Quoted...

It takes strength to be firm
It takes courage to be gentle.

It takes strength to stand guard.
It takes courage to let down your guard

It takes strength to conquer.
It takes courage to surrender.

It takes strength to be certain.
It takes courage to have doubt.

It takes strength to fit in.
It takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to feel a friend's pain.
It takes courage to feel your own pain.

It takes strength to hide your own pains.
It takes courage to show them.

It takes strength to endure abuse.
It takes courage to stop it.

It takes strength to stand alone.
It takes courage to lean on another.

It takes strength to love.
It takes courage to be loved.

It takes strength to survive.
It takes courage to live.

by Danielle of Global Psychics Network..

Your mind is an asset when you want to bake a cake,
but it gets in your way when it comes to loving and living.
.. it is our minds that get to worrying and over-analyzing –
and thus attracting trouble to us…

So often we are victims of our minds, locked into patterns
of thinking that become almost obsessive in nature, especially
when it comes to a relationship that has ended, financial
setbacks or some traumatic event or loss, “how can I stop
thinking about him, how could I have changed the outcome,
why did this have to happen”… our minds whirl around our
pain with dozens of questions, driving us a little crazy for awhile,
blocking us from any forward motion in our lives.
It doesn’t occur to us that we can simply stop thinking about
the problem – that we can acknowledge it and all the fear it
raises, and then set it aside to get on with our lives. It doesn’t
occur to us to believe that we can take control of our minds,
that our minds are not “us”, but simply a tool that we use to
manage our bodies and our day-to-day lives. It doesn’t occur
to us to think of the mind as a tool, a tool that we can choose to
use, and how – or not.

Your perspective changes when you think of your brain/mind
as a tool, an instrument that you can learn to manage so it can
help you to produce more of what you want in life . If you can
change your mind, you can change your world, for your world
is greatly affected by your state of mind. – six of swords in the
Tarot. Think how you might change your world, if you took
control of what’s on your mind….

But we are like rats on a wheel when it comes to our beliefs and
thinking processes… we keep repeating the same patterns,
whether negative or positive because we have established certain
neuro-pathways in our brains… so changing our minds is
tantamount to changing our worlds – but takes more effort than
we might first think. It takes courage, time and determination to
set new pathways in the brain. You have to learn how to play a
Mind Game with yourself.

The Mind Game begins by deciding that your mind is a tool, and
that from this point on, you intend to be in control of this tool.
Then, when the worries and fears come up, when you start thinking
of the old pain, or get into your “nots”, stop, make a conscious choice
to move forward, and act on that choice. Here are some useful ways
to change your mind:
-get busy, distract yourself with some other activity that you enjoy,
-call a friend or a family member who canl lift your spirits
-acknowledge what you feel, write about it, and then let it go… burn
-your notes on a full moon and let the ashes go in running water
-say a prayer, repeat some affirmations, visualize some positive event
occurring around you
-offer to bear your sorrow joyfully as a gift to all those who suffer in
similar ways
-offer some service to another
-consider your options, seek inspiration and healing
-focus on what is good and loving and positive in your life
-rent a funny movie, read a good book
-pour your energy into a creative project

Have fun playing this Mind Game. Learning to control what’s on your mind will change your life in wonderful ways, so it’s definitely worth the effort and the commitment… that’s a promise!

Your thought-pattern creates feelings,
your feelings creates emotions,
and your emotions create your reality.

In the study of spiritual truth there is a wide difference

between the stimulation of the mind, which comes through

studying books, however spiritual their content, and the

stimulation of the true inner light, which comes in the

deep stillness of prayer and meditation.

Let the white light of the

Universe
flood into your body and soul,
flushing out all

negativity
and all that is not

for your highest good.

'You Are Worthy'
Do not undermine your worth
By comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different
That each of us is special.

Do not set your goals
By what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted
The things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life.
For without them, life is meaningless.

Do not let your life slip through your fingers
By living in the past nor for the future.
By living your life one day at a time,
You live all the days of your life.

Do not give up
When you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over
Until the moment you stop trying.

It is a fragile thread
That binds us to each other.
Do not be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances
That we learn to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life
By saying it is impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love;
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

In addition,
The best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Do not dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope,
To be without hope
is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life
So fast that you forget
Not only where you have been
But also where you are going.

Life is not a race but a journey
To be savored each step of the way.
So smile and let the sun shine through.
For there's someone,
somewhere, watching over you.

