All things can be done in a meditative way.

"Remember always that the ultimate value is meditation, so anything you do, do meditatively; and all things can be done in a meditative way."

         ~Osho

Any total action meditation

Any action in which you can be total becomes meditation."         ~Osho 

Tyler Moore

Generous hearth, kind speech, life of compassion

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. - B

Awareness

Awareness is that state of mind which takes in everything-the crows flying across the sky, the flowers on the trees, the people sitting in front, the colors they are wearing- being extensively aware, which needs watching, observing, taking in the shape of the leaf, the shape of the trunk, the shape of the head of another, what he is doing.    ~Jiddu Krishnamurti

Let your love flow outward through the universe...

Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth. - Sutta Nipata ...

Let your love flow outward through the universe...

Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth. - Sutta Nipata ...

We forget how much we have:

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are. One out of four people on the planet live without electricity in their homes. That's 1.6 Billion people.

To bring true happiness to one's family, to all, just control one's own mind.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

B

Our life is the creation of our mind.

"What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind."
   
         ~The B

Henry Ford

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

Henry Ford

You can't stop the waves

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Fortune Cookie. Pamela

A disciplined mind

"There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind."
   
         ~The B

Be humble, gentle and patient, bearing with another in love.

I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 
Ephesians 4:1-2 
 

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HEBREW FOR DUMMIES: UNDERSTANDING MAN AND THE BIBLE BETTER.

HERE IS A POSSIBLE WAY TO BEGIN YOUR BOOK:

IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH AND... MAN. 

AND MAN CREATED COMMUNICATION.

AS COMMUNICATION EVOLVED, MAN CREATED LANGUAGE.

AND THAT LANGUAGE WAS HEBREW, THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR LANGUAGE ON THE PLANET EARTH.

UNDERSTANDING HEBREW BETTER WILL HELP TO UNDERSTAND MAN BETTER AND WILL HELP TO UNDERSTAND THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH BETTER.

Democracy is the worst form of government except...

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

Winston Churchill

YOU GET MOORE BEES WITH HONEY

Cast your cares on the Lord

 ²² Cast your cares on the LORD 
      and he will sustain you;

Psalm 55:22 

The Greatest Way

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances. 

- Atisha ...

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. 

James 4:8 

Greatest achievement, precept, medicine, goodness, patience, effort, meditation, wisdom is...

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

 - Atisha

The absolute nature is one.

Reality is all-encompassing: the absolute nature is one. Although we may feel separate from the original uncreated reality - whether we call it 'God,' 'peak experience,' or 'enlightened mind' - through awareness we can contact this essential part of ourselves.

 - Tarthang Tulku

It is only with total humility

It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are.

"The Tenth Man" by Wei Wu Wei

Live well laugh often love much

Harry Truman: I want a one armed economist

Harry Truman's economic wisdom applies today: 

 Please provide me a one-armed economist. That way I do not have to hear "on the other hand..."

God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God.

Did you know that God can use a single moment to transform your life for the better? 

God is always working, even when we have no idea what He's doing. He loves to bless us with His amazing, awe-inspiring goodness, even when we least expect it or when things don't seem to be going the right way. 

Romans 8:28 is a popular verse but never gets old. To me, it's one of the most encouraging verses in the entire Bible. "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them" (NLT). 

I love the word "everything" in this verse. We tend to think of bad things and difficult seasons, but "everything" includes more. It includes the good things as well as the things that we are indifferent about. God takes all of those things and works them out for our good. 

He wants you to be the kind of person who thinks about His promises all the time, who believes the best, and who keeps hoping when others just give up. If you live this way, I believe you'll be amazed at how God works in your life. You'll experience His favor in what I call a "God-ordained moment." 

A God-ordained moment is an incredible, supernatural event that God's been setting up, working behind the scenes so that you can experience His goodness at just the right time.

These God-ordained moments don't come on our schedule, but when they come, all we can say is: "Wow!"

I will not be shaken.

Psalm 16:8 
 ⁸ I have set the LORD always before me. 
      Because he is at my right hand, 
      I will not be shaken.
 

We are molded by our thoughts...

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them. - B

Choose every word with care

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."  

 
         ~B

God will meet all your needs.

Philippians 4:19 
¹⁹… God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Freedom from fear

"When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear."  

