Category: Religious Messages

Giving and Receiving

“For it is in giving that we receive” ~ Francis De Assis
 
“A beautiful thing to remember is that when you give to another, you actually give to yourself.  We are all one and the same, droplets in the same ocean of life.  Each person is really a part of you.  We are not separate beings.  This is just an illusion that all of us have been living with for many thousands of years.  When you give love to another, you are in essence giving love to yourself and this self just happens to have an apparent ‘separate’ physical form than yours.  So when you hesitant to give to another, remember that you are in essence giving to a part of yourself, and benefiting all of humanity including yourself.”     EnlightenedBeings.com

Osho on “The Mind”

“A readiness to take responsibility for the creation of your own misery, joy, negativity, positivity, hell or heaven.  When this responsibility is understood and accepted, things start changing.  Be open to a new possibility.

There is a famous parable:

Once a man was traveling and entered paradise accidentally.  Now, in the Indian concept of paradise there are wish-fulfilling trees.  You just sit underneath them, desire anything, and immediately it is fulfilled– there is no gap between the desire and the fulfillment.

The man was tired so he fell asleep under this wish-fulfilling tree.  When he awoke, he was feeling very hungry.  So he said, ‘I am feeling so hungry.  I wish I could get some food from somewhere.’  And immediately food appeared out of nowhere– just floating in the air, delicious food.

He was so hungry that he didn’t pay much attention to where it had come from– when you are hungry, you are not philosophic.  He immediately started eating, and the food was so delicious… Then, once his hunger was gone, he looked around.

Now he was feeling satisfied.  Another thought rose in him:  ‘If only I could get something to drink…’ And there is still no prohibition in paradise; immediately, precious wine appeared.

Drinking the wine relaxedly in the cool breeze of paradise under the shade of the tree, he started wondering, ‘What is going on?  What is happening? Have I fallen into a dream, or are there some ghosts around who are playing tricks with me?’

And ghosts appeared.  And they were ferocious, horrible, nauseating.  And he started trembling and a thought rose in him: ‘Now I am sure to be killed…’

And he was killed.

This parable is an ancient parable, of immense significance .  Your mind is the wish-fulfilling tree– whatsoever you think, sooner or later it is fulfilled.”

osho.com

 

God’s Healing Power

“I believe in the healing power of God.”

I affirm this truth daily through my thoughts, words, and actions.  My faith in God’s healing energy allows this energy to move in and through me.  I open myself up to receive and I am restored to wholeness.

If I am experiencing illness, I continue to affirm that I am one with God. In truth, my spirit is always whole, but as a human being I may experience dis-ease.  I use affirmative prayer and meditation to help bring me back into balance with God.  I focus my mind on the healing power of God and envision each cell of my body vibrant with light and life.

I trust in the healing power of God. I speak and act in ways that demonstrate my faith, and I open myself up to experience wholeness.”

“Oh Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.” – Psalm 30:2, dailyword.com

Deeper Spiritual Understanding.

 

“Faith is the voice inside me posing questions that nudge me into new areas of growth. Do I find myself challenging old beliefs about myself or my life?  How can I, as a divinely created being, ever be less than enough or limited?

In Truth, I am created with divine wisdom and strength and love and beauty.  Rather than making decisions based on the advice of those around me, I choose that which aligns with my passion and purpose in this world.

Faith reminds me to seek God first and then all my worldly needs will be met abundantly through my relationship to Source.  I find answers to the questions of my heart as faith leads me to deeper spiritual understanding.”

“I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and power, and have now revealed to me what we asked of you.” – Daniel 2:23

dailyword.com

 

 

Wonderment

“Unity author and poet James Dillet Freeman wrote, ‘I have been alone under the sky when suddenly I was one with all the beauty and wonder and glory of the world.  The sky was not hight enough, the horizons were not wide enough to hold my heart.’
My intention today is to recognize beauty and goodness, to be in awe of God’s creation.  Whether walking on a crowded sidewalk or strolling along a country lane, I look for signs and wonders.

The dandelion poking through a tiny crack in a sea of concrete represents the power of life in all things.  The wheat growing in a field will become bread to feed the multitudes.  Life truly is a wonder, and my heart is full of gratitude and awe.”

“God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good.” – Genesis 1:31, dailyword.org.

“Miracles” by Sanaya

“It is a drama you are involved in—much like a movie.  You think you know how all will turn out, but there you err.  You are writing the script moment by moment with your thoughts.  If your beliefs say, “An eye for an eye,” then you will perpetuate violence.  If you truly believe love will change the world, then you will change the world.

If a man is pointing a gun at you and you KNOW deep, deep, deep in your heart there is no death, then after the body’s initial panic, the soul will speak.  The soul will tell you what it has been trying to tell you your entire time in physical form:  all that humans crave is love.  Power moves, acts of anger or fear—all of these are cries for love that started so far back they have become perverted to the point that most do not recognize that it is an emptiness that fuels the outward acts.

If you had no fear of death, you could stand your ground and rewrite the story in an instant, allowing the soul to burst forth and announce, “Beautiful soul, I see you!  You have always been loved.  There is no need to act out,” and the gun would drop as the two souls connected and the love was felt.

“This is pure fantasy!” you say, for you have not yet felt the Love within you and within all souls enough to overcome the human beliefs and thoughts.  You are still feeling human, playing by human rules, and we understand this, but we are planting seeds with this oh, so serious message today.  There is one who performed miracles, for he understood Truth and did not play by the rules.  You can be a seed sower.  Let others know how loved they are.  They are crying out for it all over your headlines.

Love your children.  Love thy neighbor with all your heart and soul.  It is why you are here.”  suzannegiesemann.com