Thursday, October 25, 2012

To Shatter The Veils of Illusion

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.





 Is to Overcome

 

 Our Intrinsic Human Condition of Ignorance



  Setting the Wheel in Motion


  In Adherence to


 The Supreme Law of the Universe


that unceasingly epitomizes


 the wisdom of Selfless Empty Essence


 and the brilliance of compassion



Through the observance of morality



Awakening us to be engaged in charitable action


by way of right understanding in view of the nature of interdependence,


  transience, and impermanence in existence


by way of
right thought 


being other-centered, as opposed to being self-centered



And its activation through mindfulness 

 

  by way of right word causing no ill-will

by way of right deed devoid of misdemeanor


by way of right-livelihood causing no harm to all beings


 and forms of sentience


Finally to attain the wisdom of true knowledge 

 

by way of vigor and valor, perseverance and persistence


by way of sustained mindfulness


by way concentration


by way of meditative insight



In sum, to reap all-pervasive wisdom and compassion

 

Seeing through all eyes of perception 

As fellow beings that treasure their existence, as much as we do


Bestowing them with equal LOVE

Without analysis and judgment


Without contempt, prejudice, or ill will


Without bias or discrimination


Without conditionality


Thus, shunning all walls of mind


Shattering egoistic misconceptions


By way of self-elevation, self-absorption, and self preservation



Thus, we shall follow the Noble Path of Transcendence!




Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Let us Live Up to Our Natural Human Endowment



Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 


Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life. 





Instinctual Tendencies
 Do Not Pertain to Human Kind!





Conditioning spans through time immemorial; it is the river of 'form' 'being' and 'becoming' as an unbroken causal chain of events, simultaneously of two natures - the individual and the collective. 



Our human cultural heritage, essentially, may be looked upon from two perspectives - either as a conglomeration of diverse patterns of conditioning, or as differentiations by way of causal conditionings, with their accompanying effects and consequences.



We, together, bear the ultimate responsibility to rejuvenate every filament of life with our purified forces of mind - as the seeds of LOVE we may sow, and the happy fruits we may reap. We, as parents, are bestowed with rightful blessings to re-shape the world by demonstrating exemplary human qualities so as to insulate the child from unworthy habitual energies of violence towards life, and nature.



Let us join hands to live up to our natural endowment of the human spirit, to 'LOVE', surpassing instinctual habitual patterns. Morality pertains to human kind. However, it has its primary roots embedded in the family, beginning with 'family values'.


The world, or our greater reality called universe, is a mere reflection of this poignant truth - just as our body's health is directly related to the equilibrium held within every cell that, in turn, plays a vital role in sustaining 'the organism' as well as 'the organization' called body.




 Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.


Thursday, September 27, 2012

Mind is Without Origin

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.




   Mind, An Infinite Phenomenon



 This is a mere reflection through introspection


Mind, with neither beginning, nor ending

 Encompassing units of mind - infinite in number

In diverse configurations of perception

 Arriving from infinity, and proceeding towards infinity

Surpassing creation or destruction


Mind, the source and culmination

Of all things ephemeral

Evolving and dissolving

As momentary dispositions


Mind, a stillness in dynamism

A dynamism in stillness

Neither one, nor the other

Though naturally interspersed with each other



Mind luminous,


 Field of infinite potential

Casting mirages of rhythmic infiltration

Of sound, of light

 Magnanimous vibration!



Mind, and its embellishments

 Projected as universe

An infinite phenomenon


To encompass an infinity

 Of states of evolution

Of extreme mobility, beyond calculation


  Thus, to accommodate all beings and forms

Myriad units of mind

In cyclic momentum 



Mind absolute, mirrors the relative dimension

Mind relative, of confused states

  Of counteractive purity and defilement

 Casts shadows upon the absolute wonder!

This, the mystery to dwell upon with mindfulness 



Human pain and discontentment

 Stems from ignorance 

Through attachment

 To illusory chain-events of no intrinsic importance



Mind confused, the forerunner

to passion, aversion, delusion



Mind awake

The very essence luminous

Of brilliant compassion




Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Mind of Altruistic Intention

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.



It Dwells in Peace through Infinite Time



Loving kindness is its magnetic energy

Sympathetic joy is its intrinsic expression
 
Compassion is its luminous being

Equanimity is its very nature, absolute!


Thus, I shall aspire to abide in 'bodhi chitta', meaning altruistic mind


Paying homage to my parents
who have borne me, and shaped my life
with their LOVE, grace, humility, and wisdom, unsurpassed.


