Vonnie's Blog – June 2009 Archive (4)

Elder's Meditation



"Silence is the cornerstone of character."



--Charles Alexander Eastman, OHIYESA SANTEE SIOUX





Be still and know. Anyone can verbally attack another. Anyone can be a smart aleck. Anyone can be angry and tell other people things that will hurt them. Anyone can be sarcastic, devaluating and belittling.



It takes a Warrior to be silent. Silence is so powerful. Silence can be so… Continue

My dear friends,



I have 2 requests to you:





Today my brother is put in to hospital with urgent and he will be have an operation this morning.



This will be the third time in seven months.



He gets a vascular operation in his abdomen again.



Also my exhusband with whom I still have a good relationship is Tuesday, June 30 in the surgery.… Continue

By Leo Babauta at zenhabits



Sure, we all know how to do nothing. We all know how to lay around and waste time. But many of us are too busy to do it much, and when we do it, our minds are often on other things. We cannot relax and enjoy the nothingness.



Doing nothing can be a waste of time, or it can be an art form. Here’s how to become a master, and in the process, improve your life, melt away the stress and make yourself… Continue

The distinguished philosopher and spiritual master OMRAAM MIKHAEL AIVANHOV (1900 – 1986) was born in Bulgaria. In 1937 he moved to France where he gave most of his teaching.



One of the most striking aspects of the Master’s teaching is the great variety of ways in which he presented his central theme: humanity's quest for perfection.



Whatever the topic under discussion, he invariably dealt with it in terms of how we can grow… Continue