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November 30, 2011 | 
Author Todays Meditation – Giving and Receiving
Today’s Quotation
Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, words and
thoughts: daily forgiveness, unselfishness, kindnesses,
sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others,
struggles against temptation, submissiveness under trial.
It is these, like the blinding colors in a picture, or
the blending notes of music, which constitute the person.
Today’s Meditation
Today’s meditation is a bit longer than I have posted in the past few weeks! But it is of great importance as we head into the holiday season! Giving and Taking, Giving and Receiving Ying and Yang!! A balance must be attained to fully understand how powerful these actions are, and how they are intertwined.
I will go more in-depth with Giving and Taking in a future meditation. So enjoy the meditation and I hope it helps YOU find the perfect balance!!
Namaste
TONGLEN Meditation – TAKING AND GIVING
“Without attuning body, speech and mind unto the Doctrine,
What gain is it to celebrate religious rites?
If anger be unconquered by its antidote,
What gain is it to celebrate religious rites?
Unless one meditate on loving others more than self,
What gain is it merely from the lips to say: ‘O, Pity (sentient beings)”
Milarepa (From Evan Wentz ‘Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa’)
INTRODUCTION
This meditation technique can be extremely powerful when practised correctly. To me, it represents the full idea of a Bodhisattva; a being who wishes to help all sentient beings, without concern for his/her own interests. It is advised to read the pages on Meditation Theory (chapter on Vipashyana) and Meditation Practice if you are not used to (analytical) meditation..
In case you find this meditation very difficult to do, it may well be a very positive sign! It is definitely extremely difficult to let go of our selfish attitude and deciding to give all one’s own happiness and positive karma to others and take upon oneself the suffering of all sentient beings.
If you do this meditation seriously, it cannot be easy – unless you are an extremely advanced practitioner. If you realize that doing this practice is too difficult when trying to focus on all sentient beings, it may be helpful to start at an easier level; instead of being surrounded by all other sentient beings, you can imagine sitting opposite yourself of a future lifetime and practice giving and taking.
If that works well, try to imagine your mother, father or a good friend with whom you practice. Next, one can try to think of ones entire family, friends or neighborhood, and so gradually expand it to include everyone, even animals and life forms we cannot even see.
This meditation works in many ways, to name but a few:
- reducing selfish attachment
- increasing a sense of renunciation
- creating positive karma by giving and helping
- developing loving-kindness and bodhicitta
- it refers to all of the 6 Perfections: giving, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration and wisdom.
Set yourself a time, like 15 or 30 minutes for the session, put a clock in front of yourself.
Take a couple of deep breaths to relax, check if your body is relaxed and reasonably comfortable.
Set the motivation: for example recite the refuge prayer:
I go for refuge to the Buddha,
I go for refuge to the Dharma,
I go for refuge to the Sangha. (3x)
Setting the mind towards enlightenment:
By virtue of giving and so forth,
may I become a Buddha for the benefit of all sentient beings. (3x)
The four immeasurables:
May all sentient beings have equanimity, free from attachment, aggression and prejudice.
May they be happy, and have the causes for happiness.
May they be free from suffering and causes for suffering.
May they never be separated from the happiness that is free from suffering. (3x)
The seven limbed prayer:
Respectfully I prostrate with body, speech and mind;
I present clouds of every type of offerings, actual and imagined;
I declare all the negative actions I have done since beginning of time,
and rejoice in the merit of all Aryas and ordinary beings.
Please teacher, remain until cyclic existence ends
and turn the wheel of Dharma for all sentient beings.
I dedicate the virtues of myself and others to the great Enlightenment.
Short breathing meditation (maybe 5 minutes or so):
Concentrate on the tip of your nose, and feel the breath going in and out.
To help your concentration, you can count every out-breath as one, and count from 1 to 10. When you arrived at 10, simply start at 1 again. All the attention is with the feeling of the nose and the counting, nothing more, nothing less.
Regularly check yourself if you are still concentrated, do not get angry when distracted, simply return to counting from 1.
Just before the end of the session, release the concentration on the counting and the tip of your nose, and simply be aware of how you feel.
Giving and taking; try to imagine the following:
- Visualize all sentient beings around you: enemies in front, friends behind you all sentient beings are in the form of human beings.
