The first time I visited the azuritepress website, I was floored. There is too much information that went over my head. So, naturally, I closed the browser and went to youtube and watched Bewitched. I do that when I get stressed a bit or my brain start feeling being squeezed.
I checked the divinecosmos site and was really impressed with David W's extensive research and layman's explanation of the most scientific things in the universe. The fact that he collaborated with Hoagland with most of the planetary happenings and have the data to prove most of what you think is just theory is just amazing. The 2 hour videos of each and every planet, about pineal glands etc. is very informative.
Reading and hearing the webinar by GOD (Gerald O'Donnell) makes me want to dive into the void and really understand what he is talking about the Source, remote viewing and remote influencing training.
All in all - each one (Ash, David and Gerald) have a different style of presentation and seems like different path and different methods of getting their information from the One, the Source.
1 - Ash get hers through data transmission given to her live in front of an audience by the GA (Guardian Alliance)
2 - David get his information from the Source through dreams that he monitors and jot down as soon as he wakes up in the morning (and he has been doing this for years and years - meaning he must have a roomful of journals).
3 - Gerald does remote viewing and remote influencing
All of them subscribe to the LAW of ONE. That we should go to Source directly, not through intermediary. No one can save us but ourselves. You cannot pay someone, donate to someone to intercede on your behalf. There is an effort involve if we want to get out of here (this masked prison cell called earth - is but a hologram). Its far out mind-boggling idea but if you look at it closer and have an open mind and start questioning things around you - it is by far the best explanation of why and what and where and how we end up here and why we are still here.
The knowledge and information from all three somewhat complements, supplements and supports each others theory (if you want to call it that because you are still are still uncomfortable of calling it FACTS due to previous brainwashing we received from the school system, from the society, from church, from just about anyone outside of ourselves).
So, for now, give yourself a chance and immerse yourself in the sea of information that are presented by these 3 dynamic individuals in this planet. And let me know what you think - lets share and exchange some ideas.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 43 of 108 - Day 3 of NOW - What if again
On Day 1 of Now - email from David, LOVE in attitude and responsibility was paraphrased as love the truth of the all-one-ness. Lets try to understand what is all-one-ness. Should there be at-one-ment before we can have all-one-ness? Pretend that we understand that all is one, meaning there is no other... is true, so loving that truth does not mean practicing that truth, loving it does not mean sticking to that truth, it does not mean believing in it.
WTF, there is no use writing because, what is real cannot be expressed, and even if we can somehow manage to express it, words are not sufficient to convey the meaning. Is transference of feelings/emotions enough to convey what we need to express? What is meaning? it is always tainted by filters that each and everyone uses depending on their experiences and beliefs.
WTF, writing used to be so easy but after experiencing soooooo much, it is now hard to convery meanings with just words, words as we know if is so limited.
I guess I have to stop for now and meditate or rather do some more silent sitting and find out what is the easiest way to convey meanings with just mere words.
byeeeeiii,
Joyie108
WTF, there is no use writing because, what is real cannot be expressed, and even if we can somehow manage to express it, words are not sufficient to convey the meaning. Is transference of feelings/emotions enough to convey what we need to express? What is meaning? it is always tainted by filters that each and everyone uses depending on their experiences and beliefs.
WTF, writing used to be so easy but after experiencing soooooo much, it is now hard to convery meanings with just words, words as we know if is so limited.
I guess I have to stop for now and meditate or rather do some more silent sitting and find out what is the easiest way to convey meanings with just mere words.
byeeeeiii,
Joyie108
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 42 of 108 - Day 2 of NOW - WHAT IF???
Day 2 of NOW - What if .... there is no tomorrow? what if.... there is no yesterday? what if all we really have is NOW? naaaahhhhhhhhhhhh. if that is the case, then we just do whatever we want, no direction, no discipline, no goal, no hope, no dream.
I can kill someone I love or can be super nice to someone I hate, if there is no tomorrow - there is no consequence for my action, what do I care? But, where will the desire to kill or be super nice come from? where will the idea of loving someone or hating someone come from?
The only way "there is ONLY NOW" will work is if there is no memory. When you wake up every morning, it is a clean slate. But as long as there is memory, there will be a past and there will be a future to look forward to.
Whoever started the idea that ifs, buts and maybes are detrimental to one's progress? all throughout history, those who asked the ifs and imagine the maybes end up creating/inventing/discovering something that the others are afraid venture into. So, in actuality, we owe a lot to those people who were brave enough and have the guts to think and utter the ifs, buts and maybes.
So, let us start some ifs here:
1 - what if there is no memory, will we ever move forward or progress at all? what if there is memory but it is messed up, what good will it be?
2 - what if there is only One and that One is bored - but how can one be bored, if there is only one, where will the idea of boredom come from? What if that ONE is all knowing, all powerful and ever present - then, it already know that there is only one - it also know that even if it create anything within itself, it will turn to nothing once it turned off the switch of creation. there is a loophole in the idea of only One. Or the idea is not that simple and it really is very complicated but the ONE try to project that it is simple so the created will be led to believe that it is that simple and not question it, that way the ONE is left alone and can continue to create more complex equations.
3 - what if I stop this nonsense and find something better to do? Can someone give me a few suggestions?
And so it is, and so it shall be.
I can kill someone I love or can be super nice to someone I hate, if there is no tomorrow - there is no consequence for my action, what do I care? But, where will the desire to kill or be super nice come from? where will the idea of loving someone or hating someone come from?
The only way "there is ONLY NOW" will work is if there is no memory. When you wake up every morning, it is a clean slate. But as long as there is memory, there will be a past and there will be a future to look forward to.
Whoever started the idea that ifs, buts and maybes are detrimental to one's progress? all throughout history, those who asked the ifs and imagine the maybes end up creating/inventing/discovering something that the others are afraid venture into. So, in actuality, we owe a lot to those people who were brave enough and have the guts to think and utter the ifs, buts and maybes.
So, let us start some ifs here:
1 - what if there is no memory, will we ever move forward or progress at all? what if there is memory but it is messed up, what good will it be?
2 - what if there is only One and that One is bored - but how can one be bored, if there is only one, where will the idea of boredom come from? What if that ONE is all knowing, all powerful and ever present - then, it already know that there is only one - it also know that even if it create anything within itself, it will turn to nothing once it turned off the switch of creation. there is a loophole in the idea of only One. Or the idea is not that simple and it really is very complicated but the ONE try to project that it is simple so the created will be led to believe that it is that simple and not question it, that way the ONE is left alone and can continue to create more complex equations.
3 - what if I stop this nonsense and find something better to do? Can someone give me a few suggestions?
And so it is, and so it shall be.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 41 of 108 - Day 1 of NOW ( email from DAVID )
Day 1 of the NOW - this email was from
"David Lear" and I just thought it is incredibly wonderful rephrase of Attitudes and Responsibilities.
1. LOVE — I Recognize and Love the TRUTH of the ALL-ONE-ness.
2. GRACE — I allow the Grace of the ALL-ONE-ness to Be what IT IS regardless of whether it suits me. I live in Perpetual Forgiveness.
3. GRATITUDE — In Gratitude I appreciate the ALL-ONE-ness and know It to Be my Alive-ness.
4. REVERENT - RESPECT— In Reverence and Respect I acknowledge and give without restraint to the ALL-ONE-ness.
5. RESPONSIBILITY — In Sacred Responsibiity I co-Create with, Serve and am continuously Responsive to the ALL-ONE-ness.
6. TRUST — I know and Trust the Power and Love of the ALL-ONE-ness.
7. ACCOUNTABILITY — In Sacred Accountability I abide in a state of TRUTH with the ALL-ONE-ness.
8. IMPECCABILITY — In Sacred Impeccability I Uphold and Protect the ALL-ONE-ness.
9. MINDFULNESS — In Sacred Continuous Mindfulness, I Love, Nurture, and Attend to the ALL-ONE-ness.
10. FEARLESSNESS — In Nobel Fearlessless I recognize the Eternal Infinite Nature and Unconditional Love of the ALL-ONE-ness.
11. ENGAGED DETACHMENT — In Open-Hearted, Engaged Detachment, I naturally permit the ALL-ONE-ness to BE. I nurture this Blessed State by seeing the Wisdom of refraining from Criticizing, Condemning, or Judging; this opens up Understanding and Validation of the IS-ness of the ALL-ONE-ness.
12. JOY — In Divine Blessed Joy I AM the Eternal Embodiment of ALL-ONE-ness. I AM THAT I AM.
In Loving Gratitude to ALL-ONE-ness,
I AM
David
Friday, June 25, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 40 of 108 Days - Time Matrix
What if a TIME MATRIX exist? And it just so happened that we are looking at it intently and then we noticed that in it is .... US. We are trapped inside the TIME MATRIX. And the fact that as we looked more intently, we feel that the part of us that is trapped inside, should be wanting to get out and be free and yet, it seems that it has no idea that it is trapped. We (the big US) can see because we are outside. But the ones inside the matrix (the little us) cannot, because they are inside and inside there are so many distraction that the matrix is not noticeable at all, in fact the matrix is disguised as part of a beautiful scenery that is so captivating - so who would want to escape from it? wouldn't it be much better to stay in it forever and be lost in its beauty and magnificence?
What can the big US do, to help the little us? How can we free the part of us that is trapped? Now is the time to think. Think and think well for in it lies all the verities and the realities of your existence.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 39 of 108 Days - LOVE is ALL THERE IS, LOVE is ALL WE NEED
"We are all at risk of dying a slow and painful death unless we all unite across all mental and physical borders, change our ways, and ask for help and guidance from the One Creator.
