Awareness!

[pollyanna]

Wow, as I began reading your post Olmate, and before I got to where you mention the serenity prayer, the words "God grant me etc." immediately sprung to mind.

It was exciting to read the words when I reached them - It's so hard for me to describe (and I have tried in past posts) how really understanding and living this little prayer has completely changed my life.

Once the serenity prayer was "a good piece of advice" from the point of view I had then.

Now, it is simply the only way to live and the peace, understanding and ability to not resist is phenominal.

Thankyou, and I wish you an abundance of peace and joy

[olmate]

Hi Pollyanna,

I agree. We are very priviliged to be able to review some of these early writings with the benefit of our current vocabulary, knowledge and understanding. Just last night I was reading the Lords Prayer translated from the original Aramaic language it was written thousands of years ago. Maybe we are wiser now or perhaps lots of wisdom has been lost over the eons. Either way, NOW is a wonderful time and place.

Allow me to share this too:

O Birther! Father - Mother of the Cosmos
Focus your light within us - make it useful.
Create your reign of unity now -
through our fiery hearts and willing hands
Help us love beyond our ideals
and sprout acts of compassion for all creatures.
Animate the earth within us: we then
feel the Wisdom underneath supporting all.
Untangle knots within
so that we can mend our hearts' simple ties to each other.
Don't let surface things delude us,
But free us from what holds us back from our true purpose.
Out of you, the astonishing fire,
Returning light and sound to the cosmos.
Amen

Olmate

[pollyanna]

Originally Posted by olmate

Hi Pollyanna,

I agree. We are very priviliged to be able to review some of these early writings with the benefit of our current vocabulary, knowledge and understanding. Just last night I was reading the Lords Prayer translated from the original Aramaic language it was written thousands of years ago. Maybe we are wiser now or perhaps lots of wisdom has been lost over the eons. Either way, NOW is a wonderful time and place.

Allow me to share this too:

O Birther! Father - Mother of the Cosmos
Focus your light within us - make it useful.
Create your reign of unity now -
through our fiery hearts and willing hands
Help us love beyond our ideals
and sprout acts of compassion for all creatures.
Animate the earth within us: we then
feel the Wisdom underneath supporting all.
Untangle knots within
so that we can mend our hearts' simple ties to each other.
Don't let surface things delude us,
But free us from what holds us back from our true purpose.
Out of you, the astonishing fire,
Returning light and sound to the cosmos.
Amen

Olmate

Thankyou Olmate for sharing this wonderful piece. It seems to be describing what meditation reveals and allows access to I believe all the wisdom, which can appear to be hidden, surfaces when needed through meditation. It's there all the time - in the quiet within. And that light and deep compassion can shine from deep within onto others through our eyes - as though God is gazing on others (through our eyes) with great love and compassion

I wish you much peace and joy