Avatars
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Place your angel encounter story and picture on Angel Book within Facebook
Loved Ones…. right now is the best time to go to Facebook and search out Angel Book.
Within Facebook is a global place for you to document your own amazing angelic encounter…at Angel Book.
Each of us at present has a Guardian Angel positioned on our right hand side…make them smile.
Many of us have had an exceptional encounter with the Angelic Realm which is most vivid and remains living in our consciousness….contribute that true story!
Loved Ones, if truth be told you really do need to share your photo and true angelic story with the rest of the world!
At this moment on Angel Book (located within Facebook) you can upload pictures and contribute your own particular Angelic Encounter.
Go to Facebook and search out Angel Book and contribute your accurate story on the Angel Book Wall.
This is an extraordinary opening for you to share your angelic encounter.
Use this magnificent opportunity to read and have the benefit of seeing pictures of true life angelic episodes currently happening all around this beautiful planet.
Go to Angel Book (within Facebook) and enjoy reading where multitudes of incarnated beings have been touched by those magnificent entities of unconditional love…those haloed beings of unlimited Love and Light…thee angelic messengers of from Mother and Father God.
Loved Ones…go to Facebook…and seek out Angel Book….go to the Angel Book wall and lay your special story down…contribute your photos…and add your own true story of how you were touch by your guardian angel…your own story of angelicinfusion.
True first hand records and images of physical healings, life saving episodes, incredible synchronistic happenings, and factual stories of emotional miracles…and much more.
Share your loving message about unconditional love and healing.
I promise you…… your guardian angel will in actuality be exceedingly thankful for it.
You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers,
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com
Sunday, August 30, 2009
THE ELDERS
Loved Ones...as we all proceed along our different paths gaining knowledge...among us are some souls who have already traveled a bit further down this road for earth pilgrims...this road of real time experiences in compassion ... this road of real time experiences in patience.
Loved Ones...the Kabala teaches a deeply hidden secret which pertains
to the spiritual powers of the mouth...
...as letters and words arouse the very forces that they describe, the mouth animates the spiritual forces that is speaks...positive words generate positive angels, while negative speech produces negative angels...
...the good and bad events in our lives are merely the net effect of the angelic influences created through the power of speech...
...the evil inclination works to bind us from this spiritual truth...having succumbed to the uncertainty and doubt implanted within us by our negative tendencies, most of us disregard the words that come out of our mouths...
...yet kabala teaches that it is far more important to consider what comes out of the mouth than what goes into it...
...it is fitting that through the power of the Zohar’s words, we can draw Light to help us use our speech in a positive manner...
Loved ones...if we so select.... we can follow in their wise footsteps and avoid some serious pitfalls...as a speech and language pathologist I urge each of us to use the communication skills each of us is endowed with by Mother and Father God...
...these souls who are leaders are our elders who they themselves have walked this road and gained more experiential knowledge...and now are in a position to communicate this knowledge to us...to help each of us learn our lessons with the least amount of pain...these elder souls...as a group are called THE ELDERS.
The Elders are an independent group of eminent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity.
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• Kofi Annan
• Ela Bhatt
• Lakhdar Brahimi
• Gro Brundtland
• Fernando H Cardoso
• Jimmy Carter
• Graça Machel
• Mary Robinson
• Desmond Tutu
• Muhammad Yunus
Jimmy Carter: “Although it’s very important now to stop all the settlement building and expansion in all of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, that’s just a first step. The final step will have to be for all Israeli settlements to be removed from Palestine. And let there be an independent nation here on this land where we’re standing side by side in peace with Israel be the ultimate goal.”
Desmond Tutu: “You don’t get true security from the barrel of a gun. They tried to oppress us with the barrel of a gun. They found that, in the end, true security came when the human rights of all were recognized and respected."
Loved Ones...I include all souls in the Middle East and THE ELDERS in my sunrise and sunset prayers and petitions...that they...that we...all learn all our lessons with the least amount of pain.
