Atonement might be equated with total escape from the past and total lack of interest in the future. Heaven is HERE. There is nowhere else...
Heaven is NOW. There is no other time...
All beliefs will point to this if properly interpreted...
All beliefs that lead to progress should be honored!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
149 - Mandarin - food for thought
1. 你以为最酸的感觉是吃醋吗？不是，最酸的感觉是没权吃醋。
2. 低头要有勇气，抬头要有底气。
3. 上天决定了谁是你的亲戚，幸运的是在选择朋友方面它给你留了余地。
4. 人生就像一杯茶，不会苦一辈子，但总会苦一阵子。
5. 傻与不傻，要看你会不会装傻。
6. 女人用友情来拒绝爱情，男人用友情来换取爱情。
7. 幸福是可以通过学习来获得的，尽管它不是我们的母语。
8. 不要见一个爱一个，爱的太多，你的爱就要贬值。
9. 想完全了解一个男人，最好别做他的恋人，而做他的朋友。
10. 朋友就是把你看透了，还能喜欢你的人。
11. 当我们搬开别人架下的绊脚石时，也许恰恰是在为自己铺路。
12. 痛苦来临时不要总问：“为什么偏偏是我？” 因为快乐降临时你可没有问过这个问题。
13. 如果说我懂的道理比别人多一点，那是因为我犯的错误比别人多一点。
14. 不是每句 “ 对不起 ” ，都能换来 “ 没关系 ” 。
15. 世界上只有想不通的人，没有走不通的路。
16. 地球是运动的，一个人不会永远处在倒霉的位置。
17. 走的最急的是最美的景色，伤的最深的是最真的感情。
18. 在事实面前，我们的想象力越发达，后果就越不堪设想。
19. 当别人开始说你是疯子的时候，你离成功就不远了 ……
20. 你永远看不见我眼里的泪，因为你不在时我才会哭泣。
21. 时间就像一张网，你撒在哪里，你的收获就在哪里。
22. 如果我能够看到自己的背影，我想它一定很忧伤，因为我把快乐都留在了前面。
23. 理想和现实总是有差距的，幸好还有差距，不然，谁还稀罕理想？
24. 说有上辈子的人是在骗自己；说有下辈子的人是在骗别人。
25. 任何人都可以变得狠毒，只要你尝试过嫉妒。
26. 常常告诫自己不要在一棵树上吊死，结果 …… 在树林里迷路了。
27. 爱情就像攥在手里的沙子，攥的越紧，流失的越快。
28. 人生有两大悲剧：一个是得不到想要的东西，另一个是得到了不想要的东西。
29. 成熟不是心变老，而是眼泪在眼里打转却还保持微笑。
30. 问候不一定要郑重其事，但一定要真诚感人。
31. 做与不做的最大区别是：后者拥有对前者的评论权。
32. 人，长得漂亮不如活的漂亮。
33. 有些事，明知是错的，也要去坚持，因为不甘心；有些人，明知是爱的，也要去放弃，因为没有结局；
有时候，明知没路了，却还在前进，因为习惯了。
34. 同样的一瓶饮料，便利店里 2 块钱，五星饭店里 60 块，很多的时候，一个人的价值取决于所在的位置。
35. 每个人出生的时候都是原创，可悲的是很多人渐渐都成了盗版。
36. 真坏人并不可怕，可怕的是假好人。
37. 浪漫是一袭美丽的晚礼服，但你不能一天到晚都穿着它。
38. 把一切平凡的事做好即不平凡，把一切简单的事做好即不简单。
39. 把不忙不闲的工作做的出色，把不咸不淡的生活过得精彩。
40. 情侣间最矛盾的地方就是幻想彼此的未来，却惦记着对方的过去。
41. 忙碌是一种幸福，让我们没时间体会痛苦；奔波是一种快乐，让我们真实地感受生活；疲惫是一种享受，
让我们无暇空虚。
42. 理想很丰满，现实很骨感。
43. 女人吻男人是一种幸福，男人吻女人是一种口福。
44. 爱情永远比婚姻圣洁，婚姻永远比爱情实惠。
45. 探索的旅程不在于发现新大陆，而在于培养新视角。
46. 一个人能走多远，要看他有谁同行；一个人有多优秀，要看他有谁指点；一个人有多成功，
要看他有谁相伴。
47. 叹气是最浪费时间的事情，哭泣是最浪费力气的行径。
48. 不是人人都能活的低调，可以低调的基础是随时都能高调。
49. 谈恋爱就像剥洋葱，总有一层会让你流泪。
50. 年轻时候，拍下许多照片，摆在客厅给别人看；等到老了，才明白照片是拍给自己看的。
51. 就算不快乐也不要皱眉，因为你永远不知道谁会爱上你的笑容。
52. 当大部分人都在关注你飞的高不高时，只有少部分人关心你飞的累不累，这就是友情。
53. 绝口不提不是因为忘记，而是因为铭记。
54. 让未来到来，让过去过去。
55. 微小的幸福就在身边，容易满足就是天堂。
56. 成功有个副作用，就是以为过去的做法同样适应于将来。
57. 天使之所以会飞，是因为她们把自己看得很轻 ……
58. 试金可以用火，试女人可以用金，试男人可以用女人。
59. 喜欢一个人，就是在一起很开心；爱一个人，就是即使不开心，也想在一起。
60. 幽默就是一个人想哭的时候还有笑的兴致。
61. 咖啡苦与甜，不在于怎么搅拌，而在于是否放糖；一段伤丨痛，不在于怎么忘记，
而在于是否有勇气重新开始。
62. 人之所以活得累，是因为放不下架子，撕不开面子，解不开情节。
63. 漂亮只能为别人提供眼福，却不一定换到幸福。
64. 美丽让男人停下，智慧让男人留下。
65. 人生最精彩的不是实现梦想的瞬间，而是坚持梦想的过程。
66. 人生的冷暖取决于心灵的温度。
67. 如果你为自己定的所有目标都已达到，那么说明你定的目标还不够远大。
68. 生活可以将就，生活也可以讲究。
69. 女人的眼泪是没用的液体，但你让女人流泪说明你很没用。
70. 忍无可忍，就重新再忍。
71. 睡觉说明明天还要起来。
72. 付出真心，才会得到真心，却可能伤的彻底；保持距离，才能保护自己，却注定永远寂寞。
73. 让梦想成真的最好办法就是醒来。
74. 说真话的最大好处就是你不必记得你都说些什么。
75. 有时候，不是对方不在乎你，而是你把对方看的太重。
76. 废话是人际关系的第一句
2. 低头要有勇气，抬头要有底气。
3. 上天决定了谁是你的亲戚，幸运的是在选择朋友方面它给你留了余地。
4. 人生就像一杯茶，不会苦一辈子，但总会苦一阵子。
5. 傻与不傻，要看你会不会装傻。
6. 女人用友情来拒绝爱情，男人用友情来换取爱情。
7. 幸福是可以通过学习来获得的，尽管它不是我们的母语。
8. 不要见一个爱一个，爱的太多，你的爱就要贬值。
9. 想完全了解一个男人，最好别做他的恋人，而做他的朋友。
10. 朋友就是把你看透了，还能喜欢你的人。
11. 当我们搬开别人架下的绊脚石时，也许恰恰是在为自己铺路。
12. 痛苦来临时不要总问：“为什么偏偏是我？” 因为快乐降临时你可没有问过这个问题。
13. 如果说我懂的道理比别人多一点，那是因为我犯的错误比别人多一点。
14. 不是每句 “ 对不起 ” ，都能换来 “ 没关系 ” 。
15. 世界上只有想不通的人，没有走不通的路。
16. 地球是运动的，一个人不会永远处在倒霉的位置。
17. 走的最急的是最美的景色，伤的最深的是最真的感情。
18. 在事实面前，我们的想象力越发达，后果就越不堪设想。
19. 当别人开始说你是疯子的时候，你离成功就不远了 ……
20. 你永远看不见我眼里的泪，因为你不在时我才会哭泣。
21. 时间就像一张网，你撒在哪里，你的收获就在哪里。
22. 如果我能够看到自己的背影，我想它一定很忧伤，因为我把快乐都留在了前面。
23. 理想和现实总是有差距的，幸好还有差距，不然，谁还稀罕理想？
24. 说有上辈子的人是在骗自己；说有下辈子的人是在骗别人。
25. 任何人都可以变得狠毒，只要你尝试过嫉妒。
26. 常常告诫自己不要在一棵树上吊死，结果 …… 在树林里迷路了。
27. 爱情就像攥在手里的沙子，攥的越紧，流失的越快。
28. 人生有两大悲剧：一个是得不到想要的东西，另一个是得到了不想要的东西。
29. 成熟不是心变老，而是眼泪在眼里打转却还保持微笑。
30. 问候不一定要郑重其事，但一定要真诚感人。
31. 做与不做的最大区别是：后者拥有对前者的评论权。
32. 人，长得漂亮不如活的漂亮。
33. 有些事，明知是错的，也要去坚持，因为不甘心；有些人，明知是爱的，也要去放弃，因为没有结局；
有时候，明知没路了，却还在前进，因为习惯了。
34. 同样的一瓶饮料，便利店里 2 块钱，五星饭店里 60 块，很多的时候，一个人的价值取决于所在的位置。
35. 每个人出生的时候都是原创，可悲的是很多人渐渐都成了盗版。
36. 真坏人并不可怕，可怕的是假好人。
37. 浪漫是一袭美丽的晚礼服，但你不能一天到晚都穿着它。
38. 把一切平凡的事做好即不平凡，把一切简单的事做好即不简单。
39. 把不忙不闲的工作做的出色，把不咸不淡的生活过得精彩。
40. 情侣间最矛盾的地方就是幻想彼此的未来，却惦记着对方的过去。
41. 忙碌是一种幸福，让我们没时间体会痛苦；奔波是一种快乐，让我们真实地感受生活；疲惫是一种享受，
让我们无暇空虚。
42. 理想很丰满，现实很骨感。
43. 女人吻男人是一种幸福，男人吻女人是一种口福。
44. 爱情永远比婚姻圣洁，婚姻永远比爱情实惠。
45. 探索的旅程不在于发现新大陆，而在于培养新视角。
46. 一个人能走多远，要看他有谁同行；一个人有多优秀，要看他有谁指点；一个人有多成功，
要看他有谁相伴。
47. 叹气是最浪费时间的事情，哭泣是最浪费力气的行径。
48. 不是人人都能活的低调，可以低调的基础是随时都能高调。
49. 谈恋爱就像剥洋葱，总有一层会让你流泪。
50. 年轻时候，拍下许多照片，摆在客厅给别人看；等到老了，才明白照片是拍给自己看的。
51. 就算不快乐也不要皱眉，因为你永远不知道谁会爱上你的笑容。
52. 当大部分人都在关注你飞的高不高时，只有少部分人关心你飞的累不累，这就是友情。
53. 绝口不提不是因为忘记，而是因为铭记。
54. 让未来到来，让过去过去。
55. 微小的幸福就在身边，容易满足就是天堂。
56. 成功有个副作用，就是以为过去的做法同样适应于将来。
57. 天使之所以会飞，是因为她们把自己看得很轻 ……
58. 试金可以用火，试女人可以用金，试男人可以用女人。
59. 喜欢一个人，就是在一起很开心；爱一个人，就是即使不开心，也想在一起。
60. 幽默就是一个人想哭的时候还有笑的兴致。
61. 咖啡苦与甜，不在于怎么搅拌，而在于是否放糖；一段伤丨痛，不在于怎么忘记，
而在于是否有勇气重新开始。
62. 人之所以活得累，是因为放不下架子，撕不开面子，解不开情节。
63. 漂亮只能为别人提供眼福，却不一定换到幸福。
64. 美丽让男人停下，智慧让男人留下。
65. 人生最精彩的不是实现梦想的瞬间，而是坚持梦想的过程。
66. 人生的冷暖取决于心灵的温度。
67. 如果你为自己定的所有目标都已达到，那么说明你定的目标还不够远大。
68. 生活可以将就，生活也可以讲究。
69. 女人的眼泪是没用的液体，但你让女人流泪说明你很没用。
70. 忍无可忍，就重新再忍。
71. 睡觉说明明天还要起来。
72. 付出真心，才会得到真心，却可能伤的彻底；保持距离，才能保护自己，却注定永远寂寞。
73. 让梦想成真的最好办法就是醒来。
74. 说真话的最大好处就是你不必记得你都说些什么。
75. 有时候，不是对方不在乎你，而是你把对方看的太重。
76. 废话是人际关系的第一句
Friday, December 11, 2009
148 - ACIM Q & A
Q #225
If someone attacks me, am I really supposed to "do nothing"?
I am reading A Course in Miracles for the second time and I am having trouble with Lesson 135. Does it mean that if someone physically attacks you or verbally attacks you, you should just do nothing?
Should you allow someone to physically "beat you up"? I don't think this is what it means. I just want to make sure I am interpreting this correctly. Does the practice of martial arts conflict with the Course’s teachings?
Answer:
You are correct with regard to Lesson 135 "If I defend myself I am attacked." It does not mean that you should allow yourself to be beaten up or abused, or to watch someone else being abused without intervening.
This is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied concepts in the entire Course. It is important to remember that the Course is never talking about behavior, and that the practice of the Course should never exclude common sense.
The Course is always focusing on the content in our minds. Thus, you can be in your right mind and forcibly stop another person from hitting you, or you can be in your wrong mind and do that. You can be in your right mind and do nothing, or you can be in your wrong mind and do nothing. If we can get past our ego for an instant, then anything we do or do not do would be "right".
Throughout the Course, He is always teaching us that our thinking flows from either the ego’s thought system or the Holy Spirit’s, whichever we have chosen. Thus in this lesson He is specifically teaching us that whenever we perceive ourselves attacked and we feel a need to defend ourselves, we have reinforced a self-concept of fear and vulnerability, which means we see ourselves as a body, not as God created us.
Only if we are afraid would we have need of defenses. That is helpful information, for it lets us know which thought system we are identified with. But we cannot correct our faulty self-concept simply by allowing ourselves to be abused or violated in some way. That would not advance us spiritually, just as removing all locks from our doors and canceling insurance policies would not advance us spiritually.
As long as we experience ourselves as bodies, then we need to respond to and respect our bodily needs, both physical and psychological.
Jesus is speaking to us from his perspective as a healed mind, which knows with certainty that bodies and this world are totally illusory. He is simply saying that we, whose minds are not healed, should pay careful attention to the thought system we have chosen to identify with, and then ask his help to look through his eyes to see what this world is really like, and what its purpose is. Then we would have a basis for choosing differently.
He is helping us realize that there is an inherent fear in everyone, and that it is coming from our minds, not from hostile elements in the world or the body, which are all part of the ego’s strategy to keep us mindless. A defense against the fear and guilt in our minds is not necessary, because they are made up by the ego.
We need only ask his help to correct our mistaken choice to identify with the ego thought system of sin, guilt, and fear. And we know that we have made that mistaken choice every time we experience ourselves as vulnerable and attacked.
Again, that does not mean that we do not protect ourselves in whatever way is appropriate in the world, including the use of martial arts.
Finally, Jesus does not mean in this lesson that we should never make plans; he means only that we should consult with him first, because as unhealed minds we have no idea of what is in our best interests, or in anyone else’s best interests.
We must even be vigilant about presuming to know what our problems are, lest we fall into the ego trap of telling Jesus or the Holy Spirit how They should solve our problems. Our energies and efforts would be much better placed in asking for help to forgive, for that alone will remove the barriers to our truly hearing the Voice for Love, Whose wisdom would gently guide us in all our words and actions.
Guilt is the problem, forgiveness is the answer. We need never get more specific than that.
If someone attacks me, am I really supposed to "do nothing"?
I am reading A Course in Miracles for the second time and I am having trouble with Lesson 135. Does it mean that if someone physically attacks you or verbally attacks you, you should just do nothing?
Should you allow someone to physically "beat you up"? I don't think this is what it means. I just want to make sure I am interpreting this correctly. Does the practice of martial arts conflict with the Course’s teachings?
Answer:
You are correct with regard to Lesson 135 "If I defend myself I am attacked." It does not mean that you should allow yourself to be beaten up or abused, or to watch someone else being abused without intervening.
This is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied concepts in the entire Course. It is important to remember that the Course is never talking about behavior, and that the practice of the Course should never exclude common sense.
The Course is always focusing on the content in our minds. Thus, you can be in your right mind and forcibly stop another person from hitting you, or you can be in your wrong mind and do that. You can be in your right mind and do nothing, or you can be in your wrong mind and do nothing. If we can get past our ego for an instant, then anything we do or do not do would be "right".
Throughout the Course, He is always teaching us that our thinking flows from either the ego’s thought system or the Holy Spirit’s, whichever we have chosen. Thus in this lesson He is specifically teaching us that whenever we perceive ourselves attacked and we feel a need to defend ourselves, we have reinforced a self-concept of fear and vulnerability, which means we see ourselves as a body, not as God created us.
Only if we are afraid would we have need of defenses. That is helpful information, for it lets us know which thought system we are identified with. But we cannot correct our faulty self-concept simply by allowing ourselves to be abused or violated in some way. That would not advance us spiritually, just as removing all locks from our doors and canceling insurance policies would not advance us spiritually.
As long as we experience ourselves as bodies, then we need to respond to and respect our bodily needs, both physical and psychological.
Jesus is speaking to us from his perspective as a healed mind, which knows with certainty that bodies and this world are totally illusory. He is simply saying that we, whose minds are not healed, should pay careful attention to the thought system we have chosen to identify with, and then ask his help to look through his eyes to see what this world is really like, and what its purpose is. Then we would have a basis for choosing differently.
He is helping us realize that there is an inherent fear in everyone, and that it is coming from our minds, not from hostile elements in the world or the body, which are all part of the ego’s strategy to keep us mindless. A defense against the fear and guilt in our minds is not necessary, because they are made up by the ego.
We need only ask his help to correct our mistaken choice to identify with the ego thought system of sin, guilt, and fear. And we know that we have made that mistaken choice every time we experience ourselves as vulnerable and attacked.
Again, that does not mean that we do not protect ourselves in whatever way is appropriate in the world, including the use of martial arts.
Finally, Jesus does not mean in this lesson that we should never make plans; he means only that we should consult with him first, because as unhealed minds we have no idea of what is in our best interests, or in anyone else’s best interests.
We must even be vigilant about presuming to know what our problems are, lest we fall into the ego trap of telling Jesus or the Holy Spirit how They should solve our problems. Our energies and efforts would be much better placed in asking for help to forgive, for that alone will remove the barriers to our truly hearing the Voice for Love, Whose wisdom would gently guide us in all our words and actions.
Guilt is the problem, forgiveness is the answer. We need never get more specific than that.
147 - ACIM in Mandarin
Q043 問：
若水，您好。我在 9 月 29 日晚提包被人搶了，裏面有 250 多元錢和一部手機。當我被歹徒摔倒在地時又氣又疼，喊了也沒人幫，但心裏並沒有一絲害怕，報警後被送回了家。
我覺得自己學奇蹟課程可能有點出偏。我認爲這類非常事件不該發生在我身上，因爲書上說一切遭遇都是自己想出來的。我就在反思是不是前段時間沒有照顧好自己的念頭，生活太平淡，總想發生點什麽才好。彭老師說：「你認爲只要凡事都往好處想就不會有壞的事情發生？」奇蹟課程不是讓你控制問題而是面對問題。她說得多好！我知道沒有什麽神秘力量會保護個體，每個人都是自己的護佑之神。
這件事對我的意義是我該在夜行時保持警惕，「不設防是最好的保障」並不是指放棄一切安全意識和措施，我在人間生活可以做每個人都在做的事，但心裏要保持一份獨醒和覺察。然而，不知是否我把念頭的力量放大後，反而增加了我新的恐懼：我生怕産生不好的念頭，果然，就在生活中應驗了。
後來我跟一位做心理輔導的朋友談起這事，談到警察不立案就打發我回家，回家後又遭到母親的責難，她一個勁地數落我生活能力太差，用不成好東西，丟三落四。氣得我哭起來：我也是受害者，你不僅不安慰反而怪我。然後整晚做惡夢：先是被一個男人追著打，後來又被一個威嚴的女人出賣，好像被殺了。我的輔導朋友說我有受害情結，我需要發生這種事來證明自己的存在和價值。說我不會維護自己的權益，「你管不了歹徒還管不了警察？他不立案你就不放過他」，他這麽一說我心裏又開始不舒服，因爲當時我一點都不生氣，也沒想到據理力爭要警察幫我挽回損失。於是我覺得自己真是受害情結深重，這樣怎麽會有幸福可言？我修奇蹟課程這麽久，還是問題多多，一遇事就抓狂，真有點洩氣。周圍的人都把我批一頓，好像是我活該。課程裏經常說：「懷著感恩之心及慈愛之念對待今天所遇到的每一個人。」我該如何視歹徒爲弟兄？我好像知道自己該如何看，可聽別人一說心就亂了，無法堅定立場，我在寫這些時還忍不住流眼淚呢。
答：
小張，聽到你在街道上被搶的經歷，也很難過，真恨不得自己能在你身邊，及時將你扶起，給你一些安慰。
我們一入人世，就不只是個「個體」，而是降生在一個大環境（局勢）的一個意識生命，每一件事情的發生，不能只由你「個人」的角度去評斷，因它未必是沖著你個人來的，而是一個大團體的共業。彭老師說的沒錯，小我的世界，隨處都會有「意外」，這不是你能掌控的。
你生長在一個貧富不均的中國，絕非偶然。許多劇情，在另一層次已經寫定了，某些事件，遲早會發生，但結局卻沒有定論。有修的人，不論順逆，都能藉此而成長。
今早由報上看到巴基斯坦與印度邊界發生大地震，死傷人數逾萬，又是誰的錯呢？
其實都是我們的「意識生命」需要走過的進化與淨化，也許這是他們爲我們演出的一場「悲劇」，供我們活人去學習的？
人間的任何現象，不論多麽殘忍，不可理喻，都被奇蹟課程歸納爲二：「愛的表達」或「求助的表達」。強盜搶劫與你被搶，都是「受害與求助」的不同方式。而這不是「你」的個人事件，我們都在跟你一起學習。
在我眼中，你所經歷的考驗，已經過了，你除了失落一些身外之物以外，你安全過關，你通過考試了。現在輪到風聞此事的「我們」面臨同一個考試，我們是懷著愛或是恐懼或是防備的心態來面對你的問題？有些人會與你一起掉在受害者的坑裏，而責怪你不小心？有些人會給你一些自我防衛的建議？這其實反映出我們的問題，不是你的問題。你已經通過考試，我們卻還沒有。
人間事本身並無對錯好壞，我們永遠都不敢確定 WHY？但我們都可以藉此而從受害者的心態中走出。你目前看到自己的「受害」，正是你寬恕自己，更愛自己的機會。請千萬不要責怪自己，你應爲你自己的「全身而退」而驕傲。
至於你身邊關懷你的人，會因著自己的憂懼之心而投射給你許多忠言善勸，也寬恕我們吧，因爲通常旁觀者會比遇險的當事人更加害怕呢。
你可以氣得大哭一場，或是和朋友訴一訴苦，這都是很健康的反應。可以放心了，你已經「躲過一劫」了，很快就會拾回舊日的平安的。我對你有信心。遙寄祝福。
文/ 若水
原文於 2006/9/18 已發表於奇蹟課程中文部網站
若水，您好。我在 9 月 29 日晚提包被人搶了，裏面有 250 多元錢和一部手機。當我被歹徒摔倒在地時又氣又疼，喊了也沒人幫，但心裏並沒有一絲害怕，報警後被送回了家。
我覺得自己學奇蹟課程可能有點出偏。我認爲這類非常事件不該發生在我身上，因爲書上說一切遭遇都是自己想出來的。我就在反思是不是前段時間沒有照顧好自己的念頭，生活太平淡，總想發生點什麽才好。彭老師說：「你認爲只要凡事都往好處想就不會有壞的事情發生？」奇蹟課程不是讓你控制問題而是面對問題。她說得多好！我知道沒有什麽神秘力量會保護個體，每個人都是自己的護佑之神。
這件事對我的意義是我該在夜行時保持警惕，「不設防是最好的保障」並不是指放棄一切安全意識和措施，我在人間生活可以做每個人都在做的事，但心裏要保持一份獨醒和覺察。然而，不知是否我把念頭的力量放大後，反而增加了我新的恐懼：我生怕産生不好的念頭，果然，就在生活中應驗了。
後來我跟一位做心理輔導的朋友談起這事，談到警察不立案就打發我回家，回家後又遭到母親的責難，她一個勁地數落我生活能力太差，用不成好東西，丟三落四。氣得我哭起來：我也是受害者，你不僅不安慰反而怪我。然後整晚做惡夢：先是被一個男人追著打，後來又被一個威嚴的女人出賣，好像被殺了。我的輔導朋友說我有受害情結，我需要發生這種事來證明自己的存在和價值。說我不會維護自己的權益，「你管不了歹徒還管不了警察？他不立案你就不放過他」，他這麽一說我心裏又開始不舒服，因爲當時我一點都不生氣，也沒想到據理力爭要警察幫我挽回損失。於是我覺得自己真是受害情結深重，這樣怎麽會有幸福可言？我修奇蹟課程這麽久，還是問題多多，一遇事就抓狂，真有點洩氣。周圍的人都把我批一頓，好像是我活該。課程裏經常說：「懷著感恩之心及慈愛之念對待今天所遇到的每一個人。」我該如何視歹徒爲弟兄？我好像知道自己該如何看，可聽別人一說心就亂了，無法堅定立場，我在寫這些時還忍不住流眼淚呢。
答：
小張，聽到你在街道上被搶的經歷，也很難過，真恨不得自己能在你身邊，及時將你扶起，給你一些安慰。
我們一入人世，就不只是個「個體」，而是降生在一個大環境（局勢）的一個意識生命，每一件事情的發生，不能只由你「個人」的角度去評斷，因它未必是沖著你個人來的，而是一個大團體的共業。彭老師說的沒錯，小我的世界，隨處都會有「意外」，這不是你能掌控的。
你生長在一個貧富不均的中國，絕非偶然。許多劇情，在另一層次已經寫定了，某些事件，遲早會發生，但結局卻沒有定論。有修的人，不論順逆，都能藉此而成長。
今早由報上看到巴基斯坦與印度邊界發生大地震，死傷人數逾萬，又是誰的錯呢？
其實都是我們的「意識生命」需要走過的進化與淨化，也許這是他們爲我們演出的一場「悲劇」，供我們活人去學習的？
人間的任何現象，不論多麽殘忍，不可理喻，都被奇蹟課程歸納爲二：「愛的表達」或「求助的表達」。強盜搶劫與你被搶，都是「受害與求助」的不同方式。而這不是「你」的個人事件，我們都在跟你一起學習。
在我眼中，你所經歷的考驗，已經過了，你除了失落一些身外之物以外，你安全過關，你通過考試了。現在輪到風聞此事的「我們」面臨同一個考試，我們是懷著愛或是恐懼或是防備的心態來面對你的問題？有些人會與你一起掉在受害者的坑裏，而責怪你不小心？有些人會給你一些自我防衛的建議？這其實反映出我們的問題，不是你的問題。你已經通過考試，我們卻還沒有。
人間事本身並無對錯好壞，我們永遠都不敢確定 WHY？但我們都可以藉此而從受害者的心態中走出。你目前看到自己的「受害」，正是你寬恕自己，更愛自己的機會。請千萬不要責怪自己，你應爲你自己的「全身而退」而驕傲。
至於你身邊關懷你的人，會因著自己的憂懼之心而投射給你許多忠言善勸，也寬恕我們吧，因爲通常旁觀者會比遇險的當事人更加害怕呢。
你可以氣得大哭一場，或是和朋友訴一訴苦，這都是很健康的反應。可以放心了，你已經「躲過一劫」了，很快就會拾回舊日的平安的。我對你有信心。遙寄祝福。
文/ 若水
原文於 2006/9/18 已發表於奇蹟課程中文部網站
Saturday, December 5, 2009
146 - Meaning of True Friendship
TRUE FRIENDSHIP - "You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them too sometimes"
145 Just a thought about the meaning of NOW
Never waste time regretting or expecting too much in your life. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But Today is a gift - and that is why it is called the PRESENT.
Friday, November 6, 2009
144 - I believe
A Birth Certificate shows that we were born.
A Death Certificate shows that we died.
Pictures show that we lived!
I Believe....
That just because two people argue, that doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue, that doesn't mean they do love each other.
I Believe...
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I Believe...
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I Believe...
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I Believe...
That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I Believe...
That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I Believe....
That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I Believe...
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I Believe...
That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I Believe...
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I Believe...
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I Believe...
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I Believe...
That my best friend and I can do anything, or nothing, and have the best time.
I Believe....
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
I Believe...
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had,and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I Believe...
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I Believe...
That no matter how badly your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I Believe...
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,but we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe...
That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I Believe...
Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I Believe...
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I Believe...
That even when you think you have no more to give, if a friend cries out to you,you will find the strength to help.
I Believe...
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I Believe...
That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything.
A Death Certificate shows that we died.
Pictures show that we lived!
I Believe....
That just because two people argue, that doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue, that doesn't mean they do love each other.
I Believe...
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I Believe...
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I Believe...
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I Believe...
That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I Believe...
That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I Believe....
That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I Believe...
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I Believe...
That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I Believe...
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I Believe...
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I Believe...
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I Believe...
That my best friend and I can do anything, or nothing, and have the best time.
I Believe....
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
I Believe...
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had,and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I Believe...
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I Believe...
That no matter how badly your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I Believe...
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,but we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe...
That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I Believe...
Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I Believe...
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I Believe...
That even when you think you have no more to give, if a friend cries out to you,you will find the strength to help.
I Believe...
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I Believe...
That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything.
143 - ego vs spirit
TODAY'S CONTEMPLATION
The ego looks for peace / the spirit rests in it
The ego looks for love / the spirit gives it freely
The ego is in constant search for happiness / the spirit is absorbed in joy
The ego looks for control / the spirit is totally free
The ego looks for longevity / the spirit is immortal
The ego accumulates information / the spirit is Supreme Wisdom
The ego is limited by space and time / the spirit is boundless
The ego is only a player in a show / the spirit is life itself
The ego is false / the spirit is real
The ego wants more and more / the spirit has it all!
-Bob Gottfried-
(Shortcut to Spirituality: Mastering the Art of Inner Peace)
The ego looks for peace / the spirit rests in it
The ego looks for love / the spirit gives it freely
The ego is in constant search for happiness / the spirit is absorbed in joy
The ego looks for control / the spirit is totally free
The ego looks for longevity / the spirit is immortal
The ego accumulates information / the spirit is Supreme Wisdom
The ego is limited by space and time / the spirit is boundless
The ego is only a player in a show / the spirit is life itself
The ego is false / the spirit is real
The ego wants more and more / the spirit has it all!
-Bob Gottfried-
(Shortcut to Spirituality: Mastering the Art of Inner Peace)
Monday, October 12, 2009
142: Difference between Interest & Commitment
Interest and Commitment....the difference....
There’s a difference between interest and commitment.
When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit.
When you’re committed to something, you will do it regardless of circumstances. You accept no excuses, only results.
There’s a difference between interest and commitment.
When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit.
When you’re committed to something, you will do it regardless of circumstances. You accept no excuses, only results.
Friday, October 9, 2009
141: Acim Year 4 KL wef Oct 2009
IT’S TIME TO WAKE UP!
A One-Year Study Program of A Course In Miracles (ACIM)
Guided by Dr T. Aaron Lim
ACIM is a complete self-study spiritual thought system that teaches the way to Love and Inner Peace. Its only purpose is to provide a way in which we will be able to find our own Internal Teacher. Being able to access that "Internal Teacher" is central to allowing forgiveness to guide our life in the world, hence to be at peace and of service.
The Course is not about making a better world, but it is about making a more peaceful human being through the agency of spirit and the memory of the Love of God that the "Internal Teacher" holds for all in that part of spirit called "mind." A better world will occur when minds are healed of their ego beliefs in separation and competing interests.
As a 3-volume curriculum consisting of a Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers, it teaches that the way to universal love and peace — or remembering God — is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy.
ACIM also emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum, of which there are "many thousands". Consequently, it expresses a non-sectarian, non-denominational spirituality. ACIM therefore is a universal spiritual teaching, not a religion.
The "Text" presents the theory of the Course and has built into its study the development of the experience of forgiveness that is the Course's goal for the student. In this regard, ACIM states that "its goal for you is happiness and peace." The Text also explains the basis for fear and guilt, and how they can be overcome through miracles, which are defined as maximal "expressions of love." Miracles are also defined as the shift in perception from fear to love.
The "Workbook for Students" consists of 365 lessons, an exercise for each day of the year. This one-year training program begins the process of changing the student's mind and perception, though it is not intended to bring one's learning to completion. As stated in the Preface to the Course,"At the end,the reader is left in the hands of his or her own Internal Teacher,Who will direct all subsequent learning as He sees fit."
The "Manual for Teachers" is written in question-and-answer form and provides answers to some of the more likely questions a student might ask. It also includes clarification of a number of terms the Course uses, explaining them within the theoretical framework of the Text and for their practical application through the Workbook.
What exactly, then, is A Course in Miracles? The summary introduction, which appears in its Text, is quite succinct and brief. It reads:
"This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite".
This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way:
"Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."
__________________________________________________________________
About The Facilitator
DR T. AARON LIM
Dr T. Aaron Lim, a Fulbright-Hays Scholar, is a graduate of St. Francis’ Institution, Malaysia; College of Agriculture, Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia); Louisiana State University, USA; University of Hawaii, USA and Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA. He is a former professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA.
Born and raised in the ancient philosophies of the Orient and trained in the modern sciences of the West, Dr. Aaron has a unique talent of bridging the traditions of East and West. He has been serving and teaching health, personal development and spiritual growth for over 30 years. As a dynamic speaker and educator, he uses his multiple talents to help others reach their fullest potential.
Along with his wife,Dehyana Lee Lim(www.anchoringthelight.org),
he co - founded and co-directs “Bodhi Fellowship/Center For Inner Peace”
(www.bodhifellowship.org)a nonprofit,spiritual organization dedicated to teaching unconditional,universallove and selfless service based in the Historic Heritage City of Malacca,Malaysia.
ALL surplus arising from this Course will be donated to “Bodhi Fellowship Miracle Children’s Home” as its donation to support orphaned/underprivileged children.
A One-Year Study Program of A Course In Miracles (ACIM)
Guided by Dr T. Aaron Lim
ACIM is a complete self-study spiritual thought system that teaches the way to Love and Inner Peace. Its only purpose is to provide a way in which we will be able to find our own Internal Teacher. Being able to access that "Internal Teacher" is central to allowing forgiveness to guide our life in the world, hence to be at peace and of service.
The Course is not about making a better world, but it is about making a more peaceful human being through the agency of spirit and the memory of the Love of God that the "Internal Teacher" holds for all in that part of spirit called "mind." A better world will occur when minds are healed of their ego beliefs in separation and competing interests.
As a 3-volume curriculum consisting of a Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers, it teaches that the way to universal love and peace — or remembering God — is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy.
ACIM also emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum, of which there are "many thousands". Consequently, it expresses a non-sectarian, non-denominational spirituality. ACIM therefore is a universal spiritual teaching, not a religion.
The "Text" presents the theory of the Course and has built into its study the development of the experience of forgiveness that is the Course's goal for the student. In this regard, ACIM states that "its goal for you is happiness and peace." The Text also explains the basis for fear and guilt, and how they can be overcome through miracles, which are defined as maximal "expressions of love." Miracles are also defined as the shift in perception from fear to love.
The "Workbook for Students" consists of 365 lessons, an exercise for each day of the year. This one-year training program begins the process of changing the student's mind and perception, though it is not intended to bring one's learning to completion. As stated in the Preface to the Course,"At the end,the reader is left in the hands of his or her own Internal Teacher,Who will direct all subsequent learning as He sees fit."
The "Manual for Teachers" is written in question-and-answer form and provides answers to some of the more likely questions a student might ask. It also includes clarification of a number of terms the Course uses, explaining them within the theoretical framework of the Text and for their practical application through the Workbook.
What exactly, then, is A Course in Miracles? The summary introduction, which appears in its Text, is quite succinct and brief. It reads:
"This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite".
This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way:
"Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."
__________________________________________________________________
About The Facilitator
DR T. AARON LIM
Dr T. Aaron Lim, a Fulbright-Hays Scholar, is a graduate of St. Francis’ Institution, Malaysia; College of Agriculture, Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia); Louisiana State University, USA; University of Hawaii, USA and Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA. He is a former professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA.
Born and raised in the ancient philosophies of the Orient and trained in the modern sciences of the West, Dr. Aaron has a unique talent of bridging the traditions of East and West. He has been serving and teaching health, personal development and spiritual growth for over 30 years. As a dynamic speaker and educator, he uses his multiple talents to help others reach their fullest potential.
Along with his wife,Dehyana Lee Lim(www.anchoringthelight.org),
he co - founded and co-directs “Bodhi Fellowship/Center For Inner Peace”
(www.bodhifellowship.org)a nonprofit,spiritual organization dedicated to teaching unconditional,universallove and selfless service based in the Historic Heritage City of Malacca,Malaysia.
ALL surplus arising from this Course will be donated to “Bodhi Fellowship Miracle Children’s Home” as its donation to support orphaned/underprivileged children.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
140: ACIM 4th year @KL
A COURSE IN MIRACLES (ACIM) - 4TH YEAR - SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 2009 - KUALA LUMPUR
Saturday, 3 October, 2009 3:45 PM
From: "bodhi@bodhifellowship.org"
* ACIM - Study - It Is Time To Wake Up.docACIM - Study - It Is Time To Wake Up
An Invitation To You, Your Family & Friends
To Join Us...
The Values We Live By Are Worth More
When We Pass Them On.
From The Desk of KL ACIM Committee
A Course In Miracles "ACIM"
4th Year Registration
Dear friends,
Did you ever wonder what is the relationship between you and your world?
Are you just an insignificant fragment within your world?
Or is there a link between you and everything in your world?
Did your world happen by chance and you are a victim of it?
Or could it be that some infinite powers within you, unknown to you,
created your world?
Are you living within your world?
Or is your world living within you?
Is your world commanding you? Or, unknown to you?
Is your world actually waiting for your commands?
'A Course In Miracles' is about psychological and spiritual wisdom.
It speaks directly to your heart.
It will bring to you new awareness of the Truth.
Though it is always with you, in you and all around you.
You will have completely new thoughts, perceptions, visions and reality.
It is like awakening from a deep sleep.
It is a one year course and requires your willingness and commitment.
Attached is a write up on the course.
We are open for registration for the 4th year.
Your early confirmation will help the committee to book the venue and other logistics.
Here are The Course Details:
Date : Sunday, 11th October 2009
Time : 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Breakfast starts at 9:00 am
Subsequent sessions : 8th November 2009 (2nd Sunday) &
13th December 2009 (2nd Sunday)
*Tentatively will be held on every 2nd Sunday
of the month for year 2010
Venue : 1st floor, Bangunan Getah Asli (Menara)
Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
(In front of KLCC)
Dress code: Casual (Please bring extra clothing to keep
warm)
Cost per session per participant: RM60
Meals provided : Light breakfast and lunch.
*(Food contributions are welcome)
All excess funds will be donated to orphanage homes.
“A Course In Miracles” Textbook is available in major bookstores.
ACIM format: Dr. Aaron will share from various parts of the
ACIM book.
All questions within the context of ACIM are welcome.
Please help to forward this email to all your beloved friends.
All are welcome.
For further information, please contact:
JC Quah @ 012-336 2636 or email: jcquah.acim@gmail.com
Thank you and Have an Awesome Day
Saturday, 3 October, 2009 3:45 PM
From: "bodhi@bodhifellowship.org"
* ACIM - Study - It Is Time To Wake Up.docACIM - Study - It Is Time To Wake Up
An Invitation To You, Your Family & Friends
To Join Us...
The Values We Live By Are Worth More
When We Pass Them On.
From The Desk of KL ACIM Committee
A Course In Miracles "ACIM"
4th Year Registration
Dear friends,
Did you ever wonder what is the relationship between you and your world?
Are you just an insignificant fragment within your world?
Or is there a link between you and everything in your world?
Did your world happen by chance and you are a victim of it?
Or could it be that some infinite powers within you, unknown to you,
created your world?
Are you living within your world?
Or is your world living within you?
Is your world commanding you? Or, unknown to you?
Is your world actually waiting for your commands?
'A Course In Miracles' is about psychological and spiritual wisdom.
It speaks directly to your heart.
It will bring to you new awareness of the Truth.
Though it is always with you, in you and all around you.
You will have completely new thoughts, perceptions, visions and reality.
It is like awakening from a deep sleep.
It is a one year course and requires your willingness and commitment.
Attached is a write up on the course.
We are open for registration for the 4th year.
Your early confirmation will help the committee to book the venue and other logistics.
Here are The Course Details:
Date : Sunday, 11th October 2009
Time : 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Breakfast starts at 9:00 am
Subsequent sessions : 8th November 2009 (2nd Sunday) &
13th December 2009 (2nd Sunday)
*Tentatively will be held on every 2nd Sunday
of the month for year 2010
Venue : 1st floor, Bangunan Getah Asli (Menara)
Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
(In front of KLCC)
Dress code: Casual (Please bring extra clothing to keep
warm)
Cost per session per participant: RM60
Meals provided : Light breakfast and lunch.
*(Food contributions are welcome)
All excess funds will be donated to orphanage homes.
“A Course In Miracles” Textbook is available in major bookstores.
ACIM format: Dr. Aaron will share from various parts of the
ACIM book.
All questions within the context of ACIM are welcome.
Please help to forward this email to all your beloved friends.
All are welcome.
For further information, please contact:
JC Quah @ 012-336 2636 or email: jcquah.acim@gmail.com
Thank you and Have an Awesome Day
Monday, September 28, 2009
139: What is Compassion?
Compassion consists of feeling of empathy (instead of emotional feeling of deep sympathy, pity, sadness or sorrow). We must exercise our "wisdom" whenever we feel compassionate. Disasters/misfortune are merely wake up calls for mankind to remember pure love, compassion, gratitude and forgiveness. This is Nature's way to remind all of us that we have forgotten who we are.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
138: IT’S TIME TO WAKE UP!
A One-Year Study Program of A Course In Miracles (ACIM)
Guided by Dr T. Aaron Lim
ACIM is a complete self-study spiritual thought system that teaches the way to Love and Inner Peace. Its only purpose is to provide a way in which we will be able to find our own Internal Teacher. Being able to access that "Internal Teacher" is central to allowing forgiveness to guide our life in the world, hence to be at peace and of service.
The Course is not about making a better world, but it is about making a more peaceful human being through the agency of spirit and the memory of the Love of God that the "Internal Teacher" holds for all in that part of spirit called "mind." A better world will occur when minds are healed of their ego beliefs in separation and competing interests.
As a 3-volume curriculum consisting of a Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers, it teaches that the way to universal love and peace — or remembering God — is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy.
ACIM also emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum, of which there are "many thousands." Consequently, it expresses a non-sectarian, non-denominational spirituality. ACIM therefore is a universal spiritual teaching, not a religion.
The "Text" presents the theory of the Course and has built into its study the development of the experience of forgiveness that is the Course's goal for the student. In this regard, ACIM states that "its goal for you is happiness and peace." The Text also explains the basis for fear and guilt, and how they can be overcome through miracles, which are defined as maximal "expressions of love." Miracles are also defined as the shift in perception from fear to love.
The "Workbook for Students" consists of 365 lessons, an exercise for each day of the year. This one-year training program begins the process of changing the student's mind and perception, though it is not intended to bring one's learning to completion. As stated in the Preface to the Course, "At the end, the reader is left in the hands of his or her own Internal Teacher, Who will direct all subsequent learning as He sees fit."
The "Manual for Teachers" is written in question-and-answer form and provides answers to some of the more likely questions a student might ask. It also includes clarification of a number of terms the Course uses, explaining them within the theoretical framework of the Text and for their practical application through the Workbook.
What exactly, then, is A Course in Miracles? The summary introduction, which appears in its Text, is quite succinct and brief. It reads:
"This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite.
This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way:
Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God." ___________________________________________________________________
About The Facilitator
DR T. AARON LIM
Dr T. Aaron Lim, a Fulbright-Hays Scholar, is a graduate of St. Francis’ Institution, Malaysia; College of Agriculture, Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia); Louisiana State University, USA; University of Hawaii, USA and Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA. He is a former professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA.
Born and raised in the ancient philosophies of the Orient and trained in the modern sciences of the West, Dr. Aaron has a unique talent of bridging the traditions of East and West. He has been serving and teaching health, personal development and spiritual growth for over 30 years. As a dynamic speaker and educator, he uses his multiple talents to help others reach their fullest potential.
Along with his wife, Dehyana Lee Lim ( www.anchoringthelight.org)
he co - founded and co-directs “Bodhi Fellowship / Center For Inner Peace”
( www.bodhifellowship.org )a nonprofit, spiritual organization dedicated to teaching unconditional, universal love and selfless service based in the Historic Heritage City of Malacca, Malaysia.
