Attention

... is intention to be present.

Life Ends. Love Doesn't.

Everyone has something to teach you.

But some people can offer you more profound

and compelling lessons than others.

~ In Infinite Loving Memory of Master Sivaram ~

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It Is What You See In Front Of You

Here it is – right now.

Start thinking about it and you miss it.

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{Huang Po}

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What Is Your Mental Posture?

It's not what happens to you in life.

It's how you(r mind) deal/s with it.

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Do You Have Time - To Think?

An investment banker stood at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.

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Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The banker complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

The fisherman replied, "Only a little while."

The banker then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish?

The fisherman said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.

The banker then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

The fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos.

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I have a full and busy life, señor."

The investor scoffed, "I am an Ivy League MBA and could help you have a better life.

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You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, and eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats."

The investor continued, "And instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would then sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery.

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You would control the product, processing, and distribution!

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You can leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise."

The fisherman asked, "But how long will this all take, señor?"

To which the banker replied, "Perhaps 15 to 20 years."

"But what then?" asked the fisherman.

The banker laughed and said, "That’s the best part!

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When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions!"

"Millions. Okay, then what?" wondered the fisherman.

To which the investment banker replied, "Then you would retire.

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You could move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, and stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "Isn't that what I'm doing right now, señor?"

The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.

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{Benjamin Franklin}

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Not Until Now

In or Out

They drew a circle that shut me out,

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Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout!
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But love and I had the wit to win,

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We drew a circle that took them in.

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{Edwin Markham}

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The Truth Is...

Caveat lector: some viewers may regard this notion brazen.

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There are some people who live in a dream world.

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And there are some who face reality.

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Then there are those who turn one into the other.

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Unfolded by Sabby.

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Spirituality Begins...

... where science ends?

Looking For Happiness?

Everybody seeks happiness.

Although it is not often noticed that seeking itself is precisely the activity that veils the very happiness that is being sought.

When it is seen clearly that happiness is not to be found in any particular object, state or circumstance, a deep relaxation takes place.

This relaxation leaves us at the threshold of another possibility.

This possibility is felt as an invitation from an unknown and yet strangely familiar direction.

It is a call to return to our true home...

... the source of happiness.

{Jeff Foster}

A Reason, A Season or A Lifetime?

People come into your life...

... for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

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When you know which one it is,

you will know what to do for that person.


When someone is in your life for a REASON,

it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.

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They have come to assist you through a difficulty,
to provide you with guidance and support.

. To aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

. They may seem like a godsend.

And they are.

. They are there for the reason you need them to be.

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. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part

or at an inconvenient time,

. This person will say or do something

to bring the relationship to an end.
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Sometimes they die.

Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realise is that our need has been met,

our desire fulfilled, their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered

and now it is time to move on.

. Some people come into your life for a SEASON,

because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace

or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done.
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They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.

Believe it, it is real.

But only for a season.

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LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons.

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Things you must build upon

in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

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And put what you have learned to use

in all other relationships and areas of your life.

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It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
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Thank you for being a part of my life,

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Every Body

My body is an instrument; I observe it…
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My body is an instrument; listen to it!


{Franklin Story Musgrave}

Good or Bad News?

The bad news is time flies.

The good news is you're the pilot.

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Nobody Suffers, There Is Just Suffering

It both is.

And isn't.

The Deepest, Longest Meditation

To live content with small means;
to seek elegance rather than luxury,
and refinement rather than fashion.

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To be worthy, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly;
to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages,
with open heart.

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To bear all cheerfully;
to do all bravely;
to await occasions, hurry never.

In a word:

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To let the spiritual,

unbidden and unconscious,

grow up through the common.

Transmitted through Sabby.

Not Enough Time

If you only have time to exercise or meditate

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but not both,

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then make exercise your daily meditation.

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Had A Fall?

Life Without Limits.

Attitude is Altitude.

Are you going to finish strong?

{Nicholas Vujicic}

The Art Of The Atom

Caveat lector: some viewers may deem this perspective offensive.

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Freedom, to me, is the ultimate value.

There is nothing higher than freedom.

{Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh "Osho"}

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Two Ears

Those who can, do.

Those who are, teach.

But without intending to do so.