- First visualize that all their sufferings take the form of black clouds of smoke that surrounds them, and inhale this smoke.
- Direct the smoke to your heart where you visualize a black spot, representing your own egoistic self-cherishing mind.
- The destructive force of all the black smoke of suffering goes to this self-cherishing mind, completely destroying it
Take some time to do this.
- Now imagine exhaling bright white nectar and light towards all beings. This white nectar is your own potential for happiness which you give away.
Take some time for this part. When you are used to both practices, you may try the following:
- If possible combine both above practices of inhaling black smoke and exhaling light and nectar with every in- and out-breath. If this takes too much effort, simply return to either giving or taking.
Near the end of the session, let go of the thoughts of giving and taking, and take some time to sense how you feel now.
Next, try to make some sort of brief positive conclusion, like: “this meditation is too difficult, so I need to practice more”, “this was really great, I should do this more often” or “I must work harder to control my selfish mind”, something like that – but it must be your own conclusion.
Then try to concentrate very strongly on this conclusion, but without discussing it in your thoughts: just try to hold on to the feeling that the conclusion gives you and try to focus intensely on it for just one or two minutes.
Dedicate the positive energy of the session to whichever goal you like, use for example:
May all sentient beings have equanimity, free from attachment, aggression and prejudice.
May they be happy, and have the causes for happiness.
May they be free from suffering and causes for suffering.
May they never be separated from the happiness that is free from suffering. (3x)
and below prayers:
By this virtue may I soon
reach a Guru-Buddha-state,
and lead each and every being
to that state of Buddhahood.
May the precious Bodhicitta
not yet born, arise and grow
may that born have no decline
but increase forever more.
And any specific wishes that you may have.
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Today’s Inspirational Pictures
I a world of darkness, be the light. Be the hope for those who don’t have any. Give your strength to the weak. Light the way for those who are lost. Dare to be different, dare to love&to live. And always remember that life is fragile and should be handled with prayer.- Abigail Jourdain Miller
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Todays Meditation | Thanksgiving
Today is a special Day for our American readers, friends and family, its a day to give thanks, to celebrate family and tradition! Our meditation and affirmations today are focused on giving Thanks! Thanksgiving is more than the start of the holiday season! It is a time to reflect on all the GOOD that you have, to take time from your busy life to meet with friends and family and to be THANKFUL FOR your friends and family!! Thanksgiving is also about GIVING!! Remember not everyone has family to meet with or food to feast on. Donate some time to a soup kitchen this holiday season, drop off food at the food bank for the hungry, take blankets to shelters or just donate some money to the Salvation Army while you are out shopping. GIVING is just as important as the THANKS in Thanksgiving!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM BIZZEEBUZZ!!
“Our Cup Runneth Over”
A Thanksgiving Meditation
Text: Psalm 23
Note: For this meditation you will need a large bowl into which you can set a cup (I will use the
Communion Cup as I think it’s a fit symbol of all the good things God gives for which we should
be thankful). During the sermon, I will visibly show the act of a cup overflowing as I share some
of the blessings that God has poured into my life so that my cup runneth over. But I will also
take time in the midst of the sermon to allow each person who desires to also share. After they
do, I will pour more water into the overflowing cup and have everyone say each time, “Our Cup
Runneth Over.”
“Our Cup Runneth Over”
Not long ago I was eating with Debbie in a popular restaurant in Harrisonburg, Virginia, called,
“The Golden Corral.” I had not eaten there in a long time. It has changed a lot – for the better.
There was a line out the door already and it wasn’t even noon. When we finally did get inside
and were seated, the waitress brought us some plates as they served food buffet style. I must say,
I have never seen a larger buffet. There were at least four or five different sections. I had a
terrible time just deciding what I wanted!
Over to the left was all the bread – bread of every kind.
Next to it were the veggies – every veggie you have heard of and some you haven’t.
In the middle were the meats – from fish to roast beef, chicken, you name it.
Beside it were the soups and salads – calm chowder, vegetable, potato, and several others. The
salad bar had everything on it you could possible want.
Then came the dessert section…I can’t even describe all they had there…
Boy, am I getting hungry!
