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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Krishnamurti states it this way:

“Why are we clever and ambitious? Is not ambition an urge to avoid what is? Why are we so frightened of what is? What is the good of running away if whatever we are is always there? ... Is it possible to listen without any prejudice, without any conclusion, without interpretation? We are conditioned ... and whatever we listen to is always apprehended through the screen of this conditioning. That is why it is very important to know how to listen. Conflict is the denial of what is; there is no conflict other than that. There is no complexity in what is, but only in the many escapes that we seek.” ~ via Integral Life

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Forgiveness

". . . Without forgiveness, there can be no ripening of the soul, no authentic way of measuring our spiritual evolution. Therefore, forgiveness is indisputably our passport to divine greatness while we're still engrossed in the experience of our humanity."

"By refusing to forgive ourselves, or someone else, we inadvertently deny ourselves access to the highest sphere of happiness as well as the deepest levels of our essential spiritual nature. I honestly had to take some time to bask in the poignant appreciation of this celestial insight. For you see, I had really relished holding on to my grudges. Some of the best times I could remember were spent nursing my emotional wounds. Now, for the first time, I realized how harboring those grudges only bound my energies to the same people I resented. As a result, my life and theirs would be significantly intertwined until the day I made the decision to open my heart and forgive."

~ Dannion Brinkley, survivor of multiple lightning strikes and near death experiences, speaking on the "astounding beauty inherent in the act of forgiveness" during his second visit to the afterlife.

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

In Memory of Mary, 3/12/25 ~ 8/21/07

"Light a candle for those we mourn.

Into a new life they will be born.

Do not look for them at the gravesite.

They are somewhere else radiating their beautiful light.

They have gone to a new world where there is no darkness, no pain.

Their light and essence will always remain.

Light a candle for those who have left this mortal place.

They are free to travel through time and space.

When we think of them, they are near.

When we sit in a beautiful garden. Their voices we hear.

When we listen to a divine symphony,

We close our eyes, their faces we see.

Light a candle for they have not really gone.

With each flickering flame, in your hearts they will always belong."


~ Thank You Mom ~

Thursday, August 19, 2010

"If we could only see it ....

... we are at the mercy of absolutely nothing except our own wrong thinking."

"Freedom from heartache and confusion comes by seeing human nature as it is, not as it appears to be on the surface." ~ Inspire Yourself

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

ILLUSION

“By nature, we do not perceive ourselves or others accurately. We magnify the importance of ourselves and diminish that of others. In the beauty of a clear night, however, we look at the stars and feel ourselves small, unimportant, and at peace. On an objective scale, we sense our insignificance. Somehow the realization comforts us. The return of the illusion hurts us, takes our peace away, allows us to magnify slights, rejections, and humiliations as others challenge the illusion of our self-importance with theirs. It is in our human nature that this be so; it is our task to transcend it.” ~ Barry Grosskopf, Hidden In Plain Sight

Monday, August 9, 2010

Complaints

"Unless you are actively fighting a natural disaster or bullets are flying around your head, you should probably tone down the complaints." ~ Trish on Twitter

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Hermann Goering (Nazi officer, during his Nuremberg war crimes trial)

"Why of course the people don't want war....That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Self Importance

"Interesting how a person whose identity is determined by title, social station, & posturing is so frustrated by someone whose isn't." ~ Urban Hermit

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Animals

"If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." ~ Paul McCartney


Note: see the movie Earthlings, aka The Vegan Maker. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, this movie uncovers the horrific, filthy, criminal acts performed on animals every minute of every day in order for us to eat and be fashionable.


















Monday, August 2, 2010

“When the heart is right ‘for’ and ‘against’ are forgotten.” – Chuang Tzu

“By nature, we do not perceive ourselves or others accurately. We magnify the importance of ourselves and diminish that of others. In the beauty of a clear night, however, we look at the stars and feel ourselves small, unimportant, and at peace. On an objective scale, we sense our insignificance. Somehow the realization comforts us. The return of the illusion hurts us, takes our peace away, allows us to magnify slights, rejections, and humiliations as others challenge the illusion of our self-importance with theirs. It is in our human nature that this be so; it is our task to transcend it.”

- Barry Grosskopf, Hidden In Plain Sight via Blog From A Hermit

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