 
         ~B

The Cab Ride

The Cab Ride

I
arrived at the address and honked the horn.
After waiting a few minutes
I walked to the
door and knocked.. 'Just a minute', answered a
frail, elderly voice. I could hear something
being dragged across the floor.


After
a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in
her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a
print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned
on it, like somebody out of a 1940's
movie.


By her side was a small nylon
suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had
lived in it for years. All the furniture was
covered with sheets.


There were no
clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils
on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard
box filled with photos and
glassware.


'Would you carry my bag
out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase
to the cab, then returned to assist the
woman.


She took my arm and we walked
slowly toward the curb.


She kept
thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I
told her.. 'I just try to treat my passengers
the way I would want my mother
treated'.


'Oh, you're such a good
boy', she said. When we got in the cab, she gave
me an address and then asked, 'Could you drive
through downtown?'


'It's not the
shortest way,' I answered
quickly..


'Oh, I don't mind,' she
said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a
hospice'.


I looked in the rear-view
mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have
any family left,' she continued in soft
voice.. 'The doctor says I don't have very
long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the
meter.


'What route would you like me
to take?' I asked.


For the next two
hours, we drove through the city. She showed me
the building where she had once worked as an
elevator
operator.


We drove through the
neighborhood where she and her husband had lived
when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in
front of a furniture warehouse that had once
been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a
girl.


Sometimes she'd ask me to slow
in front of a particular building or corner and
would sit staring into the darkness, saying
nothing.


As the first hint of sun was
creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm
tired. Let's go now'.


We drove in
silence to the address she had given me. It was
a low building, like a small convalescent home,
with a driveway that passed under a
portico.


Two orderlies came out to
the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were
solicitous and intent, watching her every move.
They must have been expecting her.


I
opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to
the door. The woman was already seated in a
wheelchair.


'How much do I owe you?'
she asked, reaching into her
purse.


'Nothing,' I
said


'You have to make a living,' she
answered.


'There are other
passengers,' I responded.


Almost
without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She
held onto me tightly.


'You gave an
old woman a little moment of joy,' she
said.
'Thank you.'


I squeezed her
hand, and they walked into the dim morning
light.. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound
of the closing of a life..


I didn't
pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove
aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that
day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had
gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient
to end his shift?
What
if I had refused to take the run, or had honked
once, then driven away?


On a quick
review, I don't think that I have done anything
more important in my life.


We're
conditioned to think that our lives revolve
around great moments.


But great
moments often catch us unaware-beautifully
wrapped in what others may consider a small
one.


PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY
WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID ~BUT~THEY WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM
FEEL.


You won't get any big surprise
in 10 days if you send this to ten people. But,
you might help make the world a little kinder
and more compassionate by sending.
it on and
reminding us that often it is the random acts of
kindness that most benefit all of
us.


Thank you, my
friend...


Life
may not be the party we hoped for, but while we
are here we might as well dance.

 

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See the positive and make them bloom

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom? 

 
         ~Thich Nhat Hanh 

Understand the person you want to love

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love. 

 
         ~Thich Nhat Hanh 

Our galaxy has 400 billion stars...there are 100 billion + galaxies

Backdrop: Our galaxy, the Milky Way is approximately 80 to 120 light years wide containing about 400 billion stars (our sun is but one such star); so that if we traveled in a space ship moving at 186,000 miles per second (the speed of light) approximately 100,000 Earth years would be required to cross from one side to another.

Further: The estimate of number of galaxies in the Milky Way universe (our universe) is debatable, however estimates are generally 100 billion with some as high as 500 billion.  Remember it takes 100,000 miles at light-speed to travel across our galaxy.  Then, there is that problem of traveling through space from one galaxy to another.  Our closest neighbor galaxy is about 2.4 million light years (thus 2.4 millions years at light-speed to arrive there). Indeed, that's a long trip for the kids to be entertained.

Are humans on the third planet (Earth) revolving around the sun the only intelligent (so to speak) life in the universe? 

Never underestimate the power of the smile

Never underestimate the power of the smile.

Xavier Diaz

Our smile is the root to peace work

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

 
         ~Thich Nhat Hanh 

Our capacity for smiling can make peace

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace.It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

 
         ~Thich Nhat Hanh 

Your smile can be the source of your joy.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

 
         ~Thich Nhat Hanh 

That day the Lord exalted Joshua...

