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Food for Thought

The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied,

Gratitude

I am grateful to every person that crossed my life, for each one of them has added to my understanding of human nature. I could see myself through them, practice giving and receiving. They all contributed to YOSSUM’s birth.

Special heartfelt gratitude for their Presence, to:

Osho - my Master who showed me the way IN
Samdarshi - whose Silent message delivered more than a million words
Ramesh - the Sage that shows me the way out
Ramana Maharshi - His grace continues to touch me every day.
Buddha - without whose wisdom life would made no sense to me

"The world is full of half-enlightened masters. Overly clever, too 'sensitive' to live in the real world, they surround themselves with selfish pleasures and bestow their grandiose teachings upon the unwary. Prematurely publicizing themselves, intent upon reaching some spiritual climax, they constantly sacrifice the truth and deviate from the Tao. What they really offer the world is their own confusion. The true master understands that enlightenment is not the end, but the means. Realizing that virtue is her goal, she accepts the long and often arduous cultivation that is necessary to attain it. She doesn't scheme to become a leader, but quietly shoulders whatever responsibilities fall to her. Unattached to her accomplishments, taking credit for nothing at all, she guides the whole world by guiding the individuals who come to her. She shares her divine energy with her students, encouraging them, creating trials to strengthen them, scolding them to awaken them, directing the streams of their lives toward the infinite ocean of the Tao." - Lao Tzu : Chinese philosopher & mystic, founder of Taoism