Apparently, arrogance is defined as overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner towards inferiors (derived from the freedictonary.com). And when I started asking around what other people thought about the word ‘arrogance’, there was an equal feedback of the positive and negative meaning of it. When I say positive and negative here, I am not [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Arrogance & Compassion
Posted in Going Inwards, tagged communication, integrity, reality, takingresponsibility, unworthiness on April 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
An Intimate Relationship
Posted in Going Inwards, tagged inquiry, mindfulness, thoughts on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I had the most intimate relationship with my thoughts. Yes, my thoughts. Not my mother, not my father, not my partner, not my friends, not even my daughter or my pets; but with my thoughts. They had such power over me that I would believe everything they say – I am pretty, I am ugly, [...]
Money, Money, Come to Me!!!
Posted in Ideas, tagged abundance, appreciation, Clove&Clive, conditionings, Ideas, unworthiness, wisdom on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have many conditions in my life; and the easiest condition in my life, is to be unconditional. The easiest condition in my life, is yet the hardest I’ve ever had to deal with and practice – and that is, unconditionality.
“Aloneness” in Siblinghood
Posted in Going Inwards, tagged integrity, spiritualjourney, Truth on April 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Most of the time, people will ask people with an only child, “when are you having another one” or “are you planning to have another one”. Rarely, people will tell people, “it is fine to just have one” or “the kid is fine on his/her own”; unless they themselves have only one kid, that is, [...]
Problems? Only One.
Posted in Ideas, tagged A Course in Miracles, Ideas, Self, spiritualjourney, Truth on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is in truth, only one problem; that when recognized, is already solved. There are many forms of problems, we say; but they are really just the same problem. And when we can recognize that problem, it is solved. ‘you must be kidding!’ you tell me; ‘of course I am not!’ I tell you – and [...]
Communication with Others
Posted in Going Inwards, tagged communication, integrity, Love, mindfulness, takingresponsibility on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A beloved came over for dinner tonight. After dinner, we headed off for gelatos and in the midst of our indulgence in the gelatos, she abruptly told me that she had an argument with her partner. As I listened to her story, I was careful for the mind not to interpret what I was listening [...]
Authenticity
Posted in Attitudes, Going Inwards, tagged Self on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Multiple Personality Disorder or also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (defined in Wikipedia) is a psychiatric diagnosis describing a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities (known as alter egos or alters), each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. Apparently, it means that a person has [...]
The Egoic Cycle
Posted in Going Inwards, Ideas, tagged ego, Ideas, Self on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is existence is as such, at least on this plane. We want the success, the joy, the happiness, the excitement hence we had inevitably ‘agreed’ to accept the failure, the pain, the sadness, the fear; in our experience. To understand this is to see through the veils of illusion. To see through this illusion, [...]