Do not stay in denial much more. Enjoy all that you can. Be kind to each other and yourselves, and constantly express love to all that you possibly can in a Divine act of re-unification and compassion, across all barriers, across all old pains." Gerald O' Donnell
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 38 of 108 Days - "Will it hurt anyone?"
Day 36 - The first step in the "spiritual discipline" is the cleansing of the speech. Talk sweet without anger. Do not boast of your scholarship or attainments. Be humble, eager to serve; conserve your speech. Practice silence. That will save you from squabbles, frittering thoughts and faction.
Before you speak, think - Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone? Will it improve on the silence?
It seems like the above is too much to do before we speak, for it is so easy to just open our mouth and just let whatever wants to come out, come out. But how often have we hurt anyone or made anyone uncomfortable by what comes out of our mouth?
There is a young couple who seems to care a lot about each other. But one day the guy called his mom and told her that his relationship is hard because his girlfriend always scream at him. To which the mom was almost shock (were they not best friends for years before they got involve in a relationship?) Mom asked how often is this screamfest? EVERYDAY. To which the mom told her son, no one deserve to be screamed at. You should not allow anyone to scream at you. To which mom said why do you allow it? Son replied "she just does". Mom said "then, you must end it". To which son said "I can't, she will kill me". What???
How is it possible that 2 people who cared so much about each other end up in such a situation? Granted she must have some challenges at home, screaming is probably a way of venting. But, why not talk sweet without anger? Why not be humble, eager to serve; conserve speech; practice silence. That will save anyone from squabbles, frittering thoughts and faction.
Before you speak, think - Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone? Will it improve on the silence? But nooooo. We just scream because it feels good. Is it necessary to scream? nooo. Will our screaming hurt anyone? it always does, in one way or another. Will screaming improve on the silence? Of course not. Screaming causes noise pollution.
Let's just do some analysis. Let us say that the guy grew up in a household where the father always scream. Since the mom practice non-violence, the father was never stopped from the screaming habit. And the boy grew up to be a man, hating the father (or his screaming ways). That being the case, that screaming idea is always in the back of his mind. So, if and when he accepted his father for who he is (a screamer) and forgive him and forgive himself, the vicious cycle ends right there and then. But since, he hated his old man's ways, "what he resist, persist". So that screaming has to manifest through the girlfriend. Love is the answer. If they truly care about each other, they have to be willing to change - for the better.
Both of them have to realized that their first step in the "spiritual discipline" is the cleansing of the speech. Then, they have to learn to talk sweet without anger. And they have to be constantly aware of their love for each other and that love should not hurt, and anything that hurt or that is uncomfortable should be remedied at once. Love is easy, love is sweet, love is good, love is comfortable, Love is kind and screaming is not kind.
Love is all. And so it is.
Monday, May 31, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 37 of 108 Days - " What exactly is your duty?...."
Day 38 - It is said that we have 5 duties. Here is the summary: First, tend your parents with love and reverence and gratitude. Second, speak the truth and act virtuously. Third, whenever you have a few moments to spare, repeat the name of the Lord, with the form in your mind. Fourth, never indulge in talking ill of others or try to discover faults in others. And, finally, do not cause pain to others, in any form.
Wow, the first one is easy, the second takes a bit of effort, the third - you have to know who is your Lord, the fourth needs constant awareness and lastly, not to cause pain to others in any form needs integration of awareness and directing mind, body and soul to be at one with every living beings. But what is pain? pain for me might be pleasure for someone else. What is living beings? Are they any form or entities with life?
One duty is enough, two is a struggle, three is almost a burden. But to have 5 duties and do it constantly??? who can do it?
Wow, the first one is easy, the second takes a bit of effort, the third - you have to know who is your Lord, the fourth needs constant awareness and lastly, not to cause pain to others in any form needs integration of awareness and directing mind, body and soul to be at one with every living beings. But what is pain? pain for me might be pleasure for someone else. What is living beings? Are they any form or entities with life?
One duty is enough, two is a struggle, three is almost a burden. But to have 5 duties and do it constantly??? who can do it?
Monday, May 24, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 36 of 108 Days - ".....Wisdom to know the difference. "
Day 35 - Wisdom indeed. Don't we all desire that from time to time? And those who seem to have it all the time have a responsibility to share it with others.
A guru in India once said that of all the masters, sages, saints and sadhus who are staying in the Himalayan mountains and caves and have acquired all this learning and wisdom of all ages have to, one of this day, come down from the mountain and share their wisdom. And from the look of things and the information that is available from the media and the internet, it seems like that day is already here.
Why then, are we not taking advantage of all the wisdom that is now available to us? Why is it that the general population would much rather watch the ball game or "Dancing with the Stars" or "American Idol" etc. than acquire the wisdom that has been hidden from them for so long?
It is my belief that we are creature of habits - we have been trained by the media, by society in general (that is dependent on the economy) to do what we have been trained from childhood - watch TV, feed our brain with media info for it is much easier to digest what the media is feeding us than to retrain our brain into acquiring new information and filtering that information and make a decision base on WISDOM, to know the difference between the things that we can change and the things we cannot change.
Change - didn't I write about this before? Ahh, yes - something about the law of change and man is under that law. So why are we not changing? Let me sleep on it, and will continue this tomorrow for it is now 2:20 in the morning.
Be Well for now, and so it is.
A guru in India once said that of all the masters, sages, saints and sadhus who are staying in the Himalayan mountains and caves and have acquired all this learning and wisdom of all ages have to, one of this day, come down from the mountain and share their wisdom. And from the look of things and the information that is available from the media and the internet, it seems like that day is already here.
Why then, are we not taking advantage of all the wisdom that is now available to us? Why is it that the general population would much rather watch the ball game or "Dancing with the Stars" or "American Idol" etc. than acquire the wisdom that has been hidden from them for so long?
It is my belief that we are creature of habits - we have been trained by the media, by society in general (that is dependent on the economy) to do what we have been trained from childhood - watch TV, feed our brain with media info for it is much easier to digest what the media is feeding us than to retrain our brain into acquiring new information and filtering that information and make a decision base on WISDOM, to know the difference between the things that we can change and the things we cannot change.
Change - didn't I write about this before? Ahh, yes - something about the law of change and man is under that law. So why are we not changing? Let me sleep on it, and will continue this tomorrow for it is now 2:20 in the morning.
Be Well for now, and so it is.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 35 of 108 Days - " Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others."
Day 37 - Can we conduct ourselves in a way as not to injure others and yet in doing so, we injure ourselves?
" Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others."
Yes, indeed. I am writing from experience. I have done this so many times and in the process, injured myself - seriously, that it may take twice as much time to recover from the injuries and harm that I inflicted on my self trying not to injure others.
A friend once asked me if I know what "grandiosity" means. When I asked why? he said because that is what I am. I was totally shocked. But, when he explained, I found that I had 5 of 8 of the Narcissistic criteria for grandiosity such as:
Rom. 5:2-3 - Paul says that more than rejoicing in our hope, we rejoice in our sufferings which produces endurance, character and hope. Through faith, suffering brings about hope in God and, through endurance, salvation.
Rom. 8:17 - Paul says that we are heirs with Christ, but only if we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with Him. Paul is teaching that suffering must be embraced in order to obtain the glory that the Father has bestowed upon Jesus.
Rom. 8:18 - the sufferings of the present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. We thus have hope that any sufferings we or others endure, no matter how difficult, will pale in comparison to the life of eternal bliss that awaits us.
2 Tim. 1:8 - Paul instructs Timothy to share in suffering for the Gospel. Suffering is not to be asked for, but it is also not to be avoided. For the sake of the Gospel, it is to be embraced.
2 Tim. 2:3 - Paul says to take our share of sufferings as a good soldier in Christ. Sufferings atone for the temporal effects of our sin.
2 Tim. 3:12 - all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But this persecution unites us more closely to Jesus and repairs our relationship with God.
2 Tim. 4:5 - Paul instructs Timothy to endure suffering to fulfill his ministry. As evangelists, we suffer with Christ for the Gospel.
The above Bible verses are just few of the hundreds that talks about suffering. Suffering is not to be asked for, but it is also not to be avoided. Our sufferings produces endurance, character and hope.
Perhaps so, but as I looked back, all it did was caused me more pain and more suffering and more injury to my mental, emotional as well as physical health. What an injury inflicted upon oneself just because we were told that suffering purifies us and prepares us for union with God and further our growth in holiness and spirituality. What BS is that? to the point that most people suffered physical and mental health in hope of eternal bliss in another life?
Dear reader, if we are to analyze the saying "Love your neighbor as yourself", it would mean that we can only give what we have. We can only love our neighbor as much as we love ourselves. We hate our neighbors because we hate ourselves. The measure of love that we give others is the measure of love we have for ourselves.
I will " Try to conduct myself in such a way as not to injure others " and in so doing I will make sure that I do not injure myself either.
" Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others."
Yes, indeed. I am writing from experience. I have done this so many times and in the process, injured myself - seriously, that it may take twice as much time to recover from the injuries and harm that I inflicted on my self trying not to injure others.
A friend once asked me if I know what "grandiosity" means. When I asked why? he said because that is what I am. I was totally shocked. But, when he explained, I found that I had 5 of 8 of the Narcissistic criteria for grandiosity such as:
- The person believes that he/she does not need other people.
- The person believes in her/his invulnerability.
- The person regards himself/herself as unique or special when compared to other people.
- The person regards himself/herself as generally superior to other people.
- The person behaves self-referentially.
Rom. 5:2-3 - Paul says that more than rejoicing in our hope, we rejoice in our sufferings which produces endurance, character and hope. Through faith, suffering brings about hope in God and, through endurance, salvation.
Rom. 8:17 - Paul says that we are heirs with Christ, but only if we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with Him. Paul is teaching that suffering must be embraced in order to obtain the glory that the Father has bestowed upon Jesus.
