Inspiration

How to light the fire and keep it burning…

Love begins with accepting another person just the way they are and just the way they are not. Looking at life from this angle empowers you and causes you to be in the matter. Any thing you are willing to accept brings you freedom. Any thing you are NOT willing to accept rubs your freedom.

Let us examine how we make people wrong. Every time we say “you are wrong” we are actually saying I am right and you are wrong. And the other person says the same thing back to you which is he/she is right and you are wrong. By the way who made us the judge of the other person’s behavior? Did we get a call from God that says when you say that they are wrong, I want you to know that, they are really wrong! I don’t think any body ever got such call. However, we live our life as if we are the judge and what we say is the ultimate command. Therefore, we find our selves glued to our way of being and expect others to be just the way we want them to be. Our expectation become I want to be loved this or that way, if you don’t do it this or that way then you don’t love me. Therefore, love dies.

Love begins with accepting the other person just the way they are and just the way they are not. Accepting does not mean agreeing nor disagreeing. It just lets the being be.

For this article to make sense, you will need a real relationship to work with. Think of any kind of relationship you would like to have a breakthrough right now. It could be a brother/sister, husband/wife, mother/father, friends or co-workers. Any relationship will do.

--First, let’s change “You are wrong” to “I do not accept that”
--Now, what is the impact of not accepting it just the way it is?
--Be present to the impact. If you are present to the impact, a new space will open up for you.
--Now ask your self… are you willing to accept what ever you were not willing to accept?

Now what ever your answer is, it is crystal clear you are the cause in the matter. You can choose to accept or not accept. You now know the freedom and impact of accepting or not accepting.

Any time you want to ignite the fire and keep it burning, see if you are willing to accept what you were not willing to accept. No body is stuck in a relationship you have a choice to keep it burning.

The Fourm Event Discripton
The Landmark Forum in Action
Advanced Course Discription

Insight is defined as...
The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation;
The act or outcome of grasping the inward or hidden nature of things or of perceiving in an intuitive manner.

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Without the separation of "Who I Am" from "What I Do," one might never be able to evaluate the effect that work has on oneself.

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If you do not have fear, you will not have the need to control others.
If you have fear, you will have the need to control others.

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Any thing you are willing to accept brings you freedom.

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You will know you've learned a lesson when your action changes.

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------------Difference between Choosing and Deciding----------
To choose is to select freely after consideration
To decide is to select based on consideration

When you choose, you have the power
When you decide, your reasons have the power
Choose

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There is no reality independent of language.
Language is the medium of creation.

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Question, What is missing in your life which if it was there will make a difference?
Answer, I don't have time. I need more time.
Question, You have 24 hours, are you asking for 25th hour?
Answer, Oh...Sorry, I now know, I don't need more time.

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The highest level of integrity is... To honor your words as yourself.

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Freedom comes from the willingness to accept or acknowledge the ugly side of myself.

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Your limits are the limits of your imagination.

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This world is merely a reflection of our self. When you look at yourself in the mirror, and you see something you don’t like, do you go and change the mirror or do you go and change the thing you don’t like about your self.

When you are challenged with something or someone’s character that you can’t accept about this person, and it is driving you crazy, consider, maybe it has nothing to do with the other person. It may be something which you can’t accept about yourself. This person is only a reflection of your self. He/She is only the mirror.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

• God created us Male and female
• God created us in his own image
• Male and Female sinned against God
• The wages of sin was Death for ever
• We got separated from God
• All human being became sinners
• God taught us what sin is through the law
• The law convicted us as a sinner
• God created a way to cleans our sin through repentance and animal sacrifice
• God revealed him self through the people of Israel
• He sent us prophets to reveal his promise
• He gave us more commandments
• We kept sinning and disobeying God
• God said he will send his Son to save us from Death
• God talked about his Son and what he is going to fulfill
• Through the Holly Spirit a Son is born (Jesus)
• He was and is sinless
• He died as a sacrifice to our sin
• though sinless, He tasted death like a man would
• God said, no more animal sacrifice, Christ paid present, past and future sin
• If you want to be part of God's kingdom, believe in his Son Jesus Christ
• Which he died for our sin and risen in third day
• we are saved by faith
• We have gained internal life
• though we die in body, we are renewed in spirit
• Believe Christ is the Son of God, he died for our sin and you shall be saved.
• Live your life according to his will

1. Free your heart from hatred -- Forgive.
2. Free you mind from worries -- Trust in God.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Most of us spend much of our waking hours on "automatic pilot," or "asleep at the wheel." We're preoccupied with thinking about the past or anticipating the future. Meanwhile, the present moment slips by barely noticed.

