This poem, The Guest House, from Rumi is one I revisit frequently. It reminds me to be mindful of thoughts and emotions as they arrive and to meet them with goodwill and loving-kindness. I share it with you because I enjoy passing on anything that increases the quality of my life experience.
Let’s get loose with compassion. Let’s drown in the delicious ambiance of love. An awake heart is like a sky that pours light. ~ Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, Persian Mystic I am on board with this invitation from Ḥāfeẓ. How about you? Let’s get loose with compassion. Heaven knows our world is indicating a need for that now. And we don’t stop there. Let’s drown in the delicious ambiance of love. Not
The kingdom of God is within us all. There are no exceptions! It’s just that those of us who know this beautiful truth must take full responsibility for walking this talk in the world. That requires releasing all of the old ideas about who we are and remembering it’s all divine. Divinity became diverse to see itself—to see all the multidimensional expressions of the One. Now we need to look
Certainly, we see diversity in the flowers of a garden, as Baháʼu’lláh so beautifully describes. As it applies to us, all humans are equally valued and needed, just as each flower is. We each contribute our individual uniqueness, dancing together in time and space in a world of possibility. And all facets of life are enhanced by this diversity.
Jesus was using an allegory here to illustrate why he did not follow the religion of the Pharisees. Old wineskins can’t withstand having new wine poured into them, just as Jesus and his disciples could not maintain attunement if they conformed to Pharisees’ rules. As another example, a snake must shed its skin as its body grows. In the same respect, our beautiful planet and all of us who make
I think Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee really nails it for us and the world. Surely humanity has been around long enough to know that attempting to govern life on earth apart from the creative process of life just doesn’t work. Yet many human beings continue to languish in spiritual infancy, even lapsing into the dark ignorance of destruction and death.
No day like today to be captivated by the miracle of life itself! And no time like now to embody our God-given gift for seeing and facilitating miracles. How do we do that?
We can begin each morning giving thanks for the amazing daily miracles we often take for granted—the aroma of the morning air, the sound of bird song, the sight of the sun shining brightly…
Salvation requires the acceptance of but one thought: you are as God created you, not what you made of yourself. Whatever mistakes you made, the truth about you is unchanged. Creation is eternal and unalterable. Your innocence is guaranteed by God. You are and will forever be exactly as you were created. Light and joy and peace abide in you because God put them there. Practice experiencing the unity of
Usually, when I am asked about the most important way of being, I feel it is to be kind. I believe that kindness often includes outcomes like grace, caring, wisdom, understanding, concern, gentleness, charity, empathy, helpfulness, thoughtfulness, graciousness, tact, concern, patience, goodwill, and more.
Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest. (Joshua 1: 9) After the death of Moses, the above words were spoken by the Lord to Joshua, the new leader of the children of Israel. Having completed the exodus from Egypt, they were now poised to cross the Jordan River and enter “the promised
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. ~ Dalia Lama. If you have been feeling laughter-deprived of late, my wish is that the Dalai Lama’s words have roused a chuckle. A giggle here, a chuckle there—it’s all good medicine that releases happy hormones into the human bloodstream.
Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity, Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to the stranger. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be a breath of life to the body of humankind, a dew to the soil of the human heart, and a fruit