( ALL surplus arising from this Course will be donated to “Bodhi Fellowship Miracle Children’s Home” as its donation to support orphaned / underprivileged children)
Guided by Dr T. Aaron Lim
ACIM is a complete self-study spiritual thought system that teaches the way to Love and Inner Peace. Its only purpose is to provide a way in which we will be able to find our own Internal Teacher. Being able to access that "Internal Teacher" is central to allowing forgiveness to guide our life in the world, hence to be at peace and of service.
The Course is not about making a better world, but it is about making a more peaceful human being through the agency of spirit and the memory of the Love of God that the "Internal Teacher" holds for all in that part of spirit called "mind." A better world will occur when minds are healed of their ego beliefs in separation and competing interests.
As a 3-volume curriculum consisting of a Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers, it teaches that the way to universal love and peace — or remembering God — is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy.
ACIM also emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum, of which there are "many thousands." Consequently, it expresses a non-sectarian, non-denominational spirituality. ACIM therefore is a universal spiritual teaching, not a religion.
The "Text" presents the theory of the Course and has built into its study the development of the experience of forgiveness that is the Course's goal for the student. In this regard, ACIM states that "its goal for you is happiness and peace." The Text also explains the basis for fear and guilt, and how they can be overcome through miracles, which are defined as maximal "expressions of love." Miracles are also defined as the shift in perception from fear to love.
The "Workbook for Students" consists of 365 lessons, an exercise for each day of the year. This one-year training program begins the process of changing the student's mind and perception, though it is not intended to bring one's learning to completion. As stated in the Preface to the Course, "At the end, the reader is left in the hands of his or her own Internal Teacher, Who will direct all subsequent learning as He sees fit."
The "Manual for Teachers" is written in question-and-answer form and provides answers to some of the more likely questions a student might ask. It also includes clarification of a number of terms the Course uses, explaining them within the theoretical framework of the Text and for their practical application through the Workbook.
What exactly, then, is A Course in Miracles? The summary introduction, which appears in its Text, is quite succinct and brief. It reads:
"This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite.
This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way:
Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God." ___________________________________________________________________
About The Facilitator
DR T. AARON LIM
Dr T. Aaron Lim, a Fulbright-Hays Scholar, is a graduate of St. Francis’ Institution, Malaysia; College of Agriculture, Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia); Louisiana State University, USA; University of Hawaii, USA and Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA. He is a former professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA.
Born and raised in the ancient philosophies of the Orient and trained in the modern sciences of the West, Dr. Aaron has a unique talent of bridging the traditions of East and West. He has been serving and teaching health, personal development and spiritual growth for over 30 years. As a dynamic speaker and educator, he uses his multiple talents to help others reach their fullest potential.
Along with his wife, Dehyana Lee Lim ( www.anchoringthelight.org)
he co - founded and co-directs “Bodhi Fellowship / Center For Inner Peace”
( www.bodhifellowship.org )a nonprofit, spiritual organization dedicated to teaching unconditional, universal love and selfless service based in the Historic Heritage City of Malacca, Malaysia.
( ALL surplus arising from this Course will be donated to “Bodhi Fellowship Miracle Children’s Home” as its donation to support orphaned / underprivileged children)
137: live life without regrets
LIVE LIFE WITHOUT REGRETS
Presented by Dr. T. Aaron Lim
Co-Founder, Bodhi Fellowship / Center For Inner Peace
"Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance!"
Do you have any regrets, and if so why? Do you have more than one? If so this means you might be doing something not in joyful with your life.
Too many people put off something that brings them joy, or fail to see the opportunity to experience joy. They use reasoning like they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
Because we cram so much into our lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises we make to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of "I'm going to," "I plan on," and "Someday, when things are settled down a bit."
When you worry and hurry through your day, you are wasting your life, it is like an unopened gift ... thrown away.
Life is not a race from birth to the grave, so why hurry to get there? See the sky, feel the wind blow, hear the music before the song is over.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the one's you did. Explore, dream, discover. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.
Why are you waiting? Now, right now, go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to do, not something on your SHOULD DO list. You cannot always wait for the perfect time, sometimes you must dare to jump!
Who am I? I am who I say I am and tomorrow someone else entirely. --- White Oleander
Register Now! Seats Are Limited.
WHEN: Saturday October 10, 2009 (Petaling Jaya)
TIME: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Registration starts at 9:00 am)
Light breakfast served from 9:00am – 10:00 am
WHERE: Singgahsana Hotel, Petaling Jaya
FEE: RM100 per person (includes breakfast, teabreak and a sumptuous lunch)
CONTACT: JC QUAH @ 012-3362636
Email: quahjc.rppp@gmail.com
PH CHIN @ 012-3388309
Email: phoyhoy@gmail.com
REGISTRATION : Please use Registration Form attached in email
( ALL surplus arising from this seminar will be your donation to Bodhi Fellowship Miracle Children’s Home to support orphaned & underprivileged children )
About The Presenter
Dr. T. Aaron Lim, a native of Malaysia, is a graduate of St. Francis' Institution, Malaysia; College of Agriculture, Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia); Louisiana State University, USA; University of Hawaii, USA and Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA. He is a former professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA.
Born and raised in the ancient philosophies of the Orient and trained in the modern sciences of the West, Dr. Aaron has a unique talent of bridging the traditions of East and West. He has been serving and teaching health, personal development and spiritual growth for over 30 years. As a dynamic speaker and educator, he uses his multiple talents to help others reach their fullest potential.
Along with his wife, Dehyana Lee Lim (www.anchoringthelight.org) , he co - founded and co-directs "Bodhi Fellowship / Center For Inner Peace" (www.bodhifellowship.org) a nonprofit, spiritual organization dedicated to teaching unconditional, universal love and selfless service based in the Historic Heritage City of Malacca, Malaysia.
Presented by Dr. T. Aaron Lim
Co-Founder, Bodhi Fellowship / Center For Inner Peace
"Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance!"
Do you have any regrets, and if so why? Do you have more than one? If so this means you might be doing something not in joyful with your life.
Too many people put off something that brings them joy, or fail to see the opportunity to experience joy. They use reasoning like they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
Because we cram so much into our lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises we make to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of "I'm going to," "I plan on," and "Someday, when things are settled down a bit."
When you worry and hurry through your day, you are wasting your life, it is like an unopened gift ... thrown away.
Life is not a race from birth to the grave, so why hurry to get there? See the sky, feel the wind blow, hear the music before the song is over.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the one's you did. Explore, dream, discover. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.
Why are you waiting? Now, right now, go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to do, not something on your SHOULD DO list. You cannot always wait for the perfect time, sometimes you must dare to jump!
Who am I? I am who I say I am and tomorrow someone else entirely. --- White Oleander
Register Now! Seats Are Limited.
WHEN: Saturday October 10, 2009 (Petaling Jaya)
TIME: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Registration starts at 9:00 am)
Light breakfast served from 9:00am – 10:00 am
WHERE: Singgahsana Hotel, Petaling Jaya
FEE: RM100 per person (includes breakfast, teabreak and a sumptuous lunch)
CONTACT: JC QUAH @ 012-3362636
Email: quahjc.rppp@gmail.com
PH CHIN @ 012-3388309
Email: phoyhoy@gmail.com
REGISTRATION : Please use Registration Form attached in email
( ALL surplus arising from this seminar will be your donation to Bodhi Fellowship Miracle Children’s Home to support orphaned & underprivileged children )
About The Presenter
Dr. T. Aaron Lim, a native of Malaysia, is a graduate of St. Francis' Institution, Malaysia; College of Agriculture, Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia); Louisiana State University, USA; University of Hawaii, USA and Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA. He is a former professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA.
Born and raised in the ancient philosophies of the Orient and trained in the modern sciences of the West, Dr. Aaron has a unique talent of bridging the traditions of East and West. He has been serving and teaching health, personal development and spiritual growth for over 30 years. As a dynamic speaker and educator, he uses his multiple talents to help others reach their fullest potential.
Along with his wife, Dehyana Lee Lim (www.anchoringthelight.org) , he co - founded and co-directs "Bodhi Fellowship / Center For Inner Peace" (www.bodhifellowship.org) a nonprofit, spiritual organization dedicated to teaching unconditional, universal love and selfless service based in the Historic Heritage City of Malacca, Malaysia.
Monday, September 21, 2009
136: (6 PRINCIPLES OF LIFE)
Six Principles of Life
1. No point using limited life to chase unlimited money.
用有限的青春去追求无限的财富真是不值得。
2. No point earning so much money you cannot live to spend it.
赚取那么多这生用不到的钱财是无意义的。
3. Money is not yours until you spend it.
没用到的钱财不属于你的。
4. When you are young, you use your health to chase your wealth; when you are old, you use your wealth to buy back your health. Difference is that, it is too late.
年青时你用健康去争取财富，年晚时你想用金钱去买回你的健康，但是一切已经太迟了。
5. How happy a man is, is not how much he has but how little he needs.
一个人的快乐不是他的财富有多大，而是他的需求有多低。
6. No point working so hard to provide for the people you have no time to spend with.
不值得去辛辛苦苦赚取金钱提供予那些你没有时间陪伴在一起的人。
1. No point using limited life to chase unlimited money.
用有限的青春去追求无限的财富真是不值得。
2. No point earning so much money you cannot live to spend it.
赚取那么多这生用不到的钱财是无意义的。
3. Money is not yours until you spend it.
没用到的钱财不属于你的。
4. When you are young, you use your health to chase your wealth; when you are old, you use your wealth to buy back your health. Difference is that, it is too late.
年青时你用健康去争取财富，年晚时你想用金钱去买回你的健康，但是一切已经太迟了。
5. How happy a man is, is not how much he has but how little he needs.
一个人的快乐不是他的财富有多大，而是他的需求有多低。
6. No point working so hard to provide for the people you have no time to spend with.
不值得去辛辛苦苦赚取金钱提供予那些你没有时间陪伴在一起的人。
Saturday, September 19, 2009
135: 奇蹟課程: 就像剝洋蔥一樣一層一層逼近核心。。相信自己值得真正幸福的人。。
感覺上身邊的朋友也在蛻變，尤其是身邊比較親近的朋友，好像都同步在這段日子進到人生更深一層的課題，就像剝洋蔥一樣一層一層逼近核心，我知道很苦，但是沒什麼好擔心的，我相信每個人都值得幸福，會在最好的位置。
有一個夥伴提出，奇蹟課程不是要我們幸福不要受苦嗎？我們會不會太著眼在穿越的過程必須受苦而催眠了大家？
我想，奇蹟課程所謂「快樂的學徒」有著更深的意涵，它不只是在心想事成的層次，它是要我們勇於探索潛意識的陰影，面對它、看破它，直到真正超越小我 (ego)，接納本該屬於我們的圓滿自性為止。
於是那個接近小我核心的過程就變得很重要，不是我們故意要討苦吃，而是一步步面對小我的原型，承認自己原來錯看自己的真相，這感受的確不好受，但是為了真正的自由平安 (true freedom & inner peace)值得這一歷程。
說穿了，苦的感覺其實也是一個幻 (illusion)，為什麼我們會被這幻覺困住，感覺像打毒品一樣上癮，要拔除這癮頭總要抗戰一番，好似我們已經植下這罪疚的癮頭生生世世般久遠。
課程中也提到，人們的行為取決於他們對世界的詮釋，而非世界的真實面貌。修練奇蹟課程，從惡夢連連的受害者世界，來到好夢連連的真實世界，其實不過都是我們對世界投射 (projection) 什麼眼光罷了，這世界真實的面貌誰真的了解呢？奇蹟課程說這世界也是個幻，擁有美夢的真實世界並非我們的真實目標，那我們的目標又在那兒？
這課程會將你領入真知 (realization) 之境，我們只須記住，凡是已抵達真實世界的人，都會超越過去，只是方式迥然不同，因為那超越之境不是學習所能達到的。…
怎麼準備呢？唯一的準備就是「寬恕」 (forgiveness) ，我常常提醒大家，去看那個分享奇蹟經驗的人他在受夠苦之後所下的願心，重要的不是那個受苦的過程或經驗而是那個「願心」，其實受苦常常是比面對容易的，但是領受奇蹟的人因為願意面對真相而瞬間脫離苦海。分享奇蹟的人常說我也不知道我寬恕了沒？或怎麼做才是寬恕？但是他知道他有寬恕的意願。
這就是一個好的開始，我聽到舊疾復發的學員可以在奇蹟課程中找到一句話支持自己，釋放恐懼；生活中面對死亡事件的朋友願意主動聽聽奇蹟課程的觀點、還有更多的穿越來自奇蹟課程的引領......，我深深感動，我想向這些相信自己值得真正幸福的人深深一鞠躬，選一條不一樣的路，是比較困難，但真愛無懼，而你們就是真愛。
有一個夥伴提出，奇蹟課程不是要我們幸福不要受苦嗎？我們會不會太著眼在穿越的過程必須受苦而催眠了大家？
我想，奇蹟課程所謂「快樂的學徒」有著更深的意涵，它不只是在心想事成的層次，它是要我們勇於探索潛意識的陰影，面對它、看破它，直到真正超越小我 (ego)，接納本該屬於我們的圓滿自性為止。
於是那個接近小我核心的過程就變得很重要，不是我們故意要討苦吃，而是一步步面對小我的原型，承認自己原來錯看自己的真相，這感受的確不好受，但是為了真正的自由平安 (true freedom & inner peace)值得這一歷程。
說穿了，苦的感覺其實也是一個幻 (illusion)，為什麼我們會被這幻覺困住，感覺像打毒品一樣上癮，要拔除這癮頭總要抗戰一番，好似我們已經植下這罪疚的癮頭生生世世般久遠。
課程中也提到，人們的行為取決於他們對世界的詮釋，而非世界的真實面貌。修練奇蹟課程，從惡夢連連的受害者世界，來到好夢連連的真實世界，其實不過都是我們對世界投射 (projection) 什麼眼光罷了，這世界真實的面貌誰真的了解呢？奇蹟課程說這世界也是個幻，擁有美夢的真實世界並非我們的真實目標，那我們的目標又在那兒？
這課程會將你領入真知 (realization) 之境，我們只須記住，凡是已抵達真實世界的人，都會超越過去，只是方式迥然不同，因為那超越之境不是學習所能達到的。…
怎麼準備呢？唯一的準備就是「寬恕」 (forgiveness) ，我常常提醒大家，去看那個分享奇蹟經驗的人他在受夠苦之後所下的願心，重要的不是那個受苦的過程或經驗而是那個「願心」，其實受苦常常是比面對容易的，但是領受奇蹟的人因為願意面對真相而瞬間脫離苦海。分享奇蹟的人常說我也不知道我寬恕了沒？或怎麼做才是寬恕？但是他知道他有寬恕的意願。
這就是一個好的開始，我聽到舊疾復發的學員可以在奇蹟課程中找到一句話支持自己，釋放恐懼；生活中面對死亡事件的朋友願意主動聽聽奇蹟課程的觀點、還有更多的穿越來自奇蹟課程的引領......，我深深感動，我想向這些相信自己值得真正幸福的人深深一鞠躬，選一條不一樣的路，是比較困難，但真愛無懼，而你們就是真愛。
134: 許添盛醫師主講：錢是一種流動的心靈能量分享
大家可能會覺得很奇怪，身心靈的課程，也會有這種創造財富的部份，因為它不把財富當財富，而是財富是一種心靈能量。
之前有場演講講過金錢是「愛的代幣」。
薪水與收入，是你自己跟別人衡量你對於這個世界的一種付出，對於世界的一種愛，然後宇宙透過人間的一種機制，給你的一種「愛的代幣」。所以，不要把錢只是當錢看，錢是一種流動的心靈能量，錢是一種流動的愛。
但是錢不能代表愛，錢是「愛」的一種代表，「愛」有很多代表，錢是「愛」的一種最世俗的代表，但是錢不完全等同於愛。當你開始回來看到錢的真面目，你就會覺得，錢既不罪惡，也不俗氣。錢既不現實，也不是如你以為的那麼骯髒。它可能只是一種流動的能量。
當你的愛愈大，你的錢流動的會愈順暢。
很多人沒有用這個角度來看金錢，反而把金錢當作是「恐懼的代幣」，因為你有很多的恐懼，所以你想要有很多的金錢，因為你心中有很多的恐懼，對不安全感的恐懼，對沒有房子的恐懼，沒有車子的恐懼，讓人家看不起的恐懼，沒有飯吃、沒有面子的恐懼，你就會拼命去賺錢，但是你會賺的很辛苦，最後「錢」可能賺到，可能沒賺到，可是健康跟快樂一定是賠上了。
如果是這樣，你的錢愈多，你的恐懼也就愈多，這樣子就走偏了，因為你是用恐懼的能量來換成錢的數量，當你的恐懼能量愈多，因為很害怕沒錢於是拼命賺錢，剛開始相對的你的錢也會愈多，因為恐懼的能量也能換為錢，如此一直持續下去，當恐懼的能量，逐漸換成錢的能量的時候，當有一天，恐懼的能量超過你的自我，超過你的意識心可以負荷的，那麼就會突然在很短的時間內，事業失敗，家道中落，很多累積起來的錢會一下子不見了，因為它換回恐懼。能量是流動的，能量是相通的，所以你的錢會再不見，因為你的錢又變回恐懼的能量。它變來變去。要嘛你的錢可能還在，但是你生病了，所有的錢又變回去生病的能量，生病的能量是恐懼的能量，是種可能會死亡的能量。
所以，你要問你自己，你用來轉換成錢的能量，是你對自己的愛，對家人的愛，對孩子的愛，對這個世界的愛，還是你對生命的恐懼，你對自己日子過不下去的恐懼，對於孩子將來沒有前途的恐懼，對於這個家，將來沒有錢怎麼辦的恐懼，將來沒有錢給你的父母的恐懼，所換來金錢，你的錢現在換會去就會等於什麼？
是等於更大的安全感，更大的愛的能量的流動，還是，你的錢換回去是恐懼？
因為，能量是守恆的。錢跟愛兩者是正向的，兩者會正向增值。因為你的錢是等同於心中有多少的富足，你的心中愈富足，錢會愈多，錢愈多愈富足，愈富足錢會愈多。對自己更好。對家人更好。對這個世界更有幫助。何樂而不為？
台灣過去經濟不錯，但是這幾年的經濟往下走，因為當初的經濟奇蹟，不是用愛代換過來的，而是窮怕了，我們是用窮怕了的心情，想要有面子怕被別人看不起，我要當有錢人，因為我的虛榮也好，我的恐懼，我的匱乏跟空虛，所以我累積很多錢，經濟有沒有崩匱？有，因為不是用愛的能量建構起來的，而是用心靈的空虛、自卑的能量、空虛的能量。
能量是守恆的，怎麼來怎麼去，如果你的錢是從空虛、從自卑、從匱乏、從怕人家看不起，所以拼命想要有錢，如果是不安全感它會回到不安全感，因為它怎麼來怎麼去。
如果你的錢是反應出你的自在、喜悅、你對家人的愛、對週遭人的愛、那它也會返回到愛。
讓你寬擴的能量起來，讓你心裡的愛、安全感與自在，心中起了多少的富足，就會有多成長與自在。跟你的心念與心靈的能量有關係。
--這篇演講是摘自許添盛醫師的CD有聲書「個人與群體事件的本質」中的第四輯中的最後一片，是許醫師與我們一同分享的諸多心得之一。
之前有場演講講過金錢是「愛的代幣」。
薪水與收入，是你自己跟別人衡量你對於這個世界的一種付出，對於世界的一種愛，然後宇宙透過人間的一種機制，給你的一種「愛的代幣」。所以，不要把錢只是當錢看，錢是一種流動的心靈能量，錢是一種流動的愛。
但是錢不能代表愛，錢是「愛」的一種代表，「愛」有很多代表，錢是「愛」的一種最世俗的代表，但是錢不完全等同於愛。當你開始回來看到錢的真面目，你就會覺得，錢既不罪惡，也不俗氣。錢既不現實，也不是如你以為的那麼骯髒。它可能只是一種流動的能量。
當你的愛愈大，你的錢流動的會愈順暢。
很多人沒有用這個角度來看金錢，反而把金錢當作是「恐懼的代幣」，因為你有很多的恐懼，所以你想要有很多的金錢，因為你心中有很多的恐懼，對不安全感的恐懼，對沒有房子的恐懼，沒有車子的恐懼，讓人家看不起的恐懼，沒有飯吃、沒有面子的恐懼，你就會拼命去賺錢，但是你會賺的很辛苦，最後「錢」可能賺到，可能沒賺到，可是健康跟快樂一定是賠上了。
如果是這樣，你的錢愈多，你的恐懼也就愈多，這樣子就走偏了，因為你是用恐懼的能量來換成錢的數量，當你的恐懼能量愈多，因為很害怕沒錢於是拼命賺錢，剛開始相對的你的錢也會愈多，因為恐懼的能量也能換為錢，如此一直持續下去，當恐懼的能量，逐漸換成錢的能量的時候，當有一天，恐懼的能量超過你的自我，超過你的意識心可以負荷的，那麼就會突然在很短的時間內，事業失敗，家道中落，很多累積起來的錢會一下子不見了，因為它換回恐懼。能量是流動的，能量是相通的，所以你的錢會再不見，因為你的錢又變回恐懼的能量。它變來變去。要嘛你的錢可能還在，但是你生病了，所有的錢又變回去生病的能量，生病的能量是恐懼的能量，是種可能會死亡的能量。
所以，你要問你自己，你用來轉換成錢的能量，是你對自己的愛，對家人的愛，對孩子的愛，對這個世界的愛，還是你對生命的恐懼，你對自己日子過不下去的恐懼，對於孩子將來沒有前途的恐懼，對於這個家，將來沒有錢怎麼辦的恐懼，將來沒有錢給你的父母的恐懼，所換來金錢，你的錢現在換會去就會等於什麼？
是等於更大的安全感，更大的愛的能量的流動，還是，你的錢換回去是恐懼？
因為，能量是守恆的。錢跟愛兩者是正向的，兩者會正向增值。因為你的錢是等同於心中有多少的富足，你的心中愈富足，錢會愈多，錢愈多愈富足，愈富足錢會愈多。對自己更好。對家人更好。對這個世界更有幫助。何樂而不為？
台灣過去經濟不錯，但是這幾年的經濟往下走，因為當初的經濟奇蹟，不是用愛代換過來的，而是窮怕了，我們是用窮怕了的心情，想要有面子怕被別人看不起，我要當有錢人，因為我的虛榮也好，我的恐懼，我的匱乏跟空虛，所以我累積很多錢，經濟有沒有崩匱？有，因為不是用愛的能量建構起來的，而是用心靈的空虛、自卑的能量、空虛的能量。
能量是守恆的，怎麼來怎麼去，如果你的錢是從空虛、從自卑、從匱乏、從怕人家看不起，所以拼命想要有錢，如果是不安全感它會回到不安全感，因為它怎麼來怎麼去。
如果你的錢是反應出你的自在、喜悅、你對家人的愛、對週遭人的愛、那它也會返回到愛。
讓你寬擴的能量起來，讓你心裡的愛、安全感與自在，心中起了多少的富足，就會有多成長與自在。跟你的心念與心靈的能量有關係。
--這篇演講是摘自許添盛醫師的CD有聲書「個人與群體事件的本質」中的第四輯中的最後一片，是許醫師與我們一同分享的諸多心得之一。
133: 没有用心的经营自己，要想出人头地，是妙想天开！
一般人有很多梦想，但只停留在 “想” ！中国阿里巴巴网站的创办人马云曾经说过，很多人在晚上睡前想了 “千条路” ，早上起来还是 “走原路” ！人的 “想” 是天马行空，说的时候 “天下无敌” ，做的时候是 “有心无力” ！
有位友好，创业时候的使命是 “伟大” 得很，可是几年下来，个人没什么成长，谈来谈去都是老套，结果被迫要转换跑道！美其名是 “识时务” ，实际上是 “无可奈何” ；进入新的行业，一切都得从新再来，而且还得自圆其说的自欺欺人！
很多人梦想一步登天，期待一夜致富，如果这是一条可行之路，那儿老早就挤满了人，还轮到我们吗？每当经过 TOTO 店（贩卖彩卷的商店）时，看见成堆成堆的人龙，才发现 “无知” 的人确实很多！难怪我有位朋友说：“这个世界上什么都缺，唯独不缺的是傻佬” ！
年轻的时候经常转换工作是无可厚非，可是有的人一年到头都想跳槽，没有时间的累计，没有用心的经营自己，要想出人头地，是妙想天开！父亲曾经告诉过我，只要肯 “下工夫” ，天下之事，没有学不会，没有做不到的！
一友好曾从事销售工作 40多年之久，很少转换跑道；即使现在70多岁，心态还是像年轻人一样，经常和我谈起要如何发展？除了日常的活动，他也经常看书，甚至还参加长期进修课程！活到老，学到老，从他身上，一览无余！
市场是现实的，而且永远是对的！不管个人做了多少的努力，只要 “没有进步” ，终究要面临被淘汰的命运！看看您周围的朋友，是否发现他们还在转换工作？坦白说，工作再换，机会再多，还得靠 “实力” 来支撑！
肯 “下工夫” 的人，也许刚开始的时候看不到 “速度” ，可是日积月累的 “进度” ，可不会输给那些不切实际的 “空谈份子” ！…
“下工夫” 的人，运气会越来越好！
有位友好，创业时候的使命是 “伟大” 得很，可是几年下来，个人没什么成长，谈来谈去都是老套，结果被迫要转换跑道！美其名是 “识时务” ，实际上是 “无可奈何” ；进入新的行业，一切都得从新再来，而且还得自圆其说的自欺欺人！
很多人梦想一步登天，期待一夜致富，如果这是一条可行之路，那儿老早就挤满了人，还轮到我们吗？每当经过 TOTO 店（贩卖彩卷的商店）时，看见成堆成堆的人龙，才发现 “无知” 的人确实很多！难怪我有位朋友说：“这个世界上什么都缺，唯独不缺的是傻佬” ！
年轻的时候经常转换工作是无可厚非，可是有的人一年到头都想跳槽，没有时间的累计，没有用心的经营自己，要想出人头地，是妙想天开！父亲曾经告诉过我，只要肯 “下工夫” ，天下之事，没有学不会，没有做不到的！
一友好曾从事销售工作 40多年之久，很少转换跑道；即使现在70多岁，心态还是像年轻人一样，经常和我谈起要如何发展？除了日常的活动，他也经常看书，甚至还参加长期进修课程！活到老，学到老，从他身上，一览无余！
市场是现实的，而且永远是对的！不管个人做了多少的努力，只要 “没有进步” ，终究要面临被淘汰的命运！看看您周围的朋友，是否发现他们还在转换工作？坦白说，工作再换，机会再多，还得靠 “实力” 来支撑！
肯 “下工夫” 的人，也许刚开始的时候看不到 “速度” ，可是日积月累的 “进度” ，可不会输给那些不切实际的 “空谈份子” ！…
“下工夫” 的人，运气会越来越好！
132: ACIM (Mandarin) 奇蹟課程
若水:
"奇蹟課程"的形上學是借用佛洛伊德的心理學觀點而講給現代人聽的。它用眾所周知的 ego 來表達一個迷失的自我（真我），我譯為小我，而非自我，因為它具有負面的本質。
"奇蹟課程"說，我們忘卻了自己本來的完美境界，誤以為自己毀棄了神性的生命而自我放逐，想在天堂之外另闢一個人生舞臺。這種等待天譴的心靈只可能給自己一具註定死亡的肉體，打造出一個永受無常之苦的人間，生生世世在此上演 「可憐的我」（poor me）的連續劇。
