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Fu condotto dallo Spirito nel deserto

[Anónimas @Anonimasenamora]

Alguien me dijo que leyera el Salmo 23 al despertar y el Salmo 91 antes de dormir.
Honestamente, es un consejo que puede cambiar la vida.

[Ananda @_anandaonly]

Karma & the imagined 'Me'

[Ananda @_anandaonly]

Embrace

the sacred
emptiness

[Roberto M† Bigini @bigini_roberto]

📌

[The Still Point @thestillpoint_]

“I do nothing at all,” thus would the knower of Truth think, while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, breathing.

~ Bhagavad Gita 5.8

[Yogita Raj Rana @yogsrana]

Better than pretending to be wise
is drinking wine
and honestly weeping.

Ōtomo no Tabito (c. 665–731)
Man’yōshū (8th century)

[The Still Point @thestillpoint_]

“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”

~ Lao Tzu

[The Still Point @thestillpoint_]

“Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought.
Why do you stay in prison
when the door is so wide open?”

~ Rūmī

[The Still Point @thestillpoint_]

“To study the Buddha Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.”

~ Dōgen

[♰ @eisvci]

“O erro está em alguns quererem tornar-se santos, mas a seu modo. Querem amar a Jesus Cristo, mas conforme sua inclinação, sem deixar certos divertimentos, certas vaidades no vestir, certos alimentos apetitosos. Amam a Deus, mas se não conseguem tal emprego, vivem inquietos. Se alguém lhes toca na fama, logo se irritam. Se não saram de uma doença, perdem a paciência. Amam a Deus, mas não abandonam o apego às riquezas, às honras do mundo, à vaidade de serem tidos por pessoas de classe, sábios, melhores que os outros. Essas pessoas rezam, comungam; mas porque tem o coração cheio de coisas terrenas, pouco proveito tiram. A eles o Senhor não fala, porque vê que perde tempo: ‘Eu falaria a muitas almas, mas o mundo faz muito barulho nos seus ouvidos, de modo que a minha voz não pode ser percebida por eles. Oh! Se eles se afastassem um pouco do mundo!’.

Quem está, portanto, cheio de apegos terrenos não é capaz de ouvir a voz de Deus que lhe fala. Infeliz daquele que tem apego às coisas sensíveis deste mundo! Não será difícil que, cego por eles, deixe um dia de amar a jesus Cristo; para não perder estes bens passageiros, poderá vir a perder para sempre a Deus, felicidade infinita.”

— S. Afonso Maria de Ligório, A Prática do Amor a Jesus Cristo, cap. XI.

[Natalie @natbes]

«Американские коллеги объяснили мне, что низкий уровень общей культуры и школьного образования в их стране — сознательное достижение ради экономических целей. Дело в том, что, начитавшись книг, образованный человек становится худшим покупателем: он меньше покупает и стиральных машин, и автомобилей, начинает предпочитать им Моцарта или Ван Гога, Шекспира или теоремы. От этого страдает экономика общества потребления и, прежде всего, доходы хозяев жизни — вот они и стремятся не допустить культурности и образованности (которые, вдобавок, мешают им манипулировать населением, как лишённым интеллекта стадом).»

Владимир Арнольд, один из крупнейших математиков 20 века.

Я могу добавить, что тенденция расползлась по миру.

[Memento Mori @TempusFugit4016]

"I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy." - St. Paul of the Cross

[The Still Point @thestillpoint_]

“Attachment to seemingly concrete objects is always a cause for suffering. But these objects of desire have no real existence.”

~ Nagarjuna

[The Knowledge Archivist @KnowledgeArchiv]

“The easiest man to frighten is the one who believes that everything ends when his fleeting existence comes to an end. The new slave traders understand this well, and it is on this belief that the importance of materialist doctrines rests.”

— Ernst Jünger

[Parole Cristiane @parolecristiane]

Se sei orgoglioso, sei il diavolo. Se sei triste, sei suo figlio. E se ti preoccupi di mille cose, sei il suo servitore senza riposo.
~ Detti dei Padri del Deserto

[Memento Mori @TempusFugit4016]

"The present age is completely absorbed in speculations of every kind - political, commercial, literary, scientific, and even religious; so that the source whence the rising generation ought to derive more knowledge of their moral and religious duties is contaminated by invincible pride, immoderate luxury, ridiculous fashion, self-interest, and general ignorance of the doctrine of salvation. Hence the predominant tendency of the present generation is to enjoy material life, indulge the passions, gratify the sensitive and appetitive powers, and neglect the religious cultivation of the intellect, heart, and soul." - Fr. Michael Müller

[Adam | Faithful Messenger @Adam_FaithfulM]

In 1986, the American Medical Association published an article titled "The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". It details the entire process of Jesus' trial to His death on the cross.

In Luke 22, before Jesus is arrested, it is written that He was in great distress & sweating blood. Although rare, it is recognized as Hematidrosis, a condition caused by high levels of stress.

At the time, the crucifixion was considered the worst death for the worst of criminals. But this is not all Jesus faced. He endured whipping so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. He was beaten so horribly that His face was torn & His beard ripped.

A crown of thorns, 2-3 inches long cut deeply into His scalp. The leather whip used to flog Him had tiny iron balls & sharp bones. The balls caused internal injuries while the sharp bones ripped open His flesh. His skeletal muscles, veins, & bowels are exposed, causing major blood loss. Most men do not survive this kind of torture. After Jesus was severely flogged, He was forced to carry His cross while people mocked & spat on Him.

Crucifixion was a process meant to instill excruciating pain, creating a slow & agonizing death. Nails as long as 8 inches were driven into Jesus' wrists & feet. The Roman soldiers knew the tendons in the wrists would tear & break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support Himself to breathe. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the courage...Jesus endured this reality for 3 hours!

The Gospel of John writes that after Jesus' death, a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear & blood & water came out. Scientists explain that from hypovolemic shock, the rapid heart rate causes fluid to gather in the sack around the lungs & heart. The accumulation of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called a Pericardial effusion & the lungs is called a pleural effusion.

To the world, Christianity is as foolish as it can get. They believe it's for the weak. But when you are confronted by the reality of the cross, it's clearly not a pretty sight. It is brutal & horrific.

This is the weight Jesus carried. The weight of the sins of the world, all so that we can live. God's wrath is fully satisfied in Jesus. This is what it took. Repent & believe! Jesus is “God among us” in the flesh. Jesus is our Savior. Jesus loves you so much that He went through this spiritual and physical punishment for your sins and mine.

Jesus is the LORD, Almighty God, Everlasting Father.

Thank You, Jesus.

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

Inside, we are ageless and when we talk to ourselves, it’s the same age of the person we were talking to when we were little. It’s the body that is changing around that ageless center.

— David Lynch

[The Still Point @thestillpoint_]

“I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I am not a living being. I am consciousness. It was my thirst for living that was my bondage.” (2.22)

~ Ashtavakra Gita

[Fr. Daniel☦️ @Fragbaza]

The Clearest Sign You Have Lost God.

It is not when you have fallen into a grave sin. It is not when you have doubted. And it is not even when you no longer feel grace. The most reliable sign that you have lost God is when your heart has become cold and indifferent to the pain of another. 
You may perform every ritual perfectly, but if you can calmly walk past someone’s tears, or remain unmoved by the loneliness of your neighbour-if there is no living, active compassion in your heart-know that you are infinitely far from Christ. 
For God is Love. And the path to Him lies only through a compassionate heart.