Category: Religious Messages

“Faith, needless to say, is a very dynamic vibration.  It is the combined vibration of the mighty Ascension Attitudes of love, praise, and gratitude.   It is one with the vibration of My Holy Spirit.  Therefore, when faith is set in motion, it makes possible the everlasting affinity between your soul and My Light.

You have used faith many times. You have used faith in troubles to bring upon yourself the things you feared.  You may have used faith in poverty to keep yourself in want.  You have used faith in limitation to hold your talents back.  You have used faith in physical breakdown and old age to destroy the reality of your life force, the reality of eternal youth.  You have used faith in short lifetimes to keep yourself in bondage to the cycles of birth, childhood, old age, and death: rebirth, childhood, old age, death.

Since faith has been used so many times to bring destruction upon yourself, you have already practiced using great and mighty faith.  Now all you need to do is reverse your attitude and lend your faith to Me, using it to invite the unfoldment of the sacred pattern, or miracle, which is trapped within your soul.

A miracle is merely a manifestation, in the earth realm, of perfection that exists already in the timeless realm of Being.  Miracles could be happening every day among my children if all lived upward toward the Christhood level, refusing to be held back by false belief.

Exercising great and mighty faith means looking inward toward the Christ, not outward at the darkness.  Faith is far more than belief.  Faith means the heart has opened wide, it is radiating its dynamic vibration, it is ready to be filled with Light.”

The Door Of Everything, Ruby Nelson, p. 63 – 64.

“Though closer to a philosophy than a true religion, Confucianism was a way of life for ancient Chinese people, and it continues to influence Chinese culture today. The founder of Confucianism, whose name was Confucius, lived from 551 to 479 B.C.E. He was a philosopher and political figure who lived during a time when traditional Chinese principles began to deteriorate under competing political states.

He took older religious precepts and translated them into guidelines for social mores. His teachings gave guidance on all levels of ancient Chinese life, from interactions between family members and in the public sphere to educational standards and how states should be governed.

Taoism (also called Daoism) is a Chinese religion that developed a bit after Confucianism, around two thousand years ago. In contrast to Confucianism, Taoism is mainly concerned with the spiritual elements of life, including the nature of the universe.

Taoism (also spelled Daoism) is a religion and a philosophy from ancient China that has influenced folk and national belief. Taoism has been connected to the philosopher Lao Tzu, who around 500 B.C.E. wrote the main book of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching. Taoism holds that humans and animals should live in balance with the Tao, or the universe. Taoists believe in spiritual immortality, where the spirit of the body joins the universe after death.

The guiding principle of Taoism is roughly translated as ‘the Way,’ which is a harmonious natural order that arises between humans and the world, and that Taoists should strive to achieve. In the Taoist structure of the universe, humans are meant to accept and yield to the Tao and only do things that are natural and in keeping with the Tao.

This is the concept of wu-wei, which translates as ‘non-action,’ but really means to go with the true nature of the world and not strive too hard for desires. The Tao Te Ching and other Taoist books provide guides for behavior and spiritual ways of living in harmony with this energy.

This puts Taoism in opposition to Confucianism in another way: it is not concerned about with humanistic morality, government, and society, all of which Taoists see as inventions of humans and not necessarily part of the Tao.  At the same time, Taoists were interested in longevity, both of the human body and the soul. Achieving spiritual immortality through becoming one with nature is an important part of the Taoist religion.”

nationalgeographic.org

Freedom – I honor and celebrate all humankind.

The myriad uniqueness of humankind is to be honored and celebrated.  Each and every person is a creation of God.  I pray that all people everywhere find the freedom to live life who they are and as they are.  Learning about people far and wide, I immerse myself in the wholeness of life, a concept that nurtures inclusiveness.

We honor our individual practices, languages, or heritages. Learning about the life experiences of others is an opportunity for all of us to learn. Mentoring is an important role that I or others can fill.

By listening and learning from the life stories of others, I honor and celebrate all humankind.

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are.—1 John 3:1

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“From Edgar Cayce’s perspective, too often we are out of touch with the intention (the why) behind our everyday actions. For this reason, he recommended that we establish a spiritual ideal to know and live by.

Then, the most important experience of this or any individual entity is to first know what is the ideal — spiritually.  — Edgar Cayce reading 357-13

To consciously establish a spiritual ideal–like love, forgiveness, compassion, and service to others– helps us accomplish a personal transformation in our soul development.

In part, ideals help to establish ‘why’ we do the things we do. Everyone is, in essence, working with an ideal in their lives. However, not everyone is consciously aware of it. Sometimes when life is at it’s most confusing, the lack of conscious ideal plays a role. Since ideals shape our very lives, our experiences, and even who we are in the process of becoming, setting a conscious ideal is singularly important to our soul’s development and growth. And the ideals that guide our lives will change over time as we learn, apply, and grow from each ideal that we’ve established. Choosing our ideal and then working with it to shape our life is a process that can help to awaken our soul’s purpose and foster soul growth.

Since our natural state is Spirit, reawakening to full spiritual awareness is one of the purposes we all have in common. In fact, in one reading (3357-2), Cayce stated that ‘Soul development should take precedence over all things.’ Cayce stated that soul development is not achieved through some great deed or act but is a gradual accomplishment that is attained ‘line upon line, precept upon precept.’

What appears to be most important is our application of the fruits of the Spirit in our interactions with others. In other words, acting with love, kindness, gentleness, and patience. According to Cayce, attunement and application are at the heart of spiritual growth. Attunement is the process of awakening to our spiritual nature and our true relationship with God. 

Then, just being kind, just being patient, just showing love for thy fellow man; that is the manner in which an individual works at becoming aware of the consciousness or the Christ Spirit. — Edgar Cayce Reading 272-9″

https://www.edgarcayce.org/the-readings/spirituality/

Everyone longs for peace in the world. They long to see humankind living in peace and harmony where there is no unrest or threats of riots, strikes, and war, and they long to do something to help bring this state about, but don’t know how to do it.

Realise that this state of peace and harmony starts with the individual and there is so much each individual can do to help bring it about.

First of all learn to go quietly about your daily business, silently blessing everyone and pouring out love to them. By doing this you bring peace and harmony all around you.

If you go around feeling annoyed with someone or are resentful and quarrelsome and are a troublemaker, you are helping to bring about war. Stop and consider this a moment and you will realize what a tremendous responsibility you hold in your hands, and how your individual behavior can tip the balance of the world situation. When you can really take this to heart and do something about it, you will be doing your part to bring about peace in the world. 

— Eileen Caddy,