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Short story: Being who you are, is being not who you are not

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 21 Apr

"Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not." This quote is from the author, Deepak Chopra. John was at a question, and answer, session with his local Rabbi, Rabbi Chekov Rustevvly, and he asked...

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Short story: The blind Zen master who had plenty of sight, just the same

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 9 Apr

The Zen master, Clintof Zerbroski, was blind, but being blind didn't dim his inner wisdom at all. This old master could give insight to the spiritually blind people who came to him, looking for answers to what life is...

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Life lesson you wish you learned sooner

Austin V. @SageHorizon (21) • United States 25 Mar

We all have those moments where we look back and think, 'If only I knew then what I know now.' For myself, I’d say watching my speech when it comes to limiting statements. I started making significant progress in my career and...

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Short Story: The Monotony of Daily Life

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 20 Mar

Fugueh Gotimo, was a Japanese Zen master of the 13th century. He used to walk the same path to his market store, each and every day, where he would work until late, and then walk home, once again. Day after day, 6 days a...

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Many Mylotters are seniors, full of wisdom and experience

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (2191) • Eldoret, Kenya 19 Mar

While interacting with most mylotters I have come to learn that many are knowledgeable, experienced and mature. In fact most of them are either retired or almost retiring after years of service, business or learning! I am glad to...

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Wisdom, and thought

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 24 Dec

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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Discernment, and the Company We Keep

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3323) • United States 15 May

Having discernment is a very prudent thing. So is keeping good company. I heard a saying a while back that "bad company corrupts good character" and it's true. If we follow after fools, we ourselves end up becoming fools....

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A Boastful Researcher Without Substance

Shavkat @Shavkat (140443) • Philippines 14 Jan 24

My first student turned my day upside-down today. He seemed overconfident during the class and assumed to be an all-knowing soul. But when he asked simple questions about his lesson, he did not have the wisdom to answer them....

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Quote: "Wisdom is totally different from our wisdom"

Shavkat @Shavkat (140443) • Philippines 14 Jan 24

In every walk of life, people have different ways to show their wisdom. This is what I shared with one of my online adult students, who claimed that some older people are not wise. He even said that elders would not have wisdom as...

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Never Depend on Others

Shavkat @Shavkat (140443) • Philippines 25 Dec 23

There are so many wisdoms that my biological parents bestowed upon us. One of them is to never depend on others. If you can do it, then do it without any hesitation. Before the pandemic, cutting the tie with all our relatives was...

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The thing that really brings misfortune is ignorance

Roberto Rossi @RRossi (275) 26 Nov 23

The phrase "The thing that really brings misfortune is ignorance" emphasizes the importance of knowledge and awareness in life. Ignorance, understood as a lack of knowledge or awareness, can lead to wrong choices and negative...

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Honesty may not earn you many friends, but it will earn you the right ones.

Roberto Rossi @RRossi (275) 25 Nov 23

"Honesty may not earn you many friends, but it will earn you the right ones." These wise words from John Lennon prompt us to evaluate the quality of our relationships. Honesty, at times, can leave us in a vulnerable position, yet...

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Short story: One day, we will be consumed by the Earth, if we continue to consume it, so wantonly

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 4 Nov 23

The American Indian Chief, Chief Yellow Cloud, was named this by the North American Calvary, as he always retreated from them, seemingly cowardly, every time, that they encroached into his tribe’s territory. [b]His real...

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How do you eat an elephant.

marguicha @marguicha (226407) • Chile 8 Oct 23

Said Grissom at CBI. The answer is: "one bite at a time". I loved it. We only can do whatever we do little by little. Now that the artichokes are warm, I´ll go to eat one. I put homemade mayo in a dish, have another sish nearby...

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Short story: When we do not understand, ask somebody else for their input

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 21 Sep 23

George Livingston was reading a verse in the Christian Bible, which initially stumped him, as to the meaning. This verse was this one: [i]"But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall...

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Short story: An American Indian Chief talks about life, and what its truth is all about

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 10 Sep 23

The old Indian Chieftain, Chief Charging Bear, was talking to his young son about life. "Remember that your heart will tell you what is true in life." "Never listen too much to the nearsays, who will give you their...

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Short story: A dog bites a Zen master, or not a Zen master. They are all the same to him

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 5 Sep 23

The Zen master, Restev Zervaskli, was happily walking along a path, going past another monastery, when a dog ran out from the gates, jumped up on him, and bit him on the chin. He had not been quick enough to ward it off...

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Short story: Wisdom is often pushed aside and buried, without accepting its truths

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 4 Sep 23

Rabbi Artev Treminski had just died. He was buried in a pauper's grave, at the very back of the local cemetery, without even a headstone. This master, and Rabbi, was little known, in his life, as he preferred to keep a low...

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Short story: A zen master is bested by an oak tree, or was he?

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 8 Aug 23

The Zen master, Tanzin Doslinko, was walking through his monastery grounds, when he saw one of his students, sitting besides a large tree, talking to it. The master, walked over to him, and he asked the young...

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Short story: A man is pushed into his best life, when he accepts help from others

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22698) • Australia 19 Jul 23

Alan Jambart had an obsession to play poker. He was not good at it, and he lost most of the times, that he played. Then one day, he was playing against a man, and he was again losing. After the game, the man took Alan...

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