I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.

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A sense of contentment is crucial to being happy. Physical health, material wealth and friends contribute to this, but contentment governs our relations with them all.

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Beginning with the early dawn, I will radiate my cheer to everyone I meet today. I will be the mental sunshine for all who cross my path this day.

Paramahansa Yogananda (via magnificentlifeofplants) http://ift.tt/1si2LcB

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Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.

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Those who like myself, consider themselves to be followers of Buddha, should practice as much as we can. To followers of other religious traditions, I would like to say, ‘Please practice your own religion seriously and sincerely.’ And to non-believers, I request you to try to be warm-hearted. I ask this of you because these mental attitudes actually bring us happiness.

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The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

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Anger is the energy people use to act, but when you are angry you are not lucid and you might do wrong things. That is why compassion is a better energy. And the energy of compassion is very strong.

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All beings want to live undisturbed in peace and happiness. Therefore, the concept of human rights is universal. It should apply to everyone who experiences pain or pleasure. This is why developing sincere concern for others gives us peace of mind; it brings with it trust and a sense of peace. Cultivating warm-heartedness contributes to our own well-being.

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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

Bertrand Russell http://joshuastarlight.tumblr.com/post/68776984671/of-all-forms-of-caution-caution-in-love-is

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NGC 346 In The Small Magellanic Cloud - Daily Muse & Astronomy Picture Of The Day - October 17, 2010

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"To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright."
- Walter Benjamin

Vangelis - Earth - My Face In The Rain, 1973 (Planet Earth Clip)

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"My face in the rain
I walk all alone
It's Sunday time is slow
I'm happy that is all I know
My face into the sun
My life is my own
It's Sunday time is slow
I am happy that is all I know [interlude]

My thoughts in the rain
I walk all alone
It's Sunday time is slow
I am happy that is all I know"

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Bruce Springsteen & Jackson Browne - Running On Empty

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"The ancient pulse of germ and birth
Was shrunken hard and dry,
And every spirit upon earth
Seemed fervourless as I.
At once a voice arose among
The bleak twigs overhead
In a full-hearted evensong
Of joy illimited;
An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small,
In blast-beruffled plume,
Had chosen thus to fling his soul
Upon the growing gloom.
So little cause for carolings
Of such ecstatic sound
Was written on terrestrial things
Afar or nigh around,
That I could think there trembled through
His happy good-night air
Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew
And I was unaware."
- Thomas Hardy

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Joy Division - Disorder

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"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (born 25 May 1803)

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Yeasayer - 2080 / Tightrope (LaBlogotheque)

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"We can teach ourselves to be more aware of our own mutual dependence. As every living being wants happiness instead of pain, we share a common basic feeling. We can develop right action to help the earth and each other based on a better motivation. When we are motivated by wisdom and compassion, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience."
- Dalai Lama

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Dead Can Dance - Toward the Within - "Don't Fade Away - Credits"

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"I am the Spirit Moon.
You do not see me for I am hidden
inside the soul.
Others want you for themselves but I call you
back to yourself.
You give me many names but I am
beyond all names.
I am the garden of all gardens
I speak as the King of all flowers
I am the spring of all waters.
My words are like a ship and the sea
is their meaning.
Come to me and I will take you
to the depths of spirit."
- Mevlana Rumi

tr. Azima Melita Kolin & Maryam Mafi

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Mike Oldfield - To Be Free (& Tubular Bells III), New First Beginning Poetry, & Hahn-Mu

This video / song really got to me, for some reason today, and in combination with my desire to change myself and others, against perhaps wisdom and truth, I thought it might help someone else see things slightly differently, better, or perhaps even in a much more peaceful, happy, far-looking perspective / vision / perception. In any case, I am very glad indeed that I found this song (thanks to Last.fm radio!). I hope everyone in the world has a peaceful, loving, and free weekend, year ahead, and beyond!



"You find yourself alone, sometimes Without a home, no protection You don't know which way to go You're lost, no direction Suddenly, out of the blue Some kind of magic comes to you You don't know how, you don't know why But someday, gonna take off, fly (wish, make a wish) My wish would be...To be free To be wild And to... be Just like a child And if I get lost I really don't mind Cos I'm me Doing just fine You're out in the cold, sometimes As far as you can see, misty And you want to run, into the sun The road is lost, sandshifty (then) Suddenly, out of the blue Some kind of magic pushes you through You don't know when, how or why But someday, gonna take off and fly And if I had a wish, my wish would be...To be free To be wild And to be Just like a child And if I get lost I really don't mind Cos I'm me Doing just fine To be free To be wild And to be Just like a child And if I get lost I really don't mind Cos I'm me Doing just fine To be free To be wild And to be Just like a child And if I get lost I really don't mind Cos I'm me Doing just fine Just like a child"via AskLyrics

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The Fool, Beginning, Adventure, Hero, Self Becoming

Dream Of Star Raven Fantasy Empress Lover

Begin Always Again And Again And Again

Tears fall like rain, sweet

Breaking the bonds that separate

Imagine peace and an end to violence

Peace in your minds, on earth, in your houses

Love and giving always to your secret inner Self

Swimming in the seas of dreams and oceans of future

Saved from drowning when you most need help

Men and women on a boat that sail across worlds

A great ship that can go where men alone cannot

We catch a leviathan of the deep

It is almost too horrible to look at

To see it is to despair

And yet my friends are still in the sea

And who knows how many more monsters are there

Primordial, ancient, terrible to behold

And the one we caught was already dead

I remember the hill where we played

The bus where I broke the rubber bands

A wilderness, a forest, a river, a path, journeys

You and the others, my friends and family

I danced and floated away, you sang my name

Onward toward the sea, my destiny

I leave you, and you are still in the cold water

It is almost as if you were never here at all

Yet I still feel the phantoms of your presence

Some more people I know remained behind below

In the dark waters among the ancient ones

I felt bad for leaving you most of all, my love

But when I saw the rope I grabbed on

The strange elder ones in human form pulled me to safety

To help raise the other monsters and people from the sea

We are all related to one another, by ancestry and origin

United by the memory of ocean and the promise of sky

Happy to be alive and desirous of one another's company

Endeavor always to change ourselves and others

A difficult task requiring much effort, grace, art

Working as a fisherman in the cosmic ocean

Writing and knowing the true and beautiful

As well as I can, remember my dreams

Try to create some kind of meaning

Always growing, changing, learning, becoming

In the midst of being, time, evolution

Revolution of the mind, psyche, society

How can I hope to change the world?

Why would I dare to question nature?

Who am I and where am I going?

What can I do to help humanity renew?

When will be the time when I can change?

How can I dream while still awake?

Are the paths and journeys only my creative imagination?

Each and every day that passes

I change and yet always remain

In love, with life, living, and dreaming

Visions of the future that may be

Where, when, and how we can be

Together, free, peaceful, disarmed, loving

I remember we are part and parcel

We belong to the earth, sky, and water

Mother and father, rich and poor, everyone

In every case and in every situation

In every problem and possibility

In every way and path I travel, I think of you

Creative rebel goddess, dear lovely star raven

Everlasting Starflower: Diamond Soul Fractal Mandala Spirit

*****

☮"Peace is every step." - Thich Nhat Hahn

☮ "The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls." - John Muir

☮ "Luck is being ready." - Brian Eno

I'm really glad that I discovered Mike Oldfield. This next video seems like a good end to this post. Good night / day, and good luck! Peace! :) <3




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