How To "not sin" Daily

Through understanding, of course! Let me share some words with the so called scholars and great philosophers of ethics, religion and indoctrination:

Evil can only do evil
Goodness cannot do evil
Evil can recognize Truth,
But only Truth can do Good.
Truth is of, and sustained, by Itself,
And always triumphs over evil.

Pretty simple. There are two halves in every man. There is what is true and what is false. The false has an ego which keeps it confused and excited. The true lives with the ego, but is not guided by it. It sees all and understands all, (it is of and sustained by itself). Once again, evil can only do evil. You cannot change it, but with Truth, it can be dissolved, so that you live from your essence or natural state. He who "resists not" will learn a lot about himself and will quietly approach a gentle knowledge of himself and his surroundings. This IS forgiveness. r

MAXFLO!

Never think that you are not worthy enough to approach the Father. Truth is the Great Healer and Great Healers want you to approach them, especially when lucid and alone. Never doubt the love Christ has for you. It is 100% MaxFlo, all the time. Ask anything in his name and he WILL send the Great Comforter. If you want this phenomena to exist, that means it already does. *"What you want, wants you." Love, r

* Vernon Howard's Psychopictography

Strife

The world wants to kill itself, let it. See what you have contributed to it. A man cannot discipline another without first disciplining himself. Before you yell at another, yell at yourself first. Before you point your finger at another, look at the log in your own eye, first. No one is to blame, yet you continue to do harm to yourself and others as you spiral downward. You may blame yourself outwardly or secretly, but it will still give you no authority, hah! Stop yelling at the children! You are the worst teacher, for you are personally creating rebels and cowerers. No one is in the right. You all fall short. Stop screaming at the children! "Forgive them father for they know not what they do." You have my permission to leave the streets for peace and quiet or you may remain. It is your choice, just stop yelling at the children! Love, R

Something To Remember

"Any time you want an answer about anything at all, close your ears to the babble in the streets, remain apart from it, and remain quietly with your own unknowing. Just quietly realize that you do not know the answer; do nothing more than this. Will you do this much? Will you try it many times over the coming months? You can practice wherever you are, whether in the kitchen or factory or field. It may seem like a mystery, but it is right action." -Vernon Howard-

These are remarkable words of wisdom. This unknowing, childlike being seems like it would be so fun. Anyone can have it, yet we run from it everyday. We run because we are afraid of the quiet. We think we must have constant movement, we must be DOING something. We have yet to understand that we can step away from this big, spinning gear and not get hurt by anyone or anything. Love, r

The Lone Star

I am proud to be from Texas. I have lived here all my life. I was born and raised in Austin, Texas, the great capital. My ancestors fought Santa Anna in Goliad, Gonzales and The Alamo. I am of Scottish descent. What I am most proud of, however, is those who do not live here because of the heat. Not Without Honor, R

Go Your Own Way

Anne Rice leaves Christianity

Legendary author Anne Rice has announced that she’s quitting Christianity.

The “Interview with a Vampire” author, who wrote a book about her spirituality titled "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession" in 2008, said Wednesday that she refuses to be “anti-gay,” “anti-feminist," “anti-science” and “anti-Democrat.”

Rice wrote, “For those who care, and I understand if you don't: Today I quit being a Christian ... It's simply impossible for me to ‘belong’ to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For ten years, I've tried. I've failed. I'm an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.”

Rice then added another post explaining her decision on Thursday:

“My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me," Rice wrote. "But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been or might become.”

Sounds a bit like Christ standing up to the Sadducees and Pharisees. Love, R

Awakest Thou That Sleepest....

I buried my father this past weekend and was encouraged with the mental health of all of the survivors. I guess for most people, they need these types of events to wake them up to the truth about mortality or continue living in an ongoing illusion about whatever. I learned so much this weekend, but the thing I learned most came after the processions and (actually) occurred on the way home. My wife and I were sitting in a Cracker Barrel when I stopped eating and began looking around the room. To my amazement, I saw hundreds of people unaware of where they were or whether or not they were even eating. To live life without knowing what you are actually doing IS the greatest loss of life. I know now what Christ meant when he said, "forgive them, for they know not what they do." We walk around with all these goings on in our head, which have nothing to do with what our physical body is engaged nor the environment around us. Watch yourself today. See what you do when you are doing it. Remind yourself daily to become a part of the living of life and not the mortality of illusion and self-centered thinking. Love, R