~ In Infinite Loving Memory of Master Sivaram ~

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The True Teacher

The whole problem is

to establish communication with one's self.

{E.B. White}

What You Want To See Is What You Get

Now you're looking for the secret.

But you won’t find it because, of course,

you're not really looking.

You don't really want to work it out.

You want to be fooled.

{Cutter}

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Be A Dustbin With A Hole At The Bottom

You don't need to be punished and hurt by your history.

Disconnect from your past.

Free yourself from it.

Let go.

Why allow yourself to be hurt by what happened

... moments,

... weeks,

... months,

... or, years ago?

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No Expectations, Yes Inspectations

Knowing what you’ve got.

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Knowing what you need.

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Knowing what you can live without.

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That’s inventory control.

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{Revolutionary Road}

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¡Mirar!

Experience is not what happens to you;

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it's what you do with what happens to you.

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{Aldous Huxley}

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Why Do You Yoga? (Part II)

You don't practise to get some thing.

You practise to get rid of things.

To let go, not to obtain.

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Otro Tiempo

How many times do you forgive someone

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who has hurt you,

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or cheated you,

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or deceived you?

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Always one more time.

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{Ajahn Brahmavamso}

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綠不黑

常常有人說 兩個女孩之間的情感
比一粒沙細微 比一整個世界複雜
因為 我們是女孩
很容易吵架 很容易和好
我們一起編織對於愛情的懵懂
然後約好要一起告別青春
希望我們的小孩跟我們一樣
互相分享生命中所有的樂與苦
我們幫對方剪斷紛擾的困惑


有你的支持 我們永遠可以重新開始
我們的內心 只有對方懂
我們有相同的愛好
我們兩人永遠扮演著不同的角色
不管這個世界怎麼評論我們
只有你最暸解我的美
我只有一個你
一個永遠與我作伴
也永遠與我作對的你

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How Is Your Relationship?

Even though your body is sick,

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your mind does not need to be sick.

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{Ajahn Brahmavamso}

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Never Mind

Do you see the dancer turning clockwise,

or counter-clockwise?

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If clockwise, you are using the right side of the brain.

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Right Brain Functions compared to Left Brain Functions:

Uses feeling -- Uses logic

Big picture -- Detail oriented

Images and symbols -- Maths and science

Imaginative -- Factual

Can "get it" -- Comprehend

Believes -- Knows

Appreciates -- Acknowledges

Spatial perspective -- Sequential order

Function of object -- Name of object

Possibilities -- Strategies

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If you see her spinning in both directions,

you are part of a handful of persons.

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Only 14 % of the U.S.A. population can see her spin

both ways.

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सदगुरू

Is this body you?

Or does this body belong to you?

Or is it neither?

Forget what you have heard.

Tell me what you actually feel and experience.

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因舍而得

There are thousand different paths.

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In the end they lead nowhere.

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But the only one worth walking is the path with heart.

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{Don Juan}

To Go Somewhere Different...

... our minds have to change.

{Peter Thomson}

What Yoga Do You Do?

Ever so often, someone would ask: "What kind of Yoga do you do?"
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A question which is almost impossible to answer, for the mere posing of the question is in itself a sign of confusion.
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A true Yogi - who practices authentic Yoga with sincerity - may practise Karma, Bhakti, Jnana and Raja Yoga in some combination. One Yogi encountering another Yogi is unlikely to ask such a meaningless question.
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Nine out of ten times, the inquiry is a misled one and is directed as to which of the many modern or funky adaptations of postures does one practise.
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Indeed, the typical public perception of Yoga has shifted a great deal in the recent years (akin to that for Tantra, but that's another topic altogether). As Swami Rama highlighted in Lectures on Yoga:
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"The word Yoga is much used and much misunderstood these days, for our present age is one of faddism, and Yoga has often been reduced to the status of a fad.
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Many false and incomplete teachings have been propagated in its name. It has been subject to commercial exploitation, and one small aspect of Yoga is often taken to be all of Yoga.
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For instance, many people in the West think it is a physical and beauty cult, while others think it is a religion.
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All of this has obscured the real meaning of Yoga."


