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I just borrowed the Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom. Here's one that Peggy might get a kick out of after the week she has had:

We do not know the vast majority of the five billion human beings on this earth, therefore the majority of people do not give us the opportunity show tolerance or patience. Only those people whom we know and who create problems for us really provide us with a good opportunity to practice tolerance and patience.    

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I also like the Intro -

"I am a Buddhist and my whole way of training is according to the Buddhist teaching or Buddha Dharma. Although I speak from my own experience, I feel that no-one has the right to impose his or her beliefs on another person. I will not propose to you that my way is the best. The decision is up to you. If you find some point which may be suitable for you, then you can carry out experiments for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can discard it."

I was just thinking the other day, has anyone noticed that the word "dogma" contains the word "God" spelt backwards? :)

Hello all,

Here's a voice or is it 'word' from the past.

Trust you're all basking in your spiritual glow.

Do lookin on:

The Three Verbs of Being

The Latitude Syndrome

And know the truth

Hi Carol, that's a beautiful post you made on Sunday.

I enjoy reading your posts. How's July 4 in Boca?

Let's live and let live

Ravi

May Om's grace light your path forever

Debbie

Click here for a list of Deepak's itinerary. He does get around. :)

Hi, Janet,

Deepak has a website at www.chopra.com

Click here to see a list of instructors. There may be one in your area. Hope this helps.

Phoenix, Yes that reminds me of a quote from the novel 1984 - something along the lines of "The best books tell you what you already know".

And yes, it was fun transcribing the interviews. :) Makes you listen JUST that little bit more intently to what's bein said.

Hey, Hadi, those excerpts you quoted about the big yellow dogs are from Lama Ole Nydhal, not from Tenzin Palmo's site. Not that it's a big deal. :) Yes, I went to bed thinking about big yellow dogs (as one does) and then something clicked and I thought, "I've read that somehwere before". It has been a while since I read the Lama's piece on death & rebirth in its entirety but the image of the big yellow dogs stayed with me for some unknown reason. I often look into my own dog's eyes and wonder what's going on in there. I think the dog is thinking the same thing. :)

Things we can learn from a dog

How true Phoenix. Ram Dass brings that to people's attention all the time in his tapes and lectures.

He'll be going along saying "stuff" and people in the audience are sitting there shaking their heads in agreement, and he'll say......"how'd you know what I just said was right.......if you didn't already know".

He's alway saying, "I don't know anymore than any of you, you're just "busy" not knowing "IT"."

Have a great 4th ALL.

Namaste'

I´ve just read "as sete leis espirituais do sucesso" (Brazilian Title) and I´m very insterested in practicing that knowledge. I just speak Spanish ( this mesage is being written by another person), I´d like to contact Deepak Chopra, or at least someone who helps me to aproach him.Perhaps It is too much but I think this is a really important matter and it could change my life. Thanks a lot. I look forward your prompt reply.

Mr Chopra: I have a question: Do I really have to belief all my daily problems, take them seriously, and try to solve them ?

Heh Geoff...thanks so much for 'dashing off' the interview...at least you were one with the computer !! :)))))Really, thanks..I'm only pages from finishing the Cave in the Snow and I already know that I want to reread sections of it...There were so many bits and pieces that made an inpact on me. I can honestly say that this book has opened up another part of me that was always there, but never knew it.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday..the weather seems to be changing...waiting for the upcoming storm to clear out all this humidity..x

I have just finished the audo series of "How to know God". I am very interested in premordial meditation and want to know if there is instruction in my area (Detroit, MI). Also, has anyone been successful with the technique who has ADHD (Attention deficiet hyperactivity disorder)? Thanks!!

Dear Chopra: I am a reiki master and I have put your picture on my reiki grid--the information that is being received through this grid with the help of shamins is wonderful-thanks for writing this book-when are you coming to Nebraska??Namaste, Debbie Genie

The kicker is........

God................can experience..........."God"

"God".........experiencing........God

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date: 6/30/00 2:23:39 PM

Question: If our inevitable goal is to merge with God, how come we were separated from him in the 1st place? What is the meaning of having to go through these 7 processes?

Answer: Separation from God allows us to emerge from the absolute into the relative...to emerge from the transcendent into the immanent. The meaning of having to go through the seven processes is to return to where we started from and to know the place for the first time. Without separation, life would be meaningless because there would be no experience. All experience is by contrast.

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Ayurvedic Definition of Health:

"He whose doshas are in balance, whose agnis are working efficiently, whose dhatus and malas are properly formed, and whose mind, senses and Self are full of bliss, is called a healthy person."
- Sushruta Samhita     (Click here for more info ... )

Sounds like a good title for a book, "My previous life as a big, yellow dog". ;)

I can relate to what you said about the Unity State too. I just naturally assumed it would be permanent. Silly me! Reminds me of a line from a Talking Heads song,
You may say to yourself, 'Well, how did I get here?'

Glad you enjoyed the site. I haven't checked it out in much depth myself as yet, so thanks for the highlights. Been busy transcribing radio interviews and contemplating my existence. :)

Phoenix, this is your lucky day. I found myself with a couple of hours to kill. So, instead of contemplating my existence, I dashed off a transcript of the Tenzin Palmo radio interview which I mentioned yesterday.

You can find it by clicking here.

On the subject of Jesus' death, have you heard of a cloth called the "Shroud of Turin"? Many years ago, I read a book about the first scientific examination of the images on this cloth. Can't remember the title of the book. You can read about the shroud at the official website - Shroud of Turin website

I do remember thinking that if it IS a forgery, it's a pretty amazing one. The wounds are shown as being through the wrists and not the hands as most artists used to portray it. Many other details and oddities makes me wonder ...

Yes, I'm glad I asked!

And I thought I had had an interesting week. :)

Never been robbed at gunpoint - it's one of those situations you almost can't imagine yourself being in or how you'd react. Sounds like you handled it sublimely.

I see it in your stars ... next week will be less eventful. :)

I'm wondering Peggy. Did you feel the urge to laugh after you'd read what you'd written about your disastrous weekend?

I sometimes write down the terrible things that have happened and am moved to laughter, not hysteria either. I think (like they say in Spain), the only thing missing is for a dog to piss on my leg, then I hear the gushing sound and that's that. Can't take the disasters seriously anymore. I think, "What the heck! Have got too much to do to sit here and reminisce."

It is such a gorgeous night. Am going out to water the garden and listen to crickets.

I've read The Seven Secrets of Spiritual Success and been enormously moved, but I have recently (one month ago!) had a knee injury in a freak bicycle accident and feel a bit "handicapped" at the moment. The doctors say I'll be back on my feet and I'm in pain but optimistic; at the same time, I'm going to get some crutches!

Hi, Geoff! I've had an enormously interesting week and found out some things about myself that I didn't know. Five individually stressing things happened to me last week. I had an argument with a family member and realized that almost my entire relationship with him has been passive-aggressive. Want to try to change that relationship to one of mutual respect and assertiveness. But if the relationship can't change, at least I will.

I was robbed at gun point. I wasn't overwhelmed with fear. I even treated him with courtesy and he gave me my purse back. The police caught him after a high speed chase around town with cars and a helicopter. But where is my anger now that it is very appropriate?

The funeral home called about arranging services for Dave. I thought he was dying and hadn't told me. For fifteen minutes I sweated it out by myself at home. When I found out that he wasn't dying after all, I wanted to kill him for forgetting to tell me about the plans. But I learned that without Dave, I feel excavated. What happened to all of the independence that I swore to in Concord?

The process of actually moving furniture from my mother's residence to mine is beginning. I'd rather picture her with it than own it myself.

I had to have respiration therapy for an asmatic attack. That means that I'm internalizing things. I've had respiratory problems before but they were associated with bad colds.

And the kicker is that this is that my psychiatrist in on vacation! AAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!

Now, Geoff, aren't you glad you asked? ;-)

Peggy, touche' (L)

Geoff, Thanks for the link "tenzinpalmo" which was most interesting and at times quite humorous.

"We try to find out why all our friends are unhappy and our enemies are happy. We can't really understand these things. Any time we try to talk to them they walk away and when we sit in a chair they come and sit on us and so on... Then we really understand 'Oh I must be dead.'"

Since I experience this from time to time I must conclude "Oh. I must be dead". And..

"I know at least three cases in my own experience, for some reason always with big yellow dogs, where they have come right up to me, put their paws on my chest, looked into my eyes and mentally said "What happened? Suddenly the light went out and now I'm in this state."

Ha ha! That's about how I felt when I came out of the Unity State, the first time, and found myself in this strange, rubbery, furless human body! "Oh, I'm in one of these again!" hehe.. Everyone looked the same to me for about a week. You know, like a species of upright Molerats. I believe my previous incarnations were furry and alien, but then again, maybe I was that yellow dog!

; )

Lift the veil then only you will meet the beloved. Says Kabir: Listen good brothers! The eternal sound is beating. RG

Don’t be afraid to play through life. Retire from heavy thoughts. Take everything with lighthearted wisdom. We are heavy because we think we must make an impression, gain something, be somebody. In spite of what society tells you, you need not be anybody at all in the eyes of men. The only genuine need you have is to be a real human being. Try to see this, try to feel it with all your heart. Then you will know what it means to make the world your plaything.

VERNON HOWARD

Hi Peggy,

How are you?

Richard, I went to the bridge at Concord a couple of summers ago. Just wasn't prepared for the overwhelming emotions that I experienced. Renewed my own vows of independence elsewhere in the village at the graves of Thoreau and Emerson.

T.O., I just spent some time catching up on posts. You have solved a great mystery for me. I always thought that it was "Many are cold but few are frozen." ;-)

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