Pure Heart: The True Signs of Inner Beauty

As I was packing my books last night to put it in a box, a piece of paper cut-out from a newspaper slid over.  And I remember that this was one of the articles that I read before, because I have a habit that whenever I read something in a newspaper or magazine that I like or catches my attention, i use to cut it in insert it on my books.  Just want to share the article about having a pure heart.

Pure Heart:  The True Signs of Inner Beauty

A MAN's worth is within.  Physical beauty us seen by the eyes, but inner beauty is felt by the soul.  As taught in Raja Yoga, inner beauty is the form and color of the personality - the way he speaks, moves, and dress.

And the true measure of a soul is virtue.  "Virtue is the beauty of the person," according to the teachings of Brahma Kumaris.  The light of virtue shines "into the body, into the environment, and ultimately, into the fiber of the planner itself.""

PURITY. Imagine a clean, simple, sunlit room.  There is silence.  Then somebody walks in, then another, then a third -  and peace has been shattered.  There is a space inside of us where outsiders are forbidden.  We create our own miseries when we let other people violate that inner sanctum.

"Meet a truly pure soul and he can walk right through your leaving no mark at all, only a sense of light and optimism,"  wrote Ophelia San Juan in Alternate Realities.

LIGHTNESS. Lightness comes upon touching the essence of your being that has remained unchanged throughout your spiritual pilgrimage.  And with it comes laughter -  touching everyone yet remaining free.

Thus, a private discovery becomes a way of life.  Like a spring, it grows into a river, and flows into the lives of others.

GENTLENESS. Gentleness is the serenity that comes from inner strength - the knowledge of who your are and what you are capable of.  And with this come awareness, tolerance, and understanding.

The perfect symbotl is a tree -  giving shelter without being dominant, nurturing without interfering.  And like its swaying branches, it softly brushes  the earth without taking root.

SWEETNESS.  Sweetness is innocence borne of wisdom.  This comes only by journeying inward -  and uncovering the meaning of life beneath the shams and delusions of the world.

Contemplating death means living life to the fullest.  "For before dying, it is only that line you see, not the life, and suddenly you understand the whys and the whats, and after wards, you move on," wrote San Juan.  "What us really sweet can never be time's victim, for sweetness is the quality of a person whose life has touched eternity."

Why Do Women Cry?

Why Do Women Cry?

A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman," she told him. "I don't understand," he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will, but that's okay." Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?" "All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say.   The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.   Finally he went on his knees and asked God: God... why do women cry so easily?" God said: " When I made the woman she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort. I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.   I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.   I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.   I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart. I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.   And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."  When you see her cry, tell her how much you love her and all she does for everyone.  And even though she may still cry, you have made her heart feel good.  She is special! "You see my son," said God, "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides."