The most important level of consciousness is at the 500 level, which I have called “Living from Love or Above”. This includes vibrating from Love (500), Joy (540), Peace & Compassion (600) and everything else above towards higher consciousness. Once a person opens their awareness to this level, they’ll begin to experience an entirely different life.
As an Intuitive Medium, Healer and Facilitator of Consciousness, I’ve found that most people are almost completely shut out from this level and therefore are missing out on living their greatest lives.
This is an unfortunate circumstance of today’s day and age. Because you see… many people live their lives succumbing to society’s (and family’s) programming… Do well in school… Go to college… Get a job… Get married… Have 2.4 kids and a white picket fence.
Due to society’s programming, most people are not tuned into their spiritual self, and so they’re not aware of their true purpose. Many people end up living a life incongruent to their true selves.
When a person lives a life unaware of their true spiritual nature, their consciousness is stuck in low vibrational frequencies.
Does it come as a surprise to you then, that the average human being is vibrating at JUST 207? Is it any surprise that millions of people around the world don’t know how to get out of feeling stressed, anxious, sad, and fearful… leaving them unable to move forward toward truth and fulfillment?
The real truth is, it’s so easy for anyone to change their lives if they simply choose to connect to their true purpose and raise their vibrational frequency. Believe me, I’ve done over 10,000 personal consultations, and I’ve seen some spectacular changes in people when they simply choose to vibrate at higher frequencies.
That’s why it’s my highest joy to help people raise their vibrational frequency to “Love or Above”. I’m really happy that you’re here with me today, and I’m as excited to be able to reach out to you as you are excited to discover how you can easily shift your energetic frequency.
Shifting to vibrations of Love (500), Joy (540), Peace & Compassion (600), Enlightenment (+700) and beyond isn’t just an exercise for the mind, it is a total life shift that engages the HEART and the SPIRIT. (note: maximum scale is 1,000).
When you begin operating from your Infinite-Self at vibrations of Love or Above, you’ll experience profound transformation in ALL areas of your life. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. Your life will change—in the blink of an eye.
I know this because I’ve found that choosing to live my life intuitively at Love or Above is the only way that I can live and be truly happy.
If you choose to do the same, then I’m really so happy for you! And I’m happier to be able to share with you all the tools and techniques that I’ve used to shift my life into higher vibrations.
How do I Raise My Energetic Vibrations?
When you learn to shift your energetic frequencies to Love or Above you will experience a richer, more fulfilling, and more enriching and lasting love life.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
264 - Self Mastery programs by Dehyana
...It is my hope that you will join with me as we delve into the mystery of the subconscious and take a look at every obsessive compulsive behavior pattern that has your power. It is my goal to help enlighten you to the way of the master so that you will be able to make conscious choices for yourself that empower you to live your highest potential.
Remember, 2012 moves humanity into a cosmic zone where every choice you make will intensify the energy of that choice. If you are ready to transcend addictive thoughts, words and deeds and return to sanity then these 13 life changing steps are for you!
If you want to be reborn, then first you must die.
A Brief Outline of the 13 Steps:
Step 1 To be honest and to admit where you are powerless in your life. Anything that you think you need has your power and anything that has your power will weaken you. You will learn that almost every decision you’ve made in your life thus far is based on fear. Understanding that admission of personal powerlessness in thought, word, and deed is a cornerstone of the foundation of spiritual recovery.
Step 2 Come to believe that a Power greater than yourself... How to consciously accept that you need to rely on this power 24 hours a day as you go about your daily activities. Learn that the root of every addiction comes from negative obsessive compulsive thoughts and that without God's Presence in your life you will be an addict. Here you will learn how to undo an insane thought system built on self centeredness and a lack of congruency in thought, word and deed.
Step 3 Making the decision to turn your life and... Is self will running rampant in your life? Do you find your head saying one thing and your heart saying another? If you find your heart and mind going in opposing directions then you can be sure that you are not making conscious choices for your life. Learn how to center yourself in your heart chakra so that you can hear the Truth. You’ve got to surrender to the intelligence of the heart otherwise you’ll be an addict.
Step 4 This step requires you to make a fearless and... Self Mastery requires integrity. This step takes you to a deeper level of self awareness where you will lay your negative ego down and take stock on what’s really going on. Here you will face your fears head on and understand their source and power over you.
Step 5 Complete and total admission of your wrong doings... This step takes you to a higher level of integrity because it is a holy act of confession! Here you learn to be rigorously honest and to make restitution for all the harm you have caused. Not an easy step but a requirement of the Master!
Step 6 This is the step where you decide to be completely ready to... You are now ready to let go, but first you must name each defect, and then own them completely. This is a pivotal point in your spiritual recovery program where you accept that in order to be born again, first you must die! Why change is essential in the new age.
Step 7 Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings. You’ve tried to save yourself and failed miserably time and time again! Here you prepare to accept God's will for your life and to understand that He will do for you what He can do through you! You’ve got to join your head and your heart in order to live a creative, joyful and vital life.
Step 8 Make a list of every person you have harmed and... Here you will look at where you are still harboring hatred, resentment and anger, and to understand that from the pain of your defects, God will deliver you. This step is an in-depth study of true forgiveness, the power of the Resurrection and the light of Ascension in the New Age.
Step 9 Make direct amends to such people where ever possible... Here you discover how to dissolve potential threats to your peace of mind by giving up denial, ignoring, blaming and avoiding. Here you admit and accept that for every choice you make there is a consequence.
Step 10 Continued to take a personal inventory and when... Here you will learn how to develop and maintain this level of self mastery through self reflection. Guilt, sin and punishment are the cornerstones of stinking thinking. This step teaches you how to continually face your greatest fear...the fear of looking at yourself!
Step 11 Sought through prayer and meditation to... This step teaches you how to bring yourself closer to your Higher Power. Here you will learn methods to help you maintain conscious contact with this Holy Presence by coming to terms with Solitude. No books, no TV, no cellphone, no noise...solitude!
Step 12 Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of... this step is the epitome of cause and effect. Learn how to extend your own spiritual recovery to include all people and situations through the grace of forgetting your own problems and contributing something to others.
Step 13 Anchoring the Light of 5th dimensional frequencies on earth! This powerful step shows you how, in this New Age of Light, you have the potential to become a whole person through the act of right thought, right speech and right action. This realization thus activates your light body, which is truly the chariot of the Gods!
In order to gain an in-depth understanding of each step, this empowering workshop will be held in 3 weekend sessions spanning over a period of three months; January through March in Petaling Jaya at the Kuchai Exchange: A-3-3, Kuchai Exchange, 3rd Floor, Jalan Kuchai Maju 13, 58200, Malaysia. The fee for this course is RM900. A non-refundable deposit of RM300 is due upon registration, and RM200 due each weekend (January 28, February 25, March 17) upon arrival. Alternately, you may choose to pay in full. Banking details will be emailed to you once you have submitted the form below. Early registration is recommended, seats are limited.
Remember, 2012 moves humanity into a cosmic zone where every choice you make will intensify the energy of that choice. If you are ready to transcend addictive thoughts, words and deeds and return to sanity then these 13 life changing steps are for you!
If you want to be reborn, then first you must die.
A Brief Outline of the 13 Steps:
Step 1 To be honest and to admit where you are powerless in your life. Anything that you think you need has your power and anything that has your power will weaken you. You will learn that almost every decision you’ve made in your life thus far is based on fear. Understanding that admission of personal powerlessness in thought, word, and deed is a cornerstone of the foundation of spiritual recovery.
Step 2 Come to believe that a Power greater than yourself... How to consciously accept that you need to rely on this power 24 hours a day as you go about your daily activities. Learn that the root of every addiction comes from negative obsessive compulsive thoughts and that without God's Presence in your life you will be an addict. Here you will learn how to undo an insane thought system built on self centeredness and a lack of congruency in thought, word and deed.
Step 3 Making the decision to turn your life and... Is self will running rampant in your life? Do you find your head saying one thing and your heart saying another? If you find your heart and mind going in opposing directions then you can be sure that you are not making conscious choices for your life. Learn how to center yourself in your heart chakra so that you can hear the Truth. You’ve got to surrender to the intelligence of the heart otherwise you’ll be an addict.
Step 4 This step requires you to make a fearless and... Self Mastery requires integrity. This step takes you to a deeper level of self awareness where you will lay your negative ego down and take stock on what’s really going on. Here you will face your fears head on and understand their source and power over you.
Step 5 Complete and total admission of your wrong doings... This step takes you to a higher level of integrity because it is a holy act of confession! Here you learn to be rigorously honest and to make restitution for all the harm you have caused. Not an easy step but a requirement of the Master!
Step 6 This is the step where you decide to be completely ready to... You are now ready to let go, but first you must name each defect, and then own them completely. This is a pivotal point in your spiritual recovery program where you accept that in order to be born again, first you must die! Why change is essential in the new age.
Step 7 Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings. You’ve tried to save yourself and failed miserably time and time again! Here you prepare to accept God's will for your life and to understand that He will do for you what He can do through you! You’ve got to join your head and your heart in order to live a creative, joyful and vital life.
Step 8 Make a list of every person you have harmed and... Here you will look at where you are still harboring hatred, resentment and anger, and to understand that from the pain of your defects, God will deliver you. This step is an in-depth study of true forgiveness, the power of the Resurrection and the light of Ascension in the New Age.
Step 9 Make direct amends to such people where ever possible... Here you discover how to dissolve potential threats to your peace of mind by giving up denial, ignoring, blaming and avoiding. Here you admit and accept that for every choice you make there is a consequence.
Step 10 Continued to take a personal inventory and when... Here you will learn how to develop and maintain this level of self mastery through self reflection. Guilt, sin and punishment are the cornerstones of stinking thinking. This step teaches you how to continually face your greatest fear...the fear of looking at yourself!
Step 11 Sought through prayer and meditation to... This step teaches you how to bring yourself closer to your Higher Power. Here you will learn methods to help you maintain conscious contact with this Holy Presence by coming to terms with Solitude. No books, no TV, no cellphone, no noise...solitude!
Step 12 Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of... this step is the epitome of cause and effect. Learn how to extend your own spiritual recovery to include all people and situations through the grace of forgetting your own problems and contributing something to others.
Step 13 Anchoring the Light of 5th dimensional frequencies on earth! This powerful step shows you how, in this New Age of Light, you have the potential to become a whole person through the act of right thought, right speech and right action. This realization thus activates your light body, which is truly the chariot of the Gods!
In order to gain an in-depth understanding of each step, this empowering workshop will be held in 3 weekend sessions spanning over a period of three months; January through March in Petaling Jaya at the Kuchai Exchange: A-3-3, Kuchai Exchange, 3rd Floor, Jalan Kuchai Maju 13, 58200, Malaysia. The fee for this course is RM900. A non-refundable deposit of RM300 is due upon registration, and RM200 due each weekend (January 28, February 25, March 17) upon arrival. Alternately, you may choose to pay in full. Banking details will be emailed to you once you have submitted the form below. Early registration is recommended, seats are limited.
Monday, December 26, 2011
263 - The True Meaning of "Oneness"
Namaste Dear Loved Ones.
Before waking up this morning, clearly dreamed of a divine message regarding the true meaning of "Oneness".
Fantastic discovery!..
Briefly there are two types of Oneness, Small and Big.
Small Oneness is attained when one's mind & consciousness elevate to the level enabling total acceptance, allowing & embracing everyone & everything appear in one's eyes and around one's space.
On the other hand, Big Oneness is of the highest degree where one's mind & consciousness elevate, expand and transcend in all dimensions beyond any limits of time & space, into absolute infinity and eternity, flowing with purity of inner peace, experiencing highest joy and bliss, encompassing true feeling, trusting, accepting, allowing, embracing & transcending all in totality throughout the whole world systems!
Wow...can we achieve that?
Answer is YES, but how?..
Keep on asking our True Self (Holy Spirit) for divine guidance..do it bit by bit..
ACIM covers this in details.
In Loving Oneness.
OM
Before waking up this morning, clearly dreamed of a divine message regarding the true meaning of "Oneness".
Fantastic discovery!..
Briefly there are two types of Oneness, Small and Big.
Small Oneness is attained when one's mind & consciousness elevate to the level enabling total acceptance, allowing & embracing everyone & everything appear in one's eyes and around one's space.
On the other hand, Big Oneness is of the highest degree where one's mind & consciousness elevate, expand and transcend in all dimensions beyond any limits of time & space, into absolute infinity and eternity, flowing with purity of inner peace, experiencing highest joy and bliss, encompassing true feeling, trusting, accepting, allowing, embracing & transcending all in totality throughout the whole world systems!
Wow...can we achieve that?
Answer is YES, but how?..
Keep on asking our True Self (Holy Spirit) for divine guidance..do it bit by bit..
ACIM covers this in details.
In Loving Oneness.
OM
Thursday, December 22, 2011
262 - Dehyana's Message for 2012 New Year
Don’t waste another second being afraid to be all that you can be. Drop your limitations and stop saying ‘I can’t.’ Alter the way you think and change what needs to be changed so that you can fulfill your destiny as a child of a Mighty King!
Remind yourself that you are not meant to live in poverty, sickness, or lack of any kind because He that gave you life wants to move mightily in your life. Be open, be free and live by the light of your Christ self throughout... Be kind, loving, compassionate and forgiving. Be courageous no matter what confronts you by saying ‘I can’ then know the truth that with God all things are possible…
Just know that even before you were born God already ordained and sanctified your life and blessed you with the following gifts. The gift of life, not death. The gift of health, not sickness. The gift of abundance, not lack. The gift of intelligence not ignorance.
(Dehyana)
Remind yourself that you are not meant to live in poverty, sickness, or lack of any kind because He that gave you life wants to move mightily in your life. Be open, be free and live by the light of your Christ self throughout... Be kind, loving, compassionate and forgiving. Be courageous no matter what confronts you by saying ‘I can’ then know the truth that with God all things are possible…
Just know that even before you were born God already ordained and sanctified your life and blessed you with the following gifts. The gift of life, not death. The gift of health, not sickness. The gift of abundance, not lack. The gift of intelligence not ignorance.
(Dehyana)
261 - Universal Laws
Universal laws are the most important laws there are. They have been in effect since the beginning of time and it is working in your life right now, whether or not you believe in them. They constantly are creating the life you are living, have lived and the life you will live. They govern your universe, and by understanding them you will be able to benefit from these laws. Ignorance of the laws of the universe is the only reason for all the suffering in this world.
Universal Laws have no favorites, not discriminatory and are impersonal. The ground is equal. Anyone, anywhere and at anytime can activate these laws which are invisible but have very visible results.
• Law of Thinking: Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting.
• Law of Supply: there is an unlimited amount of supply for anything you desire.
• Law of Attraction: Like attract like. You become AND attract what you think about.
• Law of Receiving: For you to be able to receive your desires, be open to get them.
• Law of Increase: Being grateful will attract more of what you want.
• Law of Compensation: Only what is rightfully yours will come to you.
• Law of Non-Resistance: What you resist always persists.
• Law of Forgiveness: Recognize and remove your blocks for quick manifestations.
• Law of Sacrifice: In order to gain something you must be prepared to pay the price.
• Law of Obedience: You can only achieve success if you obey universal laws.
