A Calm Mind Releases The

There Is A Close Relationship Between A House Full Of Possessions And A Heart Full Of Desires, Between A Cluttered Closet And A Crowded Schedule, Between Having No Place To Put Possessions And Having No Priorities For Our Life. These Are Precious Clues. They Remind Us To Slow Down, To Live In The Present, To Reduce The Desires That Drain Our Vitality, To Clarify Priorities So We Can Give Our Time And Attention To What Matters Most. Tragically, In The Press Of Modern Life, We Have Managed To Get Backwards One Of Life's Most Vital Truths: People Are To Be Loved; Things Are To Be Used.

Do Not Feed Your Ego And Your Problems With Your Attention. ...slowly, Surely, The Ego Will Lose Weight, Until One Fine Day It Will Be Nothing But A Thin Ghost Of Its Former Self. You Will Be Able To See Right Through It, To The Divine Presence That Shines In Each Of Us.

Whenever You Are Angry Or Afraid, Nervous Or Worried Or Resentful, Repeat The Mantram Until The Agitation Subsides. The Mantram Works To Steady The Mind, And All These Emotions Are Power Running Against You, Which The Mantram Can Harness And Put To Work For You.

The Spiritual Life Is A Call To Action. But It Is A Call To ... Action Without Any Selfish Attachment To The Results.

In The Spiritual Lore Of India There Is A Story That The Lord Whispered Only One Word In Our Ears When He Sent Us Into The World: 'give.' Give Freely Of Your Time, Your Talent, Your Resources; Give Without Asking For Anything In Return. This Is The Secret Of Living In Joy And Security.