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Jun 17, 20223 min read

Feed the Seed of Enlightenment

You have a seed of enlightenment. Become enlightened by being the witness, the observer, that part of you that is spacious consciousness.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Jun 10, 20224 min read

3 Ways to Answer Unanswerable Questions

3 ways to answer seemingly unanswerable questions: stick to facts; ask another question; admit you don't know.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Jun 3, 20222 min read

The Sky and the Petal

Each thing in the cosmos is woven from – and with – everything else. There is complete interdependence. Oneness. No beginnings and endings.

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Marlane Ainsworth

May 27, 20222 min read

You and Eternity

We are current products of the universe, part of an endless stream of existence. At our deepest level, we are eternity.

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Marlane Ainsworth

May 20, 20223 min read

Be Willing.

Forget willpower. Fill your days with being willing. To be willing to do something doesn't involve thought at all once you're willing.

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Marlane Ainsworth

May 13, 20222 min read

A Spiritual Swamp Hen

I can be spiritual, or I can be a pain in the neck to life on earth. Choose love, peace, silence, compassionate action, regenerative words.

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Marlane Ainsworth

May 6, 20222 min read

Linger

To linger is about living in the moment, being present, living consciously, being in the space of no thought.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Apr 29, 20224 min read

Weeds, Wrinkles and Alzheimer's Disease

Accept what happens, even Alzheimer's disease. Accepting what happens opens a doorway into the now for you to work with what is.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Apr 22, 20222 min read

Hindsight Is Beautiful

Use hindsight to see synchronicity in your life, the strange confluence of events that fell into place because of decisions you made.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Apr 15, 20222 min read

Are You in the Doldrums?

Being in the doldrums is time out from intense living, an important part of the cycle of life when new seeds can grow and be noticed.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Apr 8, 20223 min read

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

You don't need to go somewhere over the rainbow to experience wonder and happiness. They are found amongst the dirt of everyday existence.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Apr 2, 20222 min read

The Cure for Loneliness

Acceptance of loneliness turns it into solitude, which leads to reflection, peace, space, spiritual growth, silence, self-acceptance.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Mar 25, 20222 min read

When Things Fall Apart

Suffering ceases when we accept what is and begin to work with it. Suffering teaches us what we need to know.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Mar 18, 20222 min read

Simple Message About Love

Feel the oneness of yourself with all things. Love without thought. Love without limit. That's what everyone and everything is waiting for.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Mar 11, 20222 min read

Three Threats to Humanity

Don't let what others may do to threaten human existence change your love for and connection to all things.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Mar 4, 20223 min read

Is There Something Better Than Prayer?

Communion is the highest form of prayer. It's a whole-being expression of unity, intimacy, empathy, and relationship with all things.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Feb 25, 20222 min read

Why Should You Pay Attention?

Why you should pay attention. Nothing matters when you pay attention. Everything matters when you don't. Mindfulness means a worry-free life

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Marlane Ainsworth

Feb 18, 20223 min read

How to Lose All Fear

Fear of snakes. Fear makes us freeze. Awareness is better than fear. The Upanishads say to lose all fear by seeing all beings in ourselves.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Feb 11, 20223 min read

Everything Comes

Sapiens: A Graphic History, by Harari about the emergence of humankind, from ape to genetic code manipulator, reminds me how brief life is.

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Marlane Ainsworth

Feb 4, 20222 min read

There Is No Long and Winding Path

There is no long and winding path. The path and the goal are one and the same. There's no journey, just this moment. We are the cutting edge

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