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Love

When your mind becomes motionless
and the brilliant eyes of the peaceful mind
take a straight look down into the depth of your heart
you will see the life-force pulsating and thriving
in the warmth of pure love.

As you experience this pure love
what we all call "heart"
beams of light will begin to radiate from the center of it
for heaven is there in eternity.

If you can release this radiance of love
and allow it to flow through you,
your heart will become light.
The spirit will get liberated into the air
and then, from a place of inner stillness
you will know what it would be like
to be an eagle and soar in the evening skies.

And most of all,
you would understand
what it would be like
to be perfectly sane.

-Bhante Wimala

~~~

Don't look at your form, however ugly or beautiful.
Look at Love and at the aim of your quest.....
O you whose lips are parched, keep looking for water.
Those parched lips are proof that eventually you will reach the source.

-Rumi

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Peace Is Every Step

Peace is every step.
The shining red sun is my heart.
Each flower smiles with me.
How green, how fresh all that grows.
How cool the wind blows.
Peace is every step.
It turns the endless path to joy.
 

-Thich Nhat-Hanh

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Autobiography In Five Chapters

1) I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in.
I am lost...
I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

2) I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I'm in the same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

3) I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in...it's a habit
My eyes are open; I know where I am;
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

4) I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

5) I walk down another street.

-Portia Nelson

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Quietness
 

Inside this new love, die.
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky.
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.
Do it now.
You're covered with thick clouds.
Slide out the side.

Die
and be quiet.

Quietness is the surest sign
that you've died.
Your old life was a frantic running
from silence.
The speechless full moon
comes out now.

-Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks)

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Let's Not Blow It

There are millions of years in the past
There are millions of years ahead of us
And here we are
Right in the middle

Then there's space
There are miles and miles of space in all directions
And here we are
Right in the middle


This is a big deal
Being in the middle of time and space
It sort of makes your eyes water


We'd never find this moment again
In a million years
This is our world
Let's not blow it

-Homer Groening

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Mind

You don't have to do anything with your mind,
just let it naturally rest in it's essential nature.
Your own mind, unagitated, is reality.
Meditate on this without distraction.

Know the Truth beyond all opposites.
Thoughts are like bubbles that form and dissolve in clear water.
Thoughts are not distinct from the absolute Reality,
so relax, there is no need to be critical.

Whatever arises, whatever occurs,
simply don't cling to it, but immediately let it go.
What you see, hear, and touch are your own mind.
There is nothing but mind.

Mind transcends birth and death.
The essence of mind is pure Consciousness that never leaves reality,
even though it experiences the things of the senses.
In the equanimity of the Absolute, there is nothing to renounce or attain.

-Niguma

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Happiness is not to be found with many efforts or will, but is here, nearby, in your relaxing and surrendering.
Don't worry, there is nothing to be done.
Everything that comes up to your mind has no importance because it has no reality.
Don't conceive any attachment for it.
Don't judge yourself.
Let it be.
Let it come up and down without changing a thing.
It all vanishes and begins again, endlessly.
Nothing but the quest for happiness prevents us from seeing it.
It is like a rainbow that one is always chasing without ever reaching it.
It is because it has no existence.
It has always been here and goes with you all the time.
Don't believe in the reality of experiences, good or bad.
They are like rainbows.
Because we want to grasp what is not to be grasped,
We exhaust our strength in vain.
As soon as we relinquish our hold, space is here, open, welcoming & comfortable.
So, do enjoy it.
Everything is yours already.
Stop searching.
Don't go into the jungle to look for the elephant that is quietly waiting for you at home.
There is nothing to do.
There is nothing to force.
There is nothing to desire.
And all comes by itself.

-Lama Gendun Rimpoche

