What
about me?:
Be
wise. Treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving
kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become
gentle with others.
Lama
Thubten Yeshe
Eight
Buddhist Principles for Relationship
Adapted from How to Be an Adult in Relationships, by David
Richo (Shambhala, 2002).
The great Tibetan Buddhist teacher Geshe Langri Tangpa designed these
teachings in the twelfth century, but they are still potent and
helpful today as guides for human behavior, and for learning to relate
to and love others unconditionally.
Because love is other-concerned, has no hierarchy, and does not cherish self-vindication, these teachings may be used as wise guides for intimate relating. You can read these eight simple teachings aloud as meditations, if you like:
May I consider all beings precious.
May I always respect others as superior while attaining self-esteem.
May I face my inner darkness and turn it to good.
May I be moved with compassion for the pain behind the spite others may show me.
When I am hurt by others, may I forego retaliation while always fighting injustice.
May I reckon those who betray me as sacred teachers.
May I offer joy to all beings and secretly take on their suffering.
May all beings and I be free from ego concerns of loss and gain.
THE PENCIL
The
Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the
box. TRANSFORM
YOUR WORLD AND QUIT COMPLAINING
"There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "..before
I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never
forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."
1. You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow
yourself to be held in someone's hand.
2. You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but
you'll need it to become a better pencil.
3. You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.
4. The most important part of you will always be what's inside.
5. On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No
matter what the condition, you must continue to write.
We all need to constantly be sharpened and hoping that this parable
encourages you to know that you are a special person, with unique
God given talents and abilities and that only you can fulfill the
purpose which you were born to accomplish. Never allow yourself to
get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot
be changed. (Rex Barker)
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight And bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered... NOT
yelled
Meanness Don't jes' Happen Overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot UNsay a cruel, or unkind word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna
happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think
back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop
diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to
deal with,
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes
from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than
puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some
influence,
Live simply.
Your thoughts create your world and your words indicate your thoughts. When you eliminate complaining from your life you will enjoy happier relationships, better health and greater prosperity.
One act of pure love in
saving life is greater than spending the whole of one’s time in religious
offerings to the gods.
~Dhammapada
Huston Smith as interviewed by
Robert Wright.
Huston Smith is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct
Professor of Philosophy,Emeritus, at Syracuse University.
http://archives.sry.edu/arch/faculty/hsn
RAISE UP ALL OF LIFE
to invest it in love? Would you like to spend your time and
energy creating enemies, or would you rather be building and
strengthening friendships?
serve only to somehow make you feel superior to others? Is
there really anything to be gained by being haughty and
rude?
Every moment of life can be a unique, wondrous and deeply
inspiring experience. Why would you ever consider wasting
even a tiny bit of your precious time on petty bickering or
one-upmanship?
Let go of the silly need to prove anything and you'll free
yourself to accomplish so very much. The only way to raise
yourself up is to raise up others, to raise up your world,
to raise up all of life.
Joy comes to you when you give it. Happiness is yours when
you live it.
Everything you need, you are already capable of being. Smile
from the heart and fulfill the destiny that is yours in this
beautiful moment.
Ralph Marston
The
HAPPY NEWS!!!:
A great link to news that is
HAPPY! Enjoy it today!
An
incredible link.
He played this to a
Nazi soldier when he thought his life was over. Click here to listen and feel the beauty...
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
BEGIN IT NOW.
-Goethe
Never say "I Can't!" again. That's Right, Anything Is Possible!! Watch the Video!
In physics, wave-article duality holds
that light and matter can exhibit properties of both waves and of
particles. It is a central concept of quantum physics.
Through the work of Albert Einstein, Louis de Broglie and many
others, it is now establihed that small objects, such as atoms, have
both wave a particle nature, and that quantum mechanics
provides the over-arching theory resolving this apparent paradox.
But...the
other wolf... ah! The littlest thing will send him into a fit of
temper. He fights everyone, all of the time, for no reason. He
cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless
anger, for his anger will change nothing." "Sometimes
it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them
try to dominate my spirit."
TAKE A BREAK FROM YOUR HECTIC DAY
Five Years Later~~Update on Organic Foods:
On October
26th, 2005 the Agricultural Appropriations Conference Committee voted to
weaken the organic label. The decision to allow chemically derived
ingredients — some without careful, independent review — was
made even after members of Congress heard from more than 325,000 of
their constituents and more than 200 organic companies opposing this
very action.
WHICH WOLF DO YOU
CHOOSE?:
An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to
him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice...
"Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt great hate
for those who have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It's like
taking poison and wishing your enemy would die."
"I have struggled with these feelings many times. It is as if
there are two wolves inside me; one is good and does no harm. He
lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when
no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do
so, and in the right way.
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked,
"Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."
-- -- A Native
American tale told many times around the Sacred Fire
10
minute guided Buddhist meditation
Remember this update as we vote this coming
November:
In response, Consumers Union plans to mount a widespread public
education campaign to help consumers look for additional, meaningful
labels on organic food products, such as ‘no-synthetics used’ or
‘100% grass fed’, so that American consumers can make informed
decisions about the products they purchase.