An Angel says,

'Never borrow from the future... If you worry about
what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you
have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have
to worry twice.'*

*
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time
schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.*

*
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and un clutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two
are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.*

*
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult
projects over time;
don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is
a concern, find out
what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety .
If you can't do
anything about a situation, forget it.
12... Live within your budget; don't use credit cards
for ordinary
purchases.*

*
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an
extra house key buried
in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice
can prevent an
enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.*

*
16. read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19 Get organized so everything has its place.*

*
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve
your quality of
life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip
small problems in
the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try
and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.*

*
25. Keep a folder of favorite writings on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair
and hope is often a
good 'Thank you GOD .'
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing
the best they can).*

*
31. Be kind to unkind people
(they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33 Talk less; listen more...
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager
of the universe.
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're
grateful for that you've never been grateful for before.
GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.*

*
'If God is for us, who can be against us?'**

(Romans 8:31)*

A Galactic Fairy Tale,
by Michael Lightweaver

A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
there were all of these little light beings just
hanging out enjoying life in that joyful timeless
dimension. And then one day a very large,
magnificent angel came to them. He had a very
serious look on his face. He was looking for
volunteers for a very important cosmic mission.

"We have this small - but very special - planet
out at the edge of the Alcyon galaxy called Gaia.
It is quite unique like a beautiful garden and
it is teeming with hundreds of thousands of
different life forms. It has been something of
an experimental station in the galaxy and it
has a most interesting humanoid life form that
incorporates the very highest and lowest
frequencies known in the cosmos. It is in fact
the very epitome of dualism.

On the one hand it is an incredibly beautiful
life form and is capable of carrying the highest
frequencies of love, light & joy known throughout
the whole Universe. On the other hand it is
capable of carrying the densest and darkest
frequencies the cosmos has ever experienced -
frequencies which the rest of creation evolved
beyond eons ago.

Here is the current situation. Within the domain
of time, this planet goes through periodic cosmic
cycles. It is now coming to the end of two major
cycles - a 2,000 year long age of Pisces and the
25,000 year long cosmic year in its journey around
Alcyon, the central sun of the milky way galaxy.
With the completion of this cycle, many things are
coming to an end and many things are about to begin.
But most importantly, the planet is experiencing an
infusion of light that is dramatically increasing
it's frequency. As during any major time of
transition, there will be a certain amount of
turbulence. Some of this will be geological, for
Gaia herself is a living planet and is also evolving.
But much of it also involves the hominoid species
that dominates the planet.

This will not be a particularly easy time for the
species - especially for those who are sleeping and
those who are vibrating at the lowest frequencies.
As the frequency changes it will create insecurity
which in turn will create fear.

The first era of evolution on this planet was the
physical era and the key word was survival.

The second era, which is now ending, was the mental
era and the key word was logic.

The third era, which is now beginning, is the era of
the heart and the key word is love. This is the
highest frequency.

Those who currently hold the reign of power on the
planet are of the old order of the physical & mental.
To the extent that they can make a graceful transition
to a heart centered and divinely guided life, it will
be an easy transition. To the extent that they are
unable to do this, they will experience much turmoil.

So this is the current situation of Gaia. The reason
I am here is to seek volunteers who would be willing
to incarnate in humanoid form on the planet at this
time to help make this an easy and smooth transition.
We have sent prophets and teachers in the past. Very
often they were brutally persecuted or killed. In
other instances they were set up as "gods" to be
worshiped and these humanoids built elaborate religions
and rituals around them and used these religions to
control each other. They did everything except follow
the simple teachings that were offered.

So this time we are trying a different approach.
No more prophets, saviors & avatars that they can
use to create religions. This time we are sending
in thousands - actually hundreds of thousands - of
ordinary light beings with only two assignments:

1) Stay in your heart. Regardless of what happens,
stay in your heart.

2) Remember who you are, why you are here, and what
this is all about.

Now that seems easy enough, right? Unfortunately,
No! As I have said, duality has reached its peak
on this planet. This species has perfected the
illusion of good and evil. The greatest challenge
you will experience is to remember Who You Really
Are, Why You Are Here and What This Is Really All
About. When you remember, you will be able to stay
in your heart, regardless of external events.

So how will you know when you are forgetting? It
is easy. Watch your judgments. The moment you
notice that you are in a place of judgment you
will know that you have forgotten Who You Really
Are, Why You Are Here, and What This Is Really All
About. That will be your signal.

Now here is the challenge. Life on this planet
will require a great deal of discernment - wise
evaluation of what is true, what is appropriate
and what is for the highest good, both for
yourself and for the planet. In many ways
discernment is similar to judgment. However, you
will know when you are in judgment and when you
have moved out of your heart when you are in a
place of blame.

We know how challenging that this planet can be.
We know how very real the illusions on this planet
appear to be. We understand the incredible density
of this dimension and the pressure you will face.
But if you survive this mission - and it is a
voluntary one - you will evolve at hyperspeed.

We also should say that we know that some of you
who will go to this planet as starseeds, will never
germinate - never awakened to the remembrance of who
you really are. Some of you will awaken and begin to
shine, only to be choked down by the opinions and
prevailing thought forms around you. Others will
awaken and remain awake and your light will become
a source of inspiration and remembrance for many.