Rom. 8:18 - the sufferings of the present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. We thus have hope that any sufferings we or others endure, no matter how difficult, will pale in comparison to the life of eternal bliss that awaits us.
2 Tim. 1:8 - Paul instructs Timothy to share in suffering for the Gospel. Suffering is not to be asked for, but it is also not to be avoided. For the sake of the Gospel, it is to be embraced.
2 Tim. 2:3 - Paul says to take our share of sufferings as a good soldier in Christ. Sufferings atone for the temporal effects of our sin.
2 Tim. 3:12 - all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But this persecution unites us more closely to Jesus and repairs our relationship with God.
2 Tim. 4:5 - Paul instructs Timothy to endure suffering to fulfill his ministry. As evangelists, we suffer with Christ for the Gospel.
The above Bible verses are just few of the hundreds that talks about suffering. Suffering is not to be asked for, but it is also not to be avoided. Our sufferings produces endurance, character and hope.
Perhaps so, but as I looked back, all it did was caused me more pain and more suffering and more injury to my mental, emotional as well as physical health. What an injury inflicted upon oneself just because we were told that suffering purifies us and prepares us for union with God and further our growth in holiness and spirituality. What BS is that? to the point that most people suffered physical and mental health in hope of eternal bliss in another life?
Dear reader, if we are to analyze the saying "Love your neighbor as yourself", it would mean that we can only give what we have. We can only love our neighbor as much as we love ourselves. We hate our neighbors because we hate ourselves. The measure of love that we give others is the measure of love we have for ourselves.
I will " Try to conduct myself in such a way as not to injure others " and in so doing I will make sure that I do not injure myself either.
DIVINITY WITHIN - DAY 34 of 108 days - " Friendship is the expression of unshakable LOVE, LOVE that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism."
Day 34 - All good relationship should be based on friendship. Once I was told that to be a good lover, you have to be a good friend first. Why then when lovers separate or go their separate ways, it seldom ends amicably? If it was base on friendship first, should that friendship last no matter what? And if friendship is the expression of unshakable love, why then taint it with desire and turn it into a physical relationship?
" Friendship is the expression of unshakable LOVE, LOVE that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism."
I was at the car shop having my car serviced and there was this guy with a face like the ones depicted in the mayan artifacts with a perfectly triangular nose and he has a salt and pepper hair that is a bit curly on top and the side and extra long, long in the back all the way to his waist. As we were both waiting, and we started talking I mentioned that I was hungry coz' I have not had breakfast yet. And he casually said that since they are still waiting for the parts for his car, he can take me to a restaurant so I can have breakfast. And so we did had breakfast at a Mexican place - chile relleno and rice and beans and guacamole.
We talked about so many things and we just keep on laughing about things and it feels like we were old friends. And for the next few weeks, he seems to call me whenever I was feeling down and casually asked if I want to have brunch and when whenever my response was that I don't feel like going out, he will just nudge me a bit saying that it will do me good to go out and get some fresh air. He doesn't even make as much as all the other friends I know and yet, not once has he allowed me to pay for anything. He always say "Save your money for your son, my kids are all grown up". And he can say the meanest thing in the nicest way. Like if I tell him how good or smart I am and that I know I am beautiful inside and out, he will just blurt out that yes, I am really that ugly and when I pretend to be shock, he will say that he knows that I know that he knows I am beautiful inside and out. And we will just both laugh out loud. Right off the bat, he just say he loves me and misses me etc. etc. and I just accept it because it feels like it is pure and free from desire or egoism. If anyone else will tell me that on a first date or even the second time we meet, I will right away brush it off or deliver a lecture on "uttering words that we really mean" and by using it in a casual context, it loses its meaning or that 'your word is your bond - I will hold you to it'.
Anyways, after having brunch with him the fourth times, he casually said that he has been thinking of me and nothing else ever since he met me and that not once has he thought of anything negative. I would guess that since I have been venting on guys who wants nothing but sex, when he says negative, he means nothing dirty. Okay, sex is not dirty if put in the right perspective. So, it is quite a change when someone can just be friend - no pressure, no condition, no pretenses, no limitation on how to act or not to act, to impress or not to impress. Just be.
Another thing that comes to mind is the friendship that is establish between a parent and a child. Once we establish the boundaries of parenting, when the time comes that your child needed a friend, you become that friend - with unshakable love, love that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism. Just thinking about it, makes my eyes water for it brought back so many memories of when as a mother I get very upset that my son is not performing his duties and yet when the phone rings at 9:30 p.m. and he is on the other line in Champaign, IL while I am in Palm Beach (working as usual) and he informed me that his girlfriend broke up with him, I have to be his friend whose shoulder he can cry on. I have to switched right there and then from being an upset mother to a friend who is there for him no matter what, a friend who is ready to listen, just listen without offering or suggesting a solution or ideas - for that is all he needed at the time, just a friend who will listen. I remember many nights when he called and tell me that one of his friend had a problem and they needed someone other than their mother/father who will just listen and just say some words of wisdom to alleviate their pain at the moment. And so, as soon as he put the friend on the phone, I have to switch from being Jay's mom, to just a friend who is there to listen.
What about our relationship with our siblings? When does being a sibling switch to just being a friend - many times, I tell you. You will know it because, there are things you cannot tell your siblings but you can tell a friend. When you start telling your siblings what you used to talk about only to your friends, you have switched. For most of the times, the things you do with siblings are those you somehow believe is your duty base on blood relation. But remember "Love without duty is divine". You learn to love your siblings and be their friends and stop doing things because it is your duty as their siblings.
Yes, indeed. I know what is friendship as the expression of unshakable Love, Love that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism. And for that experience, INFINITE LOVE AND GRATITUDE ALWAYS.
Be Well, and so it is.
" Friendship is the expression of unshakable LOVE, LOVE that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism."
I was at the car shop having my car serviced and there was this guy with a face like the ones depicted in the mayan artifacts with a perfectly triangular nose and he has a salt and pepper hair that is a bit curly on top and the side and extra long, long in the back all the way to his waist. As we were both waiting, and we started talking I mentioned that I was hungry coz' I have not had breakfast yet. And he casually said that since they are still waiting for the parts for his car, he can take me to a restaurant so I can have breakfast. And so we did had breakfast at a Mexican place - chile relleno and rice and beans and guacamole.
We talked about so many things and we just keep on laughing about things and it feels like we were old friends. And for the next few weeks, he seems to call me whenever I was feeling down and casually asked if I want to have brunch and when whenever my response was that I don't feel like going out, he will just nudge me a bit saying that it will do me good to go out and get some fresh air. He doesn't even make as much as all the other friends I know and yet, not once has he allowed me to pay for anything. He always say "Save your money for your son, my kids are all grown up". And he can say the meanest thing in the nicest way. Like if I tell him how good or smart I am and that I know I am beautiful inside and out, he will just blurt out that yes, I am really that ugly and when I pretend to be shock, he will say that he knows that I know that he knows I am beautiful inside and out. And we will just both laugh out loud. Right off the bat, he just say he loves me and misses me etc. etc. and I just accept it because it feels like it is pure and free from desire or egoism. If anyone else will tell me that on a first date or even the second time we meet, I will right away brush it off or deliver a lecture on "uttering words that we really mean" and by using it in a casual context, it loses its meaning or that 'your word is your bond - I will hold you to it'.
Anyways, after having brunch with him the fourth times, he casually said that he has been thinking of me and nothing else ever since he met me and that not once has he thought of anything negative. I would guess that since I have been venting on guys who wants nothing but sex, when he says negative, he means nothing dirty. Okay, sex is not dirty if put in the right perspective. So, it is quite a change when someone can just be friend - no pressure, no condition, no pretenses, no limitation on how to act or not to act, to impress or not to impress. Just be.
Another thing that comes to mind is the friendship that is establish between a parent and a child. Once we establish the boundaries of parenting, when the time comes that your child needed a friend, you become that friend - with unshakable love, love that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism. Just thinking about it, makes my eyes water for it brought back so many memories of when as a mother I get very upset that my son is not performing his duties and yet when the phone rings at 9:30 p.m. and he is on the other line in Champaign, IL while I am in Palm Beach (working as usual) and he informed me that his girlfriend broke up with him, I have to be his friend whose shoulder he can cry on. I have to switched right there and then from being an upset mother to a friend who is there for him no matter what, a friend who is ready to listen, just listen without offering or suggesting a solution or ideas - for that is all he needed at the time, just a friend who will listen. I remember many nights when he called and tell me that one of his friend had a problem and they needed someone other than their mother/father who will just listen and just say some words of wisdom to alleviate their pain at the moment. And so, as soon as he put the friend on the phone, I have to switch from being Jay's mom, to just a friend who is there to listen.
What about our relationship with our siblings? When does being a sibling switch to just being a friend - many times, I tell you. You will know it because, there are things you cannot tell your siblings but you can tell a friend. When you start telling your siblings what you used to talk about only to your friends, you have switched. For most of the times, the things you do with siblings are those you somehow believe is your duty base on blood relation. But remember "Love without duty is divine". You learn to love your siblings and be their friends and stop doing things because it is your duty as their siblings.
Yes, indeed. I know what is friendship as the expression of unshakable Love, Love that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism. And for that experience, INFINITE LOVE AND GRATITUDE ALWAYS.
Be Well, and so it is.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 33 of 108 Days - " Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for words wound more fatally than even arrows. "
Day 33 - My mom had a favorite poem that she used to recite to me and wanted me to memorize it -
"I threw an arrow into the air, it fell to earth I knew not where,
I breathe a song into the air, it fell to earth I knew not where,
Long, long afterward in an oak, I found the arrow still unbroke
And the song from the beginning to an end, I found again in the heart of a friend."
Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for words wound more fatally than even arrows.
I remember as a child (probably less than 7 yrs old), my mom did something that I didn't like or care for and I was so upset about it that I remember saying something like 'I wish you were dead' or 'I wish you die soon, if not right now'. And I remember hearing older siblings and other kids said the same thing. Where did we learn that? Definitely not from TV or radio or the newspaper. Was it inherent in us to utter such a dreadful curse on someone so near and dear to us? I could understand using poisonous words against someone because they already learned the art of meanness all throughout the years of growing up and constant interaction with the rest of the human race. But a child less than 7 yrs old, how does it know how to be mean - oh fine, perhaps I heard it from my older siblings but ... regardless, words really wound more fatally than arrows. And yet, as adult if we can't hurt the other person physically, we hurt them with words.
I met a physicist who have nothing but good words about his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend. I can see a trace of sadness and hurt when he talked about how both ex decided to move on and left him and yet all he has are sweet words. How fascinating indeed. I remember my ex-husband is the same thing, everyone else tells me that he has nothing but good words about me and yet, at home, he seems to go out of his way to say mean things and verbally abuse me and my son.
I don't get it. We all know about all this good things and wonderful things that we are suppose to do and say. We all know about RIGHT ACTIONS, then why for goodness sake are we not practicing it. Why do we keep hurting one another? When will we ever learn, when, when, when?
"I threw an arrow into the air, it fell to earth I knew not where,
I breathe a song into the air, it fell to earth I knew not where,
Long, long afterward in an oak, I found the arrow still unbroke
And the song from the beginning to an end, I found again in the heart of a friend."
Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for words wound more fatally than even arrows.
I remember as a child (probably less than 7 yrs old), my mom did something that I didn't like or care for and I was so upset about it that I remember saying something like 'I wish you were dead' or 'I wish you die soon, if not right now'. And I remember hearing older siblings and other kids said the same thing. Where did we learn that? Definitely not from TV or radio or the newspaper. Was it inherent in us to utter such a dreadful curse on someone so near and dear to us? I could understand using poisonous words against someone because they already learned the art of meanness all throughout the years of growing up and constant interaction with the rest of the human race. But a child less than 7 yrs old, how does it know how to be mean - oh fine, perhaps I heard it from my older siblings but ... regardless, words really wound more fatally than arrows. And yet, as adult if we can't hurt the other person physically, we hurt them with words.
I met a physicist who have nothing but good words about his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend. I can see a trace of sadness and hurt when he talked about how both ex decided to move on and left him and yet all he has are sweet words. How fascinating indeed. I remember my ex-husband is the same thing, everyone else tells me that he has nothing but good words about me and yet, at home, he seems to go out of his way to say mean things and verbally abuse me and my son.
I don't get it. We all know about all this good things and wonderful things that we are suppose to do and say. We all know about RIGHT ACTIONS, then why for goodness sake are we not practicing it. Why do we keep hurting one another? When will we ever learn, when, when, when?
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 32 of 108 Days - " When heart is bound to heart, heat of argument finds no place. "
Day 32 - How many times have we heard or read about a fatal incident resulting from " heat of argument"? Many unnecessary shootings that end a life due to a heated argument? How many lives have been destroyed, families and friendship broken and who knows even war started because of an argument.
"When heart is bound to heart, heat of argument finds no place."
Does it mean that when there is a heated argument, heart is not bounded? Whatabout between husband and wife, girlfriend and boyfriend, even father and son? Was there not a famous singer Marvin Gaye who was shot by his father during a heated argument? How is it possible that the son's heart was not bounded to the father's heart or vice versa?
"When heart is bound to heart, heat of argument finds no place."
Does it mean that when there is a heated argument, heart is not bounded? Whatabout between husband and wife, girlfriend and boyfriend, even father and son? Was there not a famous singer Marvin Gaye who was shot by his father during a heated argument? How is it possible that the son's heart was not bounded to the father's heart or vice versa?
Thursday, May 13, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 31 of 108 Days - "God is the life-breath of every soul."
Day 31 - What is a soul? A soul is the eternal part of a living being, commonly held to be separate from the body. Many philosophical and religious systems teach that humans have souls; some attribute souls to all living things and even inanimate objects (such as rivers); The soul is often believed to exit the body and live on after a person’s death, and some religions posit that God creates souls.
If some religions posit that God creates souls, then it is understandable that God is the life-breath of every soul. If soul may be synonymous with spirit, then perhaps soul is the divinity within, so of course God is the life-breath of every soul since that divinity is God.
The question is how do we experience that life-breath, how do we experience that divinity within? Some never experience it and do not care. Others experience it once in their lifetime and are satisfied with it. While there are those who wants the life-breath every moment of every day of their lives.
And I am one of those who wants to experience it every moment of everyday. And I am one of the fortunate ones who's been given the chance to be born to experience it. The challenge is from time to time, I forget or rather I allow myself to be distracted that I become unaware of the moment.
What then is SOUL? Since soul may denote a more worldly and less transcendent aspect of a person and it has an affinity for negative thoughts and images, whereas spirit seeks to rise above the entanglements of life and death then, that is why I sometimes get distracted and become unaware. Since I am in the body, the pull of the body to the soul is stronger than for the spirit to be constantly be in divine awareness.
So, I try to be more tolerant now. I become more understanding of people, things and event. I try not to go into judgment although at times I still fall into that mire but I try not to stay in it for more than an hour. Really, it should be 10 minutes and no more, else you become muddied in that quagmire and you might be trap for much longer than you want to be.
I even signed up on Gratitude Log and tried it for a few days as a form of discipline. But, I did not last on that discipline long enough to change my habit of falling into that 10 minute stuff. It does not matter anyhow. I am still fortunate to be given the chance to experience the moment. And for that I am very grateful.
The soul has often been deemed integral or essential to consciousness and personality, and may be synonymous with spirit, mind or self.[2] Although the terms soul and spirit are sometimes used interchangeably, soul may denote a more worldly and less transcendent aspect of a person.[3] According to psychologist James Hillman, soul has an affinity for negative thoughts and images, whereas spirit seeks to rise above the entanglements of life and death. The words soul and psyche can also be treated synonymously, although psyche has more physical connotations, whereas soul is connected more closely to spirituality and religion.
"God is the life-breath of every soul"If some religions posit that God creates souls, then it is understandable that God is the life-breath of every soul. If soul may be synonymous with spirit, then perhaps soul is the divinity within, so of course God is the life-breath of every soul since that divinity is God.
The question is how do we experience that life-breath, how do we experience that divinity within? Some never experience it and do not care. Others experience it once in their lifetime and are satisfied with it. While there are those who wants the life-breath every moment of every day of their lives.
And I am one of those who wants to experience it every moment of everyday. And I am one of the fortunate ones who's been given the chance to be born to experience it. The challenge is from time to time, I forget or rather I allow myself to be distracted that I become unaware of the moment.
What then is SOUL? Since soul may denote a more worldly and less transcendent aspect of a person and it has an affinity for negative thoughts and images, whereas spirit seeks to rise above the entanglements of life and death then, that is why I sometimes get distracted and become unaware. Since I am in the body, the pull of the body to the soul is stronger than for the spirit to be constantly be in divine awareness.
So, I try to be more tolerant now. I become more understanding of people, things and event. I try not to go into judgment although at times I still fall into that mire but I try not to stay in it for more than an hour. Really, it should be 10 minutes and no more, else you become muddied in that quagmire and you might be trap for much longer than you want to be.
I even signed up on Gratitude Log and tried it for a few days as a form of discipline. But, I did not last on that discipline long enough to change my habit of falling into that 10 minute stuff. It does not matter anyhow. I am still fortunate to be given the chance to experience the moment. And for that I am very grateful.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 30 of 108 Days - " Service springs out of LOVE and it scatters LOVE in profusion. "
Day 30 - Service to men is service to God. Why so? If God is spirit and the divinity in me is the same divinity in you, then the closes I can serve God is to serve my fellowmen. Not just my countrymen, not just my fellow Americans but ALL MEN. It is said that there is only one race, the race of humanity. Now is the time, more than ever to do service, not just lip service but real service. As we witness what is happening to our society, to our country's economy, to the world in general, it seems that we cannot rely on the government or an institution to provide the services that is necessary to treat/keep/improve a condition from getting worse, to lessen the pain or severity of a condition in our community that affect individuals and family unit in general.
"Service to men is service to God. Service springs out of LOVE and it scatters LOVE in profusion."
I grew up with nuns and monks and missionaries in my family. One aunt was a mother superior but was demoted because she was so strict with her students that one of them committed suicide. I didn't understand it for if you are a teacher is it not one of the highest form of service? Why would she be so strict in performing her services as an educator that it caused someone to kill herself? What happen to love and compassion? Can we do service without it?
If service springs out of love and it scatters love in profusion, then what about all the services that we hear about by NGO (non-government organizations) and the fund raising they have on public broadcasting? do we see and experience the love it scatters in profusion? If not, doe it mean that the service did not spring out of love but rather from a hidden agenda?
Back to when I was a teenager and I was asked by my aunt (the nun) to go with her to the penitentiary to distribute donates to the prisoners. So, we stopped by the doughnut place on the way ( it turned out that they are doing service by donating the doughnuts). When we get to the penitentiary, my aunt told me that there is not enough doughnuts to go around so I have to cut it in half. But, as I was cutting it , I noticed that they are all moldy and I told my aunt about it, to which she replied " those criminals should be happy and grateful to get the moldy doughnuts, they dont deserve anything " and when I asked about the donor of the moldy doughnuts, she told me something profound at the time - "when you want to do charity, you have to have extra that you can spare for charity, without it...................."
