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Do Not Worry About Tomorrow
Jesus explicitly told his followers not to earn a living, save money, plan ahead, or worry about the future. If he was offering one of his most radical injunctions, it became the least followed.
This teaching isn’t viable in ordinary consciousness, yet if you apply it on the spiritual path, asking for change beyond the ordinary, something new begins to emerge. A random, mindless universe is transformed into a safe haven, a home for every person, filled with life’s necessities.
Jesus called this safe haven Providence because its purpose is to provide. Learning to trust Providence is a process. The old ways to which you are used to clinging gradually change.
Even though Jesus tells his disciples to divest themselves of their money and possessions, I think we must assume a special relationship there. They had an enlightened teacher to guide them into far more radical change than any of us would be prepared for. Yet we need to be true to the underlying meaning of this teaching: God can be trusted. Your ego does not need to take over the function of Providence; there are other ways to attain life’s abundance.
If we take Jesus literally, the most direct way not to worry about tomorrow is to live in the present. Only the present is real. It contains the fullness of the world and the fullness of spirit at the same time. But the present is elusive. We all lead our lives by remembering the past and anticipating the future.
Therefore, the real and unreal are inexorably blended. They are so entangled, in fact, that the present must be retrieved piecemeal; you cannot leap into it all at once.
Adapted from The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2008).
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add your comment »What is wrong with using the wise words of Jesus to illustrate a point? Whether Deepak is a Christian or belongs to any denomination is hardly the issue here. Who has the right to compare Deepak to a wolf in sheeps clothing? I see no harm, but only wisdom in what he says.
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like past and future, the present is also an illusion :)
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I can't believe what I'm reading here!I tend to agree with Milissa. You other critics obviously do not have a personal relationship with Jesus, he was reincarnated himself!I wish you peace in your search for truth...keep looking! A mind is like a parachute, it works best when it is open...
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Dear Brenda
We are all free to believe what we want. Jesus never forces anyone to believe in Him. But all choices have consequencies. Jesus says in John 3:18 that those who reject Him are condemned. He doesn't say there is any exception for people who have been deceived by wolves in sheep's clothing. Because wolves in sheep's clothing lead others into condemnation, the bible says they are not to be tolerated nor trusted. We are simply to avoid them and ignore them. And warn others about them.
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Dear Christina
"There are no false teachings on this post". So you say. But Jesus is saying the opposite. Please check the messages below and take in what He says about it. I prefer to believe Him rather than you.
"Just throwing out a vast variatey of ways to broaden your perception and awareness on everything. " The bible makes a zillion times more sense than Deepak Chopra's "vast variety of ways" simply because God's word is telling the Truth and Chopra is not.
"Just remember that your Zero tolerance is the same concept that has lead the world to be in the mess its currently in." But zero tolerance with deceivers has never resulted in any mess at all, other than for the deceivers and their associates. You see, deceivers deserve zero tolerance.
The cause of the world's mess is that the world is rejecting Jesus. We are free to make that choice but we have to live with the consequencies. That's the reason why this world is dying. It has nothing to do with zero tolerance with deceivers.
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I know I said I would not post here again. But just to shed some light to the matter of a false Teacher. If by chance you were a christian who studied the Bible, it is said not to teach any thing other then the word of God. Something along those words. So it is in fact an insult to some degree to a person who truly believes in God and Jesus, to have a( Alternative medical Doctor ) teaching about God or Jesus and not actually using the words of God accordingly. Broadening awareness, does include the facts. I do however understand that people can choose for there self what they want for there life, with respect. I wrote this for information purposes only, learning is always a good thing.
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FALSE TEACHERS like Deepak Chopra always mixes their lies with some truth, but always avoiding to embrace Jesus as our only Savior and the Son of God.
This is sad my friend, there are no false tachings here on this post. Just throwing out a vast variatey of ways to broaden your perception and awareness on everyhting.
Even your prized dogmatic relegion.
Just remember that your Zero tolerance is the same concept that has lead the world to be in the mess its currently in.
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Dear Brenda
IN GALATIANS, in the verses you quote, Paul talks about how Christians should relate to one another and to other people. But he places deceivers in a category of their own. They are not to be tolerated. That's why he, in both 1.8 and in 1:9, says they should be accursed. That means zero tolerance.
In John 3:18, our Savior says anyone who believes in Him is not condemned. But that those who do not believe in Him are condemned.
Please realize that true Christians never teach heresies - and that deceivers always do. That's what makes them deceivers. And why do deceivers teach heresies? Because they don't believe in Jesus. They say they do, of course. But they don't - and their own lies prove it. So Jesus says they are condemned.
Zero tolerance.
"Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. But he who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, don't receive him into your house - nor greet him. For he who greets him shares in his evil deeds". 2 John 1: 9-11.
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Thank you for the information, Lars. The only thing I dont understand is everyone should be able to choose. Please take a look at John 3:18 and most important Galations 5:14 --5:26 , 5:22 really sums it up. If you want to send a message directly to me you can , because I am not going to post any more here. I love to learn but not in a argumentive way.
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Dear Brenda
Chopra frequently describes Jesus as a wise man to give readers the impression that he is a Christian. By simultaneously pushing pagan concepts such as reincarnation, the immortality of the soul, and self righteousness, he deceives readers into believing that those false doctrines are in harmony with Jesus' teachings.
I SAY AGAIN, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:9.
Zero tolerance with wolves in sheep's clothing such as Deepak Chopra !
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