Grasping

"Grasping at things can only yield one of two results:
Either the thing you are grasping at disappears, or you yourself disappear.
It is only a matter of which occurs first."

-- Goenke

Next problem

"If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem."

-- Robert Anthony

Vanity

Vanity, we can't do a thing about it. That's us. Perhaps we should learn how to fly. And observe ourselves and see what happens.

As long as you are proud and vain you will get hurt

Stop comparing yourself with others.

We live in a very permissive society

and our children suffer.

Love is courage and strength of character

The ending of vanity is the ending of attachment

The ending of attachment is the ending of sorrow.

Love does not adjust to anything

But it is merciful. Kind.

Love is forgiving oneself completely

for ones own pride, vanity, ignorance, faults, and mistakes. For hurting others.

Love does not suffer

Because love is not vain, fearful, envious, jealous, impatient, unkind, resentful, hateful, vindictive, furious, violent, etc.

There is sorrow and freedom

When there is pure perception of sorrow there is freedom from sorrow.

There is fear in attachment

The fear of not getting, of not achieving, of losing, etc.

Let it be

You can't do a thing about sorrow. It just goes away. If you don't do anything about it. Just feel it and be aware.

Thinking often complicate things

Can observing without judgement stop thinking?

Thoughts bind us together

Or separates us. Think carefully. Be aware.

Love is being aware of suffering within and without you

Love is action

Or non-action. Not reaction.

How to think clearly

Don't try to think. Observe. Be aware without judging.

To know sorrow

is to be free from it. You won't understand sorrow if you keep escaping from it. Don't do anything about it. Don't push it away. Just be aware. How does it feel?
Happy are those who grieve for they will love better and live longer.

Love is

A cup of coffie in the morning. And some pressure. Or lots of it.

To teach is to learn

To learn is to be both teacher and student. The teacher and student are one.

Thus spake the crow ...

i'm not a thief!
i don't want to take away your
child
i want to give away to him/her whatever i
have;

i am a teacher!

-- human being

Life is now

Thoughts come and go
and they aren't real.
There's something beyond.
Life is here and now.

The past is sorrow
and the sorrow has passed.
There's freedom today
and there's no tomorrow.

To understand oneself is to understand another

Know yourself. And be kind to yourself. And to others.

Love is compassionate

Compassion is love. Understanding is action.

I think we worry too much about what other people think of us

Is self-centeredness the cause of fear?

Or is fear the cause of pride, vanity, envy, greed, jealousy, anger, violence, etc, etc, etc?

There is fear of being lonely

Of being isolated. Has one ever felt it? One probably never has because one keeps surrounding oneself with people, gods, and idols, and one keeps conforming.

Be aware

There is fear of losing, not getting, not achieving, not becoming, not improving, not arriving, not succeeding, not making it, dying.

Love takes away fear

Perfect love casts out fear.

Love is true and sincere

Love is forgetting wrongs done

Love covers a multitude of sins.

Is flattery love?

Is comparison, judgement, praise, or condemnation love?

Love is action

Or non-action.

Love is long-suffering

Patient. Kind.

Love is giving and forgiving

Can one observe without making a conclusion?

I am that.

Looking at it without comparing, judging, and condemning it. Without trying to change it.

Discovering the new

Why do we keep remembering the past?

What does attachment do in your relationship with another?

Will knowing the truth about attachment set you free?

Love is ...

Is love experience?

You are not

I am.

Looking, looking, looking

I do not know what love is

Is there such a thing called love?

Love at times is mistaken

Could it be? What is love to you?

Is sorrow sorrow?

The Sorrow of escaping from sorrow

Thru beliefs, traditions, activities, ambitions, achievements, relationships, food, drinks, love, sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

The extraordinary thing called sorrow

What is behind sorrow? And beyond it? To run away from sorrow is to live in sorrow. I want to know what sorrow is. I want to know how it feels. To observe it without motive.

Do we hurt those we love most?

Or do we hurt those who love us most?

How to make up for past mistakes

Learn from your mistakes.

The sorrow of losing

So much sorrow, so much self-pity. So many distractions. To live with sorrow without escaping is to be free from it.

Sitting up

Keeping your back straight while sitting is one of the better forms of meditation. Just be aware of your posture from time to time. Throwing your shoulders back a bit more.

Living

To understand sorrow is to be free from it.

What is sorrow?

How does it feel? You cannot understand sorrow if you keep avoiding or escaping from it.

