“Never give up.
No matter what is going on,
Never give up.
Develop the heart.
Too much energy in your country
is spent developing the mind instead of the heart.
Be compassionate,
Not just to your friends
But to everyone.
Be compassionate
Work for peace,
In your heart and in the world.
And I say again:
Never give up.
No mater what is happening.
No mater what is going on around you
Never give up”.
S. Hl. der XIV Dalai Lama
--------------
No matter what is going on,
Never give up.
Develop the heart.
Too much energy in your country
is spent developing the mind instead of the heart.
Be compassionate,
Not just to your friends
But to everyone.
Be compassionate
Work for peace,
In your heart and in the world.
And I say again:
Never give up.
No mater what is happening.
No mater what is going on around you
Never give up”.
S. Hl. der XIV Dalai Lama
--------------
St. Theresa's Prayer
May today there be peace within.
May you trust your highest power that you are
Exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are
Born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and
pass on the love that has been given to you.. May you be
content knowing you are a child of God....
Let this presence settle into our bones, and allow
your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of you.
--------------
There is a brokenness out of which comes the
unbreakable
There is a shattered ness out of which blooms the
unshatterable
There is a sorrow beyond all grief which leads to joy
and a fragility out of whose depths emerges strength
There is a hollow space to vast for words through
which we pass with each loss, out of whose darkness we
are sanctioned into being.
There is a cry deeper than all sound
whose serrated edges cut the heart
as we break open
to the place inside which is unbreakable
and whole,
while learning to sing.
- Rashani
--------------
God, give me grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
give me the courage to change the things
that can be changed,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
--------------
Commitment creates freedom.
When you commit to a movement,
you make it with your whole body.
When you commit to a feeling,
your passion will give power to your message.
When you commit to a dance,
your feeling reaches beyond your limitations.
When you commit to your path,
give yourself over to your way of growth, Magic happens...
obstacles get out of your way, mountains lay down before you,
the sky opens up above you,
and you will find yourself transformed
- Aziza Sa'id
--------------
When the power of love
overcomes the love of power,
The world will know peace.
- Jimmy Hendrix
--------------
He who wants to do good knocks at the gate;
he who loves finds the gate open.
- Rabindranath Tagore
--------------
No target's erected,
no bow's drawn,
and the arrow leaves the string:
It may not hit,
BUT IT DOESN'T MISS!
- Kokushi
--------------
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful, beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves: Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
You were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within you.
- M. A. Williamsen
--------------
If only our own faces would allow
the invisible carvers hand to bring
the deep grain of love to the surface.
If only we knew, as the carver knew,
how the floors and the wood let his searching chisel
to the very core,
we would smile too and not need faces
immobilized by fear and
the weight of things undone.
When we fight with our failing
we ignore the entrance to the shrine itself
and wrestle with the guardians fierce figure
on the side of good,
and as we fight our eyes are huddled with grief
and our mouth is dry with pain
If only we could give ourselves
to the blows of the carvers hands
The lines in our face would be
the trace lines of rivers feeding the sea,
where voices meet praising the features of the mountain
and the cloud and the sky.
Our faces would fall away until we,
growing younger towards death every day
would gather all our flaws in celebration
to merge with them perfectly,
impossibly wedded to our essence
full of silence from the carvers hands.
- David Whyte
--------------
Auto biography in five Chapters
Chapter 1
I walk down the street
There is a big hole in the sidewalk
I fall in
I am lost........I am helpless
It isn't my fault
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter 2
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the side walk
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again
I can't believe I am in the same place
But it isn't my fault
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter 3
I walk down the street
There is a deep hole in the side walk
I see it is there
I fall in.......it is a habit.........but,
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately
Chapter 4
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I walk around it
Chapter 5
I walk down a different street.
- Anonymous
--------------
Symptoms of inner peace
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace.
The hearts of a great many
have already been exposed to inner peace
and it is possible that people everywhere
could come down with it in epidemic proportions.
This could pose a serious threat to what has,
up to now, been a fairly stable condition
of conflict in the world.
A tendency to think and act spontaneously
rather than on fears based on past experiences.
An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
A loss of interest in judging other people.
A loss of the ability to worry.
This is a very serious symptom.
Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
Frequent attacks of smiling.
An increased tendency to let things happen
rather than make them happen.
- Kaveesha
--------------
A Hopi elder speaks
"You have been telling the people
that this is the Eleventh Hour.
Now you must go back
and tell the people that this is the Hour.
And there are things to be considered.
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your Truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the
leader."
Then he clasped his hands together, smiled, and said,
"This could be a good time!"
--------------
Wisdom of the elders
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift,
that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel they are being torn
apart and will suffer greatly.
