Fill in the blaks:
The mountain is an ocean. The ocean is a …….
As we all know, a mirror reflects the exact same image that stands in front of it. (Maybe if you are in an amusement park standing in front a funny mirror the statement above doesn’t apply… but you got the picture). The mirror doesn’t think, it just does. It’s his essence.
Our Real Ego is like a straight mirror; it doesn’t have a shape or even a filling. It just refects.
But our ego, ohhh…that’s different! Our Ego has a selfish consciousness that is really distant from our outside, a mere phenomenon from this finite world we live in.
Sometimes kindness stands in front of us and we reflect hate.
Sometimes love and hate stands in front of us and we choose only to reflect or give back hate, is like we have the ability to reflect only what is good for our interesting. (The real mirrors must be jealous!!! They can’t do that!!!)
Probably we would suffer a lot less if we could see death as life, bright as dark, a table as a flower and maybe love as love… The fact is we distort life for our ego’s benefit. (Maybe we live in an amusement park… with a funny essence).
The ocean is a ….
LET YOUR MINDFLOW...
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Showing posts with label mind. Show all posts
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Pursuit of a life
This Blog was created to alert and give information about things that matters to everyone but still obscure for the great majority of people. Things that we stand for. Sure we all have our particular problems that we must face everyday but we also have our common issues we must discuss and overcome. Attend to a friend’s birthday party is a social task we usually complete because it is fun and relaxing…
I am getting to the point.
Below is Nodire’s life story, which means 'unique' in Uzbek. She is little girl from Uzbek that have particular problems like us, but something else sits in her consciousness everyday.
Nodira is one of five children in a poor family. Every morning, after reciting her prayers, Nodira feeds the hens and goats from her wheelchair. The rest of her day is spent knitting for other people and helping her mother with the household chores. Nodira has never been to school because it is too far from her home and inaccessible for her wheelchair. A local teacher used to come and tutor her at home and, as a result, she was able to finish third grade. After that, her parents moved to another town and the tutor's visits became more sporadic. Despite the many difficulties and frustrations that plague Nodira's life she is fortunate to be living with her family. The stigma attached to children living with disabilities, combined with the lack of wheelchair access in schools and the economic difficulties faced by many Uzbek families following the collapse of the Soviet Union, have led many parents to place children with disabilities in special institutions. In fact, of the 23,000 children in institutional care in Uzbekistan, 19,626 have disabilities. These days, Nodira does homework exercises at home and reads as much as she can. Still, it is unlikely that she will be able to finish her primary education, much less attend university. While missing out on an education is a great disappointment to Nodira, her greatest wish - a true friend - can still come true.
"What I want more than anything is a friend who also has a disability," she says. "Somebody to talk to that will not feel sorry for me or make fun of me, somebody who will understand what my life is like."
Nodire has great problems as you can see. But the pursuit of her life is to have a friend. Maybe we can attend to Nodire’s next birthday party, or better, throw her a party! I know… UzbeK is really far… But we all know many Nodires that live real close, don’t we?
Like our personal friends, they would like to have us on their birthday parties… in their lives.
LET YOUR MINDFLOW...
I am getting to the point.
Below is Nodire’s life story, which means 'unique' in Uzbek. She is little girl from Uzbek that have particular problems like us, but something else sits in her consciousness everyday.
Nodira is one of five children in a poor family. Every morning, after reciting her prayers, Nodira feeds the hens and goats from her wheelchair. The rest of her day is spent knitting for other people and helping her mother with the household chores. Nodira has never been to school because it is too far from her home and inaccessible for her wheelchair. A local teacher used to come and tutor her at home and, as a result, she was able to finish third grade. After that, her parents moved to another town and the tutor's visits became more sporadic. Despite the many difficulties and frustrations that plague Nodira's life she is fortunate to be living with her family. The stigma attached to children living with disabilities, combined with the lack of wheelchair access in schools and the economic difficulties faced by many Uzbek families following the collapse of the Soviet Union, have led many parents to place children with disabilities in special institutions. In fact, of the 23,000 children in institutional care in Uzbekistan, 19,626 have disabilities. These days, Nodira does homework exercises at home and reads as much as she can. Still, it is unlikely that she will be able to finish her primary education, much less attend university. While missing out on an education is a great disappointment to Nodira, her greatest wish - a true friend - can still come true.
"What I want more than anything is a friend who also has a disability," she says. "Somebody to talk to that will not feel sorry for me or make fun of me, somebody who will understand what my life is like."
Nodire has great problems as you can see. But the pursuit of her life is to have a friend. Maybe we can attend to Nodire’s next birthday party, or better, throw her a party! I know… UzbeK is really far… But we all know many Nodires that live real close, don’t we?
