Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Colorful Meal

I chopped one small onion and 1/3 chopped bell pepper and sauteed them in olive oil with some chopped leaves of kale. I added 2 beaten eggs and leftover brown rice and soy sauce. It made for a perfect and quick colorful meal. With an apple for dessert.

"Before the stroke, I was on a very spiritual plane. I ignored my body, took it for granted. When I look at my life, I see that I wanted to be free of the physical plane, the psychological plane, and when I got free of those, I didn't want to go anywhere near them. But the stroke reminded me that I had a body and a brain, that I had to honor them."

 Ram Dass

Protective African Shamanic Chant | Zulu Ancestral Ritual for Safety & Energy Cleansing

https://youtu.be/AEIU84HC-LQ?list=RDAEIU84HC-LQ

"Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality."

 Ram Dass 

“Your problem is you are too busy holding on to your unworthiness.” Ram Dass

“I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.” Dalai Lama

“The most exquisite paradox...as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it. The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamed possible.” Ram Dass

“As long as you have certain desires about how it ought to be you can't see how it is.” Ram Dass

“The game is not about becoming somebody, it's about becoming nobody.” Ram Dass

"Be patient. You'll know when it's time for you to wake up and move ahead." Ram Dass

"Our rational minds can never understand what has happened, but our hearts, if we can keep them open to God, will find their own intuitive way." Ram Dass

"Pain is the mind. It's the thoughts of the mind. Then I get rid of the thoughts, and I get in my witness, which is down in my spiritual heart. The witness that witnesses being. Then those particular thoughts that are painful - love them. I love them to death!"

Ram Dass 

“The next message you need is always right where you are.” Ram Dass

"As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall. Yes, we have to beat down the separateness." Ram Dass

Ichi-go ichi-e (一期一会) - One time, one meeting This proverb reminds you to treasure every encounter because it might never happen again. The literal meaning is "one lifetime, one meeting." It originated in Japanese tea ceremony culture, where each gathering should be treated as a unique, unrepeatable moment. I really like this one because it cuts through the modern tendency to half-pay attention to people while scrolling your phone. The saying pushes you to be fully present because this exact moment, with these exact people, will never come again.

Uogokoro areba mizugokoro (魚心あれば水心): "If the fish has feelings for the water, the water will respond in kind."

 Japanese Proverb

Silence is sometimes the best answer. Dalai Lama

True change is within; leave the outside as it is.

Dalai Lama 

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Dalai Lama

Anger and hatred are signs of weakness, while compassion is a sure sign of strength. Dalai Lama