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Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi's Journey, available in both print and eBook formats, launched Pondercentral.com in May 2007 as a web-based forum for "PONDER on THIS," a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999.
Selected from a vast library of spiritual growth books, the messages are currently received by hundreds of people all over the world. Please note that in addition to Pondercentral.com, Jeff occasionally posts to his Spirituality Simplified blog. To contact Jeff via email please click here.
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Category Archives: Attachment
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 17th, 2016 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Dissolve your attachment to whether or not what you desire manifests. Do your best to bring it about, and at the same time let go and let God do God’s part. We generate distress, hurt feelings, and anger when we … Continue reading →
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Attachment is the classic Western way – striving for fulfillment through material success, achievement, victory. Detachment is the Eastern way – renouncing material goals, taking the inward path to peace. But even as Western seekers turn to the East and … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 10th, 2015 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“If people want happiness so badly, why don’t they attempt to understand their false beliefs? First, because it never occurs to them to see them as false or even as beliefs. They see them as facts and reality, so deeply … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 20th, by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Release owning or not owning. If you own some great piece of real estate, well, fair enough. But you don’t want the real estate to control you. You don’t want the thing to become a burden to you. If you … Continue reading →
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Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 6th, 2015 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Attachment is wanting to take care of people and solve their problems for them. Non-attachment will give you a clearer perspective on how much assistance to give, how much people will be able to use your assistance, and when to … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, Detachment
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Tagged Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Author Gregg Levoy tells us in his book, “Callings,” that in the Afghani language, the verb “to cling” is the same as “to die.” Facing our death shifts our perspective on life, and consequently our relationship to it. It reveals … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 16th, 2014 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“There’s a lovely saying of Tranxu, a great Chinese sage: “When the archer shoots for no particular prize, he has all his skills; when he shoots to win a brass buckle, he is already nervous; when he shoots for a … Continue reading →
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 3rd, 2014 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Think of a time when you were heartbroken and thought you would never be happy again (your husband died, your wife died, your best friend deserted you, you lost your money). What happened? Time went on, and if you managed … Continue reading →
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Simplify, simplify, simplify. I can’t repeat it enough. Examine carefully how much of your life energy is used in pursuit of what you don’t want or need. Practice one day at a time, the idea of saying no to more. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Your Sacred Self
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 by Stuart Wilde in THE QUICKENING
“I learned as a young man that there is a special fluidity in non-attachment. Yet the whole of our education and programming brainwashes us into sustaining society. It forces us to remain within its clutch in order to sustain the … Continue reading →
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Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 25th, 2013 by Shakti Gawain in CREATIVE VISUALIZATION
“Going with the flow means holding onto your goals lightly (even though they may seem very important) and being willing to change them if something more appropriate and satisfying comes along. It is that balance between keeping your destination clearly … Continue reading →
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Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 26th, 2013 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“We participate in attachment to the past when we attempt to determine for others what their spiritual choices should be, based on what we were taught to believe. What education we seek, what vocation we choose, who our friends will … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Luciano de Crescenzo, You'll See It When You Believe It
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 by Cherie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
“Being unattached does not mean being disinterested or removed; rather, it means remaining neutral in your judgments of circumstances and in your desire for a specific outcome. In other words, if your goal is to amass a million dollars, it … Continue reading →
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 9th, 2013 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
“Fixation on a goal comes easily, especially with the constant visualization of the goal and how wonderful we know we will feel when we achieve our goal. At the same time, too much fixation is like overwatering a plant. Often … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 7th, 2012 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Attachment [to tradition] is perhaps at the root of more conflict in the world than anything else. If you doubt this to be true, take a moment to consider most of the ongoing struggles in world, and you will find … Continue reading →
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