Categories

The Smiling Higher Self

Higher Self watches as I struggle with the drama of ego;reacting to situations with selfishness,desiring control,judging,pulling away emotionally when things don’t go well,giving up easily,avoiding failure.

This lighter Spiritual Self smiles and gently nudges me back into the flow,reminding me to be in the moment without [...]

Share

Pennies from Heaven

Raymond of ZenChill offered a sweet true story of pennies from heaven. In the hustle and bustle of daily life,it’s good to have a simple reminder that fortune is near when pennies appear. Visualize fortune and open yourself and watch for it. You will attract it.

Share

Modern Buddhist Thinking

I know,the title promises much more. But here are three quotes,one by Buddha,one by F. M. Alexander,the great but still relatively unknown teacher of a system of poise and mental/physical balance which resembles Buddhist thinking. The third is a blogger quote I just found,simple,good advice.

[...]

Share

Katydid!

Sometimes…pondering the beauty in life is not enough to feed my spirit. Those times the dark side keeps me sane. This poem is about seeing clearly what is before me,not just rosy hopes. As Richard Bach wrote in his book Illusions,“Perspective. Use it or lose it.”The truth is often not [...]

Share

Chattering Mind

Chattering Mind has posted a beautiful quote from a Sufi writer named Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan,on “building a temple out of your own being”. This is the way I approach my own spirituality,since I don’t fit easily into any mass religion and refuse to compromise my belief in reason and science as a [...]

Share