Read "The Heart Sutra" . Think on it. Help in understanding it is on the right.

Patriotism

"Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings"
Carolyn Grimes as Zu Zu Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.

Perlerorneq is an Inuit word that means "sick of life" and refers to the extreme depression brought on by the long, dark, Arctic winters.

Evening Prayer to God the Father
O eternal God and Ruler of all creation, You have allowed me to reach this hour. Forgive the sins I have committed this day by word, deed or thought. Purify me, O Lord, from every spiritual and physical stain. Grant that I may rise from this sleep to glorify You by my deeds throughout my entire lifetime, and that I be victorious over every spiritual and physical enemy. Deliver me, O Lord, from all vain thoughts and from evil desires, for yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen. (By Saint Macarius)

Dios Te Salve Maria
Dios te salve Maria. Llena eres de gracia. El señor esta contigo. Bendita tu eres, entre todas las mujeres, y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre Jesus. Santa Maria madre de Dios ruega por nosotros pecoadores ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amen

Latin:

AVE MARIA, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Angel de la Guarda
Angel de la Guarda, dulce companero, no me desampares ni de noche ni de dia, no me dejes solo que me perderia. Amen
 

Prayer to the Holy Spirit
O Holy Spirit, most merciful Comforter: You proceed from the Father in a manner beyond our understanding. Come, I beseech You, and take up your abode in my heart. Purify and cleanse me from all sin, and sanctify my soul. Cleanse it from every impurity, water its dryness, melt its coldness, and save it from its sinful ways. Make me truly humble and resigned, that I may be pleasing to You, and that You might abide with me forever. Most Blessed Light, most Amiable Light, enlighten me. O Rapturous Joy of Paradise, Fount of Purest Delight, My God, give yourself to me and kindle in my innermost soul the fire of Your love. My Lord, instruct, direct, and defend me in all things. Give me strength against all immoderate fears and against despondency. Bestow upon me a true faith, a firm hope, and a sincere and a perfect love. Grant that I always do Thy Most Gracious Will. Amen. (By Saint Antiochus)

My Favorite Prayers

Grace Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord! and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Our Father
Our Father
Who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen

Latin:

PATER NOSTER, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

Padre Nuestro
Padre nuestro
que estas en los cielos
Santificado sea Tu nombre
Vengase T reino
y hagase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo
Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada dia
y perdona nuestras ofensas
asi como nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden
No nos dejes caer en tentacion
y libranos del mal. Amen

Selflessness
O Dearly beloved Word of God, teach me to be generous, to serve Thee as Thou dost deserve, to give without counting the cost, to fight without fretting at my wounds, to labor without seeking rest, to spend myself without looking for any reward other than that of knowing that I do Thy holy will. Amen.

The mark of a man is one who knows he can't control his circumstances but he can control his responses."

~ Kelsey Grammer as Frasier

The truth is what we think it is. - La verdad es lo que creemos que es."
from the book "The Interrogators" by Chris Mackey

Can you see the beauty?

"The ultimate choice for a man, in as much as he is driven to transcend himself, is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate." Erich Fromm

"There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins." Ecclesiastes 7:20

"Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it." ~Eckhart Tolle