Gail’s Meditation Wisdom
I have created a music meditation video to assist me with meditation, embodying the wisdom I have garnered from various sources: Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and a consortium of good deities and spiritual practices. Jesus is over all religions as Pure Existence and honors the good spiritual practices of all of them. There are many good deities in existence in the multiverse and God the Father allows a variety of spiritual practices. I chose sayings that resonated with me, regardless of source or author, acknowledging that there are many sources of spiritual truth and wisdom. Just because I chose a saying, does not mean I necessarily endorse all the source represents or stood/stands for. This is why I have many sayings without a source, because it doesn’t matter who said it, if it resonated with me. In the end it didn’t matter that I didn’t know the source, if what was said was true for me based on my life and spiritual experience.
I have had direct dealings and conversations with Jesus (ten years), all the ex-Antichrists (Zack Knight, Angelina Ballerina, Loree McBride), Satan, Baphomet, Shakpona, Buddha (three years), and the Hindu goddess Lakshmi (three years). My husband Brent Spiner (who has been in my life since 1989), has had direct dealings and conversations with God the Father, Jesus, god Buddha, goddess Lakshmi, god Muhammad, god Triton, god Horus, fallen angel Satan, fallen angel Baphomet, evil god Shakpona and various other deities and beings. Our dealings with supreme deity God have been very limited, but enough to garner some insights. Satan chose me for his Antichrist from August 2, 2024 forward. Though I am not thrilled with my title ANTI-Christ, since I love Jesus– I strive to be a righteous Antichrist. To be at peace about being the Antichrist, I am of the belief, that the fallen angel Satan will one day get right and be beautiful and righteous Lucifer again. I hope to inspire Satan to goodness.
I also hope to show with my life and example that free and true love can peacefully and beautifully co-exist together with goodness. It seems that disagreement over this, is the cause for much of the multiverse conflict. There seems to be disagreement as to whether free love can be practiced with goodness among the deities and higher beings and among all beings in the multiverse.
Here is the audio version of meditation wisdom with music.
To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at. –Claude Monet
Can also watch the video Meditation Wisdom here. The video above has music meditation.
This video has no music, but is only my audio reading.
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When we heal ourselves, we heal the world. –Mark Nepo
The challenge is not to be perfect, it is to be whole. –Jane Fonda
Reason You Might Be Feeling Unfulfilled:
You don’t challenge yourself because you are afraid of making mistakes.
You settle for less than you dream of because you doubt your abilities.
You’re not able to be clear on what’s important to you and what your values are.
You feel you need to hide your authentic self to be accepted by others.
No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. –Nelson Mandela
Care about what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner. –Lao Tzu
Grace means that all your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame. –Brene Brown
The destination of life is this eternal moment.
The joy of living a life of balance and moderation. It’s the idea of having not too much, not too little. But the perfect balance that leads to harmony and optimal living. –lagom Swedish
Just be. Let your true nature emerge. Don’t disturb your mind with seeking. –Sri Nisgargadatta Maharaj
In a gentle way, you can shake the world. –Mahatma Gandhi
This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before. –Maya Angelou
Peace comes within. Do not seek it without. –Buddha
The whole future lies in uncertainty. Live immediately. –Seneca
Stress is caused by being here, but wanting to be there. –Eckhart Talle
The future depends on what you do today. –Mahatma Gandhi
Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre. –Rasheed Ogunlaru
My value is not tied to performance.
Remember that failure is an event. Not a person. –Zig Ziglar
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. –C.S. Lewis
In a world addicted to speed, slowness is a super power. –Carl Honore’
Just Be. Let your true nature emerge. Don’t disturb your mind with seeking. –Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we let go of yesterday. –Steve Maraboli
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. –Ovid
Have good trust in yourself; not in the one you think you should be, but the one that you are. –Taizan Maezumi
The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for. –Joseph Campbell (Reverse engineer your self-actualization from your deepest fears.)
Nothing was, nothing will be. Everything has reality and presence. –Herman Hesse. (This is your reminder to enjoy today.)
Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. –Sri Chimnoy
Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but finding what is present. –Tara Brach
A slight change in your daily habits can guide your life to a very different destination. –James Clear
It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change. –Queen Elizabeth II
If you seek peace, be still. If you seek wisdom, be silent. If you seek love, be yourself. Becca Lee. No one is you, and that is your power.
The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it. –Sydney J. Harris
You can only have bliss if you don’t chase it. –Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Buddha’s Four Noble Truths:
- Dukkha–The truth of suffering. Life has inevitable suffering. It comes in many forms.
