Continued…
After that I stayed with him still and when he would hit me I became numb. And I would also fight back even harder. I wouldn’t give in till he hurt me bad enough then I would give up. We would end up on the floor in knock down, drag out fights that a man […]
If you were an Angel what could you do to make a difference? What would you do? To some this is an overwhelming question. The first thought that would go through many minds is ” What I do wouldn’t make much of a difference … I am only one person.” Get past that! Remember … […]
The person I am most grateful for is my high school teacher, Ms. Virginia Panttaja.
I went into high school with no self-esteem whatsoever. This may be true for a lot of freshman, but, if there was a meter for self-esteem, I would not have even registered on the scale.
Ms. Pantaja was my Personal Development teacher […]
Every time I look around it seems like someone is asking for help with something. Whether it is a world disaster relief group or the local hockey team asking for bottle returns everybody needs something.
I know there are a lot of people out there always asking you to
donate money to various causes so I […]
In Corrogue I receive a gift of love.
I awake to find a gift in my email inbox this morning. It is a quote from part of a poem. This is a poem by Mary Oliver entitled “Wild Geese.” Let me share this extract with you. I find it simply beautiful.
“You do not […]
Meditation, quite rightly, has an image of relaxation, peace and quiet, and many may interpret this as meaning meditation can only be for those who have time to laze around half the day. For this reason, those people, such as business executives, who live a pressured life with little or no time to spare, may […]
Focusing on the breath can be a truly amazing experience. Ordinarily, of course, the breath works in the automatic mode. Thank goodness for that! If your breathing needed your constant attention, you wouldn’t have time for other adventures.
As an intentional practice, for short periods of time, giving your full attention to your breathing can be […]
The Indian Star System or Hindu Nakshatra system divides the ecliptic the apparent path of the Sun in the sky into 27 equal divisions of 13 degrees 20 minutes each. This system is a scientifically designed system. This mysterious system reveals all the present, past, future events of every man. These 27 nakshatras or stars […]
One of the most memorable quotes that I heard from a trainer came from a man I knew named Rizal:
“As trainees, you are supposed to interrupt me if you don’t understand something. You are supposed to ask questions. But you are not to go ahead of where we are in the class. All of the […]
History of the Dhammapada
The Dhammapada is not a transcription of a single talk by Gautama the Buddha.
Rather, it is a collection of his words on the most important subjects for those
seeking Nirvana. It was compiled only three months after his passing away by his
enlightened disciples (arhats), who gave it the name Dhammapada, which means
“Portions of […]