The curious heart-winged butterfly loves to experience everything on Earth. It feels as if it is deliciously sampling a huge buffet filled with the toppings of life. It understands the art of living happily. However, just when it thought it understood the laws of nature perfectly, the butterfly unwittingly ventured into a world that was totally unknown to it before. With an increasingly open mind, it flew into different dimensions, auric layers and astrals.
(The temple grounds of The Singapore Buddhist Lodge, where I was yesterday.)
“Meditation is like having a spa for your brains. Your brain lasts longer. And you don’t have to worry about degenerating brain cells even after 40 years old.”
These were the opening words to the Bliss Out Meditation workshop that I attended last evening. The speaker was Ajahn Brahm, head abbot of the Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia, on a stopover in Singapore. Ajahn Brahm is the spiritual patron to The Buddhist Fellowship, a local non-sectarian Buddhist organisation of which I volunteer my writing services to.
(Min dancing in joy – a great state to BE!!! Photo: limevelyn on flickr)
I’ve got a question for you today: Do you live your life according to HAVE-DO-BE or BE-DO-HAVE?
“Huh…what???” you may reply. I can almost imagine you looking baffled at this point.
Well, let me explain.
Most of us are living our lives according to HAVE-DO-BE. It’s not a great way to live, I’m afraid. We are, in actual fact, getting things reversed.
(Mouths flapping during my kids’ Buddhist Class last Sunday; limevelyn)
Four monks were meditating in a monastery. All of a sudden, the prayer flag on the roof started flapping.
The youngest monk came out of his meditation and said: “Flag is flapping.”
A more experienced monk said: “Wind is flapping.”
(A Collage of Images That Were Taken in 2008)
I started the new year in 2009 in contemplation: How would I choose to live it? What are my plans? Do I even bother with precise calculations for goal setting, since 2008 turned out to be pretty unexpected? A review of my experiences in 2008 is in order.
(Photo by gpwarlow on Flickr)
Christopher, a reader to this blog, sent me a lovely message late last week. In his email, he pointed me to a movie link entitled “Validation”. Initially, I did not quite know what to expect from the show. Boy oh boy….I soon found myself smiling from ear to ear!!
I thought it would be wonderful to share it on my site too. If your spirit needs an uplift, you definitely need to watch it!!! Get ready to tap to the beat of the show. You’d know why in just a second….curtains apart….click on the play button below….
Frederic, a reader to this blog, shared that embracing specific Truth statements can help in the healing of our physical bodies. He also said that the same concept applies to all areas of life i.e. relationships, finance, family, etc. On the blogosphere, I have been reading about how people are forced to make drastic cuts in their spendings, in the light of the recent financial turmoil. In the newspapers, I read headlines about pending wage cuts and retrenchments. Hence, I decided to interview Frederic to find out if there are Truth statements that we can use to improve our bank balance.
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(Photo by aussiegall on flickr)
One of the best emotions to cultivate alongside a positive attitude is a feeling of gratitude and appreciation. In fact, these emotions are of the highest vibrational frequency and by virtue of the Law of Attraction, you attract more of what you are already thankful for.
Today being Thanksgiving Day (forth Thursday of November) in the United States, let us not let this day pass without any expressions of gratitude and appreciation. Even if some of you, including myself, do not come from the States, I believe that there is still every reason to celebrate!!
I thought I’d do things a little differently for today’s post. Instead of writing an article, I created a little quiz. The quiz comprises a list of questions about the Law of Attraction. I believe that the best way of learning any subject is in a variety of ways: tests, quizzes, articles, books, discussions, etc. So if you are game for a little of challenge, take the quiz below:
(Photo by jhritz on Flickr)
According to the Law of Attraction, a powerful intent made up of clear, pure and focused thoughts will start to attract the very essence of your desires. Hence, the clearer, more specific and untainted you are in your thoughts, the more likely you can be in bringing them into physical reality. However, what happens if you do not have a clear idea of what you really want yet? Or what happens if it is a question of readiness?
