The Ego In Others

Non reaction to the ego in others
is one of the most effective ways not only
of going beyond ego in yourself
but also of dissolving the collective human ego.

But you can only be in a state of non reaction
if you can recognize someone's behavior as coming from the ego,
as being an expression of the collective human dysfunction.

When you realize it's not personal,
there is no longer a compulsion to react as if it were.

Always Looking For Something Else

No matter what you have or get,
you won't be happy.

You will always be looking for something else
that promises greater fulfillment,
that promises to make
your incomplete sense of self complete
and fill that sense of lack you feel within.

What Keeps The Ego Alive

No ego can last for long without the need for more.

Therefore, wanting keeps the ego alive
much more than having.

The ego wants to want more than it wants to have.

And so the shallow satisfaction of having
is always replaced by more wanting.

Can Words Explain Who You Are?

Words reduce reality
to something the human mind can grasp,
which isn’t very much.

Language consists of five basic sounds
produced by the vocal cords.

They are the vowels a, e, i, o, u.
The other sounds are consonants produced by air pressure:
s, f, g, and so forth.

Do you believe some combination of such basic sounds
could ever explain who you are,
or the ultimate purpose of the universe,
or even what a tree or stone is in its depth?

Labels

The quicker you are in attaching verbal
or mental labels to things, people, or situations,
the more shallow and lifeless your reality becomes,
and the more deadened you become to reality.

You Cannot Lose What You Are

Give up defining yourself
- to yourself or to others.
You won't die.
You will come to life.
And don't be concerned with how others define you.
When they define you, they are limiting themselves,
so it's their problem.
Whenever you interact with people,
don't be there primarily as a function or a role,
but as the field of conscious Presence.

You can only lose something that you have,
but you cannot lose something that you are.

Wisdom

It requires wisdom
to understand wisdom:
the music is nothing
if the audience is deaf.

Let Your Life be a Revelation

Cease trying to work

everything out with your minds.

It will get you nowhere.

Live by intuition and inspiration

and let your whole life be a Revelation.

Right Thinking

If you feel you are bound,
you are bound.
So, the joy of freedom has to come
from right thinking.

The Test

Here is the test to find whether
your mission on Earth is finished:
if you're alive, it isn't.

Beggars

Those who have not found their true wealth,
which is the radiant joy of Being
and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it,
are beggars,
even if they have great material wealth.
They are looking outside for scraps
of pleasure or fulfillment,
for validation, security, or love,
while they have a treasure within
that not only includes all those things
but is infinitely greater
than anything the world can offer.

From a Single Candle

El Peso de Tu Ego

If you want to know how heavy your ego is,
take a large sheet of paper
and write down everything
that you call your own.
Si quieres saber
qué tan pesado es tu ego,
toma una hoja grande de papel
y anota todo
lo que llamas "mio".

Being Happy... Ser Feliz...

Ser feliz no significa que todo es perfecto,
significa que decidiste mirar
por sobre las imperfecciones.

The Past ... El Pasado...

No Lamentes El Pasado,
Sólo Aprende de Él.

Thoughts become things... Los Pensamientos se vuelven cosas ...

Los pensamientos se vuelven cosas...
Elige los buenos.

The Advantage Of A Bad Memory

The advantage of a bad memory

is that one enjoys several times

the same good things

for the first time.

Golden Present

A realized or liberated soul,

neither worries about the past

nor thinks about the future,

but simply enjoys the golden present.

By Giving You Never Lose

Give until it hurts, but do not lose your peace.
It is all right not to help others if it will help you
in preserving your own peace.
If you are going to lose your peace,
then how are you going to help others?
When you are easeful and peaceful,
then you can be useful.
Otherwise, you may even harm rather than help the situation.

Do not do something if you know that by doing it
you are going to disturb your peace.
Maintaining your peace is more important.
But at the same time, give as much as you can.
Even if you get hurt, it doesn't matter.
Give.
Because by giving, you never lose.
There is a joy in thinking of others first.
You will have more peace and joy in doing that.

Follow Your Heart

"Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first.
Ask questions, then feel the answer.
Learn to trust your heart.”