Like our personal friends, they would like to have us on their birthday parties… in their lives.
LET YOUR MINDFLOW...
Monday, January 5, 2009
Learn Your Soul Profile
Ahhh… 2009!
The New Year always brings us that fresh feeling. It gives us power and motivation to start something new. And with the experience of the past years that oneday were just as fresh as 2009, we became what we are.
The New Year opens great possibilities for statements like “This year I will do…” or "2009 is the year when I will become…"
It’s a great feeling!
We just want to suggest to all of us one more phrase to be added to the couple above: Who are we actually?
Reading the article from the "Alliance for a New Humanity" we found a series of questions to help us answer that.
Write down your response to each of the following, using three words. This will be your soul profile, a list of 21 qualities that are present in your life and can be actualized today. If you act on the basis of these qualities, you are living from the level of your soul.
1. What is your purpose for being here?
2. What will be your contribution to the world?
3. What do you see as your unique talents?
4. What are the best qualities you display in your closest relationships?
5. Who are your heroes in myth and legend?
6. Which qualities do you most admire in others?
7. At the peak moments of your life, how did you feel?
"Be the Change You Wish to See in the World…" - Mahatma Gandhi
The New Year always brings us that fresh feeling. It gives us power and motivation to start something new. And with the experience of the past years that oneday were just as fresh as 2009, we became what we are.
The New Year opens great possibilities for statements like “This year I will do…” or "2009 is the year when I will become…"
It’s a great feeling!
We just want to suggest to all of us one more phrase to be added to the couple above: Who are we actually?
Reading the article from the "Alliance for a New Humanity" we found a series of questions to help us answer that.
Write down your response to each of the following, using three words. This will be your soul profile, a list of 21 qualities that are present in your life and can be actualized today. If you act on the basis of these qualities, you are living from the level of your soul.
1. What is your purpose for being here?
2. What will be your contribution to the world?
3. What do you see as your unique talents?
4. What are the best qualities you display in your closest relationships?
5. Who are your heroes in myth and legend?
6. Which qualities do you most admire in others?
7. At the peak moments of your life, how did you feel?
"Be the Change You Wish to See in the World…" - Mahatma Gandhi
Monday, December 29, 2008
Looking to 2009
2008 was the year when we brought together things that should be faraway from each other, we created and turned into pieces, lights on and then absolut darkness.
We are on the edge. It is time for an U-turn on our behavior. Living a fragile state of peace is not enough. We are destructive devices, lethal to this world, and it seems that it doesn't hurt us, it seems we are living under an alias. But the inevitable nightfall will come and will bring 2009 to us. Please let us transform this inapt world in the breakthrough of mankind.
And that our shocking deathbed confession be: we fought to make a better world.
Next year, let you decide to be better.
Let your MindFlow...
We are on the edge. It is time for an U-turn on our behavior. Living a fragile state of peace is not enough. We are destructive devices, lethal to this world, and it seems that it doesn't hurt us, it seems we are living under an alias. But the inevitable nightfall will come and will bring 2009 to us. Please let us transform this inapt world in the breakthrough of mankind.
And that our shocking deathbed confession be: we fought to make a better world.
Next year, let you decide to be better.
Let your MindFlow...
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Christmas Meditation
It’s amazing how things repeat themselves over and over again. You can change the subject, but never the feeling. The sensation is always the same.
The Christmas Meditation is the title of this post because I found it really interesting to compare this moment of the year with a single second of self-learning.
Why?
Christmas is the moment when you look to others with compassion, you finally see the person across the street more like your brother… someone like you. People gather themselves to help others in need, the whole family gets together just to be together. It seems that the whole world got better for a moment!
Meditation is an exercise you can train your mind to be more peaceful and alert. You can see things more clear and your so-called ego, is not that important anymore. Meditation let you more human to understand humanity. To understand yourself.
For those who never saw a person meditate, they are the ones whom are sitting at the beach, eyes closed, looking peaceful. They are exercising meditation.
But to meditate, like written above it’s a training. An exercise to transpose the peace and alert state of mind to our daily routine, fighting traffic, paying bills etc. (Between us, we don’t need inner peace and attention sitting at a beautiful and calm beach.)
What all this meditation thing has to do with Christmas?
I don’t know either… but would not be great if the person across the street was your brother all the days of the year?
LET YOUR MINDFLOW…
The Christmas Meditation is the title of this post because I found it really interesting to compare this moment of the year with a single second of self-learning.
Why?
Christmas is the moment when you look to others with compassion, you finally see the person across the street more like your brother… someone like you. People gather themselves to help others in need, the whole family gets together just to be together. It seems that the whole world got better for a moment!