We got our food and went back to the table. I noticed that the line had gotten longer and wasn’t
surprised. That line grew the whole time we were in there.
Then we bowed our heads to say the blessing…
And something happened in my heart…
I’m not sure I can describe it…
That blessing became a lot more than just a mealtime ritual that day. From somewhere in the
depths of my heart I felt this tremendous surge of gratitude, of thanksgiving…It so overwhelmed
me that I felt tears coming into my eyes…
For, you see, the thought came to me that all this food, in such abundance and variety, came from
the good earth God has given to us all. I watched as the line of people got longer, but there was
always more than enough food for all who came…
And the thought came to me that this was but one group of people in one tiny restaurant. There
are thousands of other restaurants also serving food, and what of the millions of homes were day
after day families sit and eat…
I became aware that day as I never have before of just how blessed I was, we all are especially in
this country.
I became aware as if for the first time of what a tremendous gift this land, this planet is for to
us…what physical needs do we have that God does not meet through the resources of this
wondrous planet Earth?
Where did the clothes you are wearing come from?
God’s good earth!
Where did the shelter that covers you and your family, that covers us right now as we worship
come from?
God’s good earth!
Where does the delicious food we will enjoy today and especially on Thanksgiving Day come
from?
God’s good earth!
Where do we get all the resources to make all the many things to help make life easier and better
come from?
God’s good earth!
Where does the air come from that you are breathing right now?
God’s good earth!
And as I thought on all these things that day in that restaurant, the waitress came and filled my
glass of tea, apologizing because she put so much in it that it overflowed. And that’s exactly what
I have felt ever since then – that my cup runneth over with the tremendous blessings of God!
(Pour water into the cup until it overflows)
Surely this is how the Psalmist felt. God had so blessed him, had poured blessing after blessing
into his life that there was not room to contain them all! He sings, “My cup runneth over…”
(Pour more water into the cup)
What of you, my friends? How has God blessed you this past year so that your cup runneth over?
Would any of you like to share, to give thanks right now? Please sit or stand and do so, after you
do, I will pour more into this cup, and ask you to join with me in saying,
OUR CUP RUNNETH OVER…
When everyone has had the chance to share, then I will share the following to conclude this:
Drinking from my saucer
(By Jimmy Dean, I think)
I’ve never made a fortune
and it’s probably too late now.
But I don’t worry about that much,
I’m happy anyhow.
And as I go along life’s way,
I’m reaping better than I sowed.
I’m drinking from my saucer,
‘Cause my cup has overflowed
Haven’t got a lot of riches,
and sometimes the going’s tough.
But I’ve got loving ones around me,
and that makes me rich enough.
I thank God for his blessings,
and the mercies He’s bestowed
I’m drinking from my saucer,
’cause my cup has overflowed.
O, Remember times when things went wrong,
My faith wore somewhat thin
But all at once the dark clouds broke,
and the sun peeped through again
So Lord, help me not to gripe
about the tough rows that I’ve hoed.
I’m drinking from my saucer,
‘Cause my cup has overflowed.
If God gives me strength and courage,
When the way grows steep and rough.
I’ll not ask for other blessings,
I’m already blessed enough.
And may I never be too busy,
to help others bear their loads.
Then I’ll keep drinking from my saucer,
‘Cause my cup has overflowed.
Because our cup runneth over and we can drink from the saucer, we should remember those
whose cups are empty and have been for a long time. They are not far from us. They may live in
your own community or even be in your own church (maybe your own family). There are
certainly many out there all over the world who have so little. We have so much. Let us find
ways to share the abundance of our blessings with them. That is perhaps one of the best ways we
show our gratitude, for surely our cup runneth over!
I give thanks to the anonymous poster of this meditation!!
Thanksgiving Affirmation
I am blessed with a loving family and caring friends. My belly is filled with abundant foods and drink. Feeling grateful and expressing gratitude is an important part of my life. Goodness is plentiful.
