A Wisdom Archive on options

Jesus said: "Unless ye become as little children, ye shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven." I am inclined to agree with him on that. But even that is beside my point here. The "Imagine Nation" is a society built on Oneness, and an appreciation for our infinite collective diversity. It doesn't place kids at the center of things. Rather, it is designed to even the playing field so that natural giftedness can move forward at whatever age it appears. Some of the principles discussed will have great meaning in regards to our senior citizens, as well.
 
Even within the template we are designing here, there will be those who will feel most comfortable and secure when they are following leaders or mentors in their daily schedule. They may choose even to live at home with parents well into age 40, and be completely happy with it. The key factor we are emphasizing here is the word "choose". Do Star Children get to choose whether they are dependent or not? Or is that choice made for them already?

 
(See also: Indigo Children, Parenting Indigo Children, Adult Indigo, Indigo Children Channeling )

Read more here: » Indigo Children: An Option, Not a Mandate    

kamya-karma
Optional Vedic rituals performed for personal gain.

 
(See also: kamya-karma, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul )

agni-hotra:
agni-hotra (-hothra). Ritual of offering oblations in the holy fireplace. Three kinds are: daily obligation, occasional obligation, and optional fire.

 
(See also: agni-hotra , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)
 

 
Dream Interpretation Corridors
Corridors, hallways and passages with doors and rooms along them in the house characterize free choices and options arranged in your own mind. Sometimes wondering along a hallway with doors means that you have so much choice that it is difficult to decide which option is the best for you.

 
Source: Dream-Land, http://www.dream-land.info
 
(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Corridors, Meaning of Dreams about Corridors, Dream Interpretation Corridors  )

School : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - School
 
School: Different schools mean different things. You are going to have to make a few changes if you see a primary school. A secondary school and you will have to make a choice between a great number of options. A boarding school shows you have supportive friends. A private one and you will face something risky. Go back to school and money plans will go well.
 
Source: The Illustrated Dream Dictionary by Russell Grant

 
(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation School, Dream Dictionary School  )

I am a Hindu because I was born in a Hindu home. The Hindu way of life appeals to me because it gives me freedom to think and act. It does not bind me to rigid codes or to some particular book, but only requires that I try to follow the first two parts of the eight-fold ashtanga yoga, namely, yama or abstentions and niyama or observances, expecting me to do nothing more than being a good member of society. Practice of the next six parts is optional.

 
(See also: Hinduism, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

Read more here: » Hinduism: Why I'm A Hindu, And Other Thoughts  

There will come a time, we are told by Spirit, that a civilization will exist whose primary focus is not the control of its citizens. In that day, we will see a new and exciting profile emerge within our collective consciousness. It will not be the only way that people will choose to live, but it will clearly be an option - a choice many can make if they so desire.
 
In our society today, there is a huge divergence between being a child and being treated like a child. Our social systems have created generalized markers for the separation of "the men from the boys" that are neither personal nor are they always accurate to the people involved.

 
(See also: Indigo Children, Parenting Indigo Children, Adult Indigo, Indigo Children Channeling )

Read more here: » Indigo Children: A New Focus on Society    

Whatever we are today is the direct consequence of choices we made and decisions we took. Our karma cannot be shared. It is non-transferable. Leadership, and indeed life itself, is primarily about making decisions.
 
Events such as the recent Indo-Pak goodwill cricket series bring into focus the indivisibility of leadership decisions and its consequences thereof.

 
(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death and Dying, Body Mind and Soul )

Read more here: » Life and Death: Leadership is About Taking Decisions

Twenty-five years ago, in the light of a full moon, I sat facing the lying Buddha in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka. It was Buddha Purnima . I noticed the Buddha’s smile as he lay dying, and the concern on his disciple, Ananda’s face, standing before him.
 
Buddha’s last words were: “Be lamps unto yourselves”. As he left us, the Sakyamuni did not ask us to pray to him or believe in him as a messiah. Unfortunately, over time, his life and teachings have become encrusted in layers of religiosity.

 
(See also: Buddhism, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

Read more here: » Buddhism: Day Of Buddha’s Enlightenment  

Freedom is understood as the absence of physical and mental boundaries or restrictions. Physical freedom is when you enjoy freedom of movement. Mental freedom is when you are free to choose and make your own decisions.
 
Both of the above freedoms are external. True freedom, however, is internal. In the external freedom, although we seem to make our own choices, in reality, the decision-making apparatus, the mind, has itself been formed through many layers of societal influences in the form of ego.

 
(See also: Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

Read more here: » Love and Happiness: Road to Freedom is Less Travelled

More than 50 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi offered a startling truth: "There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." To a country bogged down in the morass of war, this could be a beacon of hope.
 
Gandhi went further to show that the way of peace ends suffering and oppression, not by warring against an enemy but by bearing witness to wrongs and allowing sympathy and common humanity to do their patient work. Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa lived different aspects of peace, which was proven to be a viable way to achieve great things.

 
(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

Read more here: » Peace on Earth: Way of Peace: Love As Antidote to War

Where is your brother, God asked, at the beginning of Biblical history. The original context was that of bloodshed: Brother killing brother, which is what every murder really is. Within the vision of vasudaiva kutumbakam , can anyone, even the most abhorred enemy, be less than a brother?
 
The Cain-Abel story provides deep insight into religion-related tensions: First, it is in the context of religion that brother kills brother. The very purpose of religion is being largely misunderstood. The purpose of religion is to enable us to be keepers rather than killers of each other, protectors rather than predators of life and nature. The ascendancy of vested interests in religion, however, degrades it into a licence for murder and mayhem, as has happened in the history of all religions.

 
(See also: Religion, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

Read more here: » Religion: The Spiritual Sword Of Self-denial