We begin life accumulating many undesirable traits among other things. BUT ... we have a lifetime to eliminate and correct them. INSTEAD ... we bring them to our graves ...
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Insight # 140
It is disheartening to note that one can waste 10 irrecoverable years in life with the attitude "I'll do it later". This attitude is empty ...
Insight # 139
The ability to Pray and Hope is God given. If only each of us can sincerely do it for the well-being of others and not solely for ourselves, I believe that all man-created sufferings of this world today can be substantially reduced...
Insight # 138
To put it in another way, whether spiritual or secular your past will consistently shape your future and the greatest challenge is to live the present. Only your wisdom can guide you ...
Insight # 137
Normally, when a person is complaining and angry about something, the most relevant and caring, but most damaging question you can ask is, “Are you suffering? …
Insight # 136
Rarely, but if someone courteously tells you in your face that you have changed (sincerely/insincerely, for the better/worse), you better take a serious note of it because you won’t or hardly have the time to notice it yourself …
Insight # 135
Simply put, a thinking mind is usually trained to focus and "see" what it wants or should. But, If you can break that habit, it can and will "see" all things as they are (suchness), including the so called "nothingness" and "emptiness". Those who understand that will refer to it as being enlightened ...
Insight # 134
All of us have lucky streaks in life. If we think we've made it, we are mistaken. Remember all things occur in cycles and if we are not careful, they come as fast as they go. We should work harder and wiser than what we did during the unlucky ones ...
Insight # 133
Pity for others arises from wisdom and compassion whereas self-pity, is from ignorance and greed ...
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