WISDOM DISTILLERY

THE PERENNIAL PHILOSOPHY OF COMMON SENSE SPIRITUALITY




The origins of our universe are a mystery of the most profundity


The cosmos is alive, all living systems have ordered design.


The primary difference in all things is the degree of organization.


Our universe is benevolent, it is not hostile or inimical to life.


Evil is the product of people not necessarily the will of the Universe or the Gods.


There is a time lag between the speed of our lives and that of greater beings like the Earth, Sun, or the Gods


People live faster than the Gods can respond - what is a minute of Gods' time?


Our universe and its organizing principle are not at fault for the insanity of human intolerance and oppression, greedy people with unbalanced minds are.


Reality is a state of mind based on perception and is a product of the imaginations of our mind imposed upon external people, events, places, and ideas; Actuality is what really exists behind the perceived. The only approach to the Actual universe, for an individual, is through your own common sense experience, and how it is applied in your life.


The intrinsic nature of humanity is good.


Respect others': freedom, property, beliefs, lives, and bodies


Acts of hostility to others whether it be by lying, cheating, stealing, hatred, or violence are all products of ignorance, fear, and anger.


Knowledge is a virtue only when it fosters life, this type of knowledge is not theoretical, it is practical. This type of knowledge is not information, it is understanding based upon experience. When one applies their own understanding about life to their existence, knowledge becomes a virtue, for it is no longer just knowledge, it is wisdom.


Love and let Live -- learn to love yourself and love others as yourself.


Kindness begins at home.


Knowledge is a function of being.


Individual Freedom is a divine right, for it is the prerequisite for choice, and choice is the prerequisite for spiritual evolution..


The domain of the sacred includes the hidden patterns of our universe, the mysteries of life, and the beauty of the cosmos.


We are made of the stuff of stars.


Be here now -- the present is usually pleasant


The fundamental truths of human existence are simple and shared by everybody






A DISTILLATION OF THE WORLD'S WISDOM TEACHINGS




Remember The Universe is Alive


Remember Every Thing has a Spirit


Remember Your Self


Remember Holy Days


Remember Others' Kindness


Remember the Interconnection of All


Remember the Preciousness of Being and Life


Remember the Prophets


Remember to Worship


Remember We are Equals


Remember Your Oneness with Nature


Remember to Do unto others as you would have them do unto you


Remember to ‘Know Thyself’


Remember ‘Nothing Too Much’


Remember to Observe Holy Times


Remember to Give Thanks for Your Existence


Remember to Pray Daily


Remember the Unity of Deities and their Prophets


Remember Graven Images are not the Deity


Remember to Live a Meaningful Life


Remember to Put Others First


Remember to Get Help - You Cannot Achieve Enlightenment Alone


Remember the Kindness of Others


Remember to Recognize Impermanence


Remember to Recognize that all Beings are as Precious as our Mothers


Remember The Disadvantage of Self-Cherishing


Remember The Advantage of Cherishing Others


Remember Bodhichitta - the desire to attain full enlightenment for the sake of all beings


Remember Death and Impermanence - the uncertainty of death and the unsatisfactory nature of this world


Remember Karma - the law of cause and effect


Practice Receptivity and Acceptance - Wandering Without Purpose


Practice Oneness With Nature


Practice Non action


Practice Inwardness


Practice Being Good Natured


Practice Compassion


Practice Equanimity


Practice Good Belief


Practice Good Conduct


Practice Good Effort


Practice Good Knowledge


Practice Good Meditating / Prayer


Practice Good Mindset


Practice Good Seeing


Practice Good Speaking


Practice Good Thinking


Practice Good Deeds


Practice Healthy Lifestyle


Practice Good Meditation


Practice Good Words


Practice Non - Action


Practice Receptivity and Acceptance


Practice Tranquil Abiding - Develop Your Concentration on Higher States of Awareness


Practice Virtuous Living


Practice Pilgrimage


Practice Giving alms to the Poor and be Generous to the needy


Practice Not Profaning the Sacred


Practice Honoring Holy Days


Practice Honoring Your Ancestors


Practice Fostering Life - Harm no Being


Practice Honoring Other’s Relationships


Practice Honoring Other’s Property - Do Not Steal


Practice Speaking the Truth - Do Not Bear False Witness


Practice Non - Attachment - Do not Covet Your Neighbor's Belongings


Practice Relieving Others' Burdens


Practice Respecting Each Other


Practice Seeking Inwardness


Practice Sharing


Practice Speaking the Truth


Practice Transcending Your Ego


Practice Tranquil Abiding - developing advanced stages of concentration )


Practice Superior Seeing - developing emptiness--that is, non-identification with the personal ego


Practice Sharing One's Own Good Fortune with Others


Practice Taking Refuge from Samsara - the cycle of endless grasping and eventual disappointment


Practice Developing Renunciation for Samsara


Practice Developing Equanimity - Accepting, and seeing past, both good and bad experience


Practice Equalizing Self and Others - Realizing that we all want, and deserve, to be happy


Practice Exchanging Self with Others


Practice Developing Great Compassion


See Beyond Beliefs


See Beyond Memory


See Beyond Sensation


See Beyond the Forms of Things


See Beyond the Idols of the Mind


See Beyond Your Present State of Consciousness


Transcend Form


Transcend Sensation


Transcend Memory


Transcend Formation


Transcend Consciousness


Transcend Your Teachers






SOME OF THE WISDOMS I HAVE LEARNED FROM LIFE...




The Ultimate Miracle is the Existence of the Universe and You Within IT


The Design of the Universe is Implicate Synergy


The Universe is Alive


The Universe generates Conscious Beings


Gods come from the Creative Spirit - IT IS Dynamic, Systemic, and Incorporates Affirming, Denying, and Reconciling Aspects


The Essence of ART is Found in the Patterns of the Universe


One's Knowledge is a Function of One's Being


All Matter has Being


All Creatures Share Awareness of Self


Human Nature is Basically Good


All People Share their Humanity


Your Only Real Job is Enlightenment and to be Kind


You Are Your Own Guru, but You Cannot Become Enlightened by All by Yourself


Equality is the Prerequisite for Communication


As a Part of Your Enlightenment You Must Work to Make the World a Better Place


The Esoteric Core of All Religion is Conscious Enlightenment of the Soul through Love


Try to Constrain Excesses


Always Be Generous


Approach Life and Others from an Empathic Being Connection


Entertain Many Perspectives


You Must Remember Yourself


Be Here Now


Surf the Tao Whenever You Remember


Understand How to Be Many and One with Creation


Respect Other Beings as Yourself


Remember the Sacred in Experience


Try to 'Capture the Essence'


Be Conscious of What You Express to Others


Make Time for the Most Important Things in Life


Study and Remember the Past, Honor Our Predecessors


Nurture Life


Be Trustworthy


Return More than You Receive


Respect Others' Beings, Rights, and Property


Be Good


Nothing Too Much


Spread Peace


Be Authentic in All You Do


Enjoy Existence


Find Your Way to Achieve Unity with the Rest of Existence


Consciously 'Turn the Cheek'


Place Love at the Center of Your Existence and Let it Radiate through all you think, say, and do


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