Ray’s Daily
January 19, 2021
“Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.”
Laozi
I think a lot of the turmoil and anger these days is that we become so entrenched in our beliefs that we have lost our willingness to admit we may be wrong. The information silos today allow us to choose what confirms our beliefs without the need to learn all the facts not just the ones that support what we believe.
I think an open mind allows us to learn to live with the realities of a complex society while tolerating our differences. I know I have come to where I appreciate tranquility without chaos.
Serenity
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.
A person becomes calm in the measure that one understands themselves as a thought evolved being, for such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought, and as one develops a right understanding, and sees more and more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, one ceases to fuss and fume and worry and grieve, and remains poised, steadfast, serene.
The calm person, having learned how to govern themselves, knows how to adapt themselves to others; and they, in turn, reverence their spiritual strength, and feel that they can learn of them and rely upon them. The more tranquil a person becomes, the greater is their success, their influence, their power for good. Even the ordinary trader will find their business prosperity increase as one develops a greater self control and equanimity, for people will always prefer to deal with a person whose demeanor is strongly equable.
The strong, calm person is always loved and revered. They are like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm. Who does not love a tranquil heart, a sweet-tempered, balanced life? It does not matter whether it rains or shines, or what changes come to those possessing these blessings, for they are always sweet, serene, and calm. That exquisite poise of character which we call serenity is the last lesson of culture; it is the flowering of life, the fruitage of the soul. It is precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold, than even fine gold. How insignificant mere money seeking looks in comparison with a serene life – a life that dwells in the ocean of truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of tempests, in the eternal calm!
How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of self-control flow few people we meet in life who are well-balanced, who have that exquisite poise which is characteristic of the finished character!
Written by James Allen
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“Learn to be silent. Let your mind listen and absorb.”
Pythagorus
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Six retired Floridians were playing poker in the condo clubhouse when Meyerwitz loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest, and drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen comrade, the other five continued playing standing up. Finkelstein looks around and asks, so, who is going to tell his wife?” They draw straws. Goldberg picks the short one.
They tell him to use good judgment, be discreet, and be gentle.. Don’t make a bad situation any worse. “Discreet? I’ll be the most discreet person you will ever meet. Discretion is my middle name. Just leave it to me.” Goldberg goes over to the Meyerwitz apartment, and knocks on the door.
The wife answers and asks what he wants. Goldberg declares, “Your husband just lost $500, and is afraid to come home.”
“TELL HIM TO DROP DEAD!” she yells.
“I’ll go tell him,” says Goldberg.
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What’s the most common cause of hearing loss amongst men?
Wife saying she wants to talk to him.
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A Russian, an American, and a Blonde were talking one day.
The Russian said, “We were the first in space!”
The American said, “We were the first on the moon!”
The Blonde said, “So what, we’re going to be the first on the sun!”
The Russian and the American looked at each other and shook their heads.
“You can’t land on the sun, you idiot! You’ll burn up!” said the Russian.
To which the Blonde replied, “We’re not stupid, you know. We’re going at night!”
A man was waiting at the train station. The train was due at 5:23 PM. Finally, it rolled into the station at 6:07 PM.
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What do a divorce in Alabama, a tornado in Kansas and a hurricane in Florida have in common?
No matter what, somebody’s fixin’ to lose a trailer.
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“You’re LATE,” the man said to the conductor. “What’s the use of having a schedule if you’re going to be late anyway?”
The Conductor looked at him, and said, “Sir, if we didn’t have a schedule, how on earth would you realize what time you were supposed to be at the station? And how would you know that we were late?”
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“Do Not Disturb signs should be written in the language of the hotel maids.”
Tim Bedore
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A famed English explorer was invited to Dartmouth to tell of his adventures in the African jungle.
“Can you imagine,” he demanded, “people so primitive that they love to eat the embryo of certain birds, and slices from the belly of certain animals? And grind up grass seed, make it into a paste, burn it over a fire, then smear it with a greasy mess they extract from the mammary fluid of certain other animals?”
When the students looked startled by such barbarism, the explorer added softly, “What I’ve been describing, of course, is a breakfast of bacon and eggs and buttered toast.”
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Horse sense is what a horse has that keeps it from betting on people.
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“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”
Marvin Gaye
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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