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Know Thyself

Knowing others, one is learned; Knowing thyself, one is enlightened. Conquering others requires force; Conquering oneself requires strength. Knowing contentment, one is rich; Having perseverance, one is firm; Abiding in the center, one endures; Even in dying, one enjoys eternal life. -Lao Tzu (As seen on People for Others)[ READ MORE ]

Process

Life is a process, You have to go through it. You can avoid it as long as you can, But it will simmer under the surface Until it gains enough strength To tear your world apart. Don’t avoid it. Go through it. Be brave, Have trust. One moment Will not dominate your life Unless you [ READ MORE ]

Repetition of Concepts

It’s very easy to hear something and immediately dismiss it as something already known. If you’ve heard it before, what’s the value in listening again. I find that sentiment springing up in me now and again when I read books about spirituality and psychology. It is times like these that I need to step back [ READ MORE ]

Listening

“To communicate with one another, even if we know each other very well, is extremely difficult. I may use words that may have to you a significance different from mine. Understanding comes as we, you and I, meet on the same level at the same time. That happens only when there is real affection between [ READ MORE ]

Letting Everything In

There is a certain comfort in letting certain things in and excluding others from our view.  The same goes with people.  There’s people who have God, and people who don’t.  People who know what’s up, and people who are idiots.  People who pay attention when they drive, and people who should never be let out [ READ MORE ]

Seeds of Truth

In my experience, people hold to their opinions because on a very deep level, they sense truth in them.  It’s an intuitive truth that they feel regardless of logical implications.  And this is why so often logic is not enough to sway a person, because what they have latched onto is not logical, it’s intuitive. [ READ MORE ]

Love, Understanding, Strength, and Patience

Ben showed me this article today.  It is really very interesting.   To be honest, this is the kind of love I aspire to be able to show to people.  I just hope I am strong enough throughout my life to live up to these goals. Fighting Words (I copied the text for those who can’t [ READ MORE ]

The Center

How do you find that place of detached and centered love when you’re scared to death?  Fear makes you act stupid, controlling, suspicious, and makes you feel worthless.  It makes it all worse.  But the only thing you can do is work on your self, and your own reactions.  Regardless of what others may do, [ READ MORE ]

Ambition

“You thought that you could climb the highest mountain, that the end was in sight.  You reached a peak only discover that another mountain range lay before you.  You’ve been a brave pioneer.  That is one way to look at it.  Another way is that you are but a link in a chain of seekers, [ READ MORE ]

Letting Everything In

There is a certain comfort in letting certain things in and excluding others from our view.  The same goes with people.  There's people who have God, and people who don't.  People who know what's up, and people who are idiots.  People who pay attention when they drive, and people who should never be let out [ READ MORE ]

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