The Best Archer in All of China
All of us try so hard to DO stuff, to accomplish things, to leave our mark. We sweat, we strain, we hustle -- all in an attempt to get a result we can feel really good about. That's all fine, of course, but sometimes, in the act of accomplishing our goal, we lose touch with who we are. The following story, adapted from an old Zen tale, elaborates on this curious phenomenon.
Once upon a time there was a man named Wu Li, a most gifted archer. Time and again, Wu Li would enter archery tournaments and win. He won so often and so convincingly that word of his accomplishments soon spread throughout the land. By the time he was 22, Wu Li was known as the best archer in all of China.
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June 14, 2013It's About Letting Go
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June 11, 2013Prem Rawat in Amaroo: 9/10/12
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How Will You Speak Your Truth?This South African girl is only 11 years old and look and what comes through her. Astounding. What do YOU have to say -- and how can you say it in a way to that captures the hearts of minds of those who need to hear it from you?
Thanks to Scott Cronin for the heads up.
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June 09, 2013Food for People Project in Ghana
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June 08, 2013Peace on the Outside
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June 07, 2013The Golden Garden Party: June 15th
This just in from Rachel and Ron Clearfield:
"Ron and I would like to invite you to our 7th annual Golden Garden Party to benefit TPRF's Food for People program -- an inspired gathering that will be held on our land near Asheville, North Carolina on Saturday, June 15, 2013.
We'll be having some fabulous music and food. Lots of wonderful people will be there and we hope you can be there, too!
If, by chance, you cannot attend, please consider making a donation via our website. Every dollar you give will be matched by an anonymous donor. What a great way to help this important project of The Prem Rawat Foundation."
NOTE: The painting that illustrates this posting -- a Rachel Clearfield original Oil on Linen -- will be auctioned off at the event. Click here for more info and a simple way make an online bid.
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May 26, 2013What a Good Teacher Does
"I don't know you. I don't know your name. But I do love you because you are a human being. That is sufficient for me to open up my heart and bring forth to you all that I know." -- Prem Rawat
When people ask me who Prem Rawat is, I usually describe him as a "teacher." Which makes me, I guess, his student -- though he has no school, no curriculum, and no exams.
What he does have is an extraordinary knack for accelerating a person's education. About what? About life. And how to get the most out of it.
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May 24, 2013Prem Rawat in Amaroo: 9/13/12
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Photos: Juan Xavier-Borja
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May 23, 2013MY LAST DAYS: Meet Zach Sobiech
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May 21, 2013You Get More Beautiful
Daya singing Stuart Hoffman's "You Get More Beautiful" -- one of the many wonderful songs from Dance in the Dance. Great visuals in the accompanying slide show.
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May 20, 2013A Chance to Vote for Prem Rawat's New Book
If you've enjoyed Prem Rawat's new book -- The Greatest Truth of All: You Are Alive!-- and want to recommend it to others, here's how.
Simply click this link, type "Prem Rawat" in the space provided, click on the book title, and vote for it.
BestBookRead is a new website that makes it easy for people to vote for books that have moved them. The site has about 2 million subscribers and will be sending all their subscribers a list of the top 100 books recommended by the visitors to their site.
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May 19, 2013It's All About the Love
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May 16, 2013Prem Rawat in Amaroo, 9/12/12
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May 13, 2013A Different Kind of TED Video
Funny. Charming. Engaging
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May 11, 2013The Importance of Laying Fallow
Click the link below
for a brief
blog posting
on the importance
of laying fallow
sometimes --
renewing,
restoring,
and rejuvenating.
We are
human beings first,
human doings second.
From the
Words of Peace Global blog.
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May 10, 2013Intro to Prem Rawat's New Book (Spanish Translation)
Please forward this link to all your Spanish speaking friends. It contains excerpts from the Spanish translation of Prem Rawat's new book -- The Greatest Truth of All: You Are Alive. Gracias!
English version on Amazon
Words of Peace (in Spanish)
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May 06, 2013Peacebeats in England
Peacebeats is a new intiative, in England, attempting to spread a beautiful message of peace through music, spoken word, and creative expression. The beat goes on!
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Spanish Excerpts from Prem Rawat's New Book
Please feel free to forward this to your Spanish speaking friends.
Order, in Spanish, from Amazon
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May 02, 2013The Phoenix of Love
A few weeks ago, my wife and I had a huge fight. A doozy. The Superbowl of all fights. If you're married -- or ever were -- I'm sure you've had at least one of these. Probably more.
You think you're right. They think they're right. You attack, they deflect. They attack, you deflect. You get hopeless and weird. They get hopeless and weird.
And both of you -- self-appointed judges in a supreme court of your own creation -- feel diminished, abused, blamed, hurt, ignored, dissed, damaged, and demonized.
The love? Out the window. And the window? Stuck in a half-closed position.
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