Words to Live By

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feeds@yuku.com (Frangipani) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:03:35 GMT

When You Lose Yourself, You Will Gain More

"When you lose yourself, you don't lose anything; in fact, you will gain more. When you really detach yourself, you become a nice channel, a good instrument. So many good things might happen through you, if you become desireless, detached, and ever ready to serve, because it's only personal desire that thickens...

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feeds@yuku.com (Frangipani) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:52:00 GMT

WISDOM-WORDS FROM MS. Ligia DANTES, Retreat Center in Nipomo, California

"Let emotions be what they are - sensations,...

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feeds@yuku.com (ma data) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:02 GMT
Hi Neil

Thanks, same to you!

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feeds@yuku.com (happyfarmer) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:33:45 GMT
Ma Data
Great posts, nice reminders, thanks
Happy Thanksgiving
Neil

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feeds@yuku.com (ma data) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:52:01 GMT
Matt's Message on love: "Before you speak, remember love. Before you act, remember love. Before you question, remember love. Before you answer, remember love. Before deciding, remember love. Before teaching, remember love. Before learning, remember love. Before the next thought, remember love, and before this ends, remember love."

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feeds@yuku.com (ma data) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:42:52 GMT

What does (non-violence) signify? It is not merely refraining from causing harm to others. It also implies refraining from causing harm to oneself. In the matter of speech, one must examine whether one's words cause pain to others. One must see that one's vision is not tainted with evil intentions or thoughts. Nor should one listen to evil talk either. All these things cause harm to a person. Hence one...

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feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:57:38 GMT

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feeds@yuku.com (Lillylulu) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:29:14 GMT

No matter what is happening . . . to every event that presents itself, simply say, "I can work with that."

-Guru Singh

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feeds@yuku.com (fullypresent) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:47:33 GMT
....If you think that the greatest ideal in life is to be invulnerable, then you are on your way to becoming geological rather than spiritual.

--Alan Watts

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feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:22:09 GMT
Every happening, great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
- Malcolm Muggeridge

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feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:05:12 GMT
You're welcome, Neil!

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feeds@yuku.com (happyfarmer) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:24:03 GMT
'Tis good words to live by, thanks Sri

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feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:59:56 GMT
Ralph Waldo Emerson:

"There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night's lodging. 'Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light."

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feeds@yuku.com (KFN) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:53:51 GMT
Lil, what a wonderful quote!
Susan, also a great one. And Mother is definitely at the top of her game here this time of year. The sunset last night was... well, words are only a poor approximation.
Mark

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feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:26 GMT
A comment Karen made in the Iyengar and grieving thread led me to do some reading on expectations in a few of my Al-Anon books. This quote resonated with me....

"I have the right to choose my own standards of conduct, but I do not have the right or power to impose these standards on others."

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feeds@yuku.com (Lillylulu) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:45:40 GMT

"Moving with time, flowing with life, becoming a fluid process instead of being a solid ego is called intelligence."

-Paramahamsa Nithyananda

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feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:20:28 GMT
You're a hoot! And thanks for the "aw, shucks" moment. I think this stupendous weather brings out all sorts of gooey emotions. It's hard not to smile when Ma Nature is at the top of her game.

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feeds@yuku.com (noswrite) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:01:09 GMT
That's because you're a sweetheart, and you make love a verb.

(After reading your first sentence, I had the rather irreverent mental image of Meher Baba frantically pointing to his alphabet board as one of his disciples, intent on trying to decipher Meher Baba's message, walks off a cliff ... something I at first declined to share, but upon consideration, figure that it's an imagining that in fact could be...

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feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:43:02 GMT
Well, I would think that's a fairly subjective opinion as to which words are actually necessary in life, but I vote for "Watch out!" if someone is about to step off the end of a cliff.

Seriously though, it's an interesting thing to think on. While it may not seem always necessary, I think one can never hear "I love you" often enough.

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feeds@yuku.com (noswrite) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:04:38 GMT

Those words did seem familiar, Susan.

Truth and kindness. These are unambiguous advices, though truth and kindness in action cannot be separated from defining circumstance, and it's the application of truth and kindness in situations that creates the shading, the points of view. For instance, one view says that imposing order upon the free expressions of a child leads to binding and inhibiting the mind of a child. Another view of the same situation says that since people...

Words to Live By

feeds@yuku.com (Sri D) — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 07:17:02 GMT
Hiya folks!

I'm a quote-lover and subscribe to many different quote sites. I like to start my day off with positive readings. Things always go much better when my attitude is on right. Anyway, anybody interested in tossing some out for a new thread here? I know we had some going a few weeks ago, so there must be a smidgen of interest. Join me if you...