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I swear, my dear son or sister,
No one in the entire world is as precious as you are.

Look at that mirror,
Take a good look at yourself.
Who else is there above and beyond you?
 
Now give yourself a kiss and with the sweet whispers
Fill from your ears to the brim.
Watch for all that beauty reflecting from you,
And sing a love song to your existence.
 
You can never overdo your prising your own soul.
You can never overpamper your heart.
You are both: the father and the son, the sugar and the sugarcane.
Who else but you..tell me who else can ever take your place?
Now give yourself a smile.
 
What is the worth of a diamond, if it doesn’t shine?
How can I ever put a price on the diamond that you are?
You are the entire treasure of the house.
You and your shadow are forever present in this world.
You are that glorious bird of paradise.

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Inside this new love, die.
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky,
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.
Do it now.
You're covered with thick cloud.
Slide out the side.
Die, and be quiet.
Quietness is the surest sign
that you've died.
Your old life was a frantic running
from silence.

The speechless full moon
comes out now.

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Shibli entered a profound mystical state and was placed in an asylum as a madman.  As soon as they heard, his shocked disciples come to visit him.

Shibli asked, "Who are you?"

"We are some of those who love and follow you."

Shibli began throwing stones at his students. They began to run away, crying, "It's true. Shibli really has gone crazy." Then Shibli called out to them, "Didn't I hear you say that you loved me?  You could not even bear a stone or two before running away.  What became of that sincere love you claimed you had for me?  Did your love fly away with a couple of stones? If you had really loved me, you would have patiently endured the little bit of discomfort I caused you."

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There was a cowherd boy who took his cows to the meadows every morning and brought them back to the cowshed at the end of the day. One evening, as he was tying the cows up for the night, the boy found that one of them was missing her rope. He feared that she might run away, but it was too late to go and buy a new rope. The boy didn't know what to do, so he went to a wise man who lived nearby and sought his advice.

The wise man told the boy to pretend to tie the cow, and make sure that the cow saw him doing it. The boy did as the wise man suggested and pretended to tie the cow. The next morning the boy discovered that the cow had remained still throughout the night. He untied all the cows as usual, and they all went outside.

He was about to go to the meadows when he noticed that the cow with the missing rope was still in the cowshed. She was standing on the same spot where she had been all night. He tried to coax her to join the herd, but she wouldn't budge. The boy was perplexed. He went back to the wise man who said, "The cow still thinks she is tied up. Go back and pretend to untie her." The boy did as he was told, and the cow happily left the cowshed.

This is what the guru does with the ego of the disciple. The guru helps untie that which was never there. Like the cow, due to our ignorance, we believe that we are bound by the ego when, in fact, we are completely free. We need to be convinced of this, however.

Source:
Mother Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi) 

Buddha was once asked, "What makes a person holy?" He replied, "Every hour is
divided into a certain number of seconds and every second into a certain number of fractions. Anyone who is able to be totally present in each fraction of a second is holy".

The Japanese warrior was captured
by his enemies and thrown into
prison. At night he could not
sleep for he was convinced that he
would be tortured the next
morning.

Then the words of his master
came to his mind. "Tomorrow is not
real. The only reality is now".

So he came to the present--and
Fall asleep.

The person over whom the future has lost its grip. How like the birds of the air
and the lilies of the field. No anxieties for tomorrow. Total presence in the now. Holiness!

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Once upon a time, there was a general who was leading his army into battle against an enemy ten times the size of his own. Along the way to the battle field, the troops stopped by a small temple to pray for victory.

The general held up a coin and told his troops, "I am going to implore the gods to help us crush our enemy. If this coin lands with the heads on top, we'll win. If it's tails, we'll lose. Our fate is in the hands of the gods. Let's pray wholeheartedly."

After a short prayer, the general tossed the coin. It landed with the heads on top. The troops were overjoyed and went into the battle with high siprit.

Just as predicted, the smaller army won the battle.

The soldiers were exalted, "It's good to have the gods on our side! No one can change what they have determined."

"Really?" The general show them the coin--both sides of it were heads.

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Anthony De Mello

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