Just when we believe that the physical body is a barrier to our spiritual liberation, we understand that through a renewed perspective, the body becomes an asset in understanding that spiritual liberation.
The body's existence though burdens the spiritual existence ,in time, it's mortality disciplines the spirit's ego, and so, assists the process of the spiritual liberation through it's interconnectedness, equality with all other beings and it's constant un-achieved desire for a higher spiritual state attained through the spirit's humility and immortality.
An immortality sought by the possession of a universal perspective.
Friday 20 April 2012
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Napping cat and the prophet peace be upon him
" There was a story of the Prophet cutting off his shirt sleeve rather than disturbing his sleeping cat when it was time for prayers. When people at the mosque noticed him wearing a torn sleeved robe, they asked "Holy Prophet, why is your garment torn?"
The Prophet simply replied that his cat is sleeping soundly upon the sleeve of his robe and rather than disturbing the cat, he cut the sleeve and put on what remained of his garment. The Prophet is so kind to animals that he would not pull the garment or awaken the cat, instead he rather cut his robe and let the cat sleep undisturbed.
It is a well-known fact that the Prophet is a cat lover and respect animals. Muslims are taught to follow his exemplary behaviour on kindness to animals."
Singapore Community Cats
The Prophet simply replied that his cat is sleeping soundly upon the sleeve of his robe and rather than disturbing the cat, he cut the sleeve and put on what remained of his garment. The Prophet is so kind to animals that he would not pull the garment or awaken the cat, instead he rather cut his robe and let the cat sleep undisturbed.
It is a well-known fact that the Prophet is a cat lover and respect animals. Muslims are taught to follow his exemplary behaviour on kindness to animals."
Singapore Community Cats
Tuesday 10 April 2012
URGENT plea for the safe and immediate return of confiscated wildlife (WFFT) & (ENP)
- Target: THAI GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS, THAI POLICE UNITS AND THE THAI ROYAL FAMILY.
- Sponsored by: Cathy Riddett and concerned wildlife advocates from around the world.
I am seriously concerned for the welfare of both animals and staff at the Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand, who are currently being intimidated by Thai officials.
Both Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) and Elephant Nature Park (ENP) were raided by armed officials of the Department of National Parks (DNP) and police units. The officials claim they received an anonymous phone call.
Both WFFT and ENP feel they have been targeted for speaking out on the recent elephant killings at Kaengkrachan National Park and Kuiburi National Park, and the involvement of officials, politicians and wealthy businessmen.
The ENP was founded by Sangduen (Lek) Chailert who has won numerous conservation awards including Hero of the Planet by the Ford Foundation, Hero of Asia by Time Magazine in 2005 and the Earth Day Award. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, BBC and in print media throughout the world. The ENP and WFFT both have an international reputation as having the the best animal rescue facilities, setting the standard in Thailand for elephant care and wildlife rescue. http://www.wfft.org/
The Department of National Parks have forcibly removed 100 animals from WFFT for which they claim the organisation does not have relevant paperwork. This is untrue. The 'confiscation' has been inhumane and included the use of sticks, some animals were left bleeding, the kicking of unconscious animals, nearly drowning one, and forcing them into cramped rusty cages often without anaesthesia.
This is blatant corruption and bullying in an attempt to silence the organisation's leaders from being outspoken against the illegal wildlife trade and recent finds of slaughtered elephants in nearby national parks, for which corruption amongst Thai authorities is suspected.
We petition to see the immediate and safe return of all 100 animals.
Both Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) and Elephant Nature Park (ENP) were raided by armed officials of the Department of National Parks (DNP) and police units. The officials claim they received an anonymous phone call.
Both WFFT and ENP feel they have been targeted for speaking out on the recent elephant killings at Kaengkrachan National Park and Kuiburi National Park, and the involvement of officials, politicians and wealthy businessmen.
The ENP was founded by Sangduen (Lek) Chailert who has won numerous conservation awards including Hero of the Planet by the Ford Foundation, Hero of Asia by Time Magazine in 2005 and the Earth Day Award. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, BBC and in print media throughout the world. The ENP and WFFT both have an international reputation as having the the best animal rescue facilities, setting the standard in Thailand for elephant care and wildlife rescue. http://www.wfft.org/
The Department of National Parks have forcibly removed 100 animals from WFFT for which they claim the organisation does not have relevant paperwork. This is untrue. The 'confiscation' has been inhumane and included the use of sticks, some animals were left bleeding, the kicking of unconscious animals, nearly drowning one, and forcing them into cramped rusty cages often without anaesthesia.
This is blatant corruption and bullying in an attempt to silence the organisation's leaders from being outspoken against the illegal wildlife trade and recent finds of slaughtered elephants in nearby national parks, for which corruption amongst Thai authorities is suspected.
We petition to see the immediate and safe return of all 100 animals.
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http://www.wix.com/anoelle45/wffthelp
Thursday 5 April 2012
Passion: let me not beg for the stilling of my pain
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,
but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain,
but for the heart to conquer it.
Let me not look for allies in life’s battlefield,
but to my own strength.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved,
but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
Grant that I may not be a coward,
feeling Your mercy in my success alone;
But let me find the grasp of Your hand in my failure.”
by Rabindranath Tagore
but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain,
but for the heart to conquer it.
Let me not look for allies in life’s battlefield,
but to my own strength.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved,
but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
Grant that I may not be a coward,
feeling Your mercy in my success alone;
But let me find the grasp of Your hand in my failure.”
by Rabindranath Tagore
Monday 2 April 2012
Epitaph to a Dog ...
Near this spot
Are deposited the Remains of one
Who possessed Beauty
Without Vanity,
Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtues of Man
Without his Vices.
This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery
If inscribed over Human Ashes,
Is but a just tribute to the Memory of
"Boatswain," a Dog
Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803,
And died at Newstead Abbey Nov. 18, 1808.
Lord Byron
Perceptional Palisade
There is a mis-direction that reeks.
Along the way of a broken road,
Lies nothing more than dying toads.
In a realm of dreams and hopeful mystics,
Appeared no fairy tale but a world of misfits.
That mind ignited by the slightest of pleasures,
Faced its suppression in the fraction of a second.
When all time had remained going clockwise,
None but yourself had started walking backwards.
In the pain of your illusions that never faced existence,
You lost yourself in the fight of your resistance.
As you were surrounded in a place full of barriers,
That toad came along with the hopes of a savior.
At a moment of ease when your mind fell asleep,
the toad was there, a charm you should keep.
Taken Off guard, your mind was liberated,
When All it's barriers vanished and faded.
That love of a toad was more than any man's claim,
And so you found yourself, carrying a stout-hearted's name.
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