• Law of Success: There is no limit to your possibilities.
Universal Laws have no favorites, not discriminatory and are impersonal. The ground is equal. Anyone, anywhere and at anytime can activate these laws which are invisible but have very visible results.
• Law of Thinking: Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting.
• Law of Supply: there is an unlimited amount of supply for anything you desire.
• Law of Attraction: Like attract like. You become AND attract what you think about.
• Law of Receiving: For you to be able to receive your desires, be open to get them.
• Law of Increase: Being grateful will attract more of what you want.
• Law of Compensation: Only what is rightfully yours will come to you.
• Law of Non-Resistance: What you resist always persists.
• Law of Forgiveness: Recognize and remove your blocks for quick manifestations.
• Law of Sacrifice: In order to gain something you must be prepared to pay the price.
• Law of Obedience: You can only achieve success if you obey universal laws.
• Law of Success: There is no limit to your possibilities.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
260 - The Greatest Truth (Conversations With God - book 3)
Questions:
Don't we ever get to rest? Don't we ever get to stay in nirvana, to remain there? Are we doomed forever to this "coming and going" - this "now you see it, now you don't" treadmill? Are we on an journey to nowhere?
Answer by God:
Yes. That's the greatest truth.
There is nowhere to go, nothing to do, and no one you have to "be" except exactly who you're being right now.
The truth is that there is no journey. You are right now where you are attempting to be. You are right now where you are attempting to go.
It is the masters who know this, and thus ends the struggle. And then does the master seeks to assist you in ending your struggle, even as you will seek to end the struggle of others when you reach mastery.
Yet this process - this Cosmic Wheel - is not a depressing treadmill. It is a glorious and continual reaffirmation of the utter magnificence of God, and all life - and there is nothing depressing about that at all.
There is nothing depressing about the cycle of life, there is only joy. Simply joy and more joy.
True masters are never less than joyful. This staying at the level of mastery is what you may now find desirable. Then you move in and out of the ecstasy and still be joyful always. You do not need the ecstasy to be joyful. You are joyful simply knowing that ecstasy is.
-- Conversations With God (book 3) --
Don't we ever get to rest? Don't we ever get to stay in nirvana, to remain there? Are we doomed forever to this "coming and going" - this "now you see it, now you don't" treadmill? Are we on an journey to nowhere?
Answer by God:
Yes. That's the greatest truth.
There is nowhere to go, nothing to do, and no one you have to "be" except exactly who you're being right now.
The truth is that there is no journey. You are right now where you are attempting to be. You are right now where you are attempting to go.
It is the masters who know this, and thus ends the struggle. And then does the master seeks to assist you in ending your struggle, even as you will seek to end the struggle of others when you reach mastery.
Yet this process - this Cosmic Wheel - is not a depressing treadmill. It is a glorious and continual reaffirmation of the utter magnificence of God, and all life - and there is nothing depressing about that at all.
There is nothing depressing about the cycle of life, there is only joy. Simply joy and more joy.
True masters are never less than joyful. This staying at the level of mastery is what you may now find desirable. Then you move in and out of the ecstasy and still be joyful always. You do not need the ecstasy to be joyful. You are joyful simply knowing that ecstasy is.
-- Conversations With God (book 3) --
259 - Glimpse of Krishna Consciousness
Miseries are birth, old age, disease and death. Intelligent person knows that he does NOT want miseries, but they are inflicted upon him by force.
We are always in a miserable condition due to this mind, natural disturbances or other living entities. There are always some kinds of miseries inflicted upon us.
This material world is meant for misery; unless the misery is there, we cannot come to Krishna Consciousness!
Miseries are actually an impetus and help to elevate us to Krishna Consciousness.
An intelligent man questions why the miseries are inflicted on him by force. However, modern civilization's attitude is "let me suffer, let me cover it by some intoxication, that's all".
But as soon as the intoxication is over, miseries return. It is NOT possible to make a solution to the miseries of life by artificial intoxication. The solution is made by Krishna Consciousness.
-- Swami Prabhupada (Founder of ISKCON, International Society of Krishna Consciousness) --
We are always in a miserable condition due to this mind, natural disturbances or other living entities. There are always some kinds of miseries inflicted upon us.
This material world is meant for misery; unless the misery is there, we cannot come to Krishna Consciousness!
Miseries are actually an impetus and help to elevate us to Krishna Consciousness.
An intelligent man questions why the miseries are inflicted on him by force. However, modern civilization's attitude is "let me suffer, let me cover it by some intoxication, that's all".
But as soon as the intoxication is over, miseries return. It is NOT possible to make a solution to the miseries of life by artificial intoxication. The solution is made by Krishna Consciousness.
-- Swami Prabhupada (Founder of ISKCON, International Society of Krishna Consciousness) --
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
258 - 14 Crucial Highlights by Dr Aaron Lim on Dec 10 2011 at Spiritual Parenting Seminar
When children feel that their parents focus mainly on their body (examples: focusing on material stuff like school work, tuition, exam..) but not interested in their souls or talents, the children will feel unloved, they will turn away, resulting in children not interested in or close to their parents (who place wrong focus). This will lead to painful struggle and miserable relationships between parents and children
Is your relationship with children or parents Spiritual or Biological? Our life should be based on spiritual instead of material
Suffering comes from our ignorance of attachment to a person, an idea, belief system, tradition, customs, religion or to any thing
When you have no expectation, you have no pain in your life
Consciously remember to smile at every moment, even you may smile to yourself when alone! The Universe will know how to respond to you in love
Every thought will be nourished by the Universe, is just like every seed will be nourished by the soil. Universe and soil will never judge, condemn or discriminate anyone or anything
People of right-mindedness always attract each other, right-minded people attract right-minded people. That's why the consciousness of children will be similar with that of the parents, this follows the Law of Nature, 'birds of the same feathers flock together'
We did not come to this world for our parents. We are here for our own specific reasons
We may not know or remember why we are here but we just want people to love us for who we are (not who we should be)
Have a life of your own. Allow your children to have their own life
For realty property, the emphasis of its value is always based on location, location, location. But for guiding principle of life, it is always compassion, compassion, compassion (CCC) or kindness, kindness, kindness (KKK)
First Rule of Love is Listening. Are you listening to the people you speak to? Are you listening to your body? Are you listening to your inner voice/soul? ..wow..
Do you feel valued by the people around you? Remember the foundation of any relationship is built upon the feeling of VALUED or LOVED. Relationships will definitely break down when there is no listening (just want to talk without listening), people can not feel valued let alone loved..
Are you Inspired in your life? It means are you 'In Spirit'? Your Spirit is not with you when you are not living a life of your True Nature, that is LOVE and LIGHT
-- Summarized by George --
Is your relationship with children or parents Spiritual or Biological? Our life should be based on spiritual instead of material
Suffering comes from our ignorance of attachment to a person, an idea, belief system, tradition, customs, religion or to any thing
When you have no expectation, you have no pain in your life
Consciously remember to smile at every moment, even you may smile to yourself when alone! The Universe will know how to respond to you in love
Every thought will be nourished by the Universe, is just like every seed will be nourished by the soil. Universe and soil will never judge, condemn or discriminate anyone or anything
People of right-mindedness always attract each other, right-minded people attract right-minded people. That's why the consciousness of children will be similar with that of the parents, this follows the Law of Nature, 'birds of the same feathers flock together'
We did not come to this world for our parents. We are here for our own specific reasons
We may not know or remember why we are here but we just want people to love us for who we are (not who we should be)
Have a life of your own. Allow your children to have their own life
For realty property, the emphasis of its value is always based on location, location, location. But for guiding principle of life, it is always compassion, compassion, compassion (CCC) or kindness, kindness, kindness (KKK)
First Rule of Love is Listening. Are you listening to the people you speak to? Are you listening to your body? Are you listening to your inner voice/soul? ..wow..
Do you feel valued by the people around you? Remember the foundation of any relationship is built upon the feeling of VALUED or LOVED. Relationships will definitely break down when there is no listening (just want to talk without listening), people can not feel valued let alone loved..
Are you Inspired in your life? It means are you 'In Spirit'? Your Spirit is not with you when you are not living a life of your True Nature, that is LOVE and LIGHT
-- Summarized by George --
257 - The Spirit of Joy
Sadness is a curtain that is drawn by the ego to block the sunrise of happiness.
You are born to be happy no matter what face of life shows itself to you.
There is no one that can make you sad...
There is nothing that can make you miserable...
It is you that gives up easily upon your source of inner joy and instead places your attention upon the uncertainty of time and the fearful threats posed by the ego.
Most wait to be rescued by an outer source to remove their fears and moments of sadness...
It is you that imposed upon yourself the moment of fear…
It is you that clings to your desire and supports its validity...
Then it is you that can alone understand your misunderstanding and rescue yourself from it.
-- Seema M.Dewan
You are born to be happy no matter what face of life shows itself to you.
There is no one that can make you sad...
There is nothing that can make you miserable...
It is you that gives up easily upon your source of inner joy and instead places your attention upon the uncertainty of time and the fearful threats posed by the ego.
Most wait to be rescued by an outer source to remove their fears and moments of sadness...
It is you that imposed upon yourself the moment of fear…
It is you that clings to your desire and supports its validity...
Then it is you that can alone understand your misunderstanding and rescue yourself from it.
-- Seema M.Dewan
Monday, December 12, 2011
256 - Inspirational Writings Of Seema M.Dewan
Inspirational Writings of Seema M.Dewan
The Spirit of Joy
Sadness is a curtain that is drawn by the ego to block the sunrise of happiness.
You are born to be happy no matter what face of life shows itself to you.
There is no one that can make you sad...
There is nothing that can make you miserable...
It is you that gives up easily upon your source of inner joy and instead places your attention upon the uncertainty of time and the fearful threats posed by the ego.
Most wait to be rescued by an outer source to remove their fears and moments of sadness...
It is you that imposed upon yourself the moment of fear…
It is you that clings to your desire and supports its validity...
Then it is you that can alone understand your misunderstanding and rescue yourself from it.
Why be sad when there is always a moment of happiness waiting for you?
Why be sad when you can draw spontaneously soulful joy from within and create the perfect moment of bliss?
Wipe off the reasons that make you happy...
Why must you be happy...simply because that is the spirit of your soul...
When you cling on to the reasons of happiness the moment of sadness is born...
Of course, you are going to be lonely when you cling on to sadness...
No one wishes to befriend the one that bears the gloomy mind and sheds on them the tears of tomorrow.
Let the peels of sweet innocent laughter brighten your day...
There is nothing more energizing than laughing from your heart.
You deserve to be happy... not because of what you have become in life or what you have...
You deserve to be happy because you are born to live moment to moment and in each moment you become aware of your soul that is eternally connected to God.
Within your breath is a wave of joy...
Those that trap the nectarine sweetness of the soul never look for joy outside themselves ever again…
However close you may be to someone you still need the moments to be alone in which you can retreat to the spirit of joy within.
The curtain of sadness leads your lingering trails of desires.
The sun reflects its glorious rays when the skies are clear...
In the same way when the mind is clear, it becomes expansive and it reflects within itself the spirit of joy that emanates from the soul.
Be happy...be content...be grateful to God at every moment...the spirit of joy is the only world that the soul knows...and within this world are the timely gifts...and the miracles of Divine Grace.
We are the children of Sai... let us BE His Light to the world.
Love All, Serve All
The Spirit of Joy
Sadness is a curtain that is drawn by the ego to block the sunrise of happiness.
You are born to be happy no matter what face of life shows itself to you.
There is no one that can make you sad...
There is nothing that can make you miserable...
It is you that gives up easily upon your source of inner joy and instead places your attention upon the uncertainty of time and the fearful threats posed by the ego.
Most wait to be rescued by an outer source to remove their fears and moments of sadness...
It is you that imposed upon yourself the moment of fear…
It is you that clings to your desire and supports its validity...
Then it is you that can alone understand your misunderstanding and rescue yourself from it.
Why be sad when there is always a moment of happiness waiting for you?
Why be sad when you can draw spontaneously soulful joy from within and create the perfect moment of bliss?
Wipe off the reasons that make you happy...
Why must you be happy...simply because that is the spirit of your soul...
When you cling on to the reasons of happiness the moment of sadness is born...
Of course, you are going to be lonely when you cling on to sadness...
No one wishes to befriend the one that bears the gloomy mind and sheds on them the tears of tomorrow.
Let the peels of sweet innocent laughter brighten your day...
There is nothing more energizing than laughing from your heart.
You deserve to be happy... not because of what you have become in life or what you have...
You deserve to be happy because you are born to live moment to moment and in each moment you become aware of your soul that is eternally connected to God.
Within your breath is a wave of joy...
Those that trap the nectarine sweetness of the soul never look for joy outside themselves ever again…
However close you may be to someone you still need the moments to be alone in which you can retreat to the spirit of joy within.
The curtain of sadness leads your lingering trails of desires.
The sun reflects its glorious rays when the skies are clear...
In the same way when the mind is clear, it becomes expansive and it reflects within itself the spirit of joy that emanates from the soul.
Be happy...be content...be grateful to God at every moment...the spirit of joy is the only world that the soul knows...and within this world are the timely gifts...and the miracles of Divine Grace.
We are the children of Sai... let us BE His Light to the world.
Love All, Serve All
Sunday, November 27, 2011
255 - Wise Words From Dr Wayne
"I let go of my need for more, and live in a state of pure gratitude. Giving is replacing my demand for more."
- by Dr Wayne W. Dyer -
- by Dr Wayne W. Dyer -
254 - Live Thy Life NOW
You maintain a sense of contentment now and at the same time you aspire for higher things. Contentment does not mean a state of inactivity and inertia. It is not a state of complacency.
You have a purpose and a goal in life. In the pursuit of that goal, you maintain equanimity while you are acting. You will get the right result. Thus, the place to be happy is here and the time to be happy is right NOW.
There are two extremes that can really break you down.Yesterday & Tomorrow.One is gone and the other doesn’t exist…So…please remember to live yourself NOW…so..Live Today...Live happily…enjoy the GOD gifted beautiful life
You have a purpose and a goal in life. In the pursuit of that goal, you maintain equanimity while you are acting. You will get the right result. Thus, the place to be happy is here and the time to be happy is right NOW.
There are two extremes that can really break you down.Yesterday & Tomorrow.One is gone and the other doesn’t exist…So…please remember to live yourself NOW…so..Live Today...Live happily…enjoy the GOD gifted beautiful life
Thursday, November 24, 2011
253 - Truth from Swami Baba
Swami Baba said that the individuals with whom we spend the major part of lives are the very ones who can teach us exactly what we need to learn, if only we will recognize this fact and allow the learning to take place.
So those who are closely associated with us can very well be our greatest teachers. If with their help we can learn patience, tolerance, understanding, empathy, forgiveness in our family relationships, our lives will be filled with pure happiness, bliss, joy and peace.
So those who are closely associated with us can very well be our greatest teachers. If with their help we can learn patience, tolerance, understanding, empathy, forgiveness in our family relationships, our lives will be filled with pure happiness, bliss, joy and peace.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
252- email to Amir of Nepal
Warmest greetings, Namaste and Omm Sai Ram from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
So happy to have received your informative email dearest brother Amir. Thank you very much indeed for your well wishes and kind thoughts.
