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07.22.09Welcome to the Present Moment …I just received an email with the introduction of Eckhart Tolle TV, which he opens with the Headline "Welcome to the present moment". It’s an attempt to use the internet more to teach spirituality and the growth of consciousness. -> Take a Look at Eckhart Tolle TV.
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11.23.08The Meaning of the Finger Pointing to the MoonHotei pointing with the finger to the moon The nun Wu Jincang asked the Sixth Patriach Huineng, "I have studied the Mahaparinirvana sutra for many years, yet there are many areas i do not quite understand. Please enlighten me." The patriach responded, "I am illiterate. Please read out the characters to me and perhaps I will be able to explain the meaning." Said the nun, "You cannot even recognize the characters. How are you able then to understand the meaning?" "Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be ...
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10.29.08Top 10 Most Inspiring Quotes of Lao TzuPainting of Lao TzuLao Tzu was the most important spiritual Chinese sage. His name, which is also often called Laozi, literally means "Old Master" and is generally considered an honorific. He lived in the 6th century BC, at the same time as Confucius, who was born a generation after Lao Tzu. He once sought out Lao Tzu who told him "Strip yourself of your proud airs and numerous desires, your complacent demeanor and excessive ambitions. They won't do you any good. This is all I have to say you." Las Tzu is the father of the Chinese spiritual tradition Taoism, mainly ...
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10.05.08Interview with Ariel Bravy of ArielBravy.com"Imagine being asleep in your bed for years and years, having dream after dream. In these dreams you could experience a whole variety of things. You could have wonderful dreams and nightmares. When you’re in the dream, they feel so real. You’re either flying around the world and doing your absolute favorite things or running for your life with heart pounding. It all feels incredibly real!" ~Ariel Bravy Ariel Bravy is author of his site ArielBravy.com and he writes amazing blogposts about spiritual growth. The content is not only Enlightenment or Spirituality in general, but there are also different insightful posts ...
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09.20.08The 10 Very Best Zen StoriesPhoto 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 ...
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08.31.08What is The Present Moment?Photo courtesy of Todd Baker << technowannabe "The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly." - Buddha I can remember when I first saw the book "The Power of Now". After I got several tools to fulfill my dreams, for instance in goal-achievement and personal effectiveness, I expected the message to be "Don't procrastinate, do it now!" This is the Now-habit and it is a powerful habit to develop. But this is not what ...
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07.28.08Surrender: Bringing the Yes into the No – a Talk about Awakening with Eckhart TolleThe meaning of surrender in a spiritual sense is quite different from the meaning that the word has in the news. There is no giving up, there is saying Yes to a situation, an acceptance. It is bringing the Yes into the No. There are only a view videos of Eckhart Tolle (Auhor of The Power of Now) freely available. Those below are really good, maybe you already know them if you follow spirituality or Eckhart Tolle. In this little series Eckhart is starting with a description of what Awakening is, talks about the difference between consciousness and the content of ...
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