October 2011
42 posts
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be...”
– Albert Einstein
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the...”
– Christopher Columbus
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Meditation is not concerned with any activity but it is concerned with our alertness while doing any action. Meditation means to add awareness and alertness in our actions.
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“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend...”
– Dale Carnegie
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Meditation Practice
Whenever you can, sit and wait. There’s no need to distract yourself by filling the gap with random activity. At the gate at the airport or waiting for the bus, rather than picking up a book, flipping through a magazine, checking e-mail, or watching TV, just sit and wait. Present… ready… available… No need to meditate or get spiritual. Just wait, like a cat, or a bird on a...
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“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a...”
– Mother Teresa
Fate Is In Your Own Hands
Once upon a time, there was a general who was leading his army into battle against an enemy ten times the size of his own.
Along the way to the battle field, the troops stopped by a small temple to pray for victory.
The general held up a coin and told his troops, “I am going to implore the gods to help us crush our enemy. If this coin lands with the heads on top, we’ll win. If...
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“Life is too deep for words.
so don’t try to describe it -
just live it.”
– Unknown
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The Two Brothers
Two brothers worked together on the family farm. One was married and had a large family. The other was single. At the day’s end, the brothers shared everything equally, produce and profit.
Then one day the single brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share equally the produce and the profit. I’m alone and my needs are simple.” So each night he...
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Help Us To Remember
Help us to remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day, that she is rushing home to cook dinner and help with homework, to do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.
Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who takes forever at the checkout stand, is a worried 19-year-old...
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“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all...”
– Buddha
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“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving”
– Lao Tzu
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“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox”
– Lao Tzu
The Scorpion and The Old Man
One morning, after he had finished his meditation, the old man opened his eyes and saw a scorpion floating helplessly in the water. As the scorpion was washed closer to the tree, the old man quickly stretched himself out on one of the long roots that branched out into the river and reached out to rescue the drowning creature. As soon as he touched it, the scorpion stung him. Instinctively the...
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Eyes
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend, who was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. She could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?”
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Peace of Mind
Once, Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there.”
The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in...
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“To be angry is to let others’ mistakes punish yourself.
To forgive others...”
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The Elephant Rope
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to...
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“After a few years of meditation practice we can even learn how to occasionally...”
– Wes Nisker
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“Find the narrow gate that leads to life. It is called the Now. Narrow your life...”
– Eckhart Tolle (via findingstrengththroughpain)
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“We humans have existed in our present form for about a hundred thousand years. I...”
– Dalai Lama
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A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: “Are you a God?” “No, brahmin” said The Blessed One. “Are you a saint?” “No, brahmin” said The Blessed One. “Are you a magician?” “No, brahmin” said The Blessed One. “What are you then?” “I am awake.”
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“Do not speak- unless it improves on silence.”
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“The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery....”
– Atisha
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“That’s been one of my mantras: focus and simplicity,” “Simple can be harder than...”
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~Steve Jobs, R.I.P.
(via yoginiyoda)
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steve Jobs (via simplyisis)
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“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be...”
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“There is a saying in Tibetan, “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of...”
– Dalai Lama
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“Almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human...”
– E.E. Cummings
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A Beautiful Flower
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read, beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down. And if that weren’t enough to ruin my day, a young boy approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, “Look...
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“Meditation is like farming….. ” the right soil is required to grow...”
– Jon Kabt-Zinn
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“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the...”
– Shunryu Suzuki
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The Boy and The Starfish
One day, an old man was walking along the beach in the early morning and noticed the tide had washed thousands of starfish up on the shore. Up ahead in the distance he spotted a boy who appeared to be gathering up the starfish, and one by one tossing them back into the ocean.
He approached the boy and asked him why he spent so much energy doing what seemed to be a waste of time.
The boy...
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Raja Yoga Meditation
Daily mental exercises. The act of Raja Yoga meditation for at least 15 minutes in the early morning will have a positive effect during the entire day.
Upon waking have the thought; I am a peaceful soul, my aim today is to radiate peace to every person that I come into contact with.
Raja Yoga meditation
Try to experience the stillness of mind of being a peaceful soul as other thoughts emerge...
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Raja Yoga Meditation Philosophy
The basis for attaining an experience in raja yoga meditation in to understand the self and the mind. The human mind is the most creative, powerful and wonderful “instrument” we possess. Using this energy called mind we have been able to search the deepest oceans, send humans to the moon and scan the molecular fabric of the building blocks of nature. But have we found our true self?...
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We Don't Need to Suffer ~ Learn and Let Flow →
juliebladon:
We do not need to suffer or live in poverty to be a spiritual person. The idea that we have to suffer or live in poverty in order to be spiritual is an old one and can be found in the belief systems of many philosophies. Most of us carry this idea around subconsciously, and we may be holding…
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“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of...”
– Plato
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10 Ways To Increase Your Concentration
First understand clearly what concentration is:“Concentration is taking your mind off many things and putting it on one thing at a time.”
Decide carefully what you want to concentrate on,for in many subtle and not-so-subtle ways, you become that which you focus on — that is, you take on the attributes of your chosen subject of concentration. Have you ever noticed how couples who have been...
“A beginner needs a quiet place to meditate. Someone with a lot of practice can...”
September 2011
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Osho Everyday Meditations: Day #1 - Illumination →
lazyyogi:
The moment you are illuminated, the whole of existence is illuminated. If you are dark, then the whole of existence is dark. It all depends on you.
I’ve just recently got into Osho’s teachings. They are excellent but they can be misleading without the right stability. At least that is my…
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“I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being...”
– Benjamin Disraeli
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Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for... →
buddhistintraining:
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Todd Goldfarb at the We The Change blog.
Meditation is the art of focusing 100% of your attention in one area. The practice comes with a myriad of well-publicized health benefits including increased concentration, decreased anxiety, and a general…
“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what...”
– Buddha