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The bully which rises…

“Did I offer peace today?  Did I bring a smile to someone’s face?  Did I say words of healing?  Did I let go of my anger and resentment?  Did I forgive?  Did I love?  These are the real questions.  I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.”  ~ Henri Nouwen; Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer, and theologian.

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”  ~ Confucius.

 

We have all felt neglected, jealous, not understood, emotionally hurt, or psychologically insulted at some point in our lives; but, you must understand that anger is not something they made us feel in reality, such anger is something we chose to think and then create as an explosive feeling–due to our environments, events, ignorant people, yes; but anger is always a thought you create.

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The management of our physical senses dictates what thoughts pop up into our minds, and thus which feelings we follow or allow to affect us–i.e., for example, if you cannot control your jealousy and you are always watching how others live and so compare their lives to yours, you might get angry at your life because you don’t have the opportunities for economic growth your neighbor has.

 

Anger is a thought which is not rational, and it only exists because we have formed a prideful image in our minds; and due to the ego most of the time not being rational either, you have now a perfect recipe for self-destruction.

When you see misery, poverty, animals being killed, wars, etc., in the world, you feel compassion and great empathy for the suffering of others. But why do you get angry…??  Does compassion exists along anger…??  Isn’t love or compassion the only reality and anger the thought which the ego creates out of selfish ignorance…??  Why follow the ego and get angry then…??

Anger is selfish by its illusive nature because it poisons and veils the clarity of God, of pure Love; therefore, when you allow your mind to create emotions or feelings of anger, you distance yourself from the ultimate reality and follow your own designed illusion. 

You leave the Light of God to follow your own ego, which in your stressed mind might be an accepted process of love; however, true love and anger can never exist together–i.e., one is reality, the other a deceitful poison.

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Chains of illusion.

“In search of the Truth that shall sustain, uphold, and guide you, you have looked outwards and sought for it objectively, and thus have been lost in the shadows of manifestation. To find that spring of Truth you must look within, you must purify your heart and mind.”  ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti; spiritual teacher, philosopher, public speaker, and author.

 

Everyone in the world falls in confusion, they search for that truth which will give them happiness and freedom; but, not knowing what happiness and freedom really are and feel like, they believe ignorantly that acquiring pleasures in relationships, economy, and societal positions in general will bring this happiness and freedom into their lives.

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Even though they can be spiritual and kind people, the ego has a massive hold in each their lives, so much so their heart’s purity is buried under all this poisonous garbage without their awareness.

While they search for this divine Light outside, they neglect more and more what they have within them.  Because they admit that they are weak, because they maintain that they cannot stand without the support of another, they have been given crutches that will support them momentarily, instead of developing their own strength to go forward in search of the pure waters of Truth. So, they lean on churches and temples, on philosophers and saints, on the Quran and the Bible and other texts.

Thus, they, by neglecting and burying deeper and deeper the Light within them (under beliefs and the words of others), imprison themselves, chain themselves without knowing, farther and farther away from true happiness and freedom.

But if you are wise, you must free yourself and search for the key to freedom within you.

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Everlasting…

“You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.”  ~ Sam Keen; author, professor and philosopher.

“Love is happy when it is able to give something.  The ego is happy when it is able to take something.”  ~ Osho; Indian mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher.

 

All human experience is based upon true love, or the essence of love; however, the ego always wants to design opinions and interpretations, it wants to deviate the experience–i,.e., give that experience different qualities, feel, concepts, etc. And when it comes to relationships specially, the ego comes suddenly and focuses on the superficiality which has nothing to do with true love.

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The fact is that in any relationship, whenever you allow your attention to center on the flaws (which all human beings have) you are tied to think about those same flaws, your mind then suffers and becomes violent, and soon you create emotions which do not help but make everything worse in your life.

But when you focus on the positive behaviors or traits of the other person, then your mind frees itself from any suffering, your emotions help you experience happiness in each moment, and opportunities and life in general seem more enjoyable in all aspects.

