The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:

“Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”

Yogi Shanti Desai discusses the the difference between happiness and bliss

Yogi Shanti Desai discusses the the difference between happiness and bliss:

 

http://yogishantidesai.com/videos.html

 

See all of Shanti Desai's YouTube videos at: www.youtube.com/user/yogishantidesai/videos

The mystics ask you to take nothing on mere belief

The mystics ask you to take nothing on mere belief. Rather, they give you a set of experiments to test in your own awareness and experience. The laboratory is your own mind, the experiment is meditation.

 

Ken Wilber

Meditation: the new medication

Thanks to pop-culture representations, meditation is seen as something that takes place in the isolation of a lush forest at the top of a Himalayan mountain. Those who practice the delicate art know one does not have to be alone or in an exotic location to meditate.

Billy Juliani, a junior in philosophy and the president of N.C. State's Buddhist Philosophy Club, defined meditation as the practice of "living in the present moment and being aware of what's around us."

"It reduces stress and anxiety and promotes a more peaceful and thoughtful approach to looking at the world," Juliani said.

Lesa greinina í heild: http://www.technicianonline.com/features/meditation-the-new-medication-1.2766229 

Your life will reflect spiritual consciousness if you meditate

Your life will reflect spiritual consciousness if you meditate. Since the publication of my book [Autobiography of a Yogi], everyone is asking about Kriya Yoga. That is my purpose. I didn’t come to give theological abstractions, but a technique whereby those who are sincere can truly know God, not just theorize about Him....The practice of Kriya gives the true experience of religion, which cannot be had by just talking about God.

Paramahansa Yogananda

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Hér getið þið hlustað á hljóðupptökur með Yogananda:  

http://www.yogananda-srf.org/listentopy/Listen_to_Paramahansa_Yogananda.aspx

 

There is no need for temples ...

 

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Dalai Lama

Þetta er hin launhelgi boðskapur Dauðans

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14 Þegar allar kenndir og hvatir hjartans hafa hljóðnað, þá finnur dauðlegur maður ódauðleikann og verður eitt með allífinu.

15 Þegar ástríðuviðjar mannlegs hjarta hafa brostið, þá verður dauðlegur maður dauðlegur. -

 

                              Þetta er hin launhelgi boðskapur Dauðans 

 

17 Vitundarneistinn, sjálfið, vakir hið innra með sérhverjum manni, ljós í hjarta. Lærð að þekkja hið innra, hreina ljós, lærið að þekkja hið innra ódauðlega ljós.

 

18 Nachiketas nam þessa háleitu vizku af vörum Dauðans, og hann lærði fræðin um samhljóm hinna innri afla, sem nefnist yoga. Hann varð eitt með hinu Eilífa og hann varð ódauðlegur og hreinn. Og það getur í sannleika sérhver orðið, sem vill ná valdi á hinum innri öflum og sameinast sál sinni.

                              Hér endar Katha Upanishad

Launvizka Vedabóka. Upanishad. Sören Sörensen endursagði úr frummálinu.

... keep your beginner's mind

So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind. There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen. Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind. You should not say, "I know what Zen is," or "I have attained enlightenment." This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner. Be very very careful about this point. If you start to practice zazen, you will begin to appreciate your beginner's mind. It is the secret of Zen practice.

Shunryu Suzuki-roshi

To be alone is essential for man

To be alone is essential for man to be uninfluenced, for something uncontaminated to take place. For this aloneness there seems to be no time, there are too many things to do, too many responsibilities and so on. To learn to be quiet, shutting oneself in one's room, to give the mind a rest, becomes a necessity. Love is part of this aloneness. To be simple, clear, and inwardly quiet, is to have that flame.

J. Krishnamurti

Opið hús hjá Zen á Íslandi

 

Laugardaginn 8. september kl. 11:00-17:00 verður opið hús í aðsetri Zen á Íslandi á Grensásvegi 8, 4.hæð. Þá gefst öllum sem hafa áhuga að koma og sjá aðsetur Zen á Íslandi og prófa að sitja í hugleiðslu, eins lengi eða stutt og hver og einn kýs.

www.zen.is