Month: January 2009

Today’s thought –   “There must be more to life than having everything.” -Maurice Sendak   …and now, Kabir day 36:   The couplet transliterated: Man diya kahin aur hi, tan saadhan ke sangh | Kah Kabir kori gaji, kaise laage rang      ||   Translation: While the mind roams its myriad paths, the body exercises…

Today’s quote: “In Jeremiah 23:24 God declares, “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” What does this mean? Is this limited to just one attribute of God, say for example, His knowledge, or just His power, or may be just His authority? God is present in all places; however, our conception of Him must not…

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear” – An old saying.   Kabir Day 34:   The couplet transliterated: Guru bichara kya kare, sabad na laage ang | Kahe Kabir maili gaji, kaise jaage rang  ||   Translation: What can the teacher do if the student is not ready to learn? Says Kabir,…

Today’s quote: “Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there – buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.” – Deepak Chopra   And now, Kabir Day 33:   The couplet, transliterated: Bin vaasilai chakiri, bin buddhi…

Today’s quote :   “There are four gate-keepers at the entrance to the Realm of Freedom [moksha]. – Self control – Spirit of Inquiry – Contentment – Good Company With a pure heart and a receptive mind, and without the veil of doubt and  restlessness of the mind, listen to the exposition of the nature…

Today’s thought –  “Our most basic human goal outside of survival, is happiness. Everything we do is an attempt to enjoy our lives. A big part of happiness I think, is contentment. I’m not talking about complacency or apathy; rather, I am talking about being able to get through the day and feel peaceful about…

  Quotes that I crossed paths with: It would little avail to ask how we know. That would be like asking how we know that Beethoven’s “Hymn to Joy” is joyous. If a man were to say, “It is not joyous to me,” he would not condemn the music; he would tell only his morbidness….

Today’s quote –  “A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn’t care if you are…

“It means bondage when the mind desires something or grieves at something, rejects or accepts anything, feels happy or angry with anything.” – Ashtavakra Gita – Chapter 8 Verse 1 ..and now, Kabir Day 28: The couplet transliterated: Bhoop dukhi avadhoot dukhi, dukhi runk bipreet| Kahe Kabir Yeh sub dukhi, sukhi sant man jeet ||…

Today’s quote: It’s a fascinating phenomenon if you stop and think about it. People are willing to damage their current and future financial situation in order to keep up with the Joneses. – Brian Kim (http://briankim.net/blog/2008/03/how-to-stop-keeping-up-with-the-joneses/ ) ..and now, Kabir, day 27 The couplet – transliterated: Aisi gati sansar ki, jyon gaarad ko that |…

Today’s quote ..from the SciFi TV series “Babylon 5” – a conversation between the characters Dr. Stephen Franklin and Lt. Commander Susan Ivanova: SF – “It’s all so brief, isn’t it? Typical human lifespan is almost a hundred years, but it’s barely a second compared to what’s out there. It wouldn’t be so bad if…

On tools and weapons..   Wandering around the web in an absolutely aimless search, I came across a blog post with a photo of a hammer under the caption..” Thoughts on thoughts…. tools and weapons” [ http://bearbicycle.blogspot.com/2008/12/thoughts-on-thoughts-tools-and-weapons.html ] – and a respondent made a telling comment – Actually a tool is just a tool. IT’S…

Today’s quotes:  Money sometimes makes fools of important persons, but it may also make important persons of fools. – Walter Winchell To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. – Bette Davis…

Today’s quote: Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared with the misery of others. – Samuel Johnson ..and now, Kabir on pride (day 23) Couplet, transliterated: Kabira soi surma, mansun maon jujha | Punch payada pahilai, door…

Today’s thought: Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and it’s about getting a balance. –Richard Branson  Kabir Day 22:  The…

  Today’s thought: The world is not moved only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. –Helen Keller  And now, Kabir, day 21: The couplet, transliterated:  Kabira jogi manhi ke, tan jogi kou aur,  | Man ke jog lagawat, dasa bhai kachoo…

Today’s thought – “Each morning the alarm goes off, and a new day begins.” – Carl D. Windsor Kabir, day 20: The couplet, transliterated: Ghar rakhwara bahera chidiya khai khet | Adha pardha ubarai, chet sake to chet  || Translation: The house guard is hard of hearing, so birds are damaging the crop | Prevent…

Thought for today –  Acknowledge Your Creativity and Genius The qualities of creativity and genius are within you, awaiting your decision to match up with the power of intention. Genius is a characteristic of the creative force that allows all of material creation to come into form. It is an expression of the divine. -Dr…