Why History Repeats Itself…

Our difficulty is to make the mind revolve slowly so that each thought-feeling can be followed and understood. What is deeply and thoroughly understood will not repeat itself. Krishnamurti

history carousel

Our mind is a whirlwind of thoughts. It’s constantly in motion and often spins around the same set of thoughts. That is the essential cause for us repeating personal and societal histories. Becoming aware of that movement of thoughts is the first step we can take toward gaining mastery over our mind and therefore the course of our life.

slow motion living

We’re all told that we should practice living in the moment. But how can we do that? Let’s consider the idea of ‘slow motion’ living. To achieve mindfulness and present-centeredness, we just need to slow down. Let’s take more deliberate steps while walking, breathe deeply and with intent, notice something fully and watch our thoughts. When our body has slowed down, because of our deeper breathing, our mind follows. We can then watch our thoughts, our reactions, our hopes and our desires. By watching, by becoming aware, we can deeply understand self. Only wisdom and happiness can result from that…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a deep breather.

Recommendation: The Book of Life by Krishnamurti

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I AM Because I AM…

10.39 … I am the seed of all things that are; and that no being that moves or moves not can ever be without me.

10.42 Know that with one single fraction of my Being I pervade and support the Universe, and know that I AM.The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 10)

no place to go

No place to go where God isn’t; no thought to think without the I AM experiencing it, nothing to do without God. We live in the very substance of God. Truly have we nothing to worry about, we come from God, we live and have our being in him and we’re headed towards an increasing realization of All That Is…

i am

I AM is the original postulate. God just is. He lives and inhabits the present moment, completely, and he encompasses all time and space. We can identify with him and know his nature, if we but choose to do so. He waits patiently, all-the-while surrounding us with unconditional love…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM one with I AM.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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Why Truth and Love Must Combine…

… the writer’s great weapon is the truth and integrity of his voice. And as long as what you’re saying is what you truly, honestly believe to be the case, then whatever the consequences, that’s fine.Salman Rushdie

authors

We are all authors. Authors of our lives. Authors of our relationships. And authors of how we experience what happens to us. We design whether we’re happy or miserable.

truth

Truth must be a guiding principle. Unless we’re true to self and truth-oriented in general, we’ll never be at ease in this universe. There comes a time when our truth isn’t anyone else’s. Which means that our interpretation of life isn’t accepted by someone else. What’s the way forward? Combine truth with love. The two should be inseparable. Truth by itself can be dry and love alone might be ineffective. Life is always more than it appears…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a truth lover!

Recommendation: One by Richard Bach

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How To Escape Hell…

May those whose hell it is to hate and hurt be turned into lovers bringing flowers.Shantideva

hell

It’s hell when…

  • We have no control over the negativity of our thoughts
  • We aren’t loved or believe that we aren’t loved
  • We flounder about not knowing where life is heading

We choose whether we live in this kind of hell; it’s up to us. There is a way out…

love

The way out is through love. If we’re unable to feel love in our being it’ll be hard for us to make the right decision about important matters. To enjoy the love that pervades this Universe we may do the following:

  • Forgive: We must forgive everyone and everything. Truly forgive any wrongs, real or otherwise, done to us
  • Allow: Once we forgive we can take the next step. We must make the decision to allow the divine to express itself through us
  • Receive: Then all we have to do is be still and receive. Divine intelligence does the rest. Love flows into us and expects expression
  • Express: We must express that which we receive. Love (God) desires expression through us. We must give it away to grow it and to keep experiencing it.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a weapon of love…

Recommendation: Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow by Marsha Sinetar

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How To Endure And Overcome!

The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it. Blood of the Martyr

endurance

We’re put through certain experiences to become better humans. We can live all experiences in the following ways:

  • Kicking and screaming: Which means we’ll likely have to relive the lesson being imparted until we get it!
  • Without awareness: We’ll probably learn the specific lesson but may not be very good at applying it broadly.
  • Fully Participating: This kind of participation yields the highest benefits to us, the folks we interact with and therefore the entire Universe.

We gain wisdom and endurance when we fully participate with the plans of the Intelligence that pervades all time and space…

strength

Once we understand that life is a series of lessons and that endurance is a key attribute that God desires us to have, we can ‘flow’ with life… We experience it without kicking and screaming, life is then most meaningful…We can overcome any life situation.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM like the Willow, strong!

RecommendationTao Te Ching by Lao-Tse

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What Is True Success?

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.Oprah Winfrey

who are we?

That is the ultimate question isn’t it?

  • Who are we?
  • Where do we come from?
  • For what purpose and to what end?

Answers to these questions are an eternal quest. We gain clues by:

  • Discovering and acknowledging our strengths and skills
  • Understanding how others view our capabilities
  • Figuring out what really interests and excites us
  • Uncovering what our ‘inner-self’ tries to communicate to us

the greater power

True success may only be experienced when our highest talents and ideals combine with the larger purposes of the Universe. True success actualizes when we know our place in the Universe, can collaborate with God and act on our highest ideals…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM an active cog in the wheel!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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The Beginning, End and Middle…

10.20 I am the soul, prince victorious, which dwells in the heart of all things. I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all that lives. The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 10)

in the heart

It has been stated, boldly and explicitly, in most religious texts.

God resides within.

It’s the greatest truth ever that was revealed to man by God and made evident to him, in his own heart. ‘Despair not’, God says, ‘all is well, I’m in your heart, I hear you, I care for you, you’re not alone, rejoice! And remember, I reside in every other heart, so take good care of your brethren, my children.’

all that is

There is nothing but the divine. In our circumscribed internal world, our models of the world, we might dream up that which is not wholesome and make it externally real. But we’re contained in divinity, surrounded by the holy and we march to the drum of the eternal…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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