Deciding on the Destinies of Others

Malba Tahan tells the story of a man who met an angel in the desert and gave him water.
“I am the angel of death and I came to get you,” said the angel. “But as you were kind, I will lend you the Book of Destiny for five minutes; you may change what you want.”

The angel gave the man the book. As he was leafing through its pages, the man began reading about the lives of his neighbors. And he got discontented,
“These people don’t deserve such nice things,” he said. With the pen in hand, he began worsening the lives of each one.

Finally, he reached the page of his destiny. He saw his tragic end, but as he prepared to change it, the book disappeared. Five minutes had already passed.
And right there, the angel took the man’s soul.

I cheated on my fears, broke up with my doubts, got engaged to my faith and now I'm marrying my dreams.

ऐसा दोस्त चाहिये जो हमें अपना मान सके, हमारे हर दुःख को जान सके. चल रहे हों हम तेज़ बारिश में, फिर भी पानी में आँसू को पहचान सके...

‎"It's impossible." said pride.
"It's risky." said experience.
"It's pointless." said reason.

"GIVE IT A TRY." whispered the heart.

keep this very thought in mind - no man or woman has ever succeeded in taking a single penny beyond this life, yet every man and woman does take all the knowledge which they have gained in this life to the next life.

I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt.

‎"What is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads." -- Albert Camus

Dont place your problems on your head its weight may crush you down
rather than place them under your feet and use as platform to climb the new horizons.

From the Prayer Book of Medieval Chivalry

The Prayer Book of Medieval Chivalry says:

“The spiritual energy of the Path uses justice and patience to prepare your spirit.

“This is the Path of the Cavalier. An easy and at the same time a hard path, because it makes you abandon all useless things and relative friendships.
That is why at first one feels very hesitant about following it.

“This is the first lesson of Chivalry: you will erase what you have written in the book of your life until now: worry, insecurity, lies.
‘And instead of all this you will write the word courage.

‘Beginning the journey with this word, and following with faith in God, you will reach the place you have to reach.”

Just like marriage

Nasrudin spent the entire autumn working his garden. The flowers had blossomed in the spring – and Nasrudin noticed a few dandelions appearing, which he hadn’t planted.

Nasrudin tore them up. But the pollen had already spread and others began to grow. He tried to find a weed killer which only killed dandelions. A specialist told him any type of poison would end up killing all the other flowers. In despair, he went to ask a gardener for help.

- It is like a marriage – said the gardener. – Along with the good things, a few little inconveniences always appear.

- What can I do? – insisted Nasrudin.

- Learn how to love them . Although they are flowers you did not count on, they are still part of the garden.

Dont Mix The Words With Your Mood. Because You Will Have Many Options To Change The Mood, But You Will Never Get Any Optiion To Replace The Spoken Words.

Think, when you were still a kid...

The greatest battle is not physical but psychological. The demons telling us to give up when we push ourselves to the limit can never be silenced for good. They must always be answered by the quiet the steady dignity that simply refuses to give in. Courage. We all suffer. Keep going.

Try loving yourself for who you are, faults and all. Forgive yourself. Accept yourself. Because you have to live with you for the rest of your life.

"There is a battle that rages within each of us every moment of our lives; it is the war with our emotions, craving, desires, and temperaments that fester deep within each of us. It is our fear, our inadequacies, and our desire to excel in life. It is our longing to love and be loved by others. This is where our real problem lies. This real culprit lurks deep within us. Only when this inner emotional storm dissipates will there be a great calm and inner satisfaction that will transform your entire being. This victory over your-self does not come from fighting others. It comes rather by conquering the self. In a true school, you will learn hundreds of self defense techniques but most importantly, you will learn how to move inward to the real core of being. When this is achieved, the battle will cease, and the entire world will open up to you. A connection will be made to your spiritual nature; you will realize your purpose in life and go for it.

When you find this connection your life will change from what you know now, to a vast new world of understanding." - Sylvain, Sifu Chamberland - Nyudo

Darwin's Perspective: Each of us is born in a state of divine potential and begin down a path that unfolds a series of experiences that shape who we "are." This definition of self is a mixture of societal beliefs, familiar norms and unique personality traits. As we move through life, this dynamic definition of self ebbs and flows like the ocean rolling up on the rocks to shape the coastline. Self reflection are those moments when we step back and witness the shape of the beach and rocks that has been shaped from the constant bombardment of waves upon them. Some people see themselves as having become white sandy beaches and others jagged rocky coasts.

And then there is that one moment when we experience a shift of consciousness. It is that time when you awaken to understand that you are not the coastline or the ocean that shapes it. You are the unique combination of ocean and earth that exists in the action of the wave shaping the coastline. You are the coastline before the storm, the wave crashing upon the rock and the beach that will emerge in a thousand years.

Many people experience this shift in consciousness and awaken to a new realization of their true Self. But then what? "Knowing" what you are is hardly useful if it doesn't change anything in your life. After all, no matter if I am ocean, beach or a wave-in-motion, the fact remains that I have real problems in my life. And so too, the future will bring with it new challenges for me to face. How can my awakening to Self manifest as divine change in my life?

The change you seek is available to you. But if you remain believing that you are rock or ocean... you will remain rock or ocean. Momentary shifts in consciousness or understanding will not manifest change in your life. If you remain in a state of "knowing" then you will remain in the domain of the Mind. The point being that if you expect enlightenment to be a revelation of knowledge, then you will shield yourself from the wisdom of enlightenment for "knowing" is a property of the Mind. As this is only a portion of your true Self, knowing what you are is not much more than an interesting piece of information. To invite divine wisdom into your life, you must move beyond "knowing" into "being."

As Sylvain, Sifu Chamberland - Nyudo describes, "When this is achieved, the battle will cease, and the entire world will open up to you."

You are the collective consciousness of your Body, Spirit and Mind. Each of these divine parts of you possesses an amazing wisdom that can emerge to provide you with wisdom that is not available solely to the Mind. But to tap into this wisdom requires more than "thinking" that this is true. To break into this divine state of being, you must also shift into existing in harmonious balance amongst the three. This is much more than believing. This is being.

In this harmonious state of balance, many wonders await you and paths will emerge to take your life towards purpose. For you are much more than your Mind has led you to believe. You have a unique purpose that been imprinted on your Spirit since the dawn of time. And right here, right now, this purpose is attempting to manifest in your life. For years there have been clues to this purpose all around you. Your Mind has filtered these clues along with the rest of the information that bombards us each and every day. But in harmony with the Body and Spirit, these clues will rise to your conscious awareness to reveal your true calling.

And this is where change happens. In pursuit of your divine purpose and in harmony with your Body, Spirit and Mind, God's life force energy will flow to you and change everything. But first you must "be" your true Self. This is the work we are doing together. We are exploring life and learning how to be our true Self.

‎"It is man´s privilege — only man´s privilege — to be alone, to stand against the whole world if he feels that he is with truth. If you feel that this is the way that leads to freedom, then accept any kind of responsibility. Then all those responsibilities are not going to be a burden on you. They are all going to make you more mature, more centered, more rooted, more of a beautiful individual." Osho

‎''There must be a place where hopes and dreams are nurtured, and that place is only within ourselves. A place to clean the grime of life, a place that waits for us to stay and look inside that we might see the truth. ''
- Cliff Robertson

Learn to be quiet just as you learn to talk, because if talking guides you, being quiet protects you. By being quiet, you attain two characteristics: you are able to take knowledge from those more knowledgeable than you, and you are able to repel the ignorance of those more ignorant than you....