December 20, 2024
Willingness to Serve
Page 366
"We go from simply showing up and reporting for duty each day to a willingness to serve the greater good in the best way we can."
Living Clean, Chapter 3, "Creative Action of the Spirit"
A lot of us describe ourselves as having...See more
Love is when the thinker is not. The thinker is not an entity different from thought; thought and the thinker are one. The thinker is the thought.
Love is not sensation; it is a flame without smoke. You will know love when you as the thinker are not. You cannot sacrifice yourself, the thinker, for love. There can be no deliberate action for love, because love is not of the mind.
J. Krishnamurti
Commentaries on Living Series I Chapter 71 `Clarity in Action'
Choiceless awareness implies to be aware both objectively, outside, and inwardly, without any choice. Just to be aware of the colours, of the tent, of the trees, the mountains, nature – just to be aware. Not choose, say, ‘I like this’, ‘I don’t like that’ or ‘I want this’, ‘I...See more
December 19, 2024
Living with Our Conscience
Page 365
"In the end, we are the ones who must live with our conscience. In order to do so comfortably, we must decide what is, and what is not, morally acceptable in our lives."
It Works, Step Ten
There's some irony in the fact...See more
“Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 19, 2024
Walking the way we talk
Page 369
"Words mean nothing until we put them into action."
Basic Text, p. 58
The Twelfth Step reminds us "to practice these principles in all our affairs." In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more...See more