Spiritual Seekers and teachers Discussions - TBD2024-03-28T21:21:30Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/group/spiritualseekersandteachers/forum?groupUrl=spiritualseekersandteachers&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Cosmic Christ Reveals Himselftag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-12-23:1991841:Topic:14236922012-12-23T09:53:51.642ZChandrashekhar Vairale(Samidha)http://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ChandrashekharVairale
<p><span class="font-size-4">Only a night’s train journey and I was transported from the city with its traffic snarls, noise, dust, heat and emissions to the open countryside – with its blue skies, tall, green grasses and air, fresh as dew.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">The very first night of my stay at the convent with the RSCJs (the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), we reflected on our encounter with the cosmic Christ. I suddenly…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Only a night’s train journey and I was transported from the city with its traffic snarls, noise, dust, heat and emissions to the open countryside – with its blue skies, tall, green grasses and air, fresh as dew.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">The very first night of my stay at the convent with the RSCJs (the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), we reflected on our encounter with the cosmic Christ. I suddenly experienced a deep connect with nature around me. The hay bundled in the fields in brown stacks, fields covered with sugarcane, onions, marigolds. I drank in the sight of bright pink, white and red bougainvilleas growing in profusion and heard the call of birds and the whisper of the breeze. One late evening as we went picnicking to another village, we had overcast skies, a gentle breeze and the rustling of leaves. The big trees heaved and shook. The dust from the earth flew up in circles and the drops of rain sprayed us, giving us the sense of eternal nature.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">I had begun to experience more and more of the cosmic Christ. At the convent I felt rooted and anchored in a community of service and prayer.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">Did I, like many others, make the mistake of making Jesus my own parochial God? What about the simple people who saw Jesus in nature all around? I have now become more aware of the Christ of the cosmos -- in the mighty winds, oceans and trees.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">As I look out of the window this morning, there is the shimmer of heat and I can feel the hot morning sun touch my cheeks. But there are islands of cool and nature seems to be as much at ease in summer as in the winter months and the monsoons.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">I have also learned the importance of touching the earth. The feel of the soil under my feet, the touch of grass, the feel of the bark of trees, the touch of cool water, stroking the three majestic dogs in the place, watching the crows fly from tree to tree in loud cacophony. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">At a prayer service we had in Andheri, Mumbai, recently, a devotee spoke about his experience of the cosmic Christ at the Grand Canyon, USA and on the banks of the river Colorado, which gave him a sense of proportion and awe. He was small in comparison, yet had the potential to grow big in terms of being a part of the infinite cosmos. He’d connected with the cosmic Christ.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">Driving through the countryside around Haregaon, with the brown plains and green fields rolling past, the roads overarched by trees, are shady and cool. These trees have endured and survived storms and tempests – and I am part of the great cycle of Nature. I am touched by the cosmic Christ. For every constituent of Nature is also a part of us, just as we are a part of the cosmic Christ.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">When I was a child, I would often pray by reciting the hymn, “Spirit of God in the clear running waters, blowing to greatness the trees on the hill”. Now as an adult, my sense of God’s presence in nature and the cosmic Christ have matured. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">To the sisters of the RSCJ community -- including Marie Noronha, Shalini, Jyoti, Rajni and my sister Phila -- I am grateful for building in me the spirit of service and prayer and giving me a sense of being an integral part of the cosmic Christ.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><em><a href="mailto:janinagomes@rediffmail.com" target="_blank">janinagomes@rediffmail.com</a></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><em><a href="http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/god-and-i/the-cosmic-christ-reveals-himself?track=1&uid=114455&date=20121222">http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/god-and-i/the-cosmic-christ-reveals-himself?track=1&uid=114455&date=20121222</a></em></span></p> A Good Question About Differencetag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-12-19:1991841:Topic:14186232012-12-19T14:37:40.420ZChandrashekhar Vairale(Samidha)http://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ChandrashekharVairale
<div class="grid_8 memCntDetail margin0t"><div class="contentDetailPanel"><div class="contentDetailPanelSec modStyle"><div><p><span class="font-size-4">Do you believe every family has a "black sheep"? You know, the one that doesn't conform or fit in or behave as expected in the family. I believe they do. I've seen it in every family I know, including my own. This is different than the bad seed. The bad seed is inherently bad, the black sheep likes to go against the grain just for the sake of…</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">I have grown up seeing so many in and around and learnt so much from them. I thank them all for being there and teaching me what not to do with one's life..</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">All people are like books. One has to learn to read into them.All have lessons to give and lessons to teach.Some good ones and some bad ones and some not so mentionable but important after all.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">My belief in Destiny and fate are quite strong but that is not the 'only' criteria I believe we have to do our bit and put in our effort. You can't lie or sit in place and ask destiny or fate to do what should happen with you.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">I was a slow learner earlier but as I matured I learnt that ''Listening" to the person in front of you is important ..because he/she tells you more about themselves. That's what maturity is all about.... do not just advise,talk or brag!Learn to read between the lines ... and you shall be wiser..</span></p>
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<p><span>H<span class="font-size-4">ow much does your life weigh? Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. Feel them? Now, I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life. You start with the little things: the shelves, the drawers, the knickknacks, collectibles. Feel the weight as that adds up. Then, start adding larger stuff. Clothes, tabletop applia…</span></span></p>
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<p><span>H<span class="font-size-4">ow much does your life weigh? Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. Feel them? Now, I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life. You start with the little things: the shelves, the drawers, the knickknacks, collectibles. Feel the weight as that adds up. Then, start adding larger stuff. Clothes, tabletop applia</span></span></p>
<div class="text_exposed_show"><span class="font-size-4">nces, lamps, linens, your TV. The backpack should be getting pretty heavy now. Go bigger. Your couch, bed, your kitchen-table; stuff it all it there! Your car, get it in there. Your home, whether it's a studio apartment or a two-bedroom house. I want you to stuff it all into that backpack. Now, try to walk. It's kind of hard, isn't it? This is what we do to ourselves on a daily basis. We weigh ourselves down, until we can't even move and, make no mistake; moving is living. Now, I'm going to set that backpack on fire, what do you want take out of it? Photos? Photos are for people who can't remember. Drink some Ginkgo and let the photos burn. In fact, let everything burn. And imagine waking up tommorow, with nothing! Is kind of exhilarating, isn't it?</span><br/><br/><span class="font-size-4">This is how I start every day of my life. Now, this is going to be a little difficult, so stay with me. You have a new backpack. Only this time, I want you to fill it with people. Start with casual acquaintances, friends of friends, folks around the office. And then, you move into the people you trust with your most intimate secrets. Your cousins, your aunts, your uncles; brothers, your sisters, your parents. And finally, your husband, your wife; boyfriend, your girlfriend. Get them into that backpack. Don't worry, I'm not going to ask you to light it on fire. Feel the weight of that bag. Make no mistake, your relationships are the heaviest components in your life. You feel the straps, cutting into your shoulders. All those negotiations and arguments and secrets and compromises. You don't need to carry all that weight. Why don't you set that bag down? Some animals were meant to carry each other to live symbiotically over a lifetime. Star-crossed lovers, monogamous swans. We are not those animals. The slower we move, the faster we die. We are not swans. We are sharks.</span><br/><br/><span class="font-size-4">~`Ryan Bingham</span></div> I Am Prayertag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-03-13:1991841:Topic:8640452010-03-13T01:54:25.692ZRishihttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Rishi580
The I AM Prayer<br></br> <br></br><br></br>I AM a Child of the Original ONE,<br></br>I AM a
Ray of the Original Sun,<br></br>I AM Wholeness, I AM<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span> <span class="text_exposed_show">
Love.<br></br>I AM the Truth that Spans the Sands of Time,<br></br>I AM the
Rainbow of the Very First Shine,<br></br>I AM Music, I AM Light. <br></br><br></br>Let
the Light Descend Upon Me,<br></br>Guide the Way with Golden Light,<br></br>No
Other God will Stand Before Me ...<br></br>As I Embrace the One True Life I
was Born to…</span>
The I AM Prayer<br/> <br/><br/>I AM a Child of the Original ONE,<br/>I AM a
Ray of the Original Sun,<br/>I AM Wholeness, I AM<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span> <span class="text_exposed_show">
Love.<br/>I AM the Truth that Spans the Sands of Time,<br/>I AM the
Rainbow of the Very First Shine,<br/>I AM Music, I AM Light. <br/><br/>Let
the Light Descend Upon Me,<br/>Guide the Way with Golden Light,<br/>No
Other God will Stand Before Me ...<br/>As I Embrace the One True Life I
was Born to Live...<br/>By the Will of the Original ONE. <br/>I AM a Face
of the Original God,<br/>I AM a Voice of the Original Sound,<br/>I AM a
Wave Upon the Ocean of Eternal Light. <br/>I Reach My Arms Up to the
Heavens, and say,<br/>I AM THIS I AM.<br/><br/>The Presence of the Ancient
