Geoff Allen's Journal July 2013 part 1

Laughter is spiritual health. And laughter is very unburdening. While you laugh, you can put your mind aside very easily. For a man who cannot laugh the doors of the buddha are closed. To me, laughter is one of the greatest values. No religion has ever thought about it. They have always been insisting on seriousness, and because of their insistence the whole world is psychologically sick.

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Happiness is a choice we all can make

A personal outdoor sanctuary is an important part of feeling connected to all of life

Trusting in the Present When You’ve Been Hurt in the Past

But what's really hard is accepting our failings, our flaws

In meditation, negative experiences are the most misleading, because we tend to take them as a bad sign

Quotes 2 live by

http://heavenletters.org/an-impending-event.html

[ July 3 & 4, 2013 '

"BUDDY-BOP-BOP-BOP-BOP-BOO."

"LAR-DEE-DAR-DEE-DUT-DUT-DAR!"

"MANNER-GANG-GANGULATE. MANNER-GANG-GANGULATE. MANNER-GANG-GANGULATE."

Keep finding more of Neale - You have forgotten what it was like to be loved without condition

Even more quotes/excerpts from cwg

Interesting collection of teachings

Tips to Stay Balanced

FINALLY got happy 4 no reason - more 2 come ... a great read already!

We often wonder what to do about negativity or certain troubling emotions

Equanimity is a state of neither approval nor disapproval, aversion nor craving

http://heavenletters.org/who-is-the-speaker-who-is-the-hearer.html

Recommended happiness books

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Be thankful

Letting Go of Fear and Living in Peace

Love yourself

Heap of cartoons

Should add this 2 our Marci page?

Collection of quotes - from Lost art of compassion link ...

Some meditation downloads

Great piece on compassion 4 yourself!

Also a links page that looks interesting

The myths of happiness

Imagine what a different world we would live in if we all worked toward the greater good

Imperfection Is Lovable: Let Yourself Be

Inspiring quotes

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How helpful and revealing it can be to consider the other person not in his or her “role” of mother or father or husband, but simply as another “you,” another human being

http://heavenletters.org/who-is-responsible.html

Fabulous interview - from artof - about benfits of meditation!

It's one huge site!

Can people change?

Happpiness articles - add 2 Marci page?

[ July 5 & 6, 2013 '

"I'm ALMOST always involved in the realities of life!"

101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life

Videos about being kind

Sent these inspiraing videos 2 the crew!

Some peanuts comics

http://heavenletters.org/when-flowers-fade-in-the-garden.html

Marci Shimoff Speaks on Love & Happiness

VERY interesting quotes site - several new 2 me!

... so, naturally I look 4 happiness

"I think there might be little sub-atomic aliens living in my brain!"

Four Questions to Inner Peace

God's help 4 your every need

In meditation, as in all arts, there has to be a delicate balance between relaxation and alertness

Sometimes I find it hard to write about equanimity. It’s hard to make an absence of reactivity sound interesting.

Another quote from Neale's books

Found this doco by accident!

The power of self mind control - add 2 our Marci page?

Articles on Spirituality

Sent this article 2 the crew

"People and situations do not cause you pain. Your thoughts and emotions about them do. You can change those reactions. This is the key to freedom."

Everyone Wants To Be Happy or Happier

Great page of teachings - plus a few videos I have yet 2 check out

Reasons 2 smile

Why Empathy Can Sometimes Help More Than Advice

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The Path of Unconditional Happiness

Sent this 2 Pam - she SAYS she doesn't like reading or meditating :)

Could addthis 2 our latest page - happiness & unconditional love ...

More meditations for my email pal :)

Love as a Mystical Experience

This page mentions 2 YouTubes on meditation

Funny videos 4 the gang

One of my favourite comedies

Self-care is something that you do because it supports your intentions and ongoing practice in letting go

Quotes about character

http://heavenletters.org/what-do-you-know.html

Transform Your Life by Loving Yourself - from a Marci search!

Sent this to Mum & Denise

SEARCH those reviews for happiness ... loads!

Quotes about happiness - quite a few are new 2 me ...

Loads at that site!

A sense of dissatisfaction is regarded as an essential prerequisite for progress on the Buddhist path

Positivity Leads to a Flourishing Life - also some quotes

I was an ardent reader of “self help” books since the later part of my school days and it became quite an obsession with me during my college days

Be gentle with yourself

Here are five tools to make your life easier and happier

Looking for Security: We Can Be Our Own Safe Places

Week-by-Week Guide to Restoring Your Natural Health and Happiness

HEAP of quotes here - not JUST cwg :)

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts

Happy quotes & images

Book with over 3000 quotes

[ July 7 & 8, 2013 '

"LA-DEE-DAR-DIDDY-DAR-DAR-DAR!"

Oldie but goodie - had forgotten most of these quotes!

Love this quote about our flawed nature

Quotes & inspiration 4 the soul

Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others

Great selectioon of quotes about love

More wisdom from Neale!

The secret of happiness

Making peace with the present moment

Living Spiritual Teachers Project - a huge site!

Oh yes, almost forgot - got a new book in the mall today - 2 years worth of Peanuts cartoons in a hard back - reduced 2 half price!

I used 2 love Peanuts as a lad.

Here's one from the very first page -

http://adelphicomics.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/peanuts-by-danielle-pritchett.html

If you want a few more -

http://grjallen.150m.com/snoopy.htm

Scroll down near the bottom 2 see one about meditation!

