Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definition: worthy of being copied or imitated; emulable; illustrative Dictum: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. — Charles Caleb Colton (1777-1832) English cleric & writer Comment on dictum: Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. — Joyce Diane Brothers (1927-2013) American psychologist & advice columnist Quote: Our best selves tell us that ‘there … Read more
Definitions: (1) using or showing vision, creativity, or productive talent; (2) able to conceptualize or feel a situation other than that within one’s personal experience Synonyms: ideal, idea-minded, inventive, original, poetical, romantic Too Far: Imagination taken to an animated level becomes fantasy. Fantasy taken too far makes for an unreal inner world. Balance your fantasy … Read more
Definitions: (1) obviously brilliant; having a reputation of greatness or renown; (2) conferring luster or honor; of very high dignity Derivation: Latin, “clear, conspicuous, distinguished” Synonyms: celebrated, eminent, famous, glorious, noble Quotes:• Hope, that risky, illustrious thing. It should have gone extinct by now, but we keep it alive. — Lauren DeStefano (1984-) American writer• He only may be truly … Read more
Definitions: (1) making clear what is obscure; elucidating; (2) serving as an honorable example Derivation: Latin, “clear, bright, lustrous” Compatible Quality: artistic Reflection: A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us. — George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (1867-1949) Armenian philosopher, mystic, & composer Quotes:• Art is the means by which we communicate … Read more
Definitions: (1) a standard of perfection; a principle to be aimed at; ideological; (2) behavior or thought based on a conception of things as they should be or as one would wish them to be; (3) striving to achieve one’s best possible exemplification Derivation: Late Middle English, in Platonic philosophy “existing as an archetype” Quotes:• … Read more
Definition: fascinating; spellbinding; entrancing Quote: Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts. — Eckhart Tolle (1948-) German writer Comment: Self-hypnosis is used to break negative patterns and behaviors by allowing our unconscious to let them go.
Definition: promoting good health; sanitary; clean Quote: Compassion suits our physical condition, whereas anger, fear, and distrust are harmful to our well-being. Therefore, just as we learn the importance of physical hygiene to physical health; to ensure healthy minds, we need to learn some kind of emotional hygiene. — Tenzin Gyatso [aka: Gyalwa Rinpoche] [14th Dalai … Read more
Definitions: (1) working rapidly or energetically; (2) aggressive <especially in business>; (3) to urge, prod, or speed up Aphorism: Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. — Unknown Quotes:• The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up. — Robert Tew (1961-) Australian rugby … Read more
Definitions: (1) having the power to speak or write in a funny or comical style; (2) exciting laughter; jocular; amusing; droll; risible; (3) fanciful; playful; waggish; (4) to adapt to changing conditions <humoring the stone to keep the cathedral level and plumb> Quotes:• Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is … Read more
Definitions: (1) having the power to speak or write in a funny or comical style; (2) exciting laughter; jocular; amusing; droll; risible; (3) fanciful; playful; waggish; (4) to adapt to changing conditions <humoring the stone to keep the cathedral level and plumb>>; (5) <archaic> four bodily fluids, i.e. ‘humors’ representing the passion or temperament of … Read more