“[Siddartha] reflected deeply, until this feeling completely overwhelmed him and … he recognized causes; for to recognize causes … is to think, and through thought, alone feelings become knowledge and are not lost, but become real and begin to mature.”
– Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962) German Buddhist Philosopher
What thoughts, feelings, and actions converged as revelations for you, lately?
Don’t Stop Till You Get Enuf – Michael Jackson (4:12)
The Story of Siddhartha – the Man who became Buddha (5:04)
Qigong Third Eye Opening guided meditation (8:51)
The Story of The Twins :
A long time ago at the village of Serki a woman gave birth to twins – both boys. They were very nice children. One of the twins, Eiba by name, had a white spot on his right hand. The other one – they called him Saiba – had two white spots on his left hand. Father and mother were very happy and very sad at the same time. You will ask – why? Because, there was a very bad custom in Serki to kill twins. And the chief of Serki said, “Those twins must die, too.” But their father and mother did not want to kill the twins.
“What?” said the chief angrily? “You don’t want to kill them? Go away from the village and never come back or I shall kill you together with your children.”
So the poor family went away from the village.
For many years the family lived in a forest. Life was not easy there. But the children grew up strong. When they grew up, they helped their father and mother with their work. They were good and handsome young men.
One day they found a man in the forest. He was dying. They tried to help him. But he said, “Don’t help me. I shall die soon. I came from Serki. There is a war on there now. We fought bravely. But the enemy is stronger than we are. Go and help my people if you can.”
With these words he died.
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Eiba and Saiba wanted to go to Serki and help to fight. But their father and mother were against it and said, “The Chief does not want you there. He wanted to kill you when you were small children. That’s why we went away from Serki and came to live in the forest.”
But the twins wanted to go and help Serki. They said, “This is our country. We must help the people of our country.” So the boys came to Serki and fought against the enemies. They fought bravely. The people of that country won the fight and made the enemy run. So the war was over. Then a feast at the chief’s house began. Saiba and Eiba were at the feast, too. Then one of the men stood up and said, “There are two young men here, two brothers. I think they are very brave soldiers. But we don’t know who they are.”
The twins’ uncle was at the feast, too. He said to the chief, “Do you remember two little twins – one with a spot on his right hand and the other with two spots on his left hand? Eighteen years ago you told their father and mother to go away from our village as they did not want to kill the twins. These are the same twins.”
The chief stood up and asked the twins to forgive him. Then he sent the two young men back to their father and mother with many presents and a letter in which he asked them to come back.
From, that day on they stopped killing twins in Serki.
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FEATURED POST FROM THE ZONR VAULT – At the end of 2019, I began my self love journey by reprogramming my subconscious mind. In order to change our thoughts from self destructive to self love, we have to start doing so on the outside. This includes daily exercise, weight training, and eating healthy and nutritious meals. Additionally, I have been keeping a gratitude journal, which I write in every morning and night before bed. The combination of meditation, positive affirmations, and practicing gratitude have begun to change my perception of self in such a positive way! I have gained a sense of confidence that is so authentic. My quest for invalidation, which I was previously engaged in, had only put my sense of worth in outside sources. (Orig. post 1/9/2020)
I was helping my elderly mother look for a car. She felt overwhelmed by the digital displays, push-button ignition, video rear view screens, and rotary shift controller. Instead of repeating my usual refrain of forgoing the new car and use telephone-assisted uber, I suggested she get professional driving instruction which she seemed open to. I allowed my thoughts to mature and try and see things from her perspective with the knowledge of my past mistakes.
I need to keep swimming and pushing myself. When I get overwhelmed I rest. I need not to burn myself at both ends. I need to train myself to heal
This is a struggle for me as this year begin. But one lesson of my own spiritual awakening is to maintain my faith. So as I continue to meditate each day I push myself to complete at least one thing toward my goals. And then remind myself to stay out of the results.