Joe's Gems

What was it the ancient Master said? "Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these [other] things will be added to you. So, never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties. Sufficient for each day is its own evil."

We offer some more precious jewels to soothe the soul. Remember, if we don't happen to answer your question . . .

1. An answer brings no illumination unless one asks the right question.
2. Have the wisdom to abandon the values of a time that has passed and pick out the constituents of the future.
3. The truth that links the divine to the mundane is incomprehensible to the cerebral intelligence.
4. Experience is a journey, not a destination.
5. The bad master makes the seeker into a slave.
6. A man's heart holds his own truth.
7. Ignorance is the temple of the presumptuous.
8. All seeds answer light, but the color is different.
9. Experience will show you. A master will only point the way.
10. If you search for the laws of harmony, you will find knowledge.
11. Images are nearer reality than cold definitions.
12. Never believe a word without putting its truth to the test.
13. A pupil shows by his own effort how much he deserves to learn.
14. The key to all problems is the problem of consciousness.
15. Organization is impossible unless those who know the laws of harmony lay the foundation.
16. Exuberance brings action, but the inner light grows in silence and concentration.
17. Discernment of truth does not grow in lazy minds.
    
18. Altruism is the mark of a superior being.

Altruism:

1. the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism ).

Egoism:

1. the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness
2. egotism or conceit.
3. Ethics. the view that morality ultimately rests on self-interest.

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--Joe

Simple Truths beyond Pearls

On this day of Christmas, the birthday of Jesus, some say the founder of Christianity, said: 

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, neither throw your pearls before swine, that they may never trample them under their feet and turn around and rip you open.” 

Joe offers these words to all serious bloggers and commentators of integrity that are constantly pilloried by the disingenuous, stupid, moronic and inane commentator that hopes to express his/her profound opinionated ignorance. Take solice that not all are of their ilk. These simple truths make a great response, so use them with Joe's blessings.

Pearls of Wisdom? 

1. Peace is the fruit of activity, not of sleep.
2. No discussion can throw light if it wanders from the real point.
3. To teach, one must know the nature of those whom one is teaching.
4. It is an essential thing to have a fixed point from which to check reality now and then.
5. Not the greatest master can go even one step for his disciple.
6. An answer brings no illumination unless one asks the right question.
7. You will be free when you follow your heart without perturbance.
8. Paradise is within us all, and whosoever shall know himself shall find it.
9. Experience is a journey, not a destination.
10. Every man must act in the rhythm of his time...  such is wisdom
11. Discernment of truth does not grow in empty minds.
12. Always look for a fixed point, something you know is stable  ...yourself.
13. True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge, it is an awakening of consciousness.
14. Growth doesn't depend upon the will of the intellect, but on the intensity of the inner urge.
15. Listen to your convictions even if they seem to absurd to your reason.
16. Our senses serve to affirm, not to know.
17. Knowledge is consciousness of reality, and reality the laws that govern nature.
18. The only active force that arises out of possession is fear of losing the object of possession.
19. The nut doesn't reveal the tree it contains.
20. Seek peacefully, you will find.
21. Understanding develops by degrees.
22. We mustn't confuse mastery with mimicry, knowledge with superstitious ignorance.
23. If you would build something solid, don't work with wind.
24. Routine distorts vision...  Each man thinks his own horizon is the limit of the world.
25. All thought comes from within, but the Master gives the keys.
26. Experience will show you, a Master can only point the way.
27. By knowing one reaches belief. By doing one gains conviction. When you know, dare.
28. A Master does not teach, but guides the seeker back on course when they stray.
29. Knowledge is not necessarily wisdom.
30. The seed cannot sprout upwards without simultaneously sending roots into the ground.
31. The key to all problems is the problem of consciousness.
32. The truth that links the divine to the mundane is incomprehensible to the cerebral intellegence.
33. Every man is rich in excuses to safeguard his prejudices, his instincts, and his opinions.
34. A seed can't reach its potential without receiving corresponding energies from the sky.
35. Popular beliefs must be examined in order to discover the original thought.
36. Each truth you learn will be, for you, as new if it had never been written.
37. Grain must return to the earth for new growth to begin.

More pearls?

Pearls? No. The pearls are those insightful people that can understand and apply the meaning of these self-evident truths in their daily reality. They are a rare, enlightened being in this dark-age world. They know that everything is about something different.

--Joe

More Light - Less Pearls

Wise words come in many sizes, shapes and forms. Here are some more "Simple Truths." Enjoy!

1. If you defy an enemy by doubting his courage, you double it.
2. The body is the shrine of divinity.
3. Know the world in yourself, never look for yourself in the world.
4. Understanding develops by degrees.
5. There grows no wheat where there is no grain.
6. The seed includes all the possibilities of the tree.
7. All is within yourself, know your most inward self and seek its equal in nature.
8. The way of knowledge is narrow.
9. A pupil shows by his own effort how much he deserves to learn.
10. Each truth you learn will be for you, as new as if it had never been written.
11. Never believe a word without putting its truth to the test.
12. Images are nearer reality than cold definitions.
13. Lead your neighbor to truth for they may one day lead you.
14. It is no use whatsoever preaching wisdom to men: You must inject it into their blood.
15. One foot isn't enough to walk with.
16. Knowledge is consciousness of reality, and reality the laws that govern nature.
17. For every joy there is a price to be paid.
18. The gift of knowledge is so great that no effort whatsoever could hope to deserve it.
    
19. Everyone finds himself in the world where he belongs.
20. An environment must be suited to the age and men to their environment.
21. Physical consciousness is indispensable for the achievement of knowledge.
22. The only thing that is humiliating is helplessness.

Bloggers and commentators alike might broaden their horizons by a review from time to time.

Bright Light of Truth, Sacred and Holy - a Pearl

--Joe

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-- Joe