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Sunday, October 9, 2005

Knowing What is Best for Another

Is it possible to know all of the factors involved in any decision? Is it possible to know the history of each person, and the forces at work that cause them to react and feel the way they do? Make a decision thinking that you know what is best for another and you will only be concerned with what is... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Accepting Gifts

Think not that others are victimizing you, or you will find justification to victimize others. The most blessed gifts are contained in the most challenging experiences. Shall we look within what appears unjust to receive its lesson? The lesson is received through acceptance. What another has done is... Sign in to see full entry.

I Know You Are! But, What Am I?

Children use this technique to deflect guilt. Nobody likes to be called a name, and the desire to rid oneself of a dubious title is very strong. Children grow into adults, but retain their childish tools. Being right is more important than being at peace. Our words may be more sophisticated, and our... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 6, 2005

What Goes Around Comes Around

Each man is his own judge and jury. What is chosen is what is had, and what each gives is what he receives. The key to happiness is, therefore, a matter of what one chooses to give. A person's fears are directly related to what she has done. Does she worry about what others think? Her criticism and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

A Battle of Wills

Choosing to go into battle does not strengthen and make secure. Nor, does it eradicate the need to defend oneself against imagined threats. The mere fact that acting against others cannot foster peace and unity is evidence enough, is it not? that there is no such thing as a separate mind in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 4, 2005

How Prevalent is Brainwashing?

We believe that people involved in cults and in oppressive societies are brainwashed. We see their blind devotion and shake our heads in disbelief. Perhaps, we should take a closer look at the elements of brainwashing. Perhaps, there is a reason we look upon these people with such ridicule. First... Sign in to see full entry.

Your Buried Treasure

It stands before you, long buried by your desire to see what it is not. Are you not weary? You have searched long and hard for what is not there, so you believe that it can be found. But finding implies that you already know what it is. How can this be? The world is not your home. Try as you may,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 2, 2005

A Life of Renunciation

Many people believe that to renounce the things of the world is to achieve union with the Divine. We see this behavior among monks, nuns, and priests in the West; and, we see it among ascetics, sannysais, and beggars in the East. Is union with God such a simple outward display, or is it something... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 1, 2005

The Silent Appeal

Father, help me with myself. I have chosen the wrong master. He has brought me back a feast of pain, and I am weakened and alone. Help me to see my mistake, and remember that I do not know the way. No matter how promising the action appears, it cannot lead me where I want to go. Releasing the other... Sign in to see full entry.

Have You Had a Brush With Death?

I've heard it said that we all have five exit points in our lives, when we can leave. I believe I've experienced all of them already. Have you ever had a close call that was too close? I had a gun stuck in my face when I was sixteen. A friend of mine and I were walking in the parking lot of my high... Sign in to see full entry.

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