- Samudaya–The truth of the origin of suffering. The actual root of suffering is to be found in the mind itself, not our circumstances.
- Nirodha–The truth of the cessation of suffering. Once we extinguish our cravings, we liberate ourselves from attachment and suffering.
- Magga–The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering. The end of suffering is contained in the Eightfold Path.
The Eightfold Path:
Right view: An accurate understanding of the nature of things, especially the Four Noble Truths
Right intention: Avoiding thoughts of hatred, attachment, and harmful intent
Right speech: Avoiding verbal misdeeds like lying, harsh speech, and divisive speech
Right action: Avoiding physical misdeeds like killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct
Right livelihood: Avoiding trades that harm others, directly or indirectly
Right effort: A step in the path
Right mindfulness: A step in the path
Right concentration: A step in the path
The path is considered noble because it’s followed by people who are wise and free from suffering. The first seven steps are said to support the final step, right concentration.
Buddhism endorses the concept of maintaining disciplined, virtuous and skilled military forces to protect what is good. At all times one needs to aim at not causing suffering to others, but never at the expense of preventing even worse suffering.
Mahayana Buddhist ethics broadly agrees that it can be ethical to violently defend oneself or others, as long as one wants to compassionately prevent harm rather than angrily cause harm. However, the violence used must be just enough to prevent the harm from occurring.
You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy. –Eric Hoffer. (Craving is the root of our suffering.)
Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles in your life. –Kahlil Gibran
Boundaries don’t require you to open your heart. In fact, an open heart requires strong boundaries.
I don’t need a friend who changes when I change, and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. –Plutarch
Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong. –Mandy Hale
Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough. –Rabindranath Tagore (Whether you are a butterfly or a busy bee, focusing on the present moment is your best bet.)
When you say “yes” to others, make sure you are not saying “no” to yourself. –Paul Coelho. (Are you able to say ‘no’ without explaining yourself?)
Suffering is due entirely to clinging or resisting. It is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life. –Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (Let go or be dragged.)
Let go once. And if it keeps coming up, let go again. Peace does not just happen, you have to practice it. –Yung Pueblo
Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself. –Rumi (If we want to change the world, we need to be that change. The choices we make, the actions we take and the way we treat other people, all have a direct effect on the world around us.)
Enlightenment is when a wave realizes that it is the ocean. –Thich Nhat Hanh (Be like the wave.)
I choose to live well in each moment.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not what we have, but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance. –Epicurus
5 Things To Never Apologize For:
- Being Yourself, your personality, quirks, or what makes you unique.
- Your Ambitions, for having big dreams and striving for success.
- Saying No, setting boundaries and declining requests that don’t align with you.
- Not Meeting Expectations, for not fulfilling everyone’s expectations.
- Your Past, for being unable to change what’s already happened, instead learn from it.
Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. –Alan Watts
The most courageous act is to love yourself in a world that tells you that you are not enough. –Rupi Kaur
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. –Elbert Hubbard
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. –Zhuangzi
Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. –Sylvia Boorstein
Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty. –Brene Brown
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different. –James Baraz
The greatest gift you can give someone is your presence. –Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindful habits:
- setting boundaries
- pausing before reacting
- staying curious
- practicing gratitude daily
- engaging in deep conversations
- listening to intuition
- deep breathing
- practicing active listening
I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes. –Sara Teasdale
Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. –Robert H. Schuller
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. –Albert Einstein
Ego sees problems; consciousness sees solution. –Yung Pueblo
This week I will focus on PROGRESS, not PERFECTION.
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. –Martin Luther King Jr.