On top of that, because you are focused on the good now, with your loving acceptance and example you pave the way for guiding yourself and the other person towards fixing those flaws or becoming better in the relationship.   This is the magic of true love.

 

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Love does not exist

Within the ego’s mist.

True love is beyond opinion and want,

Beyond the selfish taunt.

It is not of this time and space,

Not even of the body and face;

True love is the essence of deep care,

Of our physical lives the same air.

                                                              ~ Asa

True love cannot exist if you judge or focus on the flaws of your partner, friend, or family member. True love is like a flame_

 

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The road less traveled.

“Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure.”  ~ James Altucher; American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, best-selling author, venture capitalist, and podcaster.

“Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness.  Thus goodness is attained.  Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest.  Thus honesty is attained.”   ~ Lao Tzu.

 

What does honesty mean…??  Can there be honesty–that is, clear insight, seeing things as they are–if there is a principle, an ideal, an ennobled formula…??   Can one be direct if there is confusion…??  Can there be beauty if there is the standard of what is beautiful or upright…??  When there is this division between what is and what should be, can there be honesty, or only an edifying and respectable dishonesty…?? 

Quite often being truly honest with people, and even with yourself, is the enemy of a lazy and mediocre ego; that is why most people tend to live their lives based not upon true honesty, either with themselves or others–i.e., they smoke while always telling themselves they will quit, they eat anything they want while lying about eating healthier, they keep secrets in their relationships, etc.

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Being truly honest is the road less traveled then, but it is the road to peace and self-love within yourself; because this process of honesty with yourself and with others brings right thoughts which bring inner strength to be truly unique, and it attracts more people like you via more positive energy, it empowers you in your own life.

To be honest means to have no illusions and confusions between the reality that is and what our ego/our crooked desire wants.  To get ahead in life, people’s ego makes them feel like they have to deceive and even design “small” lies; however, this is cowardice and a loss of purpose, because to be truly intelligent is to be driven by truth and a determinant focus on your daily goals, and to have these traits you have to embrace truth, if you embrace truth your whole human experience changes and there is no room for lies or “small” deceptions.

And to be honest and truthful in a society which is crooked and twists all truth to its whim, is rather difficult and rare; but it is the sign that we are ready to take on bigger challenges in life, because life is wisdom and is always testing us to remain firm and truthful in adversity.

Being honest and truthful to yourself and to others will always attract the right opportunities into your life, if you are patient and determinate enough to reach your daily goals.

 

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Connect.

“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say.  It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.” ~ Charles R. Swindoll; evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher.

 

When dealing with people it is wise to remind ourselves that we all have different experiences, upbringings, likes and dislikes that have shaped our minds and behaviors; therefore, we must all accept each other in order to tolerate and further connect with each other.

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There is no more ignorance from an oversized ego than to judge people ahead of time, without knowing their reasons and without knowing their full intentions through their behaviors; otherwise, you will miss the opportunity to develop yourself as a more compassionate and understanding human being and to, perhaps, connect with that person at a deeper level.

Most ignorant people tend to judge people specially based on looks, they do not stop their thought and try to understand the psychological experiences that person might have had to live through to adopt the way he or she looks.

Tattoos, esthetic surgeries, body piercings, excessive body fat, the way one dresses, etc.–these might have a past, some right or wrong reason, some psychological origin; however, that should not be judged, because if one spends the time judging and pointing fingers, then there is no time and desire for your mind to expand in understanding and for your heart to love without an interference from some ridiculous ego.

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Oasis.

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”  ~ John F. Kennedy; United States President.

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”  ~ Hippocrates; ancient Greek physician.

“It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.”  ~ Hippocrates; ancient Greek physician.

 

Sicknesses and all illnesses, whether carried in genetic material or adopted into the system somehow, are not natural but they are products of a lifestyle chosen by us or by our ancestors.
Whatever is our humanity, whatever is chained to time and space, is bound to all that is negative and harmful to the same system; therefore, this may be called ‘Lucifer’ or ‘Satan,’ and until you accept it you will live in fear and will attract all sorts of triggers for illnesses (mental and physical).   This is the unchangeable duality of this world.  Don’t fight it, accept it.

