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Posts: 12 07/02/07 16:10:43	Tags : None Every so often I actually write something I'm willing to share. This is one of those times. The truth about judging whether the things of my life have been good or bad is ..... I Don't Know The emperor, who was a devout Buddhist, invited a great Zen master to the Palace in order to ask him questions about Buddhism. "What is the highest truth?", the emperor inquired. "Vast emptiness and not a trace of holiness," the master replied. "If there is no holiness," the emperor said, "then who or what are you?" "I do not know," the master replied. The first time I got really drunk I thought alcohol had banished all my problems. Poof! Then I woke up the next day and the problems were still there but so was a new memory. For a little while my problems, my sorrows and private torments had gone away. That same night I went looking for my new best friend. That process continued off and on in various degrees of intensity for 20 years Then the alcohol stopped working like I had once believed. However I chased after my friend hoping to restore our romance. Eventually I was convinced by life that my friend was no longer my friend and I grieved for my loss. So. I finally told that friend to buzz off but by now that friend had become a second skin. I found that skin impossible to peel off. Fortunately I remembered a better Friend and asked for help. It was the better Friend who lifted the false friend off and sent him on his way. There are times today when I question how well my Friend handles my will and my life. At one my point I even turned my back on my true friend and returned to the false friend, like Gomer in the Bible. Friend seems to patiently wait while I learn why my His way is best. All too often the lesson has to be repeated until I learn it. As a result there's been a lot of drama in my life both while drunk and sober. All of it is being turned to good when this alcoholic talks to another. Today I know that I do not know, I only think I know and the older I get the less I know, even so far as it applies to thinking that I know what I do not know. Except for four things. I know the love of my Friend. My Friend holds me, my future and all of my cares in the palm of His hand. That vast emptiness of which the Zen Master spoke existed within my heart and now my heart has been filled by Holiness personified. Today I do know who I am. Today I know what I am. I am a child of infinite worth to an infinite Father. Today I mean to trust Him and that is all He asks. Try not. Do or do not. There is no try ~ Yoda Be yourself, everyone else is taken.
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3actus25		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 07/02/07 21:58:04	Enjoyed that it is really well done..reminded me so much of.the escape from reality but you need more and more to keep on escaping. Drinking for me years ago was the escape from reality of the world. Things i could not deal with. . "May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine warmth upon your face"
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Notplastered 123		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 29 07/03/07 14:58:23	The highest truth is nonself, anatta, although suffering, its cause, its transcendance and the way leading to the end of suffering are indeed the Noble Truths. To know is not an intellectual exercise. Ultimate truth that is Truth with a capital "T" is found through a spiritual journey. Is there one way? Don't think so. We pray for freedom from the bondage of self in the Third and Seventh step prayers. In the 11th step prayer we find that the path is one of selflessness. This higher knowledge is availble to all who seek it. It is self evident and not affected by time. Thank you for finding your way and sharing it with us.
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page89		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 172 07/04/07 17:13:59	Thank you everyone. I write a great deal that I never share with anyone. It's a form of meditation in that more and more I have become able to just let stuff fall out without my mind editing the content. I came across the story of the Emperor and the Master recently and it just sparked something within me. The gist of this flowed out within 5 to 10 minutes and as much as this may embarrass me, I cryed toward the end. Thanks again. In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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3actus25		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 07/05/07 09:15:18	I think you should use it, the way you talk about you went looking for your new best friend and the friend had become a second skin, speaks so much, certain many people could be helped by reading this, would help many others. The way you wrote it, it comes across as being from the heart and the understanding in it, is only a person of experience. You should not be embarrassed about crying it is from the heart Tears are words that the heart cannot speak. . "May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine warmth upon your face"
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Tommy.12steprecovery		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 326 07/05/07 15:13:25 Moderator	awesome! a friend,Fred, reminds me tears wash the dust off the heart...
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TinkM		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8540 07/07/07 07:34:13	I heard a man share at a convention that he knew he had started to grow, when he heard himself say "I don't know and really meant it". He also shared about the "4 Agreements" which I had never heard of, and said these were instrumental in achieving this awakening. He said he read them everyday and kept a copy folded up in his wallet. The Serenity Prayer for me also tells me the same thing. The courage to change the things I can, is me. The wisdom to know the difference is, everything else. Therefore I surely know but a little. Everything we do is based on agreements we have made. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, what everyone else is, how to act, what is possible, and what is impossible. What we have agreed to believe creates what we experience. When these agreements come from fear, blocks and obstacles develop keeping us from realizing our greatest potential. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom , the Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives and our work into a new experience of effectiveness , balance and self supporting behavior. BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering. DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse, and regret. Our Shops
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3actus25		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 07/15/07 16:34:26	The touch of the Master's hand "Twas battered and scared, and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. "What am I bidden, good folks," he cried, "Who'll start bidding for me? A dollar, a dollar - now who"ll make it two? Two dollars, and who"ll make it three? "Three dollars once, three dollars twice, Going for three.... " But no! From the room far back a gray-haired man came forward and picked up the bow; Then wiping the dust from the old violin, and tightening up the strings, He played a melody, pure and sweet, as sweet as a caroling angel sings......... The music ceased and the auctioneer with a voice that was quiet and low, said: "What am I bidden for the old violin?" and he held it up with the bow; "A thousand dollars - and who'll make it two? Two thousand - and who'll make it three? Three thousand once, three thousand twice, and going - and gone," said he. The people cheered, but some of them cried, "We do not quite understand - What changed its worth?" The man replied: "The touch of a master's hand." And many a man with life out of tune, and battered and scarred by sin, Is auctioned cheap to a thoughtless crowd. Much like the old violin. A "mess of pottage," a glass of wine, a game and he travels on, He's going once, and going twice - He's going - and almost gone! But THE MASTER comes, and the foolish crowd, never can quite understand, The worth of a soul, and the change that's wrought, by the touch of THE MASTER'S hand. did not know where to put this its old you may have seen it before...just thought you may like it. . "May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine warmth upon your face"
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Posts: 172 07/15/07 22:20:37	Perfect, isn't that the story for so many of us? We're brought to the end of ourselves; we become busted up, scarred and seemingly worthless. Then the Master steps forward ..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyN-DRfcejg Thanks Julie, you pitched a winner. In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. Last Edited By: page89 07/15/07 22:36:08. Edited 1 time.
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3actus25		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 07/16/07 01:49:54	I never knew it was on U Tube. i enjoyed that...i had that since my 20's used to have it on the wall...i loved it and the other night i remembered it for some reason. . "May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine warmth upon your face"
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Posts: 8540 07/25/07 21:17:05	Thank you Julie that was really awesome I am reading things I have never heard before.. And it is so perfect of me. My life was fear driven..and low self esteem would have been a step up from No self esteem. Good to have you here with us... Our Shops
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