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Short Story: John visits a Zen master, in his Zen monastery, and takes his dog along with him

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 8 Mar 22

John was on a visit to a Zen monastery, and he wanted to have a meeting with the head monk there, who was renowned for assessing the life position of anyone, with just a quick cursory glance at them. Sure enough, John got...

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God, and you

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 14 Nov 21

"Realization of the Self is realization of God. It is not an experience of God, rather, it is an understanding that one is God." Ramana Maharshi [i]"Do not delude yourself by imagining your source to be some God outside...

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Short story: A great Sufi master tells us not to worry about trying to find ourselves. Find the truth instead, is his message here.

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 10 Jan 21

The great Sufi Master, Araband Sum Khanga, was giving a discourse to a band of his students on the oft-asked question, "Who am I?" "We will start with our assessing of what you are not," he said to them. "You have...

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Be yourself, always.

Abby @a_jerobon (2317) • Eldoret, Kenya 4 Aug 19

I have just watched a very inspiring movie know as 'Little'. It was inspiring because it encouraged people to always be themselves. It is about a woman known as Jordan who wasn't living her true self. She was so arrogant because...

self love

being yourself

inspiration

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Being yourself

Amit Khonde @amitextramoney (59) 5 May 16

Lately I have been feeling very strange. I feel very frustrated. I just want to be myself. But I tend to act like some people I imagine. In every situation I think about what they would do. But I don't want that. I want to find...

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frustrated

I Have A Secret To Tell....

ztuberi @ztuberi (395) • Philippines 1 Oct 12

I'm a superhero! Do you also dream of becoming a superhero? Imagining in your mind that you can fly. Or disappear. Or move things thru your mind. Its normal with kids, especially after watching superhero movies. But, I...

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Are proud of being yourself right now? Why??

riani2009 @riani2009 (581) • Indonesia 9 Nov 09

No matter what problem you face right now... No matter who you are in this life... No matter what personality you own... No matter how rich you are... No matter how poor you are... No matter how miserable you are... No...

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proud

why

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.......Want a Laugh?............

antiz30 @antiz30 (40) • United States 1 Sep 09

We all like to laugh and joke around. Make me laugh, tell me your best joke Here is my joke, hope you guys enjoy it. Those of us who spend much time the doctor's office should appreciate this! Doesn't it seem more and more...

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Can you tell the difference.......

Barb42 @Barb42 (4214) • United States 11 Feb 09

Do you think you could tell the difference in someone being themselves or play acting? Here on the Internet, we don't really 'know' a person as we would were we friends living in their hometown. Unless we have met the person, we...

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What do you think is you greatest asset?

natsvelascotan @natsvelascotan (665) • Philippines 28 Jan 09

Mine is my ability to deal and relate to different types of people. I enjoy listening to vaious individuals and their stories. How about you?

asset

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types

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Who we really are!

Wickedself @Wickedself (720) 3 Jan 09

Everyday we walk past people, we meet new people. Some are good looking some smart and some are both. We say that we are happy in our lives and are enjoying every moment of it, but the reality is that we all are living for...

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Failing as a daughter

janelle777 @janelle777 (21) • United States 27 Oct 08

I feel bad today. Yesterday I tried to help my mother prepare food for my parents' small group ministry. Everytime I tried to help my mother with something i ended up doing wrong. It got so bad, that I decided to stay in my room...

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All alone in a world full of people (Going on 7 billion or something like that)

rs38bj @rs38bj (2) • United States 23 Oct 08

So many people like to spit out that mantra of "just being yourself." If people accept you the way you are, then they are your friend. Well, there is a slight problem with that. Being the realist I am, I've done the math so to...

alone

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lost myself

amandar658 @amandar658 (547) 4 Jul 08

Before recently I used to be a really happy person, who had great morals in life. Lately in the last 9 months, I have been going to school and its been killing me in regards to the cost of it, and I have been so unhappy that it...

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Do you often smile to the person you like?

Mythel @Mythel (157) • Philippines 16 Jun 08

Smile is a special thing you can give to an individual but it does'nt mean that you love that person . When I give a smile to a person my reason is that I like their personality,attitude or the way they are but nothing more,It...

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personality

smile

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Sometimes you just don't want to be nice.

kbourgerie @kbourgerie (8780) • United States 7 Apr 08

In life, we all want to be nice to one another, be supportive, be good parents, friends and neighbors, but sometimes, don't you just want to be yourself and say what you really think? Wouldn't it feel good just to once in awhile,...

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life

polite

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Do You Find It Hard To Be Yourself Around Certain People?

someonesmom @someonesmom (5761) • Canada 28 Jul 07

I'm not suggesting that most of us behave like phonies, but am wondering if there are certain people in your life who make you feel uncomfortable? What people do you feel the most comfortable with? In my case, I no longer...

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feeling uncomfortable

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Being yourself

tamikotan @tamikotan (483) • Philippines 29 May 07

Why do we sometimes wish we were someone else? Why do we tru to imitate others? Do we feel better trying to copy someone else's life? Are our own lives so dull that we have to resort to pretenses? I would like to encourage all of...

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What do you do when being yourself isn't good enough anymore?

liyan97 @liyan97 (2127) • Northern Mariana Islands 5 May 07

I have a friend wha has been with her man for about 9 months now. Each time they argue he insist that it is her fault and that she needs to change, or he will walk away from her. I don't get it, isn't she who he choose to stay...

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Does being around a preacher make you nervous?

applsofgld @applsofgld (2506) • United States 12 Apr 07

I used to be so nervous around the preacher or anyone who was a staff member of church, I wanted to be on my best behavior and didn't want them thinking bad of me. But over the years and after becoming very good friends with some,...

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friends with church staff

preachers

staff members

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