You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers,
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com
Monday, January 26, 2009
ultraterrestrials at work
Loved Ones…as we ambulate on this planet…treating each other in a less than loving way….others ….others created by Mother and Father God who do not reside on this planet refer to this location as the “marsh”….they use this label because only on this planet do we free will creations do the injurious acts to one another with out care to what we are really doing…
We all just climb on top of one another…pulling each other down for reasons of greed…into a quagmire of greed…a marsh of greed…ultraterrestrials have and are currently on this planet… brave ultraterrestrials here to help us learn our lessons with the least amount of pain.
Loved ones we are all of the same source…Aliens have contacted humans several times but governments have hidden the truth for 60 years, the sixth man to walk on the moon has claimed.
Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, said he was aware of many UFO visits to Earth during his career with NASA but each one was covered up.
Dr Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview that sources at the space agency who had had contact with aliens described the beings as 'little people who look strange to us.'
He said supposedly real-life ET's were similar to the traditional image of a small frame, large eyes and head.
Chillingly, he claimed our technology is 'not nearly as sophisticated' as theirs and "had they been hostile", he warned 'we would be been gone by now'.
Loved Ones…no self respecting ET will come here as they fear us…we are spiritually under endowed as a result of exercising our gift of free will in such an impoverished manner.
Dr Mitchell, along with with Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard, holds the record for the longest ever moon walk, at nine hours and 17 minutes following their 1971 mission.
'I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real,' Dr Mitchell said.
'It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it.
UFO theorists believe Roswell in New Mexico was the site of an alien crash in 1947
'I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit.'
Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real and similar alien visits continue to be investigated.
He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organizations are moving in that direction.'
Mr Margerrison said: 'I thought I'd stumbled on some sort of astronaut humor but he was absolutely serious that aliens are definitely out there and there's no debating it.'
Officials from NASA, however, were quick to play the comments down.
In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe.
'Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue.'
Loved ones…elevate your consciousness and do acts of kindness to yourself and others…I petition and ask that in the name of The Absolute Deity.
You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers.
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com
www.ultraterrestrials.com
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
They are a cache of Christian texts.
Loved Ones...an avatar is a connection to the "other side"....and yes the wife of Our Lord Jesus the Christ was herself an avatar...
Mary Magdalene's story is intimately linked with Jesus.
She plays a starring role in one of the most powerful and important scenes in the Gospels.
When Jesus is crucified by the Romans, Mary Magdalene was there supporting him in his final terrifying moments and mourning his death.
She also discovers the empty tomb, and she's a witness to the resurrection.
She was there at the beginning of a movement that was going to transform the West.
But the Mary Magdalene that lives in our memories is quite different. In art, she's often semi-naked, or an isolated hermit repenting for her sins in the wilderness: an outcast. Her primary link with Jesus is as the woman washing and anointing his feet. But we know her best as a prostitute.
The whole story of Mary as a prostitute, who is fallen and redeemed, is a very powerful image of redemption a signal that no matter how low one has fallen, one can be redeemed.
Powerful as this image may be, it is not the story of Mary Magdalene.
Mary Magdalene is mentioned in each of the four gospels in the New Testament, but not once does it mention that she was a prostitute or a sinner.
At some point Mary Magdalene became confused with two other women in the Bible: Mary, the sister of Martha and the unnamed sinner from Luke's gospel (7:36-50) both of whom wash Jesus' feet with their hair.
In the 6th Century, Pope Gregory the Great made this assumption official by declaring in a sermon that these three characters were actually the same person: Mary Magdalene, repentant saint.
The Catholic Church did later declare that Mary Magdalene was not the penitent sinner, but this was not until 1969.
After several centuries, the reputation still lingers.
Mary of Magdala
Although we know something about Jewish society in ancient Palestine, 2,000 years ago, we know very little about Mary herself. The Bible provides no personal details of her age, status or family.
Her name, Mary Magdalene, gives us the first real clue about her. It suggests that she came from a town called Magdala.
There is a place today called Magdala, 120 miles north of Jerusalem on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. We do know there was also an ancient place called Magdala from literature. The name occurs in the New Testament, and also in Jewish texts. Its full name is Magdala Tarichaea.
Magdala seems to mean tower, and Tarichaea means salted fish. If the name of the town was 'Tower of Salted Fish', it's no surprise that its main business was fishing. As a woman living in Magdala, Mary may have worked in the fish markets.