As I read your email again and again on that early morning, I felt so touching that my donation had been put into wonderful use for Swami's school. My heart was touched by the blessings of Swami, and I began to cry.. pouring out tears of joy and gratitude for Swami's blessings, and tears just flowed naturally and profusely!...
I am grateful for being blessed to connect with the Divine Spirit of Swami.
I am very moved after hearing that the school teachers are making tremendous contribution by way of offering their selfless services at far below market salary. Their divine calling is so noble and honorable that they really practice "Love all, serve all".
I am also happy that with the blessings of Swami, all the teachers & staff members are working very hard and the examinations showed very encouraging results, and that the students and their parents were satisfied and thankful.
By the way, brother Amir, how was the just-ended yearly program of youth day scheduled on 24th of September? I am pleased to know that Nepal's Vice President and other official dignitaries had attended the occasion with the grace and blessings of Swami.
Just looking at Swami's picture has always given me great inspiration, with peace and joy. I am very thankful for Swami's blessings!
Today I have remitted USD400 from Maybank, Kuala Lumpur, by TT direct to Swami's school account. Kindly check and advise me, brother Amir.
I would like to know that whether December is a suitable time for me to visit Nepal? I understand it may be too cold and may not be so comfortable for people from warm countries like me, especially electricity supply is not consistent... What is your comment please?
My warmest regards to you and family. Have a lovely week ahead brother Amir.
Much love and light always,
George
So happy to have received your informative email dearest brother Amir. Thank you very much indeed for your well wishes and kind thoughts.
As I read your email again and again on that early morning, I felt so touching that my donation had been put into wonderful use for Swami's school. My heart was touched by the blessings of Swami, and I began to cry.. pouring out tears of joy and gratitude for Swami's blessings, and tears just flowed naturally and profusely!...
I am grateful for being blessed to connect with the Divine Spirit of Swami.
I am very moved after hearing that the school teachers are making tremendous contribution by way of offering their selfless services at far below market salary. Their divine calling is so noble and honorable that they really practice "Love all, serve all".
I am also happy that with the blessings of Swami, all the teachers & staff members are working very hard and the examinations showed very encouraging results, and that the students and their parents were satisfied and thankful.
By the way, brother Amir, how was the just-ended yearly program of youth day scheduled on 24th of September? I am pleased to know that Nepal's Vice President and other official dignitaries had attended the occasion with the grace and blessings of Swami.
Just looking at Swami's picture has always given me great inspiration, with peace and joy. I am very thankful for Swami's blessings!
Today I have remitted USD400 from Maybank, Kuala Lumpur, by TT direct to Swami's school account. Kindly check and advise me, brother Amir.
I would like to know that whether December is a suitable time for me to visit Nepal? I understand it may be too cold and may not be so comfortable for people from warm countries like me, especially electricity supply is not consistent... What is your comment please?
My warmest regards to you and family. Have a lovely week ahead brother Amir.
Much love and light always,
George
Monday, October 3, 2011
251 - email from Dr Aaron
Good morning too dear George,
I look forward to seeing you again this Sunday at ACIM. Your presence is always a joy for me and all ACIMers.
I am proud of you to possess such a service-oriented consciousness to pass on your lifetime of knowledge to the young professionals. If I were one of them, I would feel so grateful to you as a mentor.
Too many people retire and vegetate ... but not you. You are more busy and active than ever. It's so wonderful to make every moment of our physical life here counts touching lives.
Take good care.
With much love always,
Aaron
I look forward to seeing you again this Sunday at ACIM. Your presence is always a joy for me and all ACIMers.
I am proud of you to possess such a service-oriented consciousness to pass on your lifetime of knowledge to the young professionals. If I were one of them, I would feel so grateful to you as a mentor.
Too many people retire and vegetate ... but not you. You are more busy and active than ever. It's so wonderful to make every moment of our physical life here counts touching lives.
Take good care.
With much love always,
Aaron
250 - email to Dr Aaron (on PNB seminar)
Thank you so much dear Dr Aaron and a wonderful morning to you!
I feel very grateful for everything in my life and every opportunity given to me.
I would like to share with you one miracle happened in my life. This is truly A Course In Miracle!
I felt so great that last month I was invited to conduct one day seminar (on Implementation of Whistle-Blowing Policy and System) for the 35 top management members of PNB Group (Permodalan Nasional Berhad, the major shareholders of Maybank with 60% stake), and the participants include its President/CEO.
I teamed up with one solicitor friend who assisted me in addressing only legal issues. He spoke for less than two hours while I was the main facilitator for the program.
This was the first time I have ever facilitated a program for such high and powerful team of top management and I truly feel miraculous Dr Aaron!
According the feedback, I managed the program well, and I feel so encouraged and inspired!
This event was my greatest moment of achievement in this material/illusion world! I feel so glorious and fantastic! It has really opened my mind that I can do great things!..
Before that, I can not imagine I have such intensity of power and ability to graciously, professionally, convincingly and confidently stand in front and speak with impact to such high level beings! wow...
I am deeply grateful to Nellie, who always quietly stays solidly behind me giving me tremendous support and inspiration. She is silent, sending her power of love to my heart. She is a great soul in my life.
I am also grateful to you Dr Aaron for your great compassion in moulding and transforming me to receive love and light in my life. You have regularly and patiently guided me during your many seminars over the last few years and along the way, I have picked up numerous valuable skills and energy from you, particularly in the areas of communication and inter-personal relationships.
Take good care Dr Aaron and see you on Sunday in KL ACIM.
Love and light,
George
I feel very grateful for everything in my life and every opportunity given to me.
I would like to share with you one miracle happened in my life. This is truly A Course In Miracle!
I felt so great that last month I was invited to conduct one day seminar (on Implementation of Whistle-Blowing Policy and System) for the 35 top management members of PNB Group (Permodalan Nasional Berhad, the major shareholders of Maybank with 60% stake), and the participants include its President/CEO.
I teamed up with one solicitor friend who assisted me in addressing only legal issues. He spoke for less than two hours while I was the main facilitator for the program.
This was the first time I have ever facilitated a program for such high and powerful team of top management and I truly feel miraculous Dr Aaron!
According the feedback, I managed the program well, and I feel so encouraged and inspired!
This event was my greatest moment of achievement in this material/illusion world! I feel so glorious and fantastic! It has really opened my mind that I can do great things!..
Before that, I can not imagine I have such intensity of power and ability to graciously, professionally, convincingly and confidently stand in front and speak with impact to such high level beings! wow...
I am deeply grateful to Nellie, who always quietly stays solidly behind me giving me tremendous support and inspiration. She is silent, sending her power of love to my heart. She is a great soul in my life.
I am also grateful to you Dr Aaron for your great compassion in moulding and transforming me to receive love and light in my life. You have regularly and patiently guided me during your many seminars over the last few years and along the way, I have picked up numerous valuable skills and energy from you, particularly in the areas of communication and inter-personal relationships.
Take good care Dr Aaron and see you on Sunday in KL ACIM.
Love and light,
George
Saturday, October 1, 2011
249 - email on flight from JB to Sibu (30.9.2011)
My dearest souls. How are you doing? Thinking about you!..
Now on flight from JB to Sibu. Arriving in an hour.
Life always fills with fun and joy. I have created lots of excitement, creativity and eventful experiences. New ideas keep on appearing in my mind (downloaded from Holy Spirit!) to conduct more lively, interesting and effective learning experiences for all participants.
Meeting new souls from place to place, from class to class, making my life exciting, rewarding and enriching!
I greatly appreciate and enjoy in rejoicing with others. Majority (over 85%) of AmBank officers in JB training (just ended yesterday) rated and evaluated my two-day program as 'Excellent'!
Wow.. I am so touched and happy that most people commended me that the program has been 'eye-opener and life changing training' ie change their attitude and working habits to safeguard their career.
Truly how great and amazing I feel!
Imagine how proud and honor I feel deep in my heart!.. Feeling so honorable being able to serve community through God's Grace.
During lunch today, I met up with one retiree former colleague in JB. He retired for 14 months. He told me that life is getting aimless, dull, feeling life is quite meaningless.. Everyday he would look at the clock, wondering around.. he applies for jobs but people said too elderly!.. He sighed..
His wife is housewife and two kids are still in uni colleges. Life is quite hard!..
I feel so grateful for God's blessings.
Much love and blessings always,
Love you
Now on flight from JB to Sibu. Arriving in an hour.
Life always fills with fun and joy. I have created lots of excitement, creativity and eventful experiences. New ideas keep on appearing in my mind (downloaded from Holy Spirit!) to conduct more lively, interesting and effective learning experiences for all participants.
Meeting new souls from place to place, from class to class, making my life exciting, rewarding and enriching!
I greatly appreciate and enjoy in rejoicing with others. Majority (over 85%) of AmBank officers in JB training (just ended yesterday) rated and evaluated my two-day program as 'Excellent'!
Wow.. I am so touched and happy that most people commended me that the program has been 'eye-opener and life changing training' ie change their attitude and working habits to safeguard their career.
Truly how great and amazing I feel!
Imagine how proud and honor I feel deep in my heart!.. Feeling so honorable being able to serve community through God's Grace.
During lunch today, I met up with one retiree former colleague in JB. He retired for 14 months. He told me that life is getting aimless, dull, feeling life is quite meaningless.. Everyday he would look at the clock, wondering around.. he applies for jobs but people said too elderly!.. He sighed..
His wife is housewife and two kids are still in uni colleges. Life is quite hard!..
I feel so grateful for God's blessings.
Much love and blessings always,
Love you
248 - email to Antares on Mother Nature
Wow..Antares, thank you so much, good morning to you. Trust all is well for you and family.
You have sharp sense, able to 'smell' Mahathir's ethics and leadership even before he became the PM..
I miss your interesting and enlightening spiritual talks. Many a time, at quiet moment alone, my heart looks forward to visiting you, meeting you, hugging you and enjoying your wonderful spiritual sharing Antares..
Hope to see your family too! You are a great spiritual being who can touch my heart, and I always treasure that..
Let us fix one day to meet up in December (when I will be on vacation). I want to spend one day with you, swim and play with you in the cool stream to rejoice with Mother Nature. I want to return to childhood in Mother Nature's arm!..I want to connect with her, embrace her in my arms tightly and I want to cry with her that human beings have been constantly damaging and destroying her magnificent beauty!
As I am writing to you now, my tears flow...feeling the pains of our Mother Nature!..
Just visited your wife's blog. Very impressive indeed. She is providing community service in her ways! She is a great soul!
As for me, yes, I truly enjoy my life after active employment with Maybank for 30 years. I always feel capable to serve humanity and I have not really retired physically and mentally!
I have been moving around, serving the financial community and professional institutions by way of facilitating training programs for their managers and officers nation-wide. I feel grateful that I am so blessed that door after door unfolding for me! I serve in my own way by anchoring God's light (to make them better managers and officers).
Be well Antares and take good care,
With love and light always,
George
You have sharp sense, able to 'smell' Mahathir's ethics and leadership even before he became the PM..
I miss your interesting and enlightening spiritual talks. Many a time, at quiet moment alone, my heart looks forward to visiting you, meeting you, hugging you and enjoying your wonderful spiritual sharing Antares..
Hope to see your family too! You are a great spiritual being who can touch my heart, and I always treasure that..
Let us fix one day to meet up in December (when I will be on vacation). I want to spend one day with you, swim and play with you in the cool stream to rejoice with Mother Nature. I want to return to childhood in Mother Nature's arm!..I want to connect with her, embrace her in my arms tightly and I want to cry with her that human beings have been constantly damaging and destroying her magnificent beauty!
As I am writing to you now, my tears flow...feeling the pains of our Mother Nature!..
Just visited your wife's blog. Very impressive indeed. She is providing community service in her ways! She is a great soul!
As for me, yes, I truly enjoy my life after active employment with Maybank for 30 years. I always feel capable to serve humanity and I have not really retired physically and mentally!
I have been moving around, serving the financial community and professional institutions by way of facilitating training programs for their managers and officers nation-wide. I feel grateful that I am so blessed that door after door unfolding for me! I serve in my own way by anchoring God's light (to make them better managers and officers).
Be well Antares and take good care,
With love and light always,
George
247 - change today's actions for a new tomorrow
The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.
-- Anonymous
-- Anonymous
Thursday, September 29, 2011
246 - tears flow as I read
I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw the lady cashier, handing to this little boy some money back. The boy was around 8 or 9.
The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, you don't have enough money to buy this doll.' Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ''Nanny, are you sure I don't have enough money?''The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around for a cheaper one. She left quickly.
The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.
Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her' I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry. But he replied to me sadly. 'No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mummy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.'
His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mummy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.' My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mummy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the shops.'
Then he showed me a very nice photo of himself. He was laughing. He then told me 'I want mummy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me.' 'I love my mummy and I wish she didn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.'
Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!'' 'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.'
I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money. The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!' Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mummy could give it to my sister. He heard me!' ''I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mummy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much.. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose..'' 'My mummy loves white roses.'
As I saw the old lady returning, I left with my basket as to not cause a scene.
I finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to remove the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.
Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.
I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
Now you have 2 choices:
1) Send this message to others, or
2) Ignore it as if it never touched your heart.
The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, you don't have enough money to buy this doll.' Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ''Nanny, are you sure I don't have enough money?''The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around for a cheaper one. She left quickly.
The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.
Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her' I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry. But he replied to me sadly. 'No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mummy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.'
His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mummy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.' My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mummy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the shops.'
Then he showed me a very nice photo of himself. He was laughing. He then told me 'I want mummy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me.' 'I love my mummy and I wish she didn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.'
Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!'' 'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.'
I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money. The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!' Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mummy could give it to my sister. He heard me!' ''I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mummy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much.. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose..'' 'My mummy loves white roses.'
As I saw the old lady returning, I left with my basket as to not cause a scene.
I finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to remove the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.
Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.
I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
Now you have 2 choices:
1) Send this message to others, or
2) Ignore it as if it never touched your heart.
245 - wisdom words
* If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
* If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
* If you plant hard work, you will reap success
* If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.
(author unknown)
Think about this for a minute....
What is the relationship between your two eyes?
They blink together, they move together, they cry together, they see things together, and they sleep together, but they never see each other
(author unknown)
* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
* If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
* If you plant hard work, you will reap success
* If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.
(author unknown)
Think about this for a minute....
What is the relationship between your two eyes?
They blink together, they move together, they cry together, they see things together, and they sleep together, but they never see each other
(author unknown)
Sunday, September 25, 2011
244 - wisdom quotes
A Birth Certificate shows that we were born.
A Death Certificate shows that we died.
Pictures show that we lived!
Have a seat. Relax . . . And read this slowly
I Believe...
Just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do love each other.
I Believe...
We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I Believe…
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...
True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
The same goes for true love.
I Believe…
You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for a long time.
I Believe...
That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I Believe...
You should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I Believe...
You can keep going long after you think you can't.
I Believe...
We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I Believe...
Either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I Believe...
Money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I Believe...
My best friend and I, can do anything, or nothing and have the best time.
I Believe...
Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
I Believe...
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…
It isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I Believe...
No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I Believe...
Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe...
Two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different.
I Believe...
