Cherish your health, as it is the blessing through which we enjoy all earthly blessings. In life, we must not become attached to any external thing, this is true. This includes the body. We must not become attached to our body, or become vain about our image or strength, or despise it by becoming totally … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 29: Health and Choosing Wisely.
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1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 22: The Buddha’s First Noble Truth.
Courtesy is the key to compassion, to common understanding that we are all one, that we are all together in this life. I can’t stress enough how important it is that we each do the best we can at keeping calm even as we navigate through whatever storm we may be currently facing in the … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 22: The Buddha’s First Noble Truth.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 21: Family Fun, Living in the Moment, Huxley’s “Island.”
I'm at Maria's family's house for the day. Her brother Luis picked us up at home last night and brought us here. Whenever we come we bring some pizza and everyone has a great pizza dinner, everyone talking in a lively manner, some on the computer, some on their phones, but everyone interacting. Although my … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 21: Family Fun, Living in the Moment, Huxley’s “Island.”
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 20: Do What Needs to be Done NOW!
As a new month begins, as we gather our energies to begin a new, maybe there's goals we wish to achieve, changes we've been looking to make in our lives. We're determined that this will be the month of our success, this will be the time to start finally feeling free of compulsion, to start … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 20: Do What Needs to be Done NOW!
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 12: Impermanence of Life, Strength of Spirit.
Life flows from one moment to the next, from pleasure to pain, non-stop. We wonder what it all means, what is the right way to live, or the wrong way. We wonder if the things that happen are meant to be, if the lives we live mean anything at all or if everything is random. … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 12: Impermanence of Life, Strength of Spirit.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 9: Reading is a Great Hobby.
For the last year and a half I've kept up a goal of reading a book every week, or every two weeks, or occasionally a month, depending on how many pages the book has, but usually it takes me a week to read a book of around 150-200 pages. I can honestly say that this … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 9: Reading is a Great Hobby.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 7: Visionary Revelations of the Now.
Images flooding my mind, some familiar, some seemingly random. I close my eyes and patterns begin to form, geometric, kaleidoscopic, a tingling sensation running through my whole body, up my spine, into my cranium and brain. I recognize the truth of living in this moment, I feel it stronger than ever, the obvious truth. Different … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 7: Visionary Revelations of the Now.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 6: Being Aware of Being Aware.
I had a really powerful experience a few months ago on an acid trip on one mere blotter tab. I've had higher dose trips, but the point was not to get insanely psychedelic that night, but to examine a bit of what is lurking just beneath my mind’s surface as I enter this technically new … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 6: Being Aware of Being Aware.
The Inspiration that You Seek is Already Within.
The inspiration that you have so desperately sought for so long could be found within you all along. Upon realizing this, I urge you not to waste another minute on mere wishing, on hopeless daydreaming, or on blaming others because things aren't as good as you wish they were. Don't waste a single second on … Continue reading The Inspiration that You Seek is Already Within.
Life and Death are Two Sides of the Same Coin.
“Death is not the end, but the beginning of a new life. Yes, it is an end of something that is already dead. It is also a crescendo of what we call life, although very few know what life is. They live, but they live in such ignorance that they never encounter their own life. ~ Osho … Continue reading Life and Death are Two Sides of the Same Coin.
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