But we also have our divinity, the godly energy that we are; and this divinity, this godly energy is altered or embraced by the human mind. As the Buddha says, “What you think, you become.”

The powerful energy of your thoughts then, negative or positive, will have effects on how you feel and on the illnesses you yourself trigger.
In the case of genetics, the stimulus or illness might be there, but it is the lifestyle you have chosen–i.e., the foods you eat, the places you frequent, the people which surround you, the thoughts you choose to entertain daily, etc. etc.–the one which triggers this illnesses.

The wise ones take care of their bodies and avoid triggers.
The fools (most of the population) attract the triggers and then complain like little kids.
Which one are you…??

 

The human body in its natural state, as it is intended by Creation itself, is the most perfect machine with the most amazing physiological systems; therefore, it is the direct expression of God, of the cosmos, or of Creation–i.e., the immaterial Universe experiences the wealth of physical life through it.

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And because of this, each one of us holds a major responsibility towards our own bodies, towards the only temple that must be honored and praised.

I thought very appropriate to list some of the things to keep our own machine healthy and ready to experience the wealth this life offers.

Top seven “fuels” that feed the cancer “fire” and mutate more cells:

1. Fluoridated municipal tap water.
2. Genetically modified food (laced with pro-cancer herbicides).
3. Artificial sweeteners, namely aspartame, sucralose and sorbitol.
4. Vaccines and the yearly flu shot, often contain mercury, aluminum, formaldehyde and MSG.
5. Pharmaceutical medications.
6. OTC (over-the-counter) medications for colds, allergies, headaches and fever – often contain heavy metal toxins, artificial sweeteners and toxic industrial-based food dyes.
7. Chemotherapy and radiation.

The top 2 and the most important ones you have power every day to change in your life, for all of you who do not care about what you put into your temples daily:  2 and 3– Foods and beverages.
#1 is important but not everybody can change that in their individual lives.

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Inner Power.

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“Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches.  This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!”  ~ Pat Riley; American professional basketball executive, and a former coach and player in the NBA.

“The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people’s opinions.”  ~ Paulo Coelho; Brazilian lyricist and novelist.

 

In this life we are all warriors, we are here to navigate through challenges and learn from them with wisdom and meditation, and by mastering our minds and bodies we sure conquer all obstacles in our path; but, however, there are the ones who accept this role and the ones who do not, and the difference is the inner strength you summon to affront life’s challenges and the strategy with which you do.

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The warrior summons this inner strength by being truly unique and by not following others, and this is why most people in the world do not accept their role as warriors, but they think they are just on earth to exist and get by until death comes.  This is a waste of life, for life is rich with wisdom and experience, and human beings are here to realize what they really are and wake up from all forms of man-made nonsense–i.e., all ignorant thought-created chains like religions, politics, and so on and so forth.

 

Remember then that life is not just to exist and go with the flow of time, but life must be your most precious gift that you should analyze and appreciate, put attention and battle when you must as a warrior. 

Don’t let other people and even circumstances infiltrate your mind and deter you from accomplishing something great.

Take care of your mind and body. Be always yourself and be ready to face challenges without fear, knowing that challenges are a part of life just like fats are a part of any food–the difference is how you eat and what you eat, and with challenges is how you take on challenges and what challenges you take on.

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Without chains.

“When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers.”  ~ Gerald Jampolsky; psychiatrist and author.
“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.”  ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti; spiritual teacher, philosopher, and author.

We should never judge others and what they’re going through, because even though our thinking might tell us that we understand, such thinking is never the experience itself; so, in order to really understand, one must listen without judgement in one’s own thoughts.

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The way one experiences a challenge in life is going to be different than the experience someone else has, because it is the human mind which translates the experience.


The human mind works differently in each one of us–i.e., when something is deeply challenging to someone, that same something might be not as deeply challenging to someone else, or vice-versa.

