Tag Archives: Just do it

God’s Will

3.31 Those who ever follow my doctrine and who have faith, and have a good will, find through pure work their freedom.The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 3)

god’s way

There’s a better way to do almost anything in life. That better way can be found in divining God’s will for us. The methodology is imperfect but as long as we desire to, God’s way finds its expression in us.

freedom through work

Pure work is selfless work, done largely for the benefit of others. It is also work where the ‘doer’ leaves the outcome of his work to providence. Through such pure work is freedom to be found.

Daily Affirmation: Today I work for God.

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

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Peace In Action

3.17 But the man who has found the joy of the Spirit and in the Spirit has satisfaction, who in the Spirit has found his peace, that man is beyond the law of action.The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 3)

in spirit

The Gita instructs us that our salvation is found within us. It’s the abode of the eternal. When we seek it and begin to discover the fountain of joy and of peace, our whole life and perspective changes…

for god

The law of action according to The Gita is in effect when we act hoping for a certain outcome, we are then tied to that action and its result. That keeps us from gaining even-mindedness. When an action is made pure by devoting it to God, one is not bound by the effects of such action…

Daily Affirmation: Today I ACT in tandem with the Spirit inside me.

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

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An Eternal Voyage

…death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery.  – The Urantia Papers

where next?

Do you think about what’ll happen to you after your body gives up? There’s really 3 possibilities I think:

  1. Nothing happens, we just die.
  2. We live on in ‘heaven’ or ‘hell’.
  3. We’re born repeatedly on earth until we attain a certain state.

The Urantia Papers offer a variation around option #2. There’s no heaven (or hell) to be found immediately after death, life goes on, a life filled with reunions, learning, growth and increasing awareness of reality… more on this here and especially here.

what changes?

So if you were eternally ‘safe’ …

  • How would you live daily?
  • What would you do?
  • How would you be?

Daily Affirmation: Today and tomorrow I AM!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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Living With Honor

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.Socrates 

be our pretensions

Love this quote because it’s not asking us to not be what we pretend to be, but it asks us to consider being what we pretend to be! That would be honorable indeed because we would then be true to our core.

true inside out

So let’s examine our day, our thoughts and our beliefs. What do we pretend to be? Do we pretend to be a good listener to our spouse and kids? Then let’s start listening. Do we pretend to be a conscientious worker, then let’s lose that pretense and make it real. Do we pretend to be devout and religious? Let’s connect with God directly and live by spiritual principles… Find the pretense and make it real!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM real.

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

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Action!

3.8 Action is greater than inaction, perform therefore thy task in life. The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 3)

action

We must act. Contemplation, meditation and day-dreaming is all good; nothing beats action, says God in the Gita.

thy task

Action to what end? That surely is the million Dollar (trillion?) question! Busy action doesn’t help, targeted action and of the right kind, certainly does. The action we choose, in my opinion, should ideally result in the highest good for everyone involved. ‘Perform thy task’, says God, what is my task for today and for the lifetime? What is my Life Purpose?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM action itself.

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

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Right Here Right Now…

To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you canArthur Ashe

you are it!

You are the world. God created you, dwells within you and is your potential. With infinite creativity as your potential and partner, where do you lack? What will you undertake? Start right here, with you, it’s enough!

on vacation

This blog returns during the week of October 4th!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM.

Recommendation: The Urantia Book

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Become The Goal!

Don’t just pursue your goal…inhabit it. Wear it, act it, live it, taste it! Get committed—take action! – Gary Ryan Blair

your goal

  • What’s on top of your mind? If it’s a concern or worry, drop it.
  • What do you truly want? If it’s utterly selfish, consider dropping it.
  • What were you designed to do and to be? Ponder that.

become it

Your goal, immediate or long term, brings meaning to life. Once you decide the meaning you’re going to give to your life, its time to jump into action. Action brings clarity and further direction… what are you waiting for??

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM my goal!

Recommendation: Release Your Brilliance by Simon T. Bailey

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