Know the river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore,
push off into the middleof the river,
keep our eyes open,
and our heads above the water.
And I say,
see who is in there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history,
we are to take nothing personally.
Leastof all, ourselves.
For the moment that we do, our spiritual
growth and journey comes to a halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from your attitude
and your vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred
manner and in celebration.
WE ARE THE ONES WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
- Oraibi, Arizona Hopi Nation
May today there be peace within.
May you trust your highest power that you are
Exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are
Born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and
pass on the love that has been given to you.. May you be
content knowing you are a child of God....
Let this presence settle into our bones, and allow
your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of you.
--------------
There is a brokenness out of which comes the
unbreakable
There is a shattered ness out of which blooms the
unshatterable
There is a sorrow beyond all grief which leads to joy
and a fragility out of whose depths emerges strength
There is a hollow space to vast for words through
which we pass with each loss, out of whose darkness we
are sanctioned into being.
There is a cry deeper than all sound
whose serrated edges cut the heart
as we break open
to the place inside which is unbreakable
and whole,
while learning to sing.
- Rashani
--------------
God, give me grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
give me the courage to change the things
that can be changed,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
--------------
Commitment creates freedom.
When you commit to a movement,
you make it with your whole body.
When you commit to a feeling,
your passion will give power to your message.
When you commit to a dance,
your feeling reaches beyond your limitations.
When you commit to your path,
give yourself over to your way of growth, Magic happens...
obstacles get out of your way, mountains lay down before you,
the sky opens up above you,
and you will find yourself transformed
- Aziza Sa'id
--------------
When the power of love
overcomes the love of power,
The world will know peace.
- Jimmy Hendrix
--------------
He who wants to do good knocks at the gate;
he who loves finds the gate open.
- Rabindranath Tagore
--------------
No target's erected,
no bow's drawn,
and the arrow leaves the string:
It may not hit,
BUT IT DOESN'T MISS!
- Kokushi
--------------
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful, beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves: Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
You were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within you.
- M. A. Williamsen
--------------
If only our own faces would allow
the invisible carvers hand to bring
the deep grain of love to the surface.
If only we knew, as the carver knew,
how the floors and the wood let his searching chisel
to the very core,
we would smile too and not need faces
immobilized by fear and
the weight of things undone.
When we fight with our failing
we ignore the entrance to the shrine itself
and wrestle with the guardians fierce figure
on the side of good,
and as we fight our eyes are huddled with grief
and our mouth is dry with pain
If only we could give ourselves
to the blows of the carvers hands
The lines in our face would be
the trace lines of rivers feeding the sea,
where voices meet praising the features of the mountain
and the cloud and the sky.
Our faces would fall away until we,
growing younger towards death every day
would gather all our flaws in celebration
to merge with them perfectly,
impossibly wedded to our essence
full of silence from the carvers hands.
- David Whyte
--------------
Auto biography in five Chapters
Chapter 1
I walk down the street
There is a big hole in the sidewalk
I fall in
I am lost........I am helpless
It isn't my fault
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter 2
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the side walk
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again
I can't believe I am in the same place
But it isn't my fault
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter 3
I walk down the street
There is a deep hole in the side walk
I see it is there
I fall in.......it is a habit.........but,
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately
Chapter 4
I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I walk around it
Chapter 5
I walk down a different street.
- Anonymous
--------------
Symptoms of inner peace
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace.
The hearts of a great many
have already been exposed to inner peace
and it is possible that people everywhere
could come down with it in epidemic proportions.
This could pose a serious threat to what has,
up to now, been a fairly stable condition
of conflict in the world.
A tendency to think and act spontaneously
rather than on fears based on past experiences.
An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
A loss of interest in judging other people.
A loss of the ability to worry.
This is a very serious symptom.
Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
Frequent attacks of smiling.
An increased tendency to let things happen
rather than make them happen.
- Kaveesha
--------------
A Hopi elder speaks
"You have been telling the people
that this is the Eleventh Hour.
Now you must go back
and tell the people that this is the Hour.
And there are things to be considered.
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your Truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the
leader."
Then he clasped his hands together, smiled, and said,
"This could be a good time!"
--------------
Wisdom of the elders
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift,
that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel they are being torn
apart and will suffer greatly.
Know the river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore,
push off into the middleof the river,
keep our eyes open,
and our heads above the water.
And I say,
see who is in there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history,
we are to take nothing personally.
Leastof all, ourselves.
For the moment that we do, our spiritual
growth and journey comes to a halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from your attitude
and your vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred
manner and in celebration.
WE ARE THE ONES WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
- Oraibi, Arizona Hopi Nation
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