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Along with gratitude , our daily mantra for ZenPearl and I include, Love, confidence & happiness

Try including this as part of your daily routine. It could literally turn your life around.
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A Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart, once said that if the only prayer we ever said was "thank you" it would be enough. The very same is found in non-theistic Buddhism, in Pure Land Buddhism, with the [i]nembutsu[/i] which is simply gratitude. Gratitude in [i]all[/i] circumstances, good or bad. How can we ever truly know which is which as Reality unfolds? "The Great Way is not difficult for those without preferences" (The "Hsin Hsin Ming")
@Tariki I've been doing my gratitude affirmations so long now I can't even remember how or why it all started. What I have learned is that it feeds itself, it becomes ever- expanding for me and eventually, for others. The more I express gratitude, the more things manifest to be grateful for.

I now know, each time I log in something wonderful will happen. You are a good example of this.
@Grateful4you I slipped into Pure Land many years ago and the Nembutsu ( "namu-amida-butsu" ) has morphed into "thank you, thank you". It permeates our entire being. Some argue about whether it's a mantra or not. I don't really care what it is....😀
@Tariki Re: Thank you, thank you. I have no religion, none whatsoever yet, when I used to hold exercise class for our elders, or our "step down" cardiac units, I would place my palms together in prayer position and bow low before the patients. To me, it was in recognition to the "Higher souls" in front of me. A gesture of respect and honor.
@Grateful4you I'm totally secular. The Pure Land expression of the Dharma has been one of life's blessings. I have "mentors" everywhere.....