One Jewish text which mentions Magdala, called 'Lamentations Raba', says is that Magdala is judged by God and destroyed because of its fornication. It is possible that the description of Magdala as a place of fornication is the origin of the idea that arose in western Christianity that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute.
We know there were brothels elsewhere in the Mediterranean, and Galilee was probably no exception. It was part of the Roman Empire, which placed a heavy tax burden on families, and often women paid the heaviest price...not unlike today.
The Roman conquest, and then the Roman Imperial Rule would have made quite a dramatic impact on Galilee economically it would have brought the people into greater and greater tax burdens, and that would have put pressure on families.
When tax burdens were at their worst and a family could no longer pay off its debts, children were sometimes given up as slaves.
Perhaps this was Mary Magdalene's fate.
With such a tough background, it's not hard to imagine that Mary might have been a prostitute, but this evidence is purely circumstantial. However, her name, Mary 'of Magdala', could suggest something else altogether: she was unmarried. A married woman would have carried her husband's name and Mary didn't.
There is nothing in the limited amount of material we have about Mary in the Gospel traditions that suggests she is married, she's never described as being a widow, and she also is not said to have any children.
2,000 years ago, an unmarried woman was viewed with suspicion. Perhaps this isolated Mary, but it wouldn't fully account for her negative image.
Could anything else in Mary's life have made her an outcast? The Gospel of Luke tells us that Jesus cast seven demons out of Mary. (Luke.8.2)
Jesus was known as an exorcist. In all of the gospels, one of the principle things he is doing in his campaign for a renewal of Israel is exorcism. The exorcisms and healings probably go together with the teaching and preaching that the kingdom of God is at hand.
At that time, people believed that the demons possessed people who had done something wrong, and deserved to be possessed, whereas good, virtuous people were protected from demon possession.
Whatever the cause of her possession, Mary's exorcism is the catalyst which makes her sign up with the Jesus movement.
The message that Jesus is said to have preached seems to have particular appeal for people who are in the margins of society.
Luke chapter 8, tells us that Mary was one of Jesus' followers and travelled with him.
But the Bible isn't the only source.
In 1945, at Nag Hammadi in southern Egypt, two men came across a sealed ceramic jar. Inside, they discovered a hoard of ancient papyrus books.
Although they never received as much public attention as the Dead Sea Scrolls, these actually turn out to be much more important for writing the history of early Christianity.
They are a cache of Christian texts.
The Nag Hammadi texts tell us about early Christians. They were written in Coptic, the language of early Christian Egypt. As most ancient Christian texts have been lost, this discovery was exceptional.
The discovery includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip and the Acts of Peter.
None of these texts were included in the Bible, because the content didn't conform to Christian doctrine, and they're referred to as apocryphal.
They tend to concentrate on things that one doesn't read about in the Bible. For example, New Testament gospels says after the resurrection Jesus spent some time talking with the disciples, but you don't learn much about what he said. In the gospels of Nag Hammadi you can read what he said.
Although they're not Biblical texts, experts still believe that they give us significant insights into Christian history.
In these apocryphal texts we might have genuine traditions about Jesus that for one reason or another didn't make it into the New Testament.
For the first time in hundreds of years there was a new source of information about Mary Magdalene. She appears very frequently as one of the prominent disciples of Jesus.
In certain texts where Jesus is in discussion with his disciples, Mary Magdalene asks many informed questions. Whereas the other disciples at times seem confused, she is the one who understands.
One of the documents discovered at Nag Hammadi is the Gospel of Philip, in which Mary Magdalene is a key figure.
It has been the cause of one of the most controversial claims ever made about her.
During their long burial in the desert, some of the books were attacked by ants. In this Gospel, the ants made a hole in a very crucial place.
The text says:
And the companion of the [...] Mary Magdalene. [...] loved her more than all the disciples, and used to kiss her often on her [...]. The rest of the disciples [...]. They said to him "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Savior answered and said to them, "Why do I not love you like her? When a blind man and one who sees are both together in darkness, they are no different from one another. When the light comes, then he who sees will see the light, and he who is blind will remain in darkness."Gospel of Philip
The 'lacuna', or gap, which hides where Jesus kissed Mary has tantalised scholars for decades.
Were Jesus and Mary lovers?