Your life can be changed in a matter of seconds by people who don't even know you.
I Believe...
Even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.
I Believe...
Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I Believe...
The happiest 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!
Have a seat. Relax . . . And read this slowly
I Believe...
Just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do love each other.
I Believe...
We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I Believe…
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...
True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
The same goes for true love.
I Believe…
You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for a long time.
I Believe...
That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I Believe...
You should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I Believe...
You can keep going long after you think you can't.
I Believe...
We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I Believe...
Either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I Believe...
Money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I Believe...
My best friend and I, can do anything, or nothing and have the best time.
I Believe...
Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
I Believe...
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…
It isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I Believe...
No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I Believe...
Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe...
Two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different.
I Believe...
Your life can be changed in a matter of seconds by people who don't even know you.
I Believe...
Even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.
I Believe...
Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I Believe...
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
243 - email to Alice Seah (21.9.2011)
Thank you Alice.
I must say this to you even if you may not like it.
Alice, you are still deep in slumber, deeply sink in the dream world.
You must now try to wake up a bit at a time to remember who you truly are! You are actually whole, complete, holy and divine. You don't need someone else to fill up your life when you begin to understand and awaken to remember your True Self.
Whenever you feel you need someone so badly in your life, it is merely because you have mistaken your true identity and forgotten your True Self!
The trouble here is you always expect and want people to change to suit your desires and needs. You have ignored about your own self. I have been telling you times and again that you must change and transform yourself first. Only when you have achieved that everything else will definitely fall in place, unfold automatically, peace, joy, bliss.. will come and flow in naturally!
This also applies to your husband! He is your mirror and you are his mirror!
Both of you repeatedly quarrel, fight.. torturing each other, causing great pain and affliction emotionally. Not only that, you two abuse each other, condemn each other, judge each other, blame each other, control each other, manipulate each other, disrespect each other by shouting at each other!..
You choose everything in your life Alice. You feel miserable because you wanted it that way as you have personally created it. Don't point your finger somewhere, point it to yourself..
The question is why do you choose to create pain instead of peace and joy for your life? Only you alone can answer it because you are your own life's Creator! You are fully and totally responsible for your life and you cannot blame anyone else for it!
You enjoy the pain and misery because you have created them to enjoy them! If you say you don't enjoy them, then ask your heart why is it that you are so willing to persistently create the drama for so many years!
Alice, try to recognize your birth energy. It is born with you. Your main energy is victim mode, wanting to control and manipulate people! You persistently regard yourself as victim. Ask yourself this 'do you have self-love?..'
The healing path is that you must be willing to release and let-go that energy from your mind and you will be surely on the right direction of healing!
Just a thought away, everything will be alright.
Open your heart and your mind Alice, thus allowing pure love and light to flow in. Through love and light, true forgiveness will come to purify your heart and mind.
You can do it Alice, only if you are willing! Pure love and self-love can bring fantastic miracles to your life! Your life will then be totally changed!
Trust and have faith in yourself Alice!
Much love always,
George
I must say this to you even if you may not like it.
Alice, you are still deep in slumber, deeply sink in the dream world.
You must now try to wake up a bit at a time to remember who you truly are! You are actually whole, complete, holy and divine. You don't need someone else to fill up your life when you begin to understand and awaken to remember your True Self.
Whenever you feel you need someone so badly in your life, it is merely because you have mistaken your true identity and forgotten your True Self!
The trouble here is you always expect and want people to change to suit your desires and needs. You have ignored about your own self. I have been telling you times and again that you must change and transform yourself first. Only when you have achieved that everything else will definitely fall in place, unfold automatically, peace, joy, bliss.. will come and flow in naturally!
This also applies to your husband! He is your mirror and you are his mirror!
Both of you repeatedly quarrel, fight.. torturing each other, causing great pain and affliction emotionally. Not only that, you two abuse each other, condemn each other, judge each other, blame each other, control each other, manipulate each other, disrespect each other by shouting at each other!..
You choose everything in your life Alice. You feel miserable because you wanted it that way as you have personally created it. Don't point your finger somewhere, point it to yourself..
The question is why do you choose to create pain instead of peace and joy for your life? Only you alone can answer it because you are your own life's Creator! You are fully and totally responsible for your life and you cannot blame anyone else for it!
You enjoy the pain and misery because you have created them to enjoy them! If you say you don't enjoy them, then ask your heart why is it that you are so willing to persistently create the drama for so many years!
Alice, try to recognize your birth energy. It is born with you. Your main energy is victim mode, wanting to control and manipulate people! You persistently regard yourself as victim. Ask yourself this 'do you have self-love?..'
The healing path is that you must be willing to release and let-go that energy from your mind and you will be surely on the right direction of healing!
Just a thought away, everything will be alright.
Open your heart and your mind Alice, thus allowing pure love and light to flow in. Through love and light, true forgiveness will come to purify your heart and mind.
You can do it Alice, only if you are willing! Pure love and self-love can bring fantastic miracles to your life! Your life will then be totally changed!
Trust and have faith in yourself Alice!
Much love always,
George
Sunday, September 18, 2011
242 - I Am That (Awakening Consciouness)
Wow.. Sudha, this is really the most amazing wisdom, so touching, blissful and purifying. I am thankful Su for your great love and compassion in this wonderful sharing.
The writer's state of mind is beyond my present reach and comprehension, so marvelous and distill purity! You may ask, how to get there!..hahaha..
Have a glorious week ahead.
With much love always,
George
I AM THAT (excerpts)
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Somehow it was very simple and easy in my case. My guru, before he died, told me: "Believe me, you are the Supreme Reality. Do not doubt my words, do not disbelieve me. I am telling you the truth, act on it". I could not forget his words and by not forgetting, I have realized. Once the guru told me: "You are the Supreme Reality", I ceased having visions and trances and became very quiet and simple. I found myself desiring and knowing less and less, until I could say in utter astonishment: "I know nothing, I want nothing."
I was undeceived, that is all. I used to create a world and populate it. Now I don't do it any more. Now I live in the void beyond being and non-being, beyond consciousness. This void is also fullness; do not pity me.
The mind ceased producing events. The ancient and ceaseless search stopped—I wanted nothing, expected nothing, accepted nothing as my own. There was no "me" left to strive for. Even the bare "I am" faded away. The other thing I noticed was I lost all my habitual certainties. Earlier I was sure of so many things, now I am sure of nothing. But I feel I have lost nothing by not knowing, because all my knowledge was false. My not knowing was in itself knowledge of the fact that all knowledge is ignorance, that "I do not know" is the only true statement the mind can make.
By looking tirelessly, I became quite empty, and with that emptiness all came back to me except the mind. I find I have lost the mind irretrievably. I am neither conscious nor unconscious, I am beyond the mind and its various states and conditions. Distinctions are created by the mind and apply to the mind only. I am pure Consciousness itself, unbroken awareness of all that is.
I am in a more real state than yours. I am undistracted by the distinctions and separations which constitute a person. As long as the body lasts, it has its needs like any other, but my mental process has come to an end. My thinking, like my digestion, is unconscious and purposeful.
I am not a person in your sense of the word, though I may appear a person to you. I am that infinite ocean of consciousness in which all happens. I am also beyond all existence and cognition, pure bliss of being. There is nothing I feel separate from, hence I am all. No thing is me, so I am nothing. Life will escape, the body will die, but it will not affect me in the least. Beyond space and time I am, uncaused, uncausing, yet the very matrix of existence.
Having realized that I am with, and yet beyond the world, I became free from all desire and fear. I did not reason out that I should be free, I found myself free, unexpectedly, without the least effort. This freedom from desire and fear remained with me since then. Another thing I noticed was that I do not need to make an effort; the deed follows the thought, without delay and friction. I have also found that thoughts become self-fulfilling; things would fall in place smoothly and rightly. The main change was in the mind; it became motionless and silent, responding quickly, but not perpetuating the response. Spontaneity became a way of life, the real became natural and the natural became real. And above all, infinite affection, love, dark and quiet, radiating in all directions, embracing all, making all interesting and beautiful, significant and auspicious.
The person is what I appear to be to other persons. To myself, I am the infinite expanse of consciousness in which innumerable persons emerge and disappear in endless succession.
The person, the "I am this body, this mind, this chain of memories, this bundle of desires and fears" disappears, but something you may call identity remains. It enables me to become a person when required.
Nothing troubles me. I offer no resistance to trouble—therefore it does not stay with me. On your side there is so much trouble. On mine there is no trouble at all. Come to my side.
What is added to memory cannot be erased easily. But it can surely be done, and in fact I am doing it all the time. Like a bird on its wings, I leave no footprints.
The world is like a sheet of paper on which something is typed. The reading and the meaning will vary with the reader, but the paper is the common factor, always present, rarely perceived. When the ribbon is removed, typing leaves no trace on the paper. So is my mind—the impressions keep on coming, but no trace is left.
Your world is transient, changeful. My world is perfect, changeless. You can tell me what you like about your world—I shall listen carefully, even with interest, yet not for a moment shall I forget that your world is not, that you are dreaming. In mine, the words and their contents have no being. In your world nothing stays, in mine nothing changes. My world is real, while yours is made of dreams. My world has no characteristics by which it can be identified. You can say nothing about it. My silence sings, my emptiness is full, I lack nothing. In your world I appear to have a name and shape, displaying consciousness and activity. In mine I have being only. Nothing else. I am my world. My world is myself. It is complete and perfect. I need nothing, not even myself, for myself I cannot lose. In your world I would be most miserable. To wake up, to eat, to talk, to sleep again—what a bother!
To me nothing ever happens. There is something changeless, motionless, immovable, rock-like, unassailable; a solid mass of pure being-consciousness-bliss. I am never out of it. Nothing can take me out of it, no torture, no calamity.
My condition is absolutely steady. Whatever I may do, it stays like a rock—motionless. Once you have awakened into reality, you stay in it. It is self-evident and yet beyond description.
All the three states (waking, sleeping, dreaming) are sleep to me. My waking state is beyond them. As I look at you, you all seem asleep, dreaming up worlds of your own. I am aware, for I imagine nothing. It is not samadhi, which is but a kind of sleep. It is just a state unaffected by the mind, free from the past and future. In your case it is distorted by desire and fear, by memories and hopes; in mine it is as it is—normal. To be a person is to be asleep.
The world of mind and matter, of names and shapes, continues, but it does not matter to me at all. It is like having a shadow. It is there, following me wherever I go, but not hindering me in any way. It remains a world of experiences, but not of names and forms related to me by desires and fears. The experiences are quality-less, pure experiences, if I may say so. I call them experiences for the lack of a better word. They are like the waves on the surface of the ocean, the ever-present, but not affecting its peaceful power.
I can see with the utmost clarity that you have never been, nor are, nor will be estranged from reality, that you are the fullness of perfection here and now, and that nothing can deprive you of your heritage, of what you are. You are in no way different from me, only you do not know it. Be fully aware of your own being, and you will be in bliss consciously. Because you take your mind off yourself and make it dwell on what you are not, you lose your sense of well-being, of being well.
You people do not know how much you miss by not knowing your own true self.
The moment you know your real being, you are afraid of nothing. Death gives freedom and power. To be free in the world, you must die to the world. Then the universe is your own, it becomes your body, an expression and a tool. The happiness of being absolutely free is beyond description.
The ordinary man is personally concerned, he counts his risks and chances, while the gnani remains aloof, sure that all will happen as it must; and it does not matter much what happens, for ultimately the return to balance and harmony is inevitable. The heart of things is at peace.
The particular is born and reborn, changing name and shape, the gnani is the Changeless Reality, which makes the changeful possible. The entire universe is his body, all life is his life. As in a city of lights, when one bulb burns out, it does not affect the network, so the death of a body does not affect the whole. With me, all is one, all is equal.
The Guru is basically without desire. He sees what happens, but feels no urge to interfere. He makes no choices, takes no decisions. As pure witness, he watches what is going on and remains unaffected. Victory is always his, in the end. He knows that if the disciples do not learn from his words, they will learn from their own mistakes. Inwardly he remains quiet and silent. He has no sense of being a separate person. The entire universe is his own, including his disciples with their petty plans.
Nothing in particular affects him, or, which comes to the same, the entire universe affects him in equal measure. In reality, the disciple is not different from the Guru. He is the same dimensionless centre of perception and love in action. It is only his imagination that encloses him and converts him into a person.
He is alone, but he is all. He is not even a being. He is the being-ness of beings. Not even that. No words apply. He is what he is, the ground from which all grows.
A gnani commands a mode of spontaneous, non-sensory perception, which makes him know things directly, without intermediary of the senses.
He is beyond the perceptual and the conceptual, beyond the categories of time and space, name and shape. He is neither the perceived nor the perceiver, but the simple and the universal factor that makes perceiving possible.
His state tastes of the pure, uncaused, undiluted bliss. He is happy and fully aware that happiness is his very nature and that he need not do anything, nor strive for anything to secure it. It follows him, more real than the body, nearer than the mind itself. To me, dependence on anything for happiness is utter misery. Pleasure and pain have causes, while my state is my own, totally uncaused, independent, unassailable.
As he gets older, he grows more and more happy and peaceful. After all, he is going home. Like a traveler nearing his destination and collecting his luggage, he leaves the train without regret. The reel of destiny is coming to its end—the mind is happy. The mist of bodily existence is lifting—the burden of the body is growing less from day to day.
The writer's state of mind is beyond my present reach and comprehension, so marvelous and distill purity! You may ask, how to get there!..hahaha..
Have a glorious week ahead.
With much love always,
George
I AM THAT (excerpts)
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Somehow it was very simple and easy in my case. My guru, before he died, told me: "Believe me, you are the Supreme Reality. Do not doubt my words, do not disbelieve me. I am telling you the truth, act on it". I could not forget his words and by not forgetting, I have realized. Once the guru told me: "You are the Supreme Reality", I ceased having visions and trances and became very quiet and simple. I found myself desiring and knowing less and less, until I could say in utter astonishment: "I know nothing, I want nothing."
I was undeceived, that is all. I used to create a world and populate it. Now I don't do it any more. Now I live in the void beyond being and non-being, beyond consciousness. This void is also fullness; do not pity me.
The mind ceased producing events. The ancient and ceaseless search stopped—I wanted nothing, expected nothing, accepted nothing as my own. There was no "me" left to strive for. Even the bare "I am" faded away. The other thing I noticed was I lost all my habitual certainties. Earlier I was sure of so many things, now I am sure of nothing. But I feel I have lost nothing by not knowing, because all my knowledge was false. My not knowing was in itself knowledge of the fact that all knowledge is ignorance, that "I do not know" is the only true statement the mind can make.
By looking tirelessly, I became quite empty, and with that emptiness all came back to me except the mind. I find I have lost the mind irretrievably. I am neither conscious nor unconscious, I am beyond the mind and its various states and conditions. Distinctions are created by the mind and apply to the mind only. I am pure Consciousness itself, unbroken awareness of all that is.
I am in a more real state than yours. I am undistracted by the distinctions and separations which constitute a person. As long as the body lasts, it has its needs like any other, but my mental process has come to an end. My thinking, like my digestion, is unconscious and purposeful.
