“The world is like a courtroom, with God as our judge. We are called upon to fulfill our covenant with God, who asked, "Am I not your Lord?" To which we answered, "Yea." And since here on earth we are on trial, our every word and action form the witness to and the evidence of that agreement.” WorldActionEarthFormLordAwarenessJudgingEvidenceTrialsWitnessAgreementCovenantCourtroomWords And ActionsCovenant With God Author:Rumi
“Every Christian is chosen-chosen for similar deeds, namely: to be with the Lord, through unceasing remembrance of Him and awareness of His omnipresence, through the preaching and fulfillment of His commandments, and through a readiness to confess one's faith in Him. In those circles where such a confession is made, it is a loud sermon for all to hear.” MadeChristianLordAwarenessHumilityDeedsCirclesChosenMade ItLoudFulfillmentConfessionPreachingCommandmentsRemembranceSermonsReadiness Author:Theophan the Recluse
“A slightly modified version of the Serenity Prayer: Lord, grant me the serenity to ignore the assholes I cannot avoid; The luck to avoid the ones I can; And the self-awareness not to be one myself” I CanSelfPrayerLordAwarenessSelf AwarenessLuckVersionsGrantsSerenity Book:Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps Source: Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
“The Lord is the refuge of all who seek refuge, the saviour of all who have to be saved. He is the Embodiment of Being-Awareness-Bliss (Sat-chit-ananda). He is now at Puttaparthi as the Effulgent Emperor over the region of Truth, Goodness and Beauty.” LordAwarenessGoodnessSavedBlissSatRegionsRefugeEmperorSaviourEmbodiment Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“one feels guilty on behalf of Western civilisation. What damage are we doing, blindly and swiftly, to those races who are being taught that because we are materially richer we must be emulated without question? What compels us to infect everyone else with our own sick urgency to change, soften and standardise? How can we have the effrontery to lord it over peoples who retain what we have lost - a sane awareness that what matters most is immeasurable?” FeelsMatterLostRaceLordAwarenessTaughtSickWesternGuiltyDamageSaneWhat MattersBehalfUrgencyCivilisation Author:Dervla Murphy
“So when we sing, 'Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,' we are not thinking of the nearness of place, but of the nearness of relationship. It is for increasing degrees of awareness that we pray, for a more perfect consciousness of the divine Presence. We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts.” ThinkingNeedsSoulSpacePerfectSecretConsciousnessLordAwarenessDivinePrayingDegreesDrawsBlessedAbsentAnswers To PrayerSecret Thoughts Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“To become spiritual, you must die to self, and come alive in the Lord. Only then will the mysteries of God fall from your lips. To die to self through self-discipline causes suffering but brings you everlasting life.” SelfSpiritualSufferingDiesFallCausesLordAliveMysteryAwarenessDisciplineLipsSelf DisciplineEverlastingEverlasting LifeMystery Of God Author:Rumi