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THANKSGIVING LOVE TO ALL~
May you listen to your longing to be free.
May the frames of your belonging be large enough for the dreams of your soul.
May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart
...something good is going to happen to you.
May you find harmony between your soul and your life.
May the mansion of your soul never become a haunted place.
May you know the eternal longing that lies at the heart of time.
May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within.
May you never place walls between the light and yourself.
May you be set free from the prisons of guilt, fear, disappointment and despair.
May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you,
mind you, and embrace you in belonging.
- John O'Donahoe
Hugs and love for you all this coming Thanksgiving holiday~
May the frames of your belonging be large enough for the dreams of your soul.
May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart
...something good is going to happen to you.
May you find harmony between your soul and your life.
May the mansion of your soul never become a haunted place.
May you know the eternal longing that lies at the heart of time.
May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within.
May you never place walls between the light and yourself.
May you be set free from the prisons of guilt, fear, disappointment and despair.
May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you,
mind you, and embrace you in belonging.
- John O'Donahoe
Hugs and love for you all this coming Thanksgiving holiday~
Quote of The Day!
"There ain't nothing from the outside can lick any of us."
- Margaret Mitchell
About Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell wrote just one book, the immensely successful Civil War novel, Gone With the Wind, which she wrote while convalescing with a broken ankle, basing it on tales her relatives had told her. She then put the book away until a publisher asked if she had ever written a novel. After giving him the manuscript, she got cold feet and asked for it back, but he'd already begun reading. The book still sells more than 200,000 copies a year. She was born in Atlanta in 1900 and died in 1949.
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- Margaret Mitchell
About Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell wrote just one book, the immensely successful Civil War novel, Gone With the Wind, which she wrote while convalescing with a broken ankle, basing it on tales her relatives had told her. She then put the book away until a publisher asked if she had ever written a novel. After giving him the manuscript, she got cold feet and asked for it back, but he'd already begun reading. The book still sells more than 200,000 copies a year. She was born in Atlanta in 1900 and died in 1949.
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Hay-Ku of the Day (Double Minded Me)
Seeing Life from a
Subject-Object Perspective
Is Double Minded.
[Rich Note: (Photo Caption) Double Vision (2009); This highway sign seems a rather stark invitation to enter (or stay in) the world of conceptual “space-time” (RE: How soon will we get Harrisburg?) and, in so doing, to ignore the natural beauty of this sunset; Companion haiku: Accompanying.
Give-And-Take
So I say to you, ask and it will be given to you,
Seek and you will find,knock and the door will be
opened to you. For everyone that asks receives, he
who seeks finds and to him that knocks the door will
be opened.
-Luke II-13
***********
In the pursuit of learning,
everyday something is acquired.
In the pursuit of Tao,
everyday something is dropped.
-Lao Tzu
********
Embodiments of love!
There is love in every one of you.
Develop that love.
Share it with the people.
You also experience
with your fellow people.
This love is not
one way traffic.
It is two-way, give and take.
We don't need to go anywhere,
If you have love.
-Satya Sai baba.
***************
You must give some time
to your fellow men.
Even if it's a little thing,
do something for others---
Something for which
you get no pay but
the privilege of doing it.
-Albert Schweitzer
****************
The more you lose yourself
in something bigger than yourself,
the more energy you will have.
-Norman Vincent Peale
******
The widest possibilities for spiritual growth
lie in the give-and-take of everyday relationships.
Seek and you will find,knock and the door will be
opened to you. For everyone that asks receives, he
who seeks finds and to him that knocks the door will
be opened.
-Luke II-13
***********
In the pursuit of learning,
everyday something is acquired.
In the pursuit of Tao,
everyday something is dropped.
-Lao Tzu
********
Embodiments of love!
There is love in every one of you.
Develop that love.
Share it with the people.
You also experience
with your fellow people.
This love is not
one way traffic.
It is two-way, give and take.
We don't need to go anywhere,
If you have love.
-Satya Sai baba.
***************
You must give some time
to your fellow men.
Even if it's a little thing,
do something for others---
Something for which
you get no pay but
the privilege of doing it.
-Albert Schweitzer
****************
The more you lose yourself
in something bigger than yourself,
the more energy you will have.
-Norman Vincent Peale
******
The widest possibilities for spiritual growth
lie in the give-and-take of everyday relationships.
In Divine Oneness Matter is Myth
Oneness of the Divine is not like the Oneness
of a mathematical digit. In the case of the digit,
we do not have 'one' alone. It is followed by two,
three,four, and so on and so forth. In the case of
God,oneness means God is one and one alone. He is
one without a second. It also implies that there
is no other substance or entity except the Divine
in the cosmos.
Almost all religions refer to the oneness of God.
Prophets, saints and gurus stress this trait of
God in their scriptures where oneness appears as
the precursor of all other traits of the Divine,
such as omnipresence,omnipotence and omniscience.
Upon close scrutiny and analysis you will find
that all the other traits attributed to God boil
down to this trait of oneness.
