The Story of Rose
It is up to you to decide if it is true or not, But this is completely INSPIRATIONAL – the best you will ever read! “An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose The first day of school our professor introduced himself…
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Mind your thoughts
For most people thinking of the future means wondering what their life will be like in ten, or fifty years time. Well, that is all pretty poor. These concerns are far too short-sighted and of no great interest. The true future for…
Translating Zen
I had a discussion with a great master in Japan, and we were talking about the various people who are working to translate the Zen books into English, and he said, “That’s a waste of time. If you really understand Zen… you…
The Awakening
A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling…
Forever Oneness
Forever Oneness, Who sings to us in silence, Who teaches us through each other, Guide my steps with strength and wisdom. May I see the lessons as I walk, Honor the purpose of all things. Help me touch with respect, Always speak…
Do something that is beyond logic
Our Ego seeks to understand everything. It wants all the answers. Part of what destroys the Ego and connects us with the Light is doing things that absolutely don’t make any sense. If we want something beyond logic like a miracle, we…
A plant is not thinking
A plant is not thinking: Tomorrow I will put a new leaf to the north and then next week when it rains I will grow a meter taller. Its existence is just unfolding out of itself spontaneously, naturally, unplanned. Similarly, your true life unfolds…
Respond to Evil With Good
Buddha was well known for his ability to respond to evil with good. And there was a man that knew about this reputation and he traveled miles and miles to test Buddha. When he got in Buddha’s presence he verbally abused him,…
18 Rules of Living by the Dalai Lama
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three Rs: 1. Respect for self 2. Respect for others 3. Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that…
Defining yourself through thought is limiting yourself
When you let go of the belief that you should or need to know who you are, what happens to confusion? Suddenly it is gone. When you fully accept that you don’t know, you actually enter a state of peace and clarity…
Two Brothers
There once were two brothers who lived in a small town. The twin brothers grew up knowing nothing else but poverty. Their father was an alcoholic and their mother a domestic worker. They grew up with very little. On their way home…
Aloneness simply means completeness
Aloneness simply means completeness. You are whole; there is no need of anybody else to complete you. So try to find out your innermost center where you are always alone, have always been alone. In life, in death– wherever you are– you…
When Things in Your Life Seem Too Much to Handle
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of…
The Awakening
A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling…
Tao of the Traveller
Take an 8 minute journey right where you are. Make the time to find some peace in your day.