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Guan Zhong was spiritual practitioner. If he wasn’t, he couldn’t have preserved his integrity in the filthy political circle. How do we know of his integrity? We do because he was a good manager, a good administrator of the country. He was a remarkable man. No one could sacrifice everything like he did, except enlightened practitioners or those with noble ideals. He even sacrificed his own reputation. Maybe he kept close observation of other people.

Dr. Johnson believes that besides being able to enhance creativity and heal, lucid dreams can be spiritual experiences. Lucid dreaming can bring us closer to God, or our own idea of the Divine. Another wonderful thing to try, if you can in a lucid dream, is to meditate. And that can bring you to these states of absolute oneness and bliss. And these states are very rejuvenating, because you wake up feeling doubly alive. So, there are some amazing journeys to be had in lucid dreaming, and everyone’s journey is slightly different.

Supreme Master Ching Hai explained why seals are so vital to our planet during a 2009 interview with the Irish journalist Louise Kings. “The seals have conveyed that it is important for them to be allowed to stay on Earth - not for themselves, but so they can continue doing their job, which is to keep the Earth in balance with love. You see, the seals and the whales emanate an incredible, great power of divine love, an unconditional love that could be likened to that between a mother and her child. They anchor and distribute this wave of love across our planet. And it is this love that is sustaining our planet and keeping it from destruction up to now. So , we should never ever hunt and kill these noble, gracious helpers of humankind and the planet.”

You cannot even imagine how many lifetimes I’ve had, and how many lives I’ve died, how many lives I was born. But I have not done anything good with the bodies that I had, through my life and through my death. So if this time, today, I could use my skin to help you and many other people, then that’s the best thing. That makes me very happy. I, myself, sincerely sacrifice this skin and the fur to save many lives. May my merit be shared among all beings so that they will be able to be liberated, and stay away from the birth and death and all the suffering, and then they will go to Nirvana.

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Maitreya Buddha has devoted many past incarnations to helping sentient beings, like Lord Shakyamuni Buddha did before Him. Supreme Master Ching Hai has also graced our Earth with Her enlightening and uplifting presence over many ages and lifetimes. “I have been in this planet, oh God, a long, long time. Become kings and queens and founders of many religious monk’ and nun’ orders...” The writings of Theosophy further support the truth that Maitreya Buddha has manifested before in different forms. The British Theosophist and clairvoyant Charles Leadbeater maintained that Maitreya Buddha had also come as the Worshipped Master Lord Jesus Christ.

Satguru Kabir is considered one of India’s most popular Saints and greatest poets. Clever, wise, and with a keen sense of humor. At a young age, He was drawn to the great Bhakti Saint Ramananda of North India, who preached perfect love for God and the universal brotherhood of humankind. Our special guest Dr.Jagessar Das, he is also the founder of the Guru Kabir Association of Canada. Dr.Jagessar Das shared his knowledge on Satguru Kabir, beginning with a recitation of an insightful poem by the great weaver Saint.

This kind is home cooking. Cut the tofu, vegan ham and pumpkin into cubes. If you don’t have any machine, chop the peanuts with the back of a knife. Put one tablespoon of vegan butter in the pan, put in tofu, vegan ham and stir fry a little bit. Put in pumpkin, peanuts and one bowl of water, cook boil and simmer until the pumpkin is soft. Put in one cube of vegetable broth, a little pepper, two or three tablespoon of Maggi depends on your taste. If you like, when it’s almost cooked, put in two tablespoons powder to thicken the broth.

And I was thinking the working teams are very diligent, and mostly miss out on the lectures, and the gathering. So I thought I will give you a special treat just the working people, you saw that, right? Just for you, you can see, only you. Thank you. That’s my way of thanking you, too. Cause you really came to serve everybody, without wanting any reward. You’d better not want anything, you never know, they have nothing. If they don’t make trouble for me, I’m grateful already. Not to talk about anything to give to you.

