1. sensitiveBeing sensitive helps creativeness in many ways:a. it helps with awareness of problems, known & unknownb. it helps people sense things easierc. it helps to cause people to care and commit themselves to challenges or causes. 2. not motivated by moneyAs important as money is in most societies or economies it is not a …
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived:Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love.One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out …
One day I decided to quit…I quit my job, my relationship,my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with GOD. “GOD”, I said. “Can you give me one goodreason not to quit?” His answer surprised me… “Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern …
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.” …
A most beneficial use of time is silent meditation, while searching for guidance from within. We all experience rare moments when a blinding revelation comes to us, when we suddenly see things differently than ever before. Usually, however, we learn the truth about ourselves gradually, over long periods of time, from quiet introspection. We are …
The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life. The pain that you create now is always some form of non-acceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of thought, the resistance is some form of judgement. On the emotional …
It is a hot summer day, and you feel thirsty. A friend offers you a refreshing cold glass of lemonade. How do you feel when you see the glass? How do you feel when you drink it? Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure? I believe you will say it is a …
In life, the biggest choice you will ever make is the choice between your truth and the truth of another. And, how can you know which truth is truly yours? By listening to what you are feeling. Feelings reside in the soul, and the soul is God-in-you. In this place is your truth, and it …
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of apole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect andalways delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the …
A disciple and his teacher were walking through the forest. The disciple was disturbed by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest. He asked his teacher: “Why most people’s minds are restless, and only a few possess a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind?” The teacher looked at the …