Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations.
Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times.
Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage.
Do not believe in conjecture.
Do not believe in authority or teachers or elders.
But after careful observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it.
~Buddha
From Wayne Dyer's Wisdom of the Ages book:
All miracles come from shifting out of doubt and into knowing.... You cannot learn anything through the efforts of others. The world's greatest teachers can teach you absolutely nothing unless you are willing to apply what they have to offer based on YOUR knowing. Those great teachers only offer you choice on the menu of life. They can make them sound very appealing, and ultimately they may help you to try those items on the menu. They can even write the menu. But the menu can never be the meal.
To understand what you know, rather than what you believe, Dr. Dyer suggests we:
* Inventory as many of your beliefs as you can think of. Include such things as your attitude toward religion, capital punishment, minority rights, reincarnation, young people, old people, nontraditional medicine, what happens at death, your cultural biases, the ability to perform miracles.
* From this inventory be honest about how many of your firmly held beliefs are the result of your own life experiences, and how many have been handed to you. Make an effort to open your mind to experiencing things directly before proclaiming them as true and living by them.
Today was perfect - our time together joyful and precious..... I also leave you with the link to Govinda Kai's blog so you can read the entire posting of The Glory of Atman.
http://blog.lunaticmonk.com
Peace ~ Make an amazing day!
~Maureen
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“You long to know more, but there is actually a barrier that you create for yourselves, and that barrier is practice. You do not practice what you already know. You really do not need to know many things, but you definitely need to practice what you know.”
The Art of Joyful Living Swami Rama
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