DAILY GURU

"It is our basic right to be a happy person, happy family, and eventually a happy world. That should be our goal."
-- Dalai Lama

Little adjustments to our attitude and approach each day can create a major difference in our appreciation of life. On the surface, nothing changes. At the same time, absolutely everything does.

Use your awareness or your imagination to bring happiness to this moment. Find something to appreciate. Do this as often as you remember to do so, and your world will transform.

" ... we can no longer afford to throw away even one ‘unimportant’ day by not noticing the wonder of it all. We have to be willing to discover and then appreciate the authentic moments of happiness available to all of us every day."
-- Sarah Ban Breathnach

DAILY GURU

"Reflections On Effort"

The anxious student asked the Zen master how long to enlightenment.
The Zen Master answered a long time, at least 10 years.
The student said, "Well I will work twice as hard." The Zen master said,
"Then it will take 20 years."
"No!" said the committed student,
"I will work three times as hard."
"Well then," said the Zen master, "it will take 30 years."

Do you need to work at being spiritual? No. You already are spiritual.

Do you need to work at being human? No. That’s just who you are.

The spiritual path doesn’t require us to get anything. It’s a process of opening to new dimensions of who we already are. It’s a process of awakening to our own truth. It’s a process of allowing ourselves to be authentic.

"It is not by your actions that you will be saved, but by your being."
-- Meister Eckhart

"People ask what must they become to be loving.
The answer is ‘nothing.’
It is a process of letting go of what you thought you had become and allowing your true nature to float to the surface naturally."
-- Stephen Levine

DAILY GURU

"Reflections On Effort"

The anxious student asked the Zen master how long to enlightenment.
The Zen Master answered a long time, at least 10 years.
The student said, "Well I will work twice as hard." The Zen master said,
"Then it will take 20 years."
"No!" said the committed student,
"I will work three times as hard."
"Well then," said the Zen master, "it will take 30 years."

Do you need to work at being spiritual? No. You already are spiritual.

Do you need to work at being human? No. That’s just who you are.

The spiritual path doesn’t require us to get anything. It’s a process of opening to new dimensions of who we already are. It’s a process of awakening to our own truth. It’s a process of allowing ourselves to be authentic.

"It is not by your actions that you will be saved, but by your being."
-- Meister Eckhart

"People ask what must they become to be loving.
The answer is ‘nothing.’
It is a process of letting go of what you thought you had become and allowing your true nature to float to the surface naturally."
-- Stephen Levine

DAILY GURU - THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER CHOICE

You don't have to buy from anyone.

You don't have to work at any particular job.

You don't have to participate in any given relationship.

You can choose.

You alone steer the course you choose, in the direction of where you want to be today, tomorrow or in any distant time to come.

You hold the tiller.

You can decide to alter the course of your life at any time.

No one can ever take that away from you.

You can decide what you want and go after it.

It's always your next move.

THE DAILY GURU

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©2006 by Max Steingart

THE DAILY GURU

"The First Step To Forgiveness"

"To get to forgiveness, we first have to work through the painful experiences that require it."
-- Christiane Northrup

To forgive, we do not have to say that whatever happened was okay. In fact, before we can forgive, we need to allow ourselves to really feel the pain of the experience. If we don’t fully acknowledge our hurts, we will continue to carry them subconsciously and they will drain our energy.

To forgive, we need to decide that we won’t allow the memories of the event to poison us any longer. We’re ready to heal this wound from the past and open to a fresh new beginning.
The blessing is that when we’re really ready to experience our pain and we open to it, it usually fades away. By honouring our pain, we release it.

"We must let ourselves feel all the painful destruction we want to forgive rather than swallow it in denial. If we do not face it, we cannot choose to forgive it."
-- Kenneth McNoll

Another 20 years of pokies?

Another 20 years of pokies?

LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE
FIX THE PRODUCT. FIX THE INDUSTRY. STOP BLAMING THE VICTIMS.

Suicide. Homelessness.

Financial devastation.

Family breakdown.

That's NOT `entertainment'

FIRST MEETING TO ORGANISE A COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN

7pm, Wednesday 25th January
Evatt Room, Trades Hall. Cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts, Carlton South
For more info, phone Jamie 9919 4223 or Jennifer 0401 729 334

IS THIS FAIR, DEMOCRATIC & RESPONSIBLE?

This year the Victorian Government will decide the future of the pokies industry after the current licenses with Tatts and Tabcorp expire in 2012.

A "review" will look at the future structure of the industry, but won't :

Ask the Victorian people if we WANT pokies

Force the industry to make pokies SAFE

DAILY GURU

"What Message Did You Most Need To Hear?"

"One word frees us from the weight and pain of life; that word is love." --Sophocles

In exploring the enneagram, Riso and Hudson have identified ‘lost messages’ that we needed to hear as children but didn’t. The absence of these words may be at the heart of our most basic fear. And unconsciously we may still be seeking to hear these words from others.

Review the following messages and note if any one touches you more strongly than the others:
1. "You are good."
2. "You are wanted."
3. "You are loved for yourself."
4. "You are seen for who you are."
5. "Your needs are not a problem."
6. "You are safe."
7. "You will be taken care of."
8. "You will not be betrayed."
9. "Your presence matters."

"Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are -- chaff and grain together -- certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."
-- Dinah Mulock

THE DAILY GURU

"Forgive The Hurts"

"Forgiveness will never fail to free you."
-- Jerrold Mundis

How do we forgive when we’re angry and hurt?
As a first step, we can be willing to truly feel our anger and hurt. Honouring our feelings by being fully present with them helps to release the feelings themselves.
And it helps to remember that people only hurt others when they themselves are in pain. When we can recognize the other person’s suffering, our heart can open in compassion. We can also remember that at some time or another, we too have hurt someone through our own unskilful action.

Only love can heal the rifts caused by a hurtful deed. Forgiveness holds immense power because it mends separation. It moves us towards the unity and love that lie at the core of our being. It is a fundamental part of the healing process.

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."
-- Paul Boese

"God has a big eraser."
-- Billy Zeoli