“I see Your Bridal Chamber adorned, O my Saviour, and I have no wedding garment, that I may enter therein; O Giver of Light, make radiant the vesture of my soul, and save me”.
When we reflect on the qualities of the Buddha we recite a pali mantra which describes & defines the personality: The mantra in english:One who is the perfect teacher, purified of all defilements, achieving perfect enlightment in the absence of a teacher, fully possesed of skilful means(vijja carana) & perfect conduct. One who has walked the straight path, the knower of worlds, the incomparable trainer of tameable ones, teacher of divas(gods) & men, the fully awakened beyond all ignorance, the skilled & perfect teacher.
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Not by Revolution, but by evolution are all things accomplished in permanency. Rosicrucian Creed
Accessing Spiritual Power …!
At the core of the soul there is pure, spiritual power of peace, love, truth and non-dependent happiness. This power provides us with the inner strength needed to change. But how do we access this power? Meditation is the method – it allows this power to come to the surface of our consciousness and into our minds to color our thoughts, feelings and personality. In much the same way as hot, molten lava flows from the core of the Earth to the surface through a volcano, we can create volcanoes of spiritual power when we meditate. Note, though, that we want to use our power in a positive way: we are not seeking the kind of power that is physical in nature and may cause damage, we are seeking spiritual power.
When we get access to our own personal source of the power of peace, love and happiness, we essentially become free of any dependency on external sources for feelings of the same. When we generate our own feelings of love and self-respect, we stop being dependent on others and our addiction to their acceptance and approval reduces and finally disappears. When we generate our own feelings of contentment and joy within ourselves, we become free from the need for substances, places or physical experiences in order to be happy.
Using this inner power in the right way allows us to uproot or remove completely the old negative habits within our personality. Any unwanted habit can be changed and the scars of all the negative habits, which have developed within the soul over a long period of time, during the journey of birth and rebirth, can be healed in a short time span.
To be balanced is to be successful in relationships…!
To be balanced is to have the ability to do the right thing at the right time. It is the ability to use the head and the heart at the same time. It is the ability to have love and discipline. There is neither too much love nor too much discipline. There is an equal quantity of both.
When there is balance in my every act I am successful in my relationships. Because of this I receive their blessings too. I experience success in all I do and am able to enjoy a life of bliss. I am not caught up with questions about anything but am able to get the solutions in a second.
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“When the Lover breathes
Flames spread through the Universe
A single breath shatters this world of illusion
Into the tiniest particles
The world becomes an Ocean
……From beginning to end
And then the Ocean disappears into Rapture
At that moment the sky splits open
An uproar fills the world
And all time, space, and Existence disappear.”
(Rumi)
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What Would You Do If You Were Invisible?
In Plato’s Republic, Socrates recounts the legend of the Ring of Gyges. It was a magic ring that granted its wearer the power to become invisible. Through the story of the ring, Socrates asks whether an ordinary person would behave morally knowing that his actions would not be observed by others, and therefore he would have no cause to fear the consequences of his actions?
Socrates’ answer is: If a person truly understood his own self-worth, he would not take advantage of his invisibility to do bad. There would be nothing he could gain that would be worth the loss of his integrity.
1 Cor. 3:16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet—Mahatma Gandhi”
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