Steel sharpens steel, and the Heart opens the Heart.
When you focus on your inner being - your Presence, the Self - the most intimate communion with your Creator is established and your Heart will bloom into even greater splendor and glory. You grow by turning inwards to God.
@melissaleilaa It rains on the just and the unjust. God doesn't withhold from anyone. But remember that not every "blessing" is from God. Ill-gotten gains are a thing. And no one escapes justice - it's just that the law of karma works at such a vast scale that it may appear this way for a time.
You can't think your way out of a prison made of thoughts. You may be able to think your way to the edge of it, but eventually you have to step beyond thought to be fully free.
@raghu_venugopal And how many people have died on the operating table or after their surgery because of some stupid mistake a surgeon made? Trust is often misplaced, and surgeons are just as fallible as any other person.
@clintoptions Yes and no. If you see money as a tool that helps you realize only personal freedom, sure. But if you consider how much more you can give to the world and how much more you can create when you are super wealthy, then money's value scales infinitely.
@goddessmezuia It can happen to anyone, regardless of sex. We pray for rain, God brings the flood of true love, and then our mind tells us we are drowning.
@IAmBenJames Fellowship, formal teaching, or a Guru are all good. Very good. But any teaching rooted in truth will just point you back your Heart, anyways. The inner Guru.
Make positive changes daily.
Walk, be thankful, pray, encourage others with smiles, acts of kindness.
Make health and habit changes.
Say no to unneeded things, chaos and people.
Say yes to nature, silence and freedom.
@Munook I thought about going to see it, just out of respect for Spielberg and the many viewings of Close Encounters that used to bring me comfort. I hope you and your family have been well, David. Sending my love.
@emrevalez I pray and ask that God's hand brings justice with temperance and mercy when that day comes. That in His love he corrects and does not crush them.
@christinaraciti Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was taught by his father to "observe the river" of the mind when he felt anxiety, etc. You can't observe the river and still be in it or swept away by the current. It creates a distance that lets us step back into presence/the heart and out of ego.
@SentimentalStr4 Idk, Pat Metheny has auctioned off guitars or raffled them for charity. That seems OK. But I wouldn't pay a dime for some celebrity guitar if it didn't serve a greater purpose.