Of course, the human body is a beautiful instrument and should be taken care of.
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However, the body is merely an instrument, and is not itself the goal of traditional Yoga. The excessive focus on, and obsession with, the physical body in modern Yoga vulgarises the tradition.
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In fact, work on the body is but one small part out of the four paths of Yoga. Together, these four paths of Yoga are aspects of a whole that is called Yoga. The four paths of Yoga work together, like fingers on a hand.
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So the next time someone asks me That Question, do not be offended if I simply wave my hand.
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~ Thanks to Kung Fu Master for triggering this. ~
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Yoga Is Optional Today

Full and new moon days are traditionally observed as yoga 'holidays'. Why is this so?

Like all things of a watery nature - human beings are about 70% water - we are affected by the phases of the moon.

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These phases are determined by the moon's position in relation to the sun.

- Full moon occurs when they are in opposition.

- New moon emerges when they are in conjunction.

Both the sun and the moon exert gravitational pull on the earth. Their relative positions create different energetic experiences that is akin to the breath cycle.

The full moon energy corresponds to the end of inhalation when the force of prana is greatest.

This is an expansive, upward moving force that makes us feel energetic and emotional, but not well grounded.

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The Upanishads state that the main prana lives in the head. During full moon phases we tend to be more headstrong.

The new moon energy corresponds to the end of exhalation when the force of apana is greatest.

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This is a contracting, downward moving force that makes us feel calm and grounded, but dense and disinclined towards physical exertion.

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Also, apana makes it difficult to maintain the abdominal locks which provide support for the belly and the back.

Thus, gentler forms of Yoga are recommended on these days. You can opt to take it easy with restorative poses, or simply lie down in Savasana.

Full Moon Days: 9 May, 7 June, 7 July, 6 August, 4 September, 4 October, 2 November, 2 December and 31 December 2009.

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New Moon Days: 24 May, 22 June, 22 July, 20 August, 18 September, 18 October, 16 November and 16 December 2009.

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Breathe In. Breathe Out.

We are all perfect expressions of One.

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Yours or Mine?

How people treat you is their karma;

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how you react is yours.

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{Wayne Dyer}

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Seed Nanotechnology

Shrink your ego as much as possible,

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to leave space to accommodate others.

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{Dharma Master Cheng Yen}

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Step Up. Step Forward.

There is no real love without courage.

Courage and love go hand in hand.

{Transmitted via Fu Zan Fen.}

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What Is Yoga (Part III)

Where is God and where am I?

God is on the third floor and I am on the first floor.

We both meet on the second floor.

Yoga is the second floor.

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Rest & Rejuvenate

Just A Ride!

When the power of love overcomes the love of power,

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the world will know peace.

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{Sri Chinmoy Ghose}

Who Are You? (Part II)

All is an illusion, as in a vision or a dream.

All beings in the world, are beyond the realm of words.

Their ultimate nature, pure and true, is like the infinity

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of space.

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{Prajñāpāramitā}

The Art of Meditation (Part V)

The Art of Meditation (Part IV)

The Art of Meditation (Part III)

The Art of Meditation (Part II)

The Art of Meditation (Part I)

If you had only one year left to live...

... what would you do?

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~ Love & Life from Yoga Gypsy ~

Heaven & Hell

There was once a samurai

who travelled to the distant home of an old monk.

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On arriving, he burst through the door and bellowed,

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"Monk, tell me!

What is the difference between Heaven and Hell?"

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The monk sat still on the tatami-matted floor.

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Then he turned and looked up at the warrior.

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"You call yourself a samurai warrior," he smirked.

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"Why, look at you.

You're nothing but a mere sliver of a man!"

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"Whaaat!!" cried the samurai,

as he reached for his sword.

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"Oho!" said the monk.

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"I see you reach for your sword...

.I doubt you could cut off the head of a fly with that."

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The samurai was so infuriated

that he could not hold himself back.

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He pulled his sword from its sheath,

.lifting it to strike off the head of the old monk.

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At this, the monk looked up and said,

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"That, my son, is the gate to Hell."

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Realising that the monk had risked his life

to teach this lesson, the samurai slowly lowered his

sword to put it back into the sheath.

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He bowed low to the monk in thanks for this teaching.

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"My friend," responded the monk,

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"That is the gate to Heaven."

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~ Love & Holograms from Yoga Gypsy ~