God's oneness is all inclusive; it does notleave
space for any other substance to exist. God being
all pervasive,the coexisgtence of God and matter
at the same place is a contradiction. It also
implies that matter does not exist in the form
that we perceive with our senses. This concept of
matter as a myth is now no longer restricted to
eastern spirituality. The latest research in Physics
interprets matter as if it were a myth.
John Eccles, a renowned physcicist, said,"I want
you to realise that there is no color in the natural
world and no sound,nothing of this kind: no textures,
no patterns,no beauty, no scent." This means that
our senses interpret raw data and create a world of
forms,colours and structures. The observer bestows
meaning and traits on the cosmos.Otherwise the universe would be pure potential. This view of teh universe is in
a way linked with the oneness of God. Since it is the
senses that create the universe, the universe as we see
it does not exist. Only God exists.
All matter is energy,according to physics. If we
deconstruct matter into molecules, atoms, and subatomic
phenomena,we reach the level where subatomic particles
turn into ghosts of energy that dissolve into an empty
void. This void is not really empty. It is actually
full of that element which is dynamic and being one,
pervades the whole of the void.
It is this basic underlying substance that manifests
material phenomena at the time of their creation,and
absorbs them back at the time of their dissolution.
Nothing is really created or destroyed in the cosmos.
One premordial substance pervades the entire universe.
This is the Divine,who is the original substance of
the cosmos. it is who we variously call Brahmn, God,
Allah, AkalPurakh,Jehovah,Ishwar. This is the Ultimate
Reality of science,logic and philosophy.
Most of us have heard of Ultimate Reality from others,
or have read about it in scriptures. This understanding
is at an intellectual level. the oneness of God is not
an abstraction evolved by the human mind. It is a fact.
Its realisation can occur when some knower of God blesses
direct perception.
Since the cosmos is an integral whole, its Ultimate
Reality is common to all, irrespective of religion,
region,caste,creed,race and nationality. Humanity is
one too, an organic whole. The oness of God and the
Oneness of humanity are interrelated. It is one the
foundation of this understanding that prophets have
built the edifice of humanism.
of a mathematical digit. In the case of the digit,
we do not have 'one' alone. It is followed by two,
three,four, and so on and so forth. In the case of
God,oneness means God is one and one alone. He is
one without a second. It also implies that there
is no other substance or entity except the Divine
in the cosmos.
Almost all religions refer to the oneness of God.
Prophets, saints and gurus stress this trait of
God in their scriptures where oneness appears as
the precursor of all other traits of the Divine,
such as omnipresence,omnipotence and omniscience.
Upon close scrutiny and analysis you will find
that all the other traits attributed to God boil
down to this trait of oneness.
God's oneness is all inclusive; it does notleave
space for any other substance to exist. God being
all pervasive,the coexisgtence of God and matter
at the same place is a contradiction. It also
implies that matter does not exist in the form
that we perceive with our senses. This concept of
matter as a myth is now no longer restricted to
eastern spirituality. The latest research in Physics
interprets matter as if it were a myth.
John Eccles, a renowned physcicist, said,"I want
you to realise that there is no color in the natural
world and no sound,nothing of this kind: no textures,
no patterns,no beauty, no scent." This means that
our senses interpret raw data and create a world of
forms,colours and structures. The observer bestows
meaning and traits on the cosmos.Otherwise the universe would be pure potential. This view of teh universe is in
a way linked with the oneness of God. Since it is the
senses that create the universe, the universe as we see
it does not exist. Only God exists.
All matter is energy,according to physics. If we
deconstruct matter into molecules, atoms, and subatomic
phenomena,we reach the level where subatomic particles
turn into ghosts of energy that dissolve into an empty
void. This void is not really empty. It is actually
full of that element which is dynamic and being one,
pervades the whole of the void.
It is this basic underlying substance that manifests
material phenomena at the time of their creation,and
absorbs them back at the time of their dissolution.
Nothing is really created or destroyed in the cosmos.
One premordial substance pervades the entire universe.
This is the Divine,who is the original substance of
the cosmos. it is who we variously call Brahmn, God,
Allah, AkalPurakh,Jehovah,Ishwar. This is the Ultimate
Reality of science,logic and philosophy.
Most of us have heard of Ultimate Reality from others,
or have read about it in scriptures. This understanding
is at an intellectual level. the oneness of God is not
an abstraction evolved by the human mind. It is a fact.
Its realisation can occur when some knower of God blesses
direct perception.
Since the cosmos is an integral whole, its Ultimate
Reality is common to all, irrespective of religion,
region,caste,creed,race and nationality. Humanity is
one too, an organic whole. The oness of God and the
Oneness of humanity are interrelated. It is one the
foundation of this understanding that prophets have
built the edifice of humanism.
from The Daily OM
Like No One Is Watching
Shake Your Tail Feathers
Most of us express our distinctiveness in many ways throughout our lives. Although, as we proudly share our offbeat traits and preferences with the world, we take great pains to downplay those eccentricities we ourselves deem odd. Instead of living lives colored by these quirky impulses, we seek out socially acceptable outlets for our peculiarities. We may not realize that we are editing ourselves in this way because our individual societal awareness is unintentionally attuned to the attitudes of the people we encounter each day. Over time, we have learned to suppress some of the most fun aspects of individuality. To rediscover and embrace these buried traits, we need only ask ourselves what we would do if we knew for certain that no one would judge our choices.