Cherishing my precious family with gratitude
 for sharing with me their breath of selfless service
 in aid of peace, success, and happiness
 of all beings - sentient and otherwise - who cross our paths


Honoring those who remain closely attached, or distant, with equal respect

Touching those who remain near, or far, with equal blessings


Showering equal forgiveness to those who live in anger and aggression,
doubt and skepticism,  denial and misunderstanding,
envy and jealousy, arrogance and conceit,
and diverse other negative traits that are far too many to describe


Sharing in others' joys and rejoices, 
happiness and contentment
success and accomplishments
victories and such

Feeling and lifting the pains, sorrows, and miseries of others 
in their defeats and downfalls,
and losses in kind


Remaining eternally grateful to all that is in 'the present'
 that has been in 'the past'
And all that will be in 'the future'

I shall aspire to live in magnanimity!




Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

The Supreme Universal Law as 'Dharma'

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.


 

The Unsurpassed Dharma 

 

 

It is...The Wondrous Truth that transcends all truths!

It is...The Wondrous Teaching that surpasses all teachings!

It is...The Supreme Cosmic Principle of All-Pervading LOVE - as One Substance.

It is...The Absolute Truth of Wisdom~Compassion - as the source and culmination of all phenomena.

It is...The Tapestry of Being or Non-Being in this moment.

It is...Cosmic Interdependence - as Global Co-existence - that Surpasses Space and Time, called, 'the present' or ' the here and now'.

It is...Indivisible Empty Essence and Luminosity. 

It is...'The Supreme Presence' - as Waves and Patterns of Cosmic Vibration and Interpenetration.

It is... Elemental Essence that Underlies One and Many simultaneously.

It is, ultimately, The Truth and Realization of 'Inseparable Emptiness and Appearance'.



Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Music at the Core of Fine-tuning the Human Spirit

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life. 



Is a Tenable Truth!




Life in itself is a great symphony of vitality. The cosmic vibrations are orchestrated as sounds of 'life and being', in myriad ways - to be heard by diverse forms or levels of perception.  Then, there is the field of all possibilities that align the forces of the universe to bring about enchanting sound-harmony. The human spirit is an emanation of such universal bio-rhythmic vibrations.


Invariably, music becomes a fact in life - inseparable and indivisible from the vast and unfathomable cosmic ballet of our universe. It requires little, or no effort, to be musical, other than matching our uniquely personal and/or collective human potential - that arise in the form of sensitivities - with momentous opportunity.
 
History, indeed, attests to the ever-propellant musical ingenuity and potential of human culture through the ages, let alone animal-kind in all their glory! The choruses and chorales, instruments in kind, artistic movements of the body (to the diverse rhythms, beats, tones, and harmonics), and theatrics (rich in choreography) we enjoy today, indeed, boast the natural propensities of the human spirit.
 
Consult Nelunika Gunwardena Rajapakse to immerse yourself with parenting knowledge and awareness, so that you may partner your child to balance human attitude and spirit with the music after our hearts and souls.




Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Language and Communication

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!


Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.



Mark Our Human Heritage!



Language defines culture and civilization.  Hence, it must be the means of communication with eloquence, elegance, style, and finesse, adding meaning to life.  This may be accomplished with your investment of attention in partnership with your child - towards the development and improvement of dialogue, reading and comprehension, writing and composition, and overall interpersonal communication.
 
A symbiosis upheld between parent and child, with due and proper awareness focused upon details - step by step, by means of language and communication - will, no doubt, enhance the quality of knowledge, to be shared with pride and dignity around our greater human family. 
 
Treat yourself to a process of parenting that will enable you to grow with your child meaningfully - along the path of language and communication - while improving the deeper quality of life, at both personal and universal levels.

Nelunika Gunawardena Rajapakse is an advocate of morally sensitive, ethically balanced,  intellectually sound usage of language - in enhancement of our human culture and civilization. She may be reached via e-mail at nelun@yahoo.com or by telephone: 440-543-9135.



Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Reading and Literary Enhancement

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.



Determinants of Civilization




As the age-old proverb seeks to express, 'Reading maketh a full man.'  It is the gateway to knowledge and civilization.  Our world is continually shaped by the history of ever-developing life events.  It is about human interactivity with nature and culture - wherever, whenever, and however.  Thanks to recorded history through time immemorial, we are, who we are today, due to the things and events that have fashioned our lives by means of thoughts, words, and deeds of civilization.  Inevitably, reading, reflection, writing, journalistic interpretation, and communication continue to play a vital role in our lives.  Thus, our literary ingenuity finds its roots in the aforementioned.
 

