30 April, 2014

Who are we really?

“Earth, fire and water, the wind and the sky
You are none of these. if you wish to be free, 
Know you are the Self, the witness of all these, 
The heart of awareness. Set your body aside. 
Sit in your own awareness. You will at once be happy, 
Forever still, forever free.” 

Ashtavakra Gita  




29 April, 2014

On the dance of creation...


Every subatomic interaction consists of the annihilation of the original particles and the creation of new subatomic particles. The subatomic world is a continual dance of creation and annihilation, of mass changing into energy and energy changing into mass. Transient forms sparkle in and out of existence, creating a never-ending, forever newly created reality.

Gary Zukav






28 April, 2014

Presence...

“When you are fully present with everyone you meet, you relinquish the conceptual identity you made for them — your interpretation of who they are and what they did in the past — and are able to interact without the egoic movements of desire and fear. Attention, which is alert stillness, is the key.”

Eckhart Tolle

27 April, 2014

Angelic language...

This delightful tongue twisting  "angel dialogue" captured in a rustic restaurant is being published with the consent of the parents. This footage may not be reproduced or published in any social media without the express permission of the family. As such it is the Copyright of the Resteghini family.
Enjoy !
Angelic chat 1 by Niccolo'

Angelic reflections 2
With much love :-)

24 April, 2014

All In One And One In All by Julian Colgan

Meaning without meaning is meaning.
Mind without mind is mind.
Action without action is action.

Being perplexed is a part of becoming enlightened.
Being clear and open is what occurs after being perplexed.
Being without pride or prejudice is the cutting edge of enlightenment.

Loving without compassion is not complete.
Thinking without purpose is obsolete.
Living without being is living without seeing.

What could be more clear and open than
a mind that does not perceive borders or limits or fences
that do not exist in the first place?

What could be more clean and open than
a heart that includes everything in it
without excluding anything that is of lasting value?

What is this life but a life of millions of lifetimes in one?
What is this life but a life to make everything complete?
What is this life but the life to perfect yourself?

All in one and one in all,
one is all and all is one.

by Julian Colgan (Copyright)
Awake to Buddhahood
http://emptinessofmind.blogspot.ca

23 April, 2014

On civility...

“Disparaging words pain a man even when uttered in jest. 
Therefore, those who know human nature are courteous 
even to their enemies.” 

Tirukkural 

22 April, 2014

Do Not Just Memorize Sayings Chien-ju

Photo credit: tonysamara.org

Do not just memorize sayings, recite words, and discuss Zen and the way based on books. The Zen way is not in books. Even if you can recite the teachings of the whole canon and all the masters and philosophers, they are just useless words of no avail when you are facing death.

Chien-ju

18 April, 2014

So happily true!

"We probably wouldn't worry about what
people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.”

Olin Miller

17 April, 2014

The act of giving


“Giving simply because it is right to give, without thought of return, at a proper time, in proper circumstances, and to a worthy person, is sattvic giving. Giving with regrets or in the expectation of receiving some favor or of getting something in return is rajasic. Giving at an inappropriate time, in inappropriate circumstances, and to an unworthy person, without affection or respect, is tamasic.” 

Bhagavad Gita 

(Giving should be a pure act, completely untainted by any expectation of any return. The purest type of giving is that motivated by a compassionate heart to those deserving of such giving and needing it).

16 April, 2014

On the danger of eloquence...


“In a war of words none can defeat an eloquent man who never succumbs to fear or confusion. Upon finding men whose forceful speech is couched in cogent and enchanting ways, the world swiftly gathers around. Unaware of the artful use of a few flawless words, men become enamoured with excessive syllables. Men who cannot communicate their knowledge to others resemble a bouquet of unfragrant flowers in full bloom.”

Tirukkural 

15 April, 2014

Inner Stillness...


“When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world. Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. This is the I Am that is deeper than name and form.”

Eckhart Tolle

14 April, 2014

Exploration...

"The greatest unexplored territory is the space between our ears."

William O' Brian

12 April, 2014

Wonder...


Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars and they pass by themselves without wondering.

St Augustine


11 April, 2014

Compassion


Compassion is the essence of human beings.
Compassion can remove our faults.
Compassion is the jewel heart of courageous ones.
Compassion is the root of buddha.
Compassion can improve our worldly lives.
Compassion can benefit ourselves and others.

To practice compassion is very important.

Phakchok Rinpoche

10 April, 2014

Mind...



'All things that truly matter - beauty, love, creativity, 
joy, inner peace - arise from beyond the mind.'

Eckhart Tolle

09 April, 2014

The Trials Of Initiation by Julian Colgan


Frantically running through a bleak and
seemingly unending tunnel
of resentful feelings,
none of what I have accomplished
in terms of spiritual development
is enough to pacify
the raging storm that is samsara.

Lost amidst the crashing waves
of social unrest and cultural dormancy,
it is as if no one can hear
the sorrowful cries of all sentient beings.

Undergoing the trials of initiation,
the masters of the buddha dharma
are hesitant to unleash what 
is profoundly wise to 
the profoundly ungrateful.

Witnessing all of my erroneous 
thoughts, emotions and actions
flashing as quickly 
as a thousand thunder bolts,
the only thought that keeps me on
track is the thought of sustained self improvement.

Pushing myself to the limits of existence,
compassion is the healing medicine
needed for all of my past mistakes.

Regressing to the point
of insignificant forms of consciousness,
I was a drop of water
from the Himalayan mountains
and a grain of sand
in the sea of endless confusions.

Eating worms as a bird
and animals while a human,
when will I stop consuming other
sentient beings in order to 
fuel my own minute energy levels.

Climbing out of these animalistic propensities,
one day the Buddha dharma will be mine.

Engaged in awakening others
from samsara's trance,
the sound of enlightenment
manages to soothe my troubled 
and tormented mind.

Ringing and vibrating like an avalanche,
my sense of reality crumbles
each time my lama
enunciates the words of the Buddha.

Emanating with the wisdom rays
of sky like liberation,
the intelligence of sincerity
is equal to the blossoming of
the mind of awakening.

by Julian Colgan (Copyright)
Awake to Buddhahood
http://emptinessofmind.blogspot.ca/

08 April, 2014

Detach...


“Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do. When consciousness is unified, however, all vain anxiety is left behind. There is no cause for worry, whether things go well or ill. Therefore, devote yourself to the disciplines of yoga, for yoga is skill in action.”

Bhagavad Gita

07 April, 2014

On the Now...

"New desire is what summons the Source and carries what is now into the future experience. But the thing that's tricky about the future experience is that the future never gets here, because the moment that it approaches—it becomes now. Tomorrow never comes because when it gets here, it's today."

Abraham (Esther Hicks)
Excerpted from the workshop: Boston, MA on October 02, 2004

06 April, 2014

On Negative Emotions


Negative emotions are like a light for human beings.
For without negative emotions we do not see our faults.
Negative emotions are like camphor; medicine for some,
poison for others.
Negative emotions are the root of benefiting beings.
When you know negative emotions, happiness begins.
When you do not see the negative emotions, suffering begins.
The essence of negative emotions is wisdom.

Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche


05 April, 2014

Gandhi wisdom...

The difference between what we do and what we are 
capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the
world's problems.

Gandhi

04 April, 2014

On change...


Everyone thinks of changing humanity, no one thinks of changing himself.

Tolstoy

02 April, 2014

Home...

Photo credit: www,taringa.net 

“Remember the clear light, the pure clear white light from 
which everything in the universe comes, to which everything
in the universe returns; the original nature of your own mind. 
The natural state of the universe unmanifest. Let go into the 
clear light, trust it, merge with it. It is your own true nature,
it is home.” 

Tibetan Book of the Dead

01 April, 2014

The fruits of virtue...


Giving brings wealth, a good world comes from ethics,
Patience brings beauty, eminence comes from effort,
Concentration brings peace and from freedom comes wisdom
Compassion achieves everything we all wish for.

Nagarjuna, String of Precious Jewels