segunda-feira, 12 de julho de 2010

Where is the love?

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Black Eyed Peas have more meaningful songs than the World Cup one.
Here are the lyrics for my favourite one, pointed out to me by my Yoga teacher.

Where Is The Love?

What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all


People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found
Now ask yourself

Where is the love?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?

Sing wit me y'all:
One world, one world (We only got)

We only got
(One world, one world)
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segunda-feira, 5 de julho de 2010

The Actions belong to you, the results dont

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A good training is trying to look at reality from an objective point of view, putting the conditioning aside.

Think carefully ... when you act ... the actions belong to you,
but once they are launch to the universe, there are so many people
and happenings that may influence the output of your actions,
that you may not call them yours any longer.

Some people work hard for a specific result, some others are lucky
and things just happen to them.

Should the first person think "I am no good" and the second person
think he is the king of the universe?

I dont think so, and that is also what old texts on yoga teach you.

Do not get attached to the results of your actions as they do not belong to you.

These thoughts are quite freeing, as you start paying close attention to your actions but then release them to the universe, as you cannot predict the result, when there are so many conditionings and influences out there.
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