Day: August 3, 2018

Practice the pause


Today’s Inspirational Quote:

“Practice the pause. Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you’re about to react harshly and you’ll avoid doing and saying things you’ll later regret.”

— Lori Deschene

Creativity: Random Phrases this morning


  1. Read ‘Em and Weep Meaning: Often said by the winner in poker, as the others ‘weep’ over the loss.  True.
  2. Know the Ropes Meaning: Having a familiarity or understanding of how something works. Some people are very good at it. In mentoring Process understanding of how things work for Mentees is very important.
  3. Give a Man a Fish Meaning: It’s better to teach a person how to do something than to do that something for them. I do this mistake very often and end up being the loser. I need to change this. 
  4. Playing Possum Meaning: Pretending to be dead, or to be deceitful about something. Difficult to peel some masks.
  5. Birds of a Feather Flock Together Meaning: People tend to associate with others who share similar interests or values. True
  6. Put a Sock In It Meaning: Asking someone to be quiet or to shut up.  Best to do when things are not working out. 
  7. Goody Two-Shoes Meaning: A smugly virtuous person. Hmmm… Do I know some?
  8. In the Red Meaning: Losing money. Being in debt.  Never. Live life debt free always. 
  9. Down For The Count Meaning: Someone or something that looks to be defeated, or nearly so.  Don’t know who, yet. 
  10. Go Out On a Limb Meaning: Putting yourself in a risky situation in order to help someone; or to hazard a guess.  Not to my knowledge. Unknowingly – don’t know. 

Yoga implies Giving


CONTROL YOURSELF BY REMEMBERING ME —-

Repeating what he had told Kitty and Rano earlier in Sholapur at the start of the Blue Bus Tours:

Very seriously, whenever you get excited, or feel others are unjust, or you feel they pass remarks, or you feel you are in the right and they in the wrong — the very moment you feel all this, remember me and get control. Pinch yourself, go aside. You must take practical steps. The moment you feel excited, make a fuss, remember me and begin singing or dancing — very practical solution.

You will at once turn it into laughter. If you cannot get control, then take this practical step; if not, you are lost. The slightest advantage given to the ego, with the help of the mind [emotion], bursts with all fury.

Spiritually, it is not cowardice to give in. If you cannot love, at least have the courage to give in. All this I have said a million times, but it goes in one ear and out the other. This is the last time I will tell you. If it goes out, all go. You all fight for no reason but lack of control. This is not yoga but bhoga. Bhog means taking, i.e., selfishness. Yoga implies giving, i.e., selflessness.

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Photo: Meher Baba Travels