find inner peace

“A master at the art of living makes no distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion – he hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues with excellence what he is about and leaves others to determine, whether he is working or playing. He himself always knows, he is doing both.” – Wilfred A. Peterson

I’ve noticed that for some reason or another… many of us, including myself, on this site seem to be less active than we used to be… those of us who have been on here for a while. Some of us seem to be having a hard time. I’ve seen several people that I am subscribed to come and go (and sometimes come back again). It’s sad that life gets us down sometimes to the point where we close up and don’t let anyone in… or whatever. I vow not to let this happen to me… and I vow to be more supportive of those I’ve come to admire so much on this site. Life is too short not to be true to ourselves, not to be happy… and it’s too precious to live it alone.

...the eight fold path.

1. Right view
2. Right intention
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration

http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/eightfoldpath.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoaTl7IcFs8&feature=related

The life experience would be just be amazing…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ky6vgQfU24

To be something that you love and understand… there’s something to that…

Simple Man

Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say.
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day.
Take your time… dont live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
Go find a woman and youll find love,
And dont forget son,
There is someone up above.

(chorus)
And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Wont you do this for me son,
If you can?

Forget your lust for the rich mans gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

(chorus)

Boy, dont you worry… youll find yourself.
Follow you heart and nothing else.
And you can do this if you try.
All I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5gvSzbSMNg

I’ve noticed as of late that I’m getting a much firmer grasp on being at peace with who I am and where I am at in life. Still, though, there many things I need to work on before I can mark this goal as complete.

Some how I had missed this song… I heard it this morning for the first time (I don’t really listen to the radio that often, and I didn’t see the Curious George movie). Anyways, it really reflects how I feel about the world….

...and here are the lyrics. :)

Who’s to say
What’s impossible
Well they forgot
This world keeps spinning
And with each new day
I can feel a change in everything
And as the surface breaks reflections fade
But in some ways they remain the same
And as my mind begins to spread its wings
There’s no stoppin’ curiosity

I wanna turn the whole thing upside down
I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
I’ll share this love I find with everyone
We’ll sing and dance to Mother Nature’s song
I don’t want this feeling to go away

Who’s to say
I can’t do everything
Well I can try
And as I roll along I begin to find
Things aren’t always just what they seem

I wanna turn the whole thing upside down
I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
I’ll share this love I find with everyone
We’ll sing and dance to Mother Nature’s song
This world keeps spinning and there’s no time to waste
Will it all keep spinning and spinning round and round and

Upside down
Who’s to say whats impossible and can’t be found
I don’t want this feeling to go away

Please Don’t go away
Please Don’t go away
Please don’t go away
is this how it’s supposed to be
is this how it’s supposed to be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFjnit1wyus

“I will no longer study… any other teachings. I will learn from myself the secret of Siddhartha.”

“He would only strive after whatever the inward voice commanded him, not tarry anywhere but where the voice advised him. Why did Gotama once sit down beneath the bo tree in hi greatest hour when he received enlightenment? He had heard a voice, a voice in his own heart which commanded him to seek rest under this tree, and he had not taken recourse to mortification of the flesh, sacrifices, bathings or prayers, eating or drinking, sleeping or dreaming; he had listened to the voice. To obey no other external command, only the voice, to be prepared—that was good, that was necessary. Nothing else was necessary.”

Mind blowing stuff, really. :)

Note: Incase you haven’t read this book… here’s is a small spoiler… one that is fairly evident within the first 20 or so pages of the book… this Siddhartha is not the Siddartha who becomes the Buddha. They actually meet and converse at one part in the story.