"The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us." Black Elk (1863-1950)
The Meaning of Faith
Let the term "faith" stand for the individual's relation to God rather than for the creedal formulation of what some group of mortals have been able to agree upon as a common religious attitude.
May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away your worries,
May the breeze blow new strength into your being,
May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.
~Apache Blessing~
"How should I live?"
We are to live in the world close to Knowledge, the deeper spiritual mind within us.
We are to build the Four Pillars of our lives: the Pillar of Relationships, the Pillar of Work and Providership, the Pillar of Health and the Pillar of Spiritual Advancement. We are to do this for ourselves and for others.
We are each here to make a contribution to the well-being and preservation of humanity. This contribution exists both within and beyond the boundaries of race, politics, culture and religion.
We are to learn to live with Knowledge: to build a connection to Knowledge, to establish the bridge between our thinking mind and Knowledge, the greater mind that the Creator has provided to each person as a potential.
We are to promote human freedom and unity.
We are to speak out against war and conflict as destructive and dangerous to the future unity and freedom of humanity.
We are to take care of the world—to take care of its biological diversity and to preserve its life-giving resources so that humanity may have a future.
We are to recognize that we are a part of a Greater Community of intelligent life in the Universe and that humanity's destiny is to take its place as a free and sovereign race within this Greater Community.
We are to recognize that all the great religious traditions were initiated by God and there should be no competition or conflict between them.
We are to be driven not by selfishness or acquisition, not by personal assertion or predominance, but instead we are to act from the desire to contribute and to receive the blessings of the Creator, the blessings of this world and the blessings of being able to be in the world at this time.
Today, and everyday, our prayers of compassion reach the heart of the Divine, and love rains down on the barren desert of our souls, drenching us with dreams of Peace.
You are precious to me. I pray for your happiness everyday.
We are inter-connected to every person on the planet and have a responsibility to assure they have the basics in life, as well as having the opportunity for advancement.
"Do not be deceived by the thoughts of the world,
which try to convince you that you are but a body upon the earth.
Think like the eternal, formless, love filled being that you are,
and you will walk with the knowledge of Divine in your mind,
in the world but not of it."
What Gives Me Hope
much more than I can type...
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
As Albert Einstein observed, we can’t solve our problems from the same level of thinking out of which they originated.
Change YOUR thinking... Change YOUR world!
What/who changed my life and why
Most everyone I have ever come into contact with has 'changed' my life in some way, so that's a toughie to answer in the space provided
(s)...Thoughts become things... Choose the good ones! www.tut.com // "Peace is possible when it is okay for others to believe as they do."/// An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind!
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Happy Thanksgiving, or as I like to call it: Return the Native American Lands Day. While other people are going stupid for Pilgrims (I like mine roasted) spend some time with a Native American instead: http://www.purewatergazette.net/nativeamericanthanksgiving.htm
Your goodies for the hoilday include your green star (natch) and my favorite video of how Thansgiving should be: