When I was a kid growing up I listened to different music artists, groups. My eight track collection included Creedence Clearwater revival, Led Zeppelin, Cheech and Chong and Neil Diamond and comedy tracks like Bill Cosby.
My friends, say at cage 12, 13 and 14 shared the same taste in music and if they didn't it was no big deal. As I grew older I became ware that what I mlistened to ( among other things) rally made an impression on people around me. Matter of fact, there were bands I wouldn't listen to because it was taboo in certain circles. I also stopped listening to certain artists lest I became an outcast - a " cream puff" .
Why?
Why to we become so destructive that way as we get older? Why so abnoxious? Why so cruel? Worst of all now, we spread these poisonous principles to our children!
Why?
Why do we destroy precious, loving, non-judgemental minds?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Unless you live in a monastery you can't hide forever. ( I don't live in fear I deal with it.)
I don't live " in fear " - I live in this suit which is known as the human body. I reside in a home located in a town. Yes it is in " a state " and yes I live in a country - on and on and on and on and on.
But I DON'T live in fear!
There are occasions that I become afraid.
As fear manifests itself in my mind I feel danger, dread or maybe even evil. I become uneasy and anxious. There is concern. Some people get frightened, alarmed and terrified!
I DON'T live in fear!
In our mind we may become unsure, uneasy and doubtful. We might think of loss or seperation. Our outlook might trigger a " painful " view of the future. You may get tired, fatigued and withdrawn. One might become solitary. Surely you'll be upset.
You are REACTING!
We are RESPONDING!
These things, these issues, these emotions, notions, conclusions and ideas are nothing! They are nothing.
Why?
They haven't happened and probably will not happen and most likely none of them will ever happen - become reality!
How is that?
Because what we are thinking is based on past experiences in our life. How we are feeling is based on past experiences. What we think we see is based on past experience.
We enter the mind of " ILLUSION". It is not real, its appearance is misleading, it gives us a false impression, idea or belief. You may consider yourself at this point, self-deceived!
No person, place or thing will save you. We might find release and comfort from a specific person, place or thing but the security is transitional. Unless you live in a monastery you can't hide forever.
Why are you afraid? I didn't ask you " what happeened ? " I asked, " why are YOU afraid? "
You can't answer it can you? Even if someone told you there is a mad man coming to your house to kill you, why be afraid? It hasn't happened yet? Will it happen? Maybe he'll be run over by the noon bus! Maybe he'll knock on your door and notice a sweet aroma of a Lilac tree nearby or see the beautiful rose bush in the yard or he might be overcome by a food you cooked this morning the smell of which is still ingering and his disposition will change- no? Can this happen?
I don't live in fear.
To live in a frightened state is not helpful at all. In fact when you become overwhelmed by it you not only raise a white flag of surrender and dispense all hope, you create a bullseye - a target on your chest or back and exclaim "here I am, please make me a victim." Are you? Can you be a victim if nothing happened to you yet?
Why do you?
Because we haven't learned NEW ways to cope with life and its events, because we don't understand how to pause and relax, we rely on old information when dealing with new situations. The old ways didn't work yet we still RE-ACT that way!
To pause and relax is the key. Even if you don't " act " on what it is that's bothering you for days at a time- so what? Better to do nothing and go about your day that start trouble. Yes? Take a week or a month if you have to to sort it out. So what? It's better than being a victim. pleading with the world to have pity on you for something that hasn't happened yet!
I don't live in fear I deal with it.
But I DON'T live in fear!
There are occasions that I become afraid.
As fear manifests itself in my mind I feel danger, dread or maybe even evil. I become uneasy and anxious. There is concern. Some people get frightened, alarmed and terrified!
I DON'T live in fear!
In our mind we may become unsure, uneasy and doubtful. We might think of loss or seperation. Our outlook might trigger a " painful " view of the future. You may get tired, fatigued and withdrawn. One might become solitary. Surely you'll be upset.
You are REACTING!
