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Post by Barrow-wight aka MELLON on Nov 8, 2003 10:47:53 GMT
There is a meditation exercise which consists of adding - generally for ten minutes a day - the reasons for each of our actions.
For example: "I now read the newspaper to keep myself informed. I now think of such-and-such a person, because the subject I read about lead me to do so. I walked to the door, because I am going out". And so forth.
Buddha called this "conscious attention". When we see ourselves repeating our ordinary routine, we realize how much wealth surrounds our life. We understand each step, each attitude. We discover important things, and useless thoughts.
At the end of a week - discipline is always fundamental - we are more conscious of our faults and distractions, but we also understand that, at times, there was no reason to act the way we did, that we followed our impulses, our intuition; and now we begin to understand this silent language which God uses in order to show us the true path. Call it intuition, signs, instinct, coincidence, any name will do - what matters is that through "conscious attention" we realize that we are often guided to the right decision.
And this makes us stronger and more confident.  Actually, I almost forgot about this practice ... it does work ! From: In search of signs / Issue nº 28
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Post by Barrow-wight aka MELLON on Nov 8, 2003 11:38:08 GMT
"What is tragedy? A radical change in our lives, always linked to the same principle: loss. Suffering is always the result of a loss, either someone or something - such as health, beauty, or one's financial conditions.
"When faced with a loss, it is no use trying to recover what has gone. On the other hand, a great space has been opened up in your life - there it lies, empty, waiting to be filled with something new. At the moment of one's loss, contradictory as this might seem, one is being given a large slice of freedom.
"Therefore, when inevitable tragedy appears, we must remember these three things: to make the most of the freedom of loss, not to judge the pain, and to learn the art of patience. It will destroy 9/10 of that which you are, but the 1/10 which remains will make you an infinitely stronger person. "
Excerpts from : Issue nº 46 / Conversations with the Master / The tragedy
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Post by Paulo on Nov 15, 2003 21:32:35 GMT
True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination
In order to take we must learn to give
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Post by Paulo on Nov 15, 2003 21:39:11 GMT
Chinese proverb:
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.
Brian Adams
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.
Saint Francis de Sales
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Post by Barrow-wight aka MELLON on Nov 19, 2003 18:17:37 GMT
A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.
- William A. Ward
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Post by Barrow-wight aka MELLON on Nov 19, 2003 20:17:08 GMT
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Actually, I almost forgot about this practice ... it does work ! 
