Bodhisattvas vow

May I be a guard for those who are protectorless,
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.

May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for light;
For those who need a resting place, a bed,
For all who need a servant, may I be a slave.

May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of plenty,
A word of power, and the supreme remedy.
May I be the trees of miracles,
And for every being, the abundant cow.

Like the great earth and the other elements,
Enduring as the sky itself endures,
For the boundless multitude of living beings,
May I be the ground and vessel of their life.

Thus, for every single thing that lives,
In number like the boundless reaches of the sky,
May I be their sustenance and nourishment
Until they pass beyond the bounds of suffering

of life and things unexpected the two are the same
one an unmapped journey one the path

make the map set a course and follow it
choose your destination and move towards it
blaze your trail so that others may follow
the unexpected is all you can expect
you are the map the journey and the destination

-James Wortz

Steven Handel presents The Notion Of No Self | The Emotion Machine posted at The Emotion Machine.

“The concept of a self is central to Buddhist thought; we are told meditative practices are intended to expand one’s self-awareness and to ultimately lead to a letting go of the self as to distinguish one’s suffering (or all that dissatisfactions that come from being conscious, experiencing beings). The Buddha never made a claim whether there is or is not a self. He merely brought up the notion of no self. He attributed any ontological theorizing to the existence of the self as just another way to bind one’s self to suffering.”

Crystals

Olga presents The metaphysical properties of green amethyst posted at Green Amethyst Info & Properties.

“I always advocate not to buy jewelery only due to the visual attraction and material value. Almost all semi precious or precious stones possess some kind of soothing spiritual vibration, and thus, for instance, if you want to buy some green amethyst jewelry, you should first familiarize yourself with the beneficial metaphysical influences of prasiolite.”

Enlightenment

Astrid Lee presents Celebrating Dalai Lama’s Birthday with World Peace video series posted at World Healing, saying,

“This article honors the Dalai Lama and his wisdom on how we can create World Peace. Free video series which set out a truly enlightened vision for us all! Check it out!!!”

Etc.

Relax presents How to become clever posted at The Wise Curve, saying, “Becoming cleverer puts you in an advantageous position in life”

“You can become smarter if you put time and effort to improve your intelligence. The scope of intelligence is broad, covering areas such as interpersonal, spatial, and logical intelligence. We can’t cover everything in one page, but at least this article provides the guideline for you to become significantly cleverer.”

Healing

axel presents Emotional Healing posted at axel g.

“Let me share my experiences and best advice with you.

How can one enjoy life while feeling depressed?

And how many people do you have around you, that really understand what it’s like to be in your shoes?”

This is a great post. I really connected with Colleens words and found them to be very moving. Here is the article: colleen Johnson presents Teacup or Tumbler posted at Passionate Mystic, saying,

“My blog is about living a soul-full life and this post is about my journey into gentleness.”

Aparna presents Kapalabhati Pranayam posted at Beauty & Personality Grooming, saying,

“Persons doing Kapalabhati will be inhaling a good amount of oxygen which purifies the blood and in turn strengthens the nervous and brain centres. It also gives good massage to the internal abdominal organs. Incorporating Anulom Vilom Pranayam and Kapalabhati breathing exercises in your daily exercise regimen not only cures chronic diseases but also strengthens your immune system, thus, warding off many diseases. Those suffering from diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obstinate skin diseases, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic depression, constipation, flatulence, menstrual problems, kidney diseases, respiratory problems, allergies, sinus etc. have benefited tremendously from a regular practice of Kapalabhati pranayam.”

Joy

Susan McCabe presents Unconditional Joy posted at Joy of Living, saying,

“Unconditional Joy is the path to all things wanted.”

Mindfulness

Storm presents The Beauty of Simplicity posted at Ways To Simplify.

“I look around and find that most of everything I need in life is already there before me, yet at times I do not see. Caught in the cycle of “always wanting more”, it is not always easy to see that which is already here.”

