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Animal Awareness
I'm bringing this post over from a FB discussion. Curious what you all think.
What state of Awareness do animals experience? It seems, in my observations of my own brood of 9, that they certainly have egos. Just curious how "in the moment" they ar
Read more…Simply rest as awareness
"But my main practice was to simply rest as awareness, whenever possible through the day... I rested as awareness repeatedly until it dawned on me that my real identity is this awareness. Then, there was no need to rest anymore.
To rest as awareness s
Sense your presence, the naked, unveiled, unclothed beingness. It is untouched by young or old, rich or poor, good or bad, or any other attributes. It is the spacious womb off all creation, all form.
"Sense your presence, the naked, unveiled, unclothed beingness. It is untouched by young or old, rich or poor, good or bad, or any other attributes. It is the spacious womb off all creation, all form". ~ Eckhart Tolle
Read more…Love has no desire but to fulfill itself...To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night...To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
"Love has no desire but to fulfill itself...To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night...To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving." -- Khalil Gibran
Read more…Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with others the same happiness.
"Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with others the same happiness." ~ Kahlil Gibran
Read more…When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am older, I admire kind people
"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am older, I admire kind people." ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel via Tom Thompson
Read more…It's As Simple As Being Here In The Now
It's as simple as being here in the now. Period. Not flashy,
necessarily, yet oh so sweet and satisfying. So satisfying nothing else
is wanted, or needed. We often want "higher states" to be this simple
Presence. Sorry, there is no such thing as permane
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us. " ~ Emerson
Read more…Seek the Source. Then as this Presence, realign the mind and body, as Presence has provided a golden thread back to Itself.
"So, if we think we are a person (and feel unhappy as a result) there are two things that can be done. One, is to seek the source of that apparent person. As we turn our attention towards our own Being, this very one, the apparent entity who seemed t
Read more…We now have 300 members here, Thank you Trey for all you do, and for creating this site!
We now have 300 members here, Thank you Trey for all you do, and for creating this site!
Read more…All that is needed to realize the Self is to be still.
"All that is needed to realize the Self is to be still." ~ Ramana Maharshi
Read more…Satsang with Mukti
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Read more…"Thought is time". ~ J Krishnamurti Timeless in time? Let us just notice as time goes by.
"Thought is time". ~ J Krishnamurti
Timeless in time? Let us just notice as time goes by.
"I am a little pencil in the hand of God, who is writing a love letter to the world." ~ Mother Theresa
"I am a little pencil in the hand of God, who is writing a love letter to the world." ~ Mother Theresa
Read more…Realization is nothing new to be acquired. It is already here, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts.
"Realization is nothing new to be acquired. It is already here, but obstructed by a screen of thoughts. All our attempts are directed to lifting this screen and then realization is revealed." ~ Ramana Maharshi via AHAM http://www.aham.com/
Read more…“Love is the reality and Poetry is the drum that calls us to that.” ~ Rumi
“Love is the reality and Poetry is the drum that calls us to that.” ~ Rumi via Tyler Kaveen
Read more…Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.
"Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving. So learn to love and give, and not to expect anything from others." ~ Meher Baba
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be
"A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be." ~ Albert Einstein