gita 6.5
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No one else can do your inner work for you. This verse became a cornerstone of India's independence movement and continues to inspire anyone who feels trapped by circumstance or self-doubt. The battle for a good life is won or lost first in the mind................. from vedasi.com
' The Mistake of Humans '...
“Q: What is a fundamental mistake of man ?.............................
A: To think that he is alive,, when he has merely fallen asleep,, in life's waiting-room.”
................... Idries Shah,, Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
' A Drop of Water '...
“Listen,, O drop,, give yourself up, without regret,,
and in exchange gain the Ocean.....
Listen,, O drop,, bestow upon yourself this honor,,
and in the arms of the Sea be secure...
Who indeed should be so fortunate?...
An Ocean wooing a drop!...
In God's name,, in God's name,, sell and buy at once!...
Give a drop,, and take this, Sea full of pearls.”
................ Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
' You Are Responsible '...
Work out your own Salvation... Do not depend on others................. Gautama the Buddha
' Clean-Up Time '...
Let water wash our bodies clean,, and love, wash our souls.
.................. Keith Urban
' Three Bones to Succeed '...
To succeed in life,, you need three things:,, a wishbone,, a backbone,, and a funny bone.
................ Reba McEntire
' Divine Spark '.... The Secret Inside You, That the Ancient Gnostics Discovered '...
https://youtu.be/FRLu1EzfUzg?si=sOCXvplldum2-eC9
' Pure Unconditional Love '...
“There is no greater power in Heaven or on Earth than pure, unconditional love... The nature of the God force,, the unseen intelligence in all things,, which causes the material world, and is the center of both, the spiritual and physical plane,, is best described as pure,, unconditional love.” .................... Wayne Dyer
' Live Life Now '...
“Realize deeply that the present moment, is all you have... Make the now, the primary focus of your life.” ............. Eckhart Tolle
' The Soul is the Teacher '...
“You have to grow from the inside out.. None can teach you,, none can make you spiritual... There is no other teacher, but your own soul.” ................ Swami Vivekananda
' Awakening Consciousness '...
“Awakening, is not changing who you are,, but discarding, who you are not.” ................. Deepak Chopra
' Positive Vibrations '...
“It does not matter, how long you are spending on the earth,, how much money you have gathered,, or how much attention you have received... It is the amount of positive vibration, you have radiated in life that matters.” ............... Amit Ray
' The Universe Changes '...
The Reality is,, we can change.. We can change ourselves.. We can change our minds.. We can change our hearts.. And therefore, the universe changes.
................. Richard Gere
' Thinking of Source Consciousness '...
It's crazy,, if you think about it.. The God of the universe ,, the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles,, galaxies and E-minor ,, loves us with a radical,, unconditional,, self-sacrificing love... And what is our typical response?,, We go to church,, sing songs,, and try not to cuss.
................... Francis Chan
' Loan Me A Dime ' ... (Live at Great American Music Hall / August 2003) '...
https://youtu.be/LKZrictHr2A?si=JAZQOGrTAYIt07Gc
' The Necessity of Solitude '...
Solitude,, is the road to Freedom..... all images of the illusions of life must be left behind..... Desire's of the ego must be surrendered to the Universe, to Awaken into Reality... It is this Simple,,, but, it will be the hardest thing that you have ever attempted.. this, 'you' must die,, to be Born Again................... namaste, thomas
' Gospel of Thomas ' .... The 114 Secret Sayings of Jesus .... Nag Hammadi Library '...
https://youtu.be/0sULjrWvnqg?si=GS8RskE49NaAwjDN
' Christian Mysticism '...
Christian mysticism is neither a fringe movement, nor a departure from historic faith... It is one of Christianity’s oldest and deepest streams,, woven into Scripture,, prayer,, worship,, and discipleship from the beginning... And at its core,, it is remarkably simple..
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Christian mysticism is about communion with God.
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Not just believing things about God...
Not just doing things for God...
But learning to live in God,, and allowing that communion to slowly,, faithfully,, and sometimes painfully, transform who we are........................... from Pastor Mark Reynolds
' The Self Supreme '...
Of everything,, He is the inmost Self... He is the truth;, He is the Self supreme. ............ Chandogya Upanishad
' Living in 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
' The Meaning of Life '...
The meaning of life,, is to find your gift... The purpose of life,, is to give it away.
.................. Pablo Picasso
' The Sacred Mystery '...
Everything that is sacred, and that wishes to remain so, must envelop itself in mystery.
................. Stephane Mallarme
' The Flow of Love '...
To love,, is to admire with the heart;,, to admire,, is to love, with the mind.
................. Theophile Gautier
' The Most Dangerous Disagreement Ever .... Carl Jung vs Alan Watts on the Soul '''
https://youtu.be/sj2vikt2cVc?si=AScXSjzgigxrN30L
' “I See You” ... Emotional Zulu Choir Song for Belonging ... Ngiyakubona '...
https://youtu.be/V_6jpPx2zPU?si=33UbUJIVuITcVkFc
' I Am Within '...
“There came one, and knocked at the door, of the Beloved...
And a voice answered, and said, 'Who is there?'..
The lover replied,, 'It is I.'...
'Go hence,',, returned the voice;,,
'there is no room within for thee, and me.'...
Then came the lover, a second time, and knocked and again, the voice demanded,
'Who is there?'..
He answered,, 'It is thou.'..
'Enter,'.. said the voice,, 'for I am within.”
................. Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi, The Way of the Sufi
' Noorun Alaa Noor '...
“And when your soul,, the flame,, the spark,, meets with the divine fuel, that is so pure and so strong,, it results in immense enlightenment:.. the enlightenment of God.. Light upon light,, Noorun Alaa Noor.”
............. Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
' Think About, Such Things '...
“Whatever is true,, whatever is noble,, whatever is right,, whatever is pure,, whatever is lovely,, whatever is admirable,, if anything is excellent,, or praiseworthy,, think about such things.” ...................... Philippians 4:8
' The Two, Are One '...
“Beauty is eternity, gazing at itself in a mirror... But you are eternity,, and you are the mirror.” ..........Kahlil Gibran
' The Birth of Happiness '...
“Happiness is spiritual,, born of truth and love... It is unselfish;, therefore,, it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.” ........................ Mary Baker Eddy
' No More Fear '...
