the mind with its persistent noise, echoes, reverberations, and rumbling only distracts and causes totally unproductive deviation causing you to live everywhere else but in the moment....
whereas, stilling yourself to listen to the soft, gentle whisper of the heart aligns you with your core, your consciousness or if you are a believer, with a loving God...
07 March 2012
05 March 2012
You know that...
summer's here when -
you hear the plaintive call of the Kwality Walls ice-cream man
you smell the jasmine in the dawn breeze
you see the blossoms on the mango tree
you hear the plaintive call of the Kwality Walls ice-cream man
you smell the jasmine in the dawn breeze
you see the blossoms on the mango tree
Today and this week...
SHUN and CUT THROUGH every, every, every single shout, whisper, debate, reason, whine, argument that the mind throws up for pretense, fear, sorrow....everything....including the good and happy.....
and
listen ONLY to what the heart is trying to say...
and
listen ONLY to what the heart is trying to say...
04 March 2012
Time...
to refresh the jaded, troubled, seeking heart with some wisdom...
----- Zen proverbs
No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.
From the withered tree, a flower blooms.
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”
-----Japanese Proverb
Some people like to make of life a garden, and to walk only within its path.
-----Chinese Proverbs
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
The mind that turns forever outward will have no end to craving. Only the mind turned inward will find a still-point of peace.
-----Confucian Proverb
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
-----Taoist Proverbs
To act sincerely with the insincere is dangerous.
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.
-----Tibetan Proverb
Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times.
-----Myanmar Proverb
The least and weakest man can do some hurt
-----Arabian Proverb
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
-----Vietnamese Proverbs
Never forget benefits done you, regardless how small.
One often gets what one disdains.
-----Persian Proverb
You cannot please everyone.
-----Korean Proverbs
A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.
The bad ploughman quarrels with his ox.
When there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important.
If you like things easy, you’ll have difficulties; if you like problems, you’ll succeed.
-----Malay Proverbs
The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain.
You cannot get at the precious sago without first breaking the bark.
Don’t use an axe to embroider.
----- Zen proverbs
No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.
From the withered tree, a flower blooms.
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”
-----Japanese Proverb
Some people like to make of life a garden, and to walk only within its path.
-----Chinese Proverbs
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
The mind that turns forever outward will have no end to craving. Only the mind turned inward will find a still-point of peace.
-----Confucian Proverb
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
-----Taoist Proverbs
To act sincerely with the insincere is dangerous.
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.
-----Tibetan Proverb
Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times.
-----Myanmar Proverb
The least and weakest man can do some hurt
-----Arabian Proverb
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
-----Vietnamese Proverbs
Never forget benefits done you, regardless how small.
One often gets what one disdains.
-----Persian Proverb
You cannot please everyone.
-----Korean Proverbs
A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.
The bad ploughman quarrels with his ox.
When there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important.
If you like things easy, you’ll have difficulties; if you like problems, you’ll succeed.
-----Malay Proverbs
The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain.
You cannot get at the precious sago without first breaking the bark.
Don’t use an axe to embroider.
01 March 2012
Meryl Streep...
when asked 'Does age matter in Hollywood?' had this to say:
"It's all about talent, skill and passion. Also, it's about your willingness to learn..." (I've kept only the relevant part of the paragraph)
and there it is for all of us who are growing older and wondering whether we can go on making life interesting for ourselves. No matter what we do, or in what circumstance life has placed us, it is all about the talent we have (the obvious ones, and the not-so-obvious ones), the skills we possess and those we've acquired over the years, and the passion we bring to every day (this is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it). It is also about our willingness to keep an open mind so that we can learn something new every day.
"It's all about talent, skill and passion. Also, it's about your willingness to learn..." (I've kept only the relevant part of the paragraph)
and there it is for all of us who are growing older and wondering whether we can go on making life interesting for ourselves. No matter what we do, or in what circumstance life has placed us, it is all about the talent we have (the obvious ones, and the not-so-obvious ones), the skills we possess and those we've acquired over the years, and the passion we bring to every day (this is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it). It is also about our willingness to keep an open mind so that we can learn something new every day.
Today is one of those days...
when waves of 'I wish...s,' ' could'vs' and 'would'vs' and 'should'vs' are threatening to engulf me...
and all my little successes are looking microscopic....
and as it always happens....just when I'm on the point of going under, this came to my rescue:
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose. - Elbert Hubbard
I can sort of feel my spirits picking up...
and all my little successes are looking microscopic....
and as it always happens....just when I'm on the point of going under, this came to my rescue:
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose. - Elbert Hubbard
I can sort of feel my spirits picking up...
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