Give yourself an “A”
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? How would you be if you knew the future was going to turn out perfectly?
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Take not a thing seriously.
The single greatest thing you can do to be more clear, calm and collected is to not take anything seriously. If you don’t take anything seriously you won’t take anything personally. If you don’t take anything personally you won’t get stuck in drama and blame and resentment and anger and all of that. If you
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Gratitude – simple, powerful, but rarely done.
My computer died the other day. Completely kaput. Funny how I can use something everyday and not really notice how much a part of my life it had become until it was no longer there. You ever notice that? How something can be essential in your life and yet you only truly appreciate it when
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Common spiritual misconceptions #27 – Desires
Once upon a time, I tried living without desires. I’d been reading lots of Buddhist books and it seemed like they talked a lot about desirelessness and how that would make you happy.
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The end of bad days, right here
Did you know that bad days don’t just happen?
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Only you can choose peace or pain
You are constantly choosing your response to life. This choice defines how you live, regardless of the circumstances you find yourself in. This choice is total: You decide whether you live in peace or in suffering. No one and nothing can cause you to suffer; you decide to suffer.
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Know Thyself
Are you aware that you have voices in your head? If you thought “what voice?” that’s the voice I’m talking about.
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans
“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
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What meditation has given me
My life has changed immeasurably since I came to learn a simple, easy meditation technique, and actually used it every day.
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Just pretend that this moment is the only moment that exists
A friend of mine – an Ishaya teacher of meditation – loves to tell his students to pretend that this moment is the only moment that exists.
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