這個「可憐的我」為了生存，根據自己的內疚與憂患意識建立了一套自衛措施，經過多生多劫的重複使用，發展為一套自動自發、日用而不知的主體性，小我就這樣誕生了。它好似一套非自律神經，反過身來控制你的生活。
"奇蹟課程"卻說人類這部驚天地而泣鬼神的悲壯史詩，只是出於一個「誤解」，為了一個莫須有的罪名，受了不必要的痛苦。因為神賜他的一切，他既毀不掉，也丟不掉，他只是陷入一場噩夢而已。
既然一切問題原來只是源自一場誤會，那麼真相大白之後，一切問題便迎刃而解了。這就是《奇蹟課程》最有名的「只有一個問題，也只有一個解答」的說法。
然而，小我是無法接受這一答覆的，因小我其實代表著那一套生存的自衛措施；若沒有問題，自衛措施便無法存在，小我立即喪失了存在的意義，因此，它必須否定這個過於簡單的答案，它會想盡辦法說服你，靠自己的能力，在無情的世界中殺出一條血路，為自己證明存在的價值。
由此可知，小我並非一個東西，只是你日用而不知的一套信念，你若不覺察小我的存在，它便有呼風喚雨的能力，操控你的思想言行。這套信念直接控制你的身體，讓你「身不由主」地這樣想，那樣反應。所謂「非自律神經」，正是它的「自衛措施」的一部分。
因此，《奇蹟課程》正是針對小我藏在潛意識裏的那一套無明妄念而提出的另一套思維體系。但我們必須明白，小我的思維邏輯已經跟身體的生存本能合而為一了，兩 者必會沆瀣一氣，抵制「靈性的思維」，因此，當你要學習《奇蹟課程》這類與小我截然相反的思維方式時，身體的每一個細胞都會抵制那些念頭。（練過這部課程 〈學員練習手冊〉的人必然懂得我在說什麼。我們剛開始練習時，不論自己多麼想要記得今天的練習主題，書一放下，人一轉身，就忘得一乾二淨。即使作小抄，寫 在紙上，到了晚上，才發現那紙條還在口袋裏，碰都沒碰一下）
為此，改變你的「想法」遠比改變你的「行為」更難。通常人們寧願受苦，甚至自殺，也不願承認自己的想法可能是錯誤的。
所以，修《奇蹟課程》並不像我們說的「一個問題，一個答案」那麼容易，人們通常寧可去試其他的「秘訣」或「速成法」，花了一大筆銀子，問題仍不得解之後，才會「勉為其難」地試一試這部課程的。
即使是修習多年的奇蹟學員，遇到困難，仍會想要求助於怪力亂神，而不想去改變自己。這都是小我的自救措施，情有可原，得多多寬恕自己才是。
"奇蹟課程"的形上學是借用佛洛伊德的心理學觀點而講給現代人聽的。它用眾所周知的 ego 來表達一個迷失的自我（真我），我譯為小我，而非自我，因為它具有負面的本質。
"奇蹟課程"說，我們忘卻了自己本來的完美境界，誤以為自己毀棄了神性的生命而自我放逐，想在天堂之外另闢一個人生舞臺。這種等待天譴的心靈只可能給自己一具註定死亡的肉體，打造出一個永受無常之苦的人間，生生世世在此上演 「可憐的我」（poor me）的連續劇。
這個「可憐的我」為了生存，根據自己的內疚與憂患意識建立了一套自衛措施，經過多生多劫的重複使用，發展為一套自動自發、日用而不知的主體性，小我就這樣誕生了。它好似一套非自律神經，反過身來控制你的生活。
"奇蹟課程"卻說人類這部驚天地而泣鬼神的悲壯史詩，只是出於一個「誤解」，為了一個莫須有的罪名，受了不必要的痛苦。因為神賜他的一切，他既毀不掉，也丟不掉，他只是陷入一場噩夢而已。
既然一切問題原來只是源自一場誤會，那麼真相大白之後，一切問題便迎刃而解了。這就是《奇蹟課程》最有名的「只有一個問題，也只有一個解答」的說法。
然而，小我是無法接受這一答覆的，因小我其實代表著那一套生存的自衛措施；若沒有問題，自衛措施便無法存在，小我立即喪失了存在的意義，因此，它必須否定這個過於簡單的答案，它會想盡辦法說服你，靠自己的能力，在無情的世界中殺出一條血路，為自己證明存在的價值。
由此可知，小我並非一個東西，只是你日用而不知的一套信念，你若不覺察小我的存在，它便有呼風喚雨的能力，操控你的思想言行。這套信念直接控制你的身體，讓你「身不由主」地這樣想，那樣反應。所謂「非自律神經」，正是它的「自衛措施」的一部分。
因此，《奇蹟課程》正是針對小我藏在潛意識裏的那一套無明妄念而提出的另一套思維體系。但我們必須明白，小我的思維邏輯已經跟身體的生存本能合而為一了，兩 者必會沆瀣一氣，抵制「靈性的思維」，因此，當你要學習《奇蹟課程》這類與小我截然相反的思維方式時，身體的每一個細胞都會抵制那些念頭。（練過這部課程 〈學員練習手冊〉的人必然懂得我在說什麼。我們剛開始練習時，不論自己多麼想要記得今天的練習主題，書一放下，人一轉身，就忘得一乾二淨。即使作小抄，寫 在紙上，到了晚上，才發現那紙條還在口袋裏，碰都沒碰一下）
為此，改變你的「想法」遠比改變你的「行為」更難。通常人們寧願受苦，甚至自殺，也不願承認自己的想法可能是錯誤的。
所以，修《奇蹟課程》並不像我們說的「一個問題，一個答案」那麼容易，人們通常寧可去試其他的「秘訣」或「速成法」，花了一大筆銀子，問題仍不得解之後，才會「勉為其難」地試一試這部課程的。
即使是修習多年的奇蹟學員，遇到困難，仍會想要求助於怪力亂神，而不想去改變自己。這都是小我的自救措施，情有可原，得多多寬恕自己才是。
Friday, September 18, 2009
131: free of worries (by Master Cheng Yen)
要培養一分清淨無染的愛。在感情上不要有得失心，不要想回收，就不會有煩惱。
Learn to develop pure and unconditional love, a love that has no sense of gain or loss, that asks for nothing in return, in this way we can be free of worries.
證巖法師靜思語
By Master Cheng Yen
Learn to develop pure and unconditional love, a love that has no sense of gain or loss, that asks for nothing in return, in this way we can be free of worries.
證巖法師靜思語
By Master Cheng Yen
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
130: Fundamental teaching of ACIM
"...Learning how to forgive ourselves and others is really the fundamental teaching of ACIM. The Course teaches us how to know ourselves and how to unlearn all of those things which interfere with our recognition of who we are and always have been.."
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
F & N for I G 129 (from ACIM)
From ACIM
Perception’s fundamental law: You see what you believe is there, and you believe it there because you want it there.
Perception has no other law than this.
In truth, nothing that you think you see in it is there.
What you see reflects your thinking. Your values are determiners of this, for what you value you must want to see, believing what you see is really there. No one can see a world his mind has not accorded value. And no one fail to look upon what he believes he wants.
Perception’s fundamental law: You see what you believe is there, and you believe it there because you want it there.
Perception has no other law than this.
In truth, nothing that you think you see in it is there.
What you see reflects your thinking. Your values are determiners of this, for what you value you must want to see, believing what you see is really there. No one can see a world his mind has not accorded value. And no one fail to look upon what he believes he wants.
128: Seminar on “Givers Vs Takers” by Dr Aaron Lim in PJ On Sep 12, 09 (Saturday)
Rules for change
- Awareness of the need for change.
- Slow and gradual (at your own pace).
- Need to become round and smooth. Observe all planets in the universe. All planets are perfectly round. We must choose to smoothen out all jagged edges which affect our happiness.
- Taking full responsibility for your own life. Absolutely no one to be blamed.
Main learning points
1. Don’t anchor love with hurt.
2. Romantic or parental love or love towards relatives/friends is NOT pure love. It is ownership.
3. All the mountains we need to climb ARE only in our mind. Just shift our consciousness by changing the angle we look at things.
4. We give lots of unconditional/universal love, but we have not learnt how to receive and how to take.
5. We don’t love or share or give mainly because we are afraid of the pain of rejection.
6. Love wants to express itself.
7. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can change from form to form. Energy must be cyclical.
8. Abundance will go to where the joy is.
9. Giving can easily turn into Taking when Giving does not come with wisdom e.g. Giving things which receiver does not need (such as giving heavy crystal to a divine person). The best and most appreciative gift on earth is “cash/money” which is the most powerful medium of exchange.
10. The Giver must understand the receiver first before giving.
11. Be like “Banyan tree” which is very big and shady with lots of small/tiny seeds. This shows very tiny seed can produce marvelous tree. In the same way, some seemingly very small acts but can produce great impacts/results.
12. Small changes can bring big impacts, e.g. smiling face can improve relationship.
13. Soul needs food. Food for soul is love.
14. When you enjoy the fruits of your crop, always remember the planters!
15. The greatest need of a human being on earth is to be acknowledged. Example, no matter how small a person may be to your life giving you a sms, you must acknowledge with love. Not acknowledging means making the person feels unimportant. Never make any person feels unimportant.
16. The fact that the person has come into your life for any purpose at any given time, he/she is truly important for your learning and growth. Remember he/she is YOU too.
17. Many people have grown in body and biological age but not in spirit, such people are highly immature.
18. Positive thinkers always think with possibility. Positivity means possibility.
19. Who can we recognize? The answer is we can only recognize our own kind, e.g. I can’t recognize any living Buddha or GuanYin or Prophet or Christ even they are right in front of me. This is simply because I am not. I only recognize my own kind who has about the same level of my consciousness.
20. Remember: the wind will not change to suit my sail. I have to suit my sail to the wind. In this case, wind is Nature/God, I can’t expect Nature/God to suit me, but I have to align my heart to Nature/God.
21. Business is about relationship. In business no one is small.
22. If I don’t recognize the person in front of me as God, I will surely damage/destroy him/her. Example, lending money regularly to help a relative/family member/friend or attempting to save him/her from creditors’ harassment. Such seemingly kind action in actual fact will damage/destroy the person’s life. This is because the person is being made not to be responsible for his/her own life.
23. Be aware of the fact that loans to relatives or family members or friends will always end up in zero repayment (according to USA statistics). If you really want to help, it may be a better option to apply for a bank loan where you sign as one of the guarantors. Statistically, bank loans will get a better chance of at least some repayment.
- Awareness of the need for change.
- Slow and gradual (at your own pace).
- Need to become round and smooth. Observe all planets in the universe. All planets are perfectly round. We must choose to smoothen out all jagged edges which affect our happiness.
- Taking full responsibility for your own life. Absolutely no one to be blamed.
Main learning points
1. Don’t anchor love with hurt.
2. Romantic or parental love or love towards relatives/friends is NOT pure love. It is ownership.
3. All the mountains we need to climb ARE only in our mind. Just shift our consciousness by changing the angle we look at things.
4. We give lots of unconditional/universal love, but we have not learnt how to receive and how to take.
5. We don’t love or share or give mainly because we are afraid of the pain of rejection.
6. Love wants to express itself.
7. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can change from form to form. Energy must be cyclical.
8. Abundance will go to where the joy is.
9. Giving can easily turn into Taking when Giving does not come with wisdom e.g. Giving things which receiver does not need (such as giving heavy crystal to a divine person). The best and most appreciative gift on earth is “cash/money” which is the most powerful medium of exchange.
10. The Giver must understand the receiver first before giving.
11. Be like “Banyan tree” which is very big and shady with lots of small/tiny seeds. This shows very tiny seed can produce marvelous tree. In the same way, some seemingly very small acts but can produce great impacts/results.
12. Small changes can bring big impacts, e.g. smiling face can improve relationship.
13. Soul needs food. Food for soul is love.
14. When you enjoy the fruits of your crop, always remember the planters!
15. The greatest need of a human being on earth is to be acknowledged. Example, no matter how small a person may be to your life giving you a sms, you must acknowledge with love. Not acknowledging means making the person feels unimportant. Never make any person feels unimportant.
16. The fact that the person has come into your life for any purpose at any given time, he/she is truly important for your learning and growth. Remember he/she is YOU too.
17. Many people have grown in body and biological age but not in spirit, such people are highly immature.
18. Positive thinkers always think with possibility. Positivity means possibility.
19. Who can we recognize? The answer is we can only recognize our own kind, e.g. I can’t recognize any living Buddha or GuanYin or Prophet or Christ even they are right in front of me. This is simply because I am not. I only recognize my own kind who has about the same level of my consciousness.
20. Remember: the wind will not change to suit my sail. I have to suit my sail to the wind. In this case, wind is Nature/God, I can’t expect Nature/God to suit me, but I have to align my heart to Nature/God.
21. Business is about relationship. In business no one is small.
22. If I don’t recognize the person in front of me as God, I will surely damage/destroy him/her. Example, lending money regularly to help a relative/family member/friend or attempting to save him/her from creditors’ harassment. Such seemingly kind action in actual fact will damage/destroy the person’s life. This is because the person is being made not to be responsible for his/her own life.
23. Be aware of the fact that loans to relatives or family members or friends will always end up in zero repayment (according to USA statistics). If you really want to help, it may be a better option to apply for a bank loan where you sign as one of the guarantors. Statistically, bank loans will get a better chance of at least some repayment.
127: Monthly ACIM Seminar by Dr Aaron Lim in KL on Sep 13, 09 (Sunday)
Powerful learning points
1. What we judge on others, it is a disowned part of ourselves.
2. When you react to a projection, you become the projection.
3. If you don’t deal with your shadow, it will deal with you. Example, if you like to eat a lot and become fat, that habit of eating is your shadow, and growing fat is now dealing with you or harassing you, meaning causing you serious health problems which will adversely affect your life or even your life span.
4. As we move through our shadow, we can then reclaim our light.
5. If we reject our own Reality, the Reality will war against us. Remember our Reality is Pure Love, Joy and Peace, but if we are NOT loving, joyful or peaceful in our life, then we are at war with ourselves. How foolish it is!
6. What does not kill us make us stronger.
7. The “Gold” that we seek is hidden in the dark.
8. We all have a divine recipe.
9. Shame can devastate our sense of pride.
10. The greatest gift of forgiveness is we free ourselves.
11. To accept fully who you are.
12. No one is a prophet in his/her own country.
13. All of us are mortal beings, that is why mortality is part of us and we must be aware “time is NOT on our side”!
14. The concept of Rule No. 6, i.e. don’t take life so seriously. Drama in life is constantly a series of never-ending illusion, and only you perceive the drama as big or serious.
15. “You are your own Guru”, you must believe it yourself. No one is your Guru. People can only guide or coach you, they can’t teach you because you are the source of your own infinite and eternal intelligence of possibilities.
16. If you say it is holy, then it is holy. If you say it is unholy, then it is unholy. If you say today is holy, then it is. As you say so, so it is. If you say you can do it now, then you can do it now. But if you say you are NOT ready yet, then you are truly NOT ready yet. Your mind will decide everything for you. Thoughts create reality.
17. “Birds of the same feathers flock together”, this means people/beings of the same type/frequency will always gather together as a group/herd. Thus, right-minded people will always gather and attract each other. On the other hand, negative-minded people will attract similar people. As an example, ACIM people are right-minded people who meet together once a month.
18. The whole course of ACIM can be briefly summarized in the following manner:-
i. All issues in the world come from SEPARATION. We only see separation in our life. We must constantly remember that there is no separation. Everything is an extension of you. You have it all within you as you are the unified fields.
ii. We are here to REMEMBER WHO WE ARE. Everyone in our space is a reflection of us. You love others you love yourself, and you hurt others you hurt yourself.
iii. We have only one true emotion in our life, i.e. our True Self (or Pure Love). We seek pure love to replenish love. We have forgotten we are love and we are light in the brilliant light, and therefore we need darkness to realize that we are indeed light. That is why our life is full of darkness and this is to prove to us again and again that we are light. Even then, we are still asleep to dream that there is no light.
iv. In our illusionary world, we experience great joy and great pain. When we remember we are light, we are in great joy, but when we forget we are light, we are in great pain.
v. Anything that is NOT expressing love, we cannot be at peace with ourselves. Similarly, when we are NOT in alignment with ourselves, we are NOT at peace or happy. The more unified with what you are, the more you remember who you are and the more conscious of your True Self.
vi. You are indeed the first recipient of your gratitude. Today we must be more loving than yesterday. ACIM focuses on MIRACLES. Your life today must be more miraculous than before as you learn ACIM.
vii. What then are MIRACLES? Not mystical/magical miracles as many people think! ACIM defines MIRACLES in 50 ways, but the most significant definition is “Every expression of LOVE is miracles”. Love understands itself. Simple words like “thank you” are expression of love. In fact, expression of love can be in so many different ways.
viii. Remember that when you express love, never take away free-will of others. Highest expression of love is to allow others to exercise free-will choice.
ix. Everything in life has no meaning except for the meaning you give to it. Since you have full power to give meaning to anything in your life, why not then you give the highest joy to it, unless you don’t love yourself. If you truly love yourself, why not give joy and peace as the meaning for anything in your life?
x. Our spirit is pure love which is also pure joy and peace. To remove our shadow, we must focus on light to shine on it.
xi. Our insanity is because we have temporarily forgotten who we are. Love and fear are inversely proportionate to each other. When love goes up, fear must come down proportionately and vice-versa. When we are in fear we forget who we are. The more we fear, we more we feel lack.
xii. Nothing is joined except for the minds. Bodies can’t be joined unless the minds are joined. Our face is the mirror of our thoughts.
xiii. Religion without love is like food without nutrition. Every encounter is a holy encounter. When you remember who you are, you will also remember who he is/she is.
xiv. Purpose of body: biological purpose (used or not used in life). Real purpose of body is to help/serve me to remember who I am. Thus we must take good care of the body to serve the highest purpose.
xv. Jesus said “Be in the world and NOT of the world” i.e. don’t attach to the world. He also said “Love your neighbors as yourself and to love everyone as much as I love you”.
xvi. We forget that it is an error, and NOT a sin. Error in perception can correct whenever we remember it. If a sin can be made against god, the god is not whole. Majority of humans believe in sin and thus they are in darkness. Fear can’t exist by itself. Miracles undo fear. Fear e.g. superstition stop you from loving others. The world is teaching fear instead of love.
xvii. What is holy vision? It is seeing things with love, unity and strength. Always remember to smile.
xviii. When we empty our mind, we will open all possibilities in life.
xix. We can’t learn LOVE because we are already LOVE itself! LOVE is our natural inheritance. The opposite of LOVE is FEAR. If you can feel threatened, it is NOT real. Don’t give power to unreal because things you fear do not exist!
xx. If I defend myself, I am attacked. Nobody can attack you; it is YOU who attack yourself. No one can suffer loss unless it is his own choice/decision. No one suffers pain except his choice elects this state of mind for him. Life has suffering but NOT life is suffering. All sufferings come from attachments and resistance to let-go.
xxi. You don’t have to believe in GOD because you are IT already.
