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Quotes - 2010, Stillness

Impatient?

July 26, 2010 Manu Leave a comment

Grave danger you are in. Impatient you are. – Master Yoda

impatient, we are

Continuing the Star Wars theme! Impatient we are, just about everything in our lives. Isn’t that true? I want my iPhone, I want that toy, I want you to …, I want that …, right now!! This is a tendency we all struggle with.

time for everything, there is

There is indeed a time for everything. In fact this reminds me of another quote:

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished – Lao-Tzu

Read this one at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC if I remember correctly. The quote speaks for itself. Enjoy slowing down, breathing easy, and deep, inhale life, notice things just as they are, enjoy life.

Daily Affirmation: Today I move at nature’s pace.

Recommendation: Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-zinn

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The Zen Mind

July 20, 2010 Manu Leave a comment

In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts there are few. – Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki

the beginner’s mind

Such a mind is childlike. Not childish, but one that sees things anew, doesn’t discount anything, has few regrets and worries not about the future. It lives fully in each moment.

possibilities

Unencumbered such a mind is free to be creative and truly resourceful. This mind seeks possibilities, expresses emotions, resents not and exudes joy. What kind of mind do you have? Or does your mind have you?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM here, I AM now.

Recommendation: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Shambhala Library) by Shunryu Suzuki

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Your Body

July 14, 2010 Manu Leave a comment

Know that your body is the temple of the living God; there you may seek communion. There you may seek counsel as to the choices to be made, the directions to be taken. – Edgar Cayce

setting the stage

Step back for a moment.

See yourself, observe your body, examine your place in your family, society and on this planet. What is your ultimate purpose? If it is to discover reality, find happiness and realize whence you came, then you must set the stage first. Setting the stage means that your mind and your body must be in good shape. How do you get there? Next steps?

making contact

If reality (God) resides within us, what do we think it/he is doing there? What does this mean to us? What if anything will we do about it? Lot’s to think and journal about!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a powerhouse of health and vibrancy!

Recommendation: God Is Closer Than You Think

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Enforcing Understanding

June 30, 2010 Manu Leave a comment

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. – Albert Einstein

force is commonplace

The quote seems pretty obvious, but how much do we use or try to use force in our own lives? Here are some ways, can you think of other ways?

How we ram stuff/ideas down our children’s throats
How we get so flustered when people don’t behave as expected. The anger or disappointment is a form of force that affects us directly.
How we force our own selves to do, like and dislike ideas and actions.
How we cry and plead with God/Universe/Life that certain things happen as we please, when we refuse to accept certain realities and keep banging our heads against inevitabilities.

understanding is like common sense

Common sense, it is said, is quite uncommon. So is the use of understanding. If we understand ourselves, what gets to us, what lights our fire and what we need to be happy, then the road to peace and equanimity is clear. We then understand what we as puny humans can do, and what we must simply allow to happen. Internal peace follows. Understanding others, is next. Peace around the world can then follow.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM humbled and I seek understanding.

Recommendation: Zen And the Art of Happiness by Chris Prentiss

Articles, Quotes - 2010, Stillness

Move From Within

June 22, 2010 Manu Leave a comment

Move from within. Don’t move the way fear wants you to move. – Rumi

fear

Most of our daily living is on the surface. Living at the surface means reacting to life, we worry about silly stuff and we worry about important stuff. We worry about our looks, how we appear to others, about our weight, our financial well-being, about our jobs, about our relationships, about our kids and much else. When operating from the surface we get knocked by the winds and get swayed by the currents of life. We live in fear, mostly.

love and knowing

There’s a deeper way of living. This way is one of connection, to our inner self, to love, to knowing, to fulfillment and to contentment. The way to this kind of living is via self-knowledge, reflection, journaling, meditation and decision-making. This blog is devoted to exploring, exposing and living this way.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM centered, I move from within.

Recommendation: Meditations from Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch

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Quotes - 2010, Stillness

Daily Awakening

June 21, 2010 Manu Leave a comment

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing. – Gail Sheehy

daily routine?

How about an awakening a day (AWAD)? Now, that really depends on what we want to get out of each day. If we go through a day with the same mindset, each time, then we sink into a routine-ized morose of a day which can often be boring and certainly not scintillating!

a new set of eyes

Instead what we need is a new pair of eyes! Eyes that see each day as it truly is, totally unique and never repeatable. Kind of like us. Each moment is brand new, it’s the canvas we can draw on. The challenge is to not forget this beauty and opportunity that is ours to grab, each moment, of each day!

Daily Affirmation: Today I see, without assumptions that cloud my vision.

Recommendation: The awakening of Intelligence by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Let It Be…

June 20, 2010 Manu Leave a comment

Let be and be still, and know that I am God. – Psalm 46:10

let be

This is a famous Psalm and very often quoted. The standard translation is ‘Be still and know that I am God’. I love the translation above because it encapsulates meditation and even life itself!

When sitting for meditation just let be.

Allow your breathing to slow down
Let all body tension melt away. Allow your body to relax completely.
The mind should stay alert and not dwell on any thought. Let the thoughts arise and let them be.
Whenever you notice anything, a discomfort, a thought, a feeling, just let it be, don’t entertain it, let it disappear due to a lack of attention to it.

be still

When you just let be stillness occurs. You can now find yourself in a very calm and alert state. This can take a while, but it does happen with practice. You’ll be amazed and ecstatic when it does! Stay here for a while. This is stillness, a form of meditation.

know god

In this alert and calm state, joy emerges. You will experience peace as you never otherwise know it. In this eternal present moment, all creativity is possible, but greater still, God is present. Experience it and know.

Daily Affirmation: Today I will let life be, I will inhabit the NOW moment!

Recommendation: God Is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg

Namaste Now!

Category Archives: Stillness

Impatient?

impatient, we are

time for everything, there is

The Zen Mind

the beginner’s mind

possibilities

Your Body

setting the stage

making contact

Enforcing Understanding

force is commonplace

understanding is like common sense

Move From Within

fear

love and knowing

Daily Awakening

daily routine?

a new set of eyes

Let It Be…

let be

be still

know god

Be, Here, Now…