When We Go Slower, We

When We Try To Get Ourselves Out Of The Way, We Can Understand Much Better The Needs Of The People Closest To Us.

We Have To Have A Purpose Greater Than The Endless Struggle To Satisfy Personal Desires.

Meditation May Require A Lifetime To Master, But It Will Have Been A Lifetime Well Spent. ... If You Want To Judge Your Progress, Ask Yourself These Questions: Am I More Loving? Is My Judgment Sounder? Do I Have More Energy? Can My Mind Remain Calm Under Provocation? Am I Free From The Conditioning Of Anger, Fear, And Greed? Spiritual Awareness Reveals Itself As Eloquently In Character Development And Selfless Action As In Mystical States.

The Things We Think About, Brood On, Dwell On, And Exult Over Influence Our Life In A Thousand Ways. When We Can Actually Choose The Direction Of Our Thoughts Instead Of Just Letting Them Run Along The Grooves Of Conditioned Thinking, We Become The Masters Of Our Own Lives.

Today, Everything I Do From Morning Meditation On - Eating Breakfast, Going For A Walk, Writing, Reading, Even Recreation - Is Governed By One Purpose Only: How To Give The Very Best Account Of My Life That I Can In The Service Of All.