Ajay0 Posted April 6, 2022 Thoughts and emotions come from the same source. Thoughts are the dry expressions of the mind, emotions are juicy. The way you think is the way you feel. ~ Sadghuru Self-awareness is increased much more rapidly by observing feelings rather than thoughts. The thoughts associated with even one feeling may literally run into the thousands. The understanding of the underlying emotion and its correct handling is, therefore, more rewarding and less time-consuming than dealing with one’s thoughts. ~ David R. Hawkins Focus on the feeling itself, not on the thoughts. Thoughts are endless and self-reinforcing, and they only breed more thoughts. Thoughts are merely rationalizations of the mind to try and explain the presence of the feeling. The real reason for the feeling is the accumulated pressure behind the feeling that is forcing it to come up in the moment. ~ David R. Hawkins Thousands and even millions of thoughts can be replaced by a single emotion. Emotions are more basic and primitive than mental processes. ~ David R. Hawkins Feelings come and go, and eventually you realize that you are not your feelings, but that the real “you” is merely witnessing them. ~ David R. Hawkins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted April 7, 2022 Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.  —-Prince 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eduardo Posted April 15, 2022 "Man is an apprentice, and the pain is his Master" Â Alfred Victor de Vigny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted April 19, 2022 Whenever you find find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect.  —Mark Twain 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eduardo Posted April 20, 2022 “They saw themselves as nothing and the world despised them, but to God they were precious and loved. They kept to the humble truth. They lived in simple obedience. They advanced in love and patience.”  Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eduardo Posted April 20, 2022 "Do not look for rest, look for war. Look for the unbelievers, the bad, the ignorant, the sick, and heal them by giving of yourselves despite all the effort and inconvenience that this will cause you. If you return later impoverished, tired, exhausted, reached even by doubts due to their arguments, lock yourselves in your room... and pray; they strength and vigor will return" Â Master Philippe of Lyon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 20, 2022 16 hours ago, zerostao said: Whenever you find find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect.  —Mark Twain Found one by him yesterday that really fits my current relationship with 'the news'.  "If you don't read the news, you're uninformed. If you read the news, you're misinformed." M. Twain. 6 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giles Posted May 1, 2022 Spoiler Do not free a camel from the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.  G. K. Chesterton  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted May 3, 2022 Each species is a masterpiece, a creation of extreme care and genius. — E.O. Wilson 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajay0 Posted May 3, 2022 Violence generates more violence; hatred produces more hatred. Peace cannot be conquered. Peace cannot be the result of violence. Peace comes to us only when we dissolve the Ego, when we destroy within us all those psychological factors that produce war. ~ Samael Aun Weor We must experience the Truth in a direct, practical and real way; this is only possible in the stillness and silence of the mind, and this is achieved by means of meditation. ~ Samael Aun Weor What is the use of education if we do not become creative, conscious and truly intelligent? Real education does not mean knowing how to read and write. Any stupid person, any fool can know how to read and write. We need to have intelligence and it only awakens within us when the consciousness awakens. ~ Samael Aun Weor When consciousness has awakened it is not something sensational or spectacular. It's simply a reality as natural as the one of a tree that has growth slowly and developed without starts or sensational stuffs. Nature is Nature. ~ Samael Aun Weor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) Love said you already have your own wings I will not give you more feathers (Rumi) Â Â Edited May 17, 2022 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so. (Mark Twain)   Edited May 17, 2022 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Everyone dies but no one is dead. (unknown) Â Â Edited May 17, 2022 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajay0 Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) In the evolution of consciousness this is probably the first time mankind is going through the problem of loneliness. You feel homeless in spite of having a home. You feel disconnected in spite of connections. You live in darkness in spite of light. You live in despair in spite of so much of celebration. The reason is you are disconnected with nature. To live with nature is to live with God. To live with nature is to appreciate the magic of the sunrise, the magic of the song of the birds, the magic of the morning breeze. Not seeing this magic is not seeing God. The whole of nature is alive and not seeing this magical presence is being dead. ~ Swami Sukhabodhananda Take it as a discipline to see the miracle of life and you will feel connected and live a natural life. ~ Swami Sukhabodhananda   When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard. ~ Native American saying    Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life. Breathe in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out and bring the cosmos back inside. Next, breathe up all the fecundity and vibrancy of the earth. Finally, blend the breath of heaven and the breath of earth with your own, becoming the Breath of Life itself. ~ Morihei Ueshiba  Edited May 18, 2022 by Ajay0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajay0 Posted June 24, 2022 When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. ~ Swami Satchidananda Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1 If you do right, irrespective of what the other does, it will slow down the (turbulent) mind. ~ Rajini Menon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C T Posted June 24, 2022 The value of one skill is worth more than a wealth of 10,000 taels of gold (ancient Chinese adage) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted July 4, 2022 We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. Â Faulkner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted July 4, 2022 Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. Â Goethe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted July 4, 2022 How long are you going to wait to be happy? ~ Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted July 4, 2022 Some life experiences are wonderful and some are horrible but they are all good because they are my teacher. ~ me 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C T Posted July 4, 2022 The limits of language become obvious when we realize how we can describe in words our perception of a phenomenon, but not the phenomenon in and of itself. ~ Tharchin Zangpo 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajay0 Posted August 19, 2022 An ethical life purifies the mind. By living an ethical life, one progresses towards the realization of the Divine. ~ Sri Anandamayi Ma Behavior influences consciousness. Right behavior means right consciousness. ~ Taisen Deshimaru (Zen Buddhist master and founder of Association Zen Internationale) Behavior influences consciousness. Right behavior means right consciousness. Our attitude here and now influences the entire environment: our words, actions, ways of holding and moving ourselves, they all influence what happens around us and inside us. The actions of every instant, every day, must be right...Every gesture is important. How we eat, how we put on our clothes, how we wash ourselves, how we go to the toilet, how we put our things away, how we act with other people, family, wife, work - how we are: totally, in every single gesture. ~ Taisen Deshimaru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted September 16, 2022 “Humans invented the atom bomb (and other weapons of horrific mass destruction) but no mouse in the world would ever invent any mouse trap.”  —-Albert Einstein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajay0 Posted September 20, 2022 Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial. ~ Buddha ( Dhammapada 163)Sin is easy to commit. ~ Ashoka If there is a right thing and a wrong thing, it takes longer for the right thing to be implemented, while the wrong thing will be implemented immediately. ~ Dada Bhagavan The nature of the mind is such it ignores all the good and holds on to the negative. ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar The mind naturally tends towards evil deeds. It is lethargic in doing good work. That is why I say that perseverance and tenacity are necessary for success in all works.~ Sri Sharada Devi The nature of the mind is to be easy-going and indolent. It loves to shirk responsibility and to get attached to the senses and their objects. A careless man gets attached to sense-pleasures and becomes weak and stupid. The mind of such a man gets impure and weak. ~ Swami Narayanananda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