“I don’t want to cover up anymore.. Not my face,, not my mind,, not my soul,, not my thoughts,, not my dreams,, not my struggles,, not my emotional growth... Nothing.” .................. Alicia Keys
' I Have to Accept '...
“I have been asked hundreds of times in my life, why God allows tragedy and suffering... I have to confess, that I really do not know the answer totally,, even to my own satisfaction... I have to accept,, by faith,, that God is sovereign,, and he is a God of love, and mercy, and compassion in the midst of suffering.”..................... Billy Graham
' This Irish Version of 'Hallelujah' ,, Will Break You '...
https://youtu.be/wrFH5AshhJw?si=hu-nYVCybMX1wBjF
' Edgar Cayce’s Jesus :.... The Truth, the Church Never Told You '...
https://youtu.be/kei6W5no34s?si=UpY_qA-IYb0-ohRA
' Gus Holloway .... ' Feeling Good Today ' (Official Lyrics Video) '...
https://youtu.be/Dma-C4-nyUY?si=W0AAi_rPgyJ2S9IU
' The Source Within '...
However softly we speak,, God is so close to us, that he can hear us;, nor do we need wings, to go in search of Him,, but merely to seek solitude, and contemplate Him within ourselves,, without being surprised, to find such a good Guest there.
................ Saint John of the Cross
' The Greatest Need '...
The greatest need of our time, is to clean out the enormous mass, of mental and emotional rubbish,, that clutters our minds
................... Thomas Merton
' Your Task '...
Your task, is not to seek for love,, but merely, to seek and find all the barriers within yourself,, that you have built against it.
................ Rumi
' The Power of Honor '...
Honor, may not win power,, but it wins respect,, And respect earns power.
Ishida Mitsunari
' Be Careful '...
Talent is God given.. Be humble.. Fame is man-given.. Be grateful.. Conceit is self-given.. Be careful.
................. John Wooden
' Opinions '...
Everything we hear, is an opinion,, not a fact... Everything we see, is a perspective,, not the truth.
.................... Marcus Aurelius
' Van Morrison At The BBC ' ..... ' Philosophers Stone '...
https://youtu.be/JwWGxL6bApg?si=4eKNJ-OLq9E6ESkt
' The Samaveda '...
The Samaveda,, or Veda of Holy Songs,, third in the usual order of enumeration of the three Vedas,, ranks next in sanctity and liturgical importance to the Rgveda or Veda of Recited praise... Its Sanhita,, or metrical portion,, consists chiefly, of hymns to be chanted by the Udgatar priests, at the performance of those important sacrifices, in which the juice of the Soma plant,, clarified, and mixed with milk and other ingredients,, was offered in libation to various deities........... from Hinduwebsite.com
' Controlled by Ego '...
The petty man is eager to make boasts,, yet desires, that others should believe in him... He enthusiastically engages in deception,, yet, wants others to have affection for him... He conducts himself like an animal,, yet wants others to think well of him.
................... Xunzi
' Knowing Self '...
One who believes in himself,, has no need to convince others.
............ Laozi
' The Strength of Buddhas' ...
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
' Happiness Will Surround You '...
Be sincere in your thoughts,,, Be pure in your feelings... You will not have to run after happiness... Happiness will run after you.
............... Sri Chinmoy
' What is a Mystic? .... (10 Clear Signs You Are a Mystic) '...
https://youtu.be/DFPSQctd0Ew?si=aoQaZvdCDvgCCZyq
' A Tribute for Dolly Parton ...... ' I Will Always Love You (Live) '...
https://youtu.be/jr8tffNHJno?si=auWL6jbCUBvPklwN
' Truly Giving '...
You give but little, when you give of your possessions... It is when, you give of yourself, that you truly give.
.............. Khalil Gibran
' The Three Stages 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
' Ending Attachments '...
How do you let go of attachment to things?... Don’t even try.. It’s impossible... Attachment to things, drops away by itself, when you no longer seek, to find yourself in them.
................. Eckhart Tolle
' To Be a Philosopher '...
To be a philosopher, is not merely to have subtle thoughts,, nor even to found a school,, but so to love wisdom, as to live according to its dictates,, a life of simplicity,, independence,, magnanimity, and trust.
................ Henry David Thoreau
' True Happiness '...
True happiness, is to enjoy the present,, without anxious dependence upon the future,, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears,, but to rest satisfied with what we have,, which is sufficient,, for he that is so, wants nothing... The greatest blessings of mankind, are within us, and within our reach.. A wise man is content with his lot,, whatever it may be,, without wishing for what he has not.
.................. Seneca the Younger
' The Satisfied Mind '...
The greatest wealth, is to live content with little,, for there is never want,, where the mind is satisfied.
................... Lucretius
' We Are Responsible '...
We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant,, compassionate or cruel,, generous or miserly... No one forces us.. No one decides for us,, no one drags us along one path or the other... We are responsible for what we are..
................ Maimonides
' The One Teaching,, Jesus Never Explained..... (The Monad) '...
https://youtu.be/tplCBdzeopI?si=vXvvsNr73jmf1G0e
' The Final Barrier Before Awakening .... (Ramana Maharshi Reveals This) '...
https://youtu.be/b-zy8gRvx8M?si=Qq-FJvv4d7CRJ1rb
' A Greater Glory '...
As a drop of water, poured into wine, loses itself,, and takes the color and savor of wine;, or as a bar of iron,, heated red-hot,, becomes like fire itself,, forgetting its own nature;, or as the air,, radiant with sun-beams,, seems not so much to be illuminated, as to be light itself;, so in the saints, all human affections melt away, by some unspeakable transmutation, into the will of God... For how could God, be all in all,, if anything merely human remained in man?... The substance will endure,, but in another beauty,, a higher power,, a greater glory.
........................ Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
' All Things Change '...
“If you realize, that all things change,, there is nothing you will try to hold on to... If you are not afraid of dying,, there is nothing you cannot achieve.”
.............. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
' Knowledge of Truth '...
“The Truth is not always beautiful,, nor beautiful words,, the Truth.”
............... Lao Tzu,, Tao Te Ch,ing
' Beyond the Mind '...
