quarta-feira, 21 de dezembro de 2022
sexta-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2022
Conditional Atheist
I’m a conditional atheist
God does not exist for me on
the tip of a sharpened sword
or on the lips of a sermonizing
hate-evangelist who is foaming at the mouth
or in the licking flames of a torch held
by a marching bigot
or in any dogma that have been soaked in the ancient poison of guilt and self-shame
the divine doesn’t
exist for me anywhere
where wounds are being
caused in its name
I don’t know about
how any of this works
but I’ve never found
much of God in the towering
hierarchy of unchecked power
the Great Mystery isn’t a cracking whip
or a flag or an internet manifesto
or a pointed finger or a political party
or a dividing line or a box of ammo
or a corvette driven by a tv preacher
or a specific gender or a book bonfire
Creation is more of a florist
than she is a fundamentalist
the Weaver of Life is more interested
in stitching us together into a quilt
than how to separate us into metal bins
to come into relationship
with Unending Love shouldn’t
require us to loathe ourselves
~ it should be the exact opposite
to know ourselves
is to know God
to love ourselves
is to love God
my love,
I believe that the divine
is just about everywhere
~ except in the slow-poison
sands of fear and control
where so many have built temples
for us to worship inside
~ in those places
I am an atheist
but everywhere else
there is so much
fertile soil
where we can let the sunflowers
of empathy grow wildly in
the spaces between us
and I’ve heard
that if we remain still
and listen so very closely
these evangelizing sunflowers
will whisper to each of us
a secret we once knew while we
were cooking in the cosmic womb:
“We are all loved equally.”
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John Roedel |
sexta-feira, 7 de outubro de 2022
terça-feira, 13 de setembro de 2022
Live in the moment
The devil appeared to three monks and said to them: if I gave you power to change
something from the past, what would you change?
The first of them, with great apostolic fervor, replied: "I would prevent you from making Adam and Eve fall into sin so that humanity could not turn away from God."
The second, a man full of mercy, said to him: "I would prevent you from God and you will condemn yourself eternally".
The third of them was the simplest and, instead of responding to the tempter, he got on his knees, made the sign of the cross and prayed saying: "Lord, free me from the temptation of what could be and was not".
The devil, giving a raucous cry and shuddering with pain, vanished.
The other two, surprised, said to him: "Brother, why have you responded like this?"
He replied: "First: we must NEVER dialogue with the devil . Second: NOBODY in the world has the power to change the past. Third: Satan's INTEREST was not to prove our virtue, but to trap us in the past, so that we neglect the present, the only time God gives us His grace and we can cooperate with Him to fulfill His will ".
Of all the demons, the one that catches the most men and prevents them from being happy is that of "What could have been and was not".
The past is left to the mercy of God and
the future to his Providence. Only the present is in our hands. "Live in the moment"
facebook David Abernethy
via Michael Phillips
quarta-feira, 20 de julho de 2022
The greatest ignorance and sin
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Dorathick Vj |
The greatest ignorance in all our life would be not realizing that we are created
in God's own image and likeness.
The greatest sin our life should be not realizing others are also created
in the same God's image you are created.
~Dorathick Vj
quinta-feira, 16 de junho de 2022
a thought on God with my response...
Hoje tive uma notícia triste, da partida da mãe da Clara. Mãe da Clara, do Zé e da Dora que me ligou. Para além de acreditar em Deus, acredito que somos mais do que este corpo. Porque pouco ou nada sei, gosto de ter um modelo o mais aberto possível em relação ao que ocorre depois da morte, mas não posso deixar de aqui expressar a minha gratidão ao que a Dona Aldora sempre representou para mim; educação, humildade, inteligência brilhante, um sorriso aberto, acolhimento exemplar, excelentes refeições em família, a vivência de um autêntico amor familiar. São essas as recordações que tenho, já com quase 40 anos... Por todas essa lindas recordações, aqui deixo o meu,
Muito Obrigado.
Manuel Filipe.
sexta-feira, 29 de abril de 2022
sexta-feira, 11 de março de 2022
segunda-feira, 7 de fevereiro de 2022
sábado, 23 de outubro de 2021
On Sex and God…
Xes (Sex) and God
One day Xes asked an appointment with God. God being compassionate gave the appointment to Xes.
When Xes entered into the chamber of God, God realised that Xes was sad and upset.
God asked Xes: Xes, why are you sad and upset? What happened to you?
Xes replied: O God, how can I be without sadness? People deride me. Some think that I am not spiritual. Some advocate to renounce me and take up celibate life.
Those who live celibate life for your sake or for the sake of spiritual life are considered to be more spiritual than those who do not live a celibate life.
My questions are: why did you create me? Am I bad? Did you ask people to renounce me for your sake, for the sake of spiritual life?