Visualizing this day without judgment can help you better understand the idiosyncrasies that are an important part of who you are but seldom manifest themselves in your existence. Perhaps you secretly dream of replacing grown-up, conservative clothing in favor of a changing array of costumes. You may envision yourself painting your car electric-green, hugging the trees in a crowded local park, singing joyous songs as you skip through your community, or taking up an exciting hobby like fire spinning. Try not to be surprised, however, if your imagination takes you in unexpectedly simple directions. In your musings, you may see yourself doing things such as breaking out in dance or dying your hair a fun color. Regardless of the nature of your suppressed peculiarities, ask yourself what is really stopping you from making them a part of your life, and then resolve to incorporate at least one into your everyday existence.
Life as we know it is so short. Making the most of years we are granted is a matter of being ourselves even though we know that we will inevitably encounter people who disapprove of our choices. When you shake your tail feathers like no one is watching, you will discover that there are many others who appreciate you because you are willing to let go of any inhibition. By doing this you help others know it is okay. No one else in the world is precisely like you and, each time you revel in this simple fact, you rededicate yourself to the celebration of individuality.
Shake Your Tail Feathers
Most of us express our distinctiveness in many ways throughout our lives. Although, as we proudly share our offbeat traits and preferences with the world, we take great pains to downplay those eccentricities we ourselves deem odd. Instead of living lives colored by these quirky impulses, we seek out socially acceptable outlets for our peculiarities. We may not realize that we are editing ourselves in this way because our individual societal awareness is unintentionally attuned to the attitudes of the people we encounter each day. Over time, we have learned to suppress some of the most fun aspects of individuality. To rediscover and embrace these buried traits, we need only ask ourselves what we would do if we knew for certain that no one would judge our choices.
Visualizing this day without judgment can help you better understand the idiosyncrasies that are an important part of who you are but seldom manifest themselves in your existence. Perhaps you secretly dream of replacing grown-up, conservative clothing in favor of a changing array of costumes. You may envision yourself painting your car electric-green, hugging the trees in a crowded local park, singing joyous songs as you skip through your community, or taking up an exciting hobby like fire spinning. Try not to be surprised, however, if your imagination takes you in unexpectedly simple directions. In your musings, you may see yourself doing things such as breaking out in dance or dying your hair a fun color. Regardless of the nature of your suppressed peculiarities, ask yourself what is really stopping you from making them a part of your life, and then resolve to incorporate at least one into your everyday existence.
Life as we know it is so short. Making the most of years we are granted is a matter of being ourselves even though we know that we will inevitably encounter people who disapprove of our choices. When you shake your tail feathers like no one is watching, you will discover that there are many others who appreciate you because you are willing to let go of any inhibition. By doing this you help others know it is okay. No one else in the world is precisely like you and, each time you revel in this simple fact, you rededicate yourself to the celebration of individuality.
Your A Keeper
One day a women's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore". No more hugs, no more special moments to celerbrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say I love you.
So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when its sick. This is true for marriage.... And old cars... And children with bad habits and report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it.
Somethings we keep-- like a best friend who moved away or a sister-in-law after a divorce. There just some things that make us happy, no matter what.
Life is important, like people we know who are special... And so, we keep them close!
I was thinking... I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that need rekindling or three words that needed to be said.
Let everyone of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words and a smile can do. And just in case I'm gone tommorow.
I LOVE YA!!!
Live today because tomorrow is not promised...
So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when its sick. This is true for marriage.... And old cars... And children with bad habits and report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it.
Somethings we keep-- like a best friend who moved away or a sister-in-law after a divorce. There just some things that make us happy, no matter what.
Life is important, like people we know who are special... And so, we keep them close!
I was thinking... I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that need rekindling or three words that needed to be said.
Let everyone of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words and a smile can do. And just in case I'm gone tommorow.
I LOVE YA!!!
Live today because tomorrow is not promised...
Quote of The Day!
"Ruin and recovering are both from within."
- Epictetus
About Epictetus
Epictetus, the Roman-era Stoic philosopher, lived a very ascetic life, believing that happiness came from living "according to the will of nature" and that free will comes from how we respond to circumstances. He was born in 55 AD in what is now Turkey and spent most of his life in Rome. He spent his youth as a slave and became crippled due to his master's harsh treatment. He was later exiled to Greece, where he founded a school and wrote his most famed work, The Discourses. He died in 135.
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- Epictetus
About Epictetus
Epictetus, the Roman-era Stoic philosopher, lived a very ascetic life, believing that happiness came from living "according to the will of nature" and that free will comes from how we respond to circumstances. He was born in 55 AD in what is now Turkey and spent most of his life in Rome. He spent his youth as a slave and became crippled due to his master's harsh treatment. He was later exiled to Greece, where he founded a school and wrote his most famed work, The Discourses. He died in 135.
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