You will incarnate all over the planet; in every
culture, every race, every country, every religion.
But you will be different. You will never quite
fit in. As you awaken you will realize that your
true family isn't those of your own race, culture,
religion, county or even your biological family.
It is your cosmic family - those who have come as
you have come - on assignment to assist in ways
large and small in the current transition.

True brotherhood and globalization in its highest
form will come only in remembering Who You Really
Are, Why You Are Here, and What This Is Really All
About. It will come as you return to the true temple
of Divine Presence, your heart, where this remembrance
takes place and from which you are called to serve the
world. So, are you ready? Good!

Oh, and by the way, there are a couple of other minor
things I should mention......

Because of the density, you can't operate in that
dimension without a space suit. This is a biological
suit that actually changes over time. There are many
things we could tell you about this but our orientation
time is short so I think you can just jump in and
experience it. You should be forewarned, however.

There will be a danger that if you forget who you
really are, you may think you ARE your space suit
instead of the fact that it is simply your vehicle
in that dimension. Once there, you will notice that
there is an infinite variety of space suits and a
great deal of attention given to these. However, in s
pite of the infinite variety, because this a planet of
duality, they all fall into two basic categories called
'genders.' Again, we really don't have time to go into
this now. But you will find your relationship with your
own space suit to be most instructive and interesting.

The other little thing is this. In order to operate in
that dimension, you will also receive a microchip
called a 'personality.' This is like an identity
imprint that, along with your space suit, will
essentially make you different from everyone else.
This will allow you to participate in the hologram
there - something they call 'consensus reality.' Once
again, there will be a real danger that you will become
so engrossed in the holographic personality dramas that
you will forget who you really are and actually think
that you ARE your personality. I know it sounds rather
unbelievable right now, but once you get there.....

Again, there is so much more we could tell you by way
of orientation, but we think you can learn the rest
experientially 'on site." The only thing that is
important is to remember Who You Really Are, Why You
Are Here, and What This Is Really All About. If you
can do that, everything else will work out fine. But
take note: So few really DO remember this they stand
out as 'different' and others called them
'Enlightened" or 'Awakened" and similar terms. Strange
isn't it?

Well, Good Luck & Bon Voyage!!!

I am a blazing Sun
Lighting up my microcosmic universe

(http://www.tamilcanadian.com/kural/index.php?list=all&parent=1)


Thirukural
by Thiru Valluvar

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http://www.spiritual.com.au/articles/aymen/spiritual_path.html

The goal of the spiritual path is enlightenment.
Enlightenment means to be filled with light.
The light of spirit, source, god whatever you wish to call it.

Let me explain how you proceed on the path to enlightenment.

The doing part is correct, you need to do something.

1. You need to focus on yourself.
2. You need to concentrate on making you a better person.
3. You need to heal yourself.

To become enlightened and therefore be filled with light
requires you to empty yourself of your fears and emotional
attachments and dilemma's.

That leaves a space and in this space the light of your
higherself can enter. To be filled with this light means
enlightenment.

Between where you are today and enlightenment has
many stages. It may take you more than this lifetime.

You need to work on the following:

1. Awareness of your thought process, monitoring what
you think.
2. Being aware. Using your senses to be in the now as
opposed to living in a dream like state of thoughts that
are in the past or future.
3. Monitoring what makes you emotional and why.
Turning inward when emotions are raised and focusing
on yourself instead of the other person or circumstance.
4. Using your outer world as a reflection or guide to
discovering your inner world.
5. Understanding the difference of when you are in
control and when your ego is in control.
6. Using your will to stop your ego and maintaining this
state so that you have the space for enlightenment.

It is during the process of your own enlightenment that
you help other people. You do this by being an example
to them. You lead by becoming enlightened yourself and
as others come into contact with you they will benefit from
your energy and your light.

No matter where you are or what you do, you have the
ability to influence everyone that you come into contact with.

All you have to do is shine. Let them soak in your light.

Aymen Fares

In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired.

In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.


~ Lao Tsu ~

My understanding of who I am and how to get in touch with my core essence which is Pure Presence - SAT CHIT ANANDA - I AM ALL; ALL IS I -

Be centred in the Now; in Presence. This is a blending with all. This is possible for instants and moments when all is in harmony within and without me. This is gone when the ego comes in for even the slightest distraction, an itch, a thought, a sensation. It is still possible to be aware of each while holding a silence within. Then a memory, chore, things needing doing, people, happenings come in and I am lost in ego or mind.