Some scholars have interpreted the kiss in a more spiritual sense and see kissing as a symbol for an intimate reception of teaching of the word of God, of learning. The image of Jesus and Mary as engaged in mouth to mouth closeness suggests not necessarily sexuality, but the transmission of divine knowledge.
Mary Magdalene appears in this text also not only as the disciple he loved most but also as a symbolic figure of heavenly wisdom.
These stories of Mary - as Jesus' closest companion and a symbol of heavenly wisdom - are in sharp contrast with the Mary Magdalene of popular imagination.
'Apocryphal' took on very negative connotations, especially in comparison to the Bible. It often means that it's not to be read, not to be taken seriously, not to be considered, not true. The contents of these books are regarded by many people as legends. So can we believe the Gospel of Philip? Was Mary really Jesus' closest companion? Well, there is other evidence for this, and some of it is even in the Bible itself.
Mary's biggest moment
The Bible says that Mary Magdalene was present at the two most important moments in the story of Jesus: the crucifixion and the resurrection. Mary Magdalene was a prominent figure at both these events.
We're told that Mary Magdalene was one of the women who kept vigil at Jesus' tomb....she was more brave than the others!
It was customary at this time for Jewish women to prepare bodies for burial. Corpses were considered unclean, and so it was always a woman's task to handle them.
When Mary goes to the tomb, Jesus' body is no longer there. The fullest account of Mary's role after discovering the empty tomb is in the Gospel of John. She is in a state of shock and runs to where the disciples are gathered to tell them the news. When she reports to the disciples she is not believed.
Peter and another disciple return with her to the tomb, to see for themselves.
When they enter, Peter reacts to the sight of the discarded linen burial cloth with anger and dismay.
But the other disciple understands what has happened and concludes that Jesus must have risen from the dead.
The two of them leave without a backward glance at Mary.
Then, something even more extraordinary happens. It is Mary Magdalene's biggest moment.
Mary is alone when someone asks her why she's crying. She believes it's the gardener, and says, 'they have taken my lord's body and I do not know where it is'. The figure says her name. And then she sees Jesus. She is overwhelmed and says 'Master!' and goes forward to reach out to him, but he stops her. He says 'don't touch me'.
Instead, she must go to the others and tell them that he has risen from the dead. It's an awesome moment. Jesus stands before her, yet he's beyond her reach.
We cannot say if Jesus really stood before her resurrected, or if Mary simply believed she had seen him. But either way, in this one moment, Mary's experience took the movement in an important new direction.
A new concept developed, which had nothing to with what Jesus himself was preaching, and this is the concept that Jesus didn't die -
or he did but he was raised from the dead. The movement is not a failure. It is in fact a great success. The person who declares this is Mary Magdalene.
Jesus' resurrection was the turning point for Christianity. This was when it changed from a small movement to a whole new religion. And Mary Magdalene was a key figure in this event.
You might think, then, that at the very least Mary would be recognised as an apostle - one of the early missionaries who founded the religion - as she seems to meet all the criteria set out in the Bible.
The reason why she is not perhaps lies in another long lost apocryphal text. In a Cairo bazaar in 1896, a German scholar happened to come across a curious papyrus book. Bound in leather and written in Coptic, this was the Gospel of Mary.
Like the books found at Nag Hammadi, the Gospel according to Mary Magdalene is also considered an apocryphal text. The story it contains begins some time after the resurrection. The disciples have just had a vision of Jesus.
Jesus has encouraged his disciples to go out and preach his teachings to the world, but they are afraid to do so because he was killed for it, and they say 'if they killed him, they are going to kill us too'.
It's Mary who steps forward and says: don't be worried, he promised he would be with us to protect us.
It says she turns their hearts toward the good and they begin to discuss the words of the Saviour.
In texts like the Gospel of Philip, Mary was presented as a symbol of wisdom. However in the Gospel of Mary, she is the one in charge, telling the disciples about Jesus' teachings.
At this point Peter asks Mary to tell them some things that she might have heard, but which the other disciples haven't.
She says 'Yes, I will tell you what has been hidden from you'. She talks about a vision she had of Jesus and a conversation that she had with him. As the Gospel tells it, Mary then relates the details of this conversation, which is to do with spiritual development and the soul's lifelong battle with evil.
