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Micha B says

Thought you might want to check out my new book I just published about my life working on a cruise ship. Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship is getting great reviews. Find out more at: www.lulu.com/content/1082309

It is a fun read and takes you behind the scenes of the cruise ship and tells the wacky story of how I chased my dream job

Cheers
Micha Berman

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Aditya says

HSIN HSIN MING
(the book of truth)

By “Sozan”- 3rd zen master, china

(Note: Overflowing with scent of knowledge, each word of this book is costlier than gold, pearls and diamonds. Most condensed truth!! )

The great way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. If you wish to see the truth then hold no opinion for or against. The struggle of what one likes and what one dislikes is the disease of the mind.

When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. When the deep meaning of things is not understood the mind’s essential peace is disturbed to no avail. The way is perfect like vast space where nothing is lacking and nothing is in
Excess. Indeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject that we do not see the true nature of things. Live neither in the entanglements of outer things, nor in inner feelings of emptiness. Be serene without striving activity in the oneness of things and such erroneous views will disappear by themselves. When you try to stop activity to achieve passivity your very effort fills you with activity. As long as you remain in one extreme or the other you will never know oneness. Those who do not live in the single way fail in activity and passivity, assertion and denial.

To deny the reality of things is to miss their reality; to assert the emptiness of things is to miss their reality. The more you talk and think about it, the further astray you wander from the truth. Stop talking and thinking, and there is nothing you will not be able to know.

To return to the root is to find the meaning, but to pursue appearances is to miss the source. At the moment of inner enlightenment there is a going beyond appearance and emptiness. The changes that appear to occur in the empty world we call real only because of our ignorance. Do not search for the truth; only cease to hold opinions. Do not remain in the dualistic state; avoid such pursuits carefully. If there is a trace of this and that, the right and wrong, the mind essence will be lost in confusion. Although all dualities come from the one, do not be attached even to this one. When mind exists undisturbed in the way, nothing in the world can offend, and when a thing can no longer offend, it ceases to exist in the old way. When no discriminating thoughts arise, the old mind ceases to exist.

When thought objects vanish, the thinking subject vanishes, as when the mind vanishes, objects vanish. Things are objects because of the subject; the mind is such because of things. Understand the relativity of these two and the basic reality: the unity of emptiness. In this emptiness the two are indistinguishable and each contains in itself the whole world. If you do not discriminate between coarse and fine you will not be tempted
To prejudice and opinion.

To live in the great way is neither easy nor difficult, but those with limited views are fearful and irresolute: the faster they hurry, the slower they go, and clinging cannot be limited;
Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray. Just let things be in their own way and there will be neither coming nor going. Obey the nature of things (your own nature), and you will walk freely and undisturbed. When thought is in cage the truth is hidden, for everything is murky and unclear, and the burdensome practice of judging brings annoyance and weariness. What benefit can be derived from distinctions and separations? If you wish to move in the one way do not dislike even the world of senses and ideas. Indeed, to accept them fully is identical with true enlightenment. The wise man strives to no goals but the foolish man fetters himself. There is one dharma, truth, law, not many; distinctions arise from the clinging needs of the ignorant. To seek mind with the discriminating mind is the greatest of all mistakes.

Rest and unrest derive from illusion; with enlightenment there is no liking and disliking. All dualities come from ignorant inference. They are like dreams or flowers in the air: foolish try to grasp them. Gain and loss, right and wrong: such thoughts must finally be abolished at once. If the eye never sleeps, all dreams will naturally cease. If the mind makes no discriminations, the ten thousand things are as they are, of single essence. To understand the mystery of this one-essence is to be released from all entanglements. When all things are seen equally the timeless self-essence is reached. No comparisons or analogies are possible in this causeless, relation less state.

Consider movement stationary and the stationary in motion, and both the state of movement and the state of rest disappear. When such dualities cease to exist oneness itself cannot exist. To this ultimate finality no law or description applies. For the unified mind in accord with the way all self centered striving ceases. Doubts and irresolution vanish and life in true faith is possible. With a single stroke we are free; nothing clings to us and we hold nothing. All is empty, clear, self-illuminating, with no exertion of the mind’s power. Here thought, feeling, knowledge, and imagination are of no value. Consider movement stationary and the stationary in motion, and both the state of movement and the state of rest disappear.

In this world of such ness there is neither self nor other-than-self. To come directly into harmony with this reality just simply say when doubts arise, ”not two.” In this”not two” nothing is separate, nothing is excluded. No matter when or where, enlightenment means entering this truth. And this truth is beyond extension or diminution in time or space; in it a single thought is ten thousand years.

Emptiness here, emptiness there, but the infinite universe stands always before your eyes. Infinitely large and infinitely small; no difference, for definitions have vanished and no boundaries are seen. So too with being and non-being. Don’t waste time in doubts and arguments that have nothing to do with this. One thing, all things: move among and intermingle, without distinction. To live in this realization is to be without anxiety about non-perfection.
To live in this faith is the road to non-duality, because the non-dual is one with the trusting mind. Words! The way is beyond language, for in it there is no yesterday no tomorrow and not even today.

