You can’t teach…

Galileo penned this Sunday’s wise words.

Each of us have deep wells of knowledge buried within us. In addition we all have access to the infinite resource of universal knowledge. But knowledge without understanding has no value. This is why teachers are sent, to guide us in our quest for mental, physical, spiritual and emotional growth.

Every Morning…

The quotation this Sunday is from the writings of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Every morning when we wake up we make a choice. To be happy, or to be miserable: to smile or to frown: to look upon life as a gift or a burden. Which one did you choose today?

The wound…

This Sunday’s quote comes from the writings of Rumi.

At first glance this quotation may seem quite incomprehensible, wounds are normally associated with pain and fear and darkness not light.

Lets take the physical analogy of an actual wound. A young child falls over when running and scrapes the skin on their knee. It hurts and they cry. Where is the light in that? The light comes when they realise that sometimes running too fast without due care and attention can cause pain.

Looking on a deeper level, when everything is going well in our lives we become self-contained and sometimes a little complacent. When trouble hits – something goes badly wrong – we may initially find it difficult to cope. But in most cases we do cope, we learn to deal with whatever life has thrown at us. It is when we look back on these times that we can see how much strength we have gained – how much we have grown. The light!

The Secret…

The quotation this Sunday is from Buddha.

If you look closely at the teachings of all the great spiritual leaders of the world, past and present, you will find that they all talk about the relationship between living in the present moment and health.

It’s not easy to do. It requires us to pay 100% attention to whatever we are doing at this precise moment in time. But when we achieve it even for a short while, we feel all our worries and fears drop away.

Kindness…

This sunday’s quotation comes from the writings of Lao Tzu.

Kindness is one of those words which we often use but don’t often think about what it really means. Dictionary.com lists these as synonyms for kindness:

benignity, benevolence, humanity, generosity, charity, sympathy, compassion, tenderness, good turn.

We tend to think of Kindness in terms of helping other people in a tangible way – doing someone a good turn. We tend to forget that kindness, like all good charity, should begin at home. If we can’t be kind to ourselves, how can we hope to be kind to others.

When Your Life…

This Sunday’s quotation is from Rabbi Harold Kushner.

As you go about your day today, take the time to look for the beauty and joy around you.

Notice the plants growing in unlikely places and smile as you consider their amazing survival ability. Stop and watch the wildlife of the area for a few moments – even cities have birds and insect life. Smile as you watch their total absorption in whatever they are doing. Smile at the people you meet in the street, and watch their faces change when they smile back. See how many other examples of beauty you notice as you look around you.

How does it make you feel?

Holding…

This Sundays quotation is from the Buddha.

Anger is always portrayed as the bad guy, isn’t it. Of itself, anger is a healthy emotion. It allows us expression in the face of a perceived threat. The problems arise when, instead of expressing the emotions in an acceptable way, we allow them to fester within us like an unhealed wound. The sad thing is that, as the Buddha says, we hurt ourselves by bringing dis-ease to our bodies.

Understand…

Every Sunday I will be sharing with you a quotation that I come across during the week. This week’s quotation is from Mikao Usui.

It’s so easy to get into a certain way of doing things or thinking about things, we all do it especially as we get older. When changes happen we start feeling angry and resentful because our routine or way of thinking has to alter. We direct that anger at whoever we perceive to be the instigator of the change. We would save ourselves and others a lot of dis-ease if we could see change as something positive, a challenge to help us grow.