Just Be You

There is no right way and no wrong way to be. Just be you!

As you go.

 

Live your life leaving no trace

like the swallows path in the sky,

Be free from obsessions

and live clearly.

Leave only compassion

bring only understanding,

Peaceful and unshakeable

in mind and body.

Seek not recognition

for this can slow your journey,

Walk with feet kissing

the ground and continue on your way.

Befriend the forests

speak with the moon and stars,

Laugh with the animals

and give gratitude to all.

Where there is greed

give generosity,

Where there is pain

give comfort.

Where there is hate

give love.

Where there is anger

give compassion.

Be as the welcomed breeze

passing yet soothing.

Follow what/who?

Do not follow the unwise

with their low habits,

They will lead you astray

be discriminating

choose the wise to follow and spend time with.

The wise mould their character

the unwise mould yours.

The wise like a deep lake

still and clear will show you many things,

The unwise like a mudflow

hide much.

Cling to nothing

do not talk aimlessly,

Forsake sensual pleasures

and devote yourself to

Cleansing your mind.

Avoid the boiling pot of confusion

that is born of grasping for this and that,

Proceed on the path of brilliant light

and you too shine brightly.

Dealing with the mind!

 (Taken from one of my very first collections)

I asked the old man how important is it that we spend time working on our thoughts and the way we use our minds?

Thus he replied;

Your worst enemy

cannot harm you as much as your mind, Untrained.

And a mind restrained by knowledge

becomes as a desert where it has never rained.

In neither will anything grow.

A troubled mind

cannot find the way.

You spend your time

getting out of your own way.

A true mind

with our thoughts,

Is Greatness

for all that we are arises with our thoughts.

Master the skilful

use of your mind,

And all around-

answers will you find.

Be not lazy

for laziness has no place,

Take not for granted

for from your mind there is no hiding place.

Disciplined

in the use of your mind,

Dedicated

to protecting your life's mine.

Criticism and Praise.

 

If one speaks against you

be not angry,

For anger becomes

yet another obstacle to truth.

If one speaks well of you

be not swept away,

For such fleeting

carries you away from fact.

Acknowledge fact!

Be not blinded

by tone, words or the person,

This is the way to truth!

And Truth will be your Teacher!

To be Avoided

Impurities in thought

Conduct and Words.

Lust, Anger and Violence

from these refrain.

Clinging and Attachments

lead ultimately to loss.

Unskilful use

of one's mind - must end!

Mind numbing substances

and disease causing diet.

Laziness and lack of attention

indulgence in self-pity.

Be slow to wander

from reality.

Delve not

into Like and Dislike

for this takes you from the subject!

Welcome

Hello there and welcome to my Blog.

I decided to create this blog in order to share my work with you all. I do hope that you enjoy it and i do hope that it helps in some way. For this is the purpose.

All posted here is my own work, taken from my books. Please feel free to pop in as often as you wish and enjoy. If you have any questions just get in touch.

Thank you once again and enjoy.

Cornelius Simon O' Sullivan.

Your Path

Shun anger

for it is a strong shackle,

Be not tied to possessions

either in mind or body

and you will never be captive.

None escape criticism

The Silent ones

The Loud ones

The Moderate ones,

so free yourself from

the want of others opinions,

they are worthless.

What you think of you

what you do

This is important.

The wholly approved

do not exist,

So end your search

for approval.

Be always true to yourself

avoid rash speech

Avoid wrong doing,

Practice restraint

exercise right thought and action.

Behave with wisdom, insight and virtue

know you.

Be vigilant

to the temptations

Practice control.

Follow your path

be alone when necessary,

For it is better

than bathing with the lowly.

Attachment

Cling to nothing

for all things pass.

The pleasant shall pass and you will grieve at the loss

Dwelling on the unpleasant and you will grieve also.

Allow joy to pass

know it and let it pass,

This way the separation

does not take from you.

Allow sorrow to pass

know it and let it go,

Do not avoid it

and so too when this passes

It will not take from you.

Know all things must pass

like clouds,

Observe the truth in their nature

but do not attempt attachment.

For attachment always leads to loss

and loss to grief.

Lose the attachment

and you lose grief,

The way it is

is the way.

The birds live for the sky

yet they do not cling to it!

The Self

Mould your self

in accordance with what you teach,

Be there no gap

and so no room for shame.

Only you

can protect you,

Only the self

can grant peace.

May your self

be your masterpiece,

At the moment of passing

only the self will be.

As weeds can strangle a flower bed

so does a persons unwholesome thoughts

destroy him.

What you do

you do unto yourself.

By oneself is one made weak

by oneself is one made strong,

Do not neglect your self

for the sake of another.

Learn first, be first

then teach.

Let each embrace his own self.

Be Good

Never lose an opportunity

to do good,

For if you fail to do good

the bad can sneak in.

If you slip up

do not repeat it,

For it is what you repeatedly do

that makes the difference.

Repeat goodness.

Do good and be reborn to a happy state

do evil and be reborn to misery,

For if not now, you will reap what you sow

from this!

Nowhere under or above the sky

can you hide.

A Truth

A truth.
(Taken from Seeds of Nirvana by Cornelius Simon)

Empty speeches

are not as valuable as a single word that brings peace,

Know this.

One gift

that brings relief is greater than many which bring

distraction.

The man who masters himself

is a greater warrior,

Than those who try to master the many.

Making offerings and granting recognition

to the high and mighty,

Is weak compared to the offerings

given to the needy.

A single day lived with virtue and awareness

is far greater than a thousand years

lived in want and without discipline.

A single act of kindness and compassion

is superior to years of talk without action.

A day of great effort

is better than a life of idleness.

A single day of life

aware of the deathless state,

Is worth more than a hundred years

lived in fear of death.

See the truth

and live worthy.