TO MY FATHER

Yes, it is true, I once feared death. I ask myself what it is I want from life before I go, before death puts it's sticky fingers around me. What does the world offer that I feel I should have or do before I go? What can the world offer me, that I may take with me? I can think of nothing this world can be other than what it already is. Today, I will honor the death of my earthly father, Roy Smith Jr., who passed this world at 9:15 am this morning. The two greatest things I learned through him was how to play baseball and forgiveness. I Love You, Dad. Randy

Ceiling Fans

It is okay to quietly admit to yourself that you cannot live without him spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally. But know this: The greater your desires to move closer to The Father, the greater your false nature increases the production of evil. I had come out of a quiet period when looking up, I noticed the fan in my bedroom. How perfectly still the lamp remained with the blades whirling just inches above it. How close, also, is my head to my heart. "Being in the world, but not of it," is only divisible by the simpleness of awareness and the small, little conscious efforts I make daily. What great relief these little crosses bring. I can spend a lifetime filling my head with the wisdom of the ages, but they can never trickle down to my heart without the love and devotion I have for Jesus Christ. Stay with him my friends. amen

The Retirement of Bret

Concerning anything new:

I am a bit worrisome
I am a bit skeptical, yet
I am also a bit greedy.

These are observed characteristics that occur when breaking from what I want to do (for myself only). How easily I am lured into patterns of DOING something or DOING nothing. Doing becomes redundant if it precedes the higher task of observation and understanding. To categorize motion and activity into good and bad, desirable and undesirable, selfish or unselfish, beneficial or not, right and wrong, etc... is to lie in the open and easy gate. It would be wise to grow tired of such selfish desires (especially expected results), when all that wanting becomes such a demanding responsibility. R

Mrs. Ser

There was a lady named Mrs. Ser. Once upon a time, Mrs. Ser came across an infamous wise man. She had met the man earlier in her life, but had discounted him as not having any wisdom because of his appearance and a, noticeable and twisted, since of humor. One summer day, she experienced something very overwhelming. This something she had felt before and wasn't sure what to do. Having no place to turn she approached the infamous wise man for help. She said that she had felt something, something inside of her that she had faintly began to feel when she was much younger. It was a sensation that had become stronger as she grew older. She described it as a feeling, "That Feeling", she put it. The infamous wise man asked Mrs. Ser to describe "That Feeling" and to share, with him, what she thinks is the cause. Mrs. Ser could not provide an origin, but she felt it had always been with her. It made her feel lonely and desperate. She felt different than her friends, at times, because they always seem to have it together. It was terrifying at times too. She would feel it equally whether alone or in a crowd. The infamous wise man understood her symptoms, reflected on his own past failures, smiled and suggested these kind words: "What you feel is not real. It is an illusion. The next time it appears, do not run. Stand there even though your knees and the ground are shaking. Stand firm to it. Do not fight. Do not resist. Let it come in and do what it wants. It cannot hurt you. It is out to trick you into being afraid and lonely. It wants you to feed it, because it is hungry. It might even try to make you think that YOU are it. Know that YOU ARE NOT IT! Call the bluff. It may take more than one stand, but you must go the distance with it". She left the infamous wise man and never saw him again. She had left quite confused by his words and didn't completely understand. Some years later she had found herself alone and full of despair. She had forgotten most of what the infamous wise man had said to her. She begin to sadden, falling into severe depression. She decided to go for a walk to quiet her mind. There was an old condemned house that had been vacant for years. As she approached the house she could hear the cries on a kitten. At once she stopped, turned and walked into the dusty old house. She followed the cries to a small kitten perched on a small stack of books. She sat down and the kitten took to her at once. As she brought the kitten to her chest, she looked down and saw an old bible. She was intrigued. She reached down for it, but the dusty covers slipped from her fingers and fell onto the floor. As she reached for it again she saw that the book had opened, displaying a highlighted text which read: "7To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." She picked up the book and left the old house holding the kitten. She thought of the words she had just found and the infamous wise man. She let out a relaxed sigh as it began to rain...

Generalized Heath

If your dog is eating right, then you are eating right. r