That incident stayed with me for so long. Because I really believe that if we are to do service and give something (food, clothing etc.) it has to be something that we ourselves would want (if its food, we should be able to eat it too; if its clothing we are giving away, we should be able to wear it ourselves, too) else it is no use giving. And that we should not discriminate who we are giving service to. If we serve nutritious food to our rich neighbors during a party, do we serve anything less or should we give moldy doughnuts to criminals to punish them more? We are all ONE, so why do we discriminate when we do service?
Another misconception about doing charity is that you have to have money or anything extra when you want to do charity. If we really want to do service, we do not really need money, we just need a heart. Look at Mother Theresa, she did not have any money. All she had was a big heart that scattered love in profusion all over India and now the Sisters of Charity scatters LOVE all over the world.
One other thing I remember while doing service was picking up bread from different bakeries so I can distribute it to the communities who needs it. One time, I was so sick but no one is available to pick up the bread, so I did it anyways but after finishing up the distribution, a few people came to me and told me that some of those picking up bread that we ration are driving fancy cars and are probably just there to sell the bread to buy alcohol or drugs and that they don't really need it. A lot of times if we are not practicing "constant integrated awareness", when we hear negative thoughts and ideas from others, we get affected and we react with the same negative intensity. But upon further analysis, if and when we believe that service to man is service to God and that if that service springs out of love, we are not there to pass judgment to those who come (the recipient off the services we provide. Once we give something, it now belongs to the receiver and it is up to them to do what they want with it. This is like saying - we have to be detached from the fruit of our actions. That being the case, when Service springs out of LOVE, it does scatters LOVE in profusion.
"Service to men is service to God. Service springs out of LOVE and it scatters LOVE in profusion."
I grew up with nuns and monks and missionaries in my family. One aunt was a mother superior but was demoted because she was so strict with her students that one of them committed suicide. I didn't understand it for if you are a teacher is it not one of the highest form of service? Why would she be so strict in performing her services as an educator that it caused someone to kill herself? What happen to love and compassion? Can we do service without it?
If service springs out of love and it scatters love in profusion, then what about all the services that we hear about by NGO (non-government organizations) and the fund raising they have on public broadcasting? do we see and experience the love it scatters in profusion? If not, doe it mean that the service did not spring out of love but rather from a hidden agenda?
Back to when I was a teenager and I was asked by my aunt (the nun) to go with her to the penitentiary to distribute donates to the prisoners. So, we stopped by the doughnut place on the way ( it turned out that they are doing service by donating the doughnuts). When we get to the penitentiary, my aunt told me that there is not enough doughnuts to go around so I have to cut it in half. But, as I was cutting it , I noticed that they are all moldy and I told my aunt about it, to which she replied " those criminals should be happy and grateful to get the moldy doughnuts, they dont deserve anything " and when I asked about the donor of the moldy doughnuts, she told me something profound at the time - "when you want to do charity, you have to have extra that you can spare for charity, without it...................."
That incident stayed with me for so long. Because I really believe that if we are to do service and give something (food, clothing etc.) it has to be something that we ourselves would want (if its food, we should be able to eat it too; if its clothing we are giving away, we should be able to wear it ourselves, too) else it is no use giving. And that we should not discriminate who we are giving service to. If we serve nutritious food to our rich neighbors during a party, do we serve anything less or should we give moldy doughnuts to criminals to punish them more? We are all ONE, so why do we discriminate when we do service?
Another misconception about doing charity is that you have to have money or anything extra when you want to do charity. If we really want to do service, we do not really need money, we just need a heart. Look at Mother Theresa, she did not have any money. All she had was a big heart that scattered love in profusion all over India and now the Sisters of Charity scatters LOVE all over the world.
One other thing I remember while doing service was picking up bread from different bakeries so I can distribute it to the communities who needs it. One time, I was so sick but no one is available to pick up the bread, so I did it anyways but after finishing up the distribution, a few people came to me and told me that some of those picking up bread that we ration are driving fancy cars and are probably just there to sell the bread to buy alcohol or drugs and that they don't really need it. A lot of times if we are not practicing "constant integrated awareness", when we hear negative thoughts and ideas from others, we get affected and we react with the same negative intensity. But upon further analysis, if and when we believe that service to man is service to God and that if that service springs out of love, we are not there to pass judgment to those who come (the recipient off the services we provide. Once we give something, it now belongs to the receiver and it is up to them to do what they want with it. This is like saying - we have to be detached from the fruit of our actions. That being the case, when Service springs out of LOVE, it does scatters LOVE in profusion.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 29 of 108 Days - " The nature we have around us and with us is the vesture of God. "
Day 29 - The nature we have around us and with us is the vesture of God.
We have evidence of His Beauty, Goodness, Wisdom and Power all around us; wherever we turn our eyes. But the art of recognising Him is strange to us and so we deny Him and live on in darkness. We have all around us, in the atmosphere, the music emanating from all the Broadcasting Stations of the World, but they do not assail your ear at any time. You are not aware of any Station; but, if you have a receiver and if you tune it to the correct wavelength, you can hear the matter broadcast from any Station; if you fail to tune it correctly, you will get instead of news only nuisance! So too, the Divine is everywhere above, around, below and beside, near as well as far. To be cognizant of it, you require not a machine but a mystical formula potent with a psychological undertone. Concentration in meditation is the fixing of the exact location of the Station in the Band; Love is the correct tuning in; realizing the Reality and the Bliss it confers is the happy clear listening!
How fascinating indeed to have a happy clear listening.
We have evidence of His Beauty, Goodness, Wisdom and Power all around us; wherever we turn our eyes. But the art of recognising Him is strange to us and so we deny Him and live on in darkness. We have all around us, in the atmosphere, the music emanating from all the Broadcasting Stations of the World, but they do not assail your ear at any time. You are not aware of any Station; but, if you have a receiver and if you tune it to the correct wavelength, you can hear the matter broadcast from any Station; if you fail to tune it correctly, you will get instead of news only nuisance! So too, the Divine is everywhere above, around, below and beside, near as well as far. To be cognizant of it, you require not a machine but a mystical formula potent with a psychological undertone. Concentration in meditation is the fixing of the exact location of the Station in the Band; Love is the correct tuning in; realizing the Reality and the Bliss it confers is the happy clear listening!
How fascinating indeed to have a happy clear listening.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 28 of 108 Days - " All things in creation are subject to the law of change, and man, too, is subject to this law. "
Day 28 - People hide things from each other, if we can read each other's mind wouldn't it be easier because we do not have to second guess? if we are honest with ourselves then it would be easy to be honest with others, isn't it?
I wrote this after watching a movie about 2 people who professed to love each other dearly and yet one lied to the other claiming "what you don't know won't hurt you" and yet it always does because once we lied, we have to cover it up with another lie. But, what about those who tell the truth and those who claimed that "truth hurts, but it is better for you to know the truth". So???
lie or tell the truth?
"All things in creation are subject to the law of change, and man, too, is subject to this law."
If that is the case, that we are subject to the law of change, then what is a lie and what is the truth? If it is said that truth is truth and it does not change, then, should truth not be subject to change too? unless of course, TRUTH is not a thing in creation.
On day 27, it is said that Ritam is a higher than Sathyam. Sathyam is truth and Ritam is ABSOLUTE TRUTH and it transcends both good and evil. It s changeless and has no attribute.
So it is that when we refer to Truth here on earth, we do not really say that it changes. What we say is "FROM TRUTH TO HIGHER TRUTH" and that the highest truth will be the absolute truth. Let us say I am in first grade and I know that 1 + 1 = 2 and that is true for me. But if I am told that 1 - 3 = - 2, I will say that is not true because I have not learned it yet. As I go to higher grades and study higher mathematics, I go from truth to higher truth.
So, what about lies ? is it really a lie or can a lie be true? Let's go back to relationship. If all things in creation are subject to the law of change, and man, too, is subject to this law - then why do people look or search for a lasting relationship - if all are subject to change, then nothing last forever. When 2 people make a commitment and recite a marriage vow such as "...to love and to cherish, till death do us part", it is impossible to fulfill such a vow because we are subjected to the law of change and there is no escaping it. Why then do people accused each other of telling lies when at one time they professed their devotion and loyalty and the next minute they switched their allegiances? Is it because we were told all this lies that there is such thing as forever when in fact there is none - well, there is a forever changing thing but not a forever lasting.
Okay, are we clear on this then, that there is no such thing as lies, because in reality all is truth to higher truth? Isn't this more freeing, more relaxing, much easier to accept and enjoy than setting up conditions of everlasting whatever?
I know, can we just agree to disagree for a bit? You can keep accepting that there are such things as lies and I will believe that all is truth. All I am trying to do is give you an option - what if.... open your mind to possibilities, there is so much out there that if you are just flexible then you do not have to be stuck in your miseries, no need to suffer, no need to be in pain. You can continue to feel it but by opening up to possibilities, you are giving your self a choice, a choice to be boxed by the conditions and limitations that you agreed to or to be out of the box and free to be what you want to be - all is acceptable, no conditions, no limitations.
Be...
I wrote this after watching a movie about 2 people who professed to love each other dearly and yet one lied to the other claiming "what you don't know won't hurt you" and yet it always does because once we lied, we have to cover it up with another lie. But, what about those who tell the truth and those who claimed that "truth hurts, but it is better for you to know the truth". So???
lie or tell the truth?
"All things in creation are subject to the law of change, and man, too, is subject to this law."
If that is the case, that we are subject to the law of change, then what is a lie and what is the truth? If it is said that truth is truth and it does not change, then, should truth not be subject to change too? unless of course, TRUTH is not a thing in creation.
On day 27, it is said that Ritam is a higher than Sathyam. Sathyam is truth and Ritam is ABSOLUTE TRUTH and it transcends both good and evil. It s changeless and has no attribute.