Some other faculty, than the intellect, is necessary, for the apprehension of Reality............
Henri Bergson
' Thought Becomes Reality '...
Thoughts become perception,, perception becomes reality... Alter your thoughts,, alter your reality.
.................. William James
' The Ego Is Born '...
The world will ask you who you are,, and if you don't know,, the world will tell you.
.................... Carl Jung
' Chan Chan (Compay Segundo) ... Playing For Change .... Song Around The World '...
https://youtu.be/WAjRmHODjyQ?si=xkyPZb9nx78u1Wen
' Speak to the Heart '...
Look into your own Heart,, because who looks outside,, Dreams,, but who looks inside,, Awakes.
................. Jane Austen
' The Light of Divine Secrets '...
“Dear Friend,, Your Heart, is a polished mirror... You must wipe it clean, of the veil of dust, which has gathered upon it,, because it is destined, to reflect the Light of Divine Secrets.”
................... ʿAbd Al-Qadir al-Jilani, The Secret of Secrets
' One of the Secrets '...
One of the secrets of life, is that, all that is really worth the doing,, is what we do for others.
.................. Lewis Carroll
' Our Only Decision '...
All we have to decide, is what to do,, with the time that is given us.
................. J. R. R. Tolkien
' That is Who You Are '..
We've all got, both light and dark inside us... What matters, is the part we choose to act on... That's who we really are..............
J. K. Rowling
' Life Is Short '...
Life is short.. Kiss slowly,, laugh insanely,, love truly,, and forgive quickly ...............
Paulo Coelho
' And It Stoned Me (2013 Remaster) '.... Van Morrison ...
https://youtu.be/AYqJtqyeilE?si=-RVfRaFrabcOxaXc
' What Meditation Did the Buddha Practice,, to Achieve Enlightenment? '...
https://youtu.be/J0NyhYEID6Y?si=9qDgAhq4_7zMLufq
' Actions Show Love '...
“Let your actions, reflect the love, you wish to see.” .................... Gautama the Buddha
' Two Types of People '...
There are two different types of people in the world,, those who want to know,, and those who want to believe.
................... Friedrich Nietzsche
' The Essence of Vedanta '...
The essence of Vedanta, is that there is but one Being, and that every soul, is that Being in full,, not a part of that Being.
.................. Swami Vivekananda
' The Power of Thought '...
Every thought you have, has an energy, that will either strengthen or weaken you.
...................... Wayne Dyer
' The Fear of Death '...
The more you live in the present moment,, the more, the fear of death disappears.
.................. Eckhart Tolle
' Untrue to Self '...
Anyone or anything, that asks you to be untrue to yourself, has already acted against you.
..................... Guy Finley
' The Whole Secret '...
It is a mistake for anyone to think, he has lived too long in his old,, unsatisfactory ways, to make the great change... If you switch on the light in a dark room,, it makes no difference how long it was dark, because the light will still shine... Be teachable.. That is the whole secret.
......................... Vernon Howard
' Archons,, Loosh,, & The Soul Trap ' ..... ' The Gnostic Revelation '...
https://youtu.be/vELULHQTyJQ?si=Z85AsNezlVsHO93B
' The Strongest Souls '...
“Out of suffering, have emerged the strongest souls;, the most massive characters, are seared with scars.” .......... Kahlil Gibran
' Over-Whelming the World '...
“Do your little bit of good, where you are;, it’s those little bits of good, put together,, that overwhelm the world.” ...............Desmond Tutu
' Know Thyself '...
“When I understand myself,, I understand you,, and out of that understanding,, comes love.” .............. Jiddu Krishnamurti
' Kind Words '...
“Kind words can be short, and easy to speak,, but their echoes, are truly endless.” ............ Mother Teresa
' Love and Compassion '...
“Love and compassion are necessities,, not luxuries... Without them,, humanity cannot survive.” .......... Dalai Lama
' A Calm Spirit '...
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit.. Do not lose your inner peace,, for anything whatsoever,, even if your whole world seems upset.” ............... Saint Francis de Sales
' The Meaning of Prayer '...
“The function of prayer is not to influence God,, but rather to change the nature,, of the one who prays.” ...........Søren Kierkegaard
' What Did the Mystics Mean,, When They Said God?.... It’s Not What You Think! '...
https://youtu.be/lcXBQDJ-eyE?si=4G4q1xg2t1-kywan
' The Gospel of Thomas the Apostle '...
Translated by Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson*
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These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke.. And Didymos Judas Thomas, wrote them down...
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(1) And He said: “Whoever finds the meaning of these words will not taste death.”..............................................
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(2) Jesus says:
(1) “The one who seeks, should not cease seeking, until he finds...
(2) And when he finds,, he will be dismayed...
(3) And when he is dismayed,, he will be astonished...
(4) And he will be king over the All.”.....................
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(3) Jesus says:
(1) “If those who lead you say to you: ‘Look,, the kingdom is in the sky!’,, then the birds of the sky, will precede you...
(2) If they say to you: ‘It is in the sea,,’ then the fishes, will precede you...
(3) Rather,, the kingdom is inside of you, and outside of you.”...
(4) “When you come to know yourselves, then you will be known,, and you will realize, that you are the children of the living Father...
(5) But if you do not come to know yourselves,, then you exist in poverty,, and you are poverty.”
' Your Greatest Treasures '...
“Simplicity,, patience,, compassion...
These three are your greatest treasures...
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being...
Patient with both friends and enemies,,
you accord with the way things are...
Compassionate toward yourself,,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”..
.................. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
' The Highest Diploma '...
That's what life is,, just one learning experience, after another, and when you're through with all the learning experiences,, you graduate, and what you get for a diploma is,, you die..............
Frederik Pohl
' A Miracle and Mystery '...
We must not allow the clock, and the calendar, to blind us, to the fact that each moment of life,, is a miracle and mystery.
..................... H. G. Wells
' The Answer to Everything '...
Looking back over a lifetime,, you see that love,, was the answer to everything.
.............. Ray Bradbury (writer)
' Nothingness is the Ultimate Reality' .......' Alan Watts '...
https://youtu.be/eKuGiZ0rL-0?si=D3PkHkZFCV_-nav4
' Become Nothing '...
Knock,, And He'll open the door.. Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun.. Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens, Become nothing,, And He'll turn you into everything.
