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Strengthen your character.

“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” ~ Buddha.

“Be Impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz; Mexican author of Toltec spiritualist and neoshamanistic texts.


Quite often we tend to react emotionally to situations and people, destroying trust and distancing ourselves from clarity; and this happens when the mind is overwhelmed and angered, in conversations or even when we keep anger inside that we cannot contain.

So, that is when the mind explodes and careless words come flying out just like daggers thrust to an opponent in battle; however, as in battle, the greatest warriors are the ones who remain calm, the ones who control their reactions, and the ones who turn mental anger and fogginess into mental strength and poise.

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See, the fact that you must be firm and serious in your battle, in your work, in your conversation with another, does not mean you have to be careless and hurtful with your words.

Now, you must understand that when you let your mind explode and you say whatever comes out of your mouth, you are not just hurting others but you are hurting yourself; for in this process you condition your mind, your character, subconsciously perhaps, to be subjected to this poison which runs now throughout your whole system.


You not only destroy your own integrity and peace of mind, but you destroy opportunities and distance yourself from people that now see you as this ego-centered bully; furthermore, your thoughts and words of anger or incomprehension release energy which is negative and attract all sorts of stressing situations into your life.

Your character develops strength based on the control on your reactions and the intentions you carry in thoughts and words.


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Be patient, wait to respond or formulate your message, remain clear and do not allow your emotions to cloud your thinking.

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Awaken and Hunt!

“Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain. To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices; but today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.”  ~ Kevyn Aucoin; American make-up artist, photographer and author.


We all have gifts and talents, and we were given the opportunity in this time, in this era, in this life period, to live this physical life to find them in each one of us; but, sadly, many people ignorantly look for them outside of themselves, and thus they never find anything which can bring them true happiness.
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But you, as an awakening and wise person, must not waste your time here on this earth, look within you for whatever is for you expressing your unique self, freeing your spirit and being truly you. That is the whole point of this life. And if you can’t understand that then you will never find true and constant happiness.
 

To be here on this planet and fully live and enjoy life means to be present, which means you observe before you judge and complain, you learn what experiences may want to teach you before you get angry with life, you pay attention to what is happening around you in the present moment and not dwell in past memories or visions of the future.

The reality of life is that you must be present, focused on the moment of Now; so, live and enjoy wisely, follow your goals and love without fear, respect yourself enough to give yourself chances to become better, find your true passions and gifts within yourself. And for all this, again, be present, because happiness is now, in the present and not in the past or in the future.

 
Whether you think of an afterlife or not doesn’t matter, your beliefs don’t matter; the only thing that matters is reality, which is that you were born to be happy and successful in whatever you choose to do; but you do have to work at it with heart and intelligence, patiently, wisely, because you have been given time for a reason–i.e., so you can regroup your thoughts, discipline yourself, and learn to create your path.
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So, mind your time on this earth, be patient, do not rush into things, plan and analyze what you are going to do, but be constant and do not waste your time.
As long as you are alive, you have a chance to better your life.
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Internal revolution.

“We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it’s not the events that should matter most to us, but rather, it’s how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.” ~ Tony Robbins.

“One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.” ~ Lao Tzu.


To live life is not just to survive but to overcome and awaken to deeper truth, and to awaken to deeper truth one must question and meditate and not just blindly obey and follow.

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Sadly, what most people in this world do is to obey and follow, perhaps without actually knowing it, choosing their own superficial ignorance and the ignorance of others. 

But the truth of life then, the answers to all the questions of your purpose, of what is right and wrong, of where you are going, of what death really is, etc. etc., are found in questioning yourself, not questioning the world but yourself.

Questioning yourself means meditating about your reactions, your thoughts, your feelings, your behaviors; furthermore, it means analyzing carefully and truthfully all the beliefs you have, the ideas, the surroundings, the people influencing you. 

All that you come to realize then, if you do this, is that everything to develop yourself and your life to find truth, and thus live by the truth, is self-love, which is to respect yourself enough to change your thinking and behaving to embrace true happiness and be guided by wisdom and not by ego-centered activities.

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This means an internal revolution, and this means destruction of the old you to create the new you.  It is to empty your mind and become free, because once this happens then your mind is not confused and suffering anymore but free to create itself and elevate itself.

And then, once your mind is free and full of self-love, you can help others by example.

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Higher standards.

“You can’t please everyone. When you’re too focused on living up to other people’s standards, you aren’t spending enough time raising your own. Some people may whisper, complain and judge. But for the most part, it’s all in your head. People care less about your actions than you think. Why? They have their own problems!” ~ Kris Carr; American health author, wellness activist, and cancer survivor.

“Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thin was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming.” ~ Tony Robbins; American author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and life coach.


Most people in this world act like they do not like themselves, as they dumb themselves down for other people just to fit in with the fools of a group, whether family or friends, and as they engage in their own depressive thinking while putting themselves down in front of a mirror also; thus lowering their own standards to mediocrity and self-pity every day more and more.

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They are like beggars asking for love and attention, mistreating themselves and belittling themselves and their lives; consequently, this shrinks the human mind and brings all sorts of distortions of reality.

