The Sound of the Forest Back in the third century A.D., the King Ts’ao sent his son, Prince T’ai, to the temple to study under the great master Pan Ku. Because Prince T’ai was to succeed his father as king, Pan Ku was to teach the boy the basics of being a good ruler. When…
Category: SILENT OBSERVER
Do you know the power of silence? by Damodar Das @ SpiritMeaning (re-blogged)
Silence is golden, it is an adage. If you focus on positive actions, actions become powerful weapons. You don’t need words to defend your actions. Your actions are enough to prove your mettle, not to the world but your deepest self. If you decide to dedicate your life consciously to the enhancement of your inner…
A quote from Nisargadatta on “our words and on silence”
The moment you start talking you create a verbal universe, a universe of words, ideas, concepts and abstractions, interwoven and inter-dependent, most wonderfully generating, supporting and explaining each other and yet all without essence or substance, mere creations of the mind. Words create words, reality is silent. —Nisargadatta
A quote from the Upanishads on our immortal self
Like two birds of golden plumage, inseparable companions, the individual self and the immortal Self are perched on branches of the selfsame tree. The former tastes of the sweet and bitter fruits of the tree; the latter, tasting of neither, calmly observes. ―The Upanishads
SPIRITUAL POEMS: “I am not I” by Juan Ramón Jiménez (Poemas espirituales: “Yo no soy yo” de Juan Ramón Jiménez )
I am not I I am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, whom at times I manage to visit, and whom at other times I forget; who remains calm and silent while I talk, and forgives gently, when I hate, who walks where I am…
“Self remembrance” by Damodar Das @ Spirit Meaning – Vedic lifestyle for happiness in your life (re-blogged)
Self-Remembrance The act of remembrance is commonly associated with memory. Moreover, although remembrance has conscious elements, most of it is rather unconscious or sub conscious. The act of driving, cycling or swimming is subconscious. The act of some of the habits developed, are conscious. One unconsciously takes out a cigarette, in times of stress. Our…
A brief wisdom quote from Leo Tolstoi on the most important advice…
“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.” LEO TOLSTOY
Wisdom quotes from Ram Dass on: love, life, suffering, silence…
“We’re all just walking each other home.”
Poem by Rumi: “Be empty of worrying”
“Be empty of worrying” Be empty of worrying Think of who created thought Why do you stay in prison When the door is so wide open Move outside the tangle of fear thinking Live in silence Flow down and down Into always widening Rings of being. Rumi
ZEN STORIES (with a lesson): “The well” (about silence and meditation)
One day some people came to a solitary monk . They asked him: “What is the meaning of silence and meditation? “ The monk was just the scooping of water from a deep well. He said to his visitors: “Look into the well. What do you see?” The people looked into the deep well and responded: “We…
HAIKU NATURE LESSONS POEMS: “Owl” (“Lechuza”)
“Owl” Through thick eyelashes, Large eyes observe… Lesson: Discern, Become aware! Amira “Lechuza” A través de pestañas gruesas, Ojos grandes observan … Lección: ¡Discierne, toma conciencia! Amira
HAIKU POEMS: “Ego” (English and Spanish)
“Ego” Labeling, judging, The inner critic chatters… Let go of the EGO: Find peace in Silence. Amira “Ego” Etiqueteando, juzgando, El crítico interior charla … Suelta el EGO: encuentra paz en el silencio Amira