I am not a person in your sense of the word, though I may appear a person to you. I am that infinite ocean of consciousness in which all happens. I am also beyond all existence and cognition, pure bliss of being. There is nothing I feel separate from, hence I am all. No thing is me, so I am nothing. Life will escape, the body will die, but it will not affect me in the least. Beyond space and time I am, uncaused, uncausing, yet the very matrix of existence.
Having realized that I am with, and yet beyond the world, I became free from all desire and fear. I did not reason out that I should be free, I found myself free, unexpectedly, without the least effort. This freedom from desire and fear remained with me since then. Another thing I noticed was that I do not need to make an effort; the deed follows the thought, without delay and friction. I have also found that thoughts become self-fulfilling; things would fall in place smoothly and rightly. The main change was in the mind; it became motionless and silent, responding quickly, but not perpetuating the response. Spontaneity became a way of life, the real became natural and the natural became real. And above all, infinite affection, love, dark and quiet, radiating in all directions, embracing all, making all interesting and beautiful, significant and auspicious.
The person is what I appear to be to other persons. To myself, I am the infinite expanse of consciousness in which innumerable persons emerge and disappear in endless succession.
The person, the "I am this body, this mind, this chain of memories, this bundle of desires and fears" disappears, but something you may call identity remains. It enables me to become a person when required.
Nothing troubles me. I offer no resistance to trouble—therefore it does not stay with me. On your side there is so much trouble. On mine there is no trouble at all. Come to my side.
What is added to memory cannot be erased easily. But it can surely be done, and in fact I am doing it all the time. Like a bird on its wings, I leave no footprints.
The world is like a sheet of paper on which something is typed. The reading and the meaning will vary with the reader, but the paper is the common factor, always present, rarely perceived. When the ribbon is removed, typing leaves no trace on the paper. So is my mind—the impressions keep on coming, but no trace is left.
Your world is transient, changeful. My world is perfect, changeless. You can tell me what you like about your world—I shall listen carefully, even with interest, yet not for a moment shall I forget that your world is not, that you are dreaming. In mine, the words and their contents have no being. In your world nothing stays, in mine nothing changes. My world is real, while yours is made of dreams. My world has no characteristics by which it can be identified. You can say nothing about it. My silence sings, my emptiness is full, I lack nothing. In your world I appear to have a name and shape, displaying consciousness and activity. In mine I have being only. Nothing else. I am my world. My world is myself. It is complete and perfect. I need nothing, not even myself, for myself I cannot lose. In your world I would be most miserable. To wake up, to eat, to talk, to sleep again—what a bother!
To me nothing ever happens. There is something changeless, motionless, immovable, rock-like, unassailable; a solid mass of pure being-consciousness-bliss. I am never out of it. Nothing can take me out of it, no torture, no calamity.
My condition is absolutely steady. Whatever I may do, it stays like a rock—motionless. Once you have awakened into reality, you stay in it. It is self-evident and yet beyond description.
All the three states (waking, sleeping, dreaming) are sleep to me. My waking state is beyond them. As I look at you, you all seem asleep, dreaming up worlds of your own. I am aware, for I imagine nothing. It is not samadhi, which is but a kind of sleep. It is just a state unaffected by the mind, free from the past and future. In your case it is distorted by desire and fear, by memories and hopes; in mine it is as it is—normal. To be a person is to be asleep.
The world of mind and matter, of names and shapes, continues, but it does not matter to me at all. It is like having a shadow. It is there, following me wherever I go, but not hindering me in any way. It remains a world of experiences, but not of names and forms related to me by desires and fears. The experiences are quality-less, pure experiences, if I may say so. I call them experiences for the lack of a better word. They are like the waves on the surface of the ocean, the ever-present, but not affecting its peaceful power.
I can see with the utmost clarity that you have never been, nor are, nor will be estranged from reality, that you are the fullness of perfection here and now, and that nothing can deprive you of your heritage, of what you are. You are in no way different from me, only you do not know it. Be fully aware of your own being, and you will be in bliss consciously. Because you take your mind off yourself and make it dwell on what you are not, you lose your sense of well-being, of being well.
You people do not know how much you miss by not knowing your own true self.
The moment you know your real being, you are afraid of nothing. Death gives freedom and power. To be free in the world, you must die to the world. Then the universe is your own, it becomes your body, an expression and a tool. The happiness of being absolutely free is beyond description.
The ordinary man is personally concerned, he counts his risks and chances, while the gnani remains aloof, sure that all will happen as it must; and it does not matter much what happens, for ultimately the return to balance and harmony is inevitable. The heart of things is at peace.
The particular is born and reborn, changing name and shape, the gnani is the Changeless Reality, which makes the changeful possible. The entire universe is his body, all life is his life. As in a city of lights, when one bulb burns out, it does not affect the network, so the death of a body does not affect the whole. With me, all is one, all is equal.
The Guru is basically without desire. He sees what happens, but feels no urge to interfere. He makes no choices, takes no decisions. As pure witness, he watches what is going on and remains unaffected. Victory is always his, in the end. He knows that if the disciples do not learn from his words, they will learn from their own mistakes. Inwardly he remains quiet and silent. He has no sense of being a separate person. The entire universe is his own, including his disciples with their petty plans.
Nothing in particular affects him, or, which comes to the same, the entire universe affects him in equal measure. In reality, the disciple is not different from the Guru. He is the same dimensionless centre of perception and love in action. It is only his imagination that encloses him and converts him into a person.
He is alone, but he is all. He is not even a being. He is the being-ness of beings. Not even that. No words apply. He is what he is, the ground from which all grows.
A gnani commands a mode of spontaneous, non-sensory perception, which makes him know things directly, without intermediary of the senses.
He is beyond the perceptual and the conceptual, beyond the categories of time and space, name and shape. He is neither the perceived nor the perceiver, but the simple and the universal factor that makes perceiving possible.
His state tastes of the pure, uncaused, undiluted bliss. He is happy and fully aware that happiness is his very nature and that he need not do anything, nor strive for anything to secure it. It follows him, more real than the body, nearer than the mind itself. To me, dependence on anything for happiness is utter misery. Pleasure and pain have causes, while my state is my own, totally uncaused, independent, unassailable.
As he gets older, he grows more and more happy and peaceful. After all, he is going home. Like a traveler nearing his destination and collecting his luggage, he leaves the train without regret. The reel of destiny is coming to its end—the mind is happy. The mist of bodily existence is lifting—the burden of the body is growing less from day to day.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
241- Steve Jobs departs Apple - An article I recommend for your reading !
Now that Steve Jobs, the Master and Chief Designer, is no longer running Apple, I find it inspirational to re-read the Commencement Speech Steve delivered at Stanford University in 2005
Stanford Report, June 14, 2005
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says
This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation.
Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.
The first story is about connecting the dots.
I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl.
So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course." My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made.
The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
Tt wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
Let me give you one example:
Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country.
Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.
None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no personal computer would have them.
If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.
Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
My second story is about love and loss.
I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30.
And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.
I really didn't know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.
I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.
My third story is about death.
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months.
My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.
This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Thank you all very much.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
241 - Email to Dr Aaron Lim
My dearest Dr Aaron,
A blessed day to you! Trust this email finds you peace and joy.
Today I sat down quietly alone and decided to do some sharing of thoughts with you!
It has been my life motto to be consciously generous in all aspects of sharing, financial or intelligence. I have long recognized that sharing is a true expression of inner love and care.
That is why since my young days, I have greatly enjoyed the process of sharing information, knowledge, experience and wisdom with people around me. I was a tuition teacher and a temporary school teacher during my youth.
Throughout my professional career as a banker for over 30 years, I was fairly active using my throat chakra as a leader in the areas I was in charge as well as in the bank's training center where on the average every month I was invited to talk to banking officers at least a day on various banking operational control or supervisory issues. This series of leadership role and the training activities had actually prepared my next journey in life without me knowing it.
Today, I feel proud to become a principal trainer and coach for hundreds and even thousands of managers and officers in Malaysia and globally in various financial institutions, professional organizations and commercial conglomerates. Many participants come from other countries though my programs are conducted locally.
This life journey is largely caused by the fact that I always find joy in communicating with people, especially those who are able to value and benefit from my sharing. I enjoy teaching, guiding and coaching people to help them grow and lead a better, more successful, happy, fulfilled and peaceful life. Such rewarding activities have given me great sense of achievement as well as feeling of joy and fulfillment. I sometime feel that I am also doing quite similar God's work like you Dr Aaron!
I feel delighted with my gradual spiritual awakening and transformation over the past years. I am particularly grateful to my various spiritual guides including ACIM, Dr Aaron, Dehyana, Christopher Moon, Umesh, Sai Baba and others for playing a significant role in changing, shaping and reshaping my consciousness, and I always choose to follow Dr Aaron's guidance, and hence I become more aware to put love first in whatever I think, say and act.
To begin with, I consciously choose to think positive, say positive and act positive. This forms an important and solid foundation for my spiritual progression.
To become more spiritually awakened, I have been watching my emotions, thoughts & words when handling and facing with real-life situations. Becoming more aware and alert of my state of mind, has brought me glimpse of realization that it is NOT the outside world that triggers my feelings & emotions, but indeed my inner world that projects my thoughts out!
The outward projections are manifestations from my deluded mind making them appear seemingly so real. In truth, they are illusions and dreams from the 'sick mind'!
Thus, what we can see and experience now are indeed manifestations of what we have stored in our 'sick mind'! This is projection from ego mind! The mind is sick due to 'lack of love' in it and thus 'lack of light', causing much shadow and darkness. This has filled our life with persistent pain, suffering and misery.
It is due to such 'shadow and darkness' that we have created to cause the mind to be sick. Generally, we cannot feel love because we have forgotten our true nature and we have mistakenly identified 'ego-self' as our 'True Self'! We honor the ego and willingly allow it to rule and control our life. This is an alarming state and therefore we must awake to realize that we are drown in the dreams and sunk in the world of illusions. The world's issues today are caused by the ego!
As for me, I had unconsciously allowed the ego to rule my life for so many long years, all due to my own ignorance and lack of self-love. I held strong grudge, resentment, anger, and many negative emotions which manifested in various unloving and unkind energies and behavior such as control, manipulation, abuse, unforgiving, judging, condemning and blaming people. My life was then filled with great pains and miseries causing serious breakdown in relationships!
And today I am very glad to say that I have overcome most major blocks as I have decisively and willingly broken them piece by piece by deleting them from my sick mind!
With regard to any daily event or incident which triggers my mind, I would silently acknowledge inner feelings & emotions, followed by consciously and willingly forgiving myself and others. Letting-go of the past by practicing detachment from the illusory world is the right journey home that I am taking!
I have since learnt that when I feel being hurt by people, I will find an appropriate time to gently let the people know how I feel. This is a crucial step to recognize the essence of self-love! I consciously choose not to harbor any negative feelings or emotions in my heart as I will not allow my heart to be 'polluted'!
Holding accumulated quilt/sin persistently in our sub-conscious mind is a serious taint of darkness which is the main cause why our emotions and feelings being so easily triggered! Such emotions and negativity must be discharged quickly and set it free for us to gain true healing of the mind.
To effectively heal our mind, it is crucial to raise our consciousness by remembering our true nature and identity and by recognizing our True Self as real.
Our true nature is:
"I am love and I am light".
True forgiveness will set us free!
I deeply acknowledge that practicing patience in daily life is critical for inner growth. Like Dr Brian Weiss says in his book "inner peace is impossible without patience. Patience requires wisdom. Spiritual growth implies the mastery of patience..".
In establishing real connection with our Heart, it is important to nurture the Heart to feel, trust, accept, allow, embrace & transcend all things in life.
To sum up, I would like to add that to elevate the level of loving energy and vibration, I always consciously like to feel and express profound thankfulness and gratitude for everyone & everything in my life at every moment of my waking hours. I regard everyone & every event/incident as wonderful lessons for my growth and awakening!
I willingly accept and appreciate everything happen in my life as powerful reminder for me to realize that I have actually created them unconsciously. All the manifestations which appear in our life come about from the seeds we have unconsciously or consciously sowed and planted in this life or any past embodiments which we may no longer remember.
Dr Aaron, my sincere salutations to you. My heart feels so grateful to God for His grace and blessings that He has sent both you and Dehyana to touch my life, transform my consciousness and show me the right direction out of my illusions of sufferings from great pains and agony.
I am truly grateful to God for opening the channel for me to connect with you since early 2007. I feel so peaceful and joyous now that my life is no longer the same "yep sing" as you had first known me!
With much love and gratitude,
George
(28.8.2011)
A blessed day to you! Trust this email finds you peace and joy.
Today I sat down quietly alone and decided to do some sharing of thoughts with you!
It has been my life motto to be consciously generous in all aspects of sharing, financial or intelligence. I have long recognized that sharing is a true expression of inner love and care.
That is why since my young days, I have greatly enjoyed the process of sharing information, knowledge, experience and wisdom with people around me. I was a tuition teacher and a temporary school teacher during my youth.
Throughout my professional career as a banker for over 30 years, I was fairly active using my throat chakra as a leader in the areas I was in charge as well as in the bank's training center where on the average every month I was invited to talk to banking officers at least a day on various banking operational control or supervisory issues. This series of leadership role and the training activities had actually prepared my next journey in life without me knowing it.
Today, I feel proud to become a principal trainer and coach for hundreds and even thousands of managers and officers in Malaysia and globally in various financial institutions, professional organizations and commercial conglomerates. Many participants come from other countries though my programs are conducted locally.
This life journey is largely caused by the fact that I always find joy in communicating with people, especially those who are able to value and benefit from my sharing. I enjoy teaching, guiding and coaching people to help them grow and lead a better, more successful, happy, fulfilled and peaceful life. Such rewarding activities have given me great sense of achievement as well as feeling of joy and fulfillment. I sometime feel that I am also doing quite similar God's work like you Dr Aaron!
I feel delighted with my gradual spiritual awakening and transformation over the past years. I am particularly grateful to my various spiritual guides including ACIM, Dr Aaron, Dehyana, Christopher Moon, Umesh, Sai Baba and others for playing a significant role in changing, shaping and reshaping my consciousness, and I always choose to follow Dr Aaron's guidance, and hence I become more aware to put love first in whatever I think, say and act.
To begin with, I consciously choose to think positive, say positive and act positive. This forms an important and solid foundation for my spiritual progression.
To become more spiritually awakened, I have been watching my emotions, thoughts & words when handling and facing with real-life situations. Becoming more aware and alert of my state of mind, has brought me glimpse of realization that it is NOT the outside world that triggers my feelings & emotions, but indeed my inner world that projects my thoughts out!
The outward projections are manifestations from my deluded mind making them appear seemingly so real. In truth, they are illusions and dreams from the 'sick mind'!
Thus, what we can see and experience now are indeed manifestations of what we have stored in our 'sick mind'! This is projection from ego mind! The mind is sick due to 'lack of love' in it and thus 'lack of light', causing much shadow and darkness. This has filled our life with persistent pain, suffering and misery.
It is due to such 'shadow and darkness' that we have created to cause the mind to be sick. Generally, we cannot feel love because we have forgotten our true nature and we have mistakenly identified 'ego-self' as our 'True Self'! We honor the ego and willingly allow it to rule and control our life. This is an alarming state and therefore we must awake to realize that we are drown in the dreams and sunk in the world of illusions. The world's issues today are caused by the ego!