Updated my humour page - should update snoopy too ...

http://heavenletters.org/more-than-you-imagine.html

More comics

Oh yes, if you wanna buy the book click here

Another comic - try the images section too!

Of course I accept you for who you are :)

Happiness researcher

Search 4 happiness at the heal your life site - add 2 marci list?

Leads 2 an author about unconditional love

Download happiness books

Meditation & happiness

Leads 2 a LONG video!

Daily dose of enlightenment

Quotes about friendship

One of the things I love is that when you spend some time hanging out with a practice, you often start to see it in new ways - from Wild Mind site

Radical self-love

That journey may take us through suffering, difficulties, and doubts of all kinds, but they will become our greatest teachers

Leads us 2 a massive collection of quotes!

If that aint enuf - try this page of Q & A

Love & happiness from the cwg thread - heaps I forgot about!

Life is so difficult, how can we be anything but kind

Happiness is an inside job

Geelong does it again - this time by 10 points! Ends Hawks winning streak at 12 ...

If there’s one thing we all have in common it’s that we want to feel happy

How 2 be happier - ten things 2 stop doing ...

Some interesting MP3 teachings!

Happiness & gratitude - some books listed also down bot of page!

Interesting search 4 a dud Twyman link

More on meditation

Links down bottom of this page - contemplative photography

Advice on bein more mindful

Article at meant 2 be happy - it is HUGE with a few links too!

The golden rule

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As meditation deepens, complusions, cravings and fits of emotion begin to lose their power to dictate our behavior

Learning to love the flaws

From suicidal 2 being happy

Benefits of mindfulness

http://heavenletters.org/the-possibilities-of-you.html

Life's most perplexing questions

Positive quotes

I started this 100 Days of Lovingkindness just after our new year drive to get people meditating regularly — our 100 Day Meditation Challenge — was coming to an end

The more you learn about true happiness, the more you discover the truth of who you are

Dharma talk on true happiness

They have a good links page as well!

Meditations for Greater Happiness

Updated my HUGE notebook!

HUGE collection of articles!

Quotes about meditation

Excerpt from Ricard's book on happiness

Search these book reviews for happiness - recommended to search the title box only!

Happiness Is An Inside Job

Great collection of articles

Discovering Happiness - a HEAP of articles!

Leads us 2 another site 2 search 4 happiness :)

Our buddha nature is always present and available, even when life gets difficult

Yet another book

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The art of stayin positive

Quotes about overcoming adversity

You DO tend 2 forget how many great sites are in this list!

PDF Twyman book - free?

[ July 11 & 12, 2013 '

"LA-LULLER-LA. LA-LULLER-LA. LA-LULLER-LA-LA-LA."

"BLANG-BLANG-BLANG. BLANG-BLANG-BLANG. BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG-BLANG."

I will laugh at the world

Gorgeous images!

Quotes about wonder

What is Spiritual Guidance?

Buddhist graffitti

Difficulties and obstacles, if properly understood and used, can turn out to be an unexpected source of strength

http://heavenletters.org/the-great-communicator.html

Ways 2 bless others

Send this 2 Pam :)

It is the lover of God whose heart is filled with devotion who can commune with God

Quotes about bein grateful

More recommended books

FOUND I have another site!

The longer you listen to and believe your true inner voice, the stronger it will become

The Difference Between a Fake Happy Future and a Real Happy Life

HUGE collection of my OLD writing!

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FAQ at the Zukav site

http://heavenletters.org/a-many-splendored-one.html

Very large quotes collection

In learning to experience deep peace in the face of impermanence, we need to consider not just our inner experience

Here are my top five tips to begin loving yourself more

Quotes to Live By

Habits of happy people

The secret of inner peace

Tools for learning acceptance

Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the in-between state

Had forgotten how off-the-planet I was when I wrote this :)

Search for happiness in the article's title!

The ups & downs of meditation

Bunch of happiness articles

Plus a few on awareness

The fun of NOT knowing :)

Amazing image from Neale

Interesting sport - world record 10th wicket partnership of 163 after 9 for 117! To do THAT in your very first Test is amaazing!

Yes ... he becomes the FIRST ever number 11 to top-score in his FIRST Test innings!

There is always something to be grateful for even when life is hard and times are tough

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Let the Energy of Unhappiness Power Your Purpose

Why Bad Moods Aren’t as Bad as We Think

Interesting OLD tuff at Tripod!

Leads 2 this interesting book

Everyone will make mistakes because learning is a part of life

Great online mag!

Are you ready?

Could search 4 love in this fabulous collection!

[ July 13 & 14, 2013 '

"CRINKLE-CRINKLE-CRINKY. CRINKLE-CRINKLE-CRINKY. CRINKLE-CRINKLE-CRINKLE-CRINKLE-CRINKLE-CRINKLE-CRINKY."

Note! - 150m update - did NOT manage 2 update july2013.htm ... main addition is these love links - click ... oh well ... oh plus this new thread - click

Happiness articles

Reality shifters

The Elegant Universe

Lots of LOVE in this list now!

Quotes 2 lift your spirits

Five remembrances for deep peace

Celebrity Quotes on Meditation

Dance Quotes and Sayings

According to Lama Yeshe's definition 90% of people in the west are "mentally ill" as they are not in touch with true reality!

More doodles! - from old directry and scanner ... hmmmm :)

It is in the act of giving that we find joy, without the expectation of anything in return

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