A disciple :
Master, we Christians have commandments to love God and neighbour.
Master:
How can you have a commandment to love?
disciple :
They are in the scripture.
Master :
If you have commandment to love you may get obedience and not love.
disciple:
Then how do we respond to this so called "commandment?"
Master :
When some one loves you, you can respond that love.
God loved us first and so you may love Him as a response to that love. Don't take it as a commandment.
અંતરાગ્નિ Antaragni: Ignatian Spirituality ,Gujarat: Sharing about spirituality in the context of India, especially in Gujarat. Indian spiritual traditions can contribute a lot to the search for meaning and deep experience of the Supreme being.
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The paradox of Pope Francis
The paradox of Pope Francis
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Hans Kung | May. 21, 2013
Who could have imagined what has happened in the last weeks?
When I decided, months ago, to resign all of my official duties on the occasion of my 85th birthday, I assumed I would never see fulfilled my dream that -- after all the setbacks following the Second Vatican Council -- the Catholic church would once again experience the kind of rejuvenation that it did under Pope John XXIII.
Then my theological companion over so many decades, Joseph Ratzinger -- both of us are now 85 -- suddenly announced his resignation from the papal office effective at the end of February. And on March 19, St. Joseph’s feast day and my birthday, a new pope with the surprising and programmatic name Francis assumed this office.
When I decided, months ago, to resign all of my official duties on the occasion of my 85th birthday, I assumed I would never see fulfilled my dream that -- after all the setbacks following the Second Vatican Council -- the Catholic church would once again experience the kind of rejuvenation that it did under Pope John XXIII.
Then my theological companion over so many decades, Joseph Ratzinger -- both of us are now 85 -- suddenly announced his resignation from the papal office effective at the end of February. And on March 19, St. Joseph’s feast day and my birthday, a new pope with the surprising and programmatic name Francis assumed this office.
Anger Management - Why Shout?
Why shout?
A
saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of
family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned
to his disciples smiled and asked.
‘But,
why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can
as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.’ asked the
saint
The
saint continued, ‘When they love each other even more, what happens?
They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other
in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at
each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they
love each other.’
A
saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of
family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned
to his disciples smiled and asked.
‘Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?’
Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, ‘Because we lose our calm, we shout.’
‘But,
why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can
as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.’ asked the
saint
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.Finally the saint explained, .
‘When
two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To
cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The
angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each
other to cover that great distance.
What
happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other
but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance
between them is either nonexistent or very small…’
The
saint continued, ‘When they love each other even more, what happens?
They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other
in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at
each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they
love each other.’
He looked at his disciples and said.
‘So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant, Do not say words
that distance each other more, Or else there will come a day when the
distance is so great that you will not find the path to return. They may
end up in divorce courts, for instance.’
- spiritual short stories
Saturday, June 1, 2013
http://getrmt.com/mieke.html
Do you know somebody who suffers from excessive blaming of others? Of course you do. The person gets a list of resentments about things that were done to them… and then that list tends to grow out of control.
Here's the thing. When you blame and resent people for the past, you're giving them responsibility over important parts of your life. Now they're responsible, not you. You give them that responsibility, even though they may have screwed up! Doesn't make sense, right?
On the other hand, some people in our lives - colleagues, friends, parents, family members - DID play an important part in our life story, right? They did have an effect on us, and in some cases they did hurt us.
So how do you deal with that disparity? In this video, Tony will show you a strategy called "Conscious Blaming." This strategy gives you a win-win: you get to blame others for things that happened to you BUT in a way that won't hurt you. Mieke was able to unlock and release a whole set of resentments and self-limitations, and live an expanded life.
Here's the video. Feel free to share it with a friend!
Warmly,
Mark Peysha
CEO and Cofounder
Robbins-Madanes Training
Do you know somebody who suffers from excessive blaming of others? Of course you do. The person gets a list of resentments about things that were done to them… and then that list tends to grow out of control.
Here's the thing. When you blame and resent people for the past, you're giving them responsibility over important parts of your life. Now they're responsible, not you. You give them that responsibility, even though they may have screwed up! Doesn't make sense, right?
On the other hand, some people in our lives - colleagues, friends, parents, family members - DID play an important part in our life story, right? They did have an effect on us, and in some cases they did hurt us.
So how do you deal with that disparity? In this video, Tony will show you a strategy called "Conscious Blaming." This strategy gives you a win-win: you get to blame others for things that happened to you BUT in a way that won't hurt you. Mieke was able to unlock and release a whole set of resentments and self-limitations, and live an expanded life.
Here's the video. Feel free to share it with a friend!
Warmly,
Mark Peysha
CEO and Cofounder
Robbins-Madanes Training
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