“To encounter such a being is considered the ultimate karmic blessing in the sense that your life will be so configured that every single variant problematic karma will surface, which means you have the opportunity of passing through them all correctly, going over the ocean of the samsara and reaching nirvana yourself.” MeanOpportunityTeacherBlessingOceanUltimateSurfaceKarmaPassingPassingsEncountersReachingEnlightenedPassing ThroughSamsara Author:Frederick Lenz
“Yes, fasting is not merely a commandment from God but a godly gift, a grace and a blessing. God the creator of our body and soul knows of our need to fast for its benefit for our spiritual life, development and our eternity. He granted us the knowledge and manner of fasting. As a kind Father and a wise Teacher, He has recommended fasting for us.” KnowsNeedsKindSoulBodySpiritualFatherGraceTeacherWiseDevelopmentBlessingBenefitsEternityCreatorGrantedSpiritual LifeCommandmentsGodlyFasting Author:Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
“Being the offspring of English teachers is a mixed blessing. When the film star says to you, on the air, 'It was a perfect script for she and I,' inside your head you hear, in the sarcastic voice of your late father, 'Perfect for she, eh? And perfect for I, also?'” FilmFatherStarsVoicePerfectTeacherAirBlessingLateScriptsSarcasticOffspringEnglish TeacherFilm Stars Book:Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets Source: Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets
“Go out into the world where your heart calls you. The blessings will come, I promise you that. I wish for you the insight to recognize the blessings as such, and sometimes it's hard. But you'll know it's a blessing if you are enriched and transformed by the experience. So be ready. There are great souls and teachers everywhere. It's your job to recognize them.” IfsKnowsWorldInspirationalHeartSoulSometimesHardJobsWishTeacherReadyPromiseBlessingInsightTransformedI PromiseGreat Souls Author:Sy Montgomery
“When the teacher, the spiritual master, is praying for the mercy of the Lord to enlighten the student, then by the blessings of the Lord the student gets the blessing of knowledge.” SpiritualLordTeacherStudentsMastersPrayingBlessingMercyEnlighteningSpiritual Masters Author:Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami
“What I feel the most confident about as a teacher, whatever my strengths and weaknesses are. The fact that I got to be around those people, I feel like that I have something to offer because of that blessing. Being around them a little bit... I'm not them. I'm certainly not trying to compare myself to them. But in lieu of them being able to impart something, the fact that I had so many people like that that were kind to me and talked to me was invaluable.” PeopleFeelsTryingKindLittlesFactsAbleBitsTeacherBlessingOffersLittle BitWeaknessCompareImpartInvaluableStrength And Weakness Author:Jon Gordon
“I'd met so many enlightened spiritual teachers that it became a challenge to select one. I believed in the oneness of spirituality - unconditional love for God, and unconditional compassion for the beings of this world - but I also understood that unless I chose a particular path, I couldn't focus and take blessings from teachers that would allow me to have deep realizations and spiritual experiences.” WorldSpiritualSpiritualityChallengesCompassionPathFocusTeacherBlessingRealizationGod LoveEnlightenedUnconditional LoveUnconditionalSelectSpiritual Experience Author:Radhanath Swami
“The rise of the prosperity gospel is one of the great challenges to the true message of Jesus Christ. While not an expressly Western problem, the promises of this false teaching are often deeply rooted in Western materialism and worldly wealth. Teachers focus on a temporal reward as evidence of God's blessing, often ignoring the greater issues of justice, reconciliation, and redemption so needed in the world today.” WorldProblemTodayJesusChristChallengesWealthJusticeFocusTeacherTeachingPromiseBlessingEvidenceJesus ChristWesternProsperityRedemptionMaterialismWorldlyReconciliation Author:Ed McBain
“Hope humbly then; with trembling pinions soar; Wait the great teacher, Death, and God adore; What future bliss He gives not thee to know, But gives that hope to be thy blessing now.” KnowsGivingHopeWaitingTeacherBlessingTheeBlissAdoreSoarTremblingGreat Teacher Book:The Works of Alexander Pope Source: The Works of Alexander Pope