Life is Ever Changing

Life is ever changing. None can escape that fact.

The very fact that change is constant means that you never stay still in one spot. The river is never the same twice in a single spot.

This is a cause for optimism. Because change is constant, your life circumstances can change as well.

Due to the nature of the universe, disorder (or it's call entropy in scientific terms) increases as time goes on. If you spend the energy to do something constructive, then disorder decreases and your life circumstances become better and brighter.

The ancients referred to this as karma, but as far as I am concerned, it is pure science.

Welcome the changes in your life as time goes by.

You, Me and Heroism

Heroism is not confined to people who rush into a dangerous situation to save someone.

Heroism on a personal basis, is to act in ways for the greater good of mankind, regardless of your own benefit.

Heroism is displayed by people who bravely go through their lives, when the rewards of their lives are meager and small. Yet they carry on with a positive attitude, and love toward others.

Heroism is displayed by people who have no options, but carry on in life as if they had.

Heroism is a lot more prevalent than people think.

This is worth repeating ...

This thought is central to living life in a good way.

The challenge of living right, is to make a moment of grace and tranquility out of hardship and times of stress.

This is the secret. This is the path. This is how to make yourself happy when it seems impossible.

One does this by controlling the only thing that you can -- your thoughts.

Respect for All

Respect each other.

Respect each other and refrain from disputes. Don't repel each other like water and oil, but mingle and commune together like milk and water.

Study together. Learn together. Commune together. Play together. Work together. Do not waste your mind in idleness. Do not waste your time in quarreling.

Enjoy the blossoms of Enlightenment in their seasons, under the current pavilion that you are living under. Strive to be happy.

What Is The Purpose?

What is the definition of Buddhist Bright?

It is quite simple. It is a philosophy for people striving to find better ways of attaining a higher level of consciousness and enlightenment.

Why should we do this?

Because we can. We can transcend the animal selves and achieve states that the animals are incapable of achieving. This makes us happy.

Is this for everybody?

No. Only the seekers shall find. Those that don't seek, won't find.

What happens if I don't seek enlightenment?

Nothing.

What happens when I seek enlightenment?

Your life will be richer and happier.

A Person's Mind

A person's mind may make him or her an enlightened one or a beast. Both are possible. Misled by error, one becomes a demon. Therefore you must control the thoughts running through your mind if you want to stay on the "Noble Path" to altruism and enlightenment.

The way to control the mind is through meditation and rigor. If you are plagued by bad or depressive thoughts, you must do one of two things. You must meditate or think other thoughts to push them out.

If they are still persistent, you must distract yourself, either with physical exercise or some other means that makes you stop thinking about negative things.

If you keep thinking about negative things, it creates neural nets and becomes a habit. Negativity is an incredibly bad habit to have. It detracts from personal harmony and bliss.

Your mind is your own canvas, and you must paint the pictures of the highest possible perfection on that canvas, because that canvas becomes you and is you.

Control Your Mind

The point of Buddhist teachings is to control your own mind. Restrain your mind from thoughts of greed. This will keep your mind in balance, your body right and your words will be faithful.

Two of the biggest evils are greed and anger. They lead to other evils.

If you find your mind moving towards malicious thoughts and tempted to dwell on them, you must suppress those thoughts. You must push them out. Meditation is the best way, but failing that, distraction is another way. Divert your thoughts to better things.

Always think constructive thoughts -- not destructive thoughts.

Remember, the key to all of this is tranquility, peace of mind and enlightenment.

Suppress the ego, think of good thoughts and strive to be tranquil. That is the way to enlightenment.

Make of Yourself A Light

Make of yourself a light. Rely upon yourself. Do not depend on anyone else. Make your enlightenment the path.

Do not indulge in strong desires. Pain and its delight are almost one and the same. Consider the transiency of strong desires.

When you rely on yourself, you do in fact become the light. Others can see that you are in command of yourself.

Being in command of yourself is the key.

Being in command means that you strive to be tranquil. Tranquility is the first step to happiness, and when you are happy, your light shines on your whole being.

There strive to be happy. This is done with relying on yourself, gaining a measure of self control of your thoughts, and then gaining tranquility from that self control.

That is how you make of yourself a light.

Tranquility is the Ultimate Goal

The most valuable commodity on Earth is peace of mind. If we have peace of mind, then we are open to happiness. With peace of mind, stress dissolves away. It is a proven scientific fact, that our bodies are healthier and more resistant to disease if we have a positive frame of mind. Our immune system is stronger and we wear the armor of life that allows us to live in a chaotic world where we have the weapons to battle stressors.

The first step to peace of mind is tranquility. Buddhism discovered this with meditation and the yogic exercises designed to clear the mind.

Tranquility is a learned skill. Our minds are very very active. We must master the stream of consciousness and direct it to tranquility. Once our minds are tranquil, then they are receptive to peace, happiness and enlightenment. Meditation is the first step to tranquility, and exercise is the keystone.