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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

Why We’re At Home!

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God is our Father, the earth our mother, and the universe our birthplace. – The Urantia Papers

fear

What’s the core problem we face? I believe it has do with fear. We’re fearful of life and what might happen to us. Ponder that…

How much of our life do we build on this essential belief system? What would happen if we were fearless and at peace? What would it take to be that way?

a decision

In some ways what ‘is’ depends on what we decide it must be. What ‘is’ depends on what we expect from life. What would happen if we accept the following as true?

  1. God is my parent
  2. I’m loved beyond measure
  3. I want for nothing
  4. All is well
  5. All will be well

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a child of the Universe!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Quotes - 2011

What Habits Do To Us!

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Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you. – Elbert Hubbard

habits die hard

We’re creatures of habit. All our habits spring from the realm of thought and energy which is why they’re so hard to unseat!

  • Assumptions: What do we assume about self, others and life? For example do we assume good health?
  • Beliefs: What do we believe about the universe, where we come from and where we’re going? Do we believe that we’ll always have enough?
  • Attitudes: How do we approach tasks, our future and people? Do we have a ‘can-do’ attitude?

How can we examine our base habits?

create

We can’t always choose. We’re born into a whole set of familial vibrations that initially make up our assumptions, beliefs and attitudes. Slowly we build life habits that predict the rest of our lives.

As we become aware of our life programming we have the creative opportunity to replace habits that don’t work with ones that do! Will we master self or allow habits to master us?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM the master of my destiny!

Recommendation: Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life by Wayne Dyer

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

Where Is God??

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15.12 That splendour of light that comes from the sun and which illumines the whole universe, the soft light of the moon, the brightness of fire – know that they all come from me.

15.15 And I am in the heart of all. With me come memory and wisdom, and without me they depart. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 15)

everywhere

God powers the Universe.

and within

God is within us.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM with God.

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

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Gita, Quotes - 2011

A Spark of Eternity…

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15.7 A spark of my eternal Spirit becomes in this world a living soul; and this draws around its centre the five senses and the mind resting in nature. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 15)

the spark

Krsna the supreme personality, according to The Gita, confidently declares that a fragment of divinity becomes us. We spring from that bit of eternity which is at our core. Let’s ponder the significance of this idea…

life purpose

We are thoroughly confused. We know not wherefrom we come and we know not whereto we’re headed. As we grow physically and mentally, is it not an imperative that we grow spiritually as well? Should we not question why we exist? Should we not attempt to understand the goal of life?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM curious.

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

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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

      How We Create Heaven Or Hell…

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      13.28 And when a man sees that the God in himself is the same God in all that is, he hurts not himself by hurting others: then he goes indeed to the highest Path. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 13)

      our thoughts

      We dwell in our thoughts. We dwell in our minds. And therefore we dwell in the quality of mind that we create or allow to be created in our minds. Whenever we have thoughts that aren’t wholesome and are negative we experience their vibrations. So by choosing our thoughts we choose the state of mind that we experience. All day.

      god’s fabric

      God’s fabric makes up everything. God’s presence makes residence in all hearts. God experiences himself through us. God becomes many, from one, through us. We cannot, for long, fight God in the person of the other. We cannot think ill of or harm anyone else without harming self. So whether we create internal hell through our thoughts or we harm self by attacking others, it’s a lose-lose situation. Let’s win-win instead, create love in self and provide loving service. We’re empowered to create a piece of heaven wherever we find self.

      Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a creator of heaven!

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

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      Quotes - 2011

      How To Live From Our Heart…

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      Where-so-ever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius

      there we are

      Where ever we go, we take us along. We can’t escape us. Often it’s in recognizing that we’re trying to escape a situation or a feeling, that our biggest growth may lie. Let’s become more aware of what we avoid and try to escape, let’s become more real.

      from the heart

      We often operate only from the brain, the mind, from the region of the head. Once we notice that, we could move our attention down to our heart region and live from that orientation. Our thoughts, our actions, our attitude, our demeanor and therefore our life-results will be quite different. Let’s try that!

      Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my heart.

      Recommendation: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki

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