So it is that when we refer to Truth here on earth, we do not really say that it changes. What we say is "FROM TRUTH TO HIGHER TRUTH" and that the highest truth will be the absolute truth. Let us say I am in first grade and I know that 1 + 1 = 2 and that is true for me. But if I am told that 1 - 3 = - 2, I will say that is not true because I have not learned it yet. As I go to higher grades and study higher mathematics, I go from truth to higher truth.
So, what about lies ? is it really a lie or can a lie be true? Let's go back to relationship. If all things in creation are subject to the law of change, and man, too, is subject to this law - then why do people look or search for a lasting relationship - if all are subject to change, then nothing last forever. When 2 people make a commitment and recite a marriage vow such as "...to love and to cherish, till death do us part", it is impossible to fulfill such a vow because we are subjected to the law of change and there is no escaping it. Why then do people accused each other of telling lies when at one time they professed their devotion and loyalty and the next minute they switched their allegiances? Is it because we were told all this lies that there is such thing as forever when in fact there is none - well, there is a forever changing thing but not a forever lasting.
Okay, are we clear on this then, that there is no such thing as lies, because in reality all is truth to higher truth? Isn't this more freeing, more relaxing, much easier to accept and enjoy than setting up conditions of everlasting whatever?
I know, can we just agree to disagree for a bit? You can keep accepting that there are such things as lies and I will believe that all is truth. All I am trying to do is give you an option - what if.... open your mind to possibilities, there is so much out there that if you are just flexible then you do not have to be stuck in your miseries, no need to suffer, no need to be in pain. You can continue to feel it but by opening up to possibilities, you are giving your self a choice, a choice to be boxed by the conditions and limitations that you agreed to or to be out of the box and free to be what you want to be - all is acceptable, no conditions, no limitations.
Be...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 26 of 108 Days - "Your life is really like a tapestry...how beautiful you have become"
"I will not allow you to disturb my peace. Goodbye.
"Your life is really like a tapestry. You look at one side and see all the disconnected and loose ends, and say, 'What a mess my life is!' God sees the finished product on the other side and sighs, 'How beautiful you have become!"
I do not wish to have any contact with you . Believe what you want to believe. That is your choice.
In the end , LET US SEE WHO SLEEPS SOUNDLY AT NIGHT. GOODBYE."
The good thing is she stated that she will not allow for her peace to be disturb. I am very happy to hear that. The sad thing is - it seemed like she did not read my email at all, it seemed like she was reading a letter in her head for when I wrote "you and I" she only seemed to see the "I". How many times have we done this, seeing only what we wanted to see, hearing what we wanted to hear, and yet when our anger subsides and we give ourselves a second chance, we realized that what we thought we saw was not really there. But because we allow anger to come into our hearts, then it added colour to our vision and we then see what is not really there.
Our vision of the world is a reflection of ourselves. This is really profound and yet if we are not ready to accept it, we will again point a finger at someone else just to make us feel better. How often do we tell ourselves that we are a victim and there is a victimizer out there - why do we do it? In reality there are not victims and no victimizers. But if we believe that, then the story ends and we want to story to continue else we will not be able to play our parts. So, no matter how messy this life seems at times, let us see it as a tapestry and look at the finished product. Let us see how beautiful we have become.
"Your life is really like a tapestry. You look at one side and see all the disconnected and loose ends, and say, 'What a mess my life is!' God sees the finished product on the other side and sighs, 'How beautiful you have become!"
And so it is.
And so it is that I stopped writing because on day 25 I wrote "Think before speaking; Think before acting; Then go ahead, If you feel good about it. "
And then on day 26, I did think after reading that email and I thought about replying to her and I did not feel good about it and yet I replied anyways. I broke the commandment - go ahead only if I feel good about it. That is why I stop writing. I could not relate to someone having so much anger in their heart that they cannot see reason. I could not relate to someone who would rather bury the love in their hearts and not choose forgiveness but prefer to lash back and and laced their sarcasm with venom (knowing full well that they are hurting, why then do they continue to do it? if this masochist attitude programmed in our DNA, is there a way we can reprogram it if it does not serve us anymore?) What prevents us from acknowledging someones explanation and accepting an apology?
It is said that ANGER is the highest form of ego (EGO meaning Egging God Out), why then do people who who hold on to their anger for so long are the ones who vehemently deny that they are an egotistical being? I wanted to feel good again before going back to my normal routine of writing. I feel that people who are angry are really hurting. But how to reach them? How to alleviate their pain? Perhaps, they still need the pain - it is possible that the pain is serving some kind of purpose.
And so I let go of trying to ease other's pain if they still needed it. I let go of trying to make someone happy when they still want to linger in their misery a little longer. I let go of time that beholds me into writing when I was questioning the purpose of such. I did many things and it made me feel good, but not enough to make me write again. This situation just prove that life is like a tapestry. We are indeed disconnected and loose on one side - the side where the human eyes are looking at and yet we are all connected and finished/complete as can be on the side where the divine eyes is cast upon.
When I look at something and I feel anger and hatred, it must be the human eyes looking at the disconnected and loose side. If I am aware of such, why then will I want to continue feeling anger and hatred knowing that it will only perpetuate the view of disconnectedness and dissonance? Remember my friend who told me to leave him in his miseries for he wanted to wallow in it for a while? Remember the story of Indra who was turned into a pig as punishment and when Narada came to fetch him back to heaven, he refused for he enjoyed being a pig bathing in the mud and cannot comprehend that he was actually a god who came down from heaven.
All things that are good, all things that are bright and beautiful; these I should contemplate upon, these I should look at, these I should ponder. For...
I am light, glowing light, radiating light. God consumes my darkness transmuting it into light.
Let the light glow brighter and brighter, let it vibrate faster and faster.
Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuSLqaW5W-8&feature=related
Sunday, May 2, 2010
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 25 of 108 Days - "Think before speaking; Think before acting; Then go ahead, If you feel good about it. "
Day 25 - When we want to speak, we open our mouth and talk; when we want to do something, we go ahead and act on it. Do we think first before speaking? Do we think first before acting?
Do we ever think at all?
"Think before speaking; Think before acting;
Then go ahead, If you feel good about it. "
As a child, we always feel good about most everything. Then, the adult around us start admonishing us. We started hearing "don't do that, don't think that way, its wrong, no, no, no" - all this negative input being fed into our young mind and since we are young and we do not know yet how to fend for ourselves, we end up agreeing and accepting it. The challenge we now face as an adult is that those agreements we made a a child does not serve us anymore and since it is way back in our minds, it is somehow taking over our lives. We someone lost that "feel good" attitude. We become skeptical, we become jaded, we are frustrated, disappointed.
How do we go back to our pure self again? How do we know if our action is the right action?
If our intention is pure and selfless, born out of love; if it is based on truth and you think it will result in peace, then, it is a right action.
If we are continuously thinking what to think, thinking what to say and do - that would be too much thinking going on. And every thoughts, words and deeds will become so overwhelming that I would much rather just take a nap and not think at all.
It is said that true humanness consists of a continuous series of tiny acts executed with absolute sincerity and largeness of heart. That being the case, tiny acts is much easier to accomplish. And the last few days, I was able to accomplished that very easily indeed.
Since I heard from the grapevine (at the Abode of Highest Peace) that "The quality of one's feelings determines one's future" - I figure if I always feel good, then my future will be good. You see, when I think about the future, I do it in little chunk, just like series of tiny acts. So, for me future is the next few hours, perhaps the next day. The next week will be sort of stretching it a bit but next month or year is just too far away. This way, I get to think of future a bit, but I am still in the "moment". I still get to enjoy the "present". I do not go stray way beyond yonder like most people do. But....when I do stray - I think about when I am 80 years old and walking on the beach with the one I love. Looking at the horizon, admiring the orange robe of the setting sun. And I am happy, very happy.
I listen, a lot. Lately, I seem to retain much more information than when I was much younger. I also seem to remember about little things - though I seem to forget big stuff. I was talking to my sister and she reminded me about this "big event" and she said I probably don't remember. She is right, I forgot about it (because it was not a very good memory, it was not a "feel good" about it thought. So, of course, I probably erased it right after it happened. But when she reminded me, I got it back from the memory bank and it was very vivid and in great details - the good thing is - there was no emotional energy attached to it. That is very good because the charge was already removed, then there is no reaction to it. Remember I wrote about reflection, reaction and resound? Check it out again, must be DAY 9 or something.
Here is a trick: most of the things that happen to us whether positive or negative will leave an imprint in our memory depending on how much emotional charged we attached to it. So, the more charged, the more it affect us. And long, long afterward - during one quiet moment when we have to make an important decision, it will somehow take over and we wonder why we made such decision when we should have gone the other way - it is because of the emotionally charge long ago that was left in our subconscious. So, what we need to do, whenever we have some time to spare or nothing better to do - we should try to write down incidents in our life that we remember. We can start with the negative ones, the ones that made us angry, or sad or lonely or miserable. Write it all done. And then, one by one we bring it back into our memory with as much detail as we can remember and as we see it in our mind's eye (like looking at the computer screen and seeing the event in one of the browser). As we watch the past incident unfold (like watching it on youtube) in our mind's eye, we click on the minimize button and the one we are watching goes flat. (by doing that simple act, we remove the negatively charge emotion that we attached to the event). To prove that it worked, we maximize it again and look and see - check your feelings and you should not feel anything anymore (since the charge was removed).
You do the above for each and every incident that you remember whether negative or positive, the reason being is that every day is a new day, a new beginning. You do not want any past event to affect you anymore. The past is dead and gone. No use putting/wasting any more energy on the past and no use allowing it to take over your present decisions.
All for now. Let me know if you have any success in the process.
With Infinite Love and Gratitude Always.