1. What we judge on others, it is a disowned part of ourselves.
2. When you react to a projection, you become the projection.
3. If you don’t deal with your shadow, it will deal with you. Example, if you like to eat a lot and become fat, that habit of eating is your shadow, and growing fat is now dealing with you or harassing you, meaning causing you serious health problems which will adversely affect your life or even your life span.
4. As we move through our shadow, we can then reclaim our light.
5. If we reject our own Reality, the Reality will war against us. Remember our Reality is Pure Love, Joy and Peace, but if we are NOT loving, joyful or peaceful in our life, then we are at war with ourselves. How foolish it is!
6. What does not kill us make us stronger.
7. The “Gold” that we seek is hidden in the dark.
8. We all have a divine recipe.
9. Shame can devastate our sense of pride.
10. The greatest gift of forgiveness is we free ourselves.
11. To accept fully who you are.
12. No one is a prophet in his/her own country.
13. All of us are mortal beings, that is why mortality is part of us and we must be aware “time is NOT on our side”!
14. The concept of Rule No. 6, i.e. don’t take life so seriously. Drama in life is constantly a series of never-ending illusion, and only you perceive the drama as big or serious.
15. “You are your own Guru”, you must believe it yourself. No one is your Guru. People can only guide or coach you, they can’t teach you because you are the source of your own infinite and eternal intelligence of possibilities.
16. If you say it is holy, then it is holy. If you say it is unholy, then it is unholy. If you say today is holy, then it is. As you say so, so it is. If you say you can do it now, then you can do it now. But if you say you are NOT ready yet, then you are truly NOT ready yet. Your mind will decide everything for you. Thoughts create reality.
17. “Birds of the same feathers flock together”, this means people/beings of the same type/frequency will always gather together as a group/herd. Thus, right-minded people will always gather and attract each other. On the other hand, negative-minded people will attract similar people. As an example, ACIM people are right-minded people who meet together once a month.
18. The whole course of ACIM can be briefly summarized in the following manner:-
i. All issues in the world come from SEPARATION. We only see separation in our life. We must constantly remember that there is no separation. Everything is an extension of you. You have it all within you as you are the unified fields.
ii. We are here to REMEMBER WHO WE ARE. Everyone in our space is a reflection of us. You love others you love yourself, and you hurt others you hurt yourself.
iii. We have only one true emotion in our life, i.e. our True Self (or Pure Love). We seek pure love to replenish love. We have forgotten we are love and we are light in the brilliant light, and therefore we need darkness to realize that we are indeed light. That is why our life is full of darkness and this is to prove to us again and again that we are light. Even then, we are still asleep to dream that there is no light.
iv. In our illusionary world, we experience great joy and great pain. When we remember we are light, we are in great joy, but when we forget we are light, we are in great pain.
v. Anything that is NOT expressing love, we cannot be at peace with ourselves. Similarly, when we are NOT in alignment with ourselves, we are NOT at peace or happy. The more unified with what you are, the more you remember who you are and the more conscious of your True Self.
vi. You are indeed the first recipient of your gratitude. Today we must be more loving than yesterday. ACIM focuses on MIRACLES. Your life today must be more miraculous than before as you learn ACIM.
vii. What then are MIRACLES? Not mystical/magical miracles as many people think! ACIM defines MIRACLES in 50 ways, but the most significant definition is “Every expression of LOVE is miracles”. Love understands itself. Simple words like “thank you” are expression of love. In fact, expression of love can be in so many different ways.
viii. Remember that when you express love, never take away free-will of others. Highest expression of love is to allow others to exercise free-will choice.
ix. Everything in life has no meaning except for the meaning you give to it. Since you have full power to give meaning to anything in your life, why not then you give the highest joy to it, unless you don’t love yourself. If you truly love yourself, why not give joy and peace as the meaning for anything in your life?
x. Our spirit is pure love which is also pure joy and peace. To remove our shadow, we must focus on light to shine on it.
xi. Our insanity is because we have temporarily forgotten who we are. Love and fear are inversely proportionate to each other. When love goes up, fear must come down proportionately and vice-versa. When we are in fear we forget who we are. The more we fear, we more we feel lack.
xii. Nothing is joined except for the minds. Bodies can’t be joined unless the minds are joined. Our face is the mirror of our thoughts.
xiii. Religion without love is like food without nutrition. Every encounter is a holy encounter. When you remember who you are, you will also remember who he is/she is.
xiv. Purpose of body: biological purpose (used or not used in life). Real purpose of body is to help/serve me to remember who I am. Thus we must take good care of the body to serve the highest purpose.
xv. Jesus said “Be in the world and NOT of the world” i.e. don’t attach to the world. He also said “Love your neighbors as yourself and to love everyone as much as I love you”.
xvi. We forget that it is an error, and NOT a sin. Error in perception can correct whenever we remember it. If a sin can be made against god, the god is not whole. Majority of humans believe in sin and thus they are in darkness. Fear can’t exist by itself. Miracles undo fear. Fear e.g. superstition stop you from loving others. The world is teaching fear instead of love.
xvii. What is holy vision? It is seeing things with love, unity and strength. Always remember to smile.
xviii. When we empty our mind, we will open all possibilities in life.
xix. We can’t learn LOVE because we are already LOVE itself! LOVE is our natural inheritance. The opposite of LOVE is FEAR. If you can feel threatened, it is NOT real. Don’t give power to unreal because things you fear do not exist!
xx. If I defend myself, I am attacked. Nobody can attack you; it is YOU who attack yourself. No one can suffer loss unless it is his own choice/decision. No one suffers pain except his choice elects this state of mind for him. Life has suffering but NOT life is suffering. All sufferings come from attachments and resistance to let-go.
xxi. You don’t have to believe in GOD because you are IT already.
Friday, September 11, 2009
F & N for I G 126 (Forgiveness_love)
1. The most powerful tool that human beings possess to eliminate the clouds & conflicts in their minds that block the flow of abundance & prosperity is Forgiveness.
在人类意识中，能够化解脑海中妨碍富裕和圆满的法门，力量最强大的是宽恕。
2. Stay silence & still. Ask myself repeatedly the following questions:-
- Why do I exist here?
- What am I doing now?
静下心来。不断问自己以下的问题:-
- 我为何存在?
- 我到底在做什么?
When we grant forgiveness, we release from within ourselves some form of fear, hatred, anger & guilt. We make room within us for more love to enter.
当我们宽恕他人时，我们就从恐惧、憎恨、怒气和内疚中解脱出来。我们让自己内心腾出空间，让更多的爱进入。
在人类意识中，能够化解脑海中妨碍富裕和圆满的法门，力量最强大的是宽恕。
2. Stay silence & still. Ask myself repeatedly the following questions:-
- Why do I exist here?
- What am I doing now?
静下心来。不断问自己以下的问题:-
- 我为何存在?
- 我到底在做什么?
When we grant forgiveness, we release from within ourselves some form of fear, hatred, anger & guilt. We make room within us for more love to enter.
当我们宽恕他人时，我们就从恐惧、憎恨、怒气和内疚中解脱出来。我们让自己内心腾出空间，让更多的爱进入。
Sunday, September 6, 2009
F & N for I G 125 (Teaching of SETH)
SETH = Spiritual, Enlightenment, Transformation and Home-going
1. We are born healthy and free from diseases. Our organs are in perfect condition.
2. Our body can naturally heal.
3. Our body conditions are mirrors revealing facts of our inner spirituality and real life.
4. Four "A" = Awareness, Accepting, Acknowledgment & Actualization.
1. We are born healthy and free from diseases. Our organs are in perfect condition.
2. Our body can naturally heal.
3. Our body conditions are mirrors revealing facts of our inner spirituality and real life.
4. Four "A" = Awareness, Accepting, Acknowledgment & Actualization.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
F & N for I G 124 (letting-go of wanting to help people)
1. I must learn and be willing to let-go undesirable thought of "I want to help people". First, I ask myself whether helping others will give me joy and peace, whether this thought of wanting to help people is consistent with self-love. If no, I must let-go the thought of being a care-taker.
2. I love myself by fully accepting everything about myself.
3. I am aware that tragedy of a person's life will always begin from the day when he/she wants to become a good child (to please others). I will not want to do things merely to please others. If I need to do things for others, I must see to it that it will give me feeling of joy and peace.
3. We must let-go the belief system of "We ought to..", "We should do..".
Remember that as far as practicable, whatever we do, it must be something that we really enjoy doing it. Not something I ought or should do!
4. Everything in life, living or non-living things, must go through a complete cycle of four stages i.e. birth (establishing), growing (prospering), declining (weakening/sicknesses) and death (end of life cycle).
5. In this regard, all events of life also follow the flow of these four stages which are equally applicable to anything including our "life drama" which cannot be ended if this cycle of life has not been fully completed yet.
6. The process of letting-go can ONLY be fully achieved after all the four stages of the cycle have been completed. Otherwise, letting-go may not be truly achieved.
2. I love myself by fully accepting everything about myself.
3. I am aware that tragedy of a person's life will always begin from the day when he/she wants to become a good child (to please others). I will not want to do things merely to please others. If I need to do things for others, I must see to it that it will give me feeling of joy and peace.
3. We must let-go the belief system of "We ought to..", "We should do..".
Remember that as far as practicable, whatever we do, it must be something that we really enjoy doing it. Not something I ought or should do!
4. Everything in life, living or non-living things, must go through a complete cycle of four stages i.e. birth (establishing), growing (prospering), declining (weakening/sicknesses) and death (end of life cycle).
5. In this regard, all events of life also follow the flow of these four stages which are equally applicable to anything including our "life drama" which cannot be ended if this cycle of life has not been fully completed yet.
6. The process of letting-go can ONLY be fully achieved after all the four stages of the cycle have been completed. Otherwise, letting-go may not be truly achieved.
F & N for I G 123 (letting-go of negative emotions)
1. Negative emotions such as fear, resentment, hatred, anger and frustration can be discharged from our minds ONLY after such negative energies have been released from our emotive system. The release is done ONLY through true forgiveness. Forgiving oneself as well as forgiving others are fundamental steps.
2. There is absolutely no self-love if a person cannot
- forgive himself/herself; and
- forgive others
Therefore, self-love must first come from self-forgiving. The effective way is to let-go the idea/habit of self-blame, or cursing oneself for some wrongdoing. Letting-go of self-disgust or self-hatred is an effective way to forgive oneself.
3. Practice true forgiveness is an important ingredients for pure LOVE and compassion.
4. To practice pure LOVE including self-love, one must fully accept and acknowledge oneself. The foundation must be built on confidence, conviction, hope and loving heart.
2. There is absolutely no self-love if a person cannot
- forgive himself/herself; and
- forgive others
Therefore, self-love must first come from self-forgiving. The effective way is to let-go the idea/habit of self-blame, or cursing oneself for some wrongdoing. Letting-go of self-disgust or self-hatred is an effective way to forgive oneself.
3. Practice true forgiveness is an important ingredients for pure LOVE and compassion.
4. To practice pure LOVE including self-love, one must fully accept and acknowledge oneself. The foundation must be built on confidence, conviction, hope and loving heart.
F & N for I G 121 (Quotes from well-known personalities)
1. Mother Teresa:
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them"
"If we cannot love the person whom we see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see"
2. William Shakespeare:
"Three sentences for getting success;
- know more than other
- work more than other
- expect less than other"
3. Adolf Hitler:
"If you win, you need not have to explain. If you lose, you should not be there to explain"
4. Swami Vivekananda;
"In a day, when you don't come across any problem, you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path"
5. Albert Einstein;
"If people feel that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they had never tried any new thing in their life"
6. Charles Dickens
"Never break four things in our life;
- Trust
- Relation
- Promise
- Heart
because when they break, they don't make noise but pain a lot"
7. Thomas Alva Edison;
"I will not say I failed 1,000 times, I will instead say that I discovered 1,000 different ways that can cause failure"
8. Leo Tolstoy;
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself"
9. Abraham Lincoln;
"Believing everybody is dangerous, but believing nobody is even more dangerous"
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them"
"If we cannot love the person whom we see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see"
2. William Shakespeare:
"Three sentences for getting success;
- know more than other
- work more than other
- expect less than other"
3. Adolf Hitler:
"If you win, you need not have to explain. If you lose, you should not be there to explain"
4. Swami Vivekananda;
"In a day, when you don't come across any problem, you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path"
5. Albert Einstein;
"If people feel that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they had never tried any new thing in their life"
6. Charles Dickens
"Never break four things in our life;
- Trust
- Relation
- Promise
- Heart
because when they break, they don't make noise but pain a lot"
7. Thomas Alva Edison;
"I will not say I failed 1,000 times, I will instead say that I discovered 1,000 different ways that can cause failure"
8. Leo Tolstoy;
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself"
9. Abraham Lincoln;
"Believing everybody is dangerous, but believing nobody is even more dangerous"
F & N for I G 120 (Self-love through forgiveness & flow of emotions)
1. True Forgiveness is the foundation of self-love. To truly forgive ownself and others will directly help release negativities from our mind and heart.
2. Negative emotions cannot be healed through dilution of memory. To truly heal our minds, we must allow negative emotions (e.g. anger, hatred, guilt, resentment etc) to flow through, and thus release from our heart. Energies must flow smoothly and must be allowed to flow through/release without any barriers.
Pain will be felt and diseases will occur if energies are blocked or unable to flow smoothly. This is the basic rule of healing our mind and emotive heart.
3. We can do it by lovingly calling your name and telling yourself gently "George, I truly love you 100%. I have totally accepted you and I fully acknowledge you for everything about you. I am truly proud of you. You are worthy and valued".
4. I fully recognize that I am NOT obligated at all to do anything which brings no joy or peace to me.
5. Pain means no flow or sluggishly flow; smooth flow means no pain. The way to HEAL is to ensure SMOOTH FLOW from our minds and heart.
6. The rule of leading a happy life is to fully enjoy one's life, lead a happy, contented & peaceful life by freeing ourselves from negativities. Build pure love in our heart.
2. Negative emotions cannot be healed through dilution of memory. To truly heal our minds, we must allow negative emotions (e.g. anger, hatred, guilt, resentment etc) to flow through, and thus release from our heart. Energies must flow smoothly and must be allowed to flow through/release without any barriers.
Pain will be felt and diseases will occur if energies are blocked or unable to flow smoothly. This is the basic rule of healing our mind and emotive heart.
3. We can do it by lovingly calling your name and telling yourself gently "George, I truly love you 100%. I have totally accepted you and I fully acknowledge you for everything about you. I am truly proud of you. You are worthy and valued".
4. I fully recognize that I am NOT obligated at all to do anything which brings no joy or peace to me.
5. Pain means no flow or sluggishly flow; smooth flow means no pain. The way to HEAL is to ensure SMOOTH FLOW from our minds and heart.
6. The rule of leading a happy life is to fully enjoy one's life, lead a happy, contented & peaceful life by freeing ourselves from negativities. Build pure love in our heart.
F & N for I G 119 (Self-love)
"5 A" for self-love
1. Awareness
2. Acceptance
3. Allowing
4. Acknowledgment
5. Actualization
Please answer the following questions from own heart:-
1. Do I have self-love when I am reluctant to take responsibility of my own life?
2. Do I have self-love when I don't have courage or power to take responsility of my own life?
3. Do I love myself when I refuse to live at the present moment?
4. Do I love myself when I always regret and hold grievances against my past incidents?
5. Do I love myself when I always refuse to recognize the fact that my beliefs have created reality in my life?
6. Do I truly love myself when I always find it difficult to let-go my habits of taking care of others or worrying for others or fond of assisting/putting my hands into others' affairs?
7. Do I have self-love when I refuse to change or refuse to unlearn & relearn?
8. Do I have self-love when I don't respect and honor my parents and family members?
9. Do I truly love myself when I always harbour in my mind negative energies such as fear, hatred, resentment, anger, guilt, frustration etc.
10. Do I have any self-love when I cannot forgive myself and others?
Do we really comprehend the meaning of timelessness and spacelessness? Such comprehension is critical as it will help us realize some of the pertinent questions, such as who am I? what am I doing here? what is the purpose and meaning for me to come to this world? what is my life mission? and so on.
My belief system will bring about my thoughts which create my emotions. Resulting from my emotions, my behavior will be formed which will result in effects/consequences to my life.
To change/transform my life, I must first of all change/reverse my belief system by putting LOVE first in everything that I think, do or say.
1. Awareness
2. Acceptance
3. Allowing
4. Acknowledgment
5. Actualization
Please answer the following questions from own heart:-
1. Do I have self-love when I am reluctant to take responsibility of my own life?
2. Do I have self-love when I don't have courage or power to take responsility of my own life?
3. Do I love myself when I refuse to live at the present moment?
4. Do I love myself when I always regret and hold grievances against my past incidents?
5. Do I love myself when I always refuse to recognize the fact that my beliefs have created reality in my life?
6. Do I truly love myself when I always find it difficult to let-go my habits of taking care of others or worrying for others or fond of assisting/putting my hands into others' affairs?
7. Do I have self-love when I refuse to change or refuse to unlearn & relearn?
8. Do I have self-love when I don't respect and honor my parents and family members?
9. Do I truly love myself when I always harbour in my mind negative energies such as fear, hatred, resentment, anger, guilt, frustration etc.
10. Do I have any self-love when I cannot forgive myself and others?
Do we really comprehend the meaning of timelessness and spacelessness? Such comprehension is critical as it will help us realize some of the pertinent questions, such as who am I? what am I doing here? what is the purpose and meaning for me to come to this world? what is my life mission? and so on.
My belief system will bring about my thoughts which create my emotions. Resulting from my emotions, my behavior will be formed which will result in effects/consequences to my life.
To change/transform my life, I must first of all change/reverse my belief system by putting LOVE first in everything that I think, do or say.
F & N for I G 118 (Radiating love and happiness)
Radiating love and happiness
Have you ever experienced that love and happiness are not dependencies? It is our decision to love and feel happy. Our true nature is LOVE, thus we must learn to love and be loved. These are ingredients for us to be happy.
We don't actually need anything to love and feel happy. It's not something that comes from outside, in truth they come from inside of us. When we radiate a loving and happy energy, we will be amazed what they attract into our life. Love and happiness will come to our life naturally.
Decide now, be loving and happy, and watch miracles begin to enter our life.
Have you ever experienced that love and happiness are not dependencies? It is our decision to love and feel happy. Our true nature is LOVE, thus we must learn to love and be loved. These are ingredients for us to be happy.
We don't actually need anything to love and feel happy. It's not something that comes from outside, in truth they come from inside of us. When we radiate a loving and happy energy, we will be amazed what they attract into our life. Love and happiness will come to our life naturally.
Decide now, be loving and happy, and watch miracles begin to enter our life.
F & N for I G 117 (love - fear - pain - dream)
1. I am love I am light. Mother planet earth has half light and half darkness, i.e. day time and night time. This is the nature of our earthly existence. Unless we move on to grow and ascend our consciousness to transcend it to 100% love (i.e. 100% light), we will never be able to attain eternity in love and light. Our earthly existence always brings us light, darkness & pain at the same time. That is why we have been facing and experiencing up-and-down (love and pain) in our daily life.
2. When we feel afraid of people, it is because we are afraid of our own thoughts. When we hold inner fear in our mind, we have low or no true self-love and self-esteem.
3. When we have pain we have fear.
4. When we need a dream to reveal certain things in our life, we can do so by telling our mind before we sleep "I want a true dream from the gate of horn"
5. The key elements in the art of working together is how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict and how to reach our potential.
2. When we feel afraid of people, it is because we are afraid of our own thoughts. When we hold inner fear in our mind, we have low or no true self-love and self-esteem.
3. When we have pain we have fear.
4. When we need a dream to reveal certain things in our life, we can do so by telling our mind before we sleep "I want a true dream from the gate of horn"
5. The key elements in the art of working together is how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict and how to reach our potential.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
F & N for I G 116 (From my heart to Divine Swami Baba)
Dearest Swami Baba, I love you.
With your divine grace and blessings, I praise you and I honour you.
Way back more than 45 years ago when I first heard about your divinity, healing of the sick and many miracles performed by you. At that time, my heart was not ready or willing to get to know you.
It was only until 30 months ago when I first met you in Bodhi Fellowship Centre in Melaka, Malaysia, and there I saw your picture and I felt touched when Dehyana & Dr Aaron lovingly introduced to us about your greatness and profound love & compassion.
From then on, my life began to transform gradually and steadily. My love grew and my heart began to open to receive your grace, blessings & teaching. Swami Baba I love you dearly from the bottom of my heart. You have total unconditional love and compassion for all living beings on Mother Planet Earth.
Your teaching is marvellous, I love you & I praise you.
Yes, there is only one religion, called Religion of Love.
Yes, there is only one language, called Language of the Heart.
Yes, there is only one caste, called caste of Humanity.
Yes, there is only one God, called Omnipresent.
The whole Mother Planet Earth is praising you for your pure love and compassion. You are a great living guru on earth. I love you dearly.
With your grace and blessings, my family and I received your divine invitation to come to Puttaparthy. We came here with the compassionate guidance of Dehyana, our beloved teacher.
On many occasions, I just cannot control my tears whenever I was in front of your pictures. My joy and gratitude caused the flow of my tears. Your grace moves my heart. I am touched by your grace, blessings and love.
Swami Baba, when I see you here in Puttaparthy, my tears still flow.
For you move me, you touch my heart.
My soul feels at Home in Puttaparthy.
My soul feels at peace here.
The joy and happiness are immeasurable.
I'm grateful to you Swami Baba for helping me to heal my mind, for arranging Dr Aaron and Dehyana to guide me, to raise my consciousness and to awaken me. I now learn to live a more conscious and loving life with purpose and meaning.
