Narayan***'s Blog (12)

A Day of Silence - The True Retreat

Silence is the true retreat. It is a way of treating the self and others again and again to the healing qualities of stillness. Just as a still lake becomes a mirror to reflect the beauty of nature, silence reveals the beauty of our original nature. Such silence becomes both a physical and mental healing, the result is coolness and serenity.

Silence is not just a discipline for the soul. It is a very… Continue

What has a cast of billions, unlimited scenes and contains all the infinite possibilities of human expression and experience?

The Eternal World Drama



And the seasons they go round and round

And the painted ponies go up and down

We’re captive on the carousel of time

We can’t return, we can only look behind

From where we came

And go round and round and round

In the circle game

–Joni… Continue

Who is God?

Who has been remembered as the Ocean of Love, the Intellect of the Wise, the Almighty Authority, the Comforter of Hearts, the Truth, The Living Being and the Blissful One?



God



I am the Ocean of Love;

I show you the path of love.

My love remains unbroken and constant.

I cannot forget even one of you.

I have so much love for you,

and… Continue

Reincarnation

Why believe in Reincarnation?

What exchanges old for new, offers no special deals or closeouts, and keeps us coming back for more?



Reincarnation

You were. You will be! Know this while you are.

Reincarnation is the natural process of recycling human energy through birth, growth, decay and death.

Each rebirth is a link in one's eternal chain of latent impressions, thoughts, desires and… Continue

What is it that a razor can’t cut, fire can’t burn, water can’t wet, nor can the wind dry?

The Soul

A precious point of conscious, blissful, light energy, the soul…

This is you

Imagine a tiny point located where thoughts come from.

That point thinks, remembers and decides.

This point is you.

The point where every emotion is born…

This is you.

A spiritual being interacting through the body…

This… Continue

Most of us want to look our best and feel our best. But it is much more than skin deep.

What IS real beauty? It is not found in the makeup aisle or in the fashion magazine pages.

Beauty comes from within and we are all born with a capacity for beauty on every level. But in order to experience it, we first have to accept ourselves.

As we become comfortable in our own skin, our inner beauty begins to shine heightening our external beauty.

Inner beauty cannot be surgically… Continue

Friends can just be there

Or

may be there when you need them.

There are a lot of people

out there that would grieve

if they were there for you

'As Your Friend '

Some just because

you don't dress right.

Others, because you

live on the streets.

What they don't know, is

even if I am living out on the streets,

I am still rich. I have everything!

I've have a friend that I know will be

there for me.

Oh' Yes, I've got a… Continue

A little boy asked his mother,

"Why are you crying?"

"Because I'm a woman", she told him.

"I don't understand," he said.

His mom just hugged him and said,

"And you never will".

Later the little boy asked his father,

"Why does mother seem to cry

for no reason?"

"All women cry for no reason"

was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man,

still wondering why women cry.

Finally He put in a call to GOD;… Continue

A person of wisdom and spirituality has very beautiful manners that have grown from genuine respect and love for the whole of humanity. Manners in this sense have nothing to do with culture or education: it is simply a question of humility. When we are at the receiving end of such manners, we feel that some deeper part of us has been honoured. In fact, none of us deserves anything less.

Can anyone truly look at a sunset and say that there is no God?

Of gaze in the heavens on a starry

night and not know that we have been blessed

by the Presence of an Almighty Creator?

And then there are those billowing cloud

formations we lay staring at as a child

Could this be and act of chance?

Or listen to the melodious tune of a babbling

brook as it sings on it's merry journey?

God's handiwork is all… Continue

Patience is a reflection of the peaceful mind. My peaceful mind is able to cope with all situations without becoming disturbed and agitated. It calmly accepts the resolution of circumstances and, with this patience acquires the power to deal with all situations.

Detachment does not mean we don't care about what is going on in the world. Detachment does not mean coldness or hardness. It just means we learn to stand back and observe for a moment. Detachment gives us that 'space of time' to create a measured response and not to be overruled by habitual reaction.