Transformation
You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are
“Give up defining yourself – to yourself or to others. You won’t die. You will come to life. And don’t be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it’s their problem. Continue reading
Humility
Humility can bring us back to reality from any ego trip. If we think we are something extra special, or lower than low, a little dose of humility can bring us back to center. Remembering our humility is especially hard when our ego is busy building us up or knocking us down, but that is when we need it most. Continue reading
There is just the right moment for everything
“There is just the right moment for everything. If you find obstruction on your path, back off just a minute. Take time to allow for an integration of this new information. Your being wants to create perfection, but perfection cannot be forced. If things are not working out well, take a break, especially a mental break. Let go of how you were looking at the situation. Allow the superconscious to do its tempering work of synthesis.”
When we take the time to understand…..
Thought for the Week – 28th September 2015
“Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?”
– Lao Tzu
Taking orders from the witness inside you
We all take orders from God knows who! We do not even bother to find out if those from whom we are taking our orders have arrived anywhere or not. And the hilarious part of all this is that we take our orders from people who are just like us – because they fit with our intelligence.
Love is the Most Powerful Medicine
One day in India on my second stay, Maharaji said to me, “You don’t have to change anybody; you just have to love them”. In relationships, when the other person doesn’t fit into your model of how heaven would be, you don’t have to play God. You just have to love individual differences and appreciate them the way they are. Because love is the most powerful medicine.
Fighting Homelessness: Don’t Be the Ass in Assuming
The Illusion of Outwitting Death
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Once upon a time in a Baghdad marketplace, there was a servant who bumped into Death himself. Terrified, the man dropped his purchases and ran home on foot. When he arrived, he breathlessly begged his master, “Please, may I borrow your fastest horse? I met Death in the marketplace, and he gestured like he was about to take me, so I ran back here as fast as I could. I must escape from him!” The master said, “Take my fastest steed, and perhaps you can outrun Death tonight. Flee to Sammara, for he will never find you there.” The servant thanked him profusely, and galloped off at breakneck speed toward the village of Sammara, which was many hours away. The master then went to the marketplace, and when he saw Death, he asked, “Why did you threaten my poor servant when he was here earlier today?” Death replied, “I wasn’t threatening him. I was just shocked to see him, that’s all. You see, I was expecting to meet up with him tonight—in Sammara.” Continue reading
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