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“The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”is one of the foundations of Hinduism’s classical Yoga philosophy, expressed in aphorisms, which reveals Patanjali’s exceptional knowledge of existing spiritual traditions and the best practical exercises and approaches to spiritual practice, wishing to attain inner peace, self-mastery, and spiritual freedom. “From that comes glorified mind, power of the organs independently of the body, and conquest of nature. The Siddhis (powers) are attained by birth, herbs, power of words, mortification or concentration. The change into another species is by the filling in of nature. Good deeds, etc, are not the direct causes in the transformation of nature.”

The dance, "The Joyous Day Has Come" performed by our Chinese members. Combining strength, flexibility and unity for all sentient beings. Expressing our sincere gratitude to Master for giving us a happy day today. Coming up is a brisk and lively Latin dance titled "Christmas Cheerful International Latin Dance - Cha-Cha-Cha." Let's give a hearty greeting to our Association member of China to present the brisk and lovely Latin dance. Next is a youthful, energetic dance presented by Aulacese (Vietnamese) Association members, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

Dr. Blake, a vegan, has a doctorate in holistic health specializing in nutritional biochemistry as well as naturopathic medicine. Currently, he is the research director at the Neuroscience Nutrition Foundation in Haiku, Hawaii, USA and lead advisor for the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. He has taught classes at the University of Hawaii on Maui, Stanford University in California, and the Boston University Medical Center in Massachusetts. Dr. Blake is the author of “Healing Medicine” and the reference book “Fats and Oils Demystified,” as well as many other significant publications such as “Arthritis Relief: How Nutrition Can Help with Pain and Inflammation.”

And this person, Devadatta, was extremely arrogant also. He wanted everybody to respect him as much as the Buddha. He wanted to be equal with the Buddha. Even though he didn't have spiritual merit as the Buddha. If a person is jealous and arrogant like this how can he be Buddha anyway, right? Already. Not to talk about inside, the outside is bad already. And he wanted to kill another person, a Buddha. No matter what, even if it's not the Buddha you can't just kill a person, right? Right. Violent. It's bad.

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BOOK III-VIBHOOTI PADA The Book of Powers Dharana (concentration) is holding the mind on to some particular object. An unbroken flow of knowledge to that object is Dhyana (meditation). When that, giving up all forms, reflects only the meaning, it is Samadhi. The three processes of Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi, when taken together on the same object, place or point is called Samyama. By the conquest of that comes light of knowledge.

The word Wayúu means “person” or “people.” They’re Colombia’s largest indigenous ethnic group. The Wayúu live very traditional lives and are known for vibrantly colored weaving patterns and designs. The Wayúu consider Mareiwa to be one of their most important deities. This goddess symbolizes female protection, and woman have an essential position within this culture. In fact, the clans are matrilineal, with the names and lineages passed down through the mothers. The Wayúu woman plays a fundamental role in culture, as the transmitter of culture and a vital part of Wayúu society.

Have you ever wondered how, outside of the trash like plastic or wastewater that may sadly end up there, the seas remain so pure？ If you guessed that it is the amazing sea ecosystems that keep the oceanic environments so beautiful, you are right! It is known that there are more than one billion microbes in a liter of seawater. Some animals, such as sponges, clams, oysters, and mussels, keep the ocean pure by continuously filtering the water. A cleaner wrasse works about four hours a day and can clean more than 2000 “customers” daily!

So, all these demons and ghosts, even the kings of demons, powerful in heaven, they are still imprisoned by this worldly passion and possessiveness. While you are in Samadhi, you are enjoying connecting with the Buddha Power, with your own Buddha Nature inside. You enjoy, you are pure, you are uplifted. “Therefore, they cannot affect you any more than a blowing wind can affect light, or as if a knife cannot cut through water.” Keep your mind straight, recite the Five (Holy) Names all the time when you meditate. No desire of anything; no thinking of even desiring anything; nothing; just want liberation, want to know your Buddha Nature.