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Articles, Quotes - 2010

From The Heart

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The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers. – Deepak Chopra

opening up

Opening our heart means reaching outwards. Getting out of our heads, dropping down into our hearts, ‘seeing’ the heart of others, allowing love and care to flow from us, to the other. It also means being flexible and open minded. Flexible enough to bend, to understand the motive of the other, and to forgive, unconditionally.

let go

Stop constricting your heart. The heart feels at peace when open, when it gives, when it loves, when it serves and when it feels life itself. Operate from the heart, operate from the center of all that is. And forgive, one, all, self.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my heart.

Recommendation: The Ultimate Happiness Prescription by Deepak Chopra

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Articles, Quotes - 2010

The Quality of Love…

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When we come to the last moment of this lifetime, and we look back across it, the only thing that’s going to matter is “What was the quality of our love?” – Richard Bach

the being

Love is more in the being first than in the doing. That’s true of life itself. We can be in love and we can be love, when we have no resentments searing our soul, when we flow with the river of time admiring things and persons of beauty, goodness and truth. Having forgiven one and all, including ourselves, we make love’s residence, inside us, possible, we make our own healing possible.

the doing

Once filled with love, let’s place our attention on the other. How can the person in front of us, right now, be served, be loved and be cared for? That is the purpose of life itself, the discovery of love within us, the way it designs us and the relationships that result.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM love, on love will I focus.

Recommendation: The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story by Richard Bach

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Meditation Tips, Quotes - 2010, Stillness

Let It Be…

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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

 

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Articles, Quotes - 2010

The New Religion

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Teacher, let’s you and I make a new religion, one good enough for India and big enough for Rome … – Ganid to Jesus (The Urantia Papers)

background

According to the Urantia Papers Jesus spent many months with a couple of visitors from India during his ministry around the middle-east, much before his crucifixion. Ganid the son of an Indian trader, got quite close to Jesus. It’s an account worth reading here!

the new religion

Here’s my take on the tenets of the ‘new religion’ that’s 2000 years old. It’s still ‘new’ because no large group of people has ever practiced it in its pure form. If we did, the world would change. It’s a religion that requires no earthly authority. It’s all between you and God.

  1. God is within you: Tap into that presence via meditation and prayer. Reflect on what this truly means. The God of this whole creation, resides within and shares your life with you! You are very valuable.
  2. God is within everyone else: Treat everyone accordingly. God is the common thread between all of us. That makes us all brothers and sisters. How can this truth guide us daily?
  3. Love is the answer: Relationships are of utmost importance. Anytime you don’t know what to do, ask ‘What will love do in this situation’? Anytime you don’t know how to be, be love. Focus on the right goals in life.

Daily Affirmation: Today I move in God’s presence, I see and acknowledge God in everyone.

Recommendation: God Is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg

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Quotes - 2010

Serving

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The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small. – Lao Tzu

look within

  • Where are you not shining a spotlight?
  • What part of you, do you continue to ignore?
  • How can you get that log out of your eye?

Turn you gaze within. Become aware of your motives and thought process.

now look around

  • How can you help the person you’re engaging with?
  • What problem, around you, needs addressing most?
  • How can you be of most value to others?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a servant. I look for opportunities to serve.

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Quotes - 2010, Stillness

Love Triumphs

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Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart. – Bhagavad Gita

when in doubt

Just love.

why this works

Love is the very essence of the creator. Creation is an act of love. Whenever you don’t know what to do, ask ‘What would Love do?’. Connect to the undercurrent of the Universe, through love. Can’t go wrong.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM in love. I AM of love. I seek love.

Recommendation: The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita

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Articles, Quotes - 2010, Stillness

Your Heart’s Purpose

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Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.– Rumi

your work

What were you created to do?

What were you created to be?

your heart

You are, where your heart is. Be from your heart. Think from your heart. Follow your heart. Express your heart. Be heart-centered.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my heart.

Recommendation:Writing Down Your Soul by Janet Conner & The Life Purpose Coach

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