“What we think, we become.” – Buddha

The mind is a very powerful tool that most of us are not using to it’s full potential (including myself), although every single day, we use our minds for either doing justice for the greater good or doing things to make our lives and this world a better place.

I know that what we think is what we become. Like take for example, if you say that “Oh I’m poor and I’ll never get anywhere with my life.” than yes, you will continue to be poor and not get anywhere with your life, but if you were able to change that thinking and say “I am rich beyond my wildest dreams and I am getting somewhere in my life.”

Now, I know this sounds stupid and it doesn’t work,  you say, but here, come take a walk with me down this beautiful path we call life.  I grew up dirt poor; my family and I were living in a two room hotel room in San Francisco. My mother was single and working as a janitor at a theater making minimum wage at the time. She had no high school diploma (she dropped out of high school at the age of 14), let alone a G.E.D., and she was taking care of two young kids (I was 5 at the time and my brother was 3) and just trying to make ends meet.

Life for us wasn’t pretty nor was it easy, I learned a lot of things in my childhood that has really opened my mind to a lot of different things in this beautiful world; one of them being Buddhism. I had to teach myself at a young age that school was going to get me where I wanted to be, so I told myself  “I am going to be successful in my life.” I told myself this hundreds of times in my 25 years on this beautiful and majestic planet we call Earth, and you know what? It’s because I changed my thinking that I have become this successful person but there is still a lot of work for me to be done with me, I am not perfect, but the Buddha was right. What you think, you will become.

The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood – Buddha

(Editior’s Note: I am sorry for not posting in so long, I’m a Reiki master and I am slowly working on my business here in the Bay Area,  so now that I got some free time on my hands, I am posting again).

The Buddha was right about this one;  the tongue like a sharp knife…kills without drawing blood. I’ve been told a lot of negative things in my past from my family, and you have to understand that my family is EXTREMELY NEGATIVE (though I don’t talk to them anymore), but their words still hurt me to this very day. I will never forget some of their words, and they cut through me like a hot sword through butter,  but after finding myself through Buddhism, I was able to find myself and try to achieve inner-peace.

So thank you for reading my blog, and thank you for your support.

“Better than a thousand hollow words, Is one word that brings peace.” Buddha

This is one of my favorite quotes from Buddha.

Like Buddha himself, I feel there is so much going on in the world with war, famine, death and destruction, it hurts me to even hurt a fly or even another human. It breaks my heart to see that someone is killed because of materialistic things. It just breaks my heart.

As a soon-to-be Reiki Master, I feel like this is my life’s calling; to heal people of their hurts and illnesses, although Reiki IS NOT a replacement for Western Medicine, I feel it is a GREAT addiction to Western Medicine.  I have seen so much hurt and pain with my own two eyes, I feel like (again) this is my life’s purpose;  I am a healer.

I feel like I am being closer with the Buddha, although this takes years to reach this point, I feel like I am being getting closer to becoming a better person than I was yesterday.

Why I Believe In Buddhism

Now as you may know, I am a heavy believer in Buddhism. Now you may be wondering, why do I believe in Buddhism? That is a simple answer.

Buddhism to me has always been soul cleansing; whether it be through a meditation, or listening to Tibetian chants, it always feels good to me that I can cleanse my soul for a specific purpose. No matter what that purpose may be, I know that I can acheive this through meditation.

I remember when I was 14 years old, when I first discovered Buddhsim, I discovered a book by the Dalai Lama and read it voraciously at a pace that would make anybody’s head spin. I absored the information inside the book like a young child that was eager to learn about a specific subject. It was such a great book (but any book by the Dalai Lama is great), but as time progressed, I forgot the name of the book, but I would know if I was to read it again, I am sure that I would recognize the book immediately.

Since than, when I needed help, I did the Tibetian chants (even though I forgot them, I had to make them up as I went, but I got better at them as time progressed) and I meditated and prayed for answers to questions that I needed help on. It has been such a life-changing experience for me, though I will never forget it for as long as I live.

Now, I am living my dreams; I have a beautiful fiancee, and a loving family, and I have not only Buddhism to thank, but also everyone that has helped me along that path. Thank you.

A Buddhist In A Chaotic World

Although I was brought up in what seemed to be a cold and cruel world, I found my faith in Buddhism to be cleansing and wholly inspiring. As a child I was given no formal instruction on religion or spirituality for that matter. I found consolation among the vast genius of authors at the local library. I would spend hours alone as a child in the sections that were deemed for adults. While looking for different works of fiction I wandered into an aisle that changed my life. There I found a book by the Dalai Lama. It intrigued me, enough that I checked it out and took it home. Since that fateful day I have found many an inspiring moment in the words of the Buddha and enlightened Buddhists who have been published.

I grew up in the Tenderloin of San Francisco. A place that harbors resentment, bitterness, and fear. As a sensitive soul, I knew then that one day I would have to use my personal power to escape. As children we feel we have no choice but the life we are given. At age fourteen I took matters into my own hands. I shed the burden that was my abusive family, and found myself in foster care, a new, and equally abusive situation. There are days when I feel angry and hurt by the events that happened in the summer of 2007, and yet, my soul knows that the trauma freed me from a life of agony.

I took up residence with people I hold dear. My friends, who have long been more blood to me than water took me in. It wasn’t until November that I met my soulmate, Rachel. Rachel is in many ways like several of the previous females in my life. She is a strong, fiesty, and sometimes dominant woman. However she is also impeccably intelligent, spunky, and compassionate. Her heart beams with love for me, and she holds me safe in her loving arms. She speaks to me from a place of love instead of contempt, and touches me with her soul.

My life has come to a point where I am comfortable sharing my spirituality with another human being. A place where I am uplifted and am able to uplift. As an Indigo I know that there is no “regular” job that will suit my needs and passions. I plan to support myself and my new family through my capabilities with computers and art, as well as nurture other souls through Reiki. I am currently undergoing training to become a Reiki master. Some things are very much like the allegory of the cave. If you don’t know something exists, it is beyond your wildest dreams. After being introduced to Reiki, and the multitude of healing aspects it has, I now have a more enhanced dream to dream.