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Gita: That Which Is

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1.24 Beyond the power of sword and fire, beyond the power of waters and winds, the Spirit is everlasting, omnipresent, never-changing, never-moving, ever One.

1.25 Invisible is he to mortal eyes, beyond thought and beyond change. Know that he is, and cease from sorrow. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 1)

spirit is

Krishna, God, continues to explain to Arjun that Spirit is the true underpinning of all that is. It is what’s real. The material is but a shadow of true reality, it hinges on and comes from Spirit.

know, fear not

Even intellectual understanding of the fact that Spirit is, can be calming and will remove fear. This Spirit is the essential us. We are safe, all is well, all will be well. Look within.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM with Spirit.

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

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Gita: Real vs. Unreal

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1.16 The unreal never is: the Real never is not. This truth indeed has been seen by those who can see the true.

1.20 He is never born, and he never dies. He is in Eternity: he is for evermore. Never-born and eternal, beyond times gone or to come, he does not die when the body dies. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 1)

arjun

Arjun the great warrior is perplexed about his duty on the battlefield. ‘Battlefield’ here is also a metaphor for life. He’s face to face with enemies who are his relatives and he’s not sure about engaging them and being the cause of their demise.

krishna

His charioteer is Krishna, the divine personage, whose ‘song’, or ‘Gita’ the Bhagavad Gita truly is! The divine charioteer can also be a metaphor for the ever present divinity inside each soul. Krishna reveals that the soul (our true identity) inside us is eternal. There’s nothing to be truly worried about in life.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM fearless, I face life squarely!

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

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Articles, Quotes - 2010

No One Answer!

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There’s never just one right answer…

And there’s never just one right question. – The Universe

settled philosophy, there isn’t

We’ll be lost if we ever think we know enough, about anything. The Universe and the Creator are infinite, time itself goes on forever, so if we’re to have any kind of a meaningful eternal existence, there better not be an ultimate truth that’s easy to reach and comprehend. Your thoughts?

q & a, plus more

Yes there’s certainly not one answer, to most questions. Questions there are many, that can be asked. In fact depending on the questions asked, the Universe responds. The question we ask determines what we see. The Universe and our existence is designed for continuous growth, discovery and adventure! Life is good, and it’s exciting!! Dream on….

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM asking more than I’m telling.

Recommendation: Infinite Possibilities by Mike Dooley

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Master Yoda, Am I?

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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. – Seneca

star wars

My son and I finished watching the 6 movies that make up the dual Star Wars trilogies this week! The son and the father now talk just like Master Yoda in the movie! The Jedi Masters in Star Wars are the self-less crusaders who uphold  the true values of a Universe, underpinned by the good side of ‘The Force’. We are all like the Jedi.

comes from inside, power does

Our power, our peace, our wisdom and our path forward all come from deep inside us. Self-mastery is the way to all this goodness. Step by step, one experience after another, we move forward. What is your next step toward Jedi-Hood?

Today’s Affirmation: Today I AM a Jedi Master!

Recommendation: Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

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Born Artist, You Are

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Every artist was first an amateur. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

born with it, you are

You are a born artist. How you might ask? In two ways I will retort.

  1. Because you are unique and your take on life has no duplication, anywhere.
  2. An artist looks at the world, sees meaning, often deep meaning and expresses that meaning in ways that are true, beautiful and good. You can do that daily in whatever you create. You can do it when you express yourself while communicating, in cooking, any writing that you do, via any self-expression for that matter. If that self-expression is pleasing to you and to others then you are an artist.

state of mind, it is

So if you’re an artist already how come you and others don’t quite know it? That’s just a state of mind. Know when you express yourself that you’re an artist. Also realize that the Universal Intelligence craves to express through you. Allow that. Live that mindset, express yourself with that same mindset and be amazed at what you create!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM an artist in the way I express myself.

Recommendation: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

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We Will Overcome

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The river may be wide but it can always be crossed. – African Proverb

see the far side

Can you see the other side? If you can then you know that the destination isn’t very far. Else, keep the vision of that end goal ever clear, in your mind’s eye. There isn’t a goal worth achieving that we can’t achieve if we set our heart, mind and soul to it! So ‘see’ the end, and take the first step…

then step by step

The journey of a thousand miles has thus started. Lately I’ve been bike riding with my 12 year old daughter. Together we discovered that it’s best to keep our sights on the next few yards rather than the top of the slope which seems so hard to overcome. As we focus on the present moment and the step we take, we can do our best, and in good time, the destination looms! That is the way, until we spot the next great peak that beckons us. We can then ‘see’ that peak and take our first step…

Daily Affirmation: Today I climb, step by step.

Recommendation: Beyond the Summit by Todd Skinner

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Born To Be Alive!

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He who is not busy being born, is busy dying. – John Dillon

stagnation

Shunted growth or stagnation is the result of our disinterested outlook to life. If we thrash about life like waves, what chance do we have that our ‘life’ boat will head in a fruitful direction?

only option

The only way is the way forward. Any other direction, for too long, is just not enlivening. We can either be re-born, continuously, or we can wither away wallowing in our own ‘sorryness’ for the cards that life dealt us. What will you be; a sorry-self or a dynamic child of God who can never truly be defeated?

Daily Affirmation: Today I swim strongly, I breathe deep, I smile!

Recommendation:  One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life by Kerry Shook

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