...................... Rumi
' The Perfect Mystic '...
The perfect mystic, is not an ecstatic devotee lost in contemplation of Oneness,, nor a saintly recluse, shunning all commerce with mankind,, but, "the true saint", goes in and out amongst the people, and eats and sleeps with them, and buys and sells in the market, and marries, and takes part in social intercourse,, and never forgets God,, for a single moment.
................ Abu-Sa'id Abul-Khayr
' Life has Value '...
One's life has value, so long as one attributes value, to the life of others,, by means of love,, friendship,, indignation, and compassion.
................. Simone de Beauvoir
' Truth and Lies '...
The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth, is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth,, and truth be defamed as lie,, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world - and the category of truth versus falsehood, is among the mental means to this end - is being destroyed.
..................... Hannah Arendt
' Language May Die '...
Language may die, at the hands of the schoolman:,, it is regenerated, by the poets
.................... Emmanuel Mounier
' The Language of Mind '...
Language... has created the word 'loneliness', to express the pain of being alone... And it has created the word 'solitude', to express the glory of being alone.
................ Paul Tillich
' Blind Faith ' .... ' Can't Find My Way Home ' ..... (Original Acoustic Version) HQ Audio '...
https://youtu.be/6jlLBs6YawM?si=zoMh-3rj1ihvCPUh
' A Personal Relationship '...
I do not belong to any religion.. Everything is between God, and myself.
................. Indra Devi
' Yoga Shows the Way '...
Health is wealth.. Peace of mind is happiness.. Yoga shows the way.
............... Vishnudevananda Saraswati
' Finding Peace Within '...
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
' Hold the Exhalation '...
Inhale,, and God approaches you... Hold the inhalation,, and God remains with you... Exhale,, and you approach God... Hold the exhalation,, and surrender to God.
.................... Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
' A Great New World '...
When you are inspired by some great purpose,, some extraordinary project,, all your thoughts break their bonds;, your mind transcends limitations;, your conscious expands in every direction;, and you find yourself in a great,, new and wonderful world.
..................... Patanjal
' It Is Already There '...
The light is within... It is already there.. Take your time to see it.
.................. Swami Satchidananda
' Sit Still '...
When a train goes through a tunnel, and it gets dark,, you don't throw away the ticket, and jump off... You sit still, and trust the engineer.
.................... Corrie Ten Boom
' The Emerald Tablet Finally Translated ..... It Describes What Humans Were , Before They Changed Us '...
https://youtu.be/MFssnIuf_aE?si=_zpTGy4UAy2Ibqvy
' The Levels of Receiving the Holy Spirit ,,, Nobody Taught You About '...
https://youtu.be/wUu2wH0-CfY?si=nCzaMc2_3e5B_DWN
' The Silence of Non-Egoic Consciousness '...
“The quieter you become,, the more you can hear.” ............. Baba Ram Dass
' A River of Joy '...
“When you do things from your soul,, you feel a river moving in you,, a joy.” ............... Rumi
' Who Are You ? '...
“Knowing others is wisdom,, knowing yourself, is Enlightenment.” ............ Lao Tzu
' The Only Reality ...
“Love is the only reality, and it is not a mere sentiment... It is the ultimate truth, that lies at the heart of creation.” ............Rabindranath Tagore ............ from spiritual sync
' Abide As the True Self '...
“Spirituality is not adopting more theories, or more ritualistic chanting, or going through more mystical experiences... Spirituality is to become free of deceptions, created by the mind, about its own identities, and abide as the true self.” .......... Nithyananda
' Begin Again '...
“The most sacred place,, dwells within our heart,, where dreams are born and secrets sleep,, a mystical refuge of darkness and light,, fear and conquest,, adventure and discovery,, challenge and transformation... Our heart speaks for our soul, every moment while we are alive... Listen… as the whispering beat repeats: be…gin, be…gin, be…gin. It’s really that simple... Just begin… again.” .......... Royce Addington ........ from Spirital Sync
' Jesus and Vedanta ' ... What Jesus Really Meant, by "The Kingdom of God Is Within You" '...
https://youtu.be/jtjhgQ4FZzA?si=ROBhfTGZ20KZdq1l
' Tat Tvam Asi '... The Luminous Essence '...
The Chandogya Upanishad,, one of the largest and ancient Upanishads,, presents expansive teachings on meditation,, cosmic symbolism,, and the unity of existence... It opens with the meditation on Om (Udgītha),, as the essence of all beings, and the foundation of Vedic recitation... Through dialogues and allegories,, it teaches that speech,, breath,, mind,, and the sun are manifestations of the same underlying reality... The text emphasizes inner purification,, the power of truth,, and the famous doctrine, “Tat Tvam Asi”—the identity of the individual Self with Brahman... Its teachings guide, the seeker from ritual understanding, to contemplative insight,, showing that the universe, and the Self, share a single,, luminous essence................... from Hinduwebsite.com
' Every Heart '...
“I belong to no religion.. My religion is love.. Every heart is my temple.”
................... Rumi
' Lack of Harmony '...
“There are two aspects of individual harmony,, the harmony between body and soul,, and the harmony between individuals... All the tragedy in the world,, in the individual, and in the multitude,, comes from lack of harmony... And harmony, is the best given by, producing harmony in one's own life. ”
...................... Hazrat Inayat Khan
' 10 Buddhist Principles,, So That NOTHING Can AFFECT YOU ' ...
https://youtu.be/sEUuLb2U49M?si=-LWdtYeqwZjqoV1I
' Before You Enter Love '...
“You have no choice.. You must leave your ego on the doorstep, before you enter love.”
............ Kamand Kojouri
' Improving the Hologram '...
There is only one corner of the universe, you can be certain of improving,, and that's your own self.
..................... Aldous Huxley
' Finding Reality '...
It is strange, that when the Love from Divinity (Holy Spirit) , knocks you to the ground,, you fall into complete darkness,, and still without fear,, quickly Awaken, as Light and Love .. they call this, 'Enlightenment'.. which means,, to be 'Filled with Light'... ............. namaste , thomas
' Don't Waste Your Last Years, on These 7 Meaningless Things ....... Buddhism '...
https://youtu.be/O3LuXTMM17A?si=fUnmTwXdA_R_UF5T
' The Traveling Wilburys ' .... ' End Of The Line'.. (Official 4K Music Video) '...
https://youtu.be/UMVjToYOjbM?si=4akiUAww16pGXdwW
' The Frequencies of Source '...