We are RESPONDING!
These things, these issues, these emotions, notions, conclusions and ideas are nothing! They are nothing.
Why?
They haven't happened and probably will not happen and most likely none of them will ever happen - become reality!
How is that?
Because what we are thinking is based on past experiences in our life. How we are feeling is based on past experiences. What we think we see is based on past experience.
We enter the mind of " ILLUSION". It is not real, its appearance is misleading, it gives us a false impression, idea or belief. You may consider yourself at this point, self-deceived!
No person, place or thing will save you. We might find release and comfort from a specific person, place or thing but the security is transitional. Unless you live in a monastery you can't hide forever.
Why are you afraid? I didn't ask you " what happeened ? " I asked, " why are YOU afraid? "
You can't answer it can you? Even if someone told you there is a mad man coming to your house to kill you, why be afraid? It hasn't happened yet? Will it happen? Maybe he'll be run over by the noon bus! Maybe he'll knock on your door and notice a sweet aroma of a Lilac tree nearby or see the beautiful rose bush in the yard or he might be overcome by a food you cooked this morning the smell of which is still ingering and his disposition will change- no? Can this happen?
I don't live in fear.
To live in a frightened state is not helpful at all. In fact when you become overwhelmed by it you not only raise a white flag of surrender and dispense all hope, you create a bullseye - a target on your chest or back and exclaim "here I am, please make me a victim." Are you? Can you be a victim if nothing happened to you yet?
Why do you?
Because we haven't learned NEW ways to cope with life and its events, because we don't understand how to pause and relax, we rely on old information when dealing with new situations. The old ways didn't work yet we still RE-ACT that way!
To pause and relax is the key. Even if you don't " act " on what it is that's bothering you for days at a time- so what? Better to do nothing and go about your day that start trouble. Yes? Take a week or a month if you have to to sort it out. So what? It's better than being a victim. pleading with the world to have pity on you for something that hasn't happened yet!
I don't live in fear I deal with it.
you do it- I do it!
Religious misconceptions; "Hindus worship hundreds and thousands of different Gods!"
DEITIES in the Hindu religion stand for many different things- love, beauty, good health to name a few. I say they "stand for" because some people believe Hindus worship " false god's " this way.
Truth - There is only ONE God in the Hindu religion! This ONE God has MANY FACES! The many faces have names. The names are associated with its appropriate deity.
To look for hope and strength in a deity isn't blasphemy against your God or my God, as a matter of fact millions of people every day around the world turn to people, places and things of divine nature for hope and strength! You do it, I do it!
BELOW ARE THE MANY FACES OF GOD! ADD YOURS AS WELL!
DEITIES in the Hindu religion stand for many different things- love, beauty, good health to name a few. I say they "stand for" because some people believe Hindus worship " false god's " this way.
Truth - There is only ONE God in the Hindu religion! This ONE God has MANY FACES! The many faces have names. The names are associated with its appropriate deity.
To look for hope and strength in a deity isn't blasphemy against your God or my God, as a matter of fact millions of people every day around the world turn to people, places and things of divine nature for hope and strength! You do it, I do it!
BELOW ARE THE MANY FACES OF GOD! ADD YOURS AS WELL!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Heck, go a step further and do something for a stranger!
As Americans we tend to not " moderate " as much as we can or should, everything seems to have to be bigger or more is better is a popular flavor.
It's not hard to understand how the rest of the world views us and why, especially less developed countries or as we're witnessing now from the Middle East, leaders who have amassed great amounts of wealth while keeping the people in poverty. Protests of outrage continue.
I've been re-training myself to live simply and think more of others. I've cut the unnecessary spending on things like expensive cable tv, which by the way no matter how many channels you have you may only watch one at a time but you PAY for all of them! It's a gimmick out of control.