We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can’t use shame to change ourselves or others. –Brene Brown
Don’t let anyone define you. You define yourself. –Billie Jean King
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
In today’s rush, we all think too much, want too much, and forget about the joy of just being. –Eckhart Tolle
Suffering is due to our disconnection with the inner soul. Meditation is establishing that connection. –Amit Ray
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. –William S. Burroughs
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, which is why we call it the present. –Bil Keane
When you fight something, you’re tied to it forever. As long as you’re fighting it, you’re giving it power. –Anthony de Mello
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
What we achieve inwardly will change outward reality. –Plutarch
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. –Zhuangzi
Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation. –Rabindramath Tagore
Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart. –Roy T. Bennett
Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most. –Buddha
In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety. –Abraham Maslow
At some point you gotta let go, sit still and allow contentment to come to you. –Elizabeth Gilbert
A real friend is one who walks in, when the rest of the world walks out. –Walter Winchell
The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself. –Mark Twain
We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions. –Brene Brown
A positive mind finds a way it can be done. A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done. –Napolean HIll
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different. –James Baraz
If everything around you seems dark, look again, you may be the light. –Rumi
Instead of searching for what you do not have, find out what it is that you have never lost. –Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find. –Hermann Hesse
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble. –Rudyard Kipling
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you uncomfortable. –Yung Pueblo
Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. –John C. Maxwell
Life is a collection of moments. Mindfulness is beautification of the moments. –Amit Ray
People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they are not on your road, doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost. –Dalai Lama XIV
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions. –Catherine Cook
To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at. –Claude Monet
The 7 chakras and their meaning:
Crown Chakra (Sahasrara): Knowledge, Consciousness, Sprituality
Third Eye (Ajna): Intuition, Meditation, Trust
Throat Chakra (Vishudda): Communication, Expression, Creativity
Heart Chakra (Anahata): Acceptance, Love, Compassion
Solar Plexus (Manipura): Strength, Power, Determination
Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana): Sensuality, Pleasure, Sociability
Root Chakra (Muladhara): Energy, Stability, Safety
Remember that you can’t fix everything. Acceptance and self-compassion will help you invite more balance into your world.
Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it. Relax and flow. What’s meant for you will find its way to you.
Live less out of habit and more out of intent. –Amy Rubin Flett
Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness. –Marie Forleo
The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence. –Jiddu Krishnamurti
Peace is the music of every heart. Our glory lies in understanding, listening and honoring that music. –Amit Ray
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are. –Allan Lokos (Learning to accept things as they are is the first step to finding peace and reducing suffering. From this place, we can see and think more clearly.)
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. –Rollo May (Standing your truth is the ultimate.)
You don’t have to control your thoughts. You have to stop letting them control you. –Dan Millman (It’s impossible to completely silence your thoughts. What you can do, is learn how to notice and observe them and in doing so, prevent them from controlling you.)
By reacting to aggression with aggression, we lose the opportunity to spiritually benefit from the experience. –Kyriacos C. Markides (When we respond to aggression with aggression we escalate the conflict further which can impact our mental state negatively. If you take a step back, can you respond rather than react?)
We are only just beginning to understand the power of love because we are just beginning to understand the weakness of force and aggression. –Burrhus Frederic Skinner (With the power of love, comes peace.)
No two leaves are alike, and yet there is no antagonism between them or between the branches on which they grow. –Mahatma Gandhi (Just as no two leaves are alike, no two people are alike. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our differences were recognised as things to celebrate and admire?)
I can let go of things I can’t change.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. –Martin Luther King, Jr. (There is always hope.)
Mindfulness is a pause–the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies. –Tara Brach (You choose your response.)
Affirmations for Self Love:
- I am worthy of love, flaws and all
- I am beautifully unique
- I honor my boundaries
- I radiate confidence
- I am true to myself
- I have a lot to offer
- I trust my inner goodness
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be. –Maya Angelou
It is key to keep company with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. –Epictetus
Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already. –Pema Chodron (Meditation doesn’t ask you to change or be ‘better’ – it just asks that you show up as you are, right now.)
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. –Epicurus (Gratitude, always.)
A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at. –Bruce Lee (Optimistic goals inspire.)
Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined. –Toni Morrison (By labeling others we limit ourselves.)
Some people are like clouds. Once they disappear, it’s a beautiful day.
Questions to Ask Yourself to Stop Impulse Buying:
- Can I get by without it?
- Do I need it or do I just want it?
- Why do I want to buy this?
- Do I already own something similar?
- How often will I use it?
- What else could I do with this money?
- If it was full price, would I still buy it?
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. –Thich Nhat Hahn
To lose patience is to lose the battle. –Mahatma Gandhi
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. –Mother Teresa (A small ripple can gain momentum and build a current that is impassable.)
If you approach the mountain in fear, it will look bigger than it appears. –Tene Edwards
Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control over what you have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t. –Steve Maraboli
Do not say ‘it’s morning’ and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name. –Rabindranath Tagore (Magic is bound to happen when you see each day as a unique adventure.)
The 8 ways to eliminate suffering according to Buddhism:
- Right Action, work for the good of others
- Right Intentions, free your mind of evil
- Right Effort, resist evil
- Right Livelihood, respect life
- Right Speech, say nothing that hurts others
- Right Mindfulness, control your thoughts
- Right View, know the truth
- Right Concentration, practice meditation
People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without an agenda. –Mike McHargue
It is all part of the process, don’t get discouraged.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. –Lao Tzu (It’s easy to get comfortable in the same old skin, but it’s only when we shed our prior self we create a clearing for our future self.)