"That day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life…"
(Joshua 4:14, NIV)

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria

I love the promise that God gave to Joshua. He said, "Joshua, today I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all the Israelites." He was saying, "Today, I'm going to start releasing more of My favor, My blessings, My increase." But notice, there was a set time God began to release favor in a new way.

Friend, God wants to do the same thing for you. He wants to release His blessings and favor in such a way that it makes you a great parent, a great spouse, a great leader, a great employee, a great friend, a great business person. He is saying to us what He said to Joshua, "This day I'm going to begin to make your name great. This day I'm going to begin to release My favor in a new way. I'm going to open doors that no man can shut." It is a set time of God's favor. Get ready! Make room in your thinking. Stay open to Him and keep an attitude of faith and expectancy because this day God wants to overwhelm you with His blessing and favor in every area of your life!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, I bless You today. You alone are worthy of all glory and honor. Thank You for pouring out Your favor and blessing on me. I open my heart and mind to receive everything You have in store for me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

 

The Secret of health for the body and the mind...

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. 

- B

Live as children of light

 ⁸For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 
  
 Ephesians 5:8

 
Our witness for Christ is a light in a dark world.  Remember, you may be the only light a co-worker sees today.    

All notions are figments of imagination...

All such notions as causation, succession, atoms, primary elements...are all figments of the imagination and manifestations of the mind. -B

Humility is no self...

Humility, metaphysically, implies the absence of any entity to be either 'proud' or 'humble'. 

      The Tenth Man" by Wei Wu Wei...

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.  

      Jesus

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, who lived to be 83 at a time when the life expectancy was 40, walked 4 miles everyday. He wrote that the purpose of walking was to "relax the mind."

Formula for Failure: Try to please everybody

I can't give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time. Herbert Byard Swope, first recipient of the Pulitizer Prize.

Reality is an illusion

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Albert Einstein

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Dear Lord,  I thank you for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning.. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness. > > > Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. > > Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. Let me continue to see sin through God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrongdoing, and receive the forgiveness of God. > > And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example -- to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. > > Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others.. Keep me strong that I may help the weak.. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those who will delete this without sharing it with others. I pray for those who don't believe. But I thank you that I believe. > > I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. > > I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.   I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly.. > > This is my prayer. > In Jesus' Name, > > Amen.. > > Pass this message to 9 people except you and me   (You can send it to more than 9 people if you would like, I did). > > > Don't ignore and God will bless you.. Know that you are already blessed by the person who sent this to you... > > DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THE NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT BOX > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > >  > >

“We set the sail; God makes the wind.”

Proverbs 16 
⁹ A man's heart plans his way, 
     But the LORD directs his steps. 
  
  
"We set the sail; God makes the wind."    Adrian Rogers

Peace comes from within. Do

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
B

...If anything is excellent or praiseworthy...think about such things. Today's message

Finally brothers whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things. 

Philippians 4:8 
 

Fight your battles on your knees

Helps you to see from God's perspective, the only perspective that matters. Do not argue. Do not fight. Do not be anxious.

Fully surrender.

There can only be one General. Get out of way.

Be person God wants you to be.

By prayer you will have peace that surpasses understanding. Set aside time alone with God. Listen. Let God act.

Charles Stanley

Good talker does not a good man make

 "A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker." 

 
         ~B

Be wise, disciplined, aware, you will attain Nirvana

Be wise, disciplined and non-violent and you will find peace. Be aware both night and day, continue your practice, and you will attain Nirvana. - B

Just think of the trees...

Just think of the trees: they let the birds perch and fly, with no intention to call them when they come and no longing for their return when they fly away. If people's hearts can be like the trees, they will not be off the Way. 

 
         ~Langya

Do not be dismayed or afraid

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." 

Joshua 1:9 

Love turning adversity into opportunity

I am not smarter; I just stay with problems longer.   Albert Einstein.

The hallmark of an entrepreneur is the ability-love really-to turn adversity into opportunity.

Make others happy and they will make you rich.    J. C. Penney.

Attain deliverance in disturbances

1. Don't wish for perfect health. In perfect health, there is greed and wanting. So an ancient said, " Make good medicine from the suffering of sickness." 2. Don't hope for life without problems. An easy life results in a judgmental and lazy ind. So an ancient once said, "Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life". 3. Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrances the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain deliverance in disturbances". 

