There are two kinds of people on the earth today; just two kind of people, no more , I say.
Not the sinner and saint, for it's well understood , the good and half bad, and the bad and half good.
Not the rich and the poor, for to rate a man's wealth , you must first know the state of his conscious and health.
Not the humble and proud, for in life's little span, who puts on vain airs, is not counted a man.
Not the happy and sad, for the swift flying years brings each man his laughter and each man his tears.
No; the two kind of people on earth i Mean, are the people who lift, and the people who lean.
Wherever you go, you will find the earth's masses, are always divided in just these two classes.
And oddly enough, you will find too, I ween , there's only one lifter to twenty who lean.
In which class are you? Are you easing the load, of overtaxed lifters, who toil down the road?
Or are you a leaner, who let's other share your portion of labour, and worry and care?
Friday, February 25, 2011
Which Are You?
There are two kinds of people on the earth today; just two kind of people, no more , I say.
Not the sinner and saint, for it's well understood , the good and half bad, and the bad and half good.
Not the rich and the poor, for to rate a man's wealth , you must first know the state of his conscious and health.
Not the humble and proud, for in life's little span, who puts on vain airs, is not counted a man.
Not the happy and sad, for the swift flying years brings each man his laughter and each man his tears.
No; the two kind of people on earth i Mean, are the people who lift, and the people who lean.
Wherever you go, you will find the earth's masses, are always divided in just these two classes.
And oddly enough, you will find too, I ween , there's only one lifter to twenty who lean.
In which class are you? Are you easing the load, of overtaxed lifters, who toil down the road?
Or are you a leaner, who let's other share your portion of labour, and worry and care?
Not the sinner and saint, for it's well understood , the good and half bad, and the bad and half good.
Not the rich and the poor, for to rate a man's wealth , you must first know the state of his conscious and health.
Not the humble and proud, for in life's little span, who puts on vain airs, is not counted a man.
Not the happy and sad, for the swift flying years brings each man his laughter and each man his tears.
No; the two kind of people on earth i Mean, are the people who lift, and the people who lean.
Wherever you go, you will find the earth's masses, are always divided in just these two classes.
And oddly enough, you will find too, I ween , there's only one lifter to twenty who lean.
In which class are you? Are you easing the load, of overtaxed lifters, who toil down the road?
Or are you a leaner, who let's other share your portion of labour, and worry and care?
Friday, February 18, 2011
Musings On Life
Life is not a gift to be taken lightly, whatever the form it assumes, it has certain rights as such: the right to maintain itself in an environment essentially histile to it; the right to strive not just for it's sustenance , but also for it's betterment ; and the right to recreate itself.
Regardless of the level, life manifests itself by fulfilling functions somewhat less predictable to man than the average materialistic things with which he surrounds himself. Lifes secret is contained within this element of unpredictability and is revealed to man only through the slow passage of time.
Some people achieve this understanding along the life path, and as result are neither happy nor unhappy. They understand that life, as the average person perceives it, is an illusion: it neither changes nor cause change to happen; it merely unfolds. It is forever renewable .
Family connections have little or no bearing on the actual pattern that life takes. Rather, the pattern choose the family into which it is placed for better development. Those who can overcome great odds, have that seed within them early in life.
If we were given too many advantages , we might never learn to try our own wings; advice that is particularly difficult for the person for whom life persents a challenge to come to grips with. Given all the advantage from the begining, we might become restless within the confines of this narrow existence and not develop the potentialities of our own nature.
Whatever we think, do or feel, our life is in our own hands, for contained within each of us is the secret of all life.
Regardless of the level, life manifests itself by fulfilling functions somewhat less predictable to man than the average materialistic things with which he surrounds himself. Lifes secret is contained within this element of unpredictability and is revealed to man only through the slow passage of time.
Some people achieve this understanding along the life path, and as result are neither happy nor unhappy. They understand that life, as the average person perceives it, is an illusion: it neither changes nor cause change to happen; it merely unfolds. It is forever renewable .
Family connections have little or no bearing on the actual pattern that life takes. Rather, the pattern choose the family into which it is placed for better development. Those who can overcome great odds, have that seed within them early in life.
If we were given too many advantages , we might never learn to try our own wings; advice that is particularly difficult for the person for whom life persents a challenge to come to grips with. Given all the advantage from the begining, we might become restless within the confines of this narrow existence and not develop the potentialities of our own nature.
Whatever we think, do or feel, our life is in our own hands, for contained within each of us is the secret of all life.
Friday, September 3, 2010
ISN'T WAR EASY
insensitive words and thoughtless acts ,
Accusations without the facts,
A spiteful Tongue ,a twisted thought
and selfish deeds of every sort-
Isn't war easy?
Envy, hatred, fear and greed ;
the bitterness of hearts that bleed;
intolerance found around every corner,
The anguish and pain of the tearful mourner-
Isn't war easy?
The absence if loving, kindness and sharing;
The longing for solace , peace and caring.
Argumentd wilfully playing their part
Rending, tearing and breaking the heart-
Isn't war easy?
Covetousness, jealousy, mercenary gain;
Mindless acts that are clearly insane ;
Malice, cruelty, meanness and vice
And reaching the top at any price-
Isn't war easy?