One day I looked around my home and said to myself, " this isn't a home - a place of refuge and shelter. This is a damn museum!" It wasn't until I cut off the " stimulating " cable tv that my mind settled and I began to see things as they really are. Without tv and commercials I'm not emotionally strong armed, co-erced or tempted to buy into the silly ideas they call " something we can't live without." I am also not made to feel less than or guilty because I don't have this product or that new gadget most of which don't make life any easier.
I am also much more satisfied with what I have left after giving away or selling rather cheap most of my household items and toys, as a matter of fact I made up my mind to downsize in ALL areas of my life where material things are concerned and I've settled for PRACTICAL instead of clever, fancy and namebrands.
I also GIVE more and do so spontaneously. We always have an opportunity if we're listening and paying attention to what is going on around us to help another or just plain old dig in your pocket and say "here, have a nice day."
AND because the stress to keep up or stay ahead or stay on top of the rising bills is gone I smile more often and smiles are contagious. Pay it forward as a lady remarked to me today at Avalon.
Our time and money should be precious and of concern to us. If we respect time and money then we won't waste it. If we're not wasting it there's more to go around. If there's more to go around there's less greed, with less greed more people have what they need. And when we have what we need and less what we want, we appreciate what we have.Value becomes part of our vocabulary. And when we place value on what we have instead of what we need we're happy and satisfied, grateful or we should be.
Here's a word you don't hear often in this country of ours when it comes to unnecessary spending- stingy.
Do you know why?
Because if people became stingy the unnecessary spending would stop and when the unnecessary spending stops those people who are stealing your hard earned cash will have to find a new line of business!
When we get off our duffs from in front of the tv and actually go outside perhaps we might see where we could invest our time more wisely. We might even see for the first time in a long time that our neighbor could use a hand. We might even volunteer time to a charity or organization.
We should celebrate a day called "unlpug your house day " where for one day (maybe more) we unplug everything in our homes and use alternatives methods or do activities where WE actually entertain our friends, relatives or neighbors! Heck, go a step further and do something for a stranger!
It's not hard to understand how the rest of the world views us and why, especially less developed countries or as we're witnessing now from the Middle East, leaders who have amassed great amounts of wealth while keeping the people in poverty. Protests of outrage continue.
I've been re-training myself to live simply and think more of others. I've cut the unnecessary spending on things like expensive cable tv, which by the way no matter how many channels you have you may only watch one at a time but you PAY for all of them! It's a gimmick out of control.
One day I looked around my home and said to myself, " this isn't a home - a place of refuge and shelter. This is a damn museum!" It wasn't until I cut off the " stimulating " cable tv that my mind settled and I began to see things as they really are. Without tv and commercials I'm not emotionally strong armed, co-erced or tempted to buy into the silly ideas they call " something we can't live without." I am also not made to feel less than or guilty because I don't have this product or that new gadget most of which don't make life any easier.
I am also much more satisfied with what I have left after giving away or selling rather cheap most of my household items and toys, as a matter of fact I made up my mind to downsize in ALL areas of my life where material things are concerned and I've settled for PRACTICAL instead of clever, fancy and namebrands.
I also GIVE more and do so spontaneously. We always have an opportunity if we're listening and paying attention to what is going on around us to help another or just plain old dig in your pocket and say "here, have a nice day."
AND because the stress to keep up or stay ahead or stay on top of the rising bills is gone I smile more often and smiles are contagious. Pay it forward as a lady remarked to me today at Avalon.
Our time and money should be precious and of concern to us. If we respect time and money then we won't waste it. If we're not wasting it there's more to go around. If there's more to go around there's less greed, with less greed more people have what they need. And when we have what we need and less what we want, we appreciate what we have.Value becomes part of our vocabulary. And when we place value on what we have instead of what we need we're happy and satisfied, grateful or we should be.
Here's a word you don't hear often in this country of ours when it comes to unnecessary spending- stingy.
Do you know why?
Because if people became stingy the unnecessary spending would stop and when the unnecessary spending stops those people who are stealing your hard earned cash will have to find a new line of business!
