small satori at work

human obsession seems to be to define the absolute in relative terms and most relative in absolute terms...time and space are far too relative, we are as close to someone as we feel or as far away, we can be here or many years before or after in our minds...the physical space and physical present time is a small dimension which defies defining the whole. it is highly relative. love is absolute in its capacity to bond, heal, change...yet we prefer to call it relative?!

an old technique when being praised in public i have found to be useful - start to think of all those whom one has admired, been inspired by and have shaped ones thought and actions...any praise to the self is a moment of gratitude to all such souls, a moment to say 'thank you', not to those who praise, but, to those who contributed to the reason for which one is praised. 

greed is wanting more of everything, suspicion is thinking everyone else wants to grab all that one has. they seem to occur in the same persons all the time - turn it from in to out - it is greed, from out to in, it is suspicion...greed is also selfish while suspicion can occur in self-pity or obsession...both as self-centric and represent a sense of inadequacy in a person. contentment and sharing is the other side of greed and suspicion. contentment and sharing happens when the person finds a adequacy in oneself...

knowing the million reasons for a child's smile (or cry) may not stop one from enjoying the smile...relish the moment, but, to listen to a few reasons at the same time can deprive the moment of the magic...at times knowledge is an impediment that deprives life's magical moments of its very aura. knowledge articulation ought to make way in such moments with reverence to silence.

touching earth, observing, feeling what goes above and beneath the soil, feeling the raw soil and feeling its life and energy is a sure way of understanding life and all the wisdom that is required for life on earth. 

it is possible to win over the mediocre, insensitive and corrupt by sheer practice of excellence, patiently and persistently. it may not always be a visible change, however, change definitely does happen and can only be sustained by practicing excellence as a discipline, as a meditation and way of life. while material excellence often spreads rapidly through force, human excellence spreads gently. Compassion is the key.

 those who demand to be accepted as they are ought to grant the same to others as well...often it seems to be not so!