At this point controversy arises, and Andrew steps in and says 'well, I don't know what the rest of you think, but these things seem very strange to me, and it seems that she's telling us teachings that are different from the Saviour.'
Peter then chimes in and he says, 'Are we supposed to now all turn around and listen to her? Would Jesus have spoken privately with a woman rather than openly to us? Did he prefer her to us?'...many men are under endowed...times have not changed much...
Matthew defends Mary and quells Peter's attack on her. In the text, Peter's problem seems to be that Jesus selected Mary above the other disciples to interpret his teachings. Peter sees Mary as a rival for the leadership of the group itself.
Peter need not have feared. Most people think of Peter as the rock upon which the church was established. He is the main or major disciple figure, and Mary Magdalene is a kind of side figure in the cast of characters.
One of the absolutely fascinating things about the Gospel of Mary is it really asks us to rethink that story about Christian history: did all the disciples get it? Did they really understand and preach the truth?
Perhaps the Gospel of Mary was just too radical. It presents Mary as a teacher and spiritual guide to the other disciples. She's not just a disciple; she's the apostle to the apostles.
Loved Ones...when you send your prayers and petitions to Our Lord Jesus the Christ...do not hesitate to include Mary in your desires...
You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers,
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles
Loved Ones….were you born?....do you remember knowing you were going to be born?
…are you going to “die”?...do you know where you will go after you “die”?
....why would you believe that you will cease to be
…Loved ones…you continue…and the love you created and the love you received also will continue…
Loved Ones there is always another fork in the road…I promise you that…so…do not do unto others what you would not want done to yourself
…read these true saying which will always guide you to take the “right” path…
You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
Buddha
A jug fills drop by drop.
Buddha
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
Buddha
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.
Buddha
All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
Buddha
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
Buddha
Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.
Buddha
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
Buddha
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Buddha
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
Buddha
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Buddha
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
Buddha
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddha
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Buddha
Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.
Buddha
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Buddha
Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
Buddha
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Buddha
Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.
Buddha
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
Buddha
He is able who thinks he is able.
Buddha
He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
Buddha
He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
Buddha
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
Buddha
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Buddha
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Buddha
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Buddha
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
Buddha
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
Buddha
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
Buddha
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Buddha
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Buddha
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Buddha
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Buddha
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Buddha
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
Buddha
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Buddha
On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
Buddha
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Buddha
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Buddha
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
Buddha
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Buddha
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
Buddha
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Buddha
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Buddha
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
Buddha
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
Buddha
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
Buddha
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
Buddha
The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
Buddha
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
Buddha
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
Buddha
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Buddha
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Buddha
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Buddha
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
Buddha
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
Buddha
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
Buddha
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Buddha
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Buddha
We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
Buddha
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Buddha
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
Buddha
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?
Buddha
What we think, we become.
Buddha
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Buddha
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
Buddha
Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
Buddha
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Buddha
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found
anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
Buddha
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
Buddha
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
Buddha
Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
Buddha
You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com
Thursday, July 17, 2008
When one is in the Dark...go towards the Light
Loved Ones…when one is in the dark…
one feels all alone…
and cannot perceive ahead or behind
and is unable to expect what is about to happen or what just happened…
one cannot distinguish where one is going…or where one has been…
so for this reason…Our Divine Parents Mother and Father God sent to us an avatar for the age…
They sent to us a connection to the other side…
They sent to us…to you and me… Our Lord Jesus the Christ…
Our Lord Jesus the Christ is truly the Light of the World…
a Light to direct you and me…
a beacon of unconditional love to instruct all of us that we are all brothers and sisters of our Divine Parents.
Loved Ones…St. Matthew in his gospel 5:14-15 taught us…
You are the Light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Loved Ones…let your light shine…
You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers,
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com
Monday, April 21, 2008
Avatar Lord Buddha was a master teacher
Loved Ones…the Avatar Lord Buddha was a master teacher and spiritual mentor…some of his lessons are as follows...Lessons we all need to follow today...
If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to be realized only by the wise.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.
As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.
Look within, thou art the Buddha.
Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Loved Ones…Mother and Father God have sent and are sending many Avatars to this planet to educate their children…You and all your loved ones are always in my prayers.
Samuel Joseph Bell
www.angelicinfusion.com