Swami Baba, I am ready to surrender my life to love all and serve all, to help ever and to hurt never. In this regard, I offer and release all my negative thoughts & undesirable habits to your divine hands for discharge.
I am ready and willing to receive your guidance on how to remove & release my greed, anger, desire, hatred, jealousy, pride, attachment as well as other negativities. Swami Baba, I am grateful to you for helping me become an awakened person with total freedom, love & compassion.
Love you Swami Baba,
I honour you,
George Lau
With your divine grace and blessings, I praise you and I honour you.
Way back more than 45 years ago when I first heard about your divinity, healing of the sick and many miracles performed by you. At that time, my heart was not ready or willing to get to know you.
It was only until 30 months ago when I first met you in Bodhi Fellowship Centre in Melaka, Malaysia, and there I saw your picture and I felt touched when Dehyana & Dr Aaron lovingly introduced to us about your greatness and profound love & compassion.
From then on, my life began to transform gradually and steadily. My love grew and my heart began to open to receive your grace, blessings & teaching. Swami Baba I love you dearly from the bottom of my heart. You have total unconditional love and compassion for all living beings on Mother Planet Earth.
Your teaching is marvellous, I love you & I praise you.
Yes, there is only one religion, called Religion of Love.
Yes, there is only one language, called Language of the Heart.
Yes, there is only one caste, called caste of Humanity.
Yes, there is only one God, called Omnipresent.
The whole Mother Planet Earth is praising you for your pure love and compassion. You are a great living guru on earth. I love you dearly.
With your grace and blessings, my family and I received your divine invitation to come to Puttaparthy. We came here with the compassionate guidance of Dehyana, our beloved teacher.
On many occasions, I just cannot control my tears whenever I was in front of your pictures. My joy and gratitude caused the flow of my tears. Your grace moves my heart. I am touched by your grace, blessings and love.
Swami Baba, when I see you here in Puttaparthy, my tears still flow.
For you move me, you touch my heart.
My soul feels at Home in Puttaparthy.
My soul feels at peace here.
The joy and happiness are immeasurable.
I'm grateful to you Swami Baba for helping me to heal my mind, for arranging Dr Aaron and Dehyana to guide me, to raise my consciousness and to awaken me. I now learn to live a more conscious and loving life with purpose and meaning.
Swami Baba, I am ready to surrender my life to love all and serve all, to help ever and to hurt never. In this regard, I offer and release all my negative thoughts & undesirable habits to your divine hands for discharge.
I am ready and willing to receive your guidance on how to remove & release my greed, anger, desire, hatred, jealousy, pride, attachment as well as other negativities. Swami Baba, I am grateful to you for helping me become an awakened person with total freedom, love & compassion.
Love you Swami Baba,
I honour you,
George Lau
F & N for I G 115 (4 tenets of guilt resolution )
1. Anything which I feel triggered emotionally, meaning I am holding unconscious guilt in my mind. Thus I justify or put-up self-defence. The more I do it, the more guilt I am holding.
Remember to practice "allow others to be themselves"
Let them be, so be it.
As above so below. As within so without.
2. Whenever I feel trigerred emotionally, it is the result of my own projection. When I project out, it mirrors back to me. It is because I have a magnet in my aura field which attracts it back to my space, telling me that it is me who holds such guilt. This means I hate that part of myself within me.
3. I then forgive myself for having done this to others in the past. I also forgive others who have done this to me.
4. I feel grateful that he has helped me recognize my guilt.
I feel grateful to God for showing me my own guilt.
I feel grateful to myself for my readiness & willingness to change my within and to purify my soul.
Remember to practice "allow others to be themselves"
Let them be, so be it.
As above so below. As within so without.
2. Whenever I feel trigerred emotionally, it is the result of my own projection. When I project out, it mirrors back to me. It is because I have a magnet in my aura field which attracts it back to my space, telling me that it is me who holds such guilt. This means I hate that part of myself within me.
3. I then forgive myself for having done this to others in the past. I also forgive others who have done this to me.
4. I feel grateful that he has helped me recognize my guilt.
I feel grateful to God for showing me my own guilt.
I feel grateful to myself for my readiness & willingness to change my within and to purify my soul.
F & N for I G 114 (Greetings - Sai Ram)
1. Using "Sai Ram" as greetings is very common & popular among people in Puttaparthy, India.
2. In Puttaparthy I learnt how to be patient and how to live at peace and ease with myself without feeling of irritation. I learn to live graciously, to lead a life of true patience by trusting God, and to live a life without feeling of irritation.
If there still exists any feeling of irritation, it is my own inner issue i.e. I'm still holding unconscious guilt, and I have projected it out to the person who mirrors back to me. I will then forgive myself as well as others for the incident.
I will also express gratitude for the learning & experience.
I love every part of myself - love all my body cells.
3. I recognize that all pains and sicknesses in our life come from "Resistance". Thus freedom from "Resistance" will give us freedom from pains & sicknesses. Practice of ease and grace is a critical step in our daily life.
Five pillars for spiritual life:-
1. Devotion to God/Teacher/Parents
2. Purification (physical/psychological/spiritual..)
3. Meditation
4. Study
5. Servise & contribution
Three pillars for relationship:-
1. 100% accountability
2. 100% honesty
3. 100% willingness to be wrong
2. In Puttaparthy I learnt how to be patient and how to live at peace and ease with myself without feeling of irritation. I learn to live graciously, to lead a life of true patience by trusting God, and to live a life without feeling of irritation.
If there still exists any feeling of irritation, it is my own inner issue i.e. I'm still holding unconscious guilt, and I have projected it out to the person who mirrors back to me. I will then forgive myself as well as others for the incident.
I will also express gratitude for the learning & experience.
I love every part of myself - love all my body cells.
3. I recognize that all pains and sicknesses in our life come from "Resistance". Thus freedom from "Resistance" will give us freedom from pains & sicknesses. Practice of ease and grace is a critical step in our daily life.
Five pillars for spiritual life:-
1. Devotion to God/Teacher/Parents
2. Purification (physical/psychological/spiritual..)
3. Meditation
4. Study
5. Servise & contribution
Three pillars for relationship:-
1. 100% accountability
2. 100% honesty
3. 100% willingness to be wrong
F & N for I G 113 (Love - pity - fear)
1. Pity binds, Love exalts.
2. Don't deny fear (e.g. anger, resentment, hatred, impatience, irritation etc), look at it closely & deeply and have power over it.
3. Don't say "sorry or apology" unnecessarily. Instead say "excuse me".
How to look at beggars and handle them:-
1. Look at them as God.
2. They perform their duties as contract with God.
3. I look at them with love & compassion.
4. No feeling of pity/sympathy as pity binds, love exalts.
If I feel pity for them, I lower my frequency & I also bring them lower.
When I feel love towards them, I will raise my frequency and help them raise too.
5. The meaning of "Greed" - What I have will be taken away. I must receive with joy what is entitled to me.
2. Don't deny fear (e.g. anger, resentment, hatred, impatience, irritation etc), look at it closely & deeply and have power over it.
3. Don't say "sorry or apology" unnecessarily. Instead say "excuse me".
How to look at beggars and handle them:-
1. Look at them as God.
2. They perform their duties as contract with God.
3. I look at them with love & compassion.
4. No feeling of pity/sympathy as pity binds, love exalts.
If I feel pity for them, I lower my frequency & I also bring them lower.
When I feel love towards them, I will raise my frequency and help them raise too.
5. The meaning of "Greed" - What I have will be taken away. I must receive with joy what is entitled to me.
F & N for I G 112 (Wisdom of Swami Sai Baba)
Swami Baba said:-
"Love is my form, Truth is my breath, Bliss is my food"
"Truth is what I say, Righteousness is what I do, Peace is my nature and Love is my form"
"The good hearted man who professes no religion is the truly religious man"
"There is only one religion, the religion of Love. There is one language, the language of the Heart. There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity. There is only one God and he is Omnipresent"
"Start the day with love, fill the day with love, end the day with love, that is the way to God"
"Help ever and hurt never"
"Love all serve all"
"Without peace, there is no happiness"
"When I talk to you, I correct you. When I ignore you, I love you. When I talk about you in your absence, I love you even more"
"If you love one, you can't love all. If you love all, you can't love one"
Swami Baba's teaching is based on:-
1. Sathya (Truth)
2. Dharma (Morality/wisdom) - Right Conduct
3. Shanti (Equanimity/peace/bliss)
4. Prema (Love)
5. Ahimsa (Non-violence)
"Love is my form, Truth is my breath, Bliss is my food"
"Truth is what I say, Righteousness is what I do, Peace is my nature and Love is my form"
"The good hearted man who professes no religion is the truly religious man"
"There is only one religion, the religion of Love. There is one language, the language of the Heart. There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity. There is only one God and he is Omnipresent"
"Start the day with love, fill the day with love, end the day with love, that is the way to God"
"Help ever and hurt never"
"Love all serve all"
"Without peace, there is no happiness"
"When I talk to you, I correct you. When I ignore you, I love you. When I talk about you in your absence, I love you even more"
"If you love one, you can't love all. If you love all, you can't love one"
Swami Baba's teaching is based on:-
1. Sathya (Truth)
2. Dharma (Morality/wisdom) - Right Conduct
3. Shanti (Equanimity/peace/bliss)
4. Prema (Love)
5. Ahimsa (Non-violence)
F & N for I G 111 (Greatness of Swami Sai Baba)
Sai Baba is truly a great human being on planet earth. He is uniting all religious groups in the world. His teaching is to love all serve all. He promotes Religion of Love.
For thousands of years, the world has been divided by religions thus causing serious separation of mankind. Now I feel profound gratitude for Sai Baba's selfless deeds in bringing everyone on earth together without any brand of religion. This is in fact the highest deeds for mankind on planet earth. Such highest form of love & compassion touch my heart and I always salute Him for His greatness to humanity.
The vibration of love energy in Puttaparthy is so strong that there is no feeling of any division/separation here. Love flows endlessly and I rejoice in the blessings of Swami Baba. Followers of Swami Baba are followers of love and compassion. I feel perfect peace & joy in Puttaparthy, India.
With my heart now opens to send and receive love & compassion, my tears of joy & gratitude flow naturally. I feel so grateful to Dehyana for lovingly showing me the way to see Swami Baba in India. Thank you very much indeed Dehyana. My love & gratitude to you always. From the bottom of my heart, you and Dr Aaron are my greatest teachers on earth.
I am learning NOT to judge/criticize others' acts, thoughts or words. I am learning to appreciate everyone around me, to show my love and gratefulness to people who are with me providing support, assistance as well as lessons for my growth. The people are so loving & compassionate to be with me to guide and heal me.
I must always remember Dr Aaron's words i.e. to put love first in whatever I think, act or say.
For thousands of years, the world has been divided by religions thus causing serious separation of mankind. Now I feel profound gratitude for Sai Baba's selfless deeds in bringing everyone on earth together without any brand of religion. This is in fact the highest deeds for mankind on planet earth. Such highest form of love & compassion touch my heart and I always salute Him for His greatness to humanity.
The vibration of love energy in Puttaparthy is so strong that there is no feeling of any division/separation here. Love flows endlessly and I rejoice in the blessings of Swami Baba. Followers of Swami Baba are followers of love and compassion. I feel perfect peace & joy in Puttaparthy, India.
With my heart now opens to send and receive love & compassion, my tears of joy & gratitude flow naturally. I feel so grateful to Dehyana for lovingly showing me the way to see Swami Baba in India. Thank you very much indeed Dehyana. My love & gratitude to you always. From the bottom of my heart, you and Dr Aaron are my greatest teachers on earth.
I am learning NOT to judge/criticize others' acts, thoughts or words. I am learning to appreciate everyone around me, to show my love and gratefulness to people who are with me providing support, assistance as well as lessons for my growth. The people are so loving & compassionate to be with me to guide and heal me.
I must always remember Dr Aaron's words i.e. to put love first in whatever I think, act or say.
F & N for I G 110 (Miscreations)
1. When we hold negativities in our mind, such as fear, guilt, anger, jealousy, hatred and impatience, these are indeed "miscreations" of our ego mind.
Please remember that God has created perfection, wholeness, holiness, completeness and purity in everything. In truth, God's creations are perfect, whole, holy, complete & pure. But we "miscreate" imperfection.
2. Love and fear can never co-exist, i.e. it is either Love or Fear. It cannot be some love and some fear. When my mind & soul are integrated & connected, then I am in total peace with my being. I am love & compassion and rejoice in God's grace & joy.
3. The power of silence - I must learn to stay silence. I must not engage myself in any meaningless conversation which is not food & nutrition for my soul!
Please remember that God has created perfection, wholeness, holiness, completeness and purity in everything. In truth, God's creations are perfect, whole, holy, complete & pure. But we "miscreate" imperfection.
2. Love and fear can never co-exist, i.e. it is either Love or Fear. It cannot be some love and some fear. When my mind & soul are integrated & connected, then I am in total peace with my being. I am love & compassion and rejoice in God's grace & joy.
3. The power of silence - I must learn to stay silence. I must not engage myself in any meaningless conversation which is not food & nutrition for my soul!
F & N for I G 109 (Nothing in life really matters)
1. Yes nothing in life really matters as long as we practice true forgiveness.
2. The tongue of angel is to speak with love.
3. Remember that we return to childlikeness to enter the gate of heaven.
4. Never say "this is my last lesson, I will not do it again". Instead, we say "yes, I have learnt the lesson & I now recognize its meaning. I will not do it again"
5. Attachment to the form is a cause of pain - practice detachment.
6. When we open our heart, our emotions will flow and tears will flow. This is a cleansing/purification process. When I saw Sai Baba (even far away) during my visit in India, I had strong feeling of pure love & compassion. The powerful energy of love vibrated strongly and my heart opened to receive love, grace & blessings. My tears flowed. The feeling of Baba's greatness touched my heart!
7. Learn the real meaning of "Patience". Avoid our instinct of "fast/speed up". Be aware, it is HASTE and not grace or graciousness.
2. The tongue of angel is to speak with love.
3. Remember that we return to childlikeness to enter the gate of heaven.
4. Never say "this is my last lesson, I will not do it again". Instead, we say "yes, I have learnt the lesson & I now recognize its meaning. I will not do it again"
5. Attachment to the form is a cause of pain - practice detachment.
6. When we open our heart, our emotions will flow and tears will flow. This is a cleansing/purification process. When I saw Sai Baba (even far away) during my visit in India, I had strong feeling of pure love & compassion. The powerful energy of love vibrated strongly and my heart opened to receive love, grace & blessings. My tears flowed. The feeling of Baba's greatness touched my heart!
7. Learn the real meaning of "Patience". Avoid our instinct of "fast/speed up". Be aware, it is HASTE and not grace or graciousness.
F & N for I G 108 (Light of God)
The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me wherever I am God is and all is well.
I love You God;
I praise You God;
I thank You God;
For by Your Will;
And by Your Grace, I am.
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me wherever I am God is and all is well.
I love You God;
I praise You God;
I thank You God;
For by Your Will;
And by Your Grace, I am.
F & N for I G 107 (Sai Baba's love)
Many people go to Baba and see only his beautiful form and incredible miracles. They are interested only in his physical presence, in a personal interview and a miracle. They take very little of Baba's message. Baba has told us that these miracles are not important in themselves; they are only baits to catch our attention, so that we will listen to the message he has come to Earth to give.
He has also explained that he is in each and every heart which thinks of him. There is no need for a personal interview or for Him to speak to you or look at you or even for you to go to India. You merely have to open your heart wherever you are to realize he is there. So many have experienced this truth through dreams or meditation or in times of crises when they could see or feel Baba's presence.
We mention this, because we occasionally found at "Prasanthi Nilayam" emotions such as desire, anxiety and even fear, envy and hatred over whether or not Baba showed attention to one or one's neighbour. Of course, these emotions are perfectly normal considering our upbringing and ignorance of what we "really" are, which causes us to constantly look for approval and acceptance from those on whom we have high esteem.
But we need not have any fear, as universal love knows no attachment and no aversion. Ignore the physical drama and know that Baba loves all equally. In his own words: "I do not discard anyone. I cannot, it is not my nature to do so; have no fear, I am yours—you are mine.”
The main physical means of communication with Baba is through letters. These letters can be of a wide variety: asking for interviews, requesting healing for a long standing or difficult illness, asking for advice on a material or spiritual decision—and who knows what other requests are hidden within those thousands upon thousands of letters. The letters may be sent to Baba from abroad, passed on to him by a friend who is going, (or, in the event that you Yourself are blessed to be there,) you can hand it to Baba directly during "Darshan".
It is not my opinion that these letters are "read" in the physical sense of the word. In fact, I don't believe the letter even has to reach Baba. He is omnipresent—He knows all and everything past, present and future. So, He is aware of our question or request, the moment we pose it in our minds. The giving of the letter is all for our own feeling of security and satisfaction.
Letters may be written in any language for his mind is beyond the veil of languages. He will speak to you in Greek or English or any other language if necessary.
Therefore, we do not expect a "physical letter" back. We may receive our answer in different ways. Baba may speak to us physically (if we are there), in a dream or in meditation. We may pick up a book and the answer will be there or a conversation with someone may illumine us. If there is an illness involved, it may simply begin disappearing or we might become aware of what we must do to become well.
We would urge anyone who needs guidance or help of any variety (no problem is too material, too spiritual, too easy or too difficult), to write to Baba, physically or mentally and have faith in your overcoming this obstacle.
—Helianthos Yoga Union, Athens
He has also explained that he is in each and every heart which thinks of him. There is no need for a personal interview or for Him to speak to you or look at you or even for you to go to India. You merely have to open your heart wherever you are to realize he is there. So many have experienced this truth through dreams or meditation or in times of crises when they could see or feel Baba's presence.
We mention this, because we occasionally found at "Prasanthi Nilayam" emotions such as desire, anxiety and even fear, envy and hatred over whether or not Baba showed attention to one or one's neighbour. Of course, these emotions are perfectly normal considering our upbringing and ignorance of what we "really" are, which causes us to constantly look for approval and acceptance from those on whom we have high esteem.
But we need not have any fear, as universal love knows no attachment and no aversion. Ignore the physical drama and know that Baba loves all equally. In his own words: "I do not discard anyone. I cannot, it is not my nature to do so; have no fear, I am yours—you are mine.”
The main physical means of communication with Baba is through letters. These letters can be of a wide variety: asking for interviews, requesting healing for a long standing or difficult illness, asking for advice on a material or spiritual decision—and who knows what other requests are hidden within those thousands upon thousands of letters. The letters may be sent to Baba from abroad, passed on to him by a friend who is going, (or, in the event that you Yourself are blessed to be there,) you can hand it to Baba directly during "Darshan".
It is not my opinion that these letters are "read" in the physical sense of the word. In fact, I don't believe the letter even has to reach Baba. He is omnipresent—He knows all and everything past, present and future. So, He is aware of our question or request, the moment we pose it in our minds. The giving of the letter is all for our own feeling of security and satisfaction.
Letters may be written in any language for his mind is beyond the veil of languages. He will speak to you in Greek or English or any other language if necessary.
Therefore, we do not expect a "physical letter" back. We may receive our answer in different ways. Baba may speak to us physically (if we are there), in a dream or in meditation. We may pick up a book and the answer will be there or a conversation with someone may illumine us. If there is an illness involved, it may simply begin disappearing or we might become aware of what we must do to become well.
We would urge anyone who needs guidance or help of any variety (no problem is too material, too spiritual, too easy or too difficult), to write to Baba, physically or mentally and have faith in your overcoming this obstacle.
—Helianthos Yoga Union, Athens
F & N for I G 106 (wisdom & compassion of trees)
Observing the wisdom and compassion of trees around us:
1. Trees grow upward instead of side-way. They show us that they understand the wisdom of ascension.
2. Trees' roots would grow deeply into earth. By grounding firmly into earth would provide them with stable foundation for long term healthy growth.
3. Roots of trees hold the ground firmly to stabilize earth & soil to prevent erosion, thus protecting environment & preventing flood. Furthermore, trees would absorb carbon dioxide and in return they give out oxygen for human beings and animals. This shows the greatness and compassion of trees in the world.
4. In cold countries, trees shed all leaves during autumn. Most trees are without leaves throughout winter. Purpose of shedding leaves is for preserving life during cold season. This is a process of removing (or letting-go/detachment) burden (i.e. leaves) in life. Trees know that life preservation is the priority before arrival of cold season. Thus, trees are aware of the need to practice letting-go/detachment.
5. Trees would always enhance/enrich beauty of nature. Trees in forest provide living ground for animals. Trees also provide fruits, food & nutrition for living beings. Without trees, mother planet earth would not be complete. More importantly, trees provide excellent ecological balance for mother planet earth.
6. Just pause and ponder for a while to appreciate the greatness and value of trees in the world! For thousands and thousands of years, trees have contributed significantly to the development and growth of mankind. I always ask this question: "Can we live without trees?". The answer is clearly no. Imagine that our houses and buildings are built with wood from trees, our furniture are made of wood, our paper products come from trees, even the first fire on earth came about with the help of wood. In fact, civilization of mankind has gradually evolved with the great contribution of trees.
7. Trees always bear fruits naturally and periodically to feed living beings. Trees are truly compassionate and selfless as they produce abundant fruits to feed living beings without any pre-conditions attached. Trees serve all humans and non-humans on earth. Without trees there may not be human beings on earth.
8. With this backdrop, can we now feel the greatness and criticality of trees to the world in general and mankind in particular? For that, I am very grateful for all trees on mother planet earth.
1. Trees grow upward instead of side-way. They show us that they understand the wisdom of ascension.
2. Trees' roots would grow deeply into earth. By grounding firmly into earth would provide them with stable foundation for long term healthy growth.
3. Roots of trees hold the ground firmly to stabilize earth & soil to prevent erosion, thus protecting environment & preventing flood. Furthermore, trees would absorb carbon dioxide and in return they give out oxygen for human beings and animals. This shows the greatness and compassion of trees in the world.
4. In cold countries, trees shed all leaves during autumn. Most trees are without leaves throughout winter. Purpose of shedding leaves is for preserving life during cold season. This is a process of removing (or letting-go/detachment) burden (i.e. leaves) in life. Trees know that life preservation is the priority before arrival of cold season. Thus, trees are aware of the need to practice letting-go/detachment.
5. Trees would always enhance/enrich beauty of nature. Trees in forest provide living ground for animals. Trees also provide fruits, food & nutrition for living beings. Without trees, mother planet earth would not be complete. More importantly, trees provide excellent ecological balance for mother planet earth.
6. Just pause and ponder for a while to appreciate the greatness and value of trees in the world! For thousands and thousands of years, trees have contributed significantly to the development and growth of mankind. I always ask this question: "Can we live without trees?". The answer is clearly no. Imagine that our houses and buildings are built with wood from trees, our furniture are made of wood, our paper products come from trees, even the first fire on earth came about with the help of wood. In fact, civilization of mankind has gradually evolved with the great contribution of trees.
