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Inspiration & Motivation

  • 10.21.08
    A Matter of Perspective Inspiration & Motivation, Mind & Emotions, Social and Relationships | 9 Comments
    Photo courtesy of Julian Beever "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." ~ Wayne Dyer Have you ever fought about a position you had with another person and you simply couldn't figure out why he or she just could not agree with you? It seemed so obvious and so darn right. "What is the matter with you? Can't you see that I am right?" In this article I want to look closely on the matter of different perspectives and how our own perspective shapes what seems right and wrong. Seeing something from a different ...
  • 10.07.08
    Top 10 of Barack Obama’s Quotes of Change Inspiration & Motivation | 19 Comments
    Yesterday I heard this little podcast on the spiritual website elsajoy.com about a peom for Barack Obama . In the introduction he says "This guy isn't just a politician. He is a teacher, a leader. Obama is to politics what Mozart was to music. " An amazing statement but it rings true. He is mindful, elegant and with a big heart. You get the feeling that as a politician he not only talks about integrity but actually has it. Looking from the outside (Germany) to the approaching election one dares to say: America, Obama is the best thing that could happen ...
  • 09.29.08
    The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness Inspiration & Motivation, Mind & Emotions, Spirituality, personal-development | 10 Comments
    "I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness." ~Dalai Lama in The Art of Happiness The quote of Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama makes clear the obvious: everybody on earth is seeking happiness. Is there anything more important than happiness to you? What are we aiming for if we want to be successful, to ...
  • 09.20.08
    The 10 Very Best Zen Stories Inspiration & Motivation, Mind & Emotions, Spirituality | 29 Comments
    Photo copyright by QT Luong of terragaleria.comMany teachings from Zen-Buddhism are told in short and delightful stories. They are usually designed to develop the mind and to free it from distortions and so to connect with our spirit. Some of them are really inspiring and enlightening. It is helpful to the mind to think about them and feel the deeper meaning. Even if it is not possible to grasp them fully, the beauty and simplicity of the message usually gets through to us one way or the other. The following 10 Zen stories are a selection of the ones I found most ...
  • 09.18.08
    Confucius says: The Top 10 Quotes by Confucius Inspiration & Motivation, Mind & Emotions, Spirituality | 25 Comments
    Photo by courtesy of LavelkConfucius is one of the most quoted personalities ever. He is so popular that there is a special "Confucius says …" joke-selection, I mean who can say to have this kind of achievement ;) Confucius, whose name literally means "Master Kong", lived 551-479 BCE. He was a Chinese thinker and philosopher, whose teachings have deeply influenced not only Asian thought and life. He presented himself as a "transmitter who invented nothing" and he really pointed out the importance of learning, which is one reason he is seen by Chinese people as "The Greatest Master". One of the best ...
  • 09.12.08
    10 Inspirational Quotes by The Buddha Inspiration & Motivation, Spirituality | 21 Comments
    Photo courtesy of ZevotronBuddha means "Awakened One", someone who has awakened and sees things as they really are. According to AboutBuddha.org , a Buddha is a person who is completely free from all faults and mental obstructions. Because he has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and has removed all obstructions from his mind, he knows everything of the past, present, and future, directly and simultaneously. Moreover, Buddha has great compassion which is completely impartial, embracing all living beings without discrimination. The person who is generally referred to by the name Buddha was Siddhārtha Gautama , a spiritual teacher from ...
  • 09.10.08
    Carpe Diem – How to Seize the Day Inspiration & Motivation, Spirituality, personal-development | 22 Comments
    Photo courtesy of MissyV110 "I went into the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life... to put to rout all that was not life; and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." ~Henry David Thoreau in "Walden", quoted by the Character Neil in the Movie "Dead Poets Society" Seizing the day, living life fully, sucking out all the marrow of life – how marvelous this sounds … Isn't that the very thing we are here for - to experience life fully? If we really look ...