Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 The master says: " My dear fellow, I have to tell you something that you perhaps don't know. I have been thinking about how to make this news less difficult to hear -- how to paint it in brighter colors, add to it promises of Paradise, visions of the Absolute, provide esoteric explanations -- but they do not apply. " Take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. I have to be blunt, and I assure you, I am absolutely certain of what I'm telling you. It is an infallible prediction, without any doubt whatsoever. " It's the following: you are going to die. " It may be tomorrow or fifty years from now, but -- sooner or later --you are going to die. Even if you would rather not. Even if you have other plans. " Think carefully about what you are going to do today. And tomorrow. And with the rest of your life. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 A pious man found himself suddenly deprived of all of his wealth. Knowing that God would help him no matter what, he began to pray: " Lord, please let me win the lottery, " he asked. He prayed for years and years, but was still poor. One day he died, and -- since he was a very pious man, he went straight to heaven. When he arrived there, he refused to enter. He said that he had lived his entire life according to his religious teachings, and that God had never allowed him to win the lottery. " Everything You promised me was a lie, " the man said, disgusted. " I was always ready to help you win, " the Lord responded. " But, no matter how much I wanted to do so, you never bought a lottery ticket. " , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog wrote: > > The master says: " My dear fellow, I have to tell you something that > you perhaps don't know. I have been thinking about how to make this > news less difficult to hear -- how to paint it in brighter colors, add > to it promises of Paradise, visions of the Absolute, provide esoteric > explanations -- but they do not apply. " Take a deep breath, and > prepare yourself. I have to be blunt, and I assure you, I am > absolutely certain of what I'm telling you. It is an infallible > prediction, without any doubt whatsoever. " It's the following: you are > going to die. " It may be tomorrow or fifty years from now, but -- > sooner or later --you are going to die. Even if you would rather not. > Even if you have other plans. " Think carefully about what you are > going to do today. And tomorrow. And with the rest of your life. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 If you are dissatisfied with something -- even a good thing that you would like to do, but have not been able to -- stop now. If things are not going >ll, there are only two explanations: either your perseverance is being tested, or you need to change direction. In order to discover which of those options is correct -- since they are opposites -- make use of silence and prayer. Little by little, things will become strangely clear, until you have sufficient strength to choose. Once you have made your decision, forget completely the other possibility. And go forward, because God is the God of the Valiant. Domingos Sabino said: " Everything always turns out for the best. If things are not going well, it is because you have not yet reached the end. " , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog wrote: > > A pious man found himself suddenly deprived of all of his wealth. > Knowing that God would help him no matter what, he began to pray: > " Lord, please let me win the lottery, " he asked. He > prayed for years and years, but was still poor. One day he died, and -- > since he was a very pious man, he went straight to heaven. When he > arrived there, he refused to enter. He said that he had lived his > entire life according to his religious teachings, and that God had > never allowed him to win the lottery. " Everything You promised me was > a lie, " the man said, disgusted. " I was always ready to help you > win, " the Lord responded. " But, no matter how much I wanted to do so, > you never bought a lottery ticket. " > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog@> > wrote: > > > > The master says: " My dear fellow, I have to tell you something that > > you perhaps don't know. I have been thinking about how to make this > > news less difficult to hear -- how to paint it in brighter colors, add > > to it promises of Paradise, visions of the Absolute, provide esoteric > > explanations -- but they do not apply. " Take a deep breath, and > > prepare yourself. I have to be blunt, and I assure you, I am > > absolutely certain of what I'm telling you. It is an infallible > > prediction, without any doubt whatsoever. " It's the following: > you are > > going to die. " It may be tomorrow or fifty years from now, but -- > > sooner or later --you are going to die. Even if you would rather not. > > Even if you have other plans. " Think carefully about what you > are > > going to do today. And tomorrow. And with the rest of your life. " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Croesus, the king of Lydia, had made the decision to attack the Persians, but nevertheless wanted to consult with a Greek oracle. " You are fated to destroy a great empire, " the oracle said. Happily, Croesus declared war. After two days of battle, Lydia was invaded by the Persians, its capital was sacked, and Croesus was taken prisoner. Revolted, he asked his ambassador to Greece to go back to the oracle and tell him how wrong he had been. " No, it was you who were wrong, " said the oracle to the ambassador. " You destroyed a great empire: Lydia. " The master says: " The language of signs is there is before us, to teach us the best way to act. But many times we try to distort those signs so that they " agree " with what we wanted to do in the first place. , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog wrote: > > If you are dissatisfied with something -- even a good thing > that you would like to do, but have not been able to -- stop now. > If things are not going > >ll, there are only two explanations: either your perseverance is > being tested, or you need to change direction. In order to discover > which of those options is correct -- since they are opposites -- make > use of silence and prayer. Little by little, things will become > strangely clear, until you have sufficient strength to choose. Once > you have made your decision, forget completely the other > possibility. And go forward, because God is the God of the Valiant. > Domingos Sabino said: " Everything always turns out for the > best. If things are not going well, it is because you have not yet > reached the end. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " > <lokeshbhog@> wrote: > > > > A pious man found himself suddenly deprived of all of his wealth. > > Knowing that God would help him no matter what, he began to pray: > > " Lord, please let me win the lottery, " he asked. He > > prayed for years and years, but was still poor. One day he died, > and -- > > since he was a very pious man, he went straight to heaven. When > he > > arrived there, he refused to enter. He said that he had lived his > > entire life according to his religious teachings, and that God had > > never allowed him to win the lottery. " Everything You promised me > was > > a lie, " the man said, disgusted. " I was always ready to help > you > > win, " the Lord responded. " But, no matter how much I wanted to do > so, > > you never bought a lottery ticket. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog@> > > wrote: > > > > > > The master says: " My dear fellow, I have to tell you something > that > > > you perhaps don't know. I have been thinking about how to make > this > > > news less difficult to hear -- how to paint it in brighter > colors, add > > > to it promises of Paradise, visions of the Absolute, provide > esoteric > > > explanations -- but they do not apply. " Take a deep breath, > and > > > prepare yourself. I have to be blunt, and I assure you, I am > > > absolutely certain of what I'm telling you. It is an infallible > > > prediction, without any doubt whatsoever. " It's the following: > > you are > > > going to die. " It may be tomorrow or fifty years from now, > but -- > > > sooner or later --you are going to die. Even if you would rather > not. > > > Even if you have other plans. " Think carefully about what > you > > are > > > going to do today. And tomorrow. And with the rest of your > life. " > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 A legend of the desert tells the story of a man who wanted to move to another oasis, and began to load up his camel. He piled on his rugs, his cooking utensils, his trunks of clothes -- and the animal accepted it all. As they were leaving, the man remembered a beautiful blue feather his father had given him. He retrieved it and placed it on the camel's back. With that, the animal collapsed of the weight and died. " My camel couldn't even bear the weight of a feather, " the man must have thought. Sometimes we think the same of others -- without understanding that our little joke may have been the drop that caused the goblet of suffering to overflow. , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog wrote: > > If you are dissatisfied with something -- even a good thing > that you would like to do, but have not been able to -- stop now. > If things are not going > >ll, there are only two explanations: either your perseverance is > being tested, or you need to change direction. In order to discover > which of those options is correct -- since they are opposites -- make > use of silence and prayer. Little by little, things will become > strangely clear, until you have sufficient strength to choose. Once > you have made your decision, forget completely the other > possibility. And go forward, because God is the God of the Valiant. > Domingos Sabino said: " Everything always turns out for the > best. If things are not going well, it is because you have not yet > reached the end. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " > <lokeshbhog@> wrote: > > > > A pious man found himself suddenly deprived of all of his wealth. > > Knowing that God would help him no matter what, he began to pray: > > " Lord, please let me win the lottery, " he asked. He > > prayed for years and years, but was still poor. One day he died, > and -- > > since he was a very pious man, he went straight to heaven. When > he > > arrived there, he refused to enter. He said that he had lived his > > entire life according to his religious teachings, and that God had > > never allowed him to win the lottery. " Everything You promised me > was > > a lie, " the man said, disgusted. " I was always ready to help > you > > win, " the Lord responded. " But, no matter how much I wanted to do > so, > > you never bought a lottery ticket. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog@> > > wrote: > > > > > > The master says: " My dear fellow, I have to tell you something > that > > > you perhaps don't know. I have been thinking about how to make > this > > > news less difficult to hear -- how to paint it in brighter > colors, add > > > to it promises of Paradise, visions of the Absolute, provide > esoteric > > > explanations -- but they do not apply. " Take a deep breath, > and > > > prepare yourself. I have to be blunt, and I assure you, I am > > > absolutely certain of what I'm telling you. It is an infallible > > > prediction, without any doubt whatsoever. " It's the following: > > you are > > > going to die. " It may be tomorrow or fifty years from now, > but -- > > > sooner or later --you are going to die. Even if you would rather > not. > > > Even if you have other plans. " Think carefully about what > you > > are > > > going to do today. And tomorrow. And with the rest of your > life. " > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 A king sent a messenger to a distant country with a peace agreement that was to be signed. Wanting to take advantage of the journey, the messenger informed some of his friends that had important business dealings in that country. They asked that he postpone his trip, and - - since a peace agreement was to be signed -- they wrote new orders, and changed their business strategies. When the messenger finally made the trip, it was already too late for the agreement he was to deliver; war broke out, destroying the king's plans and the business arrangements of the men who had delayed the messenger. The master says: " There is only one important thing in our lives: to live