7. Trees always bear fruits naturally and periodically to feed living beings. Trees are truly compassionate and selfless as they produce abundant fruits to feed living beings without any pre-conditions attached. Trees serve all humans and non-humans on earth. Without trees there may not be human beings on earth.
8. With this backdrop, can we now feel the greatness and criticality of trees to the world in general and mankind in particular? For that, I am very grateful for all trees on mother planet earth.
F & N for I G 105 (Relationships)
1. Our spiritual lessons begin with family relationship.
2. Learning spiritual lessons without confronting/facing issues created by family relationship, this would mean avoiding/running away from such issues. Such behavior would not help us grow spiritually.
3. Foundation of love is built from relationships.
4. People who cause misery to our life are the people who make us great.
5. Acim provides food & nutrition for loving relationships.
6. This is the path of NOT getting, but giving or letting-go. Resistance is the cause of all types of pain.
7. An important key to build understanding and loving relationship is by way of "setting boundary with love" and "to make things very clear to others". Relationship issue is always due to ambiquity of boundary meaning that no proper/clear boundary is set, and thus causing tremendous misunderstanding & disputes.
2. Learning spiritual lessons without confronting/facing issues created by family relationship, this would mean avoiding/running away from such issues. Such behavior would not help us grow spiritually.
3. Foundation of love is built from relationships.
4. People who cause misery to our life are the people who make us great.
5. Acim provides food & nutrition for loving relationships.
6. This is the path of NOT getting, but giving or letting-go. Resistance is the cause of all types of pain.
7. An important key to build understanding and loving relationship is by way of "setting boundary with love" and "to make things very clear to others". Relationship issue is always due to ambiquity of boundary meaning that no proper/clear boundary is set, and thus causing tremendous misunderstanding & disputes.
F & N for I G 104 (Fact of life)
1. Never explain yourself to anyone.
It is because the person who likes you does not need it, and the person who does not like you won't believe it.
2. When you keep saying you are busy, then you are never free.
When you keep saying you have no time, then you will never have time.
When you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come.
3. When we wake up in the morning, we have two simple choices. Go back to sleep & dream, or wake up & chase those dreams.
The choice is yours.
4. We make them cry who care for us.
We cry for those who never care for us.
And we care for those who will never cry for us.
This is the truth of life, it is strange but true.
Once you realize this, it is never too late to change.
5. Don't make promise when you are in joy.
Don't reply when you are sad.
Don't take decision when you are angry.
Think twice. Act wisely.
6. Time is like a river.
You can't touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again.
Enjoy every moment of your life.
7. First I was dying to finish my high school and start college. And then I was dying to finish college and start working. Then I was dying to marry and have children.
And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough so I could go back to work. But then I was dying to retire.
And now I am dying.
And suddenly I realized I forgot to live.
Don't let this happen to you.
Appreciate your current situation & enjoy each day of your life.
It is because the person who likes you does not need it, and the person who does not like you won't believe it.
2. When you keep saying you are busy, then you are never free.
When you keep saying you have no time, then you will never have time.
When you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come.
3. When we wake up in the morning, we have two simple choices. Go back to sleep & dream, or wake up & chase those dreams.
The choice is yours.
4. We make them cry who care for us.
We cry for those who never care for us.
And we care for those who will never cry for us.
This is the truth of life, it is strange but true.
Once you realize this, it is never too late to change.
5. Don't make promise when you are in joy.
Don't reply when you are sad.
Don't take decision when you are angry.
Think twice. Act wisely.
6. Time is like a river.
You can't touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again.
Enjoy every moment of your life.
7. First I was dying to finish my high school and start college. And then I was dying to finish college and start working. Then I was dying to marry and have children.
And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough so I could go back to work. But then I was dying to retire.
And now I am dying.
And suddenly I realized I forgot to live.
Don't let this happen to you.
Appreciate your current situation & enjoy each day of your life.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
F & N for I G 103 (Love - fear - life)
1. We cannot let-go of fear, we have to increase our love. Only love can replace fear. Release our fear by increasing our love.
2. We are the creators of my own life. Stop blaming others. Take full responsibility of our own life.
3. If we believe in a god with lack, it is us who lack (reflection of oneself).
4. We don't feel we are whole. Why?
Because people always tell us we are less than whole and we are also lack of awareness that we are indeed whole.
5. The truth will set us free. The truth is we are whole, pure, holy, perfect & complete.
6. We came to this planet earth because we are less than 100% love. By the time when we leave planet earth, we must make sure that we leave with a more loving thought than when we came here.
7. To achieve that, we must change/transform substantially & fundamentally.
8. How can we become more loving? We can do so by seeing things with more loving eyes (i.e. seeing GOD in everything). Don't give away any of our power to others.
9. Why do we fail to give or receive? It is because we always feel undeserving, thus we reject giving or receiving.
10. Sharing must be from the place of abundance with love and without any conditions attached. Thus, when we share, we don't need/expect any acknowledgement or appreciation.
2. We are the creators of my own life. Stop blaming others. Take full responsibility of our own life.
3. If we believe in a god with lack, it is us who lack (reflection of oneself).
4. We don't feel we are whole. Why?
Because people always tell us we are less than whole and we are also lack of awareness that we are indeed whole.
5. The truth will set us free. The truth is we are whole, pure, holy, perfect & complete.
6. We came to this planet earth because we are less than 100% love. By the time when we leave planet earth, we must make sure that we leave with a more loving thought than when we came here.
7. To achieve that, we must change/transform substantially & fundamentally.
8. How can we become more loving? We can do so by seeing things with more loving eyes (i.e. seeing GOD in everything). Don't give away any of our power to others.
9. Why do we fail to give or receive? It is because we always feel undeserving, thus we reject giving or receiving.
10. Sharing must be from the place of abundance with love and without any conditions attached. Thus, when we share, we don't need/expect any acknowledgement or appreciation.
F & N for I G 102 (As we so say, so it is)
To begin with the end in mind.
To make our life perfect & desirable. No need to be right.
Holiness will pull our conscience back.
You shall sow, so shall you reap.
Why do people want to become victim? It is because there is reward. Without reward, they can heal their mind faster.
Whatever you want you let it go (no attachment).
Law of self-phophecy.
Energy cannot be destroyed, cannot be created, but can change/converted from form to form.
Growth means remembering who you are.
Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray (Sai Baba).
Dominant thoughts (DT) would decide one's path. DT move the body. DT must be fulfilled/satisfied.
Thoughts cannot be suppressed but can only be replaced by another thoughts.
To make our life perfect & desirable. No need to be right.
Holiness will pull our conscience back.
You shall sow, so shall you reap.
Why do people want to become victim? It is because there is reward. Without reward, they can heal their mind faster.
Whatever you want you let it go (no attachment).
Law of self-phophecy.
Energy cannot be destroyed, cannot be created, but can change/converted from form to form.
Growth means remembering who you are.
Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray (Sai Baba).
Dominant thoughts (DT) would decide one's path. DT move the body. DT must be fulfilled/satisfied.
Thoughts cannot be suppressed but can only be replaced by another thoughts.
F & N for I G 101 (True nature of life)
No permanent state of existence. Change is the only constant in the universe. Thus no permanency.
Change is part of our consciousness.
Acts of compassion vs acts of kindness (e.g. setting free animals).
All beings are conditioned beings.
Practice love, gratitude & forgiveness in a more conscious mind.
Power, wealth & comfort are very hard to let-go. Strongest attachment.
Enlightenment & liberation (in truth, light already in us, but we have forgotten it).
No relationships are special in this world. All relationships are WHOLLY Not SPECIAL.
Life has infinite possibilities.
Life is a journey of remembrance.
Empty out every idea/thought from our mind to allow the process of unlearning & relearning to grow.
Making choices in life. Choices come in package which represent consequences.
Making our life a conscious creation.
Change is part of our consciousness.
Acts of compassion vs acts of kindness (e.g. setting free animals).
All beings are conditioned beings.
Practice love, gratitude & forgiveness in a more conscious mind.
Power, wealth & comfort are very hard to let-go. Strongest attachment.
Enlightenment & liberation (in truth, light already in us, but we have forgotten it).
No relationships are special in this world. All relationships are WHOLLY Not SPECIAL.
Life has infinite possibilities.
Life is a journey of remembrance.
Empty out every idea/thought from our mind to allow the process of unlearning & relearning to grow.
Making choices in life. Choices come in package which represent consequences.
Making our life a conscious creation.
F & N for I G 100 (Insane Mind)
Only insane mind would take weapon to attack.
When we arm ourselves by preparing weapons, it means we prepare/attract people to attack us.
Unconditional love is true freedom.
Harmonious union of myself. If I have union problem with others, it is due to having union issues within myself. Listen to the voice of my conscience.
If I don't forgive others, it is because I don't want to forgive myself. I forgive my own imperfection & to forgive humanity.
Frightened people teach fear. Loving people teach love.
When we arm ourselves by preparing weapons, it means we prepare/attract people to attack us.
Unconditional love is true freedom.
Harmonious union of myself. If I have union problem with others, it is due to having union issues within myself. Listen to the voice of my conscience.
If I don't forgive others, it is because I don't want to forgive myself. I forgive my own imperfection & to forgive humanity.
Frightened people teach fear. Loving people teach love.
F & N for I G 99 (Addiction)
Addiction is NOT a physical problem. It is a thinking problem. Can be addicted to any forms, habits, religion, thinking, idea, belief etc.
"Ular sawah tidak akan menjadi ular darat, walaupun ia kadang kadang naik ke darat, ia akan tetap balik ke sawah juga"
Addiction (obsession) - hiding the shame
To fill up perceived emptiness through addiction
Fear of death = fear of life = fear of love
Conscience (Heart)says "Don't do it", if you still do it, it is betrayal.
To raise consciousness to the highest.
True forgiveness comes from the place of pure love.
"Ular sawah tidak akan menjadi ular darat, walaupun ia kadang kadang naik ke darat, ia akan tetap balik ke sawah juga"
Addiction (obsession) - hiding the shame
To fill up perceived emptiness through addiction
Fear of death = fear of life = fear of love
Conscience (Heart)says "Don't do it", if you still do it, it is betrayal.
To raise consciousness to the highest.
True forgiveness comes from the place of pure love.
F & N for I G 98 (God - love)
Life = God = Love = Nature = Intelligence
Son = Manifestation of the form
Father = 1st thought (original thought)
Holy spirit = process to allow the formation. Force or energy that makes it happened (invisible)
Be still and you will know that I am is God.
God extends
Ego projects
Pray to God is to express gratitude from one's heart, not asking/begging for favour.
Our life purpose is to love & be loved.
Son = Manifestation of the form
Father = 1st thought (original thought)
Holy spirit = process to allow the formation. Force or energy that makes it happened (invisible)
Be still and you will know that I am is God.
God extends
Ego projects
Pray to God is to express gratitude from one's heart, not asking/begging for favour.
Our life purpose is to love & be loved.
F & N for I G 97 (Holding guilt - four tenets)
Whenever you feel your emotion/heart is being triggered, this implies that you are holding unconscious guilt in your consciousness. It mirrors back to you reminding you of your state of consciousness. In this regard, you express gratitude to the people who mirrors back to you. You then forgive yourself for such incident. This is the four tenets as explained by beloved teacher Dehyana.
When I hold unconscious guilt, my children very likely would mirror back to me (leaking to children). This is about me, NOT about other people.
When I hold unconscious guilt, my children very likely would mirror back to me (leaking to children). This is about me, NOT about other people.
F & N for I G 96 (life ownership - Shindaro the Ninja)
I live my life. Parents live their own life. Never live your children's life. You don't live your children's life. You live your own life.
You don't own your children. You don't even own your life. You don't even know when will be your last breath, when will be your last moment of your existence in this life.
How badly do you want something in your life? The answer is if you want something bad enough, you will attain it by "leaving your palace" like Buddha who left his palace to become Buddha. Ask yourself this question: Can you "Shindaro the Ninja"? - Can you break through the barriers of your journey?
Show me your fruits first! Don't talk to me about your religion which means nothing to me!
You don't own your children. You don't even own your life. You don't even know when will be your last breath, when will be your last moment of your existence in this life.
How badly do you want something in your life? The answer is if you want something bad enough, you will attain it by "leaving your palace" like Buddha who left his palace to become Buddha. Ask yourself this question: Can you "Shindaro the Ninja"? - Can you break through the barriers of your journey?
Show me your fruits first! Don't talk to me about your religion which means nothing to me!
F & N for I G 95 (Water)
Are you as secured as water (H2O)?
Are you a container or water?
Shape of container is immaterial/unimportant to water.
If I'm water I will be at peace with everything around me.
We resist to be water, why am I feeling insecured? Because I'm not water.
When we were born, our basket was totally empty without any baggage. Then we collected or bought-in lots & lots of ideas & belief, until the basket is full - filled up by all sorts of rubbish.
The solution is to practice letting-go, unlearning & releasing the rubbish from the basket.
My highest good is my highest ability to love. So I say, so it is.
Are you a container or water?
Shape of container is immaterial/unimportant to water.
If I'm water I will be at peace with everything around me.
We resist to be water, why am I feeling insecured? Because I'm not water.
When we were born, our basket was totally empty without any baggage. Then we collected or bought-in lots & lots of ideas & belief, until the basket is full - filled up by all sorts of rubbish.
The solution is to practice letting-go, unlearning & releasing the rubbish from the basket.
My highest good is my highest ability to love. So I say, so it is.
Monday, August 31, 2009
F & N for I G 94 (Nature of life - self-awakening instructions)
Buddha's awakening - birth, aging, sickness & death
The cause is "Persistence" - the heart wants to persist, thus birth (effect)takes place and this leads to aging sickness & death.
What is the cause of "Persistence"? It is "To have it".
What is the cause of "To have it"? It is "Greed".
What is the cause of "Greed"? The cause of "Greed" is "Feeling".
The cause of "Feeling" is "Touch".
The cause of "Touch" is "Heart of awareness".
The cause of "Heart of awareness" is "Behavior".
The cause of "Behavior" is "Relative ignorance".
We always have the wrong perception of thinking that we have a physical presence & think that all phenomena are the existence of a physical presence. Therefore the behavior constantly changes & cannot be stable and results in the changing power of everything in the universe.
Buddha found the answer of existence of everything. He relieved from the cycle of birth, aging, sickness & death and became an awakening achiever.
Self-awakening instructions
Stay silence & still. Ask yourself repeatedly the following questions:-
1. Why do I exist here?
2. What am I doing now?
3. What's wrong with me?
4. What terrible things have I done?
5. What am I scared of?
6. What I am afraid of?
Tell yourself repeatedly:
"I want to go home".
7. How long will I be free of suffering?
8. How long will I be free of hurt?
9. Why am still here?
10. What is the purpose of my life?
11. What is the meaning of my life?
12. What have I missed?
13. Am I lonely?
14. What have I persisted in?
15. What have I desired?
16. Who am I lying to?
17. Who got hurt?
18. Who obstructs me?
Tell yourself:
1. I can awaken my heart.
2. I have love & mercy.
3. I can create light.
The cause is "Persistence" - the heart wants to persist, thus birth (effect)takes place and this leads to aging sickness & death.
What is the cause of "Persistence"? It is "To have it".
What is the cause of "To have it"? It is "Greed".
What is the cause of "Greed"? The cause of "Greed" is "Feeling".
The cause of "Feeling" is "Touch".
The cause of "Touch" is "Heart of awareness".
The cause of "Heart of awareness" is "Behavior".
The cause of "Behavior" is "Relative ignorance".
We always have the wrong perception of thinking that we have a physical presence & think that all phenomena are the existence of a physical presence. Therefore the behavior constantly changes & cannot be stable and results in the changing power of everything in the universe.
Buddha found the answer of existence of everything. He relieved from the cycle of birth, aging, sickness & death and became an awakening achiever.
Self-awakening instructions
Stay silence & still. Ask yourself repeatedly the following questions:-
1. Why do I exist here?
2. What am I doing now?
3. What's wrong with me?
4. What terrible things have I done?
5. What am I scared of?
6. What I am afraid of?
Tell yourself repeatedly:
"I want to go home".
7. How long will I be free of suffering?
8. How long will I be free of hurt?
9. Why am still here?
10. What is the purpose of my life?
11. What is the meaning of my life?
12. What have I missed?
13. Am I lonely?
14. What have I persisted in?
15. What have I desired?
16. Who am I lying to?
17. Who got hurt?
18. Who obstructs me?
Tell yourself:
1. I can awaken my heart.
2. I have love & mercy.
3. I can create light.
Food And Nutrition For Inner Growth 93 (ACIM - specialness)
ACIM quotes (pg 502-507)
Comparison must be an ego device, for love makes none. Specialness always makes comparisons. It is established by a lack seen in another, & maintained by searching for, & keeping clear in sight, all lacks it can perceive.
Pursuit of specialness is always at the cost of peace.
Specialness is the idea of sin made real. Sin is impossible even to imagine without this base. For sin arose from it, out of nothingness; an evil flower with no roots at all.
You choose specialness instead of Heaven & instead of peace, & wrapprd it carefully in sin, to keep it "safe" from truth.
The death of specialness is not your death, but your awakening into life eternal. You but emerge from an illusion of what you are to the acceptance of yourself as God created you.
Forgiveness is the end of specialness. Only illusions can be forgiven, and then they disappear. Forgiveness is release from all illusions, and that is why it is impossible but partly to forgive. No one who clings to one illusion can see himself as sinless, for he holds one error to himself as lovely still. And so he calls it "unforgivable", and makes it sin. How can he then give his forgiveness wholly, when he would not receive it for himself? For it is sure he would receive it wholly the instant that he gave it so. And thus his secret guilt would disappear, forgiven by himself.
What rests on nothing never can be stable. However large & overblown it seems to be, it still must rock & turn & whirl about with every breeze.
It is your specialness that is attacked by everything that walks & breathes, or creeps or crawls, or even lives at all. Nothing is free from its attack, and it is safe from nothing.
They are lost in dreams of specialness. They hate the call that would awaken them, and they curse God because He did not make their dream reality.
Comparison must be an ego device, for love makes none. Specialness always makes comparisons. It is established by a lack seen in another, & maintained by searching for, & keeping clear in sight, all lacks it can perceive.
Pursuit of specialness is always at the cost of peace.
Specialness is the idea of sin made real. Sin is impossible even to imagine without this base. For sin arose from it, out of nothingness; an evil flower with no roots at all.
You choose specialness instead of Heaven & instead of peace, & wrapprd it carefully in sin, to keep it "safe" from truth.
The death of specialness is not your death, but your awakening into life eternal. You but emerge from an illusion of what you are to the acceptance of yourself as God created you.
Forgiveness is the end of specialness. Only illusions can be forgiven, and then they disappear. Forgiveness is release from all illusions, and that is why it is impossible but partly to forgive. No one who clings to one illusion can see himself as sinless, for he holds one error to himself as lovely still. And so he calls it "unforgivable", and makes it sin. How can he then give his forgiveness wholly, when he would not receive it for himself? For it is sure he would receive it wholly the instant that he gave it so. And thus his secret guilt would disappear, forgiven by himself.
What rests on nothing never can be stable. However large & overblown it seems to be, it still must rock & turn & whirl about with every breeze.
It is your specialness that is attacked by everything that walks & breathes, or creeps or crawls, or even lives at all. Nothing is free from its attack, and it is safe from nothing.
They are lost in dreams of specialness. They hate the call that would awaken them, and they curse God because He did not make their dream reality.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
What not to say - to avoid conversational pitfalls
What Not to Say About Someone's Appearance
Don’t say: “You look tired.”
Why: It implies she doesn’t look good.
Instead say: “Is everything OK?”
We often blurt the “tired” comment when we get the sense that the other person feels out of sorts. So just ask.
Don’t say: “Wow, you’ve lost a ton of weight!”
Why: To a newly trim person, it might give the impression that she used to look unattractive.
Instead say: “You look fantastic.” And leave it at that.
If you’re curious about how she got so svelte, add, “What’s your secret?”
Don’t say: “You look good for your age.”
Why: Anything with a caveat like this is rude. It's saying, "You look great―compared with other old people. It's amazing you have all your own teeth."
Instead say: “You look great.”
Don’t say: “I could never wear that.”
Why: It can be misunderstood as a criticism.
(“I could never wear that because it’s so ugly.”)
Instead say: “You look so good in skinny jeans.”
If you slip, say something like “I could never wear that…because I wasn’t blessed with your long legs.”
Follow these tips to shop smart for your own body type.
Expert advice from Clinton Kelly, cohost of the TLC show, What Not to Wear.
What Not to Say in the Workplace
Don’t say: “That’s not my job.”
Why: If your superior asks you to do something, it is your job.
Instead say: “I’m not sure that should be my priority right now.”
Then have a conversation with your boss about your responsibilities.
In the past year, the rules of the workplace have changed. Learn how to shine at work in the new economy.
Don’t say: “This might sound stupid, but…”
Why: Never undermine your ideas by prefacing your remarks with wishy-washy language.
Instead say: What’s on your mind. It reinforces your credibility to present your ideas with confidence.
Don’t say: “I don’t have time to talk to you.”
Why: It’s plain rude, in person or on the phone.
Instead say: “I’m just finishing something up right now. Can I come by when I’m done?”
Graciously explain why you can’t talk now, and suggest catching up at an appointed time later. Let phone calls go to voice mail until you can give callers your undivided attention.
Don’t say: “You look tired.”
Why: It implies she doesn’t look good.
Instead say: “Is everything OK?”
We often blurt the “tired” comment when we get the sense that the other person feels out of sorts. So just ask.
Don’t say: “Wow, you’ve lost a ton of weight!”
Why: To a newly trim person, it might give the impression that she used to look unattractive.
Instead say: “You look fantastic.” And leave it at that.
If you’re curious about how she got so svelte, add, “What’s your secret?”
Don’t say: “You look good for your age.”
Why: Anything with a caveat like this is rude. It's saying, "You look great―compared with other old people. It's amazing you have all your own teeth."
Instead say: “You look great.”
Don’t say: “I could never wear that.”
Why: It can be misunderstood as a criticism.
(“I could never wear that because it’s so ugly.”)
Instead say: “You look so good in skinny jeans.”
If you slip, say something like “I could never wear that…because I wasn’t blessed with your long legs.”
Follow these tips to shop smart for your own body type.
Expert advice from Clinton Kelly, cohost of the TLC show, What Not to Wear.
What Not to Say in the Workplace
Don’t say: “That’s not my job.”
Why: If your superior asks you to do something, it is your job.
Instead say: “I’m not sure that should be my priority right now.”
