“He who suppresses a moment’s anger may prevent many day’s sorrow.”
-unknown
While there are some who believe it is better to let it all hang out, it can be much more redeeming to forgive and overlook the faults of others, or remove ourselves from a negative situation. Speaking out of anger helps no one. Once it is “out there” it is difficult to take back. A little forbearance can go a long way.
Posted in anger, healthy mind, quotes, spiritual development, spirituality, thoughts, weekly reflection
Tagged forgiveness, healing relationships, letting go
It is the patient upbuilding of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.
-Vivekananda
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Tagged Vivekananda, weekly inspiration, yoga teachings
There really is more than one way to look at something. In the process of learning some prefer the tactile touch of books, some like the ease of an audio tape or CD, someone else may want a one on one with a tutor but the point is learning took place. Perhaps it is not the best example but I hope you see the conclusion that I am reaching. Herbal medicine, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Homeopathic medicine, Flower essences, body work, massage, sweats, fasting, even leeching is staging a come back. There are many ways to tap into healing. Remember that laughter cured Norman Cousins when the doctors told him that he was incurable. Why are some so close-minded?
The article below is from the BBC. Click on the link to read the article.
Complementary therapies should be given a greater role in the NHS, a report commissioned by the Prince of Wales has said.
The report, by economist Christopher Smallwood, said patients with conditions such as back pain and stress can benefit from some of the therapies.
However, there is a shortage of treatments such as acupuncture and osteopathy in poorer areas.
The report does not say wider use would bring huge NHS savings.
The report covers the ‘Big Five’ complementary and alternative therapies – osteopathy and chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy and herbal medicine.
Millions of people use complementary therapies in the UK, and demand is growing. About half of GPs now provide some kind of access to such treatments.
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Be Well
Posted in Ayurveda, complementary medicine, healing, Health, health beliefs, health care, healthy mind, holistic medicine, Homeopathy, medicine, self-healing, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged NHS, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
According to a recent study more than half of insured Americans regularly take prescription drugs for chronic health problems. In some cases an individual may take 18 or more drugs daily (here) Yes, some would call this progress. If people are not being healed, which means to make whole, what is happening here. Until the public demands the choice of qualified health practitioners this is not going to get better. Are you aware that all of these drugs are seeping into the drinking water? Every living creature needs clean water. How will this cycle back onto the public. Our food supply also comes from this tainted water.
The first step to improving your health is to know that it can happen. No one is meant to live captive of pill after pill. Why is it important to know you can improve your health? You must have the awareness that it is a choice. The actions you take lead to a result. It takes motivation and daily choices that lead to the goal. All of the information that is available will not help unless you begin to use the information.
Second, stop looking for a quick fix. Seek to heal the cause of the problem. If you are stressed out, learn how to relax and practice. If you are addicted to salt, learn how to season your food. If you are angry, bitter or sad learn how to find joy and peace.
Explore. Seek out sound information. Is it easy? You decide. If it is worth it to you start now. Find a buddy. Pray. Work with a qualified practitioner. And know that it is possible. Start now, begin the process of healing your life.
What do you believe or know about yourself?
Is it consistent with your self-talk?
You can always know what your beliefs are by your actions.
Examine what you do.
That is who you are, on the inside.
That is what you believe.
Living in this marvelous reality ~ living in peace, is something we all want.
But I would like to ask: Do we have the capacity of enjoying peace?
If peace is there, will we be able to enjoy it, or will we find it boring?
To me, peace and happiness and joy and life go together,
and we can experience the peace of the divine reality right in the present moment.
It is available, inside us and around us.
If we are not able to enjoy that peace,
how can we make peace grow?
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Tagged divine, finding peace, peace, present moment, weekly inspiration, weekly reflection
“If there is no strength in body and mind, the Atman (the Self) cannot be realized. First you have to build the body by good nutritious food – then only will the mind be strong. The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words. “I am low, I am low” – repeating these ideas in the mind, man belittles and degrades himself” – Vivekananda
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This poem is my Marianne Williamson and provides excellent food for contemplation.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness
That most frightens us.
We ask ourselves
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small
Does not serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine,
As children do.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us;
It’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we’re liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.”
Posted in culture, depression, fear, happiness, healthy mind, holistic, life, meditation, spirit, spiritual development, spirituality, thoughts, Uncategorized, wellness
Meditation has been laid stress upon by all religions. The meditative state of mind is declared by the yogis to be the highest state in which the mind exists. When the mind is studying the external object, it gets identified with it, loses itself. To use the simile of the old Indian philosopher: the soul of man is like a piece of crystal, but it takes the color of whatever is near it. Whatever the soul touches…it has to take its color. That is the difficulty. That constitutes the bondage. The color is so strong, the crystal forgets itself and identifies itself with the color. Suppose a red flower is near the crystal: the crystal takes the color and forgets itself, thinks it is red. We have taken the color of the body and have forgotten what we are. All the difficulties that follow come from that one dead body. All our fears, all worries, anxieties, troubles, mistakes, weakness, evil, are from that one blunder-that we are bodies. This is the ordinary person. It is the person taking the color of the flower near to it. We are no more bodies than the crystal is the red flower. – Vivekananda
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Dear Reader, “Weekly Reflection” is the theme of my Monday weekly post, hopefully it offers something to think, reflect or meditate on. Enjoy.
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do no believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
-Buddha
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