And because you cannot see reality now, namely that you can do more and be more for yourself, you drown in your own ego while you distance yourself from all self-love which can help you experience all happiness.

There is no more love you can have towards yourself than self-respect, because this self-respect creates mighty confidence and strength from within so you can say no to lower standards in the world, so you can raise yourself above those negative thoughts you may have and the inferior influence from people around you.

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So, remind yourself that self-discipline in this is to love yourself and care enough to create the greatest life for you.  Worry and work on yourself, do not listen to others.  You are THE ONLY creator of your life.

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My Eye.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?”  ~ Marianne Williamson; American spiritual teacher and author.

 

The Fire and The Waters

There is a magic well up in the heavens,
Waters of life which carry your image.
There is fire over the waters which burns eternally,
And its flames carry the truth of the waters.
There is a source of life in the soul of man,
And the passion for freedom burns over it.
Man blindly poisons the waters of life
And treads over his own soul.
He blatantly denies life and buries the fire,
He chains himself and ignores the passion.

I am here to see far beyond worldly perception,
The life essence which the heart in fire knows.
I am here to understand more than minds tell,
The freedom essence is the truth in my soul buried.
But where is the rationale of the ordinary man…??
Is it buried under the mud of his ignorant footsteps…??
The fire which fuels his muddy footsteps still burns,
The waters still carry his image of sheer divinity.
My heart cries because true love has vanished,
My heart cries because self-knowledge has gone.

                                                                                        ~ Asa.

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“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” ~ William Shakespeare.
 
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Over the mud of the past me and the trail of hazy vision
I rode the midnight train with doubt and indecision,
Where she stood as a mirage in the pantheon of My Eye,
Where she tempted my ignorance disguised as noble ally.
 
The stars and the moon were glowing but I was blind,
Time was the illusion of my impatience blooming in mind;
Man cannot see the vast forest when he sees the lonely tree,
Thought of aging is the obsession which cannot let you be.
 
My path was marked by my fears and frustrations,
As mankind hates itself and poisons all nations.
I saw it with My Eye as the night fell heavy on my soul,
The anger which distanced me from the universal whole.
 
As I made way through the station I saw destiny again,
As morning light woke me I saw the enslaving chain;
Then I contemplated myself as I awoke from the illusion,
The self-reflection fell upon the blind mob in confusion.
 
What is man if not his own master…??
What is destiny if not his creation…??
The darkness and light must be harmony inside.
The awakening in me lies in the visions of My Eye.
 
~ Asa.
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As the flower and the bee and the sunlight…

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”  ~ Albert Camus; French philosopher, author, and journalist.

“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.  Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one.  Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”  ~ Swami Vivekananda.


To be an individual is to be mentally free to be absolutely curious and investigate life’s deepest meanings on your own, not collectively but as a divine and unique individual with thoughts and insights of his own, always elevating and opening doors of discovery into Creation itself.

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Nature does not seek or rely on others for its own development, to find its purpose for existing; and so, flowers and the bee and sunlight do their work individually without expecting anything from the other (the ego seeks and expects, but the heart does not), and thus they are individuals who love for the sake of expressing themselves, and that makes each one of them free and unique.  Learn from Nature then.

 

To become aware is not in the intellect, how much information you have, or how interesting, deep and sharp your thinking is; but to become aware is to have an intimate and profound connection to your inner self, to your pure heart, to Infinite Intelligence, where you can see beyond the world of form and understand deeper constructs or meanings to better your own human existence.

Wisdom then becomes one with the path, and the flower and the bee and the sunlight one with you as you work in the world and express yourself by pure heart and not by mere thought.


So, the path becomes the constant realization in the journey of the awakened one; and thus, the awakened one becomes more and more awakened in every step he takes, because now he knows the meaning of his own existence in the world–such meaning which expands and grows even deeper and much more significant as he becomes more awakened through the time of his journey here on earth.

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Life is a magical journey to awaken yourself as a divine individual, not a destination where you remain asleep and follow the masses wherever they go.
 

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Being wise and happy.

“Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness.”  ~ William E. Gladstone; British statesman and prime minister.

“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.  When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”  ~ Lao Tzu.


Being happy is a state of mind, and whichever thing is a state of mind is under your control, you choose it, whether you know it or not, whether you are conscious of it or not.

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And your mind is extremely powerful because it has been endowed with higher processes of existence, namely the condition called ‘attention.’ Happiness then can be found within yourself by the masterful use of your attention; so, if you focus on directing your attention to the positives in your life, however meager they might be for you, then soon you will clear your mind from negatives and experience a constant feel of happiness spreading throughout your whole body, even in the midst of chaos and economic challenges.

This is a good and simple practice, which brings humility and happiness in your daily living, I have adopted and that I suggest to you:  Remind yourself that there are people in the world that do not have even what you have, the basic necessities of the human being as food and shelter; they struggle for these things and suffer mental and physical pains you will never have to suffer.  So, no matter your troubles, you are blessed.

Analyze your life and awaken yourself to this greater realization; train your ego to acknowledge this, and know to focus your attention on being constantly grateful of what you do have.