When we get off our duffs from in front of the tv and actually go outside perhaps we might see where we could invest our time more wisely. We might even see for the first time in a long time that our neighbor could use a hand. We might even volunteer time to a charity or organization.
We should celebrate a day called "unlpug your house day " where for one day (maybe more) we unplug everything in our homes and use alternatives methods or do activities where WE actually entertain our friends, relatives or neighbors! Heck, go a step further and do something for a stranger!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
new- daily meditations blog
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
How many times must one person be punished for the same thing?
If you use anger to fight fear you are still angry.
When we " fear " an angry person we fuel their anger.
Fear and anger feed off each other.
Your anger causes others to be fearful.
When FEAR has a power struggle with ANGER there are no winners, only losers.
You see when something or someone is FEARED, that fear transforms itself into a danger and when a thing or one becomes dangerous there is no hiding from it. Everywhere we go we will see the feared thing or one or we are reminded of it - danger lurks everywhere with paranoia surely setting in.
Anger on the other hand becomes rage and when one has rage toward a thing or someone- clear thinking is impossible, you become consumed by it, it becomes a flame. Sometimes we just feed that flame continually with our hate.
Sometimes the flame is difficult to extinguish because it is fed by the hurt from him or her who our anger is directed toward. You enjoy punishing someone.
How many times must one person be punished for the same thing?
papajohn
When we " fear " an angry person we fuel their anger.
Fear and anger feed off each other.
Your anger causes others to be fearful.
When FEAR has a power struggle with ANGER there are no winners, only losers.
You see when something or someone is FEARED, that fear transforms itself into a danger and when a thing or one becomes dangerous there is no hiding from it. Everywhere we go we will see the feared thing or one or we are reminded of it - danger lurks everywhere with paranoia surely setting in.
Anger on the other hand becomes rage and when one has rage toward a thing or someone- clear thinking is impossible, you become consumed by it, it becomes a flame. Sometimes we just feed that flame continually with our hate.
Sometimes the flame is difficult to extinguish because it is fed by the hurt from him or her who our anger is directed toward. You enjoy punishing someone.
How many times must one person be punished for the same thing?
papajohn
resurrect a word-
Here's a word not often used in today's world;
DIFFICULT ( http://ardictionary.com/Difficulty/4800)
Life is easy or impossible the way society looks upon challenges in modern times; overcome, obliterate or destroy.
1. These days someone MUST become king of the mountain.
2. These days someone must be " A " ruler.
3. These days someone must take ALL the credit.
How is a MOUNTAIN created from a molehill?
Cannot people see what is true, what is real, what are lies?
Do not be deceived:
a. life can be difficult my friend.
b. life is not impossible to navigate.
c. we can rise up and meet the days challenges.
d. we don't need another hero.
e. all things done humbly.
DIFFCULT . . . . . but not impossible.
papajohn
DIFFICULT ( http://ardictionary.com/Difficulty/4800)
Difficulty 2
Definition: Something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand; that which occasions labor or perplexity, and requires skill and perseverance to overcome, solve, or achieve; a hard enterprise; an obstacle; an impediment; as, the difficulties of a science; difficulties in theology.Difficulty 3
Definition: A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an objection; a cavil.Difficulty 4
Definition: Embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; usually in the plural; as, to be in difficulties.difficulty 5
Definition: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"difficulty 6
Definition: the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"difficulty 7
Definition: a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"difficulty 8
Definition: a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one''s ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"Life is easy or impossible the way society looks upon challenges in modern times; overcome, obliterate or destroy.
1. These days someone MUST become king of the mountain.
2. These days someone must be " A " ruler.
3. These days someone must take ALL the credit.
How is a MOUNTAIN created from a molehill?
Cannot people see what is true, what is real, what are lies?
Do not be deceived:
a. life can be difficult my friend.
b. life is not impossible to navigate.
c. we can rise up and meet the days challenges.
d. we don't need another hero.
e. all things done humbly.
DIFFCULT . . . . . but not impossible.
papajohn
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