The cosmos is within us.. We are made of star-stuff.
.............. Carl Sagan
' Everyone Is A Teacher '...
Everything that irritates us about others, can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
............... .Carl Jung
' Stuck in the Ego '...
Man suffers greatly,, but he does not suffer from himself,, he suffers from the illusion of himself.
................... Alan Watts
' The Language of Source Consciousness '...
Silence is the Language of God,, all else is poor translation.
............... Rumi
' The Wisdom Within Silence '...
"In the attitude of silence, the soul finds the path in a clearer light,, and what is elusive and deceptive, resolves itself into crystal clearness."
..................... Mahatma Gandhi
' Dancing in Reality '...
"Only when you drink from the river of silence, shall you indeed sing... And when you have reached the mountain top,, then you shall begin to climb... And when the earth shall claim your limbs,, then shall you truly dance."
................. Khalil Gibran
' Living Your Life '...
"There are only two ways to live your life... One is as though nothing is a miracle... The other is, as though everything, is a miracle."
.................. Albert Einstein
' I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For ... Song Around The World ... ICRC + Playing For Change '...
https://youtu.be/WJsWWTpagUQ?si=ja-whMKfyFaI5Ac4
' Nobody Explained Existence This Clearly — Except The Buddha Himself! '...
https://youtu.be/XSPCMMG2X68?si=hpeOYswLYd4qQXSh
' Dissolving the Ego '...
The work of art, is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.
................. Auguste Rodin (Sculptor)
' The Essence of Yoga '...
The ultimate essence of yoga, is the contact and the union, between the individual consciousness, and the divine consciousness.
.......................Raphael (Painter)
' A Precious Lover '...
Take pleasure in your dreams;, relish your principles, and drape your purest feelings, on the heart of a precious lover.
........................ Giotto di Bondone
' Remember '...
Remember, that when you leave this earth,, you can take with you nothing, that you have received .. only what you have given .. a full heart,, enriched by honest service,, love,, sacrifice, and courage.
.............. Saint Francis of Assisi
' Actions Speak Loud '...
Actions speak louder than words;, let your words teach, and your actions speak.
................. Saint Anthony of Padua
' What Is Reality?... Quantum Physics & Secret Teachings of the Upanishads ... Consciousness Explained '...
https://youtu.be/svoMuIXcdug?si=nzqJgpOXvLwHqZSt
' 2 Hours Moroccan Oud Music .... Chefchaouen Night Ambience .... Lo Fi Folk & Darbouka '...
https://youtu.be/gCHknKXCw4I?si=HnxAEvVJ1kpPjNEk
' To Laugh Often '...
To laugh often and love much;, to win the respect of intelligent persons, and the affection of children;, to earn the approbation of honest citizens, and endure the betrayal of false friends;, to appreciate beauty;, to find the best in others;, to give of one’s self;, to leave the world, a bit better,, whether by a healthy child,, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;, to have played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation;, to know even one life, has breathed easier, because you have lived,, this is to have succeeded." - .................... Ralph Waldo Emerson
' The Door to Excellence '...
The will to win,, the desire to succeed,, the urge to reach your full potential,,these are the keys, that will unlock the door to personal excellence." ................... Confucius
' The Only Real Security '...
If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it... The only real security, that a man will have in this world, is a reserve of knowledge,, experience,, and ability.
.................... Henry Ford
' The Best Relationship '...
Remember, that the best relationship, is one in which your love for each other, exceeds your need for each other.
.................... Dalai Lama
' A Place to Give '...
Some of the biggest challenges in relationships, come from the fact, that most people enter a relationship, in order to get something:.. they're trying to find someone, who's going to make them feel good... In reality,, the only way a relationship will last, is if you see your relationship, as a place that you go, to give, and not a place that you go to take.
........................ Tony Robbins
' A Life of Meaning '...
Success comes in a lot of ways,, but it doesn't come with money, and it doesn't come with fame... It comes from having a meaning in your life,, doing what you love, and being passionate about what you do... That's having a life of success.. When you have the ability to do what you love,, love what you do, and have the ability to impact people... That's having a life of success... That's what having a life of meaning is.
.................Tim Tebow
' Remain Within the Light '...
Wherever you are,, and whatever you do,, Be in love.
............... Rumi
' Jordan Davis ... ' Buy Dirt '... Luke Bryan (Official Music Video) '...
https://youtu.be/AKec3LTILRU?si=IOGT-zEj-XmKiQMG
' Sacred Grove Ritual 🌿 Deep Forest Shamanic Music for Grounding & Flow '...
https://youtu.be/eeFwwx_TFv0?si=2Cp25d9-dYFBRF4S
' Become the Change '...
If you want to be happy,, make someone else happy.. If you want to find the right person in your life,, be the right person.. If you want to see change in the world,, become the change you want to see.
................... Deepak Chopra
' Happiness Is A Perfume '...
Realize that true happiness, lies within you.. Waste no time and effort searching, for peace, and contentment and joy, in the world outside.. Remembe, that there is no happiness, in having or in getting,, but only in giving.. Reach out.. Share.. Smile.. Hug.. Happiness is a perfume, you cannot pour on others, without getting a few drops on yourself.
..................... Og Mandino
' Self-Control '...
Self-control is strength.. Right thought, is mastery.. Calmness is power.
................ James Allen
' The Wonders of Life '...
Busy your mind, with the concepts of harmony,, health,, peace,, and good will,, and wonders will happen in your life.
.................. Joseph Murphy
' Giving Fear Power '...
Whenever you are afraid of something, you are worshipping it... Whatever you fear,, you bow down to, and give it power.
...................... Emmet Fox
' God Is Awareness Itself '.... The Christian Mystic, Who Found God Within ..... Then Died '...
https://youtu.be/ZU9_EHhNTyQ?si=ISjmAPny-kVPIWkP
' Oye Como Va ' .... Carlos Santana & Cindy Blackman Santana ..... Playing For Change | Song Around The World '...
https://youtu.be/NJZW8U9bbmM?si=FIuIxoZsqnp-RiNu&t=1
' Filled with Joy '...