As for me, I had unconsciously allowed the ego to rule my life for so many long years, all due to my own ignorance and lack of self-love. I held strong grudge, resentment, anger, and many negative emotions which manifested in various unloving and unkind energies and behavior such as control, manipulation, abuse, unforgiving, judging, condemning and blaming people. My life was then filled with great pains and miseries causing serious breakdown in relationships!
And today I am very glad to say that I have overcome most major blocks as I have decisively and willingly broken them piece by piece by deleting them from my sick mind!
With regard to any daily event or incident which triggers my mind, I would silently acknowledge inner feelings & emotions, followed by consciously and willingly forgiving myself and others. Letting-go of the past by practicing detachment from the illusory world is the right journey home that I am taking!
I have since learnt that when I feel being hurt by people, I will find an appropriate time to gently let the people know how I feel. This is a crucial step to recognize the essence of self-love! I consciously choose not to harbor any negative feelings or emotions in my heart as I will not allow my heart to be 'polluted'!
Holding accumulated quilt/sin persistently in our sub-conscious mind is a serious taint of darkness which is the main cause why our emotions and feelings being so easily triggered! Such emotions and negativity must be discharged quickly and set it free for us to gain true healing of the mind.
To effectively heal our mind, it is crucial to raise our consciousness by remembering our true nature and identity and by recognizing our True Self as real.
Our true nature is:
"I am love and I am light".
True forgiveness will set us free!
I deeply acknowledge that practicing patience in daily life is critical for inner growth. Like Dr Brian Weiss says in his book "inner peace is impossible without patience. Patience requires wisdom. Spiritual growth implies the mastery of patience..".
In establishing real connection with our Heart, it is important to nurture the Heart to feel, trust, accept, allow, embrace & transcend all things in life.
To sum up, I would like to add that to elevate the level of loving energy and vibration, I always consciously like to feel and express profound thankfulness and gratitude for everyone & everything in my life at every moment of my waking hours. I regard everyone & every event/incident as wonderful lessons for my growth and awakening!
I willingly accept and appreciate everything happen in my life as powerful reminder for me to realize that I have actually created them unconsciously. All the manifestations which appear in our life come about from the seeds we have unconsciously or consciously sowed and planted in this life or any past embodiments which we may no longer remember.
Dr Aaron, my sincere salutations to you. My heart feels so grateful to God for His grace and blessings that He has sent both you and Dehyana to touch my life, transform my consciousness and show me the right direction out of my illusions of sufferings from great pains and agony.
I am truly grateful to God for opening the channel for me to connect with you since early 2007. I feel so peaceful and joyous now that my life is no longer the same "yep sing" as you had first known me!
With much love and gratitude,
George
(28.8.2011)
240 - Sharing is an expression of inner love and care
Today I sat down quietly alone and decided to do some sharing of thoughts with you!
It has been my life motto to be consciously generous in all aspects of sharing, financial or intelligence. I have long recognized that sharing is a true expression of inner love and care.
That is why since my young days, I have greatly enjoyed the process of sharing information, knowledge, experience and wisdom with people around me. I was a tuition teacher and a temporary school teacher during my youth.
Today I feel proud to become a principal trainer and coach for hundreds and even thousands of managers and officers in Malaysia and globally in various financial institutions, professional organizations and commercial conglomerates.
This is caused by the fact that I always find joy in communicating with people, especially those who are able to value and benefit from my sharing. I enjoy teaching, guiding and coaching people to help them grow and lead a better, more successful, happy, fulfilled and peaceful life. Such activities have given me great sense of achievement as well as feeling of joy and fulfillment.
I feel delighted with my gradual spiritual awakening and transformation over the past years. I am particularly grateful to Dr Aaron for playing a significant role in changing my consciousness, and I always choose to follow his guidance, and hence I become more aware to put love first in whatever I think, say and act.
To begin with, I consciously choose to think positive, say positive and act positive. This forms an important and solid foundation for my spiritual progression.
To become more spiritually awakened, I have been watching my emotions, thoughts & words when handling and facing with real-life situations. Becoming more aware and alert of my state of mind, has brought me realization that it is NOT the outside world that triggers my feelings & emotions, but indeed my inner world that projects my thoughts out!
The outward projections are manifestations from my deluded mind making them appear seemingly so real. In truth, they are illusions and dreams from the 'sick mind'!
Thus, what we can see and experience now are indeed manifestations of what we have stored in our 'sick mind'! This is projection from ego mind! The mind is sick due to 'lack of love' in it and thus 'lack of light', causing much shadow and darkness. This has filled our life with persistent pain, suffering and misery.
It is due to such 'shadow and darkness' that we have created to cause the mind to be sick. Generally, we cannot feel love because we have forgotten our true nature and we have mistakenly identified 'ego-self' as our 'True Self'! We honor the ego and willingly allow it to rule and control our life. This is an alarming state and therefore we must awake to realize that we are drown in the dreams and sunk in the world of illusions.
As for me, I had unconsciously allowed the ego to rule my life for so many long years, all due to my own ignorance and lack of self-love. I held strong grudge, resentment, anger, and many negative emotions which manifested in various unloving and unkind energies and behavior such as control, manipulation, abuse, unforgiving, judging, condemning and blaming people. My life was filled with pains and miseries causing serious breakdown in relationships!
With regard to daily event or incident which triggers our mind, we must then silently acknowledge inner feelings & emotions, followed by consciously and willingly forgiving ourselves and others. Letting-go of the past by practicing detachment from the illusory world is the right journey home that we all take!
I have since learnt that when I feel being hurt by people, I will find an appropriate time to gently let the people know how I feel. This is a crucial step to recognize the essence of self-love! I consciously choose not to harbor any negative feelings or emotions in my heart as I will not allow my heart to be 'polluted'!
Holding accumulated quilt/sin persistently in our sub-conscious mind is a serious taint of darkness which is the main cause why our emotions and feelings being so easily triggered! Such emotions and negativity must be discharged quickly and set it free for us to gain true healing of the mind.
To effectively heal our mind, it is crucial to raise our consciousness by remembering our true nature and identity and by recognizing our True Self as real.
Our true nature is:
"I am love and I am light".
True forgiveness will set us free!
Practicing patience is critical for inner growth. Like Dr Brian Weiss says in his book "inner peace is impossible without patience. Patience requires wisdom. Spiritual growth implies the mastery of patience..".
In establishing real connection with our Heart, it is important to nurture the Heart to feel, trust, accept, allow, embrace & transcend all things in life.
To sum up, I would like to add that to elevate the level of loving energy and vibration, I always feel and express profound thankfulness and gratitude for everyone & everything in my life at every moment of my waking hours. I regard everyone & every event/incident as wonderful lessons for my growth and awakening!
I accept and appreciate everything happen in my life as powerful reminder for me to realize that I have actually created them unconsciously. All the manifestations which appear in our life are actually come about from the seeds we have unconsciously or consciously sowed and planted in this life or any past embodiments which we may no longer remember.
Much love from,
George Lau
(28.8.2011)
It has been my life motto to be consciously generous in all aspects of sharing, financial or intelligence. I have long recognized that sharing is a true expression of inner love and care.
That is why since my young days, I have greatly enjoyed the process of sharing information, knowledge, experience and wisdom with people around me. I was a tuition teacher and a temporary school teacher during my youth.
Today I feel proud to become a principal trainer and coach for hundreds and even thousands of managers and officers in Malaysia and globally in various financial institutions, professional organizations and commercial conglomerates.
This is caused by the fact that I always find joy in communicating with people, especially those who are able to value and benefit from my sharing. I enjoy teaching, guiding and coaching people to help them grow and lead a better, more successful, happy, fulfilled and peaceful life. Such activities have given me great sense of achievement as well as feeling of joy and fulfillment.
I feel delighted with my gradual spiritual awakening and transformation over the past years. I am particularly grateful to Dr Aaron for playing a significant role in changing my consciousness, and I always choose to follow his guidance, and hence I become more aware to put love first in whatever I think, say and act.
To begin with, I consciously choose to think positive, say positive and act positive. This forms an important and solid foundation for my spiritual progression.
To become more spiritually awakened, I have been watching my emotions, thoughts & words when handling and facing with real-life situations. Becoming more aware and alert of my state of mind, has brought me realization that it is NOT the outside world that triggers my feelings & emotions, but indeed my inner world that projects my thoughts out!
The outward projections are manifestations from my deluded mind making them appear seemingly so real. In truth, they are illusions and dreams from the 'sick mind'!
Thus, what we can see and experience now are indeed manifestations of what we have stored in our 'sick mind'! This is projection from ego mind! The mind is sick due to 'lack of love' in it and thus 'lack of light', causing much shadow and darkness. This has filled our life with persistent pain, suffering and misery.
It is due to such 'shadow and darkness' that we have created to cause the mind to be sick. Generally, we cannot feel love because we have forgotten our true nature and we have mistakenly identified 'ego-self' as our 'True Self'! We honor the ego and willingly allow it to rule and control our life. This is an alarming state and therefore we must awake to realize that we are drown in the dreams and sunk in the world of illusions.
As for me, I had unconsciously allowed the ego to rule my life for so many long years, all due to my own ignorance and lack of self-love. I held strong grudge, resentment, anger, and many negative emotions which manifested in various unloving and unkind energies and behavior such as control, manipulation, abuse, unforgiving, judging, condemning and blaming people. My life was filled with pains and miseries causing serious breakdown in relationships!
With regard to daily event or incident which triggers our mind, we must then silently acknowledge inner feelings & emotions, followed by consciously and willingly forgiving ourselves and others. Letting-go of the past by practicing detachment from the illusory world is the right journey home that we all take!
I have since learnt that when I feel being hurt by people, I will find an appropriate time to gently let the people know how I feel. This is a crucial step to recognize the essence of self-love! I consciously choose not to harbor any negative feelings or emotions in my heart as I will not allow my heart to be 'polluted'!
Holding accumulated quilt/sin persistently in our sub-conscious mind is a serious taint of darkness which is the main cause why our emotions and feelings being so easily triggered! Such emotions and negativity must be discharged quickly and set it free for us to gain true healing of the mind.
To effectively heal our mind, it is crucial to raise our consciousness by remembering our true nature and identity and by recognizing our True Self as real.
Our true nature is:
"I am love and I am light".
True forgiveness will set us free!
Practicing patience is critical for inner growth. Like Dr Brian Weiss says in his book "inner peace is impossible without patience. Patience requires wisdom. Spiritual growth implies the mastery of patience..".
In establishing real connection with our Heart, it is important to nurture the Heart to feel, trust, accept, allow, embrace & transcend all things in life.
To sum up, I would like to add that to elevate the level of loving energy and vibration, I always feel and express profound thankfulness and gratitude for everyone & everything in my life at every moment of my waking hours. I regard everyone & every event/incident as wonderful lessons for my growth and awakening!
I accept and appreciate everything happen in my life as powerful reminder for me to realize that I have actually created them unconsciously. All the manifestations which appear in our life are actually come about from the seeds we have unconsciously or consciously sowed and planted in this life or any past embodiments which we may no longer remember.
Much love from,
George Lau
(28.8.2011)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
239 - You cannot justify not accepting or loving others - Paul Ferrini
You cannot justify not accepting or loving others. There is no one here who does not deserve your love and acceptance.
Some people may be difficult to love. They may challenge you. They may have qualities that reflect your own unconscious negative beliefs.
But that just provides you with an opportunity to make your own shadow conscious. It enables you to bring love to a part of yourself you have never liked or accepted.
- Paul Ferrini -
Some people may be difficult to love. They may challenge you. They may have qualities that reflect your own unconscious negative beliefs.
But that just provides you with an opportunity to make your own shadow conscious. It enables you to bring love to a part of yourself you have never liked or accepted.
- Paul Ferrini -
238 - Save Our Environment - Vegetarianism Reduces Global Warming
Hello dear friends,
Share with you an article on Save Our Environment - Vegetarianism Reduces Global Warming
In the year 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations published shocking statistics about the amount of resources consumed by the meat industry:
Land:
The amount of acreage required to produce meat is twenty times the amount required to produce food for a vegetarian diet.
Food:
Nearly half of the world’s production of grains and soybeans are used to feed livestock. This supply could feed approximately two billion people instead.
Energy:
More than two-thirds of the fuel supply is directed towards the production and transportation of livestock feed.
Water:
Half of the world’s water supply is used as livestock drinking water and other feed production support, including sanitation of the facilities.
Greenhouse gas:
The amount of carbon emissions generated by the meat industry is four times the amount generated by motor vehicles transportation.
We need to take immediate action to reduce and reverse the damage inflicted on Mother Nature.
By reducing meat consumption and converting to a vegetarian diet, we can create a sustainable environment meanwhile reducing possibility of world hunger!
Never under-rate the power of being a vegetarian!
Share with you an article on Save Our Environment - Vegetarianism Reduces Global Warming
In the year 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations published shocking statistics about the amount of resources consumed by the meat industry:
Land:
The amount of acreage required to produce meat is twenty times the amount required to produce food for a vegetarian diet.
Food:
Nearly half of the world’s production of grains and soybeans are used to feed livestock. This supply could feed approximately two billion people instead.
Energy:
More than two-thirds of the fuel supply is directed towards the production and transportation of livestock feed.
Water:
Half of the world’s water supply is used as livestock drinking water and other feed production support, including sanitation of the facilities.
Greenhouse gas:
The amount of carbon emissions generated by the meat industry is four times the amount generated by motor vehicles transportation.
We need to take immediate action to reduce and reverse the damage inflicted on Mother Nature.
By reducing meat consumption and converting to a vegetarian diet, we can create a sustainable environment meanwhile reducing possibility of world hunger!
Never under-rate the power of being a vegetarian!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
237 - Meaningful words of wisdom
Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behavior are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
Some desirable and undesirable things:
The most destructive habit......Worry
The greatest Joy... .....Giving
The greatest loss .......Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work....... .Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....Selfishness
The most endangered species....... Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource...........Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'........ .Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.... ...Fear
The most effective sleeping pill....... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..........Excuses
The most powerful force in life............Love
The most dangerous act.....A gossip
The world's most incredible computer........The brain
The worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
The deadliest weapon.........The tongue
The two most power-filled words....'I Can'
The greatest asset.................Faith
The most worthless emotion......Self-pity
The most beautiful attire...........SMILE!
The most prized possession. .....Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.....Prayer
The most contagious spirit ......Enthusiasm
Life ends .... when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends .....when you stop Believing,
Love ends ....when you stop Caring,
And Friendship ends ....when you stop Sharing
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behavior are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
Some desirable and undesirable things:
The most destructive habit......Worry
The greatest Joy... .....Giving
The greatest loss .......Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work....... .Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....Selfishness
The most endangered species....... Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource...........Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'........ .Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.... ...Fear
The most effective sleeping pill....... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..........Excuses
The most powerful force in life............Love
The most dangerous act.....A gossip
The world's most incredible computer........The brain
The worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
The deadliest weapon.........The tongue
The two most power-filled words....'I Can'
The greatest asset.................Faith
The most worthless emotion......Self-pity
The most beautiful attire...........SMILE!
