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The World is Evolving...

WORD FOR THE DAY(gratefulness.org)
Sunday, Nov. 29

The world is evolving from imperfection to perfection.
It needs all love and sympathy; great tenderness
and watchfulness are required from each one of us.

Hazrat Inayat Khan
A Bowl of Saki

Added by Ron Alexander on November 29, 2009 at 1:15am — No Comments

Happy Thanksgiving - Everyday!

Happy Thanksgiving Day - Everyday!
WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Thursday, Nov. 26

Everyday, think as you wake up:
Today I am fortunate to have woken up.
I am alive. I have a precious human life.
I am not going to waste it.
I am going to use all my energies to
develop myself to expand my heart out
to others for the benefit of all beings.

His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama

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Apache Blessing

WORD FOR THE DAY(gratefulness.org)
Wednesday, Oct. 28

May the sun bring you new energy by day,
may the moon softly restore you by night,
may the rain wash away your worries,
may the breeze blow new strength into your being.

Apache Blessing

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Mirror the Divine with Everyone

WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Monday, Oct. 26

If you look at every human
being as a Divine mirror,
you will know yourself
and
understand life.

Sherif Baba

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Beautify Your Inner Life

WORD FOR THE DAY(gratefulness.org)
Saturday, Oct. 10

Through love and sincerity continuously
beautify your inner life in every way,
by daily looking
into the mirror of introspection.

Paramahansa Yogananda

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Mantra

Mantra.pptx

Click on slide show for beautiful images and words for 2009 inspired by the Dalai Lama:

Added by Ron Alexander on October 8, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Daring to Dream to Extend the Glowing Kingdom

Daring to Dream to Extend the Glowing Kingdom

WORD FOR THE DAY(gratefulness.org)

Monday, Sep. 28

Daring to dream what is deepest

in our collective longings is what

makes us most human and fully alive.

Wendy Wright

The Vigil

WORD FOR THE DAY(GRATEFULNESS.Org)

Sunday, Sep. 27

Extend the boundaries of the glowing kingdom of

your love,gradually including your family, your

neighbors, your community, your… Continue

Added by Ron Alexander on September 28, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Each Morning a New Reincarnation - Live Each Moment Anew

WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Sunday, Sep. 13

Every morning is like a new reincarnation
into this world.
Let us take it then for
what it is
and live each moment anew.

Paul Brunton

Added by Ron Alexander on September 13, 2009 at 4:38am — No Comments

Blessed are the PeaceGivers

Blessed are the Peacegivers

Anti-war or Peace Activist

Ron Alexander

Peacemaking - How can you "make" peace? How can you make people have peace? Lord, I have tried and tried. I have posted on blogs, sent many emails, letters to editors, made sarcastic remarks, argued, prayed, attended peace vigils, and marched in anti-war parades.

My dear Brother was killed in Viet Nam, quite an impetus to be a “peacemaker”. I was in the Army, and… Continue

Added by Ron Alexander on September 7, 2009 at 10:08am — 1 Comment

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Highly Inspirational Book

If all of you have not read Left to Tell (Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust) by Immacule'e Ilibagiza - please get a copy soon - She has been sponsored by Wayne Dyer on his "Inspiration" Series. "This book is a precious addition to the literature that tries to make sense of humankind's bottomless depravity and counterbalancing hope in an all-powerful, Loving God." Publisher's Weekly

(I was looking for a book group on here but could not find one?)

Committed to… Continue

Added by Ron Alexander on July 20, 2009 at 5:41pm — No Comments

In the Silence of Listening

In the Silence of Listening
WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Saturday, Jul. 18

In the silence of listening,
you can know yourself in everyone,
the unseen singing softly to itself
and to you.

Rachel Naomi Remen

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Yes to Belonging

Yes to Belonging
WORD FOR THE DAY (gratefulness.org)
Wednesday, Jul. 15

We shall find "yes" to
belonging in every form
love takes.

David Steindl-Rast
Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer

Added by Ron Alexander on July 15, 2009 at 9:21pm — No Comments