Some Word Of Wisdom

[Morgraine]

Here are some of my favourite Words of Wisdom that i would like to share with you

A 17th Century Nuns Prayer

Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking that I must say

Something on every subject on every occasion

Release me from craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs

With my vast store of wisdom

It seems a pity not to use it all, but you know Lord that

I want a few friends at the end

Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details

Give me wings to get to the point

Seal my lips on my aches and pains

They are increasing, and love of rehearsing them

Is becoming sweeter as the years go by

I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of

Others pains, but help me endure them with patience

I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing

Humility when my memory seems to clash

with the memories of others

Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken

Keep me reasonably sweet, I do not want to be a saint-

Some of them are hard to live with-but a sour old person

Is one of the crowning works of the devil

Give me the ability to see good things in

Unexpected places, and talents in unexpected people

And give me Oh Lord, the grace to tell them so

An Irish Blessing

May the roads rise to meet you

May the winds be always on your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face

The rains fall soft upon your fields

And until we meet again, may God

Hold you in the hollow of his hand

A Prayer

Let me do my work each day

And if the darkened hours of despair overcome me

May I not forget the strength that comforted me

In the desolation of other times

May I still remember the bright hours that found me

Walking over the silent hills of my childhood

Or dreaming on the margin of a quiet river

When a light glowed within me, and I promised

My early God to have courage amid the tempests

Of the changing years

Spare me from bitterness and from the sharp passions

Of unguarded moments

May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the Spirit

Though the world know me not, may my thoughts

And actions be such as shall keep me friendly with myself

Lift my eyes to the earth, and let me not forget

The uses of the stars

Forbid that I should judge others lest I condemn myself

Let me not follow the clamour of the world

But walk calmly in my path

Give me a few friends who will love me for what I am

And keep burning before my vagrant steps

The kindly light of hope

And though age and infirmity overtake me

And I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams

Teach me still to be thankful for life, and for times

Olden memories that are good and sweet

And may the evening’s twilight find me gentle still

Max Ehrmann, 1948

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste

And remember what peace there may be in silence

As far as possible without surrender

Be on good terms with all persons

Speak your truth quietly and clearly

Listen to others, even the dull and ignorant

For they too have their story

Avoid loud and aggressive persons

For they are vexations to the Spirit

If you compare yourself with others

You may become vain and bitter

For always there will be greater and lesser

Persons than yourself

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans

Keep interested in your own career – however humble

It is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time

Exercise caution in your business affairs

For the world is full of trickery

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is-

Many persons strive for high ideals

And everywhere life is full of heroism

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection

Nether be cynical about love

For in the face of all aridity and disenchantment

It is as perennial as the grass

Take kindly to the counsel of the years

Gracefully surrending the things of youth

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you

In sudden misfortune

But do not distress yourself with imaginings

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself

You are a child of the universe

No less than the trees and stars

You have a right to be here

And whether or not it is clear to you

No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should

Therefore be at peace with God

Whatever you conceive him to be

And whatever your labours and aspirations

In the noisy confusion of life keep pace with your soul

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams

It is still a beautiful world. Strive to be happy

Found in a church in Baltimore dated 1692

The Druids Prayer

Grant oh God, thy protection

And in protection, strength

And in strength, understanding

And in understanding, knowledge

And in knowledge, the knowledge of justice

And in the knowledge of justice, the love of it

And in the love of it, the love of all existences

And in the love of all existences, the love of God

The love of God and all goodness

Attributed to Iolo Morgannwg

Ancient Irish Hymn of Tir na Nog, the Celtic World of Spirits

Delightful is the land beyond all dreams

Fairer than ought thine eyes have ever seen

There all the year the fruit is on the tree

And all the year the bloom is on the flower

There with wild honey drip the forest trees

The stores of mead and wine shall never fail

Nor pain or sickness knows the dweller there

Death and decay come near him nevermore

The feast shall cloy not, nor the dance will tire

Nor music cease forever through the hall

The gold and jewels of the Land of Youth

Outshine all the splendours ever dreamed of man

Cormac’s List of Being a Warrior and A King

Be not too wise, nor too foolish

Be not too conceited, nor too diffident

Be not too haughty, nor too humble

Be not too talkative, nor too silent

Be not too hard, nor too feeble

For

If you be too wise, one will expect too much of you

If you be too foolish, you will be deceived

If you be too conceited, you will be thought vexatious

If you be too humble, you will be without honour

If you be too talkative, you will not be heeded

If you be too silent, you will not be regarded

If you be too hard, you will be broken

If you be too feeble, you will be crushed

(Cormac was an Ancient Irish King)

From the Celtic ‘Isles of the Happy’

There is a distant isle, around which the sea horses of Manannan glisten. A fair course against the white swelling surge. Four pedestals uphold it.