 
         ~Zen Master Kyong Ho

Be Faithful, even to point of death

Revelation 2:10 

 ...Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. 
 

Be diligent

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
 
         ~B

Life HANDBOOK 101

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E ' s -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28.. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change...
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake, live in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

 

Be ye lamps unto yourselves.

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height. - B

God takes care of us

If you do nothing, your job is at least half done.

Dennis Mizack. Cave Spring Baptist

There are more organisms in a gram of soil than there are human beings on this Earth!

Soil Biota

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Soils are populated by a multitude of microbial and invertebrate organisms, in addition to more complex animal biota. Plant roots, seeds, and fungi, are a large part of this microhabitat.

Soil microorganisms play an extensive role in the decomposition of organic matter and production of humus, cycling of nutrients and energy and elemental fixation, soil metabolism, and the production of compounds that cause soil aggregates to form. Many are in symbiotic relationships with plants and animals serving as nitrogen fixers and gut microbes. They function as a substantial part of the food web.

Among the microorganisms found in the soil are bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, micro-algae, protozoa, nematodes, and other invertebrates (mostly arthropods).

It has been estimated that if you look at one "gram" of soil you will see the following numbers of organisms--bacteria 10 8-9 , actinomycetes 105-8 , fungi 105-6 , micro-algae 103-6 , protozoa 103-5 , nematodes 101-2 , other invertebrates 103-5 . A square meter of soil may contain 30-300 earthworms. There are more organisms in a gram of soil than there are human beings on this Earth!

References: Soil Biology Guide. Dindal (ed.) 1990 John Wiley & Sons and Soil Microbial Ecology, F. Blaine Metting Jr. (ed.) 1993

 

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Some Snippets of Krishnamurti on Meditation

Some Snippets of Krishnamurti on Meditation

October 18, 2009

"Have done a great deal of meditation and has been good. I hope you are doing it too – begin by being aware of every thought- feeling – all day, the nerves and the brain – then become quiet, still – this is what cannot be done through control – then really begins meditation. Do it with thoroughness."

– Jiddu Krishnamurti in a letter to Nandini Mehta

…

"Meditation is not something different from daily life; do not go off into the corner of a room and meditate for ten minutes, then come out of it and be a butcher-both metaphorically and actually. Meditation is part of life, not something different from life."

– Jiddu Krishnamurti, Meditations, page 10.

…

"Meditation is one of the greatest arts in life-perhaps the greatest, and one cannot possibly learn it from anybody. That is the beauty of it. It has no technique and therefore no authority. When you learn about yourself, watch yourself, watch the way you walk, how you eat, what you say, the gossip, the hate, the jealousy-if you are aware of all that in yourself, without any choice, that is part of meditation."

"So meditation can take place when you are sitting in a bus or walking in the woods full of light and shadows, or listening to the singing of birds or looking at the face of your wife or child."

– Jiddu Krishnamurti, Meditations, page 2.

…

Q. You seem to object even to our sitting quietly everyday to observe the movement of thought. Is this, by your definition, a practice, a method and therefore without value?

K: Now the questioner asks. What is wrong with sitting quietly every morning for twenty minutes, in the afternoon another twenty minutes and perhaps another twenty minutes in the evening or longer – what is wrong with it? By sitting quietly you can relax, you can observe your thinking, your reactions, your responses and your reflexes. What is the motive of those who sit quietly by themselves, or together in a group? What is the motive behind the desire to sit quietly for half an hour every day? Is it not important to find out why you want to do this? Is it because somebody has told you that if you sit quietly you will have para-psychological experiences, that you will attain some kind of peace, some kind of understanding, some kind of enlightenment, or some kind of power?…

So it is important – before we plunge into all this- to find out what is your motive, what it is that you want. But you do not do that. You are so eager and gullible; somebody promises something and you want it. If you examine the motive, you see that it is a desire to achieve something – like a businessman's desire to earn a lot of money. That is his urge. Here the psychological urge is to have something that a guru, or an instructor, promises.You do not question what he promises, you do not doubt what he promises…

Is it true? Who are you to tell me what to do? then you will find that sitting quietly, without understanding your motive, leads to all kinds of illusory psychological trouble. If that is the intention of sitting quietly, then it is not worth it. But if while sitting quietly without any motive, or walking quietly by yourself or with somebody, you watch the trees, the birds, the rivers and the sunshine on the leaves, in that very watching you are also watching yourself. You are not striving, not making tremendous efforts to achieve something …

Is it not possible to be quiet, naturally – to look at a person, or to listen to a song, or to listen to what somebody is saying quietly, without resistance, without saying, "I must change, I must do this, I must do that". Just to be quiet? Is it possible to sit, or stand, or walk quietly, without any promptings from another, without any reward or desire for extraordinary super-physical sensory experiences? Begin at the most rational level; then one can go very far.

