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Guess what? The world didn’t end

20 Dec

December 21st 2012 has already passed in Samoa. Contrary to Hollywood and Internet Crazies, the turning of 21st December doesn’t take place in the Western world first ;)

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So it is already 21.12.12. and yep, I am still breathing and there is no major asteroid or planet colliding with ours as I type this… so we can all go and buy Christmas presents and write our New Years resolutions.

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On a serious note though, the whole Apocalypse thing has got me thinking.

First it was the whole year 2000 ‘Millennium bug’ and now the whole 2012 Mayan Apocalypse. They have both been used as excuses to get everyone on this ‘end is nigh’ dark ‘end of days’ vibe. Is it because we watch so many dramatic movies that we believe the hype and get high off the drama?

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Essentially the Mayans were very spiritual people and from what I have read, more evidence point towards December 21st (Winter solstice) being the mark of a change into a new era, a chance for humanity to progress to a higher level of consciousness. This sounds way more interesting and positive! If I’m going to go with any idea, it’s this one.

They talk about light bearers, people who can channel this powerful positive energy and accelerate the shift in consciousness. So, instead of freaking out every time there is a natural disaster and looking for evidence for the end of the world and some kind of disastrous event that will wipe us all off the face of the Earth. Let us consider what we can do while we are here to make the world a better place.

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After all, if we are only going to kill one another, pollute our planet and live our lives selfishly, greedily working boring stressful jobs that we hate, then why be here in the first place? The world might not have ended today, but we will die one day, so we should make life worth living!

Let’s use this December 21st to really take control of lives and live fearlessly! Do what you love. Love one another. Give to others. Create. Travel. Learn. Live!

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Interesting Links:

http://www.theaquarianage.com/age-of-aquarius.htm

http://www.2012-spiritual-growth-prophecies.com/age-of-aquarius.html

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Realisation: Happiness

4 Dec

Reminded once again the reason we are put on this earth. To reach that perfect moment of blissful peace within ourselves, the world and the people around us. To live life, create, be inspired and to inspire others. To feel connected to the soil (or sand ;) ), to lose our ‘selves’ and find unity with the universe inside and out.

Suddenly in that moment of realisation I feel happy and content once again and back onto the path of simply being and not worrying about every little or seemingly big thing.

Happiness is not about reaching any particular goal or status it is right here within you to be experienced right now. There is nothing at all that can take you away from the happiness that stems from your connection to each and every thing.

This beautiful picture is where my sister is right now- living life, connecting with others and appreciating what is within and all around us. I feel slightly envious I admit, which is not a good feeling to have (!) but more than that I feel so happy that she is doing what we were all put on earth to do- to experience and enjoy! and that potential is there for everyone. There is always a way =)

<3

Cascadas Agua Azul waterfalls

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Watch the thought…

30 Apr

“The thought manifests as the word

The word manifests as the deed

The deed develops into habit

And the habit hardens into character

So watch the thought and its ways with care,

And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.”

BUDDHA

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How to transcend-dental medication

13 Feb

Last year I was flying to the Maldives via Sri Lanka airport and picked up a little book called ‘Opening the door of your heart, and other Buddhist tales of Happiness’ by Ajahn Brahm.

It was a lucky find! A great book full of short tales of wisdom told with humour. I highly recommend it to anyone  :)

Anyway, I picked the book up again to re-read some of the stories, and here is a great one about fear and pain.

Fear is a personal enemy of mine..  I fear about the future, about the state of the world, about death, about losing loved ones.. natural fears I suppose! But what does that pain or fear serve other than more fear and pain?

Next time I am anxious fearing something, I will picture the monk in this story, be brave, smile and get on with it!! :-)

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By Ajahn Brahm

‘A member of our monastery has very bad teeth. He has needed to have many teeth pulled out, but he’d rather not have the anesthetic. Eventually he found a dental surgeon in Perth who was willing to extract his teeth without anesthetic. He has been there several times. He finds it no problem.

Allowing a tooth to be extracted by a dentist without anesthetic might seem impressive enough, but this character went one better. He pulled out his own tooth without anesthetic.

We saw him, outside the monastery workshop, holding a freshly pulled tooth smeared with his blood, in the claws of an ordinary pair of pliers. It was no problem: he cleaned the pliers of blood before he returned them to the workshop.

I asked him how he managed to do such a thing. What he said exemplifies why fear is the major ingredient of pain..

‘When I decided to pull out my own tooth- it was such a hassle going all the way to the dentist- it didn’t hurt. When I walked to the workshop, that didn’t hurt. When I picked up the pair of pliers, it didn’t hurt. When I held the tooth in the grip of the pliers, it still didn’t hurt. When I wiggled the pliers and pulled, it hurt then, but only for a couple of seconds. Once the tooth was out, it didn’t hurt much at all. It was only five seconds of pain, that’s all.

You, my reader, probably grimaces when you read this true story. Because of fear, you probably felt more pain than he did! If you tried the same feat, it would probably hurt terribly, even before you reached the workshop to get the pliers. Anticipation- fear- is the major ingredient of pain.’

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Listen to the music..

7 Mar

A true story, and some serious food for thought!
“A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the
violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about
45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that
thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to
work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a musician
playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried
up to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first
dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping
continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to
listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.
Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tugged
him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally
the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all
the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the
parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for
a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He
collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one
noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the foremost
musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever
written on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing
in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theatre in Boston and the seats
averaged $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was
organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about
perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a
commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour do we perceive beauty? Do
we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected
context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not
have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world
playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?”

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