Spirituality

Stephen Martile presents How To Set The Right Goals posted at FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile, saying,

“If you’re going to set goals, you want to make sure they are the “right” goals. When I say the “right” goals I don’t mean that I’m right and you’re wrong. There is no right and wrong, there is only what works and what doesn’t work. You want to set goals that work.”

Richard Shelmerdine presents Your True Nature posted at Richard Shelmerdine.

“You are invincible. I don’t mean that in a ‘build your self-confidence way either, you are actually infinite and eternal. If somebody had told me this 2 years ago I would have laughed myself all the way to a Biology class. I realised this because of a few observations that I made and then internalized. These were not particuarly in any order but they all occured at roughly the same time in my life.”

Stephen Martile presents 9 Questions to Unlock Your Unique Abilities posted at FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile, saying,

“There are too many people in the world today doing crap they don’t enjoy. I used to be one of those people. By quietly contemplating a variety of questions in my life I began to see different sides of myself – and with this lens of reality I began to explore new opportunities.”

Lucky Balaraman presents Finding Unshakable Happiness: The 5 Pristine Pillars posted at Calm and Cool.

“Everyone wants to be happy: it’s human nature. However, finding happiness is not always a piece of cake. An entire lifetime may not be enough if you are attempting it from scratch. To maximize your chances of success, just as you would for any other aim, follow the accumulated wisdom of the generations that have gone before you. Here are the five pillars of that wisdom.”

Enlightenment

Kaushik Chokshi presents Awakening Is Simple – Free Book Excerpts | beyond-karma.com posted at Beyond Karma, saying,

“FREE ebook: “Awakening is Simple” on mindfulness and healing techniques.”

Meditation

Lucy Lopez presents Experience your natural happiness behind the clouds of conditioning! posted at Lucy’s Planet Happiness, saying,

“Lucy Lopez mentors anyone through the journey of Personal and Spiritual Awakening. Her program is an experiential program, teaching you the skills of self-awareness and guiding you through the observable nature of mind. Lucy also teaches and guides meditation and runs personal and spiritual development retreats and workshops. Visit her at Lucy’s Planet Happiness”

Spirituality

Christopher foster presents A Prayer of Gratitude for my Body posted at thehappyseeker.com.

“I want express my gratitude for my body. What a hero it is. A true hero. I hardly know where to begin.

The first thing that comes to me is the simple fact, the simple miracle, that this physical body in which I live is still in service. It’s still here. It has survived all the trauma and tribulations that have populated my life. It has survived the trauma of loss. It has survived the trauma of illness. It has survived a host of challenges and tribulations which need no detailing here.

I’m well into my seventh decade…”

Universal Laws

Coyote Wisdom presents June Prosperity Ritual with Phyllis Runions posted at Coyote Wisdom, saying,

“This is a simple Ritual For prosperity. They have been doing a prosperity ritual every month for their community.”

Witchcraft

Elige Stewart presents Article: Dancing with the Dark (June 2009) posted at Psychic Insight,

“Many of us were scared of the dark as kids. Most of the time the fears came from assumptions that the shadow on the wall was a crazy serial killer out to get us, or that the screech was a banshee come to steal us away into the night. This obviously didn’t happen, but the fear was real! Most of us still have that ‘fear of the dark’, because the dark is simply that which we can’t clearly see. This manifests in metaphysics as a fear of some of the more unsavory aspects of the energetic realms which, much like the shadows on the wall, seem much bigger and scarier than they actually are. Many metaphysicians, psychics, healers and ‘lightworkers’ are guilty of letting their shadows turn into monsters. I’d like to remedy in this article.”

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We were looking around at the garden today because we had just got back from a farmers market around the State Capitol Building in Lansing. It was a nice collection of fruits and veggies, as well as fresh honey and Maple Syrup. There were some mushroom growers as we as plenty of nuts and baked goods. We stopped at this little booth and bought some Lavender to add to our garden. It was a nice little outing. It`s funny how something like this can remind you just how fortunate you are.

Here are some pictures from my garden. Hope you enjoy.