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The world, with its greed for more, wants and desires that never end, buy more of this and that, immature competitions and jealousies, does not have this wisdom.  You must develop this wisdom and raise yourself above the pitiful and asleep world.

 

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Keep it sacred.

“The smarter you get, the less you speak.”  ~ Unknown.

“Stop telling your big dreams to small-minded people.” ~ Hakim Sagan; American spiritual teacher, philosopher, and author.

Our passions, our heartfelt motivations, our very important desires to develop ourselves further or to develop something new in our lives, are energies that we must nurture and treat with reverence and faith; because if we do not honor them and make them sacred to us, if we waste our energies telling anybody our innermost plans, is like spilling water outside the glass or spilling flower seeds on cement.  We are going to lose passion and interest while wasting energy telling people whatever is in our hearts and whatever we are developing.

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The human being tends to get excited over ideas and passions and treat them as amusement for anyone, but this only depletes your energies and soon you lose focus and interest on following through with it.

The more awakened or conscious of your own state of development you become, the more vision and understanding of self-love and of how to attain goals you become; so, you begin understanding your priorities and to only share you innermost thoughts, feelings, and heartfelt passions with a select group of people.

This is not selfish but the center of knowledge of self, wisdom itself; for to know about life and your growth is to understand that everything you think about, you say and do are energies, and that you must not waste these energies by sharing with people who do not care and who will not support your advancement and inner and outer growth.

Stop the loud voice of your ego from making you tell everything you carry inside, everything concerning your development, inner and outer; because happiness and all success is something you cultivate, it is something individual and not collective.

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So have faith, patience, honor and cultivate wisdom in this, keep the important things to yourself.

 

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Truly loving.

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others.  Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval.  Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”  ~ Lao-Tzu.

“Your problem is you are too busy holding on to your unworthiness.” ~ Ram Dass.


It is attachment to someone or to the idea of a relationship the one thing who distances you from self-love, and it clouds your rationale because it fills your mind with desire and obsession.

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When this happens you only see and feel what your ego designs, and so you start believing you are being guided by your heart when you are being fooled by your own selfish ego.

If another does not accept you how you are, if they force you to change, if they are always arguing and complaining about the way you are, then it means there is no love from their part; and you must love yourself enough to end the relationship.  Because happiness is not something you should struggle for, or beg for, and specially you must understand that happiness is self-love.  And how can you have self-love if you allow yourself to be forced to change and be controlled by someone who says he/she loves you…??

Life is not meant to be hell, unhappy, chained to struggle and suffering; but life is meant for you be yourself and surround yourself with people who really understand you and support your happiness. Thus, life is meant for you to elevate yourself in self-love and wisdom.


Communicate how you feel deep inside to others, let him/her know your innermost thoughts and feelings, and if there is no change in how you are being treated, then you will know that there exists no real love in the relationship.
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You must then do whatever is better for your own development, focus on your inner peace and embrace a strong self-love.  This is key to be happy and grow as a human being.

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Moving forwards…

TED Radio Hour: Forgiveness
“The weak can never forgive.  Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”  ~ Mahatma Gandhi.

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.  He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.  There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.  When we discover this, we are less prone to hate others.”  ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.; American Baptist minister, spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement.


Self-love is the beginning of every great and inspirational thought, of every great and inspirational feeling, of every great and inspirational deed; so, if a human being cannot love himself beyond his mundane thoughts and superficial appearance, then he will not be able to experience true happiness and truly love others.

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But he will confuse pleasure with true love and thus he will suffer and fail many times in his life, while making the same mistakes over and over again until, and if ever, he learns to develop self-love.

Forgiveness is one of the greatest acts regarding self-love, because it is all about truly freeing your own mind, loving yourself; and once you let go of the hurt from past memories, then your mind is free to embrace self-love and to move on, while you are not tied anymore to hate and anger and you can heal yourself.


Even something as terrible as rape can be forgiven, not forgotten, obviously; but, nevertheless, you can remove the anger and hatred from your mind which is destroying your abilities to move on and be happy, thus you self-love.

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I am not saying forgiving the stupidities of people is easy, not even close to that; but I am saying that it is worth it, because it is all about your healthy development and the embrace of greater strengths.

Whatever happened in your life a minute or ten years ago is in the past, and now in your memory; and because it is a memory, you may never forget it, but because it is in fact this memory in thought-form, you can make peace with it.  And so with daily practice, patiently, focused on your own development, you can let go, you can help yourself.
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The easiest, most selfish and lazy thing the human being does is to follow his own ego blindly, like a brute with no brains at all; so, to remain attached to anger and hatred, to choose to follow stupid memories and let these thoughts consume you, is to deny the divine opportunities, the inner strength, life has given you to move on and raise above your own flawed mind, thus stupidity and stubbornness, thus a very selfish and pitiful state of mind.  This is of the weak mind, thus also of the weak individual as a whole who cannot even rule over his own mind.
To forgive then is of the strong mind, because to forgive is to see beyond your own lazy ego and reach deep within you for the strength to move on and be happy.  This takes guts and a very tamed mind.  This takes some greater mastery over yourself.
Are you the weak one or the strong one then…??  Are you an inferior human being or a superior one…??

 

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