Then have a conversation with your boss about your responsibilities.
In the past year, the rules of the workplace have changed. Learn how to shine at work in the new economy.
Don’t say: “This might sound stupid, but…”
Why: Never undermine your ideas by prefacing your remarks with wishy-washy language.
Instead say: What’s on your mind. It reinforces your credibility to present your ideas with confidence.
Don’t say: “I don’t have time to talk to you.”
Why: It’s plain rude, in person or on the phone.
Instead say: “I’m just finishing something up right now. Can I come by when I’m done?”
Graciously explain why you can’t talk now, and suggest catching up at an appointed time later. Let phone calls go to voice mail until you can give callers your undivided attention.
Food And Nutrition For Inner Growth 93 (Zero Limits - Ho'oponopono)
"對不起，請原諒我，謝謝你，我愛你", 於是想起了這《零極限》的力量。
修．藍博士正是運用這四句話，療癒了夏威夷州立醫院所有的精神疾病罪犯和疲憊的員工。這是因為，我們生命中的每一件事，都是我們的責任。這整個世界是我們創造的。
將《零極限》四句話掛上即時通的朋友，就想這樣對台灣說，這樣對自己說。他們正改變自己的內在，進而希望能改善這個世界。
人生是個複雜的謎題，唯有愛可以解答一切。還記得嗎？全班小朋友持續誇獎著米飯，米飯會發出香味；集中對湖水祈禱，水質會變得清澈；同時對城市發送平靜，犯罪率逐漸下降。只要你相信「相由心生」，體會《祕密》《生命的答案，水知道》正面表述的力量。
貼上這四句話（由你喜愛的順序）, 同時淨化自己、他人和所愛之地的能量；更重要的是，讓每個看到你的文字的人，也都漾起相同的美好意念！
我愛你，對不起，請原諒我，謝謝你。
1984年，有一位夏威夷治療師，以三年的時間，成功治癒了夏威夷州立醫院的精神疾病罪犯和疲憊的員工，卻沒有任何面對面的諮商。
他只是在察看病歷時，不斷重複這四句話來「清理」自己：
我愛你。對不起。請原諒我。謝謝你。
以這四句話來清理自己的過程，是一種夏威夷的傳統療法，叫作「荷歐波諾波諾」（Ho'oponopono）。
這個方法不僅讓精神病患罪犯被療癒，也讓一位過敏氣喘了五十年的婦人，在一夕間神奇治癒，還有許多在人際關係、工作、健康等成功運用此法的真實故事都蒐錄在書中，帶你逐漸揭開這個方法的神祕面紗。
這時我必須要問一個重要的問題：
「你在自己內在做了什麼事，讓那些人改變？」
「我只是清除了我內在與他們共有的部分。」他說。
啥？我不懂。
修．藍博士解釋，對自己的人生負全部責任的意思是，你生命中的每一件事——就只因為它在你的生命裡——都是你的責任。從字面上來說，整個世界是你創造的。
哇，這很難讓人接受。為我自己的言行負責是一回事，為我生命中「每一個人」的言行負責，又是另一回事。
然而事實是：當你對自己的生命負完全責任，那麼所有你看到的、聽到的、品嘗到的、接觸到的，或者以任何方式經驗到的都是你的責任，因為它出現在你的生命裡。
這個意思是，恐怖分子、總統、經濟——任何你經驗到卻不喜歡的人事物——都要由你來療癒。或者不妨這麼說：要不是從你的內在投射出來，他們是不存在的。
問題不在他們，在於你。
而要改變他們，必須先改變你自己。
我知道這很難理解，更不用說接受或實踐，因為責怪遠比負完全責任簡單多了。
修．藍博士解釋：「簡單地說，荷歐波諾波諾就是『使之正確』或『改正錯誤』。『荷歐』（Ho'o）在夏威夷語是"導致"的意思，而『波諾波諾』（ponopono）則是『完美』。根據古代夏威夷人的說法，錯誤是由被過往痛苦記憶污染的思想所引起的，這些痛苦的思想或錯誤會造成失衡狀態與疾病，而荷歐波諾波諾則提供了一個方法，來釋放這些能量。」
簡言之，荷歐波諾波諾就是一個解決問題的方法，然而這一切都在你自己的內在完成。
這個看待生命本身的新方式真是讓人覺得天旋地轉，在某種程度上，它或許解釋了修．藍博士如何治癒那些患有精神疾病的罪犯。他並沒有在他們身上下工夫，而是在自己身上做功課。
修．藍博士說：「任何一個願意百分之百對他或她在每個當下所創造的生命負責的個體，都能從問題和疾病中解脫。
在古老的夏威夷療法『荷歐波諾波諾』裡，個人會祈求愛來改正他內在的錯誤。你說：『對不起。
不論我內在發生了什麼而顯化成這個問題，都請原諒我。』接著，愛就會負責轉化他內在那些顯化成問題的錯誤。」
他還說：「荷歐波諾波諾不把每個問題視為苦難，而是機會。問題只是過去記憶的重播，它們會出現，是為了再給我們一次機會，用愛的眼光去看待這些問題，然後出於靈感而行動。」
還想了解更多.
這幾句話，包含了解決我們人類內外在衝突的所有資源。隨著我自己靈性成長的進程開展，我真的發現「懺悔」與「感恩」是兩個最重要的成長工具。不要小看了這幾句話。一段時間之後，一定可以看到你的生命會有不一樣的改變！
──張德芬（靈性作家）
"荷歐波諾波諾"有如修行成佛助人的過程。凡事反求諸己，讓心歸零就是證悟空性，就能具足利益眾生的能力，也就是零極限。這是學佛人落實修行的必讀好書。
──鄭振煌（佛教學者，《西藏生死書》《心靈神醫》等著作譯者）
「為一切負全部的責任！」這句話充滿了溫柔與堅定，如水流一般川流不息在每一個呼吸之間。從那個深刻的感動之後，我對生命的責任又多了一層了解。
──許麗玲（宗教學博士、《老鷹的羽毛》作者）
修．藍博士正是運用這四句話，療癒了夏威夷州立醫院所有的精神疾病罪犯和疲憊的員工。這是因為，我們生命中的每一件事，都是我們的責任。這整個世界是我們創造的。
將《零極限》四句話掛上即時通的朋友，就想這樣對台灣說，這樣對自己說。他們正改變自己的內在，進而希望能改善這個世界。
人生是個複雜的謎題，唯有愛可以解答一切。還記得嗎？全班小朋友持續誇獎著米飯，米飯會發出香味；集中對湖水祈禱，水質會變得清澈；同時對城市發送平靜，犯罪率逐漸下降。只要你相信「相由心生」，體會《祕密》《生命的答案，水知道》正面表述的力量。
貼上這四句話（由你喜愛的順序）, 同時淨化自己、他人和所愛之地的能量；更重要的是，讓每個看到你的文字的人，也都漾起相同的美好意念！
我愛你，對不起，請原諒我，謝謝你。
1984年，有一位夏威夷治療師，以三年的時間，成功治癒了夏威夷州立醫院的精神疾病罪犯和疲憊的員工，卻沒有任何面對面的諮商。
他只是在察看病歷時，不斷重複這四句話來「清理」自己：
我愛你。對不起。請原諒我。謝謝你。
以這四句話來清理自己的過程，是一種夏威夷的傳統療法，叫作「荷歐波諾波諾」（Ho'oponopono）。
這個方法不僅讓精神病患罪犯被療癒，也讓一位過敏氣喘了五十年的婦人，在一夕間神奇治癒，還有許多在人際關係、工作、健康等成功運用此法的真實故事都蒐錄在書中，帶你逐漸揭開這個方法的神祕面紗。
這時我必須要問一個重要的問題：
「你在自己內在做了什麼事，讓那些人改變？」
「我只是清除了我內在與他們共有的部分。」他說。
啥？我不懂。
修．藍博士解釋，對自己的人生負全部責任的意思是，你生命中的每一件事——就只因為它在你的生命裡——都是你的責任。從字面上來說，整個世界是你創造的。
哇，這很難讓人接受。為我自己的言行負責是一回事，為我生命中「每一個人」的言行負責，又是另一回事。
然而事實是：當你對自己的生命負完全責任，那麼所有你看到的、聽到的、品嘗到的、接觸到的，或者以任何方式經驗到的都是你的責任，因為它出現在你的生命裡。
這個意思是，恐怖分子、總統、經濟——任何你經驗到卻不喜歡的人事物——都要由你來療癒。或者不妨這麼說：要不是從你的內在投射出來，他們是不存在的。
問題不在他們，在於你。
而要改變他們，必須先改變你自己。
我知道這很難理解，更不用說接受或實踐，因為責怪遠比負完全責任簡單多了。
修．藍博士解釋：「簡單地說，荷歐波諾波諾就是『使之正確』或『改正錯誤』。『荷歐』（Ho'o）在夏威夷語是"導致"的意思，而『波諾波諾』（ponopono）則是『完美』。根據古代夏威夷人的說法，錯誤是由被過往痛苦記憶污染的思想所引起的，這些痛苦的思想或錯誤會造成失衡狀態與疾病，而荷歐波諾波諾則提供了一個方法，來釋放這些能量。」
簡言之，荷歐波諾波諾就是一個解決問題的方法，然而這一切都在你自己的內在完成。
這個看待生命本身的新方式真是讓人覺得天旋地轉，在某種程度上，它或許解釋了修．藍博士如何治癒那些患有精神疾病的罪犯。他並沒有在他們身上下工夫，而是在自己身上做功課。
修．藍博士說：「任何一個願意百分之百對他或她在每個當下所創造的生命負責的個體，都能從問題和疾病中解脫。
在古老的夏威夷療法『荷歐波諾波諾』裡，個人會祈求愛來改正他內在的錯誤。你說：『對不起。
不論我內在發生了什麼而顯化成這個問題，都請原諒我。』接著，愛就會負責轉化他內在那些顯化成問題的錯誤。」
他還說：「荷歐波諾波諾不把每個問題視為苦難，而是機會。問題只是過去記憶的重播，它們會出現，是為了再給我們一次機會，用愛的眼光去看待這些問題，然後出於靈感而行動。」
還想了解更多.
這幾句話，包含了解決我們人類內外在衝突的所有資源。隨著我自己靈性成長的進程開展，我真的發現「懺悔」與「感恩」是兩個最重要的成長工具。不要小看了這幾句話。一段時間之後，一定可以看到你的生命會有不一樣的改變！
──張德芬（靈性作家）
"荷歐波諾波諾"有如修行成佛助人的過程。凡事反求諸己，讓心歸零就是證悟空性，就能具足利益眾生的能力，也就是零極限。這是學佛人落實修行的必讀好書。
──鄭振煌（佛教學者，《西藏生死書》《心靈神醫》等著作譯者）
「為一切負全部的責任！」這句話充滿了溫柔與堅定，如水流一般川流不息在每一個呼吸之間。從那個深刻的感動之後，我對生命的責任又多了一層了解。
──許麗玲（宗教學博士、《老鷹的羽毛》作者）
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Food And Nutrition For Inner Growth 92 (ACIM - specialness)
Quote from ACIM (page 496-7)
What is Not Love is murder.
What is Not Loving must be an attack.
Every illusion is an assault on truth, & every one does violence to the idea of love because it seems to be of equal truth.
What is the same can have no different function.
From pg 501
Would it be possible for you to hate your brother if you were like him? Could you attack him if you realized you journey with him, to a goal that is the same? Would you not help him reach it in every way you could, if his attainment of it were perceived as yours?
Your brother is your friend because his Father created him like you. There is no difference.
Could you attack your brother if you chose to see no specialness of any kind between you & him?
Is it not always your belief your specialness is limited by your relationship?
What is Not Love is murder.
What is Not Loving must be an attack.
Every illusion is an assault on truth, & every one does violence to the idea of love because it seems to be of equal truth.
What is the same can have no different function.
From pg 501
Would it be possible for you to hate your brother if you were like him? Could you attack him if you realized you journey with him, to a goal that is the same? Would you not help him reach it in every way you could, if his attainment of it were perceived as yours?
Your brother is your friend because his Father created him like you. There is no difference.
Could you attack your brother if you chose to see no specialness of any kind between you & him?
Is it not always your belief your specialness is limited by your relationship?
Friday, August 28, 2009
Food And Nutrition For Inner Growth 91(Contemplation)
TODAY'S CONTEMPLATION No.1
The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are.
-- Thomas Dreier
TODAY'S CONTEMPLATION No.2
You will find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
-- Lydia M. Child (1802-1880)
The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are.
-- Thomas Dreier
TODAY'S CONTEMPLATION No.2
You will find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
-- Lydia M. Child (1802-1880)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Highly worthwhile reading article from a Muslim - Raja Petra
Let’s look at reality
Wednesday, 26 August 2009 16:42
There are some very upset people in Malaysia who feel that Islam is being challenged or that non-Muslims, plus some Muslims, do not respect Islam and whatnot. These are people who always think that if you disagree with them then you are insulting Islam and/or need to go and learn more about Islam. Let’s look at reality -- and then let’s argue till the cows come home.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
The entertainment industry is said to be the largest industry in the world. That actually took me by surprise because I had initially thought that the arms industry was the largest. So it appears that making love is more profitable than making war after all.
Now, when I say ‘entertainment’, I am talking about more than just movies and music. Theme parks, holiday resorts, tour packages, casinos, discos (which serves as the market for designer drugs), night clubs, cabarets, bars, pubs, prostitution, and all those other activities which allow you to ‘let your hair down’, relax, enjoy yourself, have a good time, and so on, come under the classification of ‘entertainment industry’.
Just list down all those things banned in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s two Holy Cities, and that would come under the category of entertainment. The Saudi ulamak reluctantly allowed TV to be introduced into the Kingdom (after much pressure from the ruling elite) but only for religious programs and news, not for entertainment purposes. In that sense, anything that Saudi has banned can be regarded as un-Islamic, according to the strict Saudi interpretation (who argue that that is true Islam). And this would include everything under the entertainment industry category.
For that matter, general elections are also ‘banned’ in Saudi Arabia. Would, therefore, elections be regarded as un-Islamic since there was no such thing during the time of the Prophet Muhammad as well as during the Islamic Empire headed by the Caliphs -- until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire less than 100 years ago? And since PAS participates in this ‘Christian’-created Westminster system of parliament and general elections can PAS be considered as being involved in un-Islamic activities?
Yes, that is certainly food for thought is it not?
Going by the standards set by Saudi Arabia, the country regarded as the home of the Prophet Muhammad and the centre for Islam, it seems like only the Jews observe true Islamic teachings. And is it not also ironical that some of the best entertainers in the world (actors, actresses, singers, etc.) are Jews? This certainly represents a contradiction of sorts.
So, what, therefore, would make one a true Muslim? Would the banning of beer and the punishing of Muslims who drink beer be the proper Islamic thing to do, as many seem to think so? Or do we need to do more than that if we really want to become a true Muslim? This is the dilemma faced by Muslims and which was the point of my previous article: Go all the way or no way (http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/26055/84/).
Some Muslims think I am defending the sale of beer and oppose the ban and punishment of those who drink beer. This is not the point at all. The point I am making is we appear to be preoccupied with a mosquito bite when the patient is suffering from terminal cancer and just had a massive heart attack on top of that.
Why worry about something not life threatening when the patient is about to die? Forget about the itch on the finger when the toes have been eaten away by gangrene.
I have written about this issue so many times and I am sure by now many, Muslims in particular, are quite tired of reading about the same thing. But how can I stop harping on this same issue when we have people who still fail to grasp what the real issue is?
Below are extracts of two reports concerning the liquor industry and the problem it represents to Malaysia. What I want to stress is that the liquor industry is a huge industry and Malaysia ranks among the top ten in the world. And do you know how much tax the government earns from this (plus of course from tobacco and cigarettes which are equally haram according to many Muslim scholars)?
Okay, what happens to these taxes earned? It goes into the government coffers -- and we are talking about a huge amount of money here.
Next question: what does the government do with this money? It is used, of course. The government pays the salary of one million civil servants (more than 90% who are Muslims). The government builds roads, schools, hospitals and whatnot (which are used by all Malaysians, more than half who are Muslims).
So, how far are the Muslims prepared to go? Do they really want to be true Muslims? Do they really want to see sin and vices eradicated? Are they prepared to totally ban all forms of entertainment (liquor, beer and cigarettes being just part of it) that go against Islamic teachings? Are Muslims prepared to do what Saudi Arabia is doing to keep the country ‘pure’? And this would include a ban on interest-bearing loans and credit cards.
It is embarrassing when Muslims scream and shout about the issue of beer (or about the issue of a group called MLTR that sing tame love songs no different from Malaysia’s own Muslim singers such as Sharifah Aini, Sudirman, Siti Nurhaliza, etc. -- who they do not ask to also be banned). And when we express opinions that contradict theirs they scream about how we are insulting Islam, have no respect for Islam, should go and learn more about Islam, and whatnot.
Understand one thing, when we argue about a minor issue (and beer is a minor issue) while we tolerate the much larger problem we look like hypocrites.
The day one million Malay-Muslim civil servants throw in their resignation letters and refuse to continue working for the Malaysian government until the government stops earning tax money from haram activities would be the day I join my fellow Muslims in demanding that all forms of haram activities be banned.
Why are we so uptight about what others do? They want to drink then that is their business. It is between them and God. But if we earn a salary from taxes earned from haram activities then that would become our business. That would be when we should start getting upset.
But somehow that does not upset Muslims. They are not concerned that all these haram activities earn big money for the country and which goes to pay their salaries and develop the country with facilities that they also enjoy. They are not concerned that they are ‘partners’ in haram money. They are only concerned about what others do.
The Malay proverb about being able to see a germ across the ocean but not being able to see an elephant in front of your face rings true here.
That is the point in my whole argument.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009 16:42
There are some very upset people in Malaysia who feel that Islam is being challenged or that non-Muslims, plus some Muslims, do not respect Islam and whatnot. These are people who always think that if you disagree with them then you are insulting Islam and/or need to go and learn more about Islam. Let’s look at reality -- and then let’s argue till the cows come home.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
The entertainment industry is said to be the largest industry in the world. That actually took me by surprise because I had initially thought that the arms industry was the largest. So it appears that making love is more profitable than making war after all.
Now, when I say ‘entertainment’, I am talking about more than just movies and music. Theme parks, holiday resorts, tour packages, casinos, discos (which serves as the market for designer drugs), night clubs, cabarets, bars, pubs, prostitution, and all those other activities which allow you to ‘let your hair down’, relax, enjoy yourself, have a good time, and so on, come under the classification of ‘entertainment industry’.
Just list down all those things banned in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s two Holy Cities, and that would come under the category of entertainment. The Saudi ulamak reluctantly allowed TV to be introduced into the Kingdom (after much pressure from the ruling elite) but only for religious programs and news, not for entertainment purposes. In that sense, anything that Saudi has banned can be regarded as un-Islamic, according to the strict Saudi interpretation (who argue that that is true Islam). And this would include everything under the entertainment industry category.
For that matter, general elections are also ‘banned’ in Saudi Arabia. Would, therefore, elections be regarded as un-Islamic since there was no such thing during the time of the Prophet Muhammad as well as during the Islamic Empire headed by the Caliphs -- until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire less than 100 years ago? And since PAS participates in this ‘Christian’-created Westminster system of parliament and general elections can PAS be considered as being involved in un-Islamic activities?
Yes, that is certainly food for thought is it not?
Going by the standards set by Saudi Arabia, the country regarded as the home of the Prophet Muhammad and the centre for Islam, it seems like only the Jews observe true Islamic teachings. And is it not also ironical that some of the best entertainers in the world (actors, actresses, singers, etc.) are Jews? This certainly represents a contradiction of sorts.
So, what, therefore, would make one a true Muslim? Would the banning of beer and the punishing of Muslims who drink beer be the proper Islamic thing to do, as many seem to think so? Or do we need to do more than that if we really want to become a true Muslim? This is the dilemma faced by Muslims and which was the point of my previous article: Go all the way or no way (http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/26055/84/).
Some Muslims think I am defending the sale of beer and oppose the ban and punishment of those who drink beer. This is not the point at all. The point I am making is we appear to be preoccupied with a mosquito bite when the patient is suffering from terminal cancer and just had a massive heart attack on top of that.
Why worry about something not life threatening when the patient is about to die? Forget about the itch on the finger when the toes have been eaten away by gangrene.
I have written about this issue so many times and I am sure by now many, Muslims in particular, are quite tired of reading about the same thing. But how can I stop harping on this same issue when we have people who still fail to grasp what the real issue is?
Below are extracts of two reports concerning the liquor industry and the problem it represents to Malaysia. What I want to stress is that the liquor industry is a huge industry and Malaysia ranks among the top ten in the world. And do you know how much tax the government earns from this (plus of course from tobacco and cigarettes which are equally haram according to many Muslim scholars)?
Okay, what happens to these taxes earned? It goes into the government coffers -- and we are talking about a huge amount of money here.
Next question: what does the government do with this money? It is used, of course. The government pays the salary of one million civil servants (more than 90% who are Muslims). The government builds roads, schools, hospitals and whatnot (which are used by all Malaysians, more than half who are Muslims).
So, how far are the Muslims prepared to go? Do they really want to be true Muslims? Do they really want to see sin and vices eradicated? Are they prepared to totally ban all forms of entertainment (liquor, beer and cigarettes being just part of it) that go against Islamic teachings? Are Muslims prepared to do what Saudi Arabia is doing to keep the country ‘pure’? And this would include a ban on interest-bearing loans and credit cards.
It is embarrassing when Muslims scream and shout about the issue of beer (or about the issue of a group called MLTR that sing tame love songs no different from Malaysia’s own Muslim singers such as Sharifah Aini, Sudirman, Siti Nurhaliza, etc. -- who they do not ask to also be banned). And when we express opinions that contradict theirs they scream about how we are insulting Islam, have no respect for Islam, should go and learn more about Islam, and whatnot.
Understand one thing, when we argue about a minor issue (and beer is a minor issue) while we tolerate the much larger problem we look like hypocrites.
The day one million Malay-Muslim civil servants throw in their resignation letters and refuse to continue working for the Malaysian government until the government stops earning tax money from haram activities would be the day I join my fellow Muslims in demanding that all forms of haram activities be banned.
Why are we so uptight about what others do? They want to drink then that is their business. It is between them and God. But if we earn a salary from taxes earned from haram activities then that would become our business. That would be when we should start getting upset.
But somehow that does not upset Muslims. They are not concerned that all these haram activities earn big money for the country and which goes to pay their salaries and develop the country with facilities that they also enjoy. They are not concerned that they are ‘partners’ in haram money. They are only concerned about what others do.
The Malay proverb about being able to see a germ across the ocean but not being able to see an elephant in front of your face rings true here.
That is the point in my whole argument.
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