As parents, we have a responsibility to condition our family-culture with zealous curiosity for knowledge from the very inception of life.   The child is a naturally inquisitive explorer of his world.  His developmental needs - to fulfill his curiosities - must be matched with phase and time-sensitive opportunity, through intellectually stimulating, meaningful dialogue, reading, researching, and journalistic preparation. 
 
The child deserves to be cautiously mentored with selectivity and moral sensitivity - to understand his world from every possible perspective - be it history, physics, chemistry, geology, botany, zoology, language, mathematics, social studies, literature, philosophy, and much more.  Indeed, life would be 'an empty vessel' without reading and literary enhancement.
 
Nelunika Gunwardena Rajapakse will be pleased to show you, how you may walk beside your child, as an informed parent.



 Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

The Human Mathematical Mind


Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life. 



 Awaits Cultivation from Our Tender Beginnings



Mathematics is the grammar of our universe.  How we relate to this universe depends upon our level of intellectual curiosity and interactivity with it. Accordingly, the universe may be best understood through the observation of natural phenomena - as things and events in life - in terms of ever-evolving concepts, patterns, and relationships.  Our human consciousness is continually fashioned by such constant interactivity with the universe.
 
Parents, as mentors, must aspire to walk beside the child, along this journey of life-exploration in our world of incessant relativity.  Gaining ground within this field with a sense of understanding, not forgetting its refinement towards heightened perfection, is pivotal towards the development of the mathematical mind - from the very inception of life, to its culmination. 
 
Customize a seminar  to enable yourself - in the company of your child - to see our world with mathematical precision and exactitude.

Let your natural human propensity for observation and analysis take root in the fertile field of 'living to learn' and 'learning to live', with joy, under the direction of Nelunika Gunawardena Rajapakse .




Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. 

Humanity cries out loud for help!

Monday, June 18, 2012

The Human Brain and Its Directive

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 


Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life. 


To Execute Thought 
By means of Recorded Language and Communication



 All facets of human exploration find their roots in recorded history.  The essence of all knowledge has thus borne ground, through time and space, in the field of writing.  It demarcates the voice of humanity that would be unsustainable merely through the volatile spoken word.
 
The human hand has, indeed, played an indispensable role in this regard.  The implementation of diverse instruments, through prehensile coordination - beginning with rocks, chisels, reeds, fingers, and another whole range of refinement as that of the pencil, the pen, the brush, the keyboard, and the touch-pad (as seen in our present world of cutting edge technology) - has, no doubt, fashioned the human mind along its course into the future.  
 
Whatever the medium of expression might be, writing is the art of communication in human civilization.  Its development and cultivation, hand in hand, must take place from the very moment a young child begins to display sufficient coordination and interest. 
 
Writing, from an academic perspective, of course, entails its stages of refinement - from the formation of impressions, through penmanship, understanding words and their formations (by means of their derivatives, annexations, and word families), pronunciation and spelling, parts of speech, grammar and syntax, critical thinking and analysis, culminating in the practice of journalistic skills. 
 
Nelunika Gunawardena Rajapakse will be happy to walk you through this journey of informed parenting. Please contact her to participate in a useful discussion of how we, as parents and mentors of the child, may walk unobtrusively beside the child, to guide him along his journey of life-exploration through writing.




Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

The Adoption of A Wholesome Attitude

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!


 Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life. 




Is Pivotal Towards

 'Learning to Live' and 'Living to Learn'





The parent-child 'partnerships in learning' seminars - customized and conducted by Nelunika Gunwardena Rajapakse - are focused upon refreshing the spirit of human nature during the adolescent years. They are about placing responsibility, coupled with respect, solemnly in the hands of those who cherish their freedom, but who may not necessarily be equipped to handle the ever-growing, daunting challenges of life posed upon them.


Teenagers, obviously, are susceptible to negative influences. They are easily carried away by these distractions, especially when they have not been rooted in moral sensitive awareness from the very inception of life - either through parental ignorance or negligence, or perhaps both. Aiding transformation, in one way or another, is an attractive measure of help that parents - and all others who believe in teenage welfare - may provide.
 