Set your heart on doing good.. Do it over and over again,, and you will be filled with joy................ Gautama the Buddha
' Happiness Arives '...
Happiness comes, when your work and words, are of benefit to yourself, and others................ Gautama the Buddha
' The Yajur Veda '...
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
' The Sanctuary Within '...
Within you, there is a stillness and sanctuary, to which you can retreat, at any time and be yourself
...................... Hermann Hesse
' The Soul Within Books '...
Every book,, every volume, you see here,, has a soul... The soul of the person who wrote it, and of those who read it, and lived and dreamed with it... Every time a book changes hands,, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages,, its spirit grows and strengthens.
.................. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
' Growing Up '...
No matter where we're born,, which countries we're raised in,, what cultures we come from,, there are some universal experiences, we all have as children.. We all kind of start the same.. We want the love of our parents,, companionship,, friends,, we want to have fun,, to play,, and we're all hurt, the first time we learn that the world, is far from perfect place - it's the start of a series of epiphanies, and realizations, that is what growing up is all about.
................. Khaled Hosseini
' The Most Significant Gifts '...
The most significant gifts, are the ones, most easily overlooked... Small,, everyday blessings: woods,, health,, music,, laughter,, memories,, books,, family,, friends,, second chances,, warm fireplaces,, and all the footprints scattered throughout our days.
..................... Sue Monk Kidd
' Believe Nothing '...
“Believe Nothing,, no matter where you read it,, or who said it,, no matter if I have said it,, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
................... Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni
' Beyond the Physical World '...
“And the day when the soul realizes itself,, that day a new life begins, a new birth... It is the self-realized soul which grows,, which expands.. So long as the soul has not realized itself,, it does not develop,, it does not grow... Therefore, it is at the moment when the soul begins, to realize itself, that a man really begins to live in the world... But it must be understood, that the magnetism of the self realized soul, is greater than any magnetism, one could ever imagine... It is power,, it is wisdom,, it is peace,, it is intelligence,, it is all... It is this magnetism that heals,, heals bodies and heals minds;, and it is this magnetism, that raises those fallen into difficulties,, in pain and sorrows... It is this magnetism, that brings others out of their confusion,, their darkness... It is by this magnetism, that the illuminated souls, spread out their love,, thereby attracting all beings... It is of this magnetism, that Christ said to the fishermen,, “Follow me,, and I will make you, fishers of men.”... It is with this magnetism, that the great ones,, such as Buddha,, such as Moses,, Christ,, Muhammad,, came and attracted humanity... And humanity, during the ages has not forgotten... It is their magnetism, which, after their having left this earth,, has held millions and millions of people, in one bond of brotherhood,, of sympathy,, of friendship... The immense power, that the soul-magnetism gives, shows that it is divine magnetism... It is a proof, of something behind the seen world.”.......................
― Hazrat Inayat Khan, The Heart of Sufism: Essential Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan
' Ancient Egypt Mystical Quotes '...
Ancient Egypt,, one of the world’s most fascinating civilisations,, left behind more than pyramids and mummies, it also passed down wisdom through sacred texts,, tomb inscriptions,, and teachings from philosophers,, priests,, and rulers... These quotes offer a window into the spiritual,, moral,, and philosophical, values of a society, that valued order (Ma’at),, balance,, and legacy....
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“Know thyself, and you shall know the gods.”
– Ancient Egyptian proverb....................................
“True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge; it is an awakening of consciousness.”
– Ancient Egyptian wisdom......................................
“To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again.”
– Egyptian funerary inscription...............................
“Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge, but confer with the ignorant man as with the learned.”
– Ptahhotep, The Maxims of Ptahhotep............................
“He who is rich in wisdom is richer than he who is rich in gold.”
– Ancient Egyptian proverb......................................
“The body dies, but the name lives on.”
– Tomb inscription..............................................
“A man’s heart is his own judge.”
– Book of the Dead........................... from quotewisdom.com
' The Gnostic Gospels :... ' The Forbidden Teachings of Jesus '...
https://youtu.be/B2gqnjfzcTY?si=jNviiQhA6eqbenOJ
' The Most Difficult Lesson '...
In every case,, the remedy is to take action... Get clear about exactly what it is, that you need to learn, and exactly what you need to do, to learn it... BEING CLEAR KILLS FEAR... Make it thy business to know thyself,, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.
......................... Miguel de Cervantes
' Source's Little Reminder '...
You know what music is?,, God's little reminder, that there's something else, besides us, in this universe;,, harmonic connection between all living beings,, every where,, even the stars.
..................... Robin Williams
' Why Being Nobody, Is Your Ultimate Power .... The Tao '...
https://youtu.be/oQ22PQHCPJs?si=SmvUfMZt8qYkziKo
' Eternal Existence '...
Most souls,, have a desire for eternal existence.. this is actually a
desire of the ego.. who is existing?.. personality... you can choose any
personality.. If you wish to forever be the personality called God,, then, You
will exist as Divine Consciousness,, but, then, You will still not experience the
Freedom of Non-Desire, called Nothingness............. namaste, thomas
' Stand in Pure Awareness '...
Stand in your original state of wholeness,,
the state before you were born, when there
was no knowledge "I am",, and therefore
no need or want of any kind... All suffering
will end, as soon as you stand in pure
Awareness.
............... Ramesh S. Balsekar
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"A Net of Jewels"
Ramesh S. Balsekar
Advaita Press, 1966
' True Being '...
For if you are caught up in ideas,, then you will be caught up in the
self... And even if you are caught up in ideas about nothingness,, you
will still be caught up in the self... That's why we should not get
attached, to the belief that things either exist or do not exist... This
is the hidden meaning, when I say, that my teachings are a raft to be
abandoned, when you see true being.
.................. Diamond Sutra
' In The End '...
“In the end,, only three things matters: how much you loved,, how gently you lived,, and how gracefully, you let go of things not meant for you.”..................... Gautama the Buddha
' The Golden Chain '...
To the world you might be one person,, but to one person,, you might be the world... Kindness, is the golden chain, by which our world is bound together.
...................... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
' The Sacred Formula '...
