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Quotes - 2011

What Would God Do?

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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form. – Buddha

origin

Our actions originate from mind. Creation springs from God’s mind. Even though ours is a subset of God’s mind, it still has some of its qualities. We are mini creators unleashed into the universe. It’s up to us what we do with this God given gift, this amazingly creative facility!

wwjd?

A pure mind is one that is peaceful and one which thinks of the greater benefit rather than the selfish one. God’s mind is like that too. The trick is to mimic God’s mind in any situation, which is why one might ask a question like: ‘What Would Jesus Do?’. What would God do if She was me? Such an approach leads to happiness.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM God’s Mind.

Recommendation: Choose Them Wisely: Thoughts Become Things! by Mike Dooley

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Quotes - 2011

How To Become More Patient…

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For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. – Ecclesiastes 3:1

understanding why

The universe is constantly evolving according to God’s master plan. Looks like God wants to…

    • share herself by multiplying self

    • experience life from other perspectives

    • join her offspring in satisfying and everlasting relationships

      Knowing that our life is part of an unfolding (and mostly unknown) larger purpose allows us to become more patient.

      time…

      To achieve his purposes God created Space. For anything to move inside Space requires Time. So Space and Time go hand-in-hand. God in undertaking this massive ‘experiment’ allows for as much time as is necessary to achieve his purposes. This is the reason why given our limited perspective we get frustrated and impatient. We don’t understand the overall picture. One way to become more patient is to ruminate over this idea and focus our attention on the ‘Now’ moment. Now is all that is.

      Daily Affirmation: Today I AM super patient.

      Recommendation: Life’s Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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      Gita, Quotes - 2011

      The Infinite God Of All…

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      11.13 And Arjuna saw in that radiance the whole universe in its variety…

      11.38 Thou God from the beginning… Treasure supreme of this vast universe. Thou the One to be known and the Knower, the final resting place. Thou infinite Presence in whom all things are.

      11.40 … God of all. All-powerful God of immeasurable might. Thou art the consummation of all: thou art all. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11)

      vision

      Arjuna at this point has a grand mystical vision of God and the entire universe. He experiences God in his vastness and infinity. He’s divinely awestruck and falls to his knees worshipping the God of All.

      god

      This chapter includes a mind-boggling description of the one God of all. The spirit inside us rejoices and can be more easily recognized when in meditation or while reading we contemplate God’s greatness and ever-presence. The world is our cocoon, we have nothing to fear, life is an adventure that never ends, and all is well!

      Daily Affirmation: Today I AM humbled.

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

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      Quotes - 2011

      How To Achieve A Scary Goal!

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      It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. – Seneca

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      • How much of our time, our attention and thinking do we focus on difficulties?
      • How many of our difficulties are real, or just perceived?
      • What are we afraid of?
      • What’s the worst that’ll happen?

      and then…

      • We must become aware of the negative programming we treat ourselves to on a daily, sometimes a constant, basis.
      • Next we ought to dare ourselves to a thrilling, almost scary, goal!
      • Then figure out by when we would love to achieve this goal.
      • And finally choose a friend or confidante who can hold you accountable to the goal!

      Daily Affirmation: Today I AM daring!

      Recommendation: Success: Through a Positive Mental Attitude by Napolean Hill

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      Quotes - 2011, Stillness

      How To Escape Hell…

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      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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      Quotes - 2011

      How To Endure And Overcome!

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      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!

      Recommendation:  Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tse

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      Quotes - 2011, Stillness

      What Is True Success?

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      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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