One <br/>Springs Forth at My Command.<br/>I AM One With God,<br/>I AM THIS I
AM ... <br/><br/>And, as I Decree It, So It Is. Keylontic Science Ash-ayana Deane <br/></span> Do People Truly Seek Peace?tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-10-19:1991841:Topic:4947112009-10-19T16:25:17.289ZTinahttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Tina
I do wonder?<br />
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Defining Peace<br />
The first smile of newly born baby is peace<br />
Mother’s love for the baby is peace<br />
Parenting the baby is peace<br />
Become a part of growing process of the baby is peace<br />
Peace is opposite of violence<br />
Peace is Truth, Order and Harmony<br />
Peace is love, affection and empathy<br />
Equity, sustainability and eco-friendly<br />
Peace is a source of energy<br />
Creating spriton and then<br />
Proton, neutron and electron<br />
Peace creates life<br />
Consciousness is a product of peace and<br />
That of the universe and…
I do wonder?<br />
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Defining Peace<br />
The first smile of newly born baby is peace<br />
Mother’s love for the baby is peace<br />
Parenting the baby is peace<br />
Become a part of growing process of the baby is peace<br />
Peace is opposite of violence<br />
Peace is Truth, Order and Harmony<br />
Peace is love, affection and empathy<br />
Equity, sustainability and eco-friendly<br />
Peace is a source of energy<br />
Creating spriton and then<br />
Proton, neutron and electron<br />
Peace creates life<br />
Consciousness is a product of peace and<br />
That of the universe and the life<br />
Peace is infinite and time and spaceless<br />
But creates temporal objects<br />
Peace is a bridge between ‘science and sprituality"<br />
Peace provides life-support systems<br />
Creating resources and ecological equilibrium<br />
Peace creates prosperity<br />
With adoption of appropriate technology<br />
Peace is divine and material<br />
Peace stimulates wisdom<br />
And peaceful behavior<br />
To develop ecology and human systems<br />
Sustaining universal laws<br />
OH humans accept and develop<br />
The definition of peace for<br />
Creating one world-one peaceful global human family<br />
Without violence, wars and terrorism My Meditationtag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-21:1991841:Topic:2751292009-08-21T07:14:43.680ZTinahttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Tina
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Laws of The Great Spirit (according to the teachings of my grandfather)<br />
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Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect.<br />
Remain close to the Great Spirit.<br />
Show great respect for your fellow beings.<br />
Work together for the benefit of all Mankind.<br />
Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.<br />
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Do what you know to be right.<br />
Look after the well being of mind and body.<br />
Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.<br />
Be truthful and honest at…
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Laws of The Great Spirit (according to the teachings of my grandfather)<br />
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Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect.<br />
Remain close to the Great Spirit.<br />
Show great respect for your fellow beings.<br />
Work together for the benefit of all Mankind.<br />
Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.<br />
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Do what you know to be right.<br />
Look after the well being of mind and body.<br />
Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.<br />
Be truthful and honest at all times.<br />
Take full responsibility for your actions.<br />
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Great Spirit,<br />
give us hearts to understand;<br />
never to take from creation's beauty more than we give;<br />
never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed;<br />
never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty;<br />
never to take from her what we cannot use.<br />
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Give us hearts to understand<br />
that to destroy earth's music is to create confusion;<br />
that to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty;<br />
that to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench;<br />
that as we care for her she will care for us.<br />
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We have forgotten who we are.<br />
We have sought only our own security.<br />
We have exploited simply for our own ends.<br />
We have distorted our knowledge.<br />
We have abused our power.<br />
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Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst,<br />
help us to find the way to refresh your lands.<br />
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Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution,<br />
help us to find the way to cleanse your waters.<br />
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Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth grows ugly with misuse,<br />
help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork.<br />
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Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed,<br />
help us to find a way to replenish them.<br />
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Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost in selfishness and<br />
