Did you realize, in wrong view, there is a right view; in ignorance, there is wisdom? Yet, in Right view there is no such thing as wrong view; in Wisdom there is no such thing as ignorance? If you are pondering that is good news; If you are not pondering that is not good news. […]
Tag Archive 'conditionings'
Why I Share
Posted in Poems on May 6th, 2011
The reason why I don’t share with you other people’s stories is because they are not mine not of my experience. I share with you my stories, my experiences because they are my direct encounters which I have learned from. The reason why I share with you my stories, my experiences is not so you […]
Hardy Lessons
Posted in Attitudes, Going Inwards on Apr 25th, 2011
“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.” – Buddha – It is interesting to observe life lessons which are easily transcended by one, may not be the same for another. I remember this tale of an acquaintance who progressed in the spiritual […]
Undoing at the Level of the Mind
Posted in Attitudes, Going Inwards, Ideas on Apr 24th, 2011
The other day as I was sharing some stories that I was experiencing in my space with a friend, she asked me why the need to create experiences such as the ones I shared with her for myself as in, what’s in it for me. I pondered a moment upon her questioning and it dawned […]
The Heart of Wisdom
Posted in Excerpts from Books, Going Inwards on Apr 22nd, 2011
Wisdom in its simplest essence, is derived from experience analysed, knowledge gained, intuitive thought, introspective comtemplataion, intellectual enquiry , genuine inquiry,* and exhaustive persistence driven by a burning desire, guided by a force within. *added by GG ~ Excerpts from In the Sphere of Silence by Vijay Eswaran ~
Spirit in Love
Posted in Going Inwards, Poems on Apr 19th, 2011
the illusion of love and all its other concepts fed by stories told heard and seen a seeming fairytale born how matter is spared sweet incidents planned or impromptu each moving to the sound of heartbeat go forth or stay still perhaps to step back – safer each consequence telling a story the vision of […]
Relinquishing the Ego in Relationships
Posted in Excerpts from Books on Apr 11th, 2011
As long as the ego runs your life, most of your thoughts, emotions, and actions arise from desire and fear. In relationships you then either want or fear something from the other person. What you want from them may be pleasure or material gain, recognition, praise or attention, or a strengthening of your sense of […]
The Immature Mind
Posted in Attitudes, Being the Master, Going Inwards on Apr 8th, 2011
The mind is pretty immature in itself, always wanting to lure its head towards anything to fulfil itself, forgetting that what it has right here, right now is perfect. It is always contacting something outside of itself through a thought, when believed to be real and thus as if permission is granted, goes forth scheming, […]
The Magic of Touch
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 6th, 2011
Have you ever wondered how you can diffuse a situation in the presence of another who is in a defensive mode of being weary, angry, confused, or sad? I’ve come to see, or even realised in my own experience and in observing others that the magic of touch is one. Do you remember watching movies […]
Do I Know You?
Posted in Going Inwards, Ideas on Apr 5th, 2011
Do we really know people whom we think we know? Without our ideas or concepts of who they are, are they still who they are? Yet, whatever they portray to be, are they truly that? Yesterday I was having a conversation with a loved one who revealed that he feels a certain attraction towards this […]