– Jiddu Krishnamurti, Saanen, July 1980.

 

Meditation is No Thought

Meditation is a movement in and of the unknown ... it is that energy that though-matter cannot touch. Thought is perversion for it is the product of yesterday ... Everything put together by thought is within the area of noise, and thought can in no way make itself still ... thought itself must be still for silence to be. Silence is always now as thought is not. Thought, always being old, cannot possibly enter into that silence which is always new. The new becomes the old when thought touches it ... Love can only be when thought is still. This stillness can in no way be manufactured by thought ... this stillness can never be touched by thought. Thought is always old, but love is not ... the flowering of goodness is not in the soil of thought' 
Tyler Moore

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Trust but verify

Trust, but verify.

Ronald Reagan

A little portion well digested is greater than a lengthy portion scanned hurriedly.

1 Peter 2:2
 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
 
We should not be content to skim through a chapter merely to satisfy our conscience.  A little portion well digested is of greater spiritual value than a lengthy portion scanned hurriedly.      
                                                  Billy Graham

As in Science, so in religion

My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief that as in science so in Buddhism, understanding the nature of reality is pursued by means of critical investigation: if scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims. 

         ~The Dalai Lama

Far more numerous than insects are nematodes...A handful of soil will contain thousands of microscopic worms...ranging in size up to 8 meters...

Nematodes are the most numerous multicellular animals on earth. A handful of soil will contain thousands of the microscopic worms, many of them parasites of insects, plants or animals. Free-living species are abundant, including nematodes that feed on bacteria, fungi, and other nematodes, yet the vast majority of species encountered are poorly understood biologically. There are nearly 20,000 described species classified in the phylum Nemata .  
  
  
 

Nematodes are structurally simple organisms. Adult nematodes are comprised of approximately 1,000 somatic cells, and potentially hundreds of cells associated with the reproductive system . Nematodes have been characterized as atube within a tube ; referring to the alimentary canal which extends from the mouth on the anterior end, to the anus located near the tail. Nematodes possess digestive, nervous, excretory, and reproductive systems, but lack a discrete circulatory or respiratory system. In size they range from 0.3 mm to over 8 meters. 

There are 1.6 billion insects for every human on the planet...Do they worry? So why do you...?

This is not just a Disney tale:

The Entomological Society of America claims insects are "1.6 billion" times as numerous as humans. With just over 6 billion humans, that works out to about 10^19 insects. 

That may sound like a lot, but there are many small life-forms that could be more numerous. For example, in soil the insects and mites (a type of arachnid, not an insect) all feed either directly or indirectly off various types of nematodes (a tiny worm, which also is not an insect). Nematodes are animals, and "often outnumber other animals" in many environments so they may be the most numerous animal. 

For nothing is impossible with God

For nothing is impossible with God.   Luke 1:37 

All great religions and science confirm the fundamental unity of all things.

  With the ever-growing impact of science on our lives, religion and spirituality have a greater role to play by reminding us of our humanity. There is no contradiction between the two. Each gives us valuable insights into the other. Both science and the teachings of the Buddha tell us of the fundamental unity of all things. This understanding is crucial if we are to take positive and decisive action on the pressing global concern with the environment. I believe all religions pursue the same goals, that of cultivating human goodness and bringing happiness to all human beings. Though the means might appear different the ends are the same.
     

  ~The Dalai Lama

"By far the best drug for calming me down is to run for 45 minutes...

"And we've all got ADD now, short attention span and all that, I found by far the best drug for calming me down is to go out at 5 in the morning and run for 45 minutes."

Hugh Grant, interview with Parade magazine cover story this date

Trillion Dollars is equivalent to ten billion hundred dollar bills stacked 678 miles tall...

Our nation's deficit of billion of trillions must be put in perspective:

One trillion dollars is represented as $1,000,000,000,000.

