Some life tools

[Andre]

"Stillness
has no position.

Stillness is not a quality,
an action
or a state of being.

It does not even exist
in the outer world
but behind it.

Everything arises
out of stillness
but stillness
is unaffected
by whatever is arising.

So with this you can understand
that you cannot still anything
in the outer world.

Anything that is arising
is not meant to be stilled.

Thoughts, emotions, actions
are all arising and moving
according to their own nature.

Any trying to control anything
creates conflict.
It takes you further
away from stillness.

Even if you try and still
your mind,
it only pushes you further
into mind
and away from stillness.

But if you allow
everything to move
and change
by itself,
then stillness
begins to reveal itself.

Because if you stop
taking a position.
If you stop being involved
with everything that is moving,
if you stop trying to make things
a certain way,
then automatically,
you begin to experience what you really are
at your essence.

You awaken to stillness,
you realize stillness

and then you learn
to keep coming back
to stillness
and to remain there
for longer periods of time.

It becomes your sanctuary,
your home.

You do not rest there
as a person or a name
or as definition at all.

You rest there as essence
as stillness itself.

The insanity of the outer world
cannot affect it.

The outer world
cannot exist outside of stillness.
But stillness can and does
exist outside of the outer world.

[Andre]

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Nine Words Women Use


1. Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

2. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the football before helping around the house.

3. Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

4. A Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer quickly to No 9 for the meaning of nothing.)

5. That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

6. Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot', which is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' - that will bring on No. 7).

7. Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying, "F-- YOU!"

8. Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to No. 4.

9. Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in "Fine".

[Andre]

Quite a story / experience.


Fast Lane To Heaven

[Andre]

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life...

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"

The old chief simply replied,
"The one you feed."