SANSKRIT PROVERBLook at this day, for it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and verities of existence, the bliss of growth, the splendor of action, the glory of power. For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision, but today, well lived, makes every day a dream, a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day |
Monday, October 10, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Dalai Lama - Mission Statement
“He frequently states that his life is guided by three major commitments:
1.) the promotion of basic human values or secular ethics in the interest of human happiness,
2.) the fostering of inter-religious harmony, and
3.)the welfare of the Tibetan people, focusing on the survival of their identity, culture and religion.”
1.) the promotion of basic human values or secular ethics in the interest of human happiness,
2.) the fostering of inter-religious harmony, and
3.)the welfare of the Tibetan people, focusing on the survival of their identity, culture and religion.”
Friday, October 7, 2011
Patience is the beginning of Mindfulness
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
St. Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 20 August 430)
(As quoted in Distilled Wisdom: An Encyclopedia of Wisdom in Condensed Form (1964) by Alfred Armand Montapert, p. 270)
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Beginner's Mind
Sit down before facts like a little child, and be prepared to give up every preconceived notion. Follow humbly whatever and to whatever abyss nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
- T.H. Huxley
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Calm Abiding
“If you could only keep quiet, clear of memories and expectations, you would be able to discern the beautiful pattern of events. It’s your restlessness that causes chaos.”
— Nisaragadatta Maharaj
Monday, August 15, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Friends
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Logic may be limited in its scope.
"Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere."
- Albert Einstein
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Act, Dream, Plan and Believe; the Journey is the Reward so Live Mindfully.
Act, Dream, Plan and Believe; the Journey is the Reward so Live Mindfully.
These are words that summarize some of what I have learned reading self-help literature, Positive Psychology of Seligman, R.E.T.of Albert Ellis, Existentialism of Victor Frankl, Albert Camus, Sartre, Ernst Becker, and others, Zen and other Buddhist thoughts along with Chinese and Indian Philosophies; and my experience living many years and making my share of mistakes.
Habit Change was my original interest when I began writing journals of my daily thoughts and activities. My understanding of change has grown to encompass 'Change as a Constant' and the need for flexibility living in a constantly changing world with the constantly changing vehicle that is our human body, mind and soul.
These are words that summarize some of what I have learned reading self-help literature, Positive Psychology of Seligman, R.E.T.of Albert Ellis, Existentialism of Victor Frankl, Albert Camus, Sartre, Ernst Becker, and others, Zen and other Buddhist thoughts along with Chinese and Indian Philosophies; and my experience living many years and making my share of mistakes.
Habit Change was my original interest when I began writing journals of my daily thoughts and activities. My understanding of change has grown to encompass 'Change as a Constant' and the need for flexibility living in a constantly changing world with the constantly changing vehicle that is our human body, mind and soul.
Swimming Pool Theme
Swimming Pool because I worked as a Life Guard at beaches and swimming pools so water is a big theme in my early life.
Living in a beach shack during my childhood taught me about the ocean's changing tides and its many life forms. Bullheads to barnacles and everything in between found in tidal pools around our beach playground.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
2006
This is a year when things started to be recorded in one binder mostly. This will be the start of what I find in this years notes that is still of interest.
2005 and Before notes
I have always kept notes of things I'm reading and thinking but never keeping things together in a single binder like I do now.. Some of the stuff was lost. This will be a post of old stuff when I get it from the storage....
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Journal Notes: Now is it! Be Here Now
I have kept a journal of my day's activities consisting of notes about books or articles that I'm reading and pressing thoughts about my situation vis-a-vis health, money and learning about the World Wide Web.
My journal follows few rules and has evolved over the last 6 years into a consistent place to write about what is on my mind.
This blog is a place to write notes as I review the journals which are kept by year and by month they were written in loose leaf binders.
The system is getting awkward as the binders accumulate. Depending on activity some years require two 2" binders. Space is at a premium because I have more than a thousand books. I am in the process of culling much of my accumulated clutter. Minimalist and orderly living space is the Vision.
One step at a time, small tasks repeated, will create the order and space to live required for a calm mind.
Now is it! Be Here Now.
My journal follows few rules and has evolved over the last 6 years into a consistent place to write about what is on my mind.
This blog is a place to write notes as I review the journals which are kept by year and by month they were written in loose leaf binders.
The system is getting awkward as the binders accumulate. Depending on activity some years require two 2" binders. Space is at a premium because I have more than a thousand books. I am in the process of culling much of my accumulated clutter. Minimalist and orderly living space is the Vision.
One step at a time, small tasks repeated, will create the order and space to live required for a calm mind.
Now is it! Be Here Now.
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