Times are hard but don't allow the anxiety to take control. We have to stand firm and face the reality we find ourselves in. Suffering seems neaningless, existence a cruel cosmic joke. Wishing the existential enemy would vanish like clouds of smoke. Puff, puff, death slowly enters our system. A slow suicide to show those … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 24: The Truth In Front Of Your Eyes!
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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 14: Get Right with Life, You Are Not Your Problems.
Times are hard and times are great. We all have learned a lesson following from a mistake. One man's trash is the next man's treasure. One man's pain could be another's biggest pleasure. We all have invisible powers that motivate us, forces that rejuvenate us and power us through life, and forces that drain us … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 14: Get Right with Life, You Are Not Your Problems.
In Order to Give Light, One Must First Burn.
In order to give light, one must first burn. Wise advice from Rumi, one of history's greatest Sufi mystics. Although great ideas like this are often explained with the noblest intentions, we never really know how they can be interpreted by those who try to comprehend its meaning. Many people, belonging to various religious and … Continue reading In Order to Give Light, One Must First Burn.
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.
The Root of our Problems: Humanity Disconnected from its True Purpose.
"The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance. Like music also, it is fulfilled in each moment of its course. You do not play a sonata in order to reach the final chord, and if the meaning of things were simply in ends, composers would write nothing but finales." "The only way to make … Continue reading The Root of our Problems: Humanity Disconnected from its True Purpose.
Beyond the Veil of Maya: Reuniting with the Source.
Life will never cease to present us with experiences which challenge our entire conception of being, with tests which we must accomplish, with goals which are to be achieved, and with challenges to overcome. Such is the nature of life, and the person who cannot accept this and make the best of it is doomed … Continue reading Beyond the Veil of Maya: Reuniting with the Source.
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