To your friends be joyful
\nTo your elders be attentive
\nTo your parents be respectful
\nTo strangers be courteous
\nTo your enemies be forgiving
\nTo the animals be caring
\nTo your body be nurturing
\nTo your mind be discerning
\nTo your heart be grateful
\nTo the weak be helpful
\nTo the slow be patient
\nTo the blind be vision
\nTo the foolish be wisdom
\nTo the less fortunate be generosity
\nTo the earth be gentle
\nTo the dying be the gate
\nTo your beloved be faithful
\nTo your soul be truthful<\/p>\n
To all things and beings of this Divine Earth be Love.<\/p>\n
We must shoulder each other in these times and put care into our actions, lest through selfish acts we create karma for ourselves and pain and suffering for others. There is only one path to your soul, and that is the path of Dharma. All others lead to sorrow.<\/p>\n
We know we have gone astray when we have caused harm to another in body or mind. Through ego we believe the fulfillment of a selfish desire is more important than the confluence of peace, love and kindness. Buddha has said “an insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”\u009d Thus, calm the ego and establish yourself in Spirit so that you bring happiness into the lives of those you care about.<\/p>\n
The egoic mind is the root of harmful desires. Imagine a lake. The lake may be peacefully calm and serene, smoothly reflecting the moon and stars above. Suddenly a desire arises in the mind and a stone is thrown into water. All serenity disappears and the ripples from the tossed stone stone spread near and far, and disruptive waves travel on and on. One unguided thought born out of ego has this effect, that its waves of energy ripple through the causal realm becoming karma. Everything is caused and this leads to an effect or outcome; every action has an equal and opposite reaction.<\/p>\n
If we wish to live in our truth we must cause as little harm as possible. Cause goodness to arise in your thoughts and cause love to be expressed through your heart. In this way, goodness and love are yours to fill the universe and the share amongst the hearts of all beings.<\/p>\n
Sat Nam,<\/p>\n
Johannes ~ Sevaji<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
To your friends be joyful To your elders be attentive To your parents be respectful To strangers be courteous To your enemies be forgiving To the animals be caring To your body be nurturing To your mind be discerning To your heart be grateful To the weak be helpful To …<\/p>\n