Easter and the Law of Being (Essay)

         Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but if it die,
         it bringeth forth much fruit - John 12:24. 

Certain saints and prophets personify particular aspects of the Universal Truth -
     Buddha: Compassion, Service
     St. Francis: Love for all Life.
     Socrates: Omnipotence of Virtue, Moral Perfection
     Ramakrishna: Universality of Religious Truth
     Christ: Law of Sacrifice

Christ's passion, his thought, his supreme sacrifice, have become stamped ... Read more.

CHRIST AND VEDANTA (Essay)

Vedanta declares that the Atman, or the Divine Self in each individual, is all that exists, has become everything. The Self-realized soul should, therefore, not only know, but be this Divine Self. Christ is that living embodiment of the Divine Essence of the Vedanta philosophy.

In all his teachings it is the Realized Soul that speaks:  I and my Father are one means ... Read more.

TRUTH: THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLE (Essay)

Truth …? We hear much of this from Christ, Buddha, the Hindu texts … from all philosophers.
Christ’s words to Pilate: “I have come to bear witness to the Truth.”
Buddha: “Truth is Life.”
Upanishads (main Vedantic scriptures): Constant emphasis on the Truth.
As though there really is one saving, eternal, universal Truth of being that will enlighten and free us forever!
Is there?...  Read more 

CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS (Essay)

Although Christ is the topic, Subjectivity is our theme—how we are always coming back to ourselves in all our actions, dreams, reveries, lifetimes. At Christmas we contemplate Christ and end up by contemplating ourselves.

Thou Art That. This aphorism represents the core of the Vedanta philosophy: Thou art the Being in all beings, the Soul in all souls. Every heart beating is your own heart… therefore Love your neighbor as yourself.... Read more.

Christmas

The world still celebrates the day of Christ's birth! This great Being still dominates the world.

In the midst of the Cold, the Warmth of His Life emerges. In the midst of the Darkness, Light; amidst the ruins, Love.

Christ is so much like Buddha that perhaps they were the same: they both took the sufferings and miseries of the world upon their shoulders, experiencing them as their own suffering and misery.

They embodied the ideal of Sacrifice. Let us sacrifice, too.
 

Christmas- A Spiritual Spring

Christmas is like spring—a spiritual spring. The same blossoming of hope, of hidden energies, but is even more uplifting. Spring is a gift from nature; Christmas a gift from our souls.  
 

Thoughts on Christmas

The commercialism ... rush, haste―exhaustion ... strained, driven faces in the department stores.  
But for many, Christmas is their main chance during the year to express the unity of all Life.
Obeying this law of Oneness:
               ● We experience JOY by giving, and thinking of others first.
               ● We relate to others as though they too were obeying the Law―HARMONY.
               ● Benefits are received ―GRATITUDE is felt.     

See also: RAMAKRISHNA AND CHRIST, THE SUPERMYSTICS (Book)

BACK TO WORDS OF WISDOM ARCHIVES

Note: All "Words of Wisdom" are quotations from Paul Hourihan, unless otherwise noted.