When you let go of the outcome and stop chasing your desires, what you desire starts chasing you. –Dr. Wayne Dryer
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. –Lao Tzu
I promise to honor what makes me perfectly imperfect. –MaryBeth Hyland (Grant yourself permission to be human.)
The right one does not stand in your way. They make space for you to step forward. –Rupi Kaur
If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation. –Jiddu Krishnamurti
Without patience, magic would be undiscovered–in rushing everything we would never hear its whisper inside. –Tamora Pierce
The less you respond to negative people, the more positive your life will become. –Paulo Coelho
Happiness is not a destination. It is a way of life.
Be still. The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
By doing a little bit each day, we can get a lot accomplished. –Gretchen Rubin
I am right where I am supposed to be.
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections. –Confucius (Embrace your flaws and appreciate your strengths. You are unique.)
Unhealed Trauma Can Look Like:
- Craving for external validation
- Tolerating abuse
- Fear of being abandoned
- Negative outlook on the future
- Low sense of self-worth
- Resisting positive changes
Sometimes when you are in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted. –Christine Cane (Know the difference.)
Perfection is the mountain that has no peak. –Emma Norris
If you base your self-esteem on other people’s approval, your confidence will always be unstable. –Adam Grant (It’s SELF-esteem, not THEY-esteem.)
The cure for pain is IN the pain. –Rumi
I will take things one step at a time.
Paradise is not a place, it is a state of consciousness. –Sri Chimnoy
If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. –Dalai Lama
Your worth is not diminished by someone else’s inability to perceive it.
Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else. –Isaac Asimov
The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still, when silence speaks loudest. –Leon Brown
As soon as we wish to be happier, we are no longer happy. The secret of happiness lies in gratitude. Feel grateful for what you have instead of yearning for something you don’t.
Don’t use your energy to worry. Use your energy to believe, trust, grow and heal.
In meditation, be like a cat purring.
To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out. –John Wooden
Those who flow as life flows, know they need no other force. –Lao Tzu
When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself. –Earl Nightingale
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. –Robert Louis Stevenson
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. –Jimmy Dean
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle, or your middle to someone else’s end. –Tim Hiller
As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. –Rumi
The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better by today.
What worries you, masters you. –John Locke
Hold the vision, trust the process.
The mind is like water. When it is turbulent, it is difficult to see. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear.
Stress is caused by being ‘here’ and wanting to be ‘there’.
In order to be who you are, you must be willing to let go of who you think you are. –Michael A. Singer
A well-lived day is medicine unto itself. –Acharya Sunya
Change is never painful. Only the resistance to change is painful. –Buddha
It takes a few minutes of gratitude in any given moment, to make it the best moment of your life. –Suhaib Rumi
Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life. –Buddha
It’s okay to do less when you are coping with more.
When you don’t know what to do, be still. –Jasmine Marie
If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind, too. –Ivan Nuru
Each ‘mistake’ is simply a lesson waiting to be discovered. –Gareth Michael
Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn’t know the things it knows today.
Resentment is a sign that a boundary is being crossed or that a boundary needs to be created.
Choose the love underneath the wound. –Sarah Blondin
Timing can be everything and wisdom requires the patience to wait as well as the courage to leap when the time becomes right. –Michael Meade
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. –C.S. Lewis
Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later. –Bob Goff
We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in just one day. –Gayle Forman
If it can be solved, there is no need to worry and if it can’t be solved, then worry is of no use. –Dalai Lama
Don’t confuse being busy with being productive.
Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. –Winston Churchill
Short cuts make long delays. –J.R.R. Tolkien
Sleep is the best meditation. –Dalai Lama
The darkest hours are just before dawn. –English Proverb
The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the big facts. –Paul Coelho
You lose what you give up, but it’s a gain if you needed to let go. –Malanda
The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage. –Carrie Jones
Anything that can be lost was never truly ours. Anything we cling to only imprisons us. –Jack Kornfield
Everyone comes with baggage. Find someone who loves you enough to help you unpack.
Only when our minds and hearts are peaceful can we expect peace to come through the actions we take. –Jack Kornfield
If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. –Lao Tzu
No matter where you are in life, celebrate it.
If we were meant to stay in one place, we would have roots instead of feet.
Don’t use words or time carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
In every religion there’s love, yet love has no religion.
One day we’ll realize that big hearts bring us more peace than big weapons.
We don’t lose friends. We just learn who the real ones are.
Inner peace leads to world peace.
Only from the heart can you touch the sky. –Rumi
It’s not what happens, it’s how you respond.
There is a higher court than the courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. –Mahatma Gandhi