12/12/2023
"Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. All things in the Universe rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the Source. Returning to the Source is stillness, which is the way of nature." ~Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching
“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.” ~Paramahansa Yogananda
Spirit, Soul, Awareness, Atman, Life Force, Self, Non-Self, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, One Mind, God, Goddess, Mother Nature, Brahman, Allah, Dharmakaya, Tao, Source, Gaia, Wakan Tanka, Mother Universe, Cosmic Consciousness, Great Spirit...
While the world’s religious traditions have different words and ideas about our true nature and the mysterious power that created and maintains our Universe they all seem to agree that 1) we are spiritual by nature, 2) our Universe is a mysterious creation and 3) the path to peace, love and freedom from fear is to connect with, trust and be grateful for the gift of your life and this beautiful Universe you belong to rather than focusing on society’s endless distractions, dramas and fears.
"Look within, be still. Free from fear and attachment, know the sweet joy of the way.. Follow the shining ones, the wise, the awakened, the loving, for they know how to forbear. Follow them as the moon follows the path of the stars." ~Buddha, Dhammapada
"Bright but hidden, the Self dwells in the heart. She is the source of Love and may be known through Love, but not through thought..." ~The Upanishads~
"Your True Nature is something never lost to you even in moments of delusion, nor is it gained at the moment of Enlightenment. It is the Nature of the Suchness. It fills the Void everywhere and is intrinsically of the substance of the One Mind. Above, below and around you, All is spontaneously existing, for there is nowhere which is outside the Buddha Mind." ~ Huang Po
"Ah, not to be cut off.. shut out from the law of the stars. The inner -- what is it? If not the intensified sky, hurled through with birds and deep with the winds of homecoming." - Rainer Rilke