Misunderstandings and personalities driven by pure ego are the main reasons for broken friendships and all more intimate relationships, and this obviously happens because people judge without really listening and opening their hearts to a higher intelligence.

The highest intelligence is not in the brain, is not the I.Q.–i.e., the I.Q. only recognizes similar patterns and solves problems based on books and the experiences it has gone through, so it judges purely on these terms; however, the human condition, human experience, goes deeper than what can be analyzed by books and by cold patterns and measures from thought. 


Never assume that knowing the psychology of someone entitles you to know and judge that person and the way he thinks exactly.  Experiences and the way the mind goes through them is very different for each of us.

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The lion walks alone.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”  ~ Alice Walker; American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist.

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”  ~ Albert Einstein.

 

In order to attain great, first your mind should be great, because all is mind and it all starts from mind; therefore, for a mind to be truly great, such shall be cleansed from the examples of a mediocre society and free from the chains of other people’s opinions and beliefs.  This mind must be unique in EVERY way; no fear shall be validated and fed, for this mind dwells in self-love and in its own purpose, and so that is all it knows.

You have to be yourself and create your own values in your own path, and that way you are the master of yourself, of your inner strength because you don’t depend on society for anything now; subsequently, due to this inner strength you have created within yourself, people can say whatever they want, economies will collapse, challenges will arise, but you will remain strong and resilient to all.

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“One of the greatest attacks of the enemy is to make you busy, to make you hurried, to make you noisy, to make you distracted, to fill the people of God and the Church of God with so much noise and activity that there is no room for prayer. There is no room for being alone with God. There is no room for silence. There is no room for meditation.”  ~ Paul Washer; American Christian evangelist.

In moments of great challenges is when we must trust ourselves the most and accept whatever is, and stop allowing the activities and the noise, the opinions and the beliefs of others to affect us.  When it comes to energy vampires, even though most ignorant people would not agree with this, it is about our minds and nothing else; therefore, absolutely no one can take away your peace and love if you don’t allow them, if you do not give in to what they say, to anger and to the fear and negativity they spread around you.

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“Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that being said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different, in the end, it has made me the happiest.”  ~ Lindsey Stirling; music artist.

So, appreciate those times when you can be by yourself and recharge, by knowing yourself, your thoughts and emotions; thus, you can grow in self-confidence and all self-love, so nothing can affect you and your mind becomes wiser to affront the turmoils of life.  Be perseverant and true to yourself, and don’t let the mediocrity of the masses attack and poison your integrity and your determination.

Study Lao Tzu’s wisdom in this: “I have three treasures.  Guard and keep them.  The first is deep love.  The second is frugality.  And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world.  Because of deep love, one is courageous.  Because of frugality, one is generous.  Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.”

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Mental evolution.

“If the thinker can understand himself, then the whole problem is solved. Then he is creation, he is reality; and then what he does will not be antisocial. Virtue is not an end in itself; virtue brings freedom, and there can be freedom only when the thinker, which is the mind, ceases. That is why one has to understand the process of the mind, the ‘I’, the bundle of desires that create the ‘I’, my property, my wife, my ideas, my God. Surely it is because the thinker is so confused that his actions are confused; it is because the thinker is confused that he seeks reality, order, peace.”  ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti; philosopher, public speaker, and author.

 

Mental evolution, the heights of the human mind, is the deep understanding of our own psychology; however, this mental understanding goes beyond psychology books and ancient philosophies, this mental evolution is a shedding of layers on our psyche.

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This shedding of layers corresponds to the higher man in each one of us, and the higher man is the one that is truly free from its mind’s content–i.e., free from beliefs and rules designed by others, free from fantastical and rebellious ideas, free from his own selfish concepts and behaviors, etc.

In order for man to really experience constant and pure bliss, and thus be open to each moment with acceptance without being attached to people or things, he must search within himself and take time to know his psychology as the thinker, as the supreme being who is in charge of ruling over his own thoughts, emotions, and over the events in his life.

Unless said man do this with divine wisdom daily, he cannot enjoy the eternal fruits of life.

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