Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 What we appear to be discussing is being present. Tolle's " The Power of Now " has been a help to me in this regard. Using a basketball expression, let's the game come to her. Sitting quietly, spring comes, the grass grows. No efforting. A dozen or so years ago, had a compound in Barstow, California. Hundreds of us would visit on weekend to do The Work with her. Eventually, her neighbors complained to the local authorities about all the cars and noise. received a summons to appear at a hearing. She did not resist the evidence and findings. Soon after, she closed her Barstow compound. As I recall why she did not resist the verdict, she said, " I believe in the law. " It was that simple for her. No resistance, just accepting what is. Wow. --- gitoros wrote: > hey steve, > > rosey loves this sentence, > considers it as brilliant! > > > I found that manipulating the illusion was simply > more illusion. > > > and of course, the underlying motive is the wish to > controll, and > thats the disguise of fear. > > > regarding plans. well we all know that katie must > make a kind of > plans, like scheduling her trips, etc. > but i suppose she's just open to what happens, > whenever and whereever. > > i think the difference could be described in: one > tends toward a > direction, goal, call it whatever you like, but is > open to deal with > whatever life opens, or presents to this > somebody/anybody. > > love, r > > > > > > > > Dear AC and RH: > > > > Yes, I have seen these Harvard statistics before. > My question is, > > Which of these students had the happiest life? > > How much one earns has no bearing at all on one's > happiness. > > I understand the power of intention and how > powerful writing down our > > goals is. I practised that for years but since > finding The Work, I > > see how it was just my story and DID seem to bring > me the things or > > situations I wanted but had no bearing on whether > I was having a > > happy or peaceful life. I found that knowing > " what is my purpose " > > or " what for " is more important for me. I found > that manipulating > > the illusion was simply more illusion and was > based upon fear. For > > me now, setting goals indicates that I am > believing that if things > > could change I would be happier.... " Hopeless! " > > > > By the way, my experience of is that she is > not at all > > operating with any plan. > > > > Blessings, Steve D. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > theres a katie quote if you want > suffering , get a plan.. > > > > > > > So, maybe, the real truth is that > > > > > > > it is not that I have no plans > > > > > > > but, maybe, there are some things > > > > > > > [like paying bills] that I don't > consider > > > > > > > to be *important* enough. > > > > > > > ac. > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with the saying.. > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Life is what happens when I make other > plans.' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I like that axiom too. > > > > > > > > > > I also like these: > > > > > > > > > > ---- If you fail to plan; you plan to fail! > ---- > > > > > > > > > > ---- If you don't have a plan for yourself; > > > > > someone else does have a plan for you and > > > > > it may not be what you really want! ----- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's probably just another story I'm > running. But the thought > > of > > > > > it > > > > > > brings more peace than stress. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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