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Ron Alexander's Blog – August 2009 Archive (8)

Gratitiude for the Gift of Life

WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Sunday, Aug. 30

Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary
wellspring of all religions, the hallmark
of the mystic, the source of all true art....
It is a privilege to be alive in this time
when we can choose to take part in
the self-healing of our world.

Joanna Macy

Added by Ron Alexander on August 30, 2009 at 10:52am — No Comments

Life as a Splendid Torch

WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Wednesday, Aug. 19

Life is no brief candle to me.
It is a sort of splendid torch
which I have got hold of for the
moment, and I want to make it burn
as brightly as possible before handing
it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw
From a speech given at the Municipal Technical College and School of Art in Brighton

Added by Ron Alexander on August 19, 2009 at 6:04am — No Comments

Sail On, Kosmic Illuminated Sailor

You are sailing on a Cosmic Sea all through the Universe. Your Eternal Vessel is powered by the Winds of Love filling your infinite sails while piloted by Great Spirit. Your angelic Crew love and support you unconditionally. You are surrounded and protected by powerful Angel dolphins swimming, jumping, dancing, playing, seemingly flying over and under omnipotently.

Sail on, Kosmic Illuminated… Continue

Added by Ron Alexander on August 18, 2009 at 7:03pm — 2 Comments

Vipassana Meditation - New Group

Vipassana means to see things as they really are. This group is for the primary purpose of discussing your experiences, questions, and insights with Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka.

A new group has started, and Vipassana appears to be the answer to my prayers of how to really liberate myself, or at least be on the path(Dhamma).

Vipassana is one of India's most ancient meditation techniques. Long lost to humanity, it was rediscovered by Gotama the Buddha… Continue

Added by Ron Alexander on August 14, 2009 at 6:24am — No Comments

Love All

WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Wednesday, Aug. 12

Love all that has been created by God,
both the whole and every grain of sand.
Love every leaf and every ray of light.
Love the beasts and the birds, love the plants,
love every separate fragment.
If you love each separate fragment,
you will understand the mystery
of the whole resting in God.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Added by Ron Alexander on August 12, 2009 at 3:01am — No Comments

Golden Chains of Connections

WORD FOR THE DAY
Sunday, Aug. 9

Recipients of our appreciation
are apt to express their own
gratitude to others, lengthening
the unending, golden chain of
connections-in-goodness
that stretches across the world.

Mary Ford Grabowsky
The Way of Mary

Added by Ron Alexander on August 9, 2009 at 4:57am — No Comments

"Love Never Faileth"

WORD FOR THE DAY
Saturday, Aug. 8 (gratefulness.org)

An act of love that fails
is just as much a part
of the divine life as
an act of love that succeeds,
for love is measured by its
own fullness,
not by its reception.

Harold Loukes

Added by Ron Alexander on August 8, 2009 at 8:47am — No Comments

Universal Responsibility

WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Thursday, Aug. 6

Today, more than ever before,
life must be characterized by a
sense of Universal responsibility,
not only nation to nation and human
to human, but also human to other
forms of life.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Added by Ron Alexander on August 6, 2009 at 10:27am — No Comments