Spiritual Exercise from Buddha stephinrazin: It is useless to attempt to exert one's ego in a transient world where all that is without heart and soul will melt away like ice in the sun. And so, let us begin our contemplation in this way: 1. Imagine that your mind is a block of ice floating on a stormy sea. Say to the sea, "Be calm!" and wait until it abates into stillness. 2. Now watch as the sun blazes through parting clouds and melts the cold hardness of your mind until you are free of it and left alone with your breathing. 3. Slowly breathe in and out, and say aloud, "God, free me from myself to be one with your heart." 4. Now rest with these words and feel their reality. What do such words mean to you? Do they make sense, or do you want to argue with them? 5. If you want to argue, go back to the ice block on the sea and begin again, for the non-power cannot take hold until it is melted from your mind. This is a transitory world of Illusion, my dear ones, do not make it more than it is anddo not waste your time with futile exercises of the ego. Seek the greater power of enlightenment within you that will unite you with God's grace and mercy. Be a light unto the world - - take not from your brethren, but GIVE to them all that is in your heart and soul to give. That is real -- that is TRUTH. I leave you now with my undying love and devotion. ~ Siddhartha Gautama Buddha From Messengers of God by Micheal Edward Owens | Religion Chat Room 35 People Chatting Similar Conversations |