70. Morality and Religion

All sects are different because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same because it comes from God.

69. Conscience, Buddhi

The safest course for a man in this life is to do nothing against one's own conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear of death. Therefore it is good to refine your conscience, to polish Buddhi.

68. Absurdities and Atrocities

Voltaire was quite right when hw said "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." There are many persuasive types out there in religions, cults, political parties and fascist movements. Beware of them - Don't let them mess with your head. Worst of all are the purveyors of crackpot religions. It has been said that man never does evil more cheerfully or more willingly than when he does it in the name of religion.

67. Giving

The more you give away to help provide for the basic needs of all human beings, whoever they may be, the more you will receive in return.

The more you do nothing but expound on how terrible things are, the more nothing comes bac to you by way of an empty feeling of powerlessness.

The choice is always yours. Here is a link to a video about choice : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTUKHMlbYGA

66. Your Purpose in Life

We are all beings in search of purpose. You are here for a reason or series of reasons. Find out what they are and fulfill them

65. Your (and everyone's) Higher Needs

Always look to your higher needs and values. Keep uppermost in your mind your need and quest for :

* Truth
* Beauty
* Justice
* Love
* Peace
* Enlightenment
* Joy

This is a good list of values and it is in a good order. You could do worse than to start off with these. A very useful exercise when making plans for your life (About every 5 years or so) is to list your values and then prioritise them - that is to say for example ask do you value Love more than Beauty or Wealth ? If so put Love as your No. 1 priority. As you get older, these prioities may change a little but the values themselves will be part of who you are. It is good to aspire to these things but not in a selfish way. These are benefits we should wish for all mankind, not just ourselves. We attain them by practicing them and this makes them available for all.

64. Love Thyself

Learn to love yourself, to love who you are. Always be happy in your own company. Remember that those who cannot stand to be alone, usually hate the one they are with. As a good practice seek out solitude for Meditation and Reflection.

63. Sense of Humour (Laughter is the best medicine)

Develop and keep on developing your sense of humour because if you are laughing, you cannot be growing a tumour.

62. Look to this Day

Look to this day.
For it is the very Life of Life
In its brief course
Lie all the verities of your existence,
The glory of action,
The bliss of growth,
The splendour of beauty.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore to this day.

61. A Good Definition of Discipline

Dr. Wayne Dyer defines discipline as an inner Code of Ethics, something for you to internalise and use in order to be an effective, intelligent, moral no-limit person. It has nothing to do with external "discipline", crime, punishment or criticism of how you yourself or others behave. True discipline always comes from within. To this end, learn to always do what is true to who you are inside rather than going along with what others are doing.