God replied: Xes, whatever I have created is good. You are good. I have not asked anyone to renounce you for my sake.
To renounce something which I have created, to think that something which I have created is bad is an insult to me.
You are created to be an intimate expression of my divine love. You are sacred and to be expressed with dignity and respect. You should not be made profane and used for undignified manifestations.
As per the life of celibacy, I have not asked any one to sacrifice their sexuality for my sake.
To renounce sexuality for my sake, for the sake of any person or for the sake of any ideal, spiritual or not, is violence.
Celibacy must be a personal choice. It is one's personal responsibility.
Celibacy should not be imposed in the name of God, in the name of a religion, in the name of a person, in the name of spirituality, in the name of any ideal. Any imposition from outside is violence. It may lead to perversive manifestations.
Renunciation of sexuality is not absolutely necessary to live a spiritual life. Sexual life need not be an obstacle for one's spiritual life. One can live deep spiritual life while living his or her sexual life.
Xes thanked God, received blessings from God and left God with peace in its heart.
source: John Martin Sahajananda Kuvarapu
domingo, 10 de outubro de 2021
terça-feira, 7 de setembro de 2021
terça-feira, 3 de agosto de 2021
God is on Earth…
I think God is on Earth, inside every living being. What we call “the divine,” is none other than the energy of awakening, of peace, of understanding, and of love, which is to be found not only in every human being, but in every species on Earth. In Buddhism, we say every sentient being has the ability to be awakened, and to understand deeply. We call this Buddha nature. The deer, the dog, the cat, the squirrel, and the bird all have Buddha nature. But what about inanimate species: the pine tree in our front yard, the grass, or the flowers? As part of our living Mother Earth, these species also have Buddha nature. This is a very powerful awareness which can bring us so much joy. Every blade of grass, every tree, every plant, every creature large or small are children of the planet Earth and have Buddha nature. The Earth herself has Buddha nature, therefore all her children must have Buddha nature, too. As we are all endowed with Buddha nature, everyone has the capacity to live happily and with a sense of responsibility toward our mother, the Earth.
quinta-feira, 27 de maio de 2021
segunda-feira, 9 de novembro de 2020
terça-feira, 14 de abril de 2020
domingo, 21 de julho de 2019
Put God First
domingo, 5 de novembro de 2017
Exemplar
Pelo seu comportamento,
pela sua atitude,
pelo seu modelo de vida.
Pela motivação permanente que transmitem
são um exemplo admirável a seguir.
Na minha vida,
tive a sorte de me ter cruzado com muitas
e de ainda ter muitas no meu círculo mais próximo.
São pessoas que me servem sempre como referência.
Nos momentos mais difíceis por que passo,
é à memória dos momentos que com elas partilhei
que recorro.
Recordo o seu sorriso,
a sua Alegria e Esperança que irradiam.
Nem sempre é fácil acreditar,
nem sempre é fácil levantar-me e continuar o caminho.
Mas é essencial fazê-lo.
É Vital.
Hoje quero agradecer a todas essas pessoas.
Quero agradecer a todas essas pessoas
que considero como minhas amigas
mas ao mesmo tempo preciso de lhes pedir perdão.
Quero pedir perdão
pelo facto de eventualmente as ter magoado,
com a minha frieza,
a minha crueldade,
o meu egoísmo,
a minha preguiça,
a minha agressividade
e a minha falta de sensibilidade.
Perdão.
A disponibilidade para os outros
é uma das maiores virtudes.
Disponibilidade para ouvir, para entender,
para acolher, para ajudar.
Uma daquelas que mais persigo
e mais teima em escapar-me entre as mãos.
Será a luta de uma vida?
Não desisto! :)
Gosto de perseguir esta capacidade de Amar,
de viver em Amor.
Esse é o meu Sonho.
Viver em Amor.
Ainda vejo Mal,
ainda vejo Medo,
ainda vejo Ira e ainda faço muito pouco.
Falta-me transformar.
Preciso transformar:
transformar medo em Amor,
treva em Luz.
Porque eu sou Amor.
Eu sou Luz.
Quero quebrar as teias desta ilusão que me prende,
que me trava
e me impede de Ser
aquilo que Verdadeiramente Sou.
A minha essência, a minha Verdade.
Que a Luz brilhe em Mim!
Preciso encontrar dentro de mim
aquilo que já consigo identificar fora.
Ser Aquilo que vejo nestas pessoas que admiro,
a Verdade que nelas identifico,
a Sua Entrega, o Seu Amor.
So Help me God.
Adoro-te Jesus.
Por favor, ajuda-me a encontrar-Te também em Mim.
Amém.
:)
Oeiras
Manuel Filipe Santos
5 de Novembro de 2017