And so it is. And so it shall be.
Do we ever think at all?
"Think before speaking; Think before acting;
Then go ahead, If you feel good about it. "
As a child, we always feel good about most everything. Then, the adult around us start admonishing us. We started hearing "don't do that, don't think that way, its wrong, no, no, no" - all this negative input being fed into our young mind and since we are young and we do not know yet how to fend for ourselves, we end up agreeing and accepting it. The challenge we now face as an adult is that those agreements we made a a child does not serve us anymore and since it is way back in our minds, it is somehow taking over our lives. We someone lost that "feel good" attitude. We become skeptical, we become jaded, we are frustrated, disappointed.
How do we go back to our pure self again? How do we know if our action is the right action?
If our intention is pure and selfless, born out of love; if it is based on truth and you think it will result in peace, then, it is a right action.
If we are continuously thinking what to think, thinking what to say and do - that would be too much thinking going on. And every thoughts, words and deeds will become so overwhelming that I would much rather just take a nap and not think at all.
It is said that true humanness consists of a continuous series of tiny acts executed with absolute sincerity and largeness of heart. That being the case, tiny acts is much easier to accomplish. And the last few days, I was able to accomplished that very easily indeed.
Since I heard from the grapevine (at the Abode of Highest Peace) that "The quality of one's feelings determines one's future" - I figure if I always feel good, then my future will be good. You see, when I think about the future, I do it in little chunk, just like series of tiny acts. So, for me future is the next few hours, perhaps the next day. The next week will be sort of stretching it a bit but next month or year is just too far away. This way, I get to think of future a bit, but I am still in the "moment". I still get to enjoy the "present". I do not go stray way beyond yonder like most people do. But....when I do stray - I think about when I am 80 years old and walking on the beach with the one I love. Looking at the horizon, admiring the orange robe of the setting sun. And I am happy, very happy.
I listen, a lot. Lately, I seem to retain much more information than when I was much younger. I also seem to remember about little things - though I seem to forget big stuff. I was talking to my sister and she reminded me about this "big event" and she said I probably don't remember. She is right, I forgot about it (because it was not a very good memory, it was not a "feel good" about it thought. So, of course, I probably erased it right after it happened. But when she reminded me, I got it back from the memory bank and it was very vivid and in great details - the good thing is - there was no emotional energy attached to it. That is very good because the charge was already removed, then there is no reaction to it. Remember I wrote about reflection, reaction and resound? Check it out again, must be DAY 9 or something.
Here is a trick: most of the things that happen to us whether positive or negative will leave an imprint in our memory depending on how much emotional charged we attached to it. So, the more charged, the more it affect us. And long, long afterward - during one quiet moment when we have to make an important decision, it will somehow take over and we wonder why we made such decision when we should have gone the other way - it is because of the emotionally charge long ago that was left in our subconscious. So, what we need to do, whenever we have some time to spare or nothing better to do - we should try to write down incidents in our life that we remember. We can start with the negative ones, the ones that made us angry, or sad or lonely or miserable. Write it all done. And then, one by one we bring it back into our memory with as much detail as we can remember and as we see it in our mind's eye (like looking at the computer screen and seeing the event in one of the browser). As we watch the past incident unfold (like watching it on youtube) in our mind's eye, we click on the minimize button and the one we are watching goes flat. (by doing that simple act, we remove the negatively charge emotion that we attached to the event). To prove that it worked, we maximize it again and look and see - check your feelings and you should not feel anything anymore (since the charge was removed).
You do the above for each and every incident that you remember whether negative or positive, the reason being is that every day is a new day, a new beginning. You do not want any past event to affect you anymore. The past is dead and gone. No use putting/wasting any more energy on the past and no use allowing it to take over your present decisions.
All for now. Let me know if you have any success in the process.
With Infinite Love and Gratitude Always.
And so it is. And so it shall be.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 24 of 108 Days - "Of all the forms of knowledge, self-knowledge is the sovereign."
Day 24 - "In this world there are several branches of learning such as physics, music, literature, mathematics and art. Of all the forms of knowledge, self-knowledge is the sovereign. Without its attainment one cannot enjoy any peace."
Though one may gain renown and recognition in the world, one will not experience happiness without self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is that knowledge by acquiring which everything else is known.
It is said that self-knowledge alone can help us cross the sea of sorrow. Anyone can strive for and attain self-knowledge. Men and women, rich and poor, all are eligible to kindle in themselves the flame of spiritual wisdom. Distinctions of race and religion, caste and creed do not come in the way. It does not matter if one has no education, no grounding in physical sciences or is not well versed in worldly affairs. So how can we attain it?
It seems that the key is "strive for" - go all-out, do your best, do your utmost, make every effort, do all you can. Therefore, there is an effort involve in attaining self-knowledge. And it is not just an effort - it has to be your utmost.
Most people look for physical proof of reward if they are going to put an utmost effort to do something. Like if they are going to get up early and go to the gym to exercise, they expect to see the outcome in their appearances. If they are to work hard earning money, they expect to spend their earning buying luxury items to enjoy and show off to others. If a student is going to exert an utmost effort, he/she expect a good grade or a medal to show for it.
Yes indeed - there is no physical proof or reward for striving to attain self-knowledge. That is why so few are interested in attaining it. Most would rather attain good body appearance, good salary to buy a plane, work extra hours of overtime to enjoy a grand vacation, a nice house in a nice neighborhood, a vacation house close to the beach.
And at times like this when the economy seems to be downhill and lots of people are losing their jobs, getting laid-off or force into early retirement, first thing to do is worry about the next paycheck and struggle to get another job. Some says "shovel shit with a toothpick" to make ends meet and pay the bills.
Yes indeed. Few people will think about going within and strive to attain self-knowledge first and all things will be added unto you. So how did I do it? How am I doing it?
Perhaps I was fortunate that I was born rebellious. Or maybe I wasn't, perhaps my experiences as I was growing up forced me to rebel. And having that attitude made me question most things and whenever I read or encounter a rule, a policy, a procedure, a law, a regulation - I have to rebel against it.
If people are getting in line and waiting for their turns, I will say, the hell with it - I will go within. If I am sad or lonely, I go within and ask myself why and when I figure out what causes me to be sad or lonely, I will keep repeating the incident that caused such emotions until I learn to control my responses. When I started on the spiritual path, I checked and reviewed my progress after 6 months, after a year, after 3 years and 5 and 10 years. If I am not happy or satisfied with my progress, I tried to figure out what can I do to speed up my progress. I keep asking and asking and asking WITHIN. I try not to stop asking till I get an answer and when I get an answer that I am not convinced or satisfied, I asked again and again.
That is my process. I get to know myself. I got acquainted with my inner self to the point that when they talk about meditation, I feel like I am meditating 24/7; when they talk about prayer, every moment is a prayer. I could be watching a movie, or driving or in the washroom or taking a bath or cracking jokes or chatting with my sisters or friends, or crying or resting or getting so tired doing something and still I feel I am communing within.
What is the peace, what is the happiness that comes from self-knowledge? If acquiring self-knowledge, everything else is known - what is that everything that is known? NOTHING.
EVERYTHING IS NOTHING and NOTHING IS EVERYTHING.
Though one may gain renown and recognition in the world, one will not experience happiness without self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is that knowledge by acquiring which everything else is known.
It is said that self-knowledge alone can help us cross the sea of sorrow. Anyone can strive for and attain self-knowledge. Men and women, rich and poor, all are eligible to kindle in themselves the flame of spiritual wisdom. Distinctions of race and religion, caste and creed do not come in the way. It does not matter if one has no education, no grounding in physical sciences or is not well versed in worldly affairs. So how can we attain it?
It seems that the key is "strive for" - go all-out, do your best, do your utmost, make every effort, do all you can. Therefore, there is an effort involve in attaining self-knowledge. And it is not just an effort - it has to be your utmost.
Most people look for physical proof of reward if they are going to put an utmost effort to do something. Like if they are going to get up early and go to the gym to exercise, they expect to see the outcome in their appearances. If they are to work hard earning money, they expect to spend their earning buying luxury items to enjoy and show off to others. If a student is going to exert an utmost effort, he/she expect a good grade or a medal to show for it.
Yes indeed - there is no physical proof or reward for striving to attain self-knowledge. That is why so few are interested in attaining it. Most would rather attain good body appearance, good salary to buy a plane, work extra hours of overtime to enjoy a grand vacation, a nice house in a nice neighborhood, a vacation house close to the beach.
And at times like this when the economy seems to be downhill and lots of people are losing their jobs, getting laid-off or force into early retirement, first thing to do is worry about the next paycheck and struggle to get another job. Some says "shovel shit with a toothpick" to make ends meet and pay the bills.
Yes indeed. Few people will think about going within and strive to attain self-knowledge first and all things will be added unto you. So how did I do it? How am I doing it?
Perhaps I was fortunate that I was born rebellious. Or maybe I wasn't, perhaps my experiences as I was growing up forced me to rebel. And having that attitude made me question most things and whenever I read or encounter a rule, a policy, a procedure, a law, a regulation - I have to rebel against it.
If people are getting in line and waiting for their turns, I will say, the hell with it - I will go within. If I am sad or lonely, I go within and ask myself why and when I figure out what causes me to be sad or lonely, I will keep repeating the incident that caused such emotions until I learn to control my responses. When I started on the spiritual path, I checked and reviewed my progress after 6 months, after a year, after 3 years and 5 and 10 years. If I am not happy or satisfied with my progress, I tried to figure out what can I do to speed up my progress. I keep asking and asking and asking WITHIN. I try not to stop asking till I get an answer and when I get an answer that I am not convinced or satisfied, I asked again and again.