Divide that by the hundred dollar bill ($100). For those quick minded math people, you drop 2 zeros.

1,000,000,000,000 / 100 = 10,000,000,000

This means there are TEN BILLION hundred dollar bills in a trillion dollars.

To put that in perspective, the US bill note is about .0043 inches thick. This stack of ten billion hundred dollar bills would be 43,000,000 inches tall. That's three million five hundred eighty-three thousand three hundred thirty-three feet tall. Hard to grasp...scale it up to miles and you get a stack more than 678 miles tall. On it's side, that would be a continuous line of bills stretching from Los Angeles, Ca nearly to Salt Lake City, UT! 

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Inner peace is the key.

Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility. In that state of mind you can deal with situations with calmness and reason, while keeping your inner happiness. That is very important. Without this inner peace, no matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may still be worried, disturbed or unhappy because of circumstances.
     

  ~The Dalai Lama

one hundred billion trillion Earth-like planets...

There could be one hundred billion trillion Earth-like planets in space, making it "inevitable" that extraterrestrial life exists, according to a leading astronomer.

As long as space endures, may I abide to dispel the misery of the world.

For as long as space endures, And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I, too, abide To dispel the misery of the world.
     

  ~The Dalai Lama

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. - 

B

Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.

 All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. 

B

Disney World BUG says bugs are far more important than humans as there are 200 million bugs for every 1 human

Believe the Disney bug is right: Scientists estimated there are around 873,347,175,675 insects on Earth

WikiAnswers http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_insects_are_on_earth

Not everything can be counted.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Albert Einstein

One must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.    

  ~The B

For bodily exercise profits a little...but godliness is profitable for all things...

 1 Timothy 4:8 

⁸ For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

Matthew 5:16 
¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven 

Psalm 46:1 
¹ God is our refuge and strength, 
      an ever-present help in trouble 

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To bring happiness...One must first discipline and control one's own mind

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.    

  ~The B

If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him

On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.    

  ~The B

Better to travel well than to arrive

 It is better to travel well than to arrive.    

  ~The B

A prayer

I Asked GOD

I asked GOD to take away my pain.
GOD said, "No.  It is not for me to take away,
but for you to give it up."

I asked GOD to make my handicapped child whole.
GOD said, "No.  Her spirit was whole,
her body was only temporary."

I asked GOD to grant me patience.
GOD said, "No.  Patience is a by-product of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is earned."

I asked GOD to give me happiness.
GOD said, "No.  I give you blessings,
Happiness is up to you."

I asked GOD to spare me pain.
GOD said, "No.  Suffering draws you apart from worldly
cares and brings you closer to me."

I asked GOD to make my spirit grow.
GOD said, "No.  You must grow on your own,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful."

I asked GOD for all things that I might enjoy life.
GOD said, "No.  I will give you life so that you
may enjoy all things."

I asked GOD to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me.
GOD said, "Ahhh, finally you have the idea."

Unity of life

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.    

  ~The B

Eternal identity with pure being

There seem to two kinds of searchers: those who seek to make their ego something other than it is, i.e. holy, happy, unselfish (as though you could make a fish unfish), and those who understand that all such attempts are just gesticulation and play-acting, that there is only one thing that can be done, which is to disidentify themselves with the ego, by realizing its unreality, and by becoming aware of their eternal identity with pure being. - Fingers Pointing Toward the Moon by Wei Wu Wei...

 

Secret of health

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. - B
 

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.  

  ~The B

Everything is in relation to everything else.

All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. 

  ~The B

Beauty of the eternal, the unfathomable...Einstein

There are moments when one feels free from one's own identification with human limitations and inadequacies. At such moments one imagines that one stands on some spot of a small planet, gazing in amazement at the cold yet profoundly moving beauty of the eternal, the unfathomable; life and death flow into one, and there is neither evolution nor destiny; only Being. - Albert Einstein ...

All we are is a result of what we have thought.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. 

  ~The B

The wise shape their minds.

As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds. 

  ~The Dhammapada

Nothing is one's own

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

- B
 

The whole universe surrender to a mind that is still

To a mind that is still, 

The whole universe surrenders.

-Chuang Tzu

Secret of Health for mind and body

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. - B

Let your love flow outward

Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth. - Sutta Nipata ...

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Trying to fix things

Trying to fix things really doesn't fix things.

Mother in Hannah's group.