The real temple is the universe itself

In every religion people have their place of worship. The Hindus call it a Mandir, the Buddhists call it the Sthupa, the Christians call it a Church, the Jews call it a Synagogue, the Muslims call it a Mosque and the Sikhs call it a Gurudwara. The concept of temple is very old. The temple by whichever name it may be called is a place of prayer, study and meditation. It is a holy place where devotees with religious belief come together to spend time in feeling the presence of God through their own way of communion. Ordinarily the temple is a man made structure of stone and brick but the real temple is the universe itself, which is the temple of God. Upanishad says, having created it, into it indeed, He entered. Thus the universe is the temple where the presence of God is everywhere.

 Paramahamsa Hariharananda


Dagskrį Lķfspekifélagsins um helgina

 

12. okt. föstudag kl 20:00 Birgir Bjarnason: Vķsindin og raunveruleikinn II. hluti. Fjallaš um hugmyndir śt frį nżrri bók Stepen Hawkings.

13. okt. Dagskrį laugardag
kl 15:30 Birgir Bjarnason hugleišing / ķhugun,
kl. 16 kaffi,
16:30: Birgir Bjarnason
Hugleišing og mystķk

 

 

www.lifspekifelagid.is

 

 


Žaš er lķf eftir daušann segir virtur taugaskuršlęknir

 

Hįmenntašur lęknir sem lęrši ķ Harvard var ķ dįi ķ sjö daga įriš 2008 eftir aš hafa smitast af heilahimnubólgu. Hann trśir nś stašfastlega į lķf eftir daušann.

Eben Alexander er virtur taugaskuršlęknir. Hann segir aš sį hluti heilans sem stjórnar rökhugsun og tilfinningum hafi „slökkt į sér“ og upplifši hann  „eitthvaš svo djśpt og magnaš“ aš žaš gaf honum, sem vķsindamanni, įstęšu til žess aš trśa žvķ aš mešvitundin lifi įfram eftir daušann.

Ķ grein sem hann skrifar fyrir Newsweek lżsir hann fyrir lesendum hvert hann fór į mešan hann var ķ dįinu. Hann segist hann hafa komiš į staš žar sem voru bleik og hvķt skż og žar hafi hann hitt gullfallega blįeygša konu. Į žessum staš hafi einnig veriš ašrar vęngjašar verur, mun žróašri og ęšri en mannkyniš.

Fuglar og englar, žetta kom upp ķ hugann žegar ég hugsaši til baka. En ekkert af žessum oršum įttu viš žaš sem ég sį og var ekki lķkt neinu sem er aš finna hér į jöršu.

Įšur fyrr tślkaši Alexander frįsagnir sjśklinga af reynslu žeirra af žvķ aš vera viš daušans dyr sem óskhyggju og hręšslu viš hiš óžekkta. Hann hefur nś skipt um skošun og er ķ hópi fjölmargra sem trśa aš lķfiš haldi įfram eftir aš viš drögum andann ķ sķšasta sinn hér į jöršu.

Ég veit vel aš žetta hljómar allt ótrślega. Ef aš einhver lęknir hefši sagt mér eitthvaš svipaš žegar ég var aš byrja hefši ég tślkaš žaš sem svo aš hann vęri undir įhrifum eša haldinn ofskynjunum.

Lęknirinn segir aš upplifun hans sé langt frį žvķ aš vera ofskynjun og reynsla hans sé alveg jafn raunveruleg og t.d. brśškaupsdagurinn hans eša fęšing barnanna. Hann bendir į aš hann hafi ķ yfir įratug unniš sem taugaskuršlęknir į virtustu sjśkrastofnunum landsins og margir vina hans og félaga trśi žvķ aš heilinn skapi mešvitundina. Nś segir lęknirinn aš eftir reynslu sķna sé hann viss um aš įst Gušs og alheimsins į mannkyninu sé skilyršislaus.

Alexander deilir nś skošunum meš fjölmörgum öšrum sem hafa dįiš en snśiš aftur til lķfsins eftir aš hafa veriš endurlķfgašir.

 

Sjį: http://www.pressan.is/Frettir/Lesafrett/thad-er-lif-eftir-daudann-segir-virtur-taugaskurdlaeknir


Žegar vitrir menn hafa fundiš sitt innra sjįlf ...

5.

Žegar vitrir menn hafa fundiš sitt innra

sjįlf, nį žeir fyllingu ķ vizku, mešvitandi

um mikilvęgi andans ķ fullkomnum innri firši.

Og žegar žessir vitru menn hafa fundiš hinn

allsstašar nįlęga lķfsanda, žį sameinast žeir

hinu eilķfa.

6.

Žeir vitru menn, sem eygt hafa markmiš

vizku Vedanta, hreinsaš kenndir sķnar fyrir

iškun yoga, žeir öšlast frelsi aš lķfi loknu

ķ eilķfš Gušs.

