Kahlil Gibran "On Prayer"

"...His power came from some great reservoir of spiritual life else it could not have been so universal and so potent, but the majesty and beauty of the language with which he clothed it all his own." --Claude Bragdon

On Prayer from "The Prophet"  | GIBRAN

Then a priestess said, Speak to us of  Prayer.

      And he answered, saying:
      You pray in your distress and in your need;
would that you might pray also in the fullness
of your joy and in your days of abundance.

      For what is prayer but the expansion of
yourself into the living ether?
      And if it is for your comfort to pour your
darkness into space, it is also for your delight
to pour forth the dawning of your heart.
      And if you cannot but weep when your soul
summons you to prayer, she should spur you 
again and yet again, though weeping, until you
shall come laughing.
      When you pray you rise to meet in the air
those who are praying at that very hour, and whom
save in prayer you may not meet.
      Therefore let your visit to that temple invisible
be for naught but ecstasy and sweet communion.
      For if you should enter the temple for no
other purpose than asking you shall not receive:
      And if you should enter into it to humble
yourself you shall not be lifted:
      Or even if you should enter into it to beg
for the good of others you shall not be heard.
      It is enough that you enter the temple
invisible.

      I cannot teach you how to pray in words.
      God listens not to your words save when
He Himself utters them through your lips.
      And I cannot teach you the prayer of the
seas and the forest and the mountains.
      But you who are born of the mountains
and the forest and the seas can find their
prayer in your heart,
     And if you but listen in the stillness of the
night you shall hear them saying in silence,
      "Our God, who art our winged self, it
is thy will in us that willeth.
      It is thy desire in us that desireth.
      It is thy urge in us that would turn our
nights, which are thine, into days which are
thine also.
      We cannot ask thee for aught, for thou
knowest our needs before they are born in us:
      Thou art our need; and in giving us more
of thyself thou givest us all."  ~~

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Kahlil Gibran "On Marriage"

"...His power came from some great reservior of spiritual life else it could not have been so universal and so potent, but the majesty and beauty of the language with which he clothed it all his own." --Claude Bragdon

On Marriage from "The Prophet" | GIBRAN

Then Almitra spoke again and said, And
what of Marriage, master?
      And he answered saying:
      You were born together, and together you
shall be forevermore.
      You shall be together when the white
wings of death scatter your days.
      Ay, you shall be together even in the
silent memory of God.
      But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
      And let the winds of the heavens dance
between you.

      Love one another, but make not a bond
of love:
      Let it rather be a moving sea between
the shores of your souls.
      Fill each other's cup but drink not from
one cup.
      Give one another of your bread but eat
 not from the same loaf.
      Sing and dance together and be joyous,
 but let each one of you be alone,
      Even as the strings of a lute are alone
though they quiver with the same music.

      Give your hearts, but not into each
other's keeping.
      For only the hand of Life can contain
your hearts.
      And stand together yet not too near
together:
      For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
      And the oak tree and the cypress grow
not in each other's shadow. ~~

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Kahlil Gibran "On Love"

"...His power came from some great reservior of spiritual life else it could not have been so universal and so potent, but the majesty and beauty of the language with which he clothed it all his own."  --Claude Bragdon

On Love, from "The Prophet" | GIBRAN

Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love--

     And he raised his head and looked upon

the people [of Orphalese], and there fell a stillness

upon them.  And with a great voice he said:

     When love beckons to you, follow him, 
     Though his ways are hard and steep.
     And when his wings enfold you yield to
him,
     Though the sword hidden among his
pinions may wound you.
     And when he speaks to you believe in
him,
     Though his voice may shatter your dreams
as the North wind lays waste the garden.

    For even as love crowns you so shall he
crucify you.  Even as he is for your growth
so is he for your pruning.
      Even as he ascends to your height and
caresses your tenderest branches that quiver
in the sun,
      So shall he descend to your roots and
shake them in their clinging to the earth.
      Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto
himself.
      He threshes you to make you naked.
      He sifts you to free you from your husks.
      He grinds you to whiteness.
      He kneads you until you are pliant;
      And then he assigns you to his sacred
fire, that you may become sacred bread for
God's sacred feast.

      All these things shall love do unto you
that you may know the secrets of your
heart, and in that knowledge become a
fragment of Life's heart.

      But if in your fear you would seek only
love's peace and love's pleasure,
      Then it is better for you that you cover
your nakedness and pass out of love's
threshing-floor,
      Into the seasonless world where you
shall laugh, but not all of your laughter,
and weep, but not all of your tears.

      Love gives naught but itself and takes
naught but from itself,
      Love possesses not nor would it be
possessed;
      For love is sufficient unto love.

      When you love you should not say,
"God is in my heart," but rather, "I am
in the heart of God."
      And think not you can direct the course
of love, for love, if it finds you worthy,
directs your course.

