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emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 20 May

The Zen master hummed softly to himself, and nobody knew what was on his mind to cause him to hum like that. He then said, "Humming is a koan for you, what do you think it means? Nobody could answer him satisfactorily,...

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Hello again, myLot!

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 23 Mar

Hello, all! Not a bad day today at all. When I was told all of the children/grades would be in one building, it sounded like chaos to me. Truthfully, a lot of the children went home early because their parents came to get them...

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Hm...

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 11 Oct

Been quite a day. Lots of emotions going up and down. I went to get the mail, which was an approval of a "treatment" that I didn't even know was a treatment, (but glad they approved it), a catalog, and two organizations wanting...

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Are gift cards less at expressing emotions than physical gifts?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 26 Jan 25

So, one of my office colleagues is getting married. Some of us are thinking of getting a gift for me , but then we are divided mainly into two groups. One group wants to get him a personalized gift. According to them the item...

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Wisdom, and thought

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 24 Dec 24

There are reportedly two types of wisdom. One type of wisdom, we see in every aspect of creation, in that every element of creation can talk to us, and we can receive its wisdom, if we allow it to flow into us. [b]This...

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What you do to be consistent?

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 24 Feb 24

I believe that be consistent is the key to succeed in any business or to achieve any goal.some of others member may also agree with me. But being consistent is not a easy task. There are lot of things run in background if you show...

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Heart people

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 3 Jan 24

The human heart needs to be tended by consciousness, for it to be active in our lives. The love that is in each heart must come alive in oneself, by our bringing it to life, by the way that we live our lives. Within our...

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The power of speech

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 17 Oct 23

We all have thoughts, but when we express them in speech, the words then carry more power within them than did just our thought. Words put into concrete our thoughts, and the weight of this concrete can sometimes crush...

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Zen story: Deepness is only as deep as itself

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 28 May 23

The old Zen master, Dartlick Herzloski, was talking to a student about the deepness of Zen. He said: [b]“Reaching deeper into life does not find more life, but the deepness itself, because life is just life, and deepness,...

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Zen koan: When is the morning the morning?

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 31 May 22

The Zen master, was seated at his desk, writing an entry into his diary. It was 3 am, in the morning. It said that, in the morning, he will give a new koan to his students. This is the new koan that he wrote down that...

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I thought that they were going to send it to me.

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 24 May 22

Well, I'll have to go out tomorrow, and it shouldn't be too hard to find, but... I got a phone call from the emergency vet where I had to have Angel put down. The lady on the line told me her pawprint (which I chose to get as...

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A Thought Came To Mind

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 4 Mar 22

Was sitting outside enjoying the sunshine just now. A light breeze was blowing. Such a lovely day. Thought about a post @Sharon6345 posted earlier about feeding the birds. I forget sometimes she is in NY and up high, close to...

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Laughing at the same joke twice.

Hana @Babino (5756) • Morocco 6 Dec 21

I find it so annoying that our bodies as humans are made in a way to remember painful things more vividly than beautiful things. I get it's in order for our specie to survive but it's still hard to live that way. I try to focus...

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Short Story: The Spiritual Master who never looked for students

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 13 Sep 21

The great spiritual master, Sri Lucaz Ramoshka, had very few pupils, during his lifetime. He said that his teachings were not to be given out en-masse, but that they were only ever to be given out individually, to another...

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Zen koan: The thought before the thought is not a thought

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 3 Sep 21

"I am not thinking right now," the old Zen master, Gogon Remplaz, said to his favourite student, Doplon. "Is that statement true, or untrue?" he then asked Doplon. Doplon answered, "Love thinks not, but speech...

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mind, what is it ?

DEV D @abhinalstrikr (4110) • India 24 Jul 21

its the thought and redundancy of certain thoughts makes it ,certain are good of course while some are not,how one should deal with it to maximize the output do share your views,important to say if you are totally blank you are...

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Learning different Languages widens our thought process

A @Livelifetday (28) • India 12 Nov 20

Hi All So, Life can become intesresting if we learn languages. As it widens our thought process. Any suggestions for good ways to learn Languages.

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It easy to say. But just do it.

ItsmeAries* @tooslow (137) 26 Oct 20

Live in the present, forget about the past and don’t worry about the future.I believe that one major key to happiness is living in the present, now if I could just completely master doing it!

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How do you handle a bad day?

zahzahra @zahzahzahra (48) 18 Aug 20

When I have a bad day, I just go home and cry. I know that is pathetic. Ofcourse I want to be a positive person and not running away from my problems. I want to stand up and be confident, telling myself it's just a bad day, not a...

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Poetry: A thought for today

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 16 Aug 20

The greatest thought is the thought not thought. The smallest love is the love not given. The biggest smile is the smile just smiled. The minutest life is the biggest life if it's yours. [b]The emptiest emptiness...

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