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500 B.C.: BUDDHA, THE WORD – The Eight-fold Path

500 BC

BUDDHA, THE WORD (The Eightfold Path)

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS THUS has it been said by the Buddha, the Enlightened One: It is through not understanding, not realizing four things, that I, Disciples, as well as you, had to wander so long through this round of rebirths. And what are these four things? They are the Noble Truth of Suffering, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering, the Noble Truth of the Extinction of Suffering, the Noble Truth of the Path that leads to the Extinction of Suffering.

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2014: Finding The Meaning Of Life

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” -Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, also known as the Buddha lived 500 years before Jesus Christ. Siddhartha, born into a ruling class family, became disillusioned with his royal existence and wanted to experience and discover what reality had to offer. He began to explore the outer world that he had only seen glimpses of from his privileged palace.

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2014: One Buddha Teaching That Will Tell You More About Yourself Than Anything Else

No-Self
In Buddhism one of the ‘Three Characteristics’ is No-Self (the other two are impermanence and suffering which are closely associated with this). This refers to the illusion of reality having a permanent and separate self.
There is this notion that there is a permanent “I” or “me,” which is a separate entity that can be found. The obvious assumption of we are our body sounds good until we look at it and say “this is my body,” which implies at that moment that whatever owns the body wasn’t the body.

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2000: Purple Lotus Meditation

by Sheila
The purple lotus flower is a symbol of spiritual freedom and Divine Grace.

To Buddhists, its purple color signifies Divine power, love, action and compassion. The lotus also means purity and sincerity, joy and peace. It will bring good fortune and abundance for family and friends. When placed in a southwest corner, it will bring romance and love. Its crystal form intensifies the pure divine energy and magnifies its power.

When you receive a purple crystal lotus, you will be guided to place it where you need power and clarity.

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2000: Meditation

Research has shown the following to be true for people who meditate on a regular basis:

Increased peace of mind

You will get to know self

You will be Calmer

Intuitive capabilities will open up

Lowered blood pressure

Reduced heart rate

Ability to concentrate and focus

Improved grades

Improvement in moral values

Closer connection with nature

Desire to preserve nature

There will be more beauty in the world – things will begin to look shiny and beautiful

Improved relationships

Easier to see the Truth that pervades all

Deeper understanding of all that is

You will notice the miracles that come

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1997: The Fifteen Major Tests of the Spiritual Path

by Dr. Joshua David Stone

Dr. Joshua David Stone has a Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology and is also a licensed marriage, family and child counsellor in Los Angeles, California. On a spiritual level he anchors what is called “Melchizedek Synthesis Light Ashram”, which is an integrated inner and outer plane ashram representing all paths to God. Serving as a spokesman for the Planetary Ascension movement, Dr. Stone’s spiritual lineage is directly linked to Djwkhal Khul, Kuthumi, Lord Maitreya, Lord Melchizedek and the Mahatma.

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The 15 Laws of Life

By Swami Vivekananda

1. Love is the Law of Life

All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore, love for love”s sake, because it is law of life, just as you breathe to live.

2. It is Your Outlook That Matters

It is our own mental attitude, which makes the world what it is for us. Our thoughts make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole world is in our own minds.