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MoonSpirit
That was a beautiful and inspiring remark! Thank you so much for it. It was really loaded with understanding and wisdom.
Thanks again for responding in such depth.
Gerald
posted by
GEPRUITT
on March 31, 2007 at 12:46 AM
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Yes, it is all about 'heart' and not about 'smart.' May I quote from my Teacher?
This body is the residence of God. The food you take is the offering you make to him. Your act of bathing is the ceremonial bathing of Him who is in You. The ground you walk on is His domain. The joy you gain is His gift. The grief you experienceis His lesson. Remember Him ever, in sun and rain, day and night, asleep and awake.
Offer service and receive love. This is the recipe for experiencing Divinity. Our love should not be confined to our kith and kin. It must extend beyond the family to society as a whole, then to the nation at large and finally embrace the whole world.
Whatever books you may read, you cannot realize the Divine merely by intellectual effort. One must put it into practice. That sense of oneness can only be promoted by the practice of love and not by any other means.
It is not what you have achieved that is important. It is the broadness of heart that has motivated you to do work that counts. Being broad minded with a selfless attitude, humility and obedience, you should try to share the difficulties of others around you. It is the purity of heart that is more important than the magnitude of the work itself.
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If you are not moved at the sight of human distress, disease or injustice, how can you muster the determination and dedication necessary to serve the unseen, inscrutable mysterious God? When you do not love man, your heart will not love God. Despising your fellowman, you cannot, at the same time, worship God; if you do, God will not accept that hypocrisy. God is the resident in every heart; so if you serve anyone, that service reaches the God within him: it brings to you the grace of God.
MoonSpirit 
posted by
syzygy
on March 30, 2007 at 11:44 PM
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Justi
See, now. We DO agree on some things. Have a great day.
posted by
GEPRUITT
on March 30, 2007 at 10:42 PM
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GEPRUITT
Yes we need more heart people.
posted by
Justi
on March 30, 2007 at 6:36 PM
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proc
I can only add one word to what you said: Amen! Thank you. proc.
posted by
GEPRUITT
on March 30, 2007 at 3:35 PM
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This a lovely post.
Refreshing and honest and balanced.It has affirmed so many things Ive always believed.Like if you are greatly gifted you cannot hide your life under the bushel.And intelligence and education does not make people more worthy than others.And so many atheists I know have become like the christians who try to force their beliefs on their kids.Ive heard atheists say my kids will never believe all that drivel.Well,I say let each child search truth for themselves and if they come to know God,how blessed they are.
posted by
proc
on March 30, 2007 at 2:55 PM
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linter's comment
What can I say, Linter? No one could say it better than you just did. Thanks.
posted by
GEPRUITT
on March 30, 2007 at 8:49 AM
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very right !
Intelligence is indeed a gift and every gifted person has an obligation to use it for the greater good.
posted by
linter
on March 30, 2007 at 7:57 AM
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