The sacred formula of positivism: love as a principle,, the order as a foundation,, and progress as a goal.
...................... Auguste Comte
' Wisdom '...
You can't be wise, without being intelligent,, but you certainly can be intelligent, without being wise.
...................... Marilyn vos Savant
' Mystical Words from Yeshua Ben Yosef '...
“Jesus said, "If the flesh came into being because of spirit,, it is a wonder... But, if spirit came into being, because of the body,, it is a wonder of wonders... Indeed,, I am amazed, at how this great wealth, has made its home in this poverty.”
............... Thomas the Apostle,
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' The Beauty of Sophia '...
“In Arabic to say,, for example,, "Wisdom is precious,".. you could repeat the feminine pronoun: al-hikmah hiya thamînah,, literally "Wisdom,, she is precious.".. It is stated by some Sûfî Sheikhs (Masters), that Sûfîsm originally, was named Sophia,, which connects Sûfîsm with the Christian Gnostic tradition,, in which Wisdom is personified as a woman,, the divine Sophia... The physical mother of Jesus, was an external image of manifestation, of the Virgin Sophia,, the word 'Sophia', stemming from Sophos (wisdom)... The Gnostics,, whose language was Greek,, identified the Holy Spirit, with Sophia,, Wisdom;, and Wisdom was considered female.”
................ Laurence Galian, Jesus, Muhammad and the Goddess
' Saint Catherine of Siena '...
St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) - An Italian mystic and Dominican tertiary whose Dialogue recounts her conversations with God. Her intense visions and advocacy for Church reform mark her as a powerful figure.
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You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love. The soul cannot live without love. She always wants to love something because love is the stuff she is made of, and through love I created her.
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Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.
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You, eternal Trinity, are a sea so deep that the more I seek, the more I find; and the more I find, the more I seek you.
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Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear............................ from Niraj Agarwal, Ph.D.
' Saint John of the Cross '...
St. John of the Cross (1542–1591) - A Spanish mystic and Carmelite friar known for his profound poetry and works like The Dark Night of the Soul. He explored the soul’s journey through spiritual purification to union with God.
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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it. Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it. Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God. To come to the pleasure you have not, you must go by a way in which you enjoy not.
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The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. God refuses no one the gift of divine union; it is we who refuse God by our attachments.
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Where there is no love, put love — and you will find love. In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone............................. from Niraj Agarwal, Ph.D.
' The Present Moment '...
The past is already gone,, the future is not yet here... There's only one moment for you to live,, and that is the present moment
............... Gautama the Buddha
' No More Lies '...
I have no right to call myself one who knows.. I was one who seeks,, and I still am,, but I no longer seek in the stars or in books;, I'm beginning to hear the teachings of my blood pulsing within me... My story isn't pleasant,, it's not sweet and harmonious, like the invented stories;, it tastes of folly and bewilderment,, of madness and dream,, like the life of all people, who no longer want to lie to themselves.
..................... Hermann Hesse
' The Powers, That Be '...
Politics and Religion are obsolete.. The time has come, for Science and Spirituality.
................. Vinoba Bhave
' A Sense of the Sacred '...
We have to shift our attitude, of ownership of nature, to relationship with nature... The moment you change from ownership, to relationship,, you create a sense of the sacred.
........................ Satish Kumar
' I AM | No Name, No Chain ' ......... Declaration of the Soul’s Freedom ...... Sacred Folk Worship Chant '...
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' It Is A Joy '...
Doing good to others, is not a duty.. It is a joy,, for it increases your own health and happiness.
..................... Zoroaster
' If Only You Reflect '...
Your Remedy is within you,, but you do not sense it..
Your Sickness is from you,, but you do not perceive it..
You Presume you are a small entity,,
But within you is enfolded the entire universe..
You are indeed the evident book,,
By whose alphabet the hidden becomes the manifest..
Therefore,, you have no need to look beyond yourself,,
What you seek, is within you,, if only you reflect.
.......................... Ali ibn Abi Talib
' From Darkness To Light '...
Once you conquer your selfish self,, all your darkness, will change to light.
.................. Rumi
' Care For The Sick '...
Before all,, and above all,, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick,, so that they shall be served as if,, they were Christ Himself.
................... Benedict of Nursia
' The Lack of Wisdom '...
If any of you lacks wisdom,, let him ask God,, who gives to all men generously, and without reproaching,, and it will be given him.
.................. James, son of Zebedee
' Source Consciousness Is Love '...
God is love.. Whoever lives in love, lives in God,, and God in him.
.................. John the Apostle
' The Pope of Egypt '... and Divine Nature '...
But,, did the Divinity [of Christ] suffer? [...] The holy fathers explained this point, through the aforementioned clear example of the red-hot iron,, it is the analogy equated, for the Divine Nature,, which became united with the human nature.. They explained, that when the blacksmith strikes the red-hot iron,, the hammer is actually striking, both the iron and the fire united with it.. The iron alone bends (suffers),, whilst the fire is untouched, though it bends with the iron.
........................ Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
' Carry On '.... 1980-1970 remix ....... Crosby, Stills & Nash '...
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' The World Is Only a Dream ' ....... Anandamayi Ma '...
https://youtu.be/6h1kBIqwDT4?si=jvotUdALLDNhiDbw&t=1
' Looking for Truth '...
If you cannot find the truth, right where you are,, where else, do you expect to find it?
...................... Dogen
' A Clear Mind '...
If moment by moment, you can keep your mind clear, then nothing will confuse you.
..................... Sheng-yen
' The Mind Is Silent '...
When silence reaches an ultimate point,,
the light penetrates everywhere.
............... Hsuan Hua
' Learning to Awaken '...
Of course we can always imagine more perfect conditions,, how it should be ideally,, how everyone should behave... But it is not our task, to create an ideal.. It's our task, to see how it is,, and to learn from the world as it is... For the awakening of the heart,, conditions are always good enough.
.................... Ajahn Sumedho
' Mindfulness '...
Mindfulness gives you time.. Time gives you choices.. Choices,, skillfully made, lead to freedom... You don't have to be swept away, by your feeling.. You can respond with wisdom and kindness, rather than habit and reactivity.
.................. Henepola Gunaratana
' Faith in the Future '...