A delight to the eyes, a glorious range, is the plain on which the hosts hold games. Fairest land throughout the world, on which many blossoms drop.

An ancient tree there is in bloom, on which birds call to the hours. In harmony of song they are all wont, to chant together every hour

Colours of every shade glisten, throughout the gentle voiced plains. Joy is known, ranked in music, in silver cloud plain to the southward.

Unknown is wailing or treachery, in the homely well tilled land. There is nothing rough or harsh, but sweet music striking the ear……

Song of Taliesin, Ancient Welsh

Know that for nine months I was in the womb of the enchantress Cerridwen

I who was originally Gwion Bach, and at length am I Taliesin

Primary Chief Bard am I to Elphin

Idno and Heinin called me Myrrdin

I know the names of the stars from North to South

I was in the court of Dion before the birth of Gwydion

I have been three periods in the Caer of Arianrhod

I have been in Asia with Noah in the ark

I have been in India when Rome was built

I have now come to Cymri, in the remnant of Troy

I have obtained the muse from the Cauldron of Cerridwen

I shall be until the Day of Doom on the face of the earth

And it is not known whether my body is flesh or fish

My original country is the realm of the summer stars

(Taliesin was said to be a bard in King Arthur’s court)

Song of Amergin, Ancient Irish

I am the wind that blows over the sea

I am the wave of the ocean

I am the murmur of the billows

I am the ox of seven combats

I am the vulture upon the rock

I am a ray of the sun

I am the fairest of flowers

I am the wild boar in valour

I am the salmon in the water

I am the lake on a plain

I am the craft of the artificer

I am a word of science

I am the spear point that gives battle

I am the god that creates in the head of men the fire of thought

Who is it that enlightens the assembly upon the mountain, if not I?

Who is telleth the ages of the moon, if not I?

Who showeth the place where the sun goes to rest, if not I?

Who knoweth the secret of the unhewn dolmen, if not I?

Attributed to the Ancient Irish King Amergin, on landing in Ireland

Edited February 3, 2007 by Morgraine

[Theresa]

The Samurai Creed

by: Diphara Buddha

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I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.

I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.

I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.

I have no means; I make Docility my means.

I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.

I have neither life nor death; I make An Um my Life and Death.

I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.

I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.

I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.

I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.

I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.

I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.

I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.

I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.

I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.

I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.

I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.

I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.

I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.

I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.

I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.

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And to think Alaska's version of DHS came to my house and demanded that I stop teaching this to my kids!

Today a public school teacher told me to stop letting my son read "Mysical Books"

Theacher

[Phillipe]

Shows how misinformed and afraid people can be. What a shame - it's a beautiful philosophy.

[Bel]

The Samurai Creed

by: Diphara Buddha

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I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.

I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.

I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.

I have no means; I make Docility my means.

I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.

I have neither life nor death; I make An Um my Life and Death.

I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.

I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.

I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.

I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.

I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.

I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.

I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.

I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.

I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.

I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.

I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.

I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.

I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.

I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.

I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.

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And to think Alaska's version of DHS came to my house and demanded that I stop teaching this to my kids!

Today a public school teacher told me to stop letting my son read "Mysical Books"

Theacher

Did you politely remind her that it's none of her d-at-#$%^ business what you let your kids read? That's beautiful, you let your child learn anything he wants to know.

[Theresa]

Oh we went to court over the Creed incident back home.

I won.

But, they tried to claim that they never said anything to me about it.

I fought them on freedom of religion as this is a meditation.

It just went to prove how idiotic people run so many other peoples lives.

I just seem to be the only person they run into that has any common sense and the courage to back it up.

Theresa