Natures Destiny and The Art of Living

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Thank you for visiting ~ AT THE HUB ~

The material below is a series of chapters for study and development associated with Café-Satsang. The content is in ongoing editorial development subject to continued research and updating. It contains some 40+ chapters which are directly accessible from the chapter headings below and you are welcome to brows/review chapters that take your interest. You may find the links above (or index/cell phones) of interest and the ‘Contemplations‘ short and to the point with some revealing YouTube links for some intriguing views to consider.

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The aim of this work is to bring ageless, time tested teachings of Mindfulness, Destiny and the Art of Living in life, commerce, education and governance into the modern era, culture and language of today.

At the ‘Hub of Life’, our centre, our true heart and soul is our natural home… all that we are; without beginning or end… eternally Present.

“The purpose of all valid spiritual disciplines, whatever the teaching from which they spring, is to enable us to return to this native state of being – not after death but here now, in unbroken awareness of the purity within and throughout creation. Theologians may quarrel, but the mystics of the world speak the same language, and the practices they follow lead to the same goal.” ~Brihadaranyaka Upanishad – Indian vedic text

Far from being lost in the clouds and feet off the ground, this work is eminently practical, to be here and present to all that is real!

Is there anywhere else really worth being?

Consider how much time you spend in the world you have created outside of reality; your dreams, desires, fears and expectations, of acquired and assumed knowledge and beliefs. Are you really here? All you need is to ‘Be Present… Here-Now’, to look, listen; pay attention, your mind selflessly clear – to reveal the answers to life’s most practical and fundamental questions… but you can’t wait to be somewhere else! Desire, Fear – be damned! They are always trying to put you somewhere else!

<> What/Who am I? What is my calling/my craft and my destiny?

<> On any endeavour I choose, by what measure can I know the true nature of success?

<> Can I be really happy, always, no matter what my circumstance?

<> How can I make the best of life’s transitions with insight, understanding and peace of mind?

<> What is the meaning of ‘Enlightenment’?

PLEASE NOTE: This work is, and remains under continual editorial development. It is published here, on-line, as it is researched, tested and developed, openly presented for comment and suggestions.

It is my sincere hope that the chapters that follow will go some way towards helping you find your way to answer these and other fundamental life questions… Questions that lead to a better understanding of yourself, of Nature, Life, Life’s purpose, Consciousness, Leadership, Education, Governance and fair-play.

With warm and sincere wishes for the journey of your life as you grow and develop. It is your work of art, all and the best that you can be; all that nature asks of you. ~ Roy A Maunder

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To get the most from these chapters, they are not to be read as a story or set of instructions with beginnings and ends. They are to be read for continuous growth in understanding and spiritual development.

The first chapter simply being a continuation from the last, for you to test alongside other commentaries and your own life experience. A true life-experience, we are told by the wise throughout the ages that depends on how ‘truly present’ we are. Are you present – or are you, like most of us mostly somewhere else?

The only true source of knowledge is to be found within, as you bring genuine experience in to your life, which cannot be found on these pages, or any others. Just try learning to ride a bike, a discovery that cannot be found from words spoken or read in a book. Words written or spoken might bring you faith, but true knowledge it is not. True knowledge is to know and be at one with nature, as it flows through every fibre of your being. Eternally joyful, exhilarating!

As with any externally acquired commentaries, scriptures and observations this can only be to help you to face the right direction and interpret what you see for yourself… as you open your eyes, feet on the ground, connect inner and outer world, and take one step at a time.

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I have received so many helpful and challenging questions and suggestions that have helped to bring this together. Thank you…

The points of view expressed here are just that, ‘points of view’, and it is invariably more helpful to disagree than to agree… The very act of disagreement, with intent to understand helps to challenge not only these views, but also your own.

“The difference between Man and God is that Man has many points of view, and God has many viewing points. ~ Anna – from Mr God, this is Anna

May we learn and grow together

Helping you find ‘your’ way… Roy Maunder 2015

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Note – Chapter Index headings are active for direct link to chapters, and active links in the chapters for further direct information supporting the chapter content.

0 INTRODUCTION

1 WHAT IT IS TO BE FREE

2 PAST, FUTURE AND ETERNAL PRESENT

3 HAPPINESS

4 NATURE, ACCEPT IT AS IT IS

5 NATURE OF BEINGS

6 REALITY AND ILLUSION

7 FEAR, PAIN AND SUFFERING

8 MEMORY, KARMA & FREE-WILL

9 ILLNESS AND DISEASE

10 WE GET WHAT WE WILL

11 TRUE KNOWLEDGE, ITS POWER AND BLESSING