Mindfulness involves simply keeping your attention in the present moment, without judging it as happy or sad, good or bad. It encourages living each moment—even painful ones—as fully and as mindfully as possible. Mindfulness is more than a relaxation technique; it is an attitude toward living. It is a way of calmly and consciously observing and accepting whatever is happening, moment to moment.

This may sound simple enough, but our restless, judging minds make it surprisingly difficult. As a restless monkey jumps from branch to branch, our mind jumps from thought to thought.

In mindfulness meditation, you focus the mind on the present moment. This 2,500-year-old Buddhist meditation tradition is thoroughly modern and relevant to our present-day lives. You don't have to be a Buddhist to practice it. Mindfulness doesn't conflict with any beliefs or traditions, either religious or scientific.

The only moment we really have is this one. And living this moment as fully aware as possible is what mindfulness practice is about. It nurtures an inner balance of mind that enables you to respond to all life situations with greater composure, clarity, and compassion. It reduces our tendency to react automatically to any circumstances. For example, the sound of someone's voice (your mother's, teenager's, or boss') might automatically trigger tension, anger, or fear. You can learn to just mindfully observe the reaction their voice sets off in you without responding to it or judging it.

The "goal" of mindfulness is simply to observe—with no intention of changing or improving anything. But people are positively changed by the practice. Observing and accepting life just as it is, with all its pleasures, pains, frustrations, disappointments, and insecurities, often enables you to become calmer, more confident, and better able to cope with whatever comes along.

To develop your capacity for mindfulness, try the following exercises.

Single-focus mindfulness

Sit comfortably on the floor or on a chair with your back, neck, and head straight, but not stiff. Then:

Concentrate on a single object, such as your breathing. Focus your attention on the feeling of the air as it passes in and out of your nostrils with each breath. Don't try to control your breathing by speeding it up or slowing it down. Just observe it as it is.

Even when you resolve to keep your attention on your breathing, your mind will quickly wander off. When this occurs, observe where your mind went: perhaps to a memory, a worry about the future, a bodily ache, or a feeling of impatience. Then gently return your attention to your breathing.

Use your breath as an anchor. Each time a thought or feeling arises, momentarily acknowledge it. Don't analyze it or judge it. Just observe it, and return to your breathing.

Abandon all thought of getting somewhere, or having anything special happen. Just keep stringing moments of mindfulness together, breath by breath.

Practice this for just five minutes at a time at first. You may wish to gradually extend the time to 10, 20, or 30 minutes.

Your thoughts are like waves on the surface of the ocean. Don't try to stop the waves completely so that the water is flat, peaceful, and still—that's impossible. But you'll find relief from constant turbulence when you learn to observe and ride the waves.

When you were born, you didn't come with an owner's manual; these guidelines make life work better.

You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's the only thing you are sure to keep for the rest of your life.

There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation. "Failures" are as much a part of the process as "Success".

A lesson is repeated until learned. It is presented to you in various forms until you learn it, then you can go on to the next lesson.

External problems are a precise reflection of your internal state. When you clear inner obstructions, your outside world changes. Pain is how the universe gets your attention.

You will know you've learned a lesson when your actions change.

"There" is no better than "Here". When your "there" becomes a "here" you will simply obtain another "there" that again looks better than "here".

Others are only mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love hate in yourself.

Your life is up to you. Life provides the canvas; you do the painting. Take charge of your life, or someone else will.

You always get what you want. Your subconscious rightfully determines what energies, experiences, and people you attract, therefore, the only foolproof way to know what you want is to see what you have. There are no victims, only students.

There is no right or wrong, but there are consequences. Moralizing doesn't help. Judgments only hold the patters in place. Just do your best.

Your answers lie inside you. Children need guidance from others; as we mature, we trust our hearts, where the Laws of Spirit are written. You know more than you have heard or red or been told. All you need to do is to look, listen, and trust.

You will forget all this.

You can remember any time you wish.

Expand your vision

• Think out of the box

Understand self image

• You are a child of God

The power of thoughts

• Are you aware of what you're telling yourself

Letting go the past

• Forgive and forget

Finding strength at the present moment

• Courage

Giving is the best

• Being there for others

Choose to be happy

• Happines is a choice