Meditation is an exercise you can train your mind to be more peaceful and alert. You can see things more clear and your so-called ego, is not that important anymore. Meditation let you more human to understand humanity. To understand yourself.
For those who never saw a person meditate, they are the ones whom are sitting at the beach, eyes closed, looking peaceful. They are exercising meditation.
But to meditate, like written above it’s a training. An exercise to transpose the peace and alert state of mind to our daily routine, fighting traffic, paying bills etc. (Between us, we don’t need inner peace and attention sitting at a beautiful and calm beach.)
What all this meditation thing has to do with Christmas?
I don’t know either… but would not be great if the person across the street was your brother all the days of the year?
LET YOUR MINDFLOW…
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
MindFlow Videoblog #2
This Week's MindFlow Videoblog, with Rafael Pensado (drums) and Ricardo Winandy (bass) talking about:
- the new Destructive Device VideoClip, for the song Breakthrough.
- introducing MindFlow's office and staff.
- a charity concert and the new movement.
- answering questions and comments.
CHECK IT OUT & leave your comment!
- the new Destructive Device VideoClip, for the song Breakthrough.
- introducing MindFlow's office and staff.
- a charity concert and the new movement.
- answering questions and comments.
CHECK IT OUT & leave your comment!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Compassion
MindFlow music always was made to touch a soul. But more often than that, we have our soul touched, and as a result music is created.
Those songs represents the very soul touched by life. And speaks for itself.
This blog was created to help in a small way to make our souls to be touched in good way and more important, to make a stand, to make us believe that we are all walking on the direction of understanding and goodwill.
Last week, Brazil was stroked by a merciless storm that is still going on, leaving thousands of people without home, food, water, protection and hope.
We lost on this disasters mothers and sons, fathers and daughters. Human beings.
There are two kinds of people who survived this tragedy: those who desperately need help and us, the ones who should provide help.
On a dark time like this very one, let rise from our soul the only thing that makes us who we are: Compassion.
Gather your friends and family and help in the way you can, sending food, clothes or just a good thought. They sure need your support.
Below is all the info you need so you can talk directly with those who are managing the donations on each city.
How to make a Donation - Portuguese
Update: New Google site mash-up with further information about the flood (in Portuguese)
List of Bank Accounts to make a Donation (translated):
- Bank: Banco do Brasil –> Branch: 3582-3 -> Account Number: 80.000-7
- Bank: Besc –> Branch: 068-0 -> Account Number: 80.000-0.
- Bank: Bradesco S/A - 237 –> Branch: 0348-4 -> Account Number: 160.000-1
- Bank: Itaú S/A - 341 –> Branch: 0289 -> Account Number: 69971-2
- Bank: Sicredi - 748 –> Branch: 2603 -> Account Number: 3500-9
- Bank: Santander - 033 –> Branch: 1227 -> Account Number: 430000052
Beneficiary: Fundo Estadual de Defesa Civil, CNPJ - 04.426.883/0001-57.
LET YOUR MINDFLOW…
Those songs represents the very soul touched by life. And speaks for itself.
This blog was created to help in a small way to make our souls to be touched in good way and more important, to make a stand, to make us believe that we are all walking on the direction of understanding and goodwill.
Last week, Brazil was stroked by a merciless storm that is still going on, leaving thousands of people without home, food, water, protection and hope.
We lost on this disasters mothers and sons, fathers and daughters. Human beings.
There are two kinds of people who survived this tragedy: those who desperately need help and us, the ones who should provide help.
On a dark time like this very one, let rise from our soul the only thing that makes us who we are: Compassion.
Gather your friends and family and help in the way you can, sending food, clothes or just a good thought. They sure need your support.
Below is all the info you need so you can talk directly with those who are managing the donations on each city.
How to make a Donation - Portuguese
Update: New Google site mash-up with further information about the flood (in Portuguese)
List of Bank Accounts to make a Donation (translated):
- Bank: Banco do Brasil –> Branch: 3582-3 -> Account Number: 80.000-7
- Bank: Besc –> Branch: 068-0 -> Account Number: 80.000-0.
- Bank: Bradesco S/A - 237 –> Branch: 0348-4 -> Account Number: 160.000-1
- Bank: Itaú S/A - 341 –> Branch: 0289 -> Account Number: 69971-2
- Bank: Sicredi - 748 –> Branch: 2603 -> Account Number: 3500-9
- Bank: Santander - 033 –> Branch: 1227 -> Account Number: 430000052
Beneficiary: Fundo Estadual de Defesa Civil, CNPJ - 04.426.883/0001-57.
LET YOUR MINDFLOW…
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