http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/The mental wanderings of an undrground priest. And just so there is no doubt about my sicerety, here is a wonderful meditative gift for you: <a href="http://www.mayyoubeblessedmovie.com">We Send You Our Blessings</a>hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/402485CHANGING YOURSELF Such human qualities as morality, compassion, decency, wisdom and so forth... must be cultivated and sustained through systematic moral education so that a more humane world may emerge....We need a revolution in our commitment to and practice of universal humanitarian values....http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/401907From his divine power comes forth all this Magical show of name and form, of you And me, which casts the spell of pain and pleasure. Only when we pierce through this magic veil Do we see the One who appears as many. -Shvetashvatara Upanishad Excerpted from The Upanishads, translated by Eknath...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/399298Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the Buddha...Using the mind to look for reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/398646Why? Because each of us was created with an internal drummer who is unique to ourselves. The paradox is that when we march to that drummer, we march in harmony with all of creation. So turn inward and discover that still small voice. Then you will know the Truth as only you can know it, and it...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/394250The Age of Aquarius Where did it go? Is it just staring slow? Aquarian Age, Are you awakening? What are we to see? An Age beaten into submission? Or Merely death throes of war? Let those who have eyes to see Know the Truth That sets us free. Free at last From war's tyranny, Efforts turn to...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/373137Remember the Cat Stevens song, Morning has broken? Morning has broken, Like the first morning. Blackbird is singing Like the first bird Praise to the morning Praise to the dawning...... It may be wild speculation, but..... I think Cat stayed up all night when he wrote that song. No matter what...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/369899CUPID’S DISEASE Oliver Sacks ABRiGHT WOMAN OF NINETY, NATASHA K., RECENTLY CAME TO OUR CLINIC. SOON AFFER HER EIGHTY-EIGHTH birthday, she said, she noticed ‘a change.’ What sort of change? we queried. ‘Delightful!’ she exclaimed. ‘I thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt more energetic, more alive—I felt...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/367326Well, I know you want to hear this story: LOL, come back tomorrow (or later today) and I will tell it. [grin]http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Life_in_the_Slow_Lane/366375What I hope to share in writing this blog, are (as yet) unknown blessings already on their way to you. The music that has been hidden in your soul since birth and some speculate, even before your birth here on earth in this "time" in his-story as well as her-story; is ready to be birthed: "except...