Zen on love & Zen on Ego

Zen on Love
there is something
at the heart
of all things

deep empty full
alive simple vast
sweet innocent free
courageous profound
still perfect clear
lovely loving love

Zen on Ego
the subtle and illusive
assumption of existence
a starting place
for other thoughts
an assumed reference-point
the thought of "I"
the "I" thought
where division begins
and wholeness breaks apart
dividing our world
into names and things

Zen Filter

Beginner's Meditation Techniques

"The natural goal for anyone beginning meditation is to experience some real degree of stillness. It is easier said than done. How many of us continue would continue to meditate without getting some sense of the benefits? In the beginning that obvious benefit is some sense of peace. One needs to experience a degree of peace and relaxation that can be without a doubt attributed to the fact that one has meditated."

my chest is bare

in the path of an arrow

with eyes affixed

i embrace this last breath

savoring sweet intrigue

before being struck

will you also be blinded

by the brightest of mirrors?

will we wobble together

with poor eyesight

drunk on romance

near the cliffs at lovers cove?

if so, let us fall in unison

yet not towards the beach

covered in shells

but away from our bodies

into a cloudless sky

Japanese Proverbs - #3

"Egao wa kokoro no akusesari Kyo wa dono egao"Your smile is your heart's accessory.
What kind of smile will you wear today?

Japanese Proverbs - #4

"Kotoba yonjyu pasento, 
hyojo jyugo pasento, omoi jyugo pasento,
egao sanjyu pasento, gokei
komyunikeshon hyaku pasento"40% words, 15% facial expression,
15% memories, 30% smile,
total =100% communication.

Japanese Proverbs- #2

"Egao ga areba jibun ga kaeru
tanin ga kaeru unmei ga kaeru"
If you smile you can change yourself,
others and your future.

My Japanese Proverbs... #1

"Ureshi kara warau tanoshiii kara warau nakitai toki koso warau"
You smile because you are happy
You smile because it is fun
When you want to cry you should smile.

James Otto - Soliders & Jesus - Acoustic Photo Montage

Dear Lord
We Stand Together and Never Alone
Through Our Trials and Triumphs Father
We Have Faith That You Will Bring Us Home
Walk Beside Us In Battle
Carry Us Through To Victory
Give Us The Strength To Do That
Which Others Could Not
Be With Us Today
Just As You Were Yesterday
Take Care Of Us Today
And Carry Us Through Tomorrow
Give Us The Strength
And The Will To Fight
Dear Lord
Watch Over Us Tonight
Amen

The Beatles-I've Just Seen A Face

They look ordinary, they lace up just the same, but it's not the boots that matter, it's my soldier in the boots that means the world to me.

The Lords Prayer

The Lord's Prayer Words

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

GOD is busy right now!!!

If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!!!!!!
A United States Marine was taking some college courses
between assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq
 and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor  who
was an avowed atheist, and a member of the ACLU.

One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.
He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "GOD, if you are real, then
I want you to knock me off this platform... I'll give you exactly 15 min."
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes
went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am GOD, I'm still waiting."

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got
out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him;
knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.

The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there
looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to,
noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked,
 "What in the world is the matter with you?  Why did you do that?"


The Marine calmly replied,
"GOD was too busy today protecting America's
soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid
stuff and act like an idiot.. So He sent me."

The classroom erupted in cheers!

 

SMALL TOWN U.S.A

SMALL TOWN USA

A lot of people called it prison when I was growin' up
But these are my roots and this is what I love
'Cause everybody knows me and I know them
And I believe that's the way we we're supposed to live
I wouldn't trade one single day in small town USA

Give me a Saturday night, my baby by my side
A little Hank Jr. and a six pack of lights
Old dirt road and I'll be just fine
Give me a Sunday morning that's full of grace
A simple life and I'll be okay here in small town USA

Around here people break there backs just to earn a buck
We ever get ahead but we have enough
I watch people leave and then come right back
I never wanted any part of that
And I'm proud to say that I love this place, good ole small town USA
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Give me a Saturday night, my baby by my side
David Allen Coe and a six pack of lights
An old dirt road and I'll be just fine
Give me a Sunday morning that's full of grace
A simple life and I'll be okay, here in small town USA, oh yeah

I wouldn't trade one single day
Proud to say I love this place

Give me a Saturday night my baby by my side
Sweet home Alabama and a six pack of lights
An old dirt road and I'll be just fine
Give me a Sunday morning that full of grace
A simple life and I'll be okay, yeah I'll be okay here in small town USA
Oh yeah, small town USA

THE WELCOME HOMES...

WELCOME HOMES ARE THE BEST THINGS

US MILITARY WIVES LOOK FORWARD TO

AS WELL AS GIRLFRIENDS, BRIDES TO BE, ETC

Just Souls
Nancy L. Meek, ©2002

Lift up your voice. Follow me
Thank the ones who kept us free
Whether home field or Isle of Nam
Offer prayers and an open palm

Salute the brave, the tried, the true
Who loved Liberty through and through
Who clutched the torch and held it high
Who ran with it to the battle cry
For souls like me and you

Who loved our country more than self
Left comfort home upon a shelf
Risked it all for freedom's hue
Doing, of course, what they had to do
For souls like me and you

We have a choice. Follow them
In faith; pave the way for future men
Light of hope around them pearled
Or live oppressed in a bitter world

Evil is still alive on planet Earth
Caring not for Freedom's worth
Peace and Love beyond their grasp
Doomed to Hell's eternal lock and hasp

The soldiers die. The poppies blow
Toward Heaven's fields, row-by-row
Plucked from Earth; and by and by
We, each, will reach beyond the sky
To touch a petal where poppies grow
Just souls like you and I

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