Re: What would your Ten Commandments be?
Ten? I have one that covers pretty well any eventuality I can think of. It comes in many versions , which may differ in nuance, but not in intent. Here are several: What you would... More »
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Ten? I have one that covers pretty well any eventuality I can think of. It comes in many versions , which may differ in nuance, but not in intent. Here are several: What you would... More »
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. ~Confucius
Inlink, you are posting on a group called Global Peace. Can you attempt to write about peace? Could you please write with peace, to one who has shown you the utmost respect and gentleness? Even... More »
BTW, "All enlightened masters and sages have said the same thing: The ego doesn’t exist, it is an illusion." Who do you count as "enlightened masters and sages"? What did for example Confucius say about... More »
The Sayings of the Buddha in Forty-Two Sections by Kasyapa Matanga and Gobharana This text was said to be the first official Buddhist literature which was composed for the Chinese by two early Indian missionaries,... More »
Club of Amsterdam, a very innovative, creative and open.minded one brought this compilation of quotes about beauty. Very interesting and true, as I find: www.clubofamsterdam.com .Quotes about Beauty "Beauty?... To me it is a... More »
As the words above flow through me, the following thoughts spring up: Inquiry leads us into the realm of knowing, knowledge, intellect and intelligence. These words suggest that we first study the teachings that are... More »
I follow what you mean. Part of me is attracted to a Perennialist view that goes beyond what even you said. In some ways, I suspect there is One ultimate truth/reality... and one of the faces... More »
Hi, This may offend some people, challenge others, but it's a sincere question. I have a complicated religious history. I am no longer religious, but I am spiritual. I have decided to believe in every... More »
Hello Lovelies, Wow. What a crazy few days it's been. I just came back from a little Thanksgiving trip and see there has been a lot of activity here. In response to current discussions, I'd... More »
Like a child in a sand box, happy, content in being, no fears, uncertainty, doubt or need to conform to a particular sect or group. In short, a prolonged experience of self-reliance. No shoulda's, woulda's,... More »
The Inner Activist #7 April 10, 2009 Aloha, I have been thinking about “The Golden Rule”, and what human relations would be like if we choose to live by this simple Truth. "Treat others as... More »
a talk by David Truman 5/06/2005 Spiritually, most of you have gone just about as far as you can with the amount of surrender you've had to this point. You really need to be... More »
Spiritually, most of you have gone just about as far as you can with the amount of surrender you've had to this point. You really need to be less self-centered. If you try to go... More »
Weblink:http://www.missiontoisrael.org/first-commandment.php Thou shalt have no other gods before me . (Exodus 20:3 1 ) Of First Importance In both ancient and contemporary history, Israel's 2 defiance of her God is ultimately traced to First Commandment... More »
It took me a while to find only six words to summarize my life. Instead of using such words as: I, you, we, love, family, woman...Here are my meaningful six words from a quote which... More »
A rose is a rose is a rose. ~ Gertrude Stein Dharma Quote of the Week "There is often a big disparity between the way we perceive things and the way things really are. For... More »
The motivational posters that I seen all those years at school and at places that I worked at in the past such as the one I will post below as an example. These posters are... More »
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius
"Life is too important to be taken seriously" - Oscar Wilde & "The greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time you fall." - Confucius
Yen Hui: What is fasting of the heart? Confucius: The goal of fasting is inner unity. This means hearing, but not with the ear; hearing, but not with the understanding; hearing with the spirit, with your whole being... The hearing of the spirit is not limited to any one faculty, to the ear, or to the mind. Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind. Fasting of the heart empties the faculties, frees you from limitation and from preoccupation. Fasting of the heart begets unity and freedom. Yen Hui: I see. What was standing in my way was my own self-awareness. If I can begin this fasting of the heart, self awareness will vanish.
Three Friends There were three friends Discussing life. One said: "Can we live together and know nothing of it? Work together and produce nothing? Can people fly around in space and still forget to exist World without end?" The three friends looked at each other and burst out laughing. They had no explanation. Thus they were better friends than before. Then one friend died. Confucius sent a disciple to help the other two Chant the traditional funeral ritual. His disciple found that one of them had composed a song. While the other played the lute, They sang: "Hey, Sung Hu! Where'd you go? You have gone Where you were before. And we are here-- Damn it! We are here!" Then the disciple of Confucius burst in on them and exclaimed: "May I inquire where in the funeral ritual it allows you to sing so irreverently in the presence of the departed?" The two friends looked at each other, smiled, and said: "Well trained in liturgy, but the poor fellow doesn't understand life and death!"
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical in expenditure, loves the people, and uses the labor of the peasantry only at the proper times of year.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
It is not failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.
Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.
First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.
All that ever stays the same is change. And I dream, I wonder… Taoism is not a... More »