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**arcaniagainee** · 10-16-2009, 08:39 PM

stop seeing yourself as special.
then you will immediately start to feel even better.
stop trying to change people.
they have a right to be how they chose/choose to be.
if you still want to hang around with the 'unenlightened', nothing wrong with that either, but why be disappointed when they disappoint you.
feel the silence.
the ancient mystery.
unlimited power is within each of us.

very well put.

one of my favorite quotes: consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.~ jacob m. braude ~

something i have done as of late is based upon buddhism. in the buddhist belief, one of the things you can do to increase your spiritual energy and closeness with the light is to treat everyone as though they were your mother, in the belief that if you treat everyone like that, you will treat them with love and respect. alternately, if that doesn't work for you, you can use your father. personally, my relationship with both mother and father were less than desirable, so i practice this in a different, yet simple way.

each person i see/ meet in my day, i say to myself "i love you" as though they were a dear family member or friend. in this way, i have changed my perception so that not only do i see them all as someone very dear to me, but it also makes me a more loving person. people seem to recognize this, as they do a lot more smiling when i am around, and their energy levels seem to be increased.

10-16-2009, 08:39 PM	#13
arcaniagainee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	stop seeing yourself as special. then you will immediately start to feel even better. stop trying to change people. they have a right to be how they chose/choose to be. if you still want to hang around with the 'unenlightened', nothing wrong with that either, but why be disappointed when they disappoint you. feel the silence. the ancient mystery. unlimited power is within each of us. very well put. one of my favorite quotes: consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.~ jacob m. braude ~ something i have done as of late is based upon buddhism. in the buddhist belief, one of the things you can do to increase your spiritual energy and closeness with the light is to treat everyone as though they were your mother, in the belief that if you treat everyone like that, you will treat them with love and respect. alternately, if that doesn't work for you, you can use your father. personally, my relationship with both mother and father were less than desirable, so i practice this in a different, yet simple way. each person i see/ meet in my day, i say to myself "i love you" as though they were a dear family member or friend. in this way, i have changed my perception so that not only do i see them all as someone very dear to me, but it also makes me a more loving person. people seem to recognize this, as they do a lot more smiling when i am around, and their energy levels seem to be increased.
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