I am here not to impress anyone, but to awaken to myself. I am here not to grab all I can, but to give all that I am. I am here not to regret where I’ve been or worry about where I am going. I am here to live with all the fullness and richness I […]
Tag Archive 'spiritualjourney'
Dispelling the Fog
Posted in Attitudes, Excerpts from Books on Jul 6th, 2010
Your meditation practice will only be as powerful as your motivation to dispel the fog of your own lack of awareness. When you are in this fog, it is hard to remember the importance of practicing mindfulness, and it is hard to locate your attitudinal bearings. Confusion, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are powerful mental states […]
Her story of a Relationship turned Defiled
Posted in Going Inwards on Jul 3rd, 2010
Let me tell you of a story. There was once a seeker, who became a student to a teacher. The teacher focused on the teachings of Great Masters, rather than of the Great Masters themselves. This student felt much gratitude towards the teacher for because of his teaching, she has learnt and embarked on her […]
Arriving without Leaving
Posted in Attitudes on Jun 24th, 2010
If I want to know whether I am good at something, at par with a certain height, achieved a certain level, or how far do I have to go to arrive at a goal, I would have to compare my being somewhere with something, or someone to ascertain it. Even if I choose not to […]
Better the Ending of Craving
Posted in Quotes on Jun 11th, 2010
Not even if it rained gold coins can there be satiety in sensual desire. Sensual pleasures are painful and of little sweetness. Realizing this, the wise person takes no delight even in heavenly pleasures. The disciple of the Fully Enlightened One delights in the destruction of craving. ~ Buddha, Dhammapada 186, 187 ~
Mindfulness – the Observation & Understanding of the Mind
Posted in Attitudes, Going Inwards on Jun 1st, 2010
An aunt called yesterday and was asking how I was. The last she spoke to me, I told her that I was in a transition and was feeling depressed. She asked me curiously what I was depressed about. While I tried my level best to explain to her of what I was going through during […]
Comparison
Posted in Ideas on May 24th, 2010
Can we ever, ever choose the pace of our growth? I remember comparing myself with those around me some time ago, never fully appreciating the space that I’ve arrived at. When I perceive that I am not any better or wiser than another, then I begin to beat myself up, ‘how could I not see […]
Neverending Plots
Posted in Attitudes, Going Inwards on May 19th, 2010
When I started my inward journey with constant efforts and willing inner work which included self-awareness, self-observation and self-inquiry, I soon realized that these qualities became pretty much a natural process unfolding during times of trigger. One by one, closed ones whom I was once and some, still pretty much attached to soon by now, […]
Cleaning the Mess in the Mind
Posted in Going Inwards on May 13th, 2010
When I sat onto the driver’s seat, I noticed that there were still specks of dust around the interior of the car despite having promised that the car would been thoroughly cleaned for my collection. I wasn’t displeased, but I wasn’t pleased either; but it did keep me wondering, why is it that we could not […]
Like the Flowing River
Posted in Attitudes on May 4th, 2010
It is surprisingly to finally notice that there is hardness too, in one’s spiritual journey. We usually perceive those on the spiritual journey with much softness gentleness because the ultimate goal is to embrace the Buddha nature or Christ mind within. That, of course, being the ultimate goal, we can be sure of the many […]