D&C 25
"12 For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous i a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.
Have you ever been to a Hare Krishna yoga session? There are available in Utah both in South Salt Lake and in Spanish Fork -- it just takes a quick Google search to find the schedule. On my own visit, I noticed a reverence to Yoga that's different from the "work out, lose weight" attitude of modern forms of Yoga. And at the end of my first session, when I was only seventeen, I partly supressed a laugh of surprise when we did the "OMMM" as a classroom, and the teacher gave us a short lesson on how certain vibrations connect us to the divine universe.
"The syllable OM--symbol of Brahman, or God--is, to the HIndu, divine; and in their rituals it is uttered with a solemn resonance, indefinitely prolonged" (Prabhavananda, 2017, Preface to "The Upanishads: Breath of The Eternal").
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
D&C 88
This is a message from God to world religions. It is attitude Mormons should have towards other faiths: that the "true light that is in you" is Christ's light, and even if that manifests in different theologies and practices, it is still a part of the work of salvation (see Alma 24: 27).
The servants of the man are different world religions and their leaders/forerunners.
49 ...the day shall come when you shall bcomprehend even God, being quickened in him and by him.
50 Then shall ye know that ye have aseen me, that I am, and that I am the true blight that is in you, and that you are in me; otherwise ye could not abound.
51 Behold, I will liken these kingdoms unto a man having a field, and he sent forth his servants into the field to dig in the field.
52 And he said unto the first: Go ye and labor in the field, and in the first hour I will come unto you, and ye shall behold the joy of my countenance.
53 And he said unto the second: Go ye also into the field, and in the second hour I will visit you with the joy of my countenance.
54 And also unto the third, saying: I will visit you;
55 And unto the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
56 And the lord of the field went unto the first in the first hour, and tarried with him all that hour, and he was made glad with the light of the countenance of his lord.
57 And then he withdrew from the first that he might visit the second also, and the third, and the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
58 And thus they all received the light of the countenance of their lord, every man in his hour, and in his time, and in his season—
59 Beginning at the first, and so on unto the alast, and from the last unto the first, and from the first unto the last;
60 Every man in his own aorder, until his hour was finished, even according as his lord had commanded him, that his lord might be glorified in him, and he in his lord, that they all might be glorified.
The servants of the man are different world religions and their leaders/forerunners.
49 ...the day shall come when you shall bcomprehend even God, being quickened in him and by him.
50 Then shall ye know that ye have aseen me, that I am, and that I am the true blight that is in you, and that you are in me; otherwise ye could not abound.
51 Behold, I will liken these kingdoms unto a man having a field, and he sent forth his servants into the field to dig in the field.
52 And he said unto the first: Go ye and labor in the field, and in the first hour I will come unto you, and ye shall behold the joy of my countenance.
53 And he said unto the second: Go ye also into the field, and in the second hour I will visit you with the joy of my countenance.
54 And also unto the third, saying: I will visit you;
55 And unto the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
56 And the lord of the field went unto the first in the first hour, and tarried with him all that hour, and he was made glad with the light of the countenance of his lord.
57 And then he withdrew from the first that he might visit the second also, and the third, and the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
58 And thus they all received the light of the countenance of their lord, every man in his hour, and in his time, and in his season—
59 Beginning at the first, and so on unto the alast, and from the last unto the first, and from the first unto the last;
60 Every man in his own aorder, until his hour was finished, even according as his lord had commanded him, that his lord might be glorified in him, and he in his lord, that they all might be glorified.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Can I glorify God through snowboarding?
Click Here or copy and past the following link to see a great video by the Bible Project defining the word "Nephesh" which is often translated into english as "soul". https://youtu.be/g_igCcWAMAM
The first great commandment is to love God with all of our heart, might, mind, and living being, meaning all my actions are meant to glorify my God.
So, can I glorify God snowboarding? I think so, but it has to be done in a certain manner. There is a Buddhist saying that says "Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water." In the same light, I think Christ is not saying "change all your actions", but rather "change the nature of all your actions." By choosing to do things mindfully, prayerfully, always in remembrance of Christ, we keep this commandment. What we do sometimes matters less than how we do it; as in those situations are often day-to-day needs, wants, and tasks.
Do you agree, disagree? Please comment below!
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