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Life

I will cast out
All the vagueness and indecision within me
Because my wish is to construct
The castle of my whole life
On the fulfillment of each promise that I make.
I want to live my life
As a surpassingly broadminded man
Known for being happy and honest
A person in whom people can have absolute trust.
I've put behind me
The age of dreaming about a rosy future
And with roots extended into life's reality
I realize that the power to create happiness
Derives from what we actually do today

- Daisaku Ikeda

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Where Do You Search

Where do you search for me?
I am with you
Not in pilgrimage, nor in icons
Neither in solitudes
Not in temples, nor in mosques
Neither in Kaba nor in Kailash

I am with you O human
I am with you
Not in prayers, nor in meditation
Neither in fasting
Not in yogic exercises
Neither in renunciation
Neither in the vital force nor in the body

Not even in the ethereal space
Neither in the womb of Nature
Not in the breath of the breath
Seek earnestly and discover
In but a moment of search
Says Kabir, Listen with care,

Where your faith is, I am there.

- Kabir

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My Self

Changing, changing over time

Does it ever stay the same?

Overcoming and always becoming

Something I've never been before.

 Doing things, not always knowing why

I can't give the answers for all of the above

But I hear...that little voice...and she tells me....

 Just do what makes you happy

It might be different every day

But if you pay attention to

The beating vessle

Nestled right inside

You can't be anything

Other than Right, all the time.

Allow yourself to sway

And move like a tidal wave

And I promise you, that's okay-

Because when the sea is calm

And you start floating along...

That storm is gonna come,

One day...

One day...

-Ashley Celeste

©2008 ashley celeste www.intwowishes.com

Things you can do right now:

Our thoughts are powerful.  We can use them to establish intentions and create our reality.  If we have negative thoughts, there's no need to worry.  Just do your best to be aware and drop those thoughts, replacing them with their opposite, positive statements.

Putting these positive words in writing can strengthen their effect.  It can be hard to 'control' negative thoughts, but we can choose whether or not we express that negativity in words, either spoken or written.  Use that same power of expression to strengthen the positive within you.  Write down at least three positive intentions now.

Our breath is always with us, but we often ignore it's power to transform.  Try being fully present in this moment, right now.  No matter what situation you are in, the experience will be improved by your being more present.

This presence can be fostered by concentrating on your breath. 

Right now, close your eyes, center yourself and take ten slow, deep, cleansing breaths.  Even if you don't feel like it or it seems silly, do it and you will benefit.

We have more power to change how we feel than we realize.

 Think of a pleasant memory of a special place.  You can also choose to imagine a new experience and place based on the feelings of peace, joy and comfort.  Sense the sights, sounds, smells and feelings of that experience.  Visualize as much detail as possible.

Now, you can listen to the clip below to bring about deep relaxation and at the end you will go to your special place.

(Pause Music first, if playing.)

Affirmations

I am completely healed, whole and complete.

I am thankful for the challenges in my life because they help me grow.

In this moment I am completely taken care of.

I have always been protected and cared for by my Creator and I continue to be.

I have an ever-flowing spring of peace, joy and love within me.

My intentions create my reality.

I breathe in peace and breathe out whatever I don't need.

I am safe and protected at all times and in all situations.

(Affirmations are very powerful, even if you don't 'believe' in them at first.  When you write your own, they will have a stronger effect.  Always make them positive and in the present tense.)

Mul Mantra

Ek Ong Kar=One Creator, Creation Sat Nam=Truth is God's Name
Kartaa Purukh=Doer of everything Nirabho=Fearless Niravair=Revengeless
Akaala Moorat=Undying, Imortal Ajoonee=Unborn Saibhang=Self Illumined
Guru Prasaad=It is by Guru's Grace Jap=Repeat and Meditate!
Aad Sach=True in the beginning Jugaad Sach=True trough all the ages Hai Bhee Sach=True now Nanaka Hosee Bhee Sach=Nanak says Truth shall ever be
 

Guru Ram Das Mantra

GURU GURU WAHE GURU, GURU RAM DAS GURU:
Calls upon Guru Ram Das (1534-1581) in praise of his spiritual guiding light and protective grace.

 

Gayatri Mantra
Om bhur bhuvah svah
tat savitur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi
dhiyo yonah prachodayat
We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of all ignorance;
May we be Enlightened.