7.

Efnispartarnir hverfa til uppruna sķns, en

andinn, vizkan og verkin verša eitt meš hinu

ęšsta ódaušlega.

Launviska Vedabóka - Mundaka Upanishad - 3. hluti, 2. kafli (Sören Sörenson endursagši śr frummįlinu)


Aš hitta fyrir vitran mann sem getur bent žér į galla žķna ...

Aš hitta fyrir vitran mann

sem getur bent žér į galla žķna

er eins og aš finna fjįrsjóš.

 ... 

 Illgresi spillir akri

og eigingirnd mönnum.

Uppręttu eigingirnd

og uppskeran veršur rķkuleg.

Dhammapada. Vegur sannleikans. Njöršur P. Njaršvķk ķslenskaši.


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Erindin ķ Lķfspekifélaginu hefjast um helgina. Sjį dagskrį.

 

5. okt föstudaga kl 20:00 Halldór Haraldsson: Aš hlusta į tónlist

Halldór ręšir um hvernig viš hlustum į tónlist og hlżtt veršur į dęmi śr żmsum tónverkum

 

Dagskrį laugardaga kl 15:30 hugleišing / ķhugun, kl. 16 kaffi, kl. 16:30 umręšuefni

6. okt. Tónlistarhugleišing ķ umsjį Halldórs Haraldssonar

Myndband meš Sigvalda Hjįlmarssyni: Rödd žagnarinnar

  

 

Dagskrįbreytingar

Fundartķmi į föstudögum hefur veriš fęršur til kl 20. Į laugardögum veršur lögš ašalįhersla į hug­leišingu (ķhugun) og fręšslu tengdri henni eša annaš efni. Hugleišing hefst kl 15:30. Sķšan er kaffi kl 16 og fręšsla hefst kl 16:30.

Sjį hér dagskrį fram aš įramótum: http://lifspekifelagid.is/dagskra/index.html 


Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Buddha


Simple meditation helps in many ways - Regular practice shown to decrease symptoms of stress and depression

Regular practice shown to decrease symptoms of stress and depression

A simple form of mindful meditation can help breast cancer survivors stave off the symptoms of depression, new research suggests. But the potential benefits don't stop there.

Meditation may help wipe out some of those repetitive thoughts about the past or future that can clutter the mind once treatment ends. It may also reduce loneliness and decrease the body's inflammatory response to stress — which can trigger serious illness — according to a small study published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

"Mindfulness meditation is particularly effective in buffering the effects of stress on well-being and physical health," said study co-author J. David Creswell, director of the Health and Human Performance Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University. Though the mechanism isn't known, meditation can help stop the spiral of negative thoughts that can trigger distress, Creswell said.

Meditation teacher Elesa Commerse knows the benefits firsthand. She practiced meditation before, during and after her own treatment for breast cancer. She also meditated to help her cope with her mother's and grandmother's breast cancer journeys. Her DVD, "Finding Your Way," is a nine-hour program that includes meditation and is designed to help breast cancer survivors navigate their changed world. Find it at foreverwhole.org.

Below, Commerse elaborates on how meditation can help breast cancer survivors:

Q: How can meditation help once cancer treatment has ended?

A: Meditation helps you stay present, and it helps you work with your mind in productive ways. It's important to stay present when dealing with such devastating news because it is then that the mind gets very creative and usually in unhelpful ways — about the future or possible lack of a future.

Q: How do I meditate, or quiet my mind?

A: There are many ways or techniques. First, you quiet the body and sit comfortably. You then observe the weather of your mind by noting the intensity and velocity of your thoughts. You welcome any and all thoughts. You become like a healthy form of Teflon — imagine that — holding your seat but not allowing any of the thoughts or feelings to stick to you. You notice a thought — greet it, welcome it, say "hello" to it and let it go like a helium balloon that floats away without you even noticing where it goes. And you do this hundreds, thousands of time, without judgment, without reaction, without counting. You keep coming back to the sensation of the breath that you are breathing just now — to the present moment.

Q: Is meditation more difficult to learn when you're battling a life-threatening illness?

A: I think it's easier because you know why you need to learn how to do this. There is an amazing clarity that often comes with a cancer diagnosis and treatment. One of the things meditation teaches you is that cancer isn't all there is. You are no more a cancer diagnosis than you are the color red. Life is a mosaic, and there is always a lot going on in a person's life. What matters and what determines the quality of our life depends on what we choose to focus on. Whatever the mind focuses on magnifies.

Sjį: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-0926-bc-mindfulness-20120926,0,4512733.story


The what is is what you are

The what is is what you are, not what you would like to be; it is not the ideal because the ideal is fictitious, but it is actually what you are doing, thinking, and feeling from moment to moment. What is is the actual, and to understand the actual requires awareness, a very alert, swift mind.

Krishnamurti


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