Hatred, angst, jealousy BE GONE!!! Let the world have PEACE!!! Peace be in our hearts, Meri! I think I will have a meditation day and PEACE is all I will murmur! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! to YOU and YOURS!!!
But then that's how it is.. unruly thinking hits.. but lets recognise this and try to minimise.. presence of unruly in fact makes us aware of the opposite..
I think Ramesh is right. You don't push away unruly thoughts. You allow them like anything else, at least in my meditation. I love your buddha! So beautiful. Happy New Year dear Meri! xoxo, Noelle
Face the unruly thinking to tame it and calm it down, it is then peace and harmony will prevail.
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Thanks for this lovely combination of image and words. Re Nirvana: I've never stayed there. I've only ever dropped by for the briefest of moments. It's definitely on my "to-go" list....
I've heard that Nirvana word before. Name of a band, I know, and the deeper meaning from Buddhism and Hinduism. I don't know whether I've ever achieved this state of mind. It's a good thought though. Thank you for being a blog friend and for visits to my blog, kind words and thoughts. That's enough nirvana for me, to have made the beautiful connections I've made over the past year.
the photo is exquisite in expression... the very layers speak of experience in time.. though he speaks no words out loud one can hear.. and yr ku hits home for us all...
Sometimes things aren't what they seem. We settle in somewhere, thinking it's going to be safe and hospitable and just what we hoped for, a magical haven that provides us shelter from harm. Then reality sets in and we realize that we were mistaken. That soft place to land turns out to be quite a bit less soft than we'd anticipated. In fact sometimes things get downright hard and cold and unforgiving. Not at all what we expected. Do we stay and make the best of it or fly away to build a new nest somewhere else? Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from learning to see the beauty right in front of your eyes. Sometimes we bloom most gloriously when we learn to thrive just where we are and come to love just what we have. Maybe each of us is exactly where we need to be, learning lessons custom-made for us.
Haiku My Heart i invite you to imagine living in peace one day at a time I have to admit that I'm finding it hard to celebrate the birthday of my country having declared its independence from Mother England, when the country was founded on institutionalized slavery, the idea that white men were created equal but but black men were less than and women weren't even considered. We tend to glorify the "all men are created equal" phrase without looking at the reality. We can do better. We must.
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I prefer to think of nirvana as being a life fully lived in the moment instead of a mindless state spent sitting.
perfect haiku paired with a stunning image.
lovely.
happy HAPPY new year!
x..x
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year !
Happy New Year!!!
xox
xoxo,
Noelle
Re Nirvana: I've never stayed there. I've only ever dropped by for the briefest of moments. It's definitely on my "to-go" list....
Happy New Year to you, from Boonie
Wishing you a year of peace and beauty... happy 2011!
beneath unruly thinking
a quiet bell rings
:-)
Thank you for being a blog friend and for visits to my blog, kind words and thoughts. That's enough nirvana for me, to have made the beautiful connections I've made over the past year.
Peace, always