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Living Our General Life Purpose…

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?Martin Luther King Jr.

darkness

It’s rather dark when we’re all about ourselves and focused primarily on what’s important to us. The whole economy of the Universe appears to hinge on integration, on cooperation and on the growth of the whole as well as the individual. We cannot have real meaning in our lives and certainly no lasting fulfillment if our efforts and time are not primarily spent on others and larger goals.

light

The universal light shines a bit brighter on us when we decide to devote a larger part of our lives to others. Fulfillment really is that simple because when we do that a few things happen:

  1. The Universe (via Angels and other forces) guides our efforts.
  2. Life for others and us improves, gets better.
  3. We become happier.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my brother’s keeper.

Recommendation: Bringers of the Light by Neale Donald Walsch

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How Love Is Born …

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.  – Morrie Schwartz

receive first

Last week I had shared the above quote with you; wanted to revisit it because it’s so central to all that we truly need. We all seek happiness and fulfillment. That may come via worldly pursuits such as relationships, career and money. But truly what we seek at a deep level is simply love and security. We can’t manufacture love. That’s because it’s a central reality of the Universe and God the creator is its source. We must receive the love first. That’s the only way we can experience it and the only way we can possibly shower it on any one else. To receive loads of love there are 2 requirements:

  1. We must think it’s possible to receive it; then ask for it.
  2. We must be whole enough to receive it.

Step one is accomplished via prayer. Step 2 is made possible when we ask for forgiveness and forgive all around us. Guilt, fear and love cannot coexist.

then conduit it…

One essential life purpose, it’s clear, is to receive and conduit the currency of the universe, love… Love is what ties us to our creator and to each other. It’s what will eventually create the network that will lead to the spiritual dawn this planet yearns for. And the only way to fully experience and increase the love that we ask for and receive, is it to then pass it along. Love increases as we give it away. Why is that? Because we actually live it and feel it as we give it away, the person who receives it experiences it as well, so by giving our love to just one more person we’ve doubled it!

Daily Affirmation: Today I channel the love I receive. I give so that I can have.

Recommendation: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

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The Way Of Silence

6.24 When all desires are in peace and the mind, withdrawing within, gathers the multitudinous straying senses into the harmony of recollection,

6.25 Then, with reason armed with resolution, let the seeker quietly lead the mind into the Spirit, and let all his thoughts be silence.The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 6)

constant theme

A harmonious mind that withdraws inwards is what The Gita touts as being the main pre-requisite to contact with the Divine.

in the silence

A resolute mind that’s in the silence can approach ‘Spirit’ which resides in such a mind. In the continued silence can be heard the guidance of the spirit. It’s the ‘still small voice’ that struggles to be heard beyond the electro-chemical storm that brews inside our brains. It’s also a joyous explosion of love that can be felt rising from the deepest parts of such a quiet mind. It’s palpable and very real.

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM still and conscious of THAT which IS.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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What’s Most Important To Me?

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.  – Morrie Schwartz

what?

What’s most important to me? If we dwell on and journal this question often we’ll be all but forced to live a fulfilling life. How can I use my time most effectively? Once we  know what’s most important to us, we can think about how to spend our time. The rest follows automatically!

this week’s quote above!

This blog is off during the week of February 28th, see you back on March 7th!

Daily Affirmation: This week I dwell on that which is most important.

Recommendation: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

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Why Change Our Perception?

Inside yourself or outside, you never have to change what you see, only the way you see it.Thaddeus Golas

change others!

We are driven. Driven to mold others in our own image. We know all the answers, we can help others be better and we know how to help others end their suffering. Heck we even know how the world can be a better place, we just know it all Smile!!

change self

Love the quote above! If we changed the way we view self and the world, we’d be a lot happier. The way to see an object is to see it as it is, not color it with our past experiences of it. The way to see people is to see them as they truly are and to recognize the magnificence that they often hide. The way to see our selves is to see with a soft, loving and forgiving gaze, knowing that we shall triumph and that all will be well!

Daily Affirmation: Today I truly see.

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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Why Goodness Wins…

As you view the world, remember that the black patches of evil which you see, are shown against a white background of ultimate good.  – The Urantia Papers

evil

Often we focus only on negativities. The press certainly does. We too perk up when we hear bad news from around the world. Why is that? One explanation, of course, is that we feel better when we discover our own circumstances to be better than others’. Another reason is that we feel that world-wide turmoil might lead to the better tomorrow we all want.

goodness

And that’s exactly what will happen and is happening. Let’s know and expect that goodness triumphs, that God’s plan will play out, that evil can’t last and that a brotherhood of mankind is now beginning to dawn! Celebrate!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a sibling to all.

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Why Truth Always Triumphs!

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.Mahatma Gandhi

despair

During these trying times we will all feel an occasional despair. A lot of it comes from similar energies emitted by folks around us and across the world. Let’s watch for such an influence as it tries to overcome us. Also watch for negativity that we generate which accelerates an internal spiral downwards. Putting the spotlight on such thoughts does wonders and is often the way out!

truth triumphs

The Universe straddles on an unassailable base of Truth and Light. It proceeds from the God of all creation. There can be no darkness (lack of light) that can last for too long. This light attempts to shine from inside all of us. Our belief and faith in it gives it more leeway in our lives. Let’s rejoice in Goodness and revel in the fact that Truth will always triumph! There’s always light at the end of the tunnel!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM on the side of Truth!

Recommendation: Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Gandhi

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