Hi Everyone, namaste:
We are now on the first paragraph of chapter 13 in the First Letter to the Orinthians in the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
"Love is at the heart of everything we do. If I speak with flowing eloquence like a silver-tongued orator, but don't love, I might as well be croaking like a frog. If I speak with inspiration and power, leaving people awestruck, and I I have the faith that can move mountains, yet lack love, I'm merely a leaf in the wind. If I give all my possessions to the poor, and even sacrifice my life for a just cause, yet do it without love, I've gotten nowhere. No matter what I say, or do , or believe, it is vastly incomplete without love."
Commentary. If the ego takes credit for everything. even giving love. it's probably not real love.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Gospel of One; Letters of Aul
Hi Everyone, namaste;
We are now on paragraphs 8 and 9 in the 12th chapter of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
"The way God designed our bodies is a model for how we should all work together. Every part has a function, and if one part is in pain, then the whole body feels it, and the whole body works to heal that pain. When the body is healthy, all parts feel good.
You are the body of God--that's who you are. Always remember that. Accept your part and be yourself. Uncover your talents, multiply your talents. Rejoice in God. You don't need to be stuck in one role. You don't have to do the same job all the time. You all have unique personalities, and you are known by your personalities; so your identity isn't locked up in being a carpenter, or a plumber, or a lawyer."
Commentary: The analogy with the body breaks down when you consider that our roles are not fixed. An eye can't change to be the ear, but humans can play a lot of different roles. Nevertheless, we are all parts of the same collective consciousness, and we are all part of the oneness of God
We are now on paragraphs 8 and 9 in the 12th chapter of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
"The way God designed our bodies is a model for how we should all work together. Every part has a function, and if one part is in pain, then the whole body feels it, and the whole body works to heal that pain. When the body is healthy, all parts feel good.
You are the body of God--that's who you are. Always remember that. Accept your part and be yourself. Uncover your talents, multiply your talents. Rejoice in God. You don't need to be stuck in one role. You don't have to do the same job all the time. You all have unique personalities, and you are known by your personalities; so your identity isn't locked up in being a carpenter, or a plumber, or a lawyer."
Commentary: The analogy with the body breaks down when you consider that our roles are not fixed. An eye can't change to be the ear, but humans can play a lot of different roles. Nevertheless, we are all parts of the same collective consciousness, and we are all part of the oneness of God
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Gospel of One; Letters of Aul
Hi Everyone; namaste:
We are now on paragraphs 5-7 in chapter 12 of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 93)
"Think abut how all this makes you more significant, not less. It takes all the different parts of a body to make it work. If the foot said, "I'm not elegant like a hand adorned with bejeweled rings. I might as well run away." Or if the ears said, "I'm not as expressive as the eyes, I might as well close up shop."
Just so with our body of humanity. Everyone has a purpose. Everyone is special. Some may seem more special, but don't you believe it. We believe in the dignity of the individual.
I remind you that no one should regard themselves as better or more important than anyone else. We all have that tendency to think we are more important than others, so we need to be on guard about that. The eyes are necessary, but we wouldn't want to be just a big eyeball.
Commentary: Whatever your role or position is in this life, don't you think that your role has been important to someone else? And this one lifetime is just one link in the chain of your lives.
We are now on paragraphs 5-7 in chapter 12 of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 93)
"Think abut how all this makes you more significant, not less. It takes all the different parts of a body to make it work. If the foot said, "I'm not elegant like a hand adorned with bejeweled rings. I might as well run away." Or if the ears said, "I'm not as expressive as the eyes, I might as well close up shop."
Just so with our body of humanity. Everyone has a purpose. Everyone is special. Some may seem more special, but don't you believe it. We believe in the dignity of the individual.
I remind you that no one should regard themselves as better or more important than anyone else. We all have that tendency to think we are more important than others, so we need to be on guard about that. The eyes are necessary, but we wouldn't want to be just a big eyeball.
Commentary: Whatever your role or position is in this life, don't you think that your role has been important to someone else? And this one lifetime is just one link in the chain of your lives.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Gospel of One; Letters of Aul.
Hi Everyone; namaste;
We are now on paragraph 4 of chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
"Think of the comparison to your own bodies, which have many parts--arms, ears, nose, muscles, tendons, the various organs, and so on. Your body functions as one unit; all the parts work together. We don't know how our bodies were put together so wondrously, but God knows, and we know a harmonious body is a healthy body. Just so with all life on earth. We don't know how it all came about, but we know that if we work together harmoniously with love for all life, then we have a healthy and happy planet."
Commentary: When the people of the world realize that we are one in Spirit, then we will have peace on this planet.
