Category Archives: Quotes – 2011

Quotes - 2011

On Thinking And Thoughts

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.  – Shakespeare

our interpretation

In my opinion Shakespeare is not talking about absolute goodness or evil here. His comment is about how we interpret life, how we react to events and what value or meaning we might attach to situations. We experience the fruit of our interpretation. For example if someone lives according to the assumption that ‘life is not fair’, all other things being equal life will not appear fair to that individual.

choosing our thoughts

As hard is it is we can choose our own thoughts. We can do so by being intentional and deliberate about it. Importantly we must design our inclinations, attitudes, assumptions and standard ways of thinking about life, money and relationships. As we think, so we are and so we become.

Daily Affirmation: Today I design my life by choosing my thoughts.

Recommendation: Awakening of Intelligence by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Quotes - 2011

In Our Favor!

Whenever something doesn’t work out the way you thought it would, instead of thinking that something went wrong, see it as something that went unexpectedly well, but for reasons that are not yet apparent. Everything plays to your favor. – The Universe

expect goodness

I subscribe to the notion that a creator created this stupendous universe. S/he also designed it, to a large extent, to create creatures who could grow and know the creator. Under this theory, we’re all children of the Universe. We are safe, we’re guided and only good can prevail ultimately. No ifs, ands or buts….

it all works out

In other words the entire creation conspires to make individuals succeed based on larger design goals. Part of our ‘purpose’ is to create new things, new ideas, new ways to cooperate, serve others and generally add value to the whole enterprise. When we do that, we simply cannot fail!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM confident that it all works out!

Recommendation: Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

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Quotes - 2011

Caring For Self & Others

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. – H. Jackson Brown

caring for self

There are some great people who focus mainly on taking care of others. Often they neglect to take care of themselves. Caring for the self can involve many dimensions:

  • Focusing on a life of purpose and vision
  • Forgiving self and improving other aspects of self that lead to less guilt
  • Taking care of our health and general well-being

When we care for our self first we’re often in better shape to care for others.

caring for others

It appears that the whole universe is built for connection and for relationships. As we grow in self-awareness and become less selfish we notice that there are others who can be served. Quality attention put into our relationships yields quality results. What can be more important than family and relationships?

Daily Affirmation: Today I care for self and others.

Recommendation: Love Thyself: The Message from Water by Masaru Emoto

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

Love Is The Greatest Reality

5.3 Know that a man of true renunciation is he who craves not nor hates; for he who is above the two contraries soon finds his freedom.

5.7 No work stains a man who is pure, who is in harmony, who is master of his life, whose soul is one with the soul of all. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 5)

balance –> freedom

Balance appears to be a key to success, peace and happiness. When we’re even minded (at peace) our physical brain frequencies hum at a lower rate (alpha). This allows us to receive direct input from Universal Intelligence. That’s where the freedom comes from. We feel at ease, we’re not disturbed and we gain insights from the Creative Source daily!

the one soul

We are all connected at source. The stuff that reality is made of is the same stuff that our souls are made of. The way to connect to that ‘stuff’ is via a restful mind that uncovers the treasure trove of love inside us. That love guides us into understanding and experiencing how we’re all connected. Harmony results.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM love.

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

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Quotes - 2011

Peace Beyond Understanding!

The peace of Jesus is, then, the peace and assurance of a son who fully believes that his career for time and eternity is safely and wholly in the care and keeping of an all-wise, all-loving, and all-powerful spirit Father. – The Urantia Papers

the real secret

The real secret to life is to attain ‘the peace that passeth all understanding’. Such a peace cannot be found by chasing our desires. It cannot be found through meditation alone. It certainly cannot be found in other earthly pursuits. But such a peace is possible amidst all that we do undertake, all that we do experience, and in all that we are. It’s a state of mind.

peace at last

As humans what we really seek is true safety, love and peace. If we’re at peace, all is well in our life. It means we’re happy with our circumstances, our relationships, and we’re not clamoring and suffering for anything. Such a peaceful state is within our grasp. It comes not from achieving such a state first but from having faith in a benevolent creator (or order) first. We must believe that such a force has full control over its creation and that there’s an intelligence and wisdom that proceeds from it that cossets us in love and understanding. We’re ultimately safe, nothing or no one can harm us and we are loved more than we can know. Believe and rejoice!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM safe, I AM loved and I AM peaceful.

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Quotes - 2011

You Are Guided!

The seraphim guard you; they do not seek directly to influence you; you must chart your own course, but these angels then act to make the best possible use of the course you have chosen. – The Urantia Papers

angelic protection

Angels exist! According to the Urantia Papers (and many other religious texts) pairs of angels, sometimes groups of angels hover around us, constantly. Their chief aim is to bolster our spiritual growth and depending on spiritual factors they will sometimes affect our physical safety as well. Do you believe in angels?

we choose

If we acknowledge their presence and actively engage with them through our thoughts and actions then their influence on our lives is more apparent. A large part of the spiritual economy centers on mortals like us. Universal Intelligence desires that we make wholesome spiritual choices, ones that’ll be for everyone’s highest good.  We define our future based on how we choose and the kind of questions we ask. What will you choose today?

Daily Affirmation: Today I seek guidance from my angelic partners.

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Quotes - 2011

A Grand Purpose!

There is a great and glorious purpose in the march of the universes through space. All of your mortal struggling is not in vain. – The Urantia Papers

a purpose to it all

As we finalize and firm up our 2011 resolutions let’s assume that there’s a purpose to all that we do. Why assume? Because for one we can’t be 100% certain until our consciousness emerges on the other side of this mortal life. Also because it’s a great assumption to live by, purpose automatically gives meaning to our lives.  So what’s your life purpose?

finding and creating our purpose

In my opinion our life purpose is a product of two forces. One is that which is given us, it’s our spiritual DNA, it’s our very uniqueness. We can see, interpret, feel, value, do and deliver concepts and things like no one else in this stupendously large universe! The other force is one of our own creativity. We’re born with certain talents and abilities, what we do with these gifts is largely up to us. God (the Universe) wants us to be creative and original. In choosing our own paths we contribute immensely to the larger. Which is why our ‘mortal struggling’ is never ‘in vain’!

Daily Affirmation: Today I claim my talents and carve my purpose.

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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