Youth of 12 to 18 years of age require phase-appropriate, time-sensitive attention by way of unobtrusive preventive guidance - untainted by over-bearing intervention. They need to be balanced in body-mind-spirit, from both emotional and intellectual standpoints. In light of these reasons, interactively engaging, peer-related, cause-oriented, purposeful missions must be ingrained, or better said, inculcated in them.

These parent-youth partnerships in learning seminars are invaluable. Choose to attend as often as you wish.



Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.


Sunday, June 17, 2012

Cutural Heritage Must be Grounded

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life. 


Upon  Parental Wisdom


Parenting is a sacred task that begins with your first child. It is a process of growth and transformation for both the parent, and the child. While some deliberate investment of effort is necessary in order to be prepared and well-informed ahead of time, a parent often finds resilience to overcome the hurdles and challenges as, and when, they are confronted.

A child, though, from his unconscious early childhood - to his later years of conscious development through 12 years of age, and thereafter, through youth - becomes the beneficiary of the culture that his parents provide. A child's fortune, or perhaps his misfortune, ultimately, is the conditioning he receives from his parents, without choice.

Therefore, it is the parent's responsibility to be grounded upon a philosophy that assures solid cultural enrichment to the developing child, as well as the overall family.

Most importantly, the inculcation of life-values and ideals must be rooted in compassionate, moral principles of benevolence towards all that compose the tapestry of life and being. Life-experience of this nature will only bring forth the rich fruits of wholesome thoughts, words, and deeds.
 
An enlightening dialogue with Nelunika Gunawardena Rajapakse will stir your heart to bring out the best of your human potential to be engagingly kind, intellectually astute, and spiritually balanced as a parent.
 

Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Cultivation of Moral Sensitive Awareness in Learning

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 


Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.


To bridge the gap Between
 Relativity and Reality


Today, we live in a world filled with opportunities - presented, more often than not, with unworthy distractions, diversions, delusions, and confusions. Humanity, sadly, continues to be bombarded with unwholesome food for the body, mind, and spirit. Our society in the present day, consequently, reflects the ripple effects of poor choice making.

It is time for awakening - both individually, and collectively. Unless, and until, we close the gap between conventional relativity, and reality at its best, the world may only be saddled with more sorrow, than the lasting rewards of happiness.

Transformation, however, is possible through the exercise of compassionate understanding, implemented at the level of the grass roots - the family. Informed parenting sets the tone for the entirety of life. Children deserve the best we may have in us to offer - as parents and mentors. 

Begin today in your journey of informed parenting alongside your child under my caring direction and expertise. Treat yourself to custom arranged parent-child 'partnerships in learning' seminars, as often as you wish, so that you may be mentally and spiritually conditioned to become a model family.



Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Monday, June 4, 2012

This is a precious moment—still and infinite!

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 


Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life. 


   
Each moment is the universe; the universe is in me! 

 


1.         Each moment is a fresh breath of opportunity.

2.         Each moment is an opportunity for change.

3.         Each moment is a moment of transition.

4.         Each moment is a precious gift in time.

5.         Each moment is a moment never to lose—there is no time to lose!

6.         Each moment is an uncolored breath of peace.

7.         Each moment is a moment never to fall apart.

8.         Each moment is a moment to adopt a clean attitude.

9.         Each moment is a moment to be fulfilled with humility.

10.       Each moment is a moment to experience grace.

11.       Each moment is a moment to be filled with respect.

12.       Each moment is a moment to exude beauty—both inner and outer.

13.       Each moment is a moment to emanate unconditional LOVE.

14.       Each moment is a moment to be unconditionally kind.

15.       Each moment is a moment to bring equilibrium to the mind-body-spirit.

16.       Each moment is a moment to be full, for your sake, and to be useful, to all others.

17.       Each moment is a moment to be aware of time, place, and purpose.

18.       Each moment is a moment to match opportunity with its appropriate function.

19.      Each moment is a moment to hold gratitude for all who cross your path, in one way or      another.

20.      Each moment is a moment to radiate your warm-heartedness.

21.      Each moment is ‘the here’ and ‘the now’ within the vast scheme of global interdependence.

22.      Each moment is a depiction of infinite unity and diversity, as one   tapestry, called ‘the cosmos’.

23.      Each moment is a still frame of mind, as universe.

24.      Each moment is the gift of ‘pure presence’ as mind itself.

25.      Each moment contains the past and the future.

26.     Each moment severs the past from the future.

27.      Each moment—as the field of all possibilities—is a moment to be enjoyed with the freedom of our human spirit.

28.      Each moment is the natural abode for loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.



Each moment, in an ultimate sense, is a moment to emanate the wisdom of spaciousness and the brilliance of compassion.