Dictatorial behaviour, virulent plots,
The fanatical beliefs if a fee despots;
Hostility, racism, evil, disdain,
The simplicity and ease in which to cause pain-
Isn't war easy ?
Uncaring, unkindly, indifferent with life-
the law of the gun, the rule of the knife:
callousness, malevolence, enmity, hate,
A whim to destroy and to devastate-
Isn't war easy?
Benevolence, big-heartednesd, charity, a smile:
Compassions and kindliness, caring awhile,
Warmth, love, tenderness , concern,
sensitivity, generosity, when will we learn-
That peace is much easier?
If the heart touches a thought
And the thought touches a mind
And a mind touches a generation
and a generation reaches across the planet
Then the miraculous will come
and laughter, joy and kindness will abound
For we will at last have found ....,
PEACE
Accusations without the facts,
A spiteful Tongue ,a twisted thought
and selfish deeds of every sort-
Isn't war easy?
Envy, hatred, fear and greed ;
the bitterness of hearts that bleed;
intolerance found around every corner,
The anguish and pain of the tearful mourner-
Isn't war easy?
The absence if loving, kindness and sharing;
The longing for solace , peace and caring.
Argumentd wilfully playing their part
Rending, tearing and breaking the heart-
Isn't war easy?
Covetousness, jealousy, mercenary gain;
Mindless acts that are clearly insane ;
Malice, cruelty, meanness and vice
And reaching the top at any price-
Isn't war easy?
Dictatorial behaviour, virulent plots,
The fanatical beliefs if a fee despots;
Hostility, racism, evil, disdain,
The simplicity and ease in which to cause pain-
Isn't war easy ?
Uncaring, unkindly, indifferent with life-
the law of the gun, the rule of the knife:
callousness, malevolence, enmity, hate,
A whim to destroy and to devastate-
Isn't war easy?
Benevolence, big-heartednesd, charity, a smile:
Compassions and kindliness, caring awhile,
Warmth, love, tenderness , concern,
sensitivity, generosity, when will we learn-
That peace is much easier?
If the heart touches a thought
And the thought touches a mind
And a mind touches a generation
and a generation reaches across the planet
Then the miraculous will come
and laughter, joy and kindness will abound
For we will at last have found ....,
PEACE
Monday, August 9, 2010
A Pure Heart
A pure heart and good will ! The one foundation of every spiritual state! The pure heart could well say to every soul: " look at me carefully. It is I who generate the love which always chooses the better part. I produce that mind but effective fear which arouses such a dread of wrong-doing that it can easily be avoided. I lmpart that excellent understanding which reveals the greatness of God and the merit of virtue . And it is all I who causes that passionate and holy yearning which keeps the soul resolute in virtue and in expectation of God."
Yes, O Pure Heart, you can invite everyone to gather round you and enrich themselves with your inexhaustible treasures. There is no spiritual practice, no path of holiness, which does not find it's source in you .
Yes, O Pure Heart, you can invite everyone to gather round you and enrich themselves with your inexhaustible treasures. There is no spiritual practice, no path of holiness, which does not find it's source in you .
Thursday, August 5, 2010
The secret fire
Represent incessantly the universe to yourself as a single living being composed of one sort of matter, and of one soul.This is how all that passes in it is referred to one principle of feeling. This is how one single impulse makes the whole move, and this is why all it's products are an effect of a number of causes. O Universe! O Nature! You are the source of all, the ultimate terms of all. The same species of soul has been assigned to all animals, and the same intellectual soul to all reasoning beings, just as all terrestrial bodies are made of the same terrestrial matter , are as all that sees and breathes, sees but one and the same light, and breathes but one and the same air.
The light of the sun is one, though we see it dipersed on Walls, on mountains, and on a thousand differentd objects. Although divided into thousand of separate bodied, this is but one sort of matter. There is but one intelligent soul, though it seems to divide itself. We are united by a common partcipation in the same intelligence. You have forgotten that the soul of each of us is s god who had emanated from the supreme being.
Just as bodies after a brief sojourn on earth become change and at last dissolved so they may make way for others, so do souls after their sojourn in the air become changed as they return to the fertile bosom of universal reason. Just as all seas belong to the element of water. One and the same reason gives light to them all, just as the sun gives light to the earth and ocean .
The light of the sun is one, though we see it dipersed on Walls, on mountains, and on a thousand differentd objects. Although divided into thousand of separate bodied, this is but one sort of matter. There is but one intelligent soul, though it seems to divide itself. We are united by a common partcipation in the same intelligence. You have forgotten that the soul of each of us is s god who had emanated from the supreme being.
Just as bodies after a brief sojourn on earth become change and at last dissolved so they may make way for others, so do souls after their sojourn in the air become changed as they return to the fertile bosom of universal reason. Just as all seas belong to the element of water. One and the same reason gives light to them all, just as the sun gives light to the earth and ocean .
Iam the soul in all
Iam the dust in the sunlight; iam the ball of the sun. Iam the mist of morning, the breath of evening. Iam the spark in the stone, the gleam of gold in the metal. The rose and the nightingale drunk with it's fragrance.
Iam the chain of being, the circle of the spheres, the scale of creation, the rise and fall. Iam what is and is not
Iam the soul in all.
Iam the chain of being, the circle of the spheres, the scale of creation, the rise and fall. Iam what is and is not
Iam the soul in all.
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