Love inspite of

What is the greatest thing
you can experience?
Nothingness?
Beyond words and thoughts.
Inspite of.
Just be aware.
Nothing else.
We are divided.
That's all we know.

Don't be the Truth

Just be yourself. The son of man is humble.

How to be enlightened

Don't be enlightened!

--Chah, a forest dweller

How to overcome fear

Don't strive. Let it be.

So many fears, so many escapes.

The greatest thing

Faith fights. Hope ignites. Love unites.

Ignorance

"Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal."

-- Leo Tolstoy

Possession

You are possessed by what you possess.

What is the greatest thing you can experience?

Accident

"Close your eyes and pretend it's all a bad dream. That's how I get by."

-- Captain Jack Sparrow

Action speaks louder than words!

Seeking

Why does the mind seek satisfaction?

Contentment

Is there such a thing as permanent satisfaction?

Security

Is there certainty in any relationship?

How to get on in the world

"Suffering may be the appointed means by which the higher nature of man is to be disciplined and developed. Assuming happiness to be the end of being, sorrow may be the indispensable condition through
which it is to be reached."
-- A. R. CALHOUN

Life is learning

Learn from other people's mistake especially your own.
There's no shame in that. And I'm saying that to myself.

Living

Life is like driving in the fast lane. You'll never know what you hit or what hits you. You have to keep your eyes on the road.

Support

"It is not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after."

-- W. Shakespeare

Karma

"Small Middle East little bit action becomes huge. That is karma, matter fact."
-- Lama Thubten Yeshe

Listening

Aural stimulation is an important aspect of life.

Negation

You cram these words into mine ears against the stomach of my sense.

-- W. Shakespeare

The Truth

No such number. No such zone.
-- Elvis

No such person. No such thing.

Confusion

If you think you are Enlightened you are not. You cannot be Enlightened!

The Power of Now

You cannot possibly walk into the Now because you are already here and now. Whoever you are!
Don't waste your time and money.

Following

You can't possibly talk about enlightenment without contradicting yourself.

Angst

Most people are driven by fear of anxiety.
-- (not copyrighted)

Speakonia

The easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) is similar to Notepad. Speakonia reads aloud any given text with just one mouse click!

CFS-Technologies

Simplify

But don't overdo it.

Fear of the Evil Eye

The concept of the "evil eye" has been with us for centuries at least, and probably for as long as homo sapiens has been down from the trees. In its classic form it is a superstition, the belief that a witch or other super-powered malefactor with malevolent intentions can create a lot of mischief by merely looking at an intended victim.
-- Charles E. Henderson, Ph.D.

Confusing the Map for the Territory

Oprah

According to the Bible.

Meditation

Meditation is relaxation. Not mind control.

How to be

Don't be afraid! Don't think about it. And don't take notes.

Time

Arising and passing away. Birth and death.

Raindrops

Don't be enlightened

Be!

Frozen

Today

Golden Rule

It is written:
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." Matthew 7:12, King James Version.

Rather or better:
"Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you" Analects 15:23

Lost

There is no better loss than to lose myself in you.

Gouldberg Variations

Shine on you Crazy Diamond

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.
Come on, you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Dead Man's Chest

Jack: What did the bird say?
Leech: Do not blame the bird. Show us what is on that piece of cloth there.
[Jack the monkey jumps down, grabs the piece of cloth and starts to run away. Jack shoots him.]
Gibbs: You know that don't do no good.
Jack: Does me.
Marty [picks up the piece of cloth]: It's a key.
Jack: No, much more better. It is a drawing of a key. [pause] Gentlemen, what do keys do?
Leech: Keys...unlock things?

Overload

Tonight you're gonna overload your mind
move into another world there for you online
a high speed chase that leads to the unknown
time will disappear so fast for you and you alone

a universe in isolation
feeding your imagination

no one cares about the role you play
generations lost in space a million miles away
life moves faster than the speed of sound
you think you've got complete control
it makes your world go round and round

digital communication
feeding your imagination

coded warning now you're falling into overload
countdown started, no way out, hit the motherlode

the power that you crave for more and more
you try to understand the things that you are fighting
for when multichannel meltdown gets to you
you'll reach the breakpoint, when it's over
what you gonna do

seeing your determination
feeding your imagination

coded warning, now you're falling into overload
countdown started, no way out, hit the motherlode

a universe in isolation
feeding your imagination
you're looking for a new sensation
gotta find a real sensation

coded warning, now you're falling into overload
countdown started, no way out, hit the motherlode

into overload


--Uriah Heep