We are now on paragraph 4 of chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
"Think of the comparison to your own bodies, which have many parts--arms, ears, nose, muscles, tendons, the various organs, and so on. Your body functions as one unit; all the parts work together. We don't know how our bodies were put together so wondrously, but God knows, and we know a harmonious body is a healthy body. Just so with all life on earth. We don't know how it all came about, but we know that if we work together harmoniously with love for all life, then we have a healthy and happy planet."
Commentary: When the people of the world realize that we are one in Spirit, then we will have peace on this planet.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Gospel of One; Letters of Aul
Hi everyone; namaste:
We are now on the third paragraph of chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians in the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
"So let's apply our intelligence and intuition on this topic of how God's spirit works in our lives. Everyone shares in the totality of God, yet in any one lifetime, we may excel in only certain areas. We are all different, we're all individuals, yet we are all one in spirit.. Some may excel in music, some in healing powers, some in artistry, some in managing, some in athletics, some in mechanical ability, some in communicating effectively, some in public speaking. God doesn't favor one person over another. In this lifetime some people may be highly skilled, while others may be handicapped. Some may be rich and talented and others may be poor and fit only for menial labor. But we don't judge anyone. Everyone has incarnated for specific purposes, and we don't know what those purposes are, but the soul knows."
Commentary: The high and the mighty are valued as much as the low and down-trodden. One lifetime is just one link in the chain of a soul's progress.
We are now on the third paragraph of chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians in the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
"So let's apply our intelligence and intuition on this topic of how God's spirit works in our lives. Everyone shares in the totality of God, yet in any one lifetime, we may excel in only certain areas. We are all different, we're all individuals, yet we are all one in spirit.. Some may excel in music, some in healing powers, some in artistry, some in managing, some in athletics, some in mechanical ability, some in communicating effectively, some in public speaking. God doesn't favor one person over another. In this lifetime some people may be highly skilled, while others may be handicapped. Some may be rich and talented and others may be poor and fit only for menial labor. But we don't judge anyone. Everyone has incarnated for specific purposes, and we don't know what those purposes are, but the soul knows."
Commentary: The high and the mighty are valued as much as the low and down-trodden. One lifetime is just one link in the chain of a soul's progress.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Gospel of One; Letters of Aul
Hi Everyone; namaste:
We are now on paragraph 2 of chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (p 92)
" However, it is different in this life of oneness. God wants us to use our reasoning power and our intuition to see through the illusions. For example, why would God, who has everything, require you to sacrifice an animal? That makes no sense. Or, why would God, who created you and loves you, send you to hell after one lifetime spent in ignorance or for being in the wrong religion?
Commentary: Traditions carry a lot of weight, and people will keep on following some traditions that got started in the dark ages. People will hold onto superstitious beliefs for a long time. However, we are free in God to question everything. Pure reasoning can free us from many superstitions and false beliefs, and a well-developed intuitions can help us move deeper into the truths of life.
We are now on paragraph 2 of chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (p 92)
" However, it is different in this life of oneness. God wants us to use our reasoning power and our intuition to see through the illusions. For example, why would God, who has everything, require you to sacrifice an animal? That makes no sense. Or, why would God, who created you and loves you, send you to hell after one lifetime spent in ignorance or for being in the wrong religion?
Commentary: Traditions carry a lot of weight, and people will keep on following some traditions that got started in the dark ages. People will hold onto superstitious beliefs for a long time. However, we are free in God to question everything. Pure reasoning can free us from many superstitions and false beliefs, and a well-developed intuitions can help us move deeper into the truths of life.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
gospel of one; letters of aul
Hi Everyone; namaste;
We are moving on to chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." Here is the first paragraph:
That leads me to my next topic about the various ways to weave Godliness into our lives. This is a confusing topic to many people, but perhaps I can explain it clearly to you. Remember how you were when you were totally lost in the illusion? You went from one phony god to another, just following the crowd or the culture you were raised in and not really investigating the deeper truths of life.
Commentary: Most people will follow the religion of their culture. Socially speaking, it is just very hard to break away from family and friends to follow a different religion, so many people will not even consider the possibilities. Life after life they will follow the crowd.
We are moving on to chapter 12 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." Here is the first paragraph:
That leads me to my next topic about the various ways to weave Godliness into our lives. This is a confusing topic to many people, but perhaps I can explain it clearly to you. Remember how you were when you were totally lost in the illusion? You went from one phony god to another, just following the crowd or the culture you were raised in and not really investigating the deeper truths of life.
Commentary: Most people will follow the religion of their culture. Socially speaking, it is just very hard to break away from family and friends to follow a different religion, so many people will not even consider the possibilities. Life after life they will follow the crowd.
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