corruption, help us to find the way to restore our humanity.<br />
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Just wondering if anyone else has thought's of meditation in a day? Wondering.. do you know your Bliss?tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-02:1991841:Topic:1953682009-08-02T04:10:14.920ZCelticKChttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CelticKC
As I was wandering through cyber world the past few weeks I see lots of people, (including myself), playing games, chatting, seeking a sense of connection or avoiding it... I got to wondering.. what is it that makes these millions of people tick? What makes them happy? what is their passion? Which of course lead me to ask... Kasey what makes you tick? well , I think the need to feel friendships in my life that are relevant. I think also the need to be needed is a large part of what makes me…
As I was wandering through cyber world the past few weeks I see lots of people, (including myself), playing games, chatting, seeking a sense of connection or avoiding it... I got to wondering.. what is it that makes these millions of people tick? What makes them happy? what is their passion? Which of course lead me to ask... Kasey what makes you tick? well , I think the need to feel friendships in my life that are relevant. I think also the need to be needed is a large part of what makes me tick... the chance that I might help someone keeps me moving forward many times when I feel like stopping...<br />
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What makes me happy? well probably most of all realizing I have the things that makes me tick... Also I think that exciting time of learning about a new person, the flirting, probing (I mean mentally), the casual questions and touches that communicate interest... these things make me happy... Just like Saturday mornings.. in the cafe with coffee and newspaper feeling like an anachronism because I am there without the laptop.... Happy moments in a busy life...<br />
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What is my passion... well simply I would have to say preaching is my passion... I feel a sense of completeness and bliss when I am delivering a message and I can see people getting it! I get excited when I see that AHA moment in another's eyes when they begin to hear the message that they are loved... When I am being a vehicle of learning for peoples spiritual journey... I am experiencing my bliss, my passion...<br />
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What about you? higherpowertag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-07-24:1991841:Topic:1522562009-07-24T16:00:23.359Zjames faheyhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/jamesfahey
whan do you think about your higher power,why,how,thank your higher power
whan do you think about your higher power,why,how,thank your higher power Three Thingstag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-07-21:1991841:Topic:1367982009-07-21T19:29:54.712ZOCNaturalDochttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Kristy
Three things in life that, once gone, never come back:<br />
• Time<br />
• Words<br />
• Opportunity<br />
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Three things in life that are most valuable:<br />
• Love<br />
• Self-confidence<br />
• Friends<br />
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Three things in life that are never certain:<br />
• Dreams<br />
• Success<br />
• Fortune<br />
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Three things that make a man/woman:<br />
• Hard work<br />
• Sincerity<br />
• Commitment<br />
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Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman:<br />
• Substance (Drugs/Alcohol)<br />
• Pride<br />
• Anger<br />
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Three things in life that, once lost, are difficult to build back:<br />
• Respect<br />
• Trust<br />
•…
Three things in life that, once gone, never come back:<br />
• Time<br />
• Words<br />
• Opportunity<br />
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Three things in life that are most valuable:<br />
• Love<br />
• Self-confidence<br />
• Friends<br />
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Three things in life that are never certain:<br />
• Dreams<br />
• Success<br />
• Fortune<br />
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Three things that make a man/woman:<br />
• Hard work<br />
• Sincerity<br />
• Commitment<br />
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Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman:<br />
• Substance (Drugs/Alcohol)<br />
• Pride<br />
• Anger<br />
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Three things in life that, once lost, are difficult to build back:<br />
• Respect<br />
• Trust<br />
• Friendship<br />
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Father,<br />
God bless all my friends in whatever it is that you know they may be needing this day. May their life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you. Amen. dont for get my pasttag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-07-16:1991841:Topic:1081682009-07-16T18:48:24.438Zjames faheyhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/jamesfahey
i do not for get my pass i try not to relive my pass,i move on to new things that are going to make me alot more happy with my life,i do not whant to for get my pass i learn from it
i do not for get my pass i try not to relive my pass,i move on to new things that are going to make me alot more happy with my life,i do not whant to for get my pass i learn from it