Life 36 (May 20 - Sep 20)

Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:03 am

How should we tide over these uncertain times that we are enduring presently?

You cannot always have pleasure. Pleasure is an interval between two periods of pain. They are like sunshine and shadow.

You should make efforts to look at both with equanimity. People want to get all that they desire and they get disillusioned and disappointed.

The lighthouse of hope for this ocean of life is the Divine, who is the only permanent entity. This lighthouse never fails. So you should engage yourself in divine activities with unstinted devotion.

Spend your life in cherishing sacred thoughts, listening to good things, speaking good words, and doing good deeds. If all of you adopt this path, happiness and prosperity will reign in the world.

No government or politician or any one in the world can protect you from troubles and disasters. There is only one who can protect you and that is the Divine.

To seek His protection, all of you must wholeheartedly pray, "Let all people in the world enjoy bliss.”

- Divine Discourse, Apr 14, 1993.

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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:09 am

How should we destroy fear and anxiety from our minds?

Today, people are fear-struck because they lack self-confidence. Life is meaningless without self-confidence.

From self-confidence, you get courage. Our ancients led a sacred life and performed penance without any fear in dense forests amidst wild animals and wicked demons.

What was their source of courage and strength? They had no body attachment. They attached themselves to the Self.

What was the weapon they carried with them? The weapon of self-confidence! With this, they could even tame wild animals like lions and tigers, and play with them fearlessly!

Today, people do not have faith in the Self (Atma). They ask, “Where is Atma?” Atma is everywhere! See the same Atma (Divine) in all beings

With hands, feet, eyes, heads, mouth and ears pervading every being, the Divine permeates the entire universe.

- Divine Discourse, May 16, 2002.

All are One, Be alike to everyone!

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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:28 am

Identifying with Wholeness

It’s easy to identify with all the places we’ve been hurt and abandoned but can we identify with the timeless wholeness that weathers every abuse, every condition?

—Bonnie Myotai Treace, “The Sword Disappears in the Water”
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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:31 am

What is the one ingredient we need in our daily living, to make it flow softly, sweetly and smoothly?

The day becomes holy only when you sanctify it by Sadhana (Spiritual Practices), not otherwise.

Sadhana can grow only in a field fertilised by Love. Selfless Love or Prema is the prerequisite for devotion to the Divine.

The desire and deep love you have today, towards material objects, name, fame, spouse and children, should be sanctified and be subsumed by a more overpowering force - Love for the Divine.

Add two spoons of water to two litres of milk, the water too will be appreciated as milk! At present your Sadhana can be described only as mixing two litres of water with two spoons of milk!

Have the Love of the Divine filling and thrilling your heart; then, you cannot hate any one, you cannot indulge in unhealthy rivalries, and you will not find fault with anyone.

Your life will become soft, sweet and smooth!

- Divine Discourse, Jan 01, 1967.

Everyone should cultivate a spirit of sacrifice, that grows with you, as you grow older.

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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Fri Aug 07, 2020 4:18 pm

"Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters."

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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:21 pm

Treat Yourself Kindly

The way you treat yourself is one of the few things you control in life.

There’s no reason to be anything but kind to yourself, in both your speech and your actions.

Compassionate action includes taking care of your needs and looking for ways to enjoy yourself.

—Toni Bernhard, “Self-Care in an Uncertain World”
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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Sat Aug 08, 2020 11:21 am

What is the one fundamental correction each one of us must make, wherever we may choose to work – at home, office or in the society?

Selfless action is the ideal to be aimed at. But now, everything is measured by the result, the gain that accrues.

If you fan a person out of love, when you stop, the person cannot blame you, but when the paid servant stops, the master takes him to task.

In the first case, the act is done without selfish desire (in the nishkama way); there is no aim to seek gain.

The desire for gain is like the poisonous fangs; when they are pulled out, the snake of karma is rendered harmless.

The correct discipline to acquire the desireless (nishkama) attitude is dedication, and that is possible only when you have intense faith in the Divine.

That faith becomes steady through spiritual effort. Now, spiritual effort is like the snacks one eats; the main dishes are all of the world, from the world. However, the spiritual must be the major portion of the food.

- Divine Discourse, Sep 15, 1963.

Nishkama karma uproots the bestiality in a person and confers Divinity on that person.

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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:08 pm

What Boredom Can Teach Us

When we feel bored or ill at ease, instead of trying to avoid these feelings by staying busy or buying another fancy gadget, we [can] learn to look more clearly at our impulses, attitudes, and defenses.

—Ajahn Sucitto, “From Turning the Wheel of Truth: Commentary on the Buddha’s First Teaching”
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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Sun Aug 09, 2020 3:28 pm

In this fast advancing world of technology, what is that one critical quality of the past we must bring back?

There is a vast difference between now and five centuries ago, in the field of sense-control.

Today, senses are allowed free play; people are slaves to greed, lust and egoism.

The fault lies entirely with parents and elders. When children take to spirituality, many people scorn them and warn as a sign of insanity! Many still believe religion is a pursuit for old people, not youth!

If only you encourage children in this, they can equip themselves better for the battle of life!

In the newspapers you read of great success stories, but they are all material! Each one must fight the battle against temptations of the senses, conquer inner foes, and learn to triumph over their ego. This is the real victory which truly deserves congratulations!

That is what I referred to as Self-rule. All of you must practice and advise your children: "Be convinced that there is a Divine, guiding and guarding us.

Remember Him with gratitude. Pray to Him to render you pure. Love all; serve all. Join good company".

- Divine Discourse, Jan 01, 1967.

Every urge in you must undergo a test, and must be evaluated by a judge within you,
namely, Discrimination (buddhi).

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Re: Life 36 (May 20 - Dec 20)

Postby winston » Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:06 pm

Create Space for Your Natural Joy

Meditation practice allows our natural flow of being to come forth and provides a space for our natural joy to come out.

—Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, “Turn Into the Skid”
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