The most prized possession. .....Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.....Prayer
The most contagious spirit ......Enthusiasm
Life ends .... when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends .....when you stop Believing,
Love ends ....when you stop Caring,
And Friendship ends ....when you stop Sharing
Monday, June 27, 2011
236 - Email to Sen Hock and Alice Seah
Hello dearest Hock and Alice,
Wonderful morning to you. You may like this sharing!
Feel free to share and inspire each other.
Sharing is caring, we strengthen our COMMUNICATION and EXPRESSION through the process of SHARING. The more we give and share, the more we will receive. Blessings can only come to our life through the process of sharing and expression of GRATITUDE! The Universe will always respond that way with Grace and Compassion!
Remember to be determined to walk out from your box of limiting thoughts. You grow through sharing too! Hold each others hands together and to remind each others as both of you come to this world on the same journey with similar life lessons, no matter how strong your denials are.
Must practice sincere care for each others from your hearts, and NOT control, abuse or manipulate each others life!
Remember your true self is LOVE.
From the days I met both of you (Hock in 1982 and Alice 1995), I observed both of you have similar life energy, and that is why you are together to experience judging & condemning each other!.. you don't normally value and appreciate each others, you take each others for granted, and pushing each others away without knowing that you are actually pushing away yourself from your SPIRIT-SELF. This is precisely your joined life lessons. The pains have been going on for more than 10 years!..
You don't share and you also don't communicate and express. Remind yourself to regularly challenge your ego mind why you allow yourself to be 'blocked' from growth and expansion..
Also frequently challenge your ego mind as to why your life has been living within the tiny box of limiting thoughts whereby you can't even properly communicate and share with the closest beings in your life space? This breakthrough can ONLY be achieved if your SPIRIT-SELF is strong enough to over take the ego-self and that you are so determined and your desire is so powerful that you want GROWTH and EXPANSION.
One distinctive point to share with you about observing life is that if we frequently driving or orientate our mind to wearing and using branded and expensive things, in reality it does not in any way help us grow and expand. It only strengthens or reinforces our ego mind to move into the tiny world of poverty-consciousness! The ego mind always tells us that we are not good enough, and therefore we must only use and wear branded and expensive goods 'to add and enhance value' to our physical body and the materials world! The ego would also tell us to behave that way so that we are so attached and entrenched to this body and the illusion world, and forgotten our true nature!
Instead of using more money for charity and serving the highest good to support other beings, we use our money for branded and expensive things. We can truly love ourselves without using any branded or expensive things in our daily life and our consciousness must transcend and breakthrough this limiting thoughts from the ego mind.
Look at the most wealthy human beings on earth (like Warren Buffet, Li Ka Shing and Bill Gate..) how simple their life is.. Warren Buffet (aged 74) is still staying in the same house he bought 50 years ago!.. I always feel how wonderful they are! Warren Buffet and Bill Gate have jointly pledged to the world that at least half of their assets have been donated to their World Foundations. Tan Sri Vincent Tan is the 1st Malaysian tycoon who had made similar pledge in Feb 2011 for his 'Foundation for a Better Malaysia Tomorrow'. Wow.. they are normally wearing ties of only around RM50 except Vincent..
Like IOI boss (Tan Sri Lee Shing Cheng), he had donated the land and also built a new Chinese Primary School in Puchong Jaya about 5 years ago. How big his heart is! Amazing beings indeed. The school now has more than 1,000 students of all races. My neighbor's son is in that school. I praise and rejoice in Lee's generosity and great sharing!
Wow... inspired by their level of consciousness, I recently keep on reminding myself about using more of my money to help other beings whenever my heart feels the calling! I am so inspired by these noble human beings on earth! I may not have their level of wealth, but I can do whatever I can with whatever I have! I can share with the world with whatever way I can!.. Sharing of intelligence, wisdom, knowledge and information are obvious examples of giving and sharing for a better world!
Like Dr Aaron Lim, he is sharing the Daily Contemplation everyday. He gives and shares tremendous amount of life energy, time and resources for the poor. Both he and his wife regularly recycle personal belongings (such as clothing and articles..) or things which have not been used for more than a year or two, by letting other people use them instead of putting in the house to collect dust and rot!..
Hock and Alice, I hope you are at ease with my sharing of inner thoughts. It is all because in my heart you are one of the closest beings in my life journey. We come into each others life with noble purpose and reason which are of highest good and we may not even understand why. I only embrace our relationships with pure love and compassion.
I wish both of you truly well. And if it brings you joy and peace, you may wish to allow me to continuously holding your hands to awaken and shift your consciousness! However I am very clear that it is never my thought at all to involve anything in your personal life!
Have a joy-filled day. Love and blessings always.
Warmest regards,
George
Wonderful morning to you. You may like this sharing!
Feel free to share and inspire each other.
Sharing is caring, we strengthen our COMMUNICATION and EXPRESSION through the process of SHARING. The more we give and share, the more we will receive. Blessings can only come to our life through the process of sharing and expression of GRATITUDE! The Universe will always respond that way with Grace and Compassion!
Remember to be determined to walk out from your box of limiting thoughts. You grow through sharing too! Hold each others hands together and to remind each others as both of you come to this world on the same journey with similar life lessons, no matter how strong your denials are.
Must practice sincere care for each others from your hearts, and NOT control, abuse or manipulate each others life!
Remember your true self is LOVE.
From the days I met both of you (Hock in 1982 and Alice 1995), I observed both of you have similar life energy, and that is why you are together to experience judging & condemning each other!.. you don't normally value and appreciate each others, you take each others for granted, and pushing each others away without knowing that you are actually pushing away yourself from your SPIRIT-SELF. This is precisely your joined life lessons. The pains have been going on for more than 10 years!..
You don't share and you also don't communicate and express. Remind yourself to regularly challenge your ego mind why you allow yourself to be 'blocked' from growth and expansion..
Also frequently challenge your ego mind as to why your life has been living within the tiny box of limiting thoughts whereby you can't even properly communicate and share with the closest beings in your life space? This breakthrough can ONLY be achieved if your SPIRIT-SELF is strong enough to over take the ego-self and that you are so determined and your desire is so powerful that you want GROWTH and EXPANSION.
One distinctive point to share with you about observing life is that if we frequently driving or orientate our mind to wearing and using branded and expensive things, in reality it does not in any way help us grow and expand. It only strengthens or reinforces our ego mind to move into the tiny world of poverty-consciousness! The ego mind always tells us that we are not good enough, and therefore we must only use and wear branded and expensive goods 'to add and enhance value' to our physical body and the materials world! The ego would also tell us to behave that way so that we are so attached and entrenched to this body and the illusion world, and forgotten our true nature!
Instead of using more money for charity and serving the highest good to support other beings, we use our money for branded and expensive things. We can truly love ourselves without using any branded or expensive things in our daily life and our consciousness must transcend and breakthrough this limiting thoughts from the ego mind.
Look at the most wealthy human beings on earth (like Warren Buffet, Li Ka Shing and Bill Gate..) how simple their life is.. Warren Buffet (aged 74) is still staying in the same house he bought 50 years ago!.. I always feel how wonderful they are! Warren Buffet and Bill Gate have jointly pledged to the world that at least half of their assets have been donated to their World Foundations. Tan Sri Vincent Tan is the 1st Malaysian tycoon who had made similar pledge in Feb 2011 for his 'Foundation for a Better Malaysia Tomorrow'. Wow.. they are normally wearing ties of only around RM50 except Vincent..
Like IOI boss (Tan Sri Lee Shing Cheng), he had donated the land and also built a new Chinese Primary School in Puchong Jaya about 5 years ago. How big his heart is! Amazing beings indeed. The school now has more than 1,000 students of all races. My neighbor's son is in that school. I praise and rejoice in Lee's generosity and great sharing!
Wow... inspired by their level of consciousness, I recently keep on reminding myself about using more of my money to help other beings whenever my heart feels the calling! I am so inspired by these noble human beings on earth! I may not have their level of wealth, but I can do whatever I can with whatever I have! I can share with the world with whatever way I can!.. Sharing of intelligence, wisdom, knowledge and information are obvious examples of giving and sharing for a better world!
Like Dr Aaron Lim, he is sharing the Daily Contemplation everyday. He gives and shares tremendous amount of life energy, time and resources for the poor. Both he and his wife regularly recycle personal belongings (such as clothing and articles..) or things which have not been used for more than a year or two, by letting other people use them instead of putting in the house to collect dust and rot!..
Hock and Alice, I hope you are at ease with my sharing of inner thoughts. It is all because in my heart you are one of the closest beings in my life journey. We come into each others life with noble purpose and reason which are of highest good and we may not even understand why. I only embrace our relationships with pure love and compassion.
I wish both of you truly well. And if it brings you joy and peace, you may wish to allow me to continuously holding your hands to awaken and shift your consciousness! However I am very clear that it is never my thought at all to involve anything in your personal life!
Have a joy-filled day. Love and blessings always.
Warmest regards,
George
235 - Wow..really so true - It is all about our life!
We never get what we want,
We never want what we get,
We never have what we like,
We never like what we have.
And still we live & love.
That's life...
The best kind of friends,
Is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with,
Never say a word,
And then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
It's true that we don't know
What we've got until it's gone,
But it's also true that we don't know
What we've been missing until it arrives.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back!
Don't expect love in return;
Just wait for it to grow in their heart,
But if it doesn't, be contented it grows in yours.
It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone,
An hour to like someone,
And a day to love someone,
But it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
Because it takes only a smile to
Make a dark day seems bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile!
May you have
Enough happiness to make you sweet,
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human,
And enough hope to make you happy.
Always put yourself in others' shoes.
If you feel that it hurts you,
It probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Happiness lies for
Those who cry,
Those who hurt,
Those who have searched,
And those who have tried,
For only they can appreciate the importance of people
Who have touched their lives.
When you were born, you were crying
And everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so that when you die,
You're the one who is smiling
And everyone around you is crying.
Please send this message
To those people who mean something to you,
To those who have touched your life in one way or another,
To those who make you smile when you really need it,
To those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down,
To those who you want to know that you appreciate their friendship.
We never want what we get,
We never have what we like,
We never like what we have.
And still we live & love.
That's life...
The best kind of friends,
Is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with,
Never say a word,
And then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
It's true that we don't know
What we've got until it's gone,
But it's also true that we don't know
What we've been missing until it arrives.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back!
Don't expect love in return;
Just wait for it to grow in their heart,
But if it doesn't, be contented it grows in yours.
It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone,
An hour to like someone,
And a day to love someone,
But it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
Because it takes only a smile to
Make a dark day seems bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile!
May you have
Enough happiness to make you sweet,
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human,
And enough hope to make you happy.
Always put yourself in others' shoes.
If you feel that it hurts you,
It probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Happiness lies for
Those who cry,
Those who hurt,
Those who have searched,
And those who have tried,
For only they can appreciate the importance of people
Who have touched their lives.
When you were born, you were crying
And everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so that when you die,
You're the one who is smiling
And everyone around you is crying.
Please send this message
To those people who mean something to you,
To those who have touched your life in one way or another,
To those who make you smile when you really need it,
To those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down,
To those who you want to know that you appreciate their friendship.
Friday, June 24, 2011
234 - So True - Sharing of Wonderful Thoughts
Heavy rains remind us of challenges in life. Never ask for a lighter rain. Just pray for a better umbrella. - That is attitude.
When flood comes, fish eat ants and when flood recedes, ants eat fish. - Only time matters. Just hold on, God gives opportunity to everyone!
Life is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship, it's not how we care in the beginning, but how much we care till the very end.
Some people always throw stones in your path. It depends on what you make with them. A Wall or a Bridge? - Remember you are the architect of your life.
Search for a beautiful heart, but don't search for a beautiful face, because beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful.
It’s not important to hold all the good cards in life. But it’s important how well you play with the cards you hold.
Often when we lose all hope & think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, 'relax dear it’s just a bend, not the end.' - Have faith and have a successful life.
One of the basic differences between God and humans is, God gives, gives and forgives. But the human gets, gets, gets and forgets.
Be thankful and grateful for everything in life....
When flood comes, fish eat ants and when flood recedes, ants eat fish. - Only time matters. Just hold on, God gives opportunity to everyone!
Life is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship, it's not how we care in the beginning, but how much we care till the very end.
Some people always throw stones in your path. It depends on what you make with them. A Wall or a Bridge? - Remember you are the architect of your life.
Search for a beautiful heart, but don't search for a beautiful face, because beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful.
It’s not important to hold all the good cards in life. But it’s important how well you play with the cards you hold.
Often when we lose all hope & think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, 'relax dear it’s just a bend, not the end.' - Have faith and have a successful life.
One of the basic differences between God and humans is, God gives, gives and forgives. But the human gets, gets, gets and forgets.
Be thankful and grateful for everything in life....
233 - Projecting your Fear and Shame - by Paul Ferrini
You don’t want to look at the shadow, but you have no choice. Anything that is unhealed about you will be externalized, and you will see it in the words and actions of other people who trigger you.
Your pain consists not only of your fear and shame, learned in childhood, but also of your ongoing judgments of others (projected shame) and anger at others (projected fear). That is why every judgment you have and every expression of anger must be forgiven. You can’t heal if you can’t forgive.
Every time when we find fault with another person, we are making ourselves guilty. Each one of us is judge, jury and executioner.
- Paul Ferrini -
Your pain consists not only of your fear and shame, learned in childhood, but also of your ongoing judgments of others (projected shame) and anger at others (projected fear). That is why every judgment you have and every expression of anger must be forgiven. You can’t heal if you can’t forgive.
Every time when we find fault with another person, we are making ourselves guilty. Each one of us is judge, jury and executioner.
- Paul Ferrini -
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
232 - Drop your mask. Break through your shell of isolation - by Paul Ferrini
1. Stay out of your head. Stop analyzing, intellectualizing, or seeking to justify your feelings. That’s just a way of pushing the pain away. Just tune into how it feels.
2. Drop your mask. Break through your shell of isolation. Share your pain with others when it is safe to do so. When you have the courage to share your pain, you realize that you are not the only one who is suffering. This helps you to move through some of your shame and creates a community that supports your healing.
- Paul Ferrini -
2. Drop your mask. Break through your shell of isolation. Share your pain with others when it is safe to do so. When you have the courage to share your pain, you realize that you are not the only one who is suffering. This helps you to move through some of your shame and creates a community that supports your healing.
- Paul Ferrini -
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
231 - Our experiences are just the effects of our thoughts - Louise Hay
We create the situation and then we give away our power by blaming the other person for our frustration. No person, no place and no thing has any power over us for we are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace and harmony and balance in our mind, we will find it in our life.
No matter what the problem is, our experiences are just the effects of our thoughts.
All the events you have experienced in your life time up to this moment have been created by your thoughts and beliefs you have held in the past.
- Louise Hay -
No matter what the problem is, our experiences are just the effects of our thoughts.
All the events you have experienced in your life time up to this moment have been created by your thoughts and beliefs you have held in the past.
- Louise Hay -
Thursday, June 9, 2011
230 - Spiritual counseling
Hello brother Hock, how are you doing?
After we talked that day, trust you have done some 'soul searching'.
