Category: Religious Messages

Spiritual Qualities

“When a flower opens its petals to the sun, it displays its beauty that had been hidden.  Like that flower, I too, am created in the image and likeness of God with a divine inner beauty waiting to be revealed.

I show my divine nature when I express my spiritual qualities of joy, kindness, compassion, love, acceptance, and interest in others.  I feel my direct and continuous connection to Spirit.  My highest calling is to be the expression of God in this world.

I also acknowledge that all others are divine in nature, even if they may express it in different ways.  As I express my own spiritual qualities, I reveal my divine nature.  It is my opportunity to be a blessing in the world.”

“You are the light of the world.  A city built on a hill cannot be hid.”  Matthew 5:14,  dailyword.com

Daily Word – Transformation

         “I am transforming into a brilliant expression of God’s love.”

“Author Anais Nin Wrote, ‘And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.’ These words inspire me to grow beyond my current life situation.  I am not defined by my past.

I transform my limited belief about myself into an awareness of my divine potential.  In a period of mediation, I imagine myself like the bud bursting forth through the soil. My divine potential unfolds like brilliant petals.  I envision myself transformed into that which I was created to be–a brilliant expression of God’s love here on Earth.  With divine guidance, I allow my beauty to shine!”

“And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.”

– 2 Corinthians 3:18, dailyword.com

All Things Are Possible With God – Daily Word

All things are possible with God.

“What is faith?  To know to believe without proof.  Some people say “seeing is believing,” but I know believing is seeing.  By having faith, by knowing the good I want to experience is possible and awaiting my discovery, I bring it into being.

Faith guides me.  I affirm God is my wisdom and my strength.  If someone tells me what I want to do is impossible, I believe in the ‘impossible.’  I affirm: All things are possible with God.

Beyond simply believing the solution is already in place, I take steps to manifest the good desires of my heart.  I envision the results I desire.  I affirm the good I want to experience, knowing the Universe gives abundantly.”

So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. – Mark 11:24, dailyword.com

 

Osho on Zen

Zen

ZEN

“Osho, 
I cannot understand the philosophy of Zen. What should I do to understand it?
Zen is not a philosophy at all. To approach Zen as if it is a philosophy is to begin in a wrong way from the very beginning. A philosophy is something of the mind; Zen is totally beyond the mind. Zen is the process of going above the mind, far away from the mind; it is the process of transcendence, of surpassing the mind. You cannot understand it by the mind, mind has no function in it.
Zen is a state of no-mind, that has to be remembered. It is not Vedanta. Vedanta is a philosophy; you can understand it perfectly well. Zen is not even Buddhism; Buddhism is also a philosophy.
Zen is a very rare flowering – it is one of the strangest things that has happened in the history of consciousness – it is the meeting of Buddha’s experience and Lao Tzu’s experience. Buddha, after all, was part of the Indian heritage: he spoke the language of philosophy; he is perfectly clear, you can understand him. In fact, he avoided all metaphysical questions; he was very simple, clear, logical. But his experience was not of the mind. He was trying to destroy your philosophy by providing you with a negative philosophy. Just as you can take out a thorn from your foot with another thorn, Buddha’s effort was to take out the philosophy from your mind with another philosophy. Once the first thorn has been taken out, both thorns can be thrown away and you will be beyond mind.
But when Buddha’s teachings reached China a tremendously beautiful thing happened: a crossbreeding happened. In China, Lao Tzu has given his experience of Tao in a totally non-philosophical way, in a very absurd way, in a very illogical way. But when the Buddhist meditators, Buddhist mystics, met the Taoist mystics they immediately could understand each other heart to heart, not mind to mind. They could feel the same vibe, they could see that the same inner world had opened, they could smell the same fragrance. And they came closer, and by their coming closer, by their meetings and merging with each other, something new started growing up; that is Zen. It has both the beauty of Buddha and the beauty of Lao Tzu; it is the child of both. Such a meeting has never happened before or since.
Zen is neither Taoist nor Buddhist. It is both and neither. Hence the traditional Buddhists reject Zen and the traditional Taoists also reject Zen. For the traditional Buddhist it is absurd, for the traditional Taoist it is too philosophical, but to those who are really interested in meditation, Zen is an experience. It is neither absurd nor philosophical because both are terms of the mind. It is something transcendental.”

Father’s Blessing

                   “God bless all fathers and fathers-to-be.”  A beloved and often repeated prayer by individuals and in groups begins, “Our Father…”  There is both great responsibility and reward in playing the role of a father.  Encouraging confidence in young ones calls for a parent to be present in all stages of children’s lives.  Often it’s not until after years of being present–sometimes when kids think they are smarter than adults–that fathers are appreciated for their wisdom and devotion.

A prayer is a powerful way to bless fathers: “God bless fathers with all they need to be wise and loving parents.”  And perhaps a prayer is even more immediate when a father or a father-to-be prays: “God, guide me in being a father that enriches the lives of my children.”

“I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me.  I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you.”               1 ~ Chronicles 17:13

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Home Blessing From The Daily Word

“Entering my home gives me a sense of peace.  My home is more than a shelter.  It is a place where I feel comfortable and secure, where I think and plan, where I rest and relax. I want it to be a place that welcomes others and makes them feel comfortable.

I give my home a Blessing!  With each thought and prayer, I create an environment that nourishes love, peace, and respect.  I bless my home with these thoughts.

‘These walls are built with love.  The windows allow the sun’s light to shine in and remind me that I, too, let light shine through me.  Into each corner of every room, I send peace.  Love resides here, creating warmth and inviting camaraderie and goodwill.  All who enter its doors are welcome.”

‘Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house!’ – Luke 10:5″ dailyword.com

 

Renewal

“I am healed and renewed.”

“Today I express my gratitude to God for healing.  Thank You for the divine blueprint of wholeness and perfection within me and for my natural state of health, vitality, and strength.

Thank You for Your presence in me, renewing, restoring, and sustaining me.  Every organ, cell, and function of my body is being restored to wholeness through the healing power of Divine Life in me.

I behold my true nature as Your child and I see myself as a picture of health — moving, speaking, working, playing, and functioning with ease, confidence, and purpose.

I love and care for my body, for it houses the sacred being I am.  I am healed and renewed, and I am grateful.”

“The Lord, your God, is in your midst… he will renew you in his love.” — Zephaniah 3:17, dailyword.com