our personal destiny -- the mission that was fated for us > But we always wind up loading ourselves down with useless concerns that then destroy our dream. " , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog wrote: > > If you are dissatisfied with something -- even a good thing > that you would like to do, but have not been able to -- stop now. > If things are not going > >ll, there are only two explanations: either your perseverance is > being tested, or you need to change direction. In order to discover > which of those options is correct -- since they are opposites -- make > use of silence and prayer. Little by little, things will become > strangely clear, until you have sufficient strength to choose. Once > you have made your decision, forget completely the other > possibility. And go forward, because God is the God of the Valiant. > Domingos Sabino said: " Everything always turns out for the > best. If things are not going well, it is because you have not yet > reached the end. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " > <lokeshbhog@> wrote: > > > > A pious man found himself suddenly deprived of all of his wealth. > > Knowing that God would help him no matter what, he began to pray: > > " Lord, please let me win the lottery, " he asked. He > > prayed for years and years, but was still poor. One day he died, > and -- > > since he was a very pious man, he went straight to heaven. When > he > > arrived there, he refused to enter. He said that he had lived his > > entire life according to his religious teachings, and that God had > > never allowed him to win the lottery. " Everything You promised me > was > > a lie, " the man said, disgusted. " I was always ready to help > you > > win, " the Lord responded. " But, no matter how much I wanted to do > so, > > you never bought a lottery ticket. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog@> > > wrote: > > > > > > The master says: " My dear fellow, I have to tell you something > that > > > you perhaps don't know. I have been thinking about how to make > this > > > news less difficult to hear -- how to paint it in brighter > colors, add > > > to it promises of Paradise, visions of the Absolute, provide > esoteric > > > explanations -- but they do not apply. " Take a deep breath, > and > > > prepare yourself. I have to be blunt, and I assure you, I am > > > absolutely certain of what I'm telling you. It is an infallible > > > prediction, without any doubt whatsoever. " It's the following: > > you are > > > going to die. " It may be tomorrow or fifty years from now, > but -- > > > sooner or later --you are going to die. Even if you would rather > not. > > > Even if you have other plans. " Think carefully about what > you > > are > > > going to do today. And tomorrow. And with the rest of your > life. " > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Buddha was seated among his disciples one morning when a man approached the gathering. " Does God exist, " he asked. " Yes, God exists, " Buddha answered. After lunch, another man appeared. " Does God exist? " he asked. " No, God does not exist, " Buddha answered. Late in the day, a third man asked Buddha the same question, and Buddha's response was: " You must decide for yourself. " " Master, this is absurd, " said one of the disciples. " How can you give three different answers to the same question? " " Because they were different persons, " answered the Enlightened One. " And each person approaches God in his own way: some with certainty, some with denial and some with doubt. " , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog wrote: > > If you are dissatisfied with something -- even a good thing > that you would like to do, but have not been able to -- stop now. > If things are not going > >ll, there are only two explanations: either your perseverance is > being tested, or you need to change direction. In order to discover > which of those options is correct -- since they are opposites -- make > use of silence and prayer. Little by little, things will become > strangely clear, until you have sufficient strength to choose. Once > you have made your decision, forget completely the other > possibility. And go forward, because God is the God of the Valiant. > Domingos Sabino said: " Everything always turns out for the > best. If things are not going well, it is because you have not yet > reached the end. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " > <lokeshbhog@> wrote: > > > > A pious man found himself suddenly deprived of all of his wealth. > > Knowing that God would help him no matter what, he began to pray: > > " Lord, please let me win the lottery, " he asked. He > > prayed for years and years, but was still poor. One day he died, > and -- > > since he was a very pious man, he went straight to heaven. When > he > > arrived there, he refused to enter. He said that he had lived his > > entire life according to his religious teachings, and that God had > > never allowed him to win the lottery. " Everything You promised me > was > > a lie, " the man said, disgusted. " I was always ready to help > you > > win, " the Lord responded. " But, no matter how much I wanted to do > so, > > you never bought a lottery ticket. " > > > > > > , " Lokesh Bhog " <lokeshbhog@> > > wrote: > > > > > > The master says: " My dear fellow, I have to tell you something > that > > > you perhaps don't know. I have been thinking about how to make > this > > > news less difficult to hear -- how to paint it in brighter > colors, add > > > to it promises of Paradise, visions of the Absolute, provide > esoteric > > > explanations -- but they do not apply. " Take a deep breath, > and > > > prepare yourself. I have to be blunt, and I assure you, I am > > > absolutely certain of what I'm telling you. It is an infallible > > > prediction, without any doubt whatsoever. " It's the following: > > you are > > > going to die. " It may be tomorrow or fifty years from now, > but -- > > > sooner or later --you are going to die. Even if you would rather > not. > > > Even if you have other plans. " Think carefully about what > you > > are > > > going to do today. And tomorrow. And with the rest of your > life. " > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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