Thanksgiving Quotes
For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Grace isn’t a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It’s a way to live. ~Attributed to Jacqueline Winspear
Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. ~Native American Saying
On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. ~William Jennings Bryan
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Todays Meditation - Prosperity
Today’s quotation: ProsperityOur attitude tells the world what we expect in return. If it’s a cheerful, expectant attitude, it says to everyone with whom we come in contact that we expect the best in our dealings with the world. You see, we tend to live up to our expectations. And others give to us, as far as their attitudes are concerned, what we expect. Our attitude is something we can control. We can establish our attitude each morning when we start our day–in fact, we do just that, whether or not we realize it. And the people in our family–all the people in our world–will reflect back to us the attitude we present to them. It is, then, our attitude toward life that determines life’s attitude toward us. Cause and effect. Everything we say or do will cause a corresponding effect. If we’re cheerful, glad to be experiencing this miracle of life, others will reflect that good cheer back to us. We are the kind of people others enjoy being around.
Earl Nightingale
Today’s Meditation - Meditation for Prosperity
Make yourself comfortable
Take 3 big deep breaths & sigh heavily
In your minds eye you see a meadow, covered in soft, green grass. Dotted through the soft, lush, green grass are flowers of all colours. See your self walking through the meadow. Feel your feet embraced in the coolness of the grass. Feel how soft and delicate it is on your feet. The sky is clear and blue and rays from the sun gently caress your body, filling it with warm waves of energy, allowing you to be totally relaxed. Breathing gently and easily now, you see tall majestic trees reaching to the warmth and light of the sun. The leaves and branches sway to and fro in the gentle breeze.
Approaching the trees, you come to a crystal clear, babbling brook. Walking alongside the brook, you hear birds chirping, flitting from tree to tree. The sun’s rays shine through the branches of the trees, directing and guiding you to move further downstream. Before you is waterfall. Water is cascading and caressing the smooth rocks surrounding the falls. A fine, delicate mist rises as the water falls to the brook below. Moving closer, you see a pathway under the waterfall. The water is purifying, cleansing and refreshing. Move along the path under the water.
Feel it pour gently over your body from the top of your head, through your body and out through your feet. This crystal clear, warm water cleanses away all old beliefs, all fears, all resentments, all apprehensions, and especially washes away all feelings of lack. Feel these being washed away completely. Stay in this space awhile. Feeling or perhaps seeing what is being washed away. See it all dissolved. You are very comfortable with this. Don’t be concerned if you don’t see anything now, it will come.
Affirm for Prosperity
I release all ideas and beliefs of lack in my life.
I now open myself to receive my divine abundance.
I choose and accept an abundance of prosperity into my life now.
I am prosperous in good health. I am prosperous in love.
I am prosperous in wealth. I am worthy to receive these everyday……
Thanks to www.freemeditations.com For today’s meditation!
Today’s Prosperity Affirmations
“My income is constantly increasing”
“Abundance is mine”
“I deserve all good in my life and that includes prosperity”
“I am a money magnet, and prosperity of all kinds is drawn to me”
“I know that life is abundant and I accept abundance in my life now”
“My good comes from everywhere and everyone”
“Money flows to me from expected and unexpected sources”
“New opportunities to increase my income open up for me now”
Todays Inspirational Picture
Today’s Decoration – Prosperity
Wood mask, ‘Sacrosanct Ganesh’
Ganesha appears infused in Balinese artistry – his inspired image immortalized in albesia wood by Wayan Gandung. The Hindu deity’s wise and noble face is accompanied by a feast of colorful patterns, which Gandung elegantly paints with acrylics.
Ganesha, according to Hindu beliefs, bears the head of an elephant and the body of a man. He is an icon of generosity and wisdom, believed to dispel the occult forces that bring disaster upon humankind.
Wood statuette, ‘Ganesha Tunjung’
Lord Ganesha poses on a tunjung (lotus flower), his delicate, joyous features precisely captured by Nyoman Subrata. Using suar wood, the artisan evokes the renowned figure’s power and benevolence; his clothing and posture suggest a sense of nobility while his face bespeaks kindness and generosity. In the Hindu culture, it is believed that Ganesha possesses the ability to keep under control the occult forces that bring disaster upon humankind.
This item is individually carved by hand and belongs to a special collection created by the artist.
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Zapotec Wool Rug
Zapotec Wool Rug Designs – Information
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Zapotec Wool Rug Designs
Zapotec wool rug weavers in Teotitlan create a range of designs from modern motifs to Navaho geometrics to ancient and historical patterns. While designs may be new, traditions and cultural history are a source of inspiration.
