God is to believe in
him and all his words
recorded in Scripture;
to trust in Jesus
for our salvation;
to love him with
all our heart, soul,
mind, and strength;
and to love our
neighbors as ourselves.
This should be
our Life principle.
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The entire monastic ascesis
the ‚disguise‘ of the illusionary selfin order to expose the real self.Self-awareness and self-knowledge,not to be confused with self-obsessionand self-centeredness, are thebeginnings of the mystical ascent.God’s identity and man’s identityare inextricably bound together.The unmasking of the false selfhas as its purposethe revealing of the true self.Graphic:Find Your TRUE SELF ReviewAdvanced Life Skills)
I fear that,
at childhood,something badhappened.Something brokebadly emotionally.But maybe it isbroken in a goodway, who can fathom.Or maybenothingis broken.We come todoubt our ownthoughts andexplanationsabout our ownbehaviour.
‘Stop thinking, and end your problems.
What difference between success and failure?Must you value what others value,avoid what others avoid?How ridiculous!(Philosophy of Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching)
To Moses and the
He proclaimed:I Am Who I Am,and by His mightystrength and graciouskindness He broughtthem out from theirlengthy slavery,in the land of Egypt,at the start of theirlong trek throughthe wilderness.And this great showof His omnipotentstrength, divine power,and gracious love,was used by Godfor centuries as areminder to Israelthat He is the Lordtheir God and theirtrustworthy Deliverer.
The mystic’s outlook,
It has the same element of wildness,the same quality of selflessand quixotic devotion,the same combinationof rapture and humility.The mystic and lover,upon different planes,are alike respondingto the call of the Spirit of life.
If we accept that the energy
can be obtained through love,we arrive at the conclusionthat love is the most powerful force there is,because it has no limits.