NAMASTE 2009 The spirit in me honours the spirit in you

The Inner Journey of the Soul

“The spirit in me
 honours the spirit in you”

“Namaste” -  a Himalayan
(Nepalese) greeting






Recognize the power of mind,
respect the power of mind.

And also recognize the power behind the power,
the ocean holding the wave. Recognize yourself
as the ocean, with your stories, your feelings,
as waves. Waves can be beautiful or terrifying,
but always they return to the ocean.

Every wave always is made up of the ocean.
No wave can ever be separate from the ocean.
Waves of thoughts, waves of emotions,
waves of sensations, waves of events,
are all made up of consciousness.

And all return to consciousness,
while never being separate from consciousness.

And if this becomes another story,
let this go, and see what is true.

--- Gangaji





"The most sublime truth of all has never
been stated or written or sung, not because
it is far away and can’t be reached but because
it is so intimately close, closer than
anything that can be spoken.

 --- Gangaji


 


"I want to make sure you know
you are not who you think you are."

--- Gangaji





"What I have to offer is very simple.
It has nothing to do with acquiring
any special powers or any state of mind.

It is about recognizing what
is already permanently here,
in every moment, every situation,
and every state of mind,
and yet is ungraspable
by the mind.


--- Gangaji







"Sustained levels of peace and happiness
 of the highest kind
 are this cosmic traveller’s
 ultimate destination".

 -- Ms Hippy








"What then was the commencement of the whole matter" ?

      Existence that multiplied itself for sheer delight of being
      and plunged into numberless trillions of forms so that it
      might find itself innumerably.

"And what is the middle" ?

	  Division that strives towards a multiple unity,
	  ignorance that labours towards a flood of varied light,
	  pain that travails towards the touch of an unimaginable ecstasy.
	  For all these things are dark figures and perverse vibrations.

"And what is the end of the whole matter"?

	  As if honey could taste itself and all its drops together
	  and all its drops could taste each other and each the whole honeycomb as itself,
	  so should the end be with God and the soul of man and the universe.

The Chain

	  The whole world yearns after freedom,
	  yet each creature is in love with his chains;
	  this is the first paradox and
	  inextricable knot of our nature.


  ---- Sri Aurobindo







The present moment holds
the key to liberation.

~ Eckhart Tolle






Just keep coming home to yourself.

~ Bryon Katie






Abide as the Self.

~ Ramana






Call off the search.

~ Papaji






Love is trustworthy.

~ Gangaji






Space and tenderness
at the core. That is
who we are.

~ Neelam






Suffering is an idea that
there is an "I " that
doesn't like what
is happening.

~ Jac O'Keeffe






There will never be more
of nirvana than there is
in this moment.

~ Adyashanti






Every true spiritual teaching
is about entering the state
of non-resistance voluntarily,
that is to say consciously.

~ Eckhart Tolle







Love is a way
of crashing through
into the One.

~ Ram Dass







Love is fathomless.
The more you dive into love,
the more you want to dive again.
You will never want to
come to the surface.

~ Papaji






Can you be here just the way you are?
Are you able to be tender with whatever
is arising in your experience?

~ Neelam






Without the pull of beliefs,
the mind stays serenely in itself
and is available for whatever comes along.

~ Byron Katie






Dedicate a quarter
of a second
to the Self.

~ Papaji






For a dream to exist,
there must be something
in it to enable it to exist.
Consciousness is this;
the presence of beingness.

~ Eckhart Tolle





A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker.
A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

~ Buddha





A jug fills drop by drop.

~ Buddha





All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him.
If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him,
like a shadow that never leaves him.

~ Buddha





All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions.
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.

~ Buddha





All wrong-doing arises because of mind.
If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

~ Buddha





Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.

~ Buddha





An idea that is developed and put into action is more important
than an idea that exists only as an idea.

~ Buddha





An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast;
a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

~ Buddha





Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it,
no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with
your own reason and your own common sense.

~ Buddha





Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

~ Buddha





Chaos is inherent in all compounded things.
Strive on with diligence.

~ Buddha





Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.

~ Buddha





Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.
He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

~ Buddha






Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst,
and perhaps as many suicides as despair.

~ Buddha






Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

~ Buddha





Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.

~ Buddha






Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

~ Buddha






Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering.
Some suffer too much, others too little.

~ Buddha





He is able who thinks he is able.

~ Buddha





He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings,
and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.

~ Buddha





He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

~ Buddha




Health is the greatest gift,
contentment the greatest wealth,
faithfulness the best relationship.

~ Buddha





Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal
with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one who gets burned.

~ Buddha





However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

~ Buddha




I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

~ Buddha




I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

~ Buddha




In a controversy the instant we feel anger
we have already ceased striving for the truth,
and have begun striving for ourselves.

~ Buddha




In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west;
people create distinctions out of their own minds
and then beleive them to be true.

~ Buddha




It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

~ Buddha




It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you,
not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

~ Buddha



It is better to travel well than to arrive.

~ Buddha



Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,
men cannot live without a spiritual life.

~ Buddha



Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds,
and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.
To walk safely through the maze of human life,
one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

~ Buddha




Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today,
at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little,
at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick,
at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.

~ Buddha



No one saves us but ourselves.
No one can and no one may.
We ourselves must walk the path.

~ Buddha



On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter,
wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

~ Buddha



Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

~ Buddha





Teach this triple truth to all:
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion
are the things which renew humanity.

~ Buddha




The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

~ Buddha



The mind is everything.
What you think you become.

~ Buddha





The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

~ Buddha




The secret of health for both mind and body
is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future,
but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

~ Buddha




The tongue like a sharp knife...
Kills without drawing blood.

~ Buddha





The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups.
A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

~ Buddha



The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

~ Buddha




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.

~ Buddha




The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought,
sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

~ Buddha



There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth;
not going all the way, and not starting.

~ Buddha



There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

~ Buddha




There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt.
Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships
and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts;
it is a sword that kills.

~ Buddha




Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

~ Buddha




Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.

~ Buddha




Three things cannot be long hidden:
the sun, the moon, and the truth.

~ Buddha




To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life;
foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

~ Buddha




To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family,
to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind.
If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment,
and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

~ Buddha




To keep the body in good health is a duty...
otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

~ Buddha




To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

~ Buddha




Unity can only be manifested by the Binary.
Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

~ Buddha




Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

~ Buddha




We are formed and molded by our thoughts.
Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act.
Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

~ Buddha





We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

~ Buddha





We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world.

~ Buddha





What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world,
where each person is clinging to his piece of debris?
What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

~ Buddha




What we think, we become.

~ Buddha




Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care
for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

~ Buddha





When one has the feeling of dislike for evil,
when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings;
when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

~ Buddha




Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

~ Buddha





Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

~ Buddha




You can search throughout the entire universe for someone
who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself,
and that person is not to be found anywhere.
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe
deserve your love and affection.

~ Buddha




You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.

~ Buddha




You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe,
deserve your love and affection.

~ Buddha




Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

~ Buddha






“Namaste”

“The spirit in me
Honours the spirit in you”

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