So I am finally joining

Posted on Apr 27th, 2009 by Lizzyl in God Pod or Life, the Universe and Everything

I have been looking over this group for a while and I finally decided to join. Most of my experence with "God" has been bad. It involved a lot of meaness and betrayal. As a... More »

Re: Finally Instant "Enlightenment" Can Be Yours! (for $597)

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2009 by Nahnni in Fully Engaged

I don't think the message of Mother Theresa was about money at all, aside from what we can choose to do with it.  I think her message was to see what one little woman can... More »

Re: Roster March 9 - March 23

Posted on Mar 24th, 2009 by Tsuya in Gaia Quotes Project

LOL, Meenakshi - I love the extra aas - Laaaaahhhhmaaaaaaahh - so peaceful! Just for you, I went back after all the dali lama's and MANY creative spellings and rounded them up to  Dalai Lama... More »

Re: Roster March 9 - March 23

Posted on Mar 17th, 2009 by Meenakshi in Gaia Quotes Project

OOf! My pet peeve is the way people write his title as Dali Lama and actually say that too.

Re: Show your support for the Dalai Lama

Posted on Mar 16th, 2009 by Meenakshi in The GLOBAL PEACE POD.

Didn't you love that little monk clapping his hands each time he asked a question? And the way the pilgrims said that they go to Potala Palace to pray for the whole world. That is... More »

Re: Show your support for the Dalai Lama

Posted on Mar 16th, 2009 by Meenakshi in The GLOBAL PEACE POD.

Dear Explorer, You've probably heard of the movement to "Free Tibet." But do you know the story behind Tibet's struggle for freedom? In 1950, the Chinese invaded Tibet and began implementing socialist reforms throughout the... More »

Re: Cliches

Posted on Mar 14th, 2009 by Tsuya in Gaia Quotes Project

Oh, and this one seems to be a list of cliches, all in a row, attributed to the Dali (sic) Lama.

Re: Continued repression from China

Posted on Mar 2nd, 2009 by business voodoo in The GLOBAL PEACE POD.

I appreciate the Dali Lama's position in calling for prayer over the Tibetan New Year . . . its so disconcerting that with the globally massive integration with the Chinese, even now, there's so much... More »

Re: Have you become "more spiritual"?

Posted on Jan 20th, 2009 by Lizzyl in 50+stars*~Half a century & more on earth

I guess I have become more "spiritual"  but not in the way I was  brought up to be. For a long time I shied aways from anything of that nature because I was so hurt... More »

Re: Favourite Spiritual Music

Posted on Dec 27th, 2008 by Ua in God Pod or Life, the Universe and Everything

From a very young age music was the door in which the spirit walked through to open my soul.  From Led Zepplin Houses of the Holy to TOOL; vibrations have centered me, sent me, questioned... More »

Karma, Eastern Thought and the American Mind

Posted on Apr 3rd, 2009 by Jeff

American Philosophy since Ralph Waldo Emerson has had a strong connection to Eastern Enlightenment traditions. Emerson was reading the Bagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, and Zoroastrian texts as they were being translated in the... More »

Kindness

Posted on Mar 4th, 2009 by sufilight

Kindness is an act of grace and beauty; one that can lift a broken heart or restore hope in a person's life. Often, people do not know what to say when confronted with a friend... More »

How did you start on your spiritual path?

Posted on Oct 26th, 2008 by Healing Artist Entrepreneur

By being born.  I believe I asked to come to this life to grow spiritually, with that "request" my searching started very young.  I always knew love was most important and to share it with those you... More »

Opening our hearts to compassion

Posted on Aug 31st, 2008 by healinglight

The Buddha is reported to have said; "It is possible to travel the whole world in search of one who is more worthy of compassion than oneself.  No such person can be found". He also... More »

What's the best thing about where you live?

Posted on Aug 17th, 2008 by Geo

     This place that I call home, as I now have lived here longer than any other place I have live, can be the best of places and the worst of places.      Its moments... More »

give me your paw

Posted on Jul 31st, 2008 by maze

Thich called me today and he said I can't believe I'm on another cover. I told him not to worry about it, just put yourself in the Dali Lama's shoes. Are you saying that he... More »

We Must Love Until it Hurts...

Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Sanieh

...Mother Teresa said that. I've been thinking in my own practice what this means to me specifically and on THIS day, it means setting aside "my position" and loving enough to set my pain aside... More »

Spiritual faces in the news...Need a ticket?

Posted on Apr 13th, 2008 by John

Pope Benedictine XVI is in Washington and New York. The Dali Lama is in Seattle, Washington. As one friend offered: "Tickets to see the Dali Lama, tickets to see the Pope......glad we don't need tickets... More »

China Tibet and fanning the flame.

Posted on Apr 10th, 2008 by Ua

       Around 10 years ago I started to get involved and educated on the situation in Tibet.  Like every long haired hippie freak I stuck my Free Tibet sticker on my car and tried my... More »

Tibet

Posted on Mar 18th, 2008 by joshua

trouble in tibet. please visit; http://pods.gaia.com/is_there_a_god/discussions/view/260025 and http://www.avaaz.org:80/en/tibet_end_the_violence/73.php/?cl=67253686  to sign petitions of support for diplomatic solutions over violence.  

The Dali Lama's Message For Life Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. Spend some time alone every day. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. Be gentle with the earth. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

It is in everybody's interest to seek those [actions] that lead to happiness and avoid those which lead to suffering. And because our interests are inextricably linked, we are compelled to accept ethics as the indispensable interface between my desire to be happy and yours.

May I become now,and at all times,both now and forever
a protector for those without protection,
a guide for those who have lost their way,
a ship for those with oceans to cross,
a bridge for those with rivers to cross,
a sanctuary for those in danger,
a lamp for those without light,
a place of refuge for those who lack shelter,
and a servant to all in need.

Be Kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

The purpose of our lives is happiness

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others. Rather, we must criticise ourselves. How much am I doing about my anger? About my attachment, about my hatred, about my pride, my jealousy? These are the things which we must check in daily life.

O.K.A.Y. One Kind Actions Yes--UP for the Challenge?

Bursting with Kind-ship?  Flowing  with the milk of human kindness?  Want a place to expres it?  Want... More »