May you treasure this gift from my heart.

May you temper your body-mind-spirit with the aforementioned kind thoughts.

May you grow to be fulfilled, and to be accomplished, while remaining in service to others.





 Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Events in Space and Time

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web!

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.


As Determined by Our Imprints of Body, Speech Mind



The forces of the universe align

To bring forth the fruits of seeds in kind
In the guise of life-events
Of people, things, and phenomena
As world, finite

Whoever, whomever, or whomsoever it might be

 Crosses our path as precise 'form and being'
 With meaning, purpose, and reason
Beyond human speculation
Thus, never by chance, and do not be mistaken!
Such are our life-lessons, insurmountable
To live, to learn, to transform, and to evolve
Through countless interactions

Whatever it might be

 Is meant to be, but none other!
As a product of cooperation - but not segregation
Of life-events in the web of interdependence
As one vast scheme
Of causes, effects, conditions, and circumstances
Neither 'if', 'and', nor 'but' matters
It is for sheer acceptance without alteration
To the highest rank of perfection
 Defying egotistic understanding and intervention

Whenever it might be

Is the exact moment 'supreme, whole, and complete'
In the momentous tapestry of 'form and being'
Conditioned paradox
 Of individual-collective thought-word-deed

However it might be

Is defined by latent imprints of body-mind-spirit nature
And limited relevantly to those eyes of perception
Thus, lying uniquely within the periphery of each observer
Colored by memories conscious-subconscious-unconscious
Spanning through time immemorial

All events are trapped in the three times!

As 'past' and 'future' in vacillating-oscillating time
And 'the all-encompassing present' that severs 'the past' from 'the future'
Through momentary equilibrium

Incessantly, all phenomena come to be
Evolving and Dissolving with aimless, wish-less ease!
 As cooperative conditions are deemed to set in

Nothing is blameworthy in this plan of cosmic interdependence
Letting go of egoistic convention must be the ultimate realization

 All phenomena manifest along the ten directions of space

North, North East, East, South East, South, Southwest, West, Northwest,
Not forgetting the Center and Infinity of Observation

Nothing in existence is coincidental
All of life is marked by reason
And thus fathomable through heightened contemplation
Removing all inclusions of mind - these, the veils of delusion

A mind cleansed beyond space-time awareness
Of one-pointed 'inward' focus - quite contrary to the 'outward'
Will ultimately have the vision, luminous
Of wisdom-compassion
 That shines the light of transformation
In the physical, physiological, and psychological worlds of wonder!

Loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity
Are solely our natural abodes
 Though tainted by perception

Accept and Let go

Wake-up, humanity, from your inattention!



 Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.

Friday, May 18, 2012

An Expression of LOVE and Gratitude

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life



 To the Princess of My Heart!




A child is the blessing of a sacred union

A child carves the future of humanity



A son is the sun of luminous LOVE and name-keeper to his parents

He is the backbone of support, courage, and solidity, to say the least!



A daughter brings the eternal glow and radiance to a mother's heart

while she epitomizes a steadfast spirit of protection and pride to her father




My daughter surpasses all of the above

She is the universe to her parents

She is the guardian angel of the family

She is the sounding board of both subtle resonance and tranquility

She is the ever-accommodating body-mind-spirit to serve the needs of 'presence'

She is the beholder of LOVE and grace to her parents, 
 her precious brother,  her uncles, and  her cousins, not-forgetting her friends of the world

She is all in the world to everyone

She is the symbol of beauty inside out, and outside in!

Of grace and humility, of placidity and purpose, of perseverance and persistence, of balance and harmony

And last, but not least, of focus and integrity!

My daughter is her parents' pride and unmatched prize!




May all parents find the occasion to celebrate the spirit of a loving daughter.


May all parents of the world treasure this GREAT BLESSING!





Let me walk you along the path of peace and grace. Humanity cries out loud for help.



Monday, April 9, 2012

Charity is the Essential Nature of Our Universe

Hello, Dear Parent Friends of the Web! 

Here is a touch of my wisdom... to make a difference in the tapestry of life.



Hence Our Human Mission is ...

..To understand LOVE

  To cherish life in service to others
  To cultivate loving kindness towards all beings and forms 
 that, together, share 'the one breath of the universe'

Blog Archive