“Honesty is
the first chapter
of the book of wisdom.”
– Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) U.S. President
Author: Bodhi Baba
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Revealing Secrets from the “First Chapter in the Book of Wisdom” – Step 1
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How Admitting Personal Powerlessness is an Admission that We can’t Control Everything – Step 1
“This is the bitterest pain among men [and women], to have much knowledge but no power.” Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) Greek, Historian
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Umoja: the Loving Connections that Bring Us Together as One – Trad. 1
GIVING COMFORT AND UNDERSTANDING – “He thought it better to give comfort than to receive it; better to understand than to be understood; better to forgive than to be forgiven.” (12 & 12, p. 101)
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To get to Where We want to Go, Here’s how We Embrace the Unknown – Step 1
“But we need not fear that we can lose anything by the progress of the soul. The soul may be trusted to the end.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) U.S. Poet, Transcendentalist and lecturer on the unknown
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The Art of Becoming A Winner Without Causing Others to Feel Like They Lost – Step 1
“The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities … . It is best to win without fighting.”- Sun-tzu (~400 BC) Chinese general & military strategist on how best to achieve a surrender
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Why We might Trust that there is a “Master Plan” – Step 1
NO NEED TO KNOW IT ALL RIGHT NOW – “In realizing that we don’t have all the answers, we begin to find some humility. We may not grasp the full impact of what being humble means, but our open-mindedness assures us that we have found and have begun to demonstrate this valuable quality.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 16)
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How Not to Feed into Fear so that We Won’t Miss Out on True Nourishment for the Soul – Step 1
“… understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986) Indian spiritual author on our fears
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Why Spiritual Work is Not Really Work at All – Step 1
“THE MOST IMPORTANT THING … IS THAT THEY WORK” –
“Our program is
a set of principles
written so simply that
we can follow them in our
daily lives. The most im
portant thing about
them is that they
work.” (The Basic
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Have a Happy & Safe Easter as We Open Up the Flood Gates of Grace – Step 1
“For grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them.” St. Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430) Numidian Philosopher
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“No Sacrifice is Too Great for Preservation of … ” – Trad. 1
WE ARE FAMILY, SVAHA –
“[In the past] we
may have placed spe
cial requirements on our
friends, coworkers, or family
members.” ” … we’ve learned
that people can differ with us
on important matters and
still be loving, support
ive friends.” (Over
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