Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly...
-Proverb (unknown author)
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
WISDOM OF SUPPLICATION
excerpt from NEARNESS TO GOD-May 3
"During thy supplications to God, and thy reciting, 'Thy Name is my healing,' consider how thine heart is cheered, thy soul delighted by the spirit of God, and thy mind attracted to the Kingdom of God! By these attractions one's ability and capacity increase. When the vessel is enlarged the water increases, and when the thirst grows the bounty of the cloud becomes agreeable to the taste of man. This is the mystery of supplication and the wisdom of stating one's wants."
- Abdu'l-Baha
The cloud sometimes hides the sun but it is still always there waiting to nourish and give warmth.
"Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come. Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
-Baha'u'llah
"During thy supplications to God, and thy reciting, 'Thy Name is my healing,' consider how thine heart is cheered, thy soul delighted by the spirit of God, and thy mind attracted to the Kingdom of God! By these attractions one's ability and capacity increase. When the vessel is enlarged the water increases, and when the thirst grows the bounty of the cloud becomes agreeable to the taste of man. This is the mystery of supplication and the wisdom of stating one's wants."
- Abdu'l-Baha
The cloud sometimes hides the sun but it is still always there waiting to nourish and give warmth.
"Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come. Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
-Baha'u'llah
Saturday, January 18, 2014
BALANCE
We are each multi-dimensional beings composed of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. If we only develop some of these facets of our humanness we diminish our capacity to be our best and truest self.
If we see and purify and use these four parts of our self we can make the world a better place for having been here.
The physical is our earthly vehicle. As we age we thrive and then diminish. The physical ends in death.
How we used, defined and refined our other facets here is the fuel that moves us along in this life.
If we loved and nourished others we have sweetened the space we occupied.
If we studied and applied our minds to increase the comfort and well-being and advancement of others we have contributed to the enrichment of all the lives we touched.
How we focused and dreamed and loved as a spiritual being in touch with our Creator creates our destiny.
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