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THE JOURNEY BEGINS

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                                                    THE JOURNEY BEGINS WHEN YOU START HEAR                      HAVING A FRIEND TO LISTEN TO YOUR PROBLEMS AND DISCUSS THEM                    WITH YOU IN THE BEGINNING OF FINDING A SOLUTION.                THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH ONE STEP                                                                                                                 ---- LAO TZU                   WHAT DO WE DO WHEN PEOPLE WE ARE CLOSE TO ARE SHARING THEIR WORRIES WITH US? I WANTED TO SAY SO MUCH AS HARRY SPOKE OF HIS INNER TURMOIL, BUT THEN I REMEMBERED MY TRAINING AS A MONK, OUR SILENT PRESENCE CAN BE MORE POWERFUL THAN A MILLION EMPTY WORDS. WE ALL HAVE TWO EARS AND ONE MOUTH, THE AMOUNT WE LISTEN AND THE AMOUNT WE SPEAK SHOULD BE DONE PROPORTIONATELY. RARELY DO PEOPLE WANT AN ACTIVE SOLUTION TO THEIR PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGHLY HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD.                  I REMEMBERED THE EARLY DAYS WHEN PEOPLE USED TO COME A

WHY WORRY

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                                                            DONT WORRY                    WHAT WE SEE AS BAD AT ONE POINT IN TIME CAN TURN OUT TO BE GOOD FOR US, AND WHAT WE SEE AS GOOD AT ANOTHER POINT IN TIME CAN TURN OUT TO BE BAD FOR US. MOST THINGS IN LIFE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, WE SHOULD NOT JUDGE ANY SITUATION BY ITS FACE VALUE. A VIDEO THAT I THOUGHT WOULD DISRUPT MY LIFE AS I KNEW IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE GREATEST BLESSING. IT ALLOWED ME TO KICK-START MY JOURNEY TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO HELP INSPIRE MILLIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE THROUGH MY SOCIAL-MEDIA PRESENCE AND EVEN BROUGHT ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVEY MY MESSAGE THROUGH THIS CHAPTER.                    I NOTICED THAT HARRY LOOKED RELIEVED WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THIS, I MEDITATED TO HOW WHEN WE HEAR THINGS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL, OUT DOUBTS ARE DISPELLED. THE EASIEAST WAY TO BRING CLARITY TO OUR LIFE IS TO SEEK GUIDANCE FROM PEOPLE WHO POSSESS CLARITY.                 SPIRITUAL STRENGTH.. HE BROUGHT UP. HIS QUESTIONS WERE NOT FINISHED.

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE FOR HAPPINESS

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                                   THE FOUNDATION OF OUR HAPPINESS                                                   SPIRITUAL PRACTICEIS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR HAPPINESS. IT GUIDES US IN TIMES OF TURMOIL AND GROUNDS US IN TIMES OF JOY.                   MEDITATION CAN HELP US EMBRACE OUR WORRIES, OUR FEAR, OUR ANGER,                         AND THAT IS VERY HEALING. WE LET  OUR WON NATURAL CAPACITY OF                                     HEALING DO THE WORK.                                                                                  --- THICK NHAT HANH            SPIRITUALLITY IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT WE LIVE IN THIS WORLD, BUT WE ARE NOT FROM IT. MANY OF OUR PROBLEMS LIE IN NOT UNDERSTANDING OUR FUNDAMENTAL IDENTITY, WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS HAVING SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE, WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS HAVING HUMAN EXPERIENCES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO REALIZE THIS PRINCIPLE THEORETICALLY. WE CAN ATTEND HUNDREDS OF LECTURES AND READ VOLUMES OF BOOKS, BUT THIS IS INADEQUATE WITHOUT US COM

FORGIVENESS, FAMILY, AFFIRMATION

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                                                                  FAMILY                             OUR JOURNEY OF SELFLESSNESS FROM AN ICE CREAM TO A CANDLE MUST START SOMEWHERE. OFTEN, PEOPLE CAN DISPLY SELFLESSNESS OUTSIDE THEIR HOME. PEOPLE MAY HELP OUT IN THEIR COMMUNITY, OR AT TEMPLES OR SCHOOLS, AND SOME MAY EVEN MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET A SELFIE TO ANNOUNCE TO THE WORLD THAT THEY HAVE HELPED. BUT AT HOME, THEY MAY NOT EXPRESS THE SAME SERVICE MENTALITY. I BELIEVE THAT SELFLESSNESS STARTS AT HOME, WITH THE ONES WE LOVE THE MOST. ARE WE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THEM? ARE WE THERE FOR THEM TO HELP THEM PHYSICALLY AS WELL AS EMOTIONALLY? RELATIONSHIPS AT HOME CAN WORK WELL ONLY IF ALL PARTIES HAVE LOW EXPECTATIONS OF EACH OTHER, BUT HIGHG EXPECTATIONS OF THEMSELVES OF EACH OTHER, BUT HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF THEMSELVES TO HELP THE OTHER.                 AT THIS MOMENT, HARRY WAS AN EXAMPLE OF SERVING THE ONE YOU LOVE. ANOTHER THOUGHT THE CAME TO MY MIND WAS OF LATA KHATE, WHOSE STORY

SPEAKING SLANG

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                                                                                                                  YOUR SLANG                      WE SHOULD DEAL WITH EACH OTHER SENSITIVELY, OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AFFECTS, HOW WE ACT IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS.                     A GENTLE ANSWER TURNS AWAY WRATH, BUT A HARSH WORD                     STIRS UP ANGER                                                                                                                 ---- SOLOMON                        WHAT DO YOU MEAN HOW YOU TREAT YOUR WIFE? I ASKED HIM, ALARMED. I HAD BEEN TO THEIR HOUSE AND FOUND NOTHING AMISS. WAS THERE SOMETHING HE WASN'T SHARING?                       IT'S NOT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, HE SAID, BLUSHING, ITS JUST THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING AND BICKERING. SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO CHANGE THINGS ABOUT ME, AND I END UP LEAVING THE ROOM WHEN SHE STARTS WITH HER SUGGESTIONS.                     I WAS QUITE TAKEN ABLACK BY HIS COMMENTS. HOW PEOPLE HEHAVE IN PUBL

CREATE VISIONS OF THE WORLD YOU WANT TO SEE

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                                  YOU ARE THE DREAMER OF YOUR DREAM <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2132216722897449"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2132216722897449"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script>                         YOU ARE THE DREAMER OF YOUR DREAM THAT IS YOUR LIFE. AT TIMES YOUR DREAM MAY FEEL LIKE A NIGHTMARE IF YOU'VE DISCONNECTED FROM THE LOVE OF THE UNIVERSE AND INSTEAD IDENTIFY WITH THE LOVE OF THE UNIVERSE AND INSTEAD IDENTIFY WITH THE FEAR OF THE WORLD. WHEN YOU RELY ON THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF THE UNIVERSE, YOU'LL BE LED OUT OF THE NIGHTMARE AND INTO A HAPPY DREAM. A DREAM OF NEW PERCEPTIONS THAT RESEMBLES THE TRUTH OF WHO ARE LOVE.                         FOR THIS SACRED MOMENT, OFFER YOURSELF AND OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN EXER