Tolerance

When man learns to tolerate all others and of course himself !
That marks his first step towards unity conconsiousness.
Tolerance meaning:
Refraining from judgement, censure,
Refraining from forming an opinion about another whose 
experience and life he hasn't the slightest inkling of...
Refraining from assumptions, presumptions
Refraining from views about human beings, races, religions 
based on a common yardstick- one size does not fit all here!
Accepting all as they are, humanity as it is
Knowing opinions, judgements, censure, assumptions and 
presumptions do not change anyone other than shed light
upon one's own blinkered nature...

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Simple rules to follow in Life:

See the personality as a bundle of conditioning, a construct.
All mentalization is personality based
To get past theories, philosophies, identities, paths and ways
Be in silence; cultivate silence
To experience Truth
That I seek.

Mental pastimes lure and entrap
Mail, blogs, books, forums, wise sayings,
Opinions, judgements, ideas all serve this end.
Knowledge too becomes a block
If not followed through with experience.

Mindfulness, the art not the theory!
Meditative exercises
Cultivation of inner stillness
Detachment and dispassion
A quiet disposition.

Gold leaf jelly

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Phillip Wollen on eating animals... " I heard the screams of my 
dying father as his body was ravaged by the cancer that killed him. 
I realized that I had heard those screams before - in the slaughter 
houses. I discovered that when we suffer, we suffer as equals. 
And in their capacity to suffer the dog is a pig is a bear is a boy."

Drugs being made legal and easily available
is really allowing humanity to sink to an all 
time low. I can only see an atavistic agenda 
here by the Controllers of Humanity. It tells 
much about the type of creatures they are. 
Humans who welcome such laws invite 
enslavement of the human race with open arms. 
It is pathetic!

Love

                                                                                                                                                                                                
Live without pretending, 
Love without depending, 
Listen without defending, 
Speak without offending.

Stop to remember

  We take responsibility for our choices and our creations ....

   really ponder on this ...

Quoted

Why are you trying 
   so hard 
      to fit in 
    when 
      you 
   were born 
to stand out?

Life is very short, 
so forgive quickly, 
believe slowly, 
love truly, 
laugh loudly 
and always remember 
to thank God for it all.

A sight to behold

.... in its raw beauty... frothing yet freezing  !!

                                                                                    

Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach as 
temperatures dipped well below zero on January 6, 2014 in 
Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)





Nearing zero visibility in Adams, NY. 45 mph wind gusts, 
heavy snow, impassible by car up here. @nbcnightlynews

WE ARE ALL SEEKERS OF TRUTH

This said why are we then shackled by religions or spirituality,
dogma and dictum, rites and mantras, shall and shall nots?

We tread a path and via that path of single pointed effort seek
- Truth.
This ultima is reached via that path. Truth is not the crowning
glory of that path. It stands in ITSELF and therefore does not
aggregate to any one path. It does not belong to any one.

So while we question everything and say that all religions, paths,
systems are the conniving efforts of those who seek to enslave us
let us take a moment to remember that ultimately we decide what
is working and what makes sense, we are in control for we can 
choose.

For those who are seekers as opposed to those who are merely 
followers all paths offer the same opportunity - the discipline, 
attention to intention, and single pointed effort to attain that which
we seek. We keep check on ourselves to stay on track and can 
gauge the effectiveness of our application to this self made path.

This path to self discovery or self realization is not fixed, static.
It is continually evolving and all happenings in life work in tandem
with this single pointed intention. Life will bring the experiences 
that serve one's intention.

We are the only ones who stand in our own way towards enlightened
being. How we react to life and circumstances, experiences and 
happenings are the obstacles which need to be overcome. Giving 
our power away to authorities and others only make us victims. In 
actual fact even this is our own weakness that needs to be overcome.

Knowing that we are the ultimate KNOWers we follow a path
and at some point we let go (of that path) and rely solely on ourselves
for that ultimate crossover. 

Needless to say we live in a world that is ruled by those who 
suppress the search for greater truth and the spirit of inquiry
and creativity. In fact these qualities are basic building blocks of an 
embodied physical life. We can scale great mountains and achieve
great feats in the physical world - all this is suppressed.

But the moment a follower becomes a seeker nothing can suppress
him or her. A new journey starts. It may flounder every now and
then but never fail to ultimately reach its goal - TRUTH.

Nothing and I mean NOTHING can stop the floodwaters of 
illumination and enlightenment flowering into Self Realisation.
Truth realized at last !!

Yet all constructs of the mind are but feeble attempts at explaining
an experience that lies beyond mind. 

So no more excuses, set your shoulders to the yoke of diligent effort
and single pointed application to seeking - Truth.

                                                                                                                           


                                                                                                      

Quoted

Happiness isn't complicated. It is a humble state of gratitude for simple pleasures, tender mercies, recognized blessings, and inherent beauty.
- Richelle E. Goodrich

Remember ...

The vicissitudes of life ....

                                                                                                                                                                            

The fact is ...

                                                                                       

The fact is we are so focused on not lying to others we forget 

that we lie to ourselves with impunity. We don't even realize 

we are doing it. Are we really what and who we think we are? 

As the saying goes, 

"We see ourselves as how we want to be; others see us as we are".

We are all seeking to know, and in order to achieve knowledge 
we must refine or cleanse the organisms that we possess.
Refinement is the creation of bodies, minds and hearts capable 
of response to ever more sensitive message from within ourselves.
As we purify the source of our life's supply, as we cleanse the 
material from which the mind's emotions, vitalities and bodies 
are fashioned and by which they are sustained - these bodies or 
forms become more finely tuned.

They become better receiving sets giving clearer images, more 
perfect tones and are superior in all respects.

Cultivation of the superior potentials of all sensory perceptions 
and all organic structures contribute to our enlightenment.

They make it possible for the light to shine through until finally 
illumination is the experience of total light.

~Excerpted from Manly P Hall Lecture #182 - "Prayer as a 
Mystic Rite: Building Internal Resources."

Quoted fr Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender, David R Hawkins

This is Why we need to meditate:
Q: What does the Self feel like?
A: It is central, solid, profound, still, immutable, non-local, diffuse, all encompassing, peaceful, tranquil, comfortable, secure, emotionless joy, infinite lovingness, protection, closeness, safety, complete fulfillment, and ultra-familiar.
It is radically innate. It is the ultimate ‘at home’, the core of Reality and Awareness. It is the total and complete ‘me’ of All That Is or ever was or could be, beyond all time, place, and conditions. It is the comfort, warmth, and security of total, unconditional, and everlasting Love. It is unconditional and without pain or vulnerability. It is beyond all mentalization, question, doubt, word, or emotion. It is peace, silence, and stillness, profound and infinite. It is of the quality of Divinity, which is radiantly self-evident and all encompassing. The Love and Power of God are one and the same.

from a forum ...
     ...  a modern country is not when the poor drive a car,
but when the rich use public transport ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014