Yesterday I called Alice to enquire on her medical conditions. To my great shock, she was in acute emotional turmoil and depression!
As your spiritual brother, with pure love, I share the feedback with you. She is trapped in 'live or death' state! The situation seriously warrants your immediate conscience!
The emotional abuse for over 10 years is enough brother, now is a final wake-up call for you to urgently look into why you still choose to torture & abuse her as the closest being in your life. Are you sure that you really want her to end her life in this 'inhuman' way?
Brother you are LOVE. Ask yourself where is it now? I feel painful & sad to witness this cruel deed on earth!
To heal, you must remove the darkness of your 'abusive consciousness' from your mind. No other way out!
Love you always.
George
After we talked that day, trust you have done some 'soul searching'.
Yesterday I called Alice to enquire on her medical conditions. To my great shock, she was in acute emotional turmoil and depression!
As your spiritual brother, with pure love, I share the feedback with you. She is trapped in 'live or death' state! The situation seriously warrants your immediate conscience!
The emotional abuse for over 10 years is enough brother, now is a final wake-up call for you to urgently look into why you still choose to torture & abuse her as the closest being in your life. Are you sure that you really want her to end her life in this 'inhuman' way?
Brother you are LOVE. Ask yourself where is it now? I feel painful & sad to witness this cruel deed on earth!
To heal, you must remove the darkness of your 'abusive consciousness' from your mind. No other way out!
Love you always.
George
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
229 - Pain is a wake-up call - Paul Ferrini
The difficult but important truth is that you can’t heal until you acknowledge your pain, your fear, and your shame. You can’t heal until you stop hiding your negative feelings and stop pretending to be happy when you are not.
You have to be authentic to be happy. You have to take off your mask and be real. You have to come out of the closet.
Pain is a wake-up call. Therefore, feeling and acknowledging your pain is the first step in the healing process. Anything that prevents you from feeling your pain and discovering its source is an act of denial. It is an attempt to ignore the call of your heart and soul to awaken and heal.
All addictions/compulsions are a form of denial. They anesthetize your pain or help you escape from it. As long as you are an addict, you won’t feel the depth of your pain, and you will have little incentive to heal it.
You have to be authentic to be happy. You have to take off your mask and be real. You have to come out of the closet.
Pain is a wake-up call. Therefore, feeling and acknowledging your pain is the first step in the healing process. Anything that prevents you from feeling your pain and discovering its source is an act of denial. It is an attempt to ignore the call of your heart and soul to awaken and heal.
All addictions/compulsions are a form of denial. They anesthetize your pain or help you escape from it. As long as you are an addict, you won’t feel the depth of your pain, and you will have little incentive to heal it.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
228 - Finding shortcuts to healing - Paul Ferrini
Many people try to find shortcuts to healing, but these shortcuts always involve some form of denial. They try to make the pain go away, instead of embracing it.
The ego always has a plan for our redemption that makes the wounded child jump through hoops and reinforces his belief that he is damaged goods and needs to be fixed. Of course, none of these plans work.
The only thing that works is love and acceptance. Through love and acceptance we build a relationship of trust with the child. And, gradually over time, he is re-parented and grows up healed and empowered.
This is a process that often takes years, not days or weeks or months.
- Paul Ferrini -
The ego always has a plan for our redemption that makes the wounded child jump through hoops and reinforces his belief that he is damaged goods and needs to be fixed. Of course, none of these plans work.
The only thing that works is love and acceptance. Through love and acceptance we build a relationship of trust with the child. And, gradually over time, he is re-parented and grows up healed and empowered.
This is a process that often takes years, not days or weeks or months.
- Paul Ferrini -
Monday, May 30, 2011
227 - The 100/0 Principle
An Excerpt from The 100/0 Principle
by Al Ritter
What is the most effective way to create and sustain great relationships with others? It's The 100/0 Principle: You take full responsibility (the 100) for the relationship, expecting nothing (the 0) in return.
Implementing The 100/0 Principle is not natural for most of us. It takes real commitment to the relationship and a good dose of self-discipline to think, act and give 100 percent.
The 100/0 Principle applies to those people in your life where the relationships are too important to react automatically or judgmentally. Each of us must determine the relationships to which this principle should apply. For most of us, it applies to work associates, customers, suppliers, family and friends.
•STEP 1 - Determine what you can do to make the relationship work...then do it. Demonstrate respect and kindness to the other person, whether he/she deserves it or not.
•STEP 2 - Do not expect anything in return. Zero, zip, nada.
•STEP 3 - Do not allow anything the other person says or does (no matter how annoying!) to affect you. In other words, don't take the bait.
•STEP 4 - Be persistent with your graciousness and kindness. Often we give up too soon, especially when others don't respond in kind. Remember to expect nothing in return.
At times (usually few), the relationship can remain challenging, even toxic, despite your 100 percent commitment and self-discipline. When this occurs, you need to avoid being the "Knower" and shift to being the "Learner."
Avoid Knower statements/ thoughts like "that won't work," "I'm right, you are wrong," "I know it and you don't," "I'll teach you," "that's just the way it is," "I need to tell you what I know," etc.
Instead use Learner statements/thoughts like "Let me find out what is going on and try to understand the situation," "I could be wrong," "I wonder if there is anything of value here," "I wonder if..." etc. In other words, as a Learner, be curious!
Principle Paradox
This may strike you as strange, but here's the paradox: When you take authentic responsibility for a relationship, more often than not the other person quickly chooses to take responsibility as well. Consequently, the 100/0 relationship quickly transforms into something approaching 100/100. When that occurs, true breakthroughs happen for the individuals involved, their teams, their organizations and their families.
by Al Ritter
What is the most effective way to create and sustain great relationships with others? It's The 100/0 Principle: You take full responsibility (the 100) for the relationship, expecting nothing (the 0) in return.
Implementing The 100/0 Principle is not natural for most of us. It takes real commitment to the relationship and a good dose of self-discipline to think, act and give 100 percent.
The 100/0 Principle applies to those people in your life where the relationships are too important to react automatically or judgmentally. Each of us must determine the relationships to which this principle should apply. For most of us, it applies to work associates, customers, suppliers, family and friends.
•STEP 1 - Determine what you can do to make the relationship work...then do it. Demonstrate respect and kindness to the other person, whether he/she deserves it or not.
•STEP 2 - Do not expect anything in return. Zero, zip, nada.
•STEP 3 - Do not allow anything the other person says or does (no matter how annoying!) to affect you. In other words, don't take the bait.
•STEP 4 - Be persistent with your graciousness and kindness. Often we give up too soon, especially when others don't respond in kind. Remember to expect nothing in return.
At times (usually few), the relationship can remain challenging, even toxic, despite your 100 percent commitment and self-discipline. When this occurs, you need to avoid being the "Knower" and shift to being the "Learner."
Avoid Knower statements/ thoughts like "that won't work," "I'm right, you are wrong," "I know it and you don't," "I'll teach you," "that's just the way it is," "I need to tell you what I know," etc.
Instead use Learner statements/thoughts like "Let me find out what is going on and try to understand the situation," "I could be wrong," "I wonder if there is anything of value here," "I wonder if..." etc. In other words, as a Learner, be curious!
Principle Paradox
This may strike you as strange, but here's the paradox: When you take authentic responsibility for a relationship, more often than not the other person quickly chooses to take responsibility as well. Consequently, the 100/0 relationship quickly transforms into something approaching 100/100. When that occurs, true breakthroughs happen for the individuals involved, their teams, their organizations and their families.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
226 - Inner peace is impossible without patience (Dr Brian Weiss)
Inner peace is impossible without patience. Wisdom requires patience.
Spiritual growth implies the mastery of patience. Patience allows the unfolding of destiny to proceed at its unhurried pace.
When we are impatient, we create misery for ourselves and for others.
We rush to rash judgement and acts without considering the consequences of what we do! Our choices are false and often incorrect, and we are liable to pay a steep price.
- Dr Brian Weiss -
Spiritual growth implies the mastery of patience. Patience allows the unfolding of destiny to proceed at its unhurried pace.
When we are impatient, we create misery for ourselves and for others.
We rush to rash judgement and acts without considering the consequences of what we do! Our choices are false and often incorrect, and we are liable to pay a steep price.
- Dr Brian Weiss -
Thursday, May 26, 2011
225 - My Thoughts Today
“只要我们的内心充满真爱，感恩与宽恕，我们绝对不会受到任何不善之灵困擾！真爱之光芒发出的力量是无边无际的！
若我们受到不善之灵困擾，这是因为我们的内在与上天的联系太弱或断了！
修灵就是要常常记得我是谁？要肯定自己的身份！我们的灵是我们真正的身份，那是‘真我’！而我们的肉身是‘假我’。但是往往我们弄错了，把它颠倒了！”
- George Lau -
若我们受到不善之灵困擾，这是因为我们的内在与上天的联系太弱或断了！
修灵就是要常常记得我是谁？要肯定自己的身份！我们的灵是我们真正的身份，那是‘真我’！而我们的肉身是‘假我’。但是往往我们弄错了，把它颠倒了！”
- George Lau -
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
224 - Numerology (life numbers) by Kylie Floate
Hi George,
29/11 Co-operation and Balance; Integrity and Wisdom and the ultimate life purpose, highly concentrated double energy of Confidence and Communication.
The ultimate life purpose will be achieved in 2 phases usually after the first life lesson is mastered. The last phase of Confidence and communication may never be achieved as there will already be a high level of success from achieving the 9 energy, but the heights that can be achieved if a leap of faith is taken is in the realm of celebrity status.
Starting with childhood and teenage years. They prefer smaller intimate friendships with only a few good friends, as much as they yearn for popularity among their peers they can find it difficult to get along with others. They can be quite studious and obsessive about hobbies or interests. They really don't enjoy confrontation, but find themselves 'rubbing people the wrong way' (i hope you understand that expression, it just means that you can irritate people without meaning to).
Although they are very intelligent they are reluctant to ask questions in class, often nod that they understand when actually they don't. When start work they are the ones that work through their lunch break, they work unsupervised behind a desk or computer, in taxis or trucks, they like to be left alone so they can get on with in. Often Family and social lives can suffer, they can seem quite selfish to others as they only seem to care about themselves. They can be quite underhanded particularly at work where the make themselves look good by making others look bad. They can be quite sneaky and deceptive, particularly when their hard work goes unnoticed.
They must learn to listen to others, not just waiting for their turn to speak. When balance is achieved by sleeping enough, eating correctly, family, friends, hobbies, spirituality they find they can get along with others well and actually enjoy being with others.
The widen their friendship circle and start spend less time at home with a book or in front of the TV or with work stuff and start accepting dinner invitations and other social outlets. They start to function - others respond really well to this new attitude. Often a big life event brings about this change in attitude. A death of a loved one, a loss of a job, a marriage breakdown, the birth of a child - something big that make you wants to change your ways.
This energy bring in the 9 energy and the 1st phase of Confidence and Communication this usually leads to a big promotion, working in management, training (like you do), it is a huge achievement! Usually doesn't happen until late 30's or late 40's. This is a very contented time of life, but still there isn't a feeling a being totally satisfied - you want more!! Even though you and others are very proud of your accomplishments, something feels like it is missing.
Even though you have become a great person that people can look up to, reliable, responsible, true to your word, inspirational - a true leader, there is still a greater calling for you! This is the phase where you can make up for past issue with children or partners. Having children and marriage late in life is far better as having them earlier means that mistake were made and you people you loved very much were let down. Fortunately relationships can end happily, even if they started out difficult.
There will come a time when you feel the need to speak out, it is an energy of rallying the people and possibly starting a revolution!! It is having the courage to walk away from a very successful career to focus on something that you are very passionate about. It can be a spiritual calling or a political issue, medical belief, children rights - whatever it is its big and they people you are trying to influence and inspire will respond.
As long as it comes from the heart, with wisdom and integrity the people will listen and respond. You really have the numerology to start a riot! Even if its done in a more passive way, having the courage to follow your life purpose will have thousands of people flocking to you that you will profoundly affect and inspire. You are destined for greatness George! Very exciting numbers!
I hope this has been insightful - sorry for adding up your numbers wrong in the first place! I think this suits you much better!
Love and Light
Kylie xx
29/11 Co-operation and Balance; Integrity and Wisdom and the ultimate life purpose, highly concentrated double energy of Confidence and Communication.
The ultimate life purpose will be achieved in 2 phases usually after the first life lesson is mastered. The last phase of Confidence and communication may never be achieved as there will already be a high level of success from achieving the 9 energy, but the heights that can be achieved if a leap of faith is taken is in the realm of celebrity status.
Starting with childhood and teenage years. They prefer smaller intimate friendships with only a few good friends, as much as they yearn for popularity among their peers they can find it difficult to get along with others. They can be quite studious and obsessive about hobbies or interests. They really don't enjoy confrontation, but find themselves 'rubbing people the wrong way' (i hope you understand that expression, it just means that you can irritate people without meaning to).
Although they are very intelligent they are reluctant to ask questions in class, often nod that they understand when actually they don't. When start work they are the ones that work through their lunch break, they work unsupervised behind a desk or computer, in taxis or trucks, they like to be left alone so they can get on with in. Often Family and social lives can suffer, they can seem quite selfish to others as they only seem to care about themselves. They can be quite underhanded particularly at work where the make themselves look good by making others look bad. They can be quite sneaky and deceptive, particularly when their hard work goes unnoticed.
They must learn to listen to others, not just waiting for their turn to speak. When balance is achieved by sleeping enough, eating correctly, family, friends, hobbies, spirituality they find they can get along with others well and actually enjoy being with others.
The widen their friendship circle and start spend less time at home with a book or in front of the TV or with work stuff and start accepting dinner invitations and other social outlets. They start to function - others respond really well to this new attitude. Often a big life event brings about this change in attitude. A death of a loved one, a loss of a job, a marriage breakdown, the birth of a child - something big that make you wants to change your ways.
This energy bring in the 9 energy and the 1st phase of Confidence and Communication this usually leads to a big promotion, working in management, training (like you do), it is a huge achievement! Usually doesn't happen until late 30's or late 40's. This is a very contented time of life, but still there isn't a feeling a being totally satisfied - you want more!! Even though you and others are very proud of your accomplishments, something feels like it is missing.
Even though you have become a great person that people can look up to, reliable, responsible, true to your word, inspirational - a true leader, there is still a greater calling for you! This is the phase where you can make up for past issue with children or partners. Having children and marriage late in life is far better as having them earlier means that mistake were made and you people you loved very much were let down. Fortunately relationships can end happily, even if they started out difficult.
There will come a time when you feel the need to speak out, it is an energy of rallying the people and possibly starting a revolution!! It is having the courage to walk away from a very successful career to focus on something that you are very passionate about. It can be a spiritual calling or a political issue, medical belief, children rights - whatever it is its big and they people you are trying to influence and inspire will respond.
As long as it comes from the heart, with wisdom and integrity the people will listen and respond. You really have the numerology to start a riot! Even if its done in a more passive way, having the courage to follow your life purpose will have thousands of people flocking to you that you will profoundly affect and inspire. You are destined for greatness George! Very exciting numbers!
I hope this has been insightful - sorry for adding up your numbers wrong in the first place! I think this suits you much better!
Love and Light
Kylie xx
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