Several designs are commonly seen in the Zapotec wool rug. Understanding their meaning adds to the enjoyment of the rug. There are pre-Columbian archeological sites around the Oaxaca valley that reveal very old designs. One seen in Mitla has a façade of stone carved in a geometric stepped fret. This design represents Zapotec concepts about life, nature, and eternity. Ruins from Monte Alban provide inspiration from glyphs and codices, the picture writing of the ancient Zapotecs.
The serrated diamond, (El Diamonte), is a universal pattern seen in weavings all over the world. The addition of a “maguey” (cactus) border has been found throughout Mexico dating back several centuries. El Diamonte is also called, “Zapotec Sun”.
The Caracol (snail) is a pattern taken from a 6th century pre-Columbian carving found in Teotitlan’s church. The caracol conceptualizes the circularity of human existence. Life starts in nothing and ends in nothing, with no beginning and no end, continuous and unending.
Other commonly used patterns are large central medallions known as “Sol of Oaxaca” or “Zapotec Estrella” (star), Relampagos (lightening), and Montanitas (little mountains).
Value of Zapotec Rugs
The handmade Zapotec wool rug from Teotitlan have achieved international recognition for their quality, design, and cultural tradition. These rugs are highly collectable and are a valuable investment.
Zapotec wool rug, ‘Earth Labyrinth’ (4×7) Price $434.95
A master of the Zapotec’s intricate traditional motifs, Mario Chávez demonstrates his eye for modern design. Simplified and dramatic, rectangles invite the eye into a minimalist labyrinth. Brown, green and beige lend depth to this elegant rug. Titled “Laberinto II” in Spanish.
Zapotec wool rug, ‘Winter’s Day’ (4×7) Price $434.95
“I made this design thinking of the North and South poles, where for six months there is no daylight at all!,” exclaims in wonder Mario Chavez!
Zapotec wool rug, ‘Center of Fire’ (5×8.5) Price $1077.95
A diamond blazes at the heart of this Zapotec rug conjuring images of ancient civilizations and their enigmatic artistry.
Zapotec wool rug, ‘Seashells’ (4×6.5) Price $599.95
Evoking the ocean with rich shades of blue, Mario Chávez combines the deep hues of the Pacific with the azure of the Mexican Caribbean.
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Throne Ottoman
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Ashanti throne ottoman, ‘Friend’ Price $289.99
Inspired by ancient custom, Nana Frimpong presents this exceptional ottoman in the style of regal Ashanti thrones. Frimpong carves this piece by hand of sese wood, his expertise evident in the fine detailing of the motifs that celebrate his adanfo, meaning “friend.”
Ashanti throne ottoman, ‘Trust Wisely’ price $182.95
Nana Frimpong patiently crafts this masterpiece of sese wood, allowing the material to dry in the sun before executing his imaginative designs. Attractive crosshatching and finely carved curves enhance the beauty of the royal African throne. The name Gye Medi refers to “Trust” in the Akan language – a quality needed by anyone with authority.
Ashanti throne ottoman, ‘Decisions’ Price $233.99
This magnificent sese wood throne ottoman by Nana Frimpong illustrates a West African saying. Meko anaa menko is a statement in the Akan language that means “the decision to go or not to go depends upon whether or not you are subordinate to anybody.” Traditionally expressed in Adinkra symbols, popular wisdom is communicated to the people. Frimpong carefully sculpts the piece by hand, polishing it to a rich finish with dark tan mansion polish….
Beaded throne ottoman, ‘Wisdom of Ghana’ Price $179.95
Traditional Ghanaian Adinkra symbols cover this captivating throne ottoman by Abdul Karim Star. The central image represents sankofa, meaning “go back to your roots,” a message conveyed through the form of a bird with its head tilted backwards. On either side, sweeping curves symbolize sharp blades of blue steel, the Adinkra symbol known as Akofena. It means “Sword of Honor;” the imagery comes from crossed swords used…….
Wood throne ottoman, ‘African Guardian’ Price $69.95
Bold and handsome, a warrior stands guard in this design by Salihu Ibrahim. Inspired by traditional West African thrones, he transforms sese wood into a footstool or child’s throne ottoman.
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