Even if I knew, that tomorrow, the world would go to pieces,, I would still plant my apple tree.
..................... Martin Luther
' The Meaning of Life '...
The one who plants trees,, knowing that he will never sit in their shade,, has at least started to understand, the meaning of life.
..................... Rabindranath Tagore
' My Simple Religion '...
This is my simple religion... There is no need for temples;, no need for complicated philosophy... Our own brain,, our own heart,, is our temple;, the philosophy is kindness. .................. Dalai Lama
' Beyond Samsara '...
To go beyond samsara and nirvana,, we will need the two wings of emptiness and compassion... From now on,,let us use these two wings, to fly fearlessly into the sky, of the life to come. .................. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
' The Buddha- Nature '...
“No matter how confused,, perturbed,, and negative, we may sometimes feel,, our Buddha nature, is always there... It can never be lost or damaged.. This Buddha nature, is the essential nature of our mind... It is primordially pure,, replete with all the qualities of a Buddha.”
................. David Oromith (Johnson)
' The Creation of the Ego '...
“As a man is taught,, so he believes... Thoughts being things,, they may be planted, like seeds in the mind, of the child and completely dominate his mental content... Given the favourable soil, of the will to believe,, whether the seed-thoughts be sound, or unsound,, whether they be of pure superstition, or of realizable truth,, they take root and flourish,, and make the man, what he is mentally.”
................... W.Y. Evans-Wentz
' Hinduism and Buddhism Explained..... What is the difference, between Hinduism and Buddhism? '...
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' Learning to Understand '...
The highest activity, a human being can attain,, is learning for understanding,, because to understand,, is to be free.
.................... Baruch Spinoza
' The Freedom of Self '...
If I take death into my life,, acknowledge it,, and face it squarely,, I will free myself, from the anxiety of death, and the pettiness of life,, and only then, will I be free to become myself.
..................... Martin Heidegger
' Love Yourself First '...
Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.. You really have to love yourself, to get anything done in this world.
...................... Lucille Ball
' Hinduism: .....The Oldest Religion On Earth Examined Honestly '...
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' La Bamba '.... Playing For Change .... Song Around The World '...
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' The Realized Soul '...
“The realized soul, is the only one ,who can reveal the truth and origin of God, to another soul seeking God,, because, only the one who comes from God, can reach God, in the state of realization.”
.................. Aiyaz Uddin
' The Holy Spirit '...
“The Holy Spirit is not just for Jesus alone;, it is for all of us... From a Buddhist perspective,, who is not the son or daughter of God?... Sitting beneath the Bodhi tree,, many wonderful,, holy seeds within the Buddha blossomed forth... He was human,, but,, at the same time,, he became an expression of the highest spirit of humanity.”
................... Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
' The Study of Esoteric Wisdom '...
“Why should anyone care about [esoteric wisdom]?... Because, it challenges our understanding of God,, and dares us to transform ourselves... It shatters childish theological images,, and discovers a God, called Infinity-God as infinity,, transforms Gender and Personality.".....................Daniel Matt,, a scholar of Kabbalah, and Professor at Graduate Theological Union, in Berkeley”
...... Serena Jade
' Life, Thrown into the World '...
“Life has been thrown into the world,, light into darkness,, the soul into the body... It expresses the original violence, done to me, in making me be where I am, and what I am,, the passivity of my choice-less emergence, into an existing world, which I did not make and whose law is not mine”.”
..................... Hans Jonas, Zwischen Nichts un Ewigkeit
' The Doors of Perception '...
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is,, infinite.
.................. William Blake
' Lose Your Ego '...
Its better to lose your ego, to the One you Love, than to lose the One you Love, to your Ego
......................... John Keats
' If, I Had Tried '...
It's better to have tried and failed, than to live life, wondering what would've happened if I had tried
....................... Alfred Lord Tennyson
' Donovan ..... ' Hurdy Gurdy Man ' (REACTION) '...
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' Why Does Evil Exist ? '...
All of the Horror that is experienced within this manifestation, is easily seen as just another Dream, and sometimes a Nightmare, upon the Awakening into the Reality of Love,, Light ,, and Consciousness(Enlightenment),,, but, You can only Know Love, by experiencing the Non-Love, called Ego Consciousness.......................... thomas
' Noorun Alaa Noor '...
“And when your soul,, the flame,, the spark,, meets with the divine fuel, that is so pure and so strong,, it results in immense enlightenment: the enlightenment of God... Light upon light,, Noorun Alaa Noor.”..
........................ Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
' Divine Consciousness '...
“What you seek, is seeking you.”
.................... Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
' An Existence of Mediocrity '...
All greatness of character, is dependent on individuality... The man who has no other existence, than that which he partakes in common with all around him,, will never have any other than, an existence of mediocrity.
......................... James F. Cooper
' A Single Conversation '...
A single conversation, across the table, with a wise man, is better than ten years, mere study of books.
............................ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
' The Master Work of Wisdom '...
To know, how to grow old,,is the master work of wisdom,, and one of the most difficult chapters, in the great art of living.
....................... Herman Melville
' Know Thyself '...
To be yourself,, in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else,, is the greatest accomplishment.
.......................... Ralph Waldo Emerson
' The Battle with Ego '...
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult, than my own soul,, which sometimes helps me, and sometimes opposes me.
.................... Al-Ghazali
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' Ego, The False Center '...
From Beyond the Frontier of the Mind by Osho
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Through appreciation, love, care, he feels he is good, he feels he is valuable, he feels he has some significance.
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A center is born.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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They are not concerned with you.
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They are concerned with the society.
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Society is concerned with itself, and that's how it should be.
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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.
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One man kills somebody - he is a murderer.
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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.
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Morality means only that you should fit with the society.
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If the society is at war, then the morality changes.
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If the society is at peace, then there is a different morality.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ego is always shaken, always in search of food, that somebody should appreciate it. That's why you continuously ask for attention.
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You get the idea of who you are from others.
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It is not a direct experience.
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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.
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You come with it.
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You are born with it.
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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.
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The others have given you the idea.
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That idea is the ego.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And if you are daring, the period will be small.
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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.
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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.
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Even with darkness you feel, "This is MINE."
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Outside - an unknown darkness.
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With the ego you feel, "This is MY darkness."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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