If you don’t find God in the next person you meet,
it is a waste of time looking for him further.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth
and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall. Think of it – Always.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion
to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment.
And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy
must be concentrated on achieving reform from within.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
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The Christ within Each One is worthy of our ministering love. Jesus demonstrated his role as a servant of the God within us when he said: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.” – John 13:16. We’re to follow his example by not succumbing to human pride, but by allowing the Christ within to serve the Christ within each of us.
When we do, we become a mediator between the Christ and every other part of life evolving toward God, as well. “... Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these (the lower self) my brethren (plural of brother), ye have done it unto me (unto the Christ in me, and in all).” – Matthew 25:40.
“BEHOLD, I will send my messenger (those who elect to serve Him as such), and he shall prepare the way before me: And the Lord (the Law of the Word, the Christ), whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple (the heart of man), even the messenger of the covenant,(1) whom ye delight in: Behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts (God the Father, our I AM Presence).).” – Malachi 3:1.
“And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels(2)[n Those who are highly esteemed.]; and I will spare [vb To forbear to destroy, punish, or harm.] them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.” – Malachi 3:17.
"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others." – Plato
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A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as
I have received and am still receiving. Weakness of attitude
becomes weakness of character.
Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival
of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.
The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of
human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a
system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.
The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
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Tibetan Flag
His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.
And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
“With the realization of one’s own potential, and self-confidence in one’s ability,
one can build a better world.”
The Dalai Lama, my beloved Tenzin Gyatso, is the exiled spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. As the reincarnation of the thirteenth Dalai Lama, he was given asylum in India following the suppression of the Tibetan Uprising of March 10th, 1959. Although the Dalai Lama’s flight occurred in 1959, armed conflict between Tibetan rebellion forces and the Chinese army started in 1956 in the Kham and Amdo regions which were subjected to socialist reform. The guerrilla warfare later spread to other areas of Tibet and lasted through 1962. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, in addition to the many other honors he’s received, for his service to mankind. The Dalai Lama is widely recognized for his tireless travels around the world, where he spends most of his time teaching, fostering understanding, peace, and good will amongst all men. You may check his schedule to find his next visit near you, or click on the flag of Tibet above to go to his web site. To see, hear, and be blessed by this living saint is not to be missed!
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1)
Those who convey God’s message to his people: The agreement between
God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires
certain behavior from his people in return.
2) Figuratively speaking, as each one of us reflect a unique facet of the
mind of God, we are like unto a cut gem. When we embody God’s Light,(i) we do radiate it as a jewel that sparkles! This is the same light that burned as a flame(ii) who spoke to Moses in the burning bush – a flame projected from the one called the Ancient of Days(iii) in Daniel 7:9,10.
i) Electromagnetic radiation of a frequency higher than that of the physical plane. We are light, and our consciousness a force-field of energy: “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. ... Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify [vt To give glory to in praise, honor, and thanksgiving.] your Father which is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:14,15,16.
ii) An electrical plasma, such as the aurora borealis, or that burns in florescent, or decorative light fixtures.
iii)
In this instance, the spiritual frequency of the flame was lowered, and
the frequency of Moses’ consciousness was raised to the point where he
could see the flame, and hear the voice of Sanat Kumara, the Ancient of Days. While sitting
atop Mount Tamalpais north of San Francisco one day, I saw this same
flame burning all around me, as in The Chart of Your Divine Self, in bright daylight. Yes, it was also burning in the bushes in front of
me, looking over ‘Marvelous’ Marin County, yet I, and the bushes, are
still here. In the case of the Violet Transmuting Flame, it only burns
up, or transmutes [vb To change in nature: To convert, or purify darkness (discordant vibrations of light) back into pure light in this instance.] karma, our returning misqualified energy,(iv)
as it is the very substance of God’s mercy, His forgiveness, when we
invoke it. Much of our karma can be put into the flame when we call
for it; but if we don’t ask, we don’t get: “Ask, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
... For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. ... Or what man is there
of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?” – Matthew
7:7,8,9.
iv) Energy which, according to the First Law of Thermodynamics (the Law of Conservation of Energy) cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form to another. Not only that, but Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction (as you sow, so shall you reap); and all the energy you’ve ever sent out has your spiritual finger print on it! These laws of physics apply on every plane of existence; as above, so below; as below, so above; on the physical, emotional (astral), mental, and etheric (memory, or heaven) planes; with multiple planes of existence now being required by the latest General Theory of Everything – String Theory. You didn’t need String Theory to know that you have emotions (energy in motion), thoughts, and memories, as well as a physical body. These are interpenetrating energy sheaths of differing frequencies that make up our four lower bodies, just as it does the heavenly bodies.