Find Harmony in Self

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Ancient Seeker

All the tragedy in the world, in the individual, and in the multitude, comes from lack of harmony. And harmony is best given by producing harmony in one’s own life. Meenakshi Sharma

We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness. Thich Nhat Hanh

It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion for others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others. Pema Chodron

When we accept that we alone have the power to determine whether we live in harmony, then we’ll understand that it is our choice whether we mostly accept peace and joy, or pain and despair as themes in our lives. Maya Gentry

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. Maya Angelou

The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. Carl Lewis

Live the Life You Love

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Ancient Seeker

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Almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Steve Jobs.

What I know is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come. Oprah Winfrey

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Maya Angelou

Love what you do and do what you love. Don’t listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the center of your life. Ray Bradbury

Love the life you live. Live the life you love. Bob Marley

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones that you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

Love Yourself First

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Ancient Seeker

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Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball

Layer by layer, I removed all I thought I was, all I thought I had to be, and in the moment I was left standing naked and vulnerable without identities and labels, I remembered . . . I AM THAT I AM. Lenita Vangellis

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. Rita Mae Brown

Live your dreams, not because of what it will prove or get you, but because that is all you want to do. People’s opinions don’t matter. Shannon L. Alder

It is not that Spirit produces or heals or corrects matter or the physical universe, but that we rise higher in consciousness to where there is less matter and, therefore, less discord, inharmony, disease, or lack. Joel Goldsmith

Those who wish to sing always find a song. Swedish Proverb

Loving Me

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Ancient Seeker

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I was listening to Stranger in My House, sung by Tamia. I have listened to this song countless times. It talks about her lover who has changed so much that she no longer recognizes him. This day, I heard words that I had not previously perceived, perhaps because my consciousness was receptive:

Could it be that the stranger is me?

Have I changed so drastically?

Is it I want more for me and you’ve remained the same?

Took awhile to figure out.

I started crying. It’s me, not them! I’ve changed.

The Universe is aligning and matching me with the value that I have placed on myself. It is impossible for me to be involved with anything that is not compatible with my vibrational level. I keep getting upset because some people are treating me differently. We’re no longer as close as we used to be. We’re having more conflict. Maybe they’re treating me the same, but I’ve grown. I’m new. I’m not the person that I was. I’m the stranger and they are behaving as they would with the former me and my new me no longer finds that acceptable.

I have begun to love myself not because of how I look or what I possess or what I’ve accomplished or because others say that they love me. I love me because I AM ME! I tell myself, “I love you. I love you.” I remember how lovingly I renovated my mom’s house because I loved her. I wanted her to be happy. Her joy fulfilled me. Well, I now love me. I want me to be happy because of my joy. How can I create love, how can I love others, how can I manifest anything positive if I don’t love me first? As I have done for others, I need to do for me.

My love of me does not depend on whether or not others love me. Valuing my worth has nothing to do with anyone. It has everything to do with me. I am going to be strong in this knowledge. I need to shower every fear and every thought of lack and limitation with love. I need to love all aspects of my life.

Our self-love is so dependent upon external factors: how we are raised or treated by family, friends, others; our financial status, our profession, our sense of security. Adults commonly don’t feel self-love “just because.” Just because we exist. Just because we are awake. Can we love ourselves for no reason at all?

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Love in the Midst

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Ancient Seeker

Always rely on mental happiness alone.

Whenever others falsely criticize you even though you have not done anything; whenever you experience physical and mental illness and pain; in short, whenever any undesired suffering occurs, delight in it and think, “I can bring [this experience] into the path of mind training without allowing my [practice] to deteriorate. In this way, make your mind stable. Gomo Tulku, Becoming a Child of the Buddhas pp. 52-53

I will be capable of loving, regardless of whether I am loved in return; of giving, even when I have nothing; of working happily, even in the midst of difficulties;of holding out my hand, even when utterly alone and abandoned; of drying my tears, even while I weep; of believing, even when no one believes in me. Aleph by Paulo Coelho

The key is to be in a state of permanent connectedness with your inner body – to feel it at all times. This will rapidly deepen and transform your life. The more consciousness you direct into the inner body, the higher its vibrational frequency becomes. Eckhart Tolle

Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge. Eckhart Tolle

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. African Proverb

Love Yourself

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Ancient Seeker

The most important relationship in life is the one you have with yourself. And if you have that, any other relationship is a plus and not a must. Diane von Furstenberg

Saying no can be the ultimate self-care. Claudia Black

You yourselves are your last hope. Possessing The Secret of Joy by Alice Walker

Somewhere within us there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace. Elizabeth Gilbert

My family asked me why I was wasting a college degree and why I spent my 401k to move to an island. I didn’t have a straight answer for them, but I did know that I worked harder than I ever had for six years of my life, for almost twelve hours each day and put up with a lack of appreciation for what I did. So it was okay if I took some time to do nothing. You don’t have to be achieving scientific discovery every day. It’s okay to take time to simply be and to experience life. From a post in Tiny Buddha

The Challenge to Love

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Ancient Seeker

There are various avenues of response to the oppressive situations in which people live and suffer:

Violent resistance. Violence cannot succeed against a dominant power that has more arms and physical might. Violence merely perpetuates itself even as the power holders change.

Complete assimilation such that one’s own identity is lost. When one assimilates completely, one no longer exists as a unique being capable of following his or her own destiny. When a tribe, community, or society of people assimilate, cultures are lost.

Cooperation with the oppressor to guarantee one’s own security and survival. This form of cooperation requires an adoption of the immorality of the oppressor. Cooperation is best when used for the purpose of being a light in the darkness and to lead the blind back to themselves.

Reducing contact as much as possible with those causing the suffering. Isolation breeds hatred, resentment, and fear. It also makes easier the oppressor’s ability to target the isolated group for destruction.