When all is harmony Presence is natural. With an active ego or mind which is fixated on living the right life, doing the right thing, being the right way, it is impossible to find harmony in this dualistic, polarized physical realm. So do I try to be in neutral for creating harmony? This isn't always possible. I have to find peace with who I am as I am - in all my modes, positive and negative, without judgement - of self or others. Once judgement is removed and I accept who I am as I am and all else as they are in the Now, Presence is possible. For judgement and values and dos and don'ts are of the mind and the mind is what stands in the way of Presence. Still the mind and the Greater flows through/enter the Whole. Have no ideas of the Whole; trying to explain it with words like sat chit ananda - because it is meaningless unless experienced. All this is still mental speculation trying to explain a process (?) or beingness (?) using mind which cannot know that which is beyond mind.

And it is so easy to get lost in the mind. For daily life is based on mind. When something happens to us or out in the world, moralistic questions crop up and one is engaged in mind to sort things out, taking a stand, identifying with something or other and well, Beingness seems far away and idealistic and not being realistic. What one has to remember is Beingness is in the present despite what is happening around us. Reality IS. Presence IS. Be present, aware and not engaged in mind - in the past and future. Just be here in the Now, in presence and awareness with what is, in full acceptance. Then the mind won't start the why, what, when, cause, effect, story, drama, past, future, fear, worry, anxiety etc. trips that takes one away from just being here, fully accepting what is. Use the mind for the useful tool that it is.

Does this make sense to me? Can I put it into practice?

Ignorance is not the absence of learning but the confusion and conflict of values.

- MMB's Beyond the Himalayas

"Are you confused Abbot? Wondering what is right and what is wrong? Then you are caught up in the conflict of ideas in your mind. You are an imitator, Abbot; you are trying to mould yourself after a pattern and you have created an image of what you think Reality should be, and you are carefully fashioning yourself after it, thereby losing the substance- Reality Itself....

Life is Real; It is complete in Itself, expressing Itself freely when you yourself become nothing. The self lives in separation, you see yourself separate from others; that is but an illusion, for there is but "One" Life in which there is no division. Thus, you see, division is an illusion of the mind, my son.

- MMB's Beyond the Himalayas

"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts and multiply the griefs which he proposes to remove."

- Webster

Some pictures of family

Our family's singing sensation, Vg entertaining the patients at Theena's Nursing Home

Friends...

family...

What is life all about? What we make of it... of course!

With my beloved son, Anand...eating chocholate in a lamp lit sidewalk...

With my beautiful daughter, Anusha....

*

Desiderata

*

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be

in silence.

As far as possible without surrender

be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly;

and listen to others,

even the dull and the ignorant;

they too have their story.

*
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,

they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,

you may become vain and bitter;

for always there will be greater

and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

*

Keep interested in your own career,

however humble;

it is a real possession

in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs;

for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals;

and everywhere life is full of heroism.

*

Be yourself.

Especially, do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love;

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment

it is as perennial as the grass.

*

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit

to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,

be gentle with yourself.

*
You are a child of the universe,

no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

*

Therefore be at peace with God,

whatever you conceive Him to be,

and whatever your labors and aspirations,

in the noisy confusion of life

keep peace with your soul.

*

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy.

***

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.

***

A News article

31 August is Merdeka Day. 52 years of independance. Where are we? What have we achieved? Ponder on this!

Bovine 1 Malaysia
By Neville Spykerman

Truth, Sir, is a cow, that will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull. — Samuel Johnson.

AUG 31 — Really, what’s there to celebrate? Fifty-two years of simmering tensions?The ugly episode by the bull-headed protesters who showed no cow sense last Friday illustrates that 1 Malaysia is really just a load of bull.The organisers, who must have been infected with some strain of mad cow disease, should give themselves a pat on the back for literally taking the bull by the horns to illustrate their intolerance.Knowing full well that the cow is sacred to Hindus, they carried a severed bull’s head by the horns from the state mosque in Shah Alam to the state secretariat to voice their beef against the relocation of a Hindu temple to their pastures.The bovine adventure by the herd numbering 50, some with children in tow, captured headlines around the world and successfully put Malaysia in the world’s spotlight again.“Protesters in Malaysia march with severed cow head to protest building of new Hindu temple”, headlined the Associated Press story in the StarTribune.com.“Muslims protest with butchered cow head against Hindu temple”, headlined the story in Fox40.com.The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Jakarta Post; you name it, all carried the story of the cow-head demo in Shah Alam.If that’s not enough, the senseless acts of desecrating the sacred cow is also now on YouTube for the world to see.Here at home, people must ponder, was this protest about cowing the state into backing down from relocating the temple or was it about regaining the cash cow Selangor?In the meantime, the government will continue to promote 1 Malaysia till the cows come home.Happy Merdeka?

'To get something you never had,

you have to do something you never did.'

When God takes something from your grasp,

He's not punishing you, but merely

opening your hands to receive something better.

Concentrate on this sentence....
'The will of God will never take you where

the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Something good will happen to you today;

something that you have been waiting to hear.

Dorothy Horsman JP