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Aditya says

The worlds greatest geniuses have all had 24 personality characteristics in common and you can develop the same traits yourself, says an expert.
“Most people have the mistaken idea that geniuses are born, not made”, declared clinical psychologist Dr. Alfred Barrious, founder and director of the Self-Programmed Control Center of Los Angeles and author of the book, Towards Greater Freedom and Happiness.
“But if you look at the lives of the worlds greatest geniuses like Edison, Socrates, DaVinci, Shakespeare, Einstein, you will discover they all had 24 personality characteristics in common.
“These are traits that anyone can develop. It makes no difference how old you are, how much education you have, or what you have accomplished to date. Adopting these personality characteristics enables you to operate on a genius level.”
Here are the Characteristics Dr. Barrios lists, which enable geniuses to come up with and develop new and fruitful ideas:
1. DRIVE. Geniuses have a strong desire to work hard and long. They’re willing to give all they’ve got to a project. Develop your drive by focusing on your future success, and keep going.
2. COURAGE. It takes courage to do things others consider impossible. Stop worrying about what people will think if you’re different.
3. DEVOTION TO GOALS. Geniuses know what they want and go after it. Get control of your life and schedule. Have something specific to accomplish each day.
4. KNOWLEDGE. Geniuses continually accumulate information. Never go to sleep at night without having learned at least one new thing each day. Read. And question people who know.
5. HONESTY. Geniuses are frank, forthright and honest. Take the responsibility for thins that go wrong. Be willing to admit, ‘I goofed’ and learned from my mistakes.
6. OPTIMISM. Geniuses never doubt they will succeed. Deliberately focus your mind on something good coming up.
7. ABILITY TO JUDGE. Try to understand the facts of a situation before you judge. Evaluate things on an opened minded, unprejudiced basis and be willing to change your mind.
8. ENTHUSIASM. Geniuses are so excited about what they are doing, it encourages others to cooperate with them. Really believe that things will out well. Don’t hold back.
9. WILLINGNESS TO TAKE CHANcES. Overcome your fear of failure. You won’t be afraid to take chances once you realize you can learn from your mistakes.
10. DYNAMIC ENERGY. Don’t sit on your butt waiting for something good to happen. Be determined to make it happen.
11. ENTERPRISE. Geniuses are opportunity seekers. Be willing to take on jobs others won’t touch. Never be afraid to try the unknown.
12. PERSUASION. Geniuses know how to motivate people to help them get ahead. You’ll find it easy to be persuasive if you believe in what you’re doing.
13. OUTGOINGNESS. I’ve found geniuses able to make friends easily and be easy on their friends. Be a ‘booster’ not somebody who puts others down. That attitude will win you many valuable friends.
14. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE. Geniuses are generally able to get their ideas across to others. Take every opportunity to explain your ideas to others.
15. PATIENCE. Be patient with others most of the time, but always be impatient with your self. Expect far more of yourself than others.
16. PERCEPTION. Geniuses have their mental radar working full time. Think more of others’ needs and wants than you do your own.
17. PERFECTIONISM. Geniuses cannot tolerate mediocrity, particularly in themselves. Never be easily satisfied with your self. Always strive to do better.
18. SENSE OF HUMOR. Be willing to laugh at your own expense. Don’t take offense when the joke is on you.
19. VERSATILITY. The more things you learn to accomplish, the more confidence you will develop. Don’t shy away from new endeavors.
20. ADAPTABILITY. Being flexible enables you to adapt to changing circumstances readily. Resist doing things the same old way. Be willing to consider new options.
21. CURIOSITY. An inquisitive, curious mind will help you seek out new information. Don’t be afraid to admit you don’t know it all. Always ask questions about things you don’t understand.
22. INDIVIDUALISM. Do things the way you think they should be done, without fearing somebody’s disapproval.
23. IDEALISM. Keep your feet on the ground — but have your head in the clouds. Strive to achieve great things, not just for yourself but for the better of mankind.
24. IMAGINATION. Geniuses know how to think in new combinations, see things from a different perspective, than anyone else. Unclutter your mental environment to develop this type of imagination. Give yourself time each day to daydream, to fantasize, to drift into a dreamy inner life the way you did as a child

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Aditya says

As the year 2007 has said goodbye. I take time to thank the people who touched me, my heart, my life. Thoughtful net friends have made life more meaningful by sharing wonderful knowledge. Wish you Happy and prosperous NEW YEAR. May god continue to shower abudant blessings.

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rowa b says

Hello Monny ,tnx for being a friend,and as i notice you not only have beautiful face but also beautiful soul ....hope all ur days are filled with joy...

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Aditya says

Hello...thanks for your wishes. I am currently reading "Freedom From The Known" by J. Krishnamurti"...death is extraordinarily like life when we know how to live. You cannot live without
dying. You cannot live if you do not die psychologically every minute. This is not an intellectual paradox. To
live completely, wholly, every day as if it were a new loveliness, there must be dying to every- thing of
yesterday, otherwise you live mechanically, and a mechanical mind can never know what love is or what
freedom is... Freedom from the known is death, and then you are living." From J. Krishnamurti, "

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Aditya says

Hello...thanks for your wishes. I am currently reading "Freedom From The Known" by J. Krishnamurti"...death is extraordinarily like life when we know how to live. You cannot live without
dying. You cannot live if you do not die psychologically every minute. This is not an intellectual paradox. To
live completely, wholly, every day as if it were a new loveliness, there must be dying to every- thing of
yesterday, otherwise you live mechanically, and a mechanical mind can never know what love is or what
freedom is... Freedom from the known is death, and then you are living." From J. Krishnamurti, "

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Aditya says

hello monny, any interesting book you are reading currently? I wish you happy X'mas

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negar m says

tnx , i' m ok dear

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Aditya says

very well written profile. Life is like being and nothingness. Its all about spreading joy. I wish you very joyful and meaningful life in years to come.

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Krish says

Thanks for the nice note and for the Friendship. I value them a lot.
Friendship is the Key for "Universal Peace".
Incidentally, we have a nice group named "Friendship for Universal Peace".
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12965/about
Please have a look and If you like the group, Please join us and invite your friends to join us too.
Wishing you all the best
Krish

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Salman Ghazi says

Well Peace love and Forgiveness are three atributes we all should subscribe to. These should be ingrained in our behavior as minimum qualities to make this world a place to live.