That is my process. I get to know myself. I got acquainted with my inner self to the point that when they talk about meditation, I feel like I am meditating 24/7; when they talk about prayer, every moment is a prayer. I could be watching a movie, or driving or in the washroom or taking a bath or cracking jokes or chatting with my sisters or friends, or crying or resting or getting so tired doing something and still I feel I am communing within.
What is the peace, what is the happiness that comes from self-knowledge? If acquiring self-knowledge, everything else is known - what is that everything that is known? NOTHING.
EVERYTHING IS NOTHING and NOTHING IS EVERYTHING.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 27 of 108 Days - IN HONOR OF RITA : " A step higher than Sathyam is Ritam as proclaimed in the Vedas."
Day 27 - After May 2, I stopped publishing for 10 days, but I kept writing drafts after drafts of which I could not feel the essence of divinity. On the 1oth day I felt the urge to write again and I wrote about the "tapestry". Then I could not continue again. Even after I was urge by friends and some followers of the blog, I just couldn't continue and days dragged on again until this morning which is the 9th day when I wrote on twitter that "I am harnessing the energy within so I can publish on the blog again".
After lunch, I decided to call a dear sister in spirit who lives in Edmonton and after chatting for a while, she just blurted out - "Why did you stop writing? How can you let one's opinion or email affect you that you stop and to think that you have some great comments on your blog?" I told her it was not anyone's opinion or email, it was about reaction, reflection and resound. I was writing something and the very next day, I am given the situation or event that made me "proved" or "disproved" that everything I wrote is practical enough to be practice by anyone. That it is possible to be "Perfect as your Father in Heaven is Perfect". That we are not sinners. That we are not lame or dunce or stupid. That we cannot continue saying "I am only human" - for we are not, definitely not - "We are divine, having human experiences". Let us manifest our divinity, now and forever more.
So it is, that after talking to my divine sister in Edmonton that Rita called me. I told her that I do not feel like getting out of the house and she told me to come by and see her after work. And I asked her about some favorite food of mine and she said she will stop by and get it on the way home. I told her its okay and not to go out of her way.
As in the last few days and weeks, around 5 pm I send her a txt telling her that I don't feel like getting out of the house, I will just go to bed early (LOL, I have never been to bed before 2 am in the last few years). She then txt'd me back ' so you are not coming anymore?' to which I decided to pick up the phone and call her instead of more txt msg back and forth. I told her I am not coming and she just said that she got my favorite food and she already warmed it up - to which I said " I am putting my clothes on and I will be there in 20 -25 minutes".
So simple. As I was driving to Rita's house, I remember most of the experiences I had in life when I or the other person did/did not say what they did or what they meant to say and in turn caused a big misunderstanding or pain or suffering. I remember some of the movies I have seen or heard and books I have read when 2 people did not communicate the truth (in thoughts, words and deeds) that caused a rip in the silky fabric of the relationship that a patch would only make it worst.
And I thought of Rita, what a perfect relationship I had with her. I remember her telling me that I hit her in the head with a magnet when we were little and that the blood was oozing and yet everytime she tells me about it, there was no anger, no malice, just a perfect matter of fact. And I could not own up to hurting her for I cannot remember the incident no matter how hard I tried. And she never forced me to own up to it, she just love to tell me matter of fact what she remembers.
I thought of Rita and her wonderful ways of always of doing things and helping people and trying to fix things and yet most people misunderstood some of her ways and get angry with her and remain angry with her. But it never bothered her even when people get angry or whatever their reactions are. She continue to be who she is.
I thought of Rita and the maid who used to iron her skirts and blouses. Rita always redo the ironing because she wanted the pleats to be perfect. Her skirts are almost like cardboard because she put so much starch in it so the pleats wont disappear. Rita who always have to make sure the pleats are perfect by refolding it before she sits on a chair. Rita who always have things in order and account for every penny in her receipts.
Why does it seems that Rita embodied perfection for me, why is it that my relationship with her is so perfect (for between us there are no conditions). Then, I remember reading one of the teachings in the Vedas a while back - it is about Rita or Ritam ( the Sanskrit somehow add m to the last letter of the word e.g. sathya becomes sathyam, ananda becomes anandam etc. I cant remember why - perhaps to make it purer or higher or something).
So, I wanted to honor her because just thinking of her make me want to write again, she brings out the best in me. In honor of Rita, I am offering her Day 27 of 108 days. And here is what I found out about her name, that is why she is who she is :
"Education is not mere knowledge, it includes action too. Education, which originates from within has a sound basis and is permanent. It is referred to as Sathyam. A step higher than Sathyam is Ritam as proclaimed in the Vedas."
"Ritam (absolute truth) transcends both good and evil. This is the one you really are, the Atma. You are a combination of body, mind and Atma. Body is subject to change. It is Atma, which is eternal. This is referred to as Ritam in the Vedas. It is changeless and has no attributes. It is described as attribute-less, pure, eternal, highest abode, permanent and unsullied. "
Rita, it is who you are. And I love you and thank you for being you.
DIVINITY WITHIN - Day 23 of 108 Days - "The joy one gets while promoting another's joy is incomparable."
Day 23 - I feel so tired.
" FRIENDSHIP must serve as lids for the eye, as sandals for the feet. The friend must be "another Me". He must experience, in equal depth, the joy and the grief of the other. Friends must be like milk and water. Let Me elaborate this example. When milk, into which some quantity of water is poured, is placed on a burning stove, the water goes off as steam. The milk laments the separation and boils over. Then, the only way to keep it calm, is to sprinkle a spoon or two of water; its friend is back and it is happy. Milk cannot tolerate separation from its friend.
YOUR friends today attach themselves not to you but to your purse or to some advantage they can gain through your father's kindness. When your purse is empty or when your father is no longer in power, they bid you good-bye. Friends who drag one away into evil habits and vicious deeds, are prowling around in search of victims.
The joy one gets while promoting another's joy is incomparable. " SSB Discourse
Most of the time, as a friend, we experience the joy and grief of another but, not in equal depth. If we are to lament or cannot tolerate the separation from a friend, will that not be attachment? If so, is this not confusing to most people who is NOW practicing detachment and now read about this and start believing that we must not tolerate the separation from a friend? it is so contradictory. But, we must practice discernment and see the big picture and not take piece meal information and interpret it by itself. It would be reading a chapter in a book and making a conclusion when we really need to finish the whole book before me conclude anything.
So it is that most sacred book are now used in a way that people, nay the head of the organized religion make an interpretation of one line and jump 200 pages after and piece it another line together. That is why there is so much confusion in the world - let us see the big picture. Let us read the next paragraph and we then realized that true friendship is being compared to today's shallow kind of friendship.
Then, it talks about the joy one gets while promoting another's joy is incomparable. That is, if we learn the value of true friendship then we experience the joy it brings.
Now, this is beginning to be quite interesting. It is said "When milk, into which some quantity of water is poured, is placed on a burning stove, the water goes off as steam. The milk laments the separation and boils over. Then, the only way to keep it calm, is to sprinkle a spoon or two of water; its friend is back and it is happy. " - who poured the water into the milk, who placed it on the burning stove so the water goes of the steam? who then sprinkle a spoon or two of water so milk and water is back together again?
Do you see where am I getting at with this? There is that One who is doing all this. It may be safe to say that that One is the Source. That being the case, there is only One, there is no other - everything else is but an illusion.
" FRIENDSHIP must serve as lids for the eye, as sandals for the feet. The friend must be "another Me". He must experience, in equal depth, the joy and the grief of the other. Friends must be like milk and water. Let Me elaborate this example. When milk, into which some quantity of water is poured, is placed on a burning stove, the water goes off as steam. The milk laments the separation and boils over. Then, the only way to keep it calm, is to sprinkle a spoon or two of water; its friend is back and it is happy. Milk cannot tolerate separation from its friend.
YOUR friends today attach themselves not to you but to your purse or to some advantage they can gain through your father's kindness. When your purse is empty or when your father is no longer in power, they bid you good-bye. Friends who drag one away into evil habits and vicious deeds, are prowling around in search of victims.
The joy one gets while promoting another's joy is incomparable. " SSB Discourse
Most of the time, as a friend, we experience the joy and grief of another but, not in equal depth. If we are to lament or cannot tolerate the separation from a friend, will that not be attachment? If so, is this not confusing to most people who is NOW practicing detachment and now read about this and start believing that we must not tolerate the separation from a friend? it is so contradictory. But, we must practice discernment and see the big picture and not take piece meal information and interpret it by itself. It would be reading a chapter in a book and making a conclusion when we really need to finish the whole book before me conclude anything.
So it is that most sacred book are now used in a way that people, nay the head of the organized religion make an interpretation of one line and jump 200 pages after and piece it another line together. That is why there is so much confusion in the world - let us see the big picture. Let us read the next paragraph and we then realized that true friendship is being compared to today's shallow kind of friendship.
Then, it talks about the joy one gets while promoting another's joy is incomparable. That is, if we learn the value of true friendship then we experience the joy it brings.
Now, this is beginning to be quite interesting. It is said "When milk, into which some quantity of water is poured, is placed on a burning stove, the water goes off as steam. The milk laments the separation and boils over. Then, the only way to keep it calm, is to sprinkle a spoon or two of water; its friend is back and it is happy. " - who poured the water into the milk, who placed it on the burning stove so the water goes of the steam? who then sprinkle a spoon or two of water so milk and water is back together again?
Do you see where am I getting at with this? There is that One who is doing all this. It may be safe to say that that One is the Source. That being the case, there is only One, there is no other - everything else is but an illusion.
There are those who think that the world exists and that the world is real.
There are others who think that the world does not exist and that the world is not real.
Rare indeed is that blessed one who does not think,
But who is ever calm, abiding in the Absolute.
by Nisargadatta
Be Well,
And so it is.
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