Locke Rush, PhD » Spiritual Journey http://www.lockerush.com/blog Finding the Way Home - A Journey of the Spirit Fri, 21 May 2010 19:04:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 word fertilizer http://www.lockerush.com/blog/2009/09/03/word-fertilizer/ http://www.lockerush.com/blog/2009/09/03/word-fertilizer/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:23:18 +0000 Locke http://www.lockerush.com/blog/?p=347 Kind words – You only need a small amount but you must not forget to apply them regularly. And when you do the results are amazing. Try it and see.

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Rush directly
To the sea.

Others meander
Through the countryside;
Taking their time
As they wander.

The first is good
For a fast
Journey.

But more and more
I like
The scenery.

Anyway,my old engine
Won’t push me
any faster.

Hopefully,it will
Take me
All the way.

God,you
Created this
Old stream.

Please
Guide it
To the sea.

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Begins his trip
With many bags,
And ends with none

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      ”In order to do this,in order for each of you to do this,you must have these actions.I am begging you.I am humbly begging each child; please have the qualities of God on the path of justice. Please act with patience,inner patience,sabur; Nurture unity among yourselves,and bring peace and tranquilty to each other.Establish the qualities of justice.

       We are one family,with one mother and one father.There is only one God.In this state we exist as the funny family, justice must be evident. Peace must be reached.We must act with the qualities that rule the kingdom of God. We must walk on the path of justice.”

 

     M.R.Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

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           M.R.Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

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        Abraham Maslow wrote extensively about the ‘hierarchy of needs’.He spoke of the basic and important difference between needs and wants inferring that for many of us our wants, subtlely over time, change into needs ie – the Lexus not the Chevy - you get the picture. In reality millions of people throughout the world would give their eye teeth for just a fraction of what my friends had and be ever grateful.

      In these times of financial volatility many have lost a great deal and have been reduced to living life on,in some cases,a rather threadbare ‘needs’ existence.For those who are used to the privileged life this shock , if seen with wisdom, brings with it a different understanding and even  gratitude. It has been said that often God gives us what we need not necessarily what we want.

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         A wise man once said that the greatest prayer we can offer is to do duty to and to  serve others ; even greater is to serve others with a ‘melting heart’. When we truly listen – this is indeed service and an act of love.

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M.R.Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

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 your finger 

  at someone

 

The other three

   point back

       at you

 

We never think of this

   In our 

    Judgements.

 

The kind man

  doesn’t judge 

    others.

 

He tries to understand

  and help.

 

All the energy that

   goes  into blame,

      Could  go into love.

 

Kindness is our true

   nature -the taproot

      Of our lives.

 

From which comes

  the shade, flowers ,and fruit

   Of the tree

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