      Love has no other desire but to fulfill
itself.
      But if you love and must needs have
desires, let these be your desires:
      To melt and be like a running brook
that sings its melody to the night.
      To know the pain of too much tenderness.
      To be wounded by your own under-
standing of love;
      And to bleed willingly and joyfully,
      To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving;
      To rest at the noon hour and meditate
love's ecstasy;
      To return home at eventide with grati-
tude;
      And then to sleep with a prayer for the
beloved in your heart and a song of praise
upon your lips.  ~~


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Living the Fullest Through Sickness--

Petra Bubnikova

When one enters the early stages of cancer, it not only strikes the patient's mental state and psyche, but also that of their friends and family.  While the pain of cancer can only be felt through the patient itself, others still experience other types of pain.  However, you can help battle cancer and improve one’s quality of life through a healthy and nutritious diet.  It is important to know what is good and bad to eat while going through cancer and chemotherapy treatments. 

 

Healthy foods will not worsen the side effects of cancer.  If one were in contact with asbestos, one would not worsen their mesothelioma side effects when getting the right nutrition.  This is the same for any other form of cancer as well.

Maintaining your energy and strength during chemotherapy is key.  This can be done with easy to eat foods that include protein, dairy products, and also various beans, soy and nuts.  All of these foods are easy to eat and digest for the cancer patient who may be going through strenuous chemotherapy treatments.

Probably one of the most important things while battling cancer is to avoid weight loss.  Substantial weight loss is a very common and very serious problem for cancer patients.  When going through chemotherapy, the body will automatically fight the stress induced by these treatments by increasing the body's metabolism.  It is important that you eat enough food that is packed with calories and enriched with protein.  A combination of proteins, fatty foods, and others will help stop dangerous weight loss.



Eating healthy while going through cancer, also includes staying hydrated.  It is said that most of the nausea that is felt by cancer patients going through therapy is likely due to lack of hydration.  Most people who need to stay hydrated drink 8 to 10 glasses of water each day. Hydration is key to helping your kidneys function, as some medication can be tough on your kidneys. ~~
 

 About the Author--

Bringing a wealth of personal and professional experience to the organization, Jillian McKee has worked as the Complementary Medicine Advocate at the Mesotheliona Cancer Alliance since June of 2009.  Jillian spends most her time on outreach efforts and spreading information about the intergration of complementary and slternative emdicine when used in conjunction with traditional cancer treatment.  Connect with Jillian on Facebook, Twitter, Google and her Blog.

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Part 5 - "The Stages of Love"

Spiritual Universal Love


A later stage in our spiritual maturation process is the development of spiritual universal love where wisdom or spiritual discrimination is now added to our love. We now perceive all forms as various manifestations of one unchanging, ever blissful, divine consciousness.

In this state we experience pure love in which we cannot distinguish between the other and ourselves. Christ referred to this state saying, "I am in you and you are in me." Although, as in the previous stage, we continue to help and serve wherever we can, we are not so affected by the pain and suffering we encounter. We realize that the real spiritual consciousness expressing itself through that form has chosen to pass through that experience because it is exactly the next stimulus, which he or she needs, for his or her spiritual growth process.

We are now aware that we are all passing through the precise experiences, pleasant and unpleasant, which we need, in order to wake up from our dream of this illusory material reality. Although we are not affected by the suffering we see, we are even more wholly dedicated toward eliminating it. Thus, we love and accept all beings as they are while we direct our energies toward facilitating this process of our mutual spiritual unfoldment.

Each of us moves forward in his or her own unique way. Previously we may have tried to solve people¹s problems for them. Now we realize that the most effective way we can others is to love and accept them as they are and empower them to find their own inner wisdom and strength in order to overcome their problems. We now realize that the main solution for the world's economic, political and social problems is education. We experience such "wise love" or "loving wisdom" from the highest spiritual teachers. It is sometimes difficult to understand their love and caring, which at times to the beginner, may seem like indifference, especially when we pass through tests and expect sympathy and emotional reactions. It is difficult for some to realize that it is sometimes more loving to allow someone to suffer a little more so he or she can find the solution him or herself and grow stronger and freer from ignorance.

Only a realized being can know, however, when "not to help" externally because this would be the most loving act for a specific person. Many parents would do well to learn this form of wise love. They might help their children far more if they refrain from solving their problems every time they are in trouble. No one should, however, misconceive that this text is suggesting that we should not help those who are in need. We must help, but we must also ask ourselves what the most appropriate help would be in each situation.

The greatest and most precious help we can offer to those we love, is to help them get in touch with their inner power and wisdom. This, at times, means helping, and at others, means letting them struggle by themselves while we mentally pray for them and visualize them in light. For an awakened spiritual being to see someone cry about some unhappy event in his or her life or fear some future possibility, might be like our watching a small child cry about a toy that has broken or express fear of the "boogie man." We sympathize with and understand the child's feelings. We love it and we want to help it, but we cannot really be worried.

Those who experience this level of love sometimes do not exhibit the emotional display which others may be used to interpreting as indications of love. As we grow spiritually, we begin to understand, however, that real love is a love for the soul within the other, which is seeking to free itself from ignorance and the illusion of weakness and fear.

These spiritually awakened beings offer help on other levels through their positive thought forms, prayers or sometimes, direct contact on the astral level, usually in dreams. In this way, help is given without undermining the others' self-confidence. --Be Well



Cont'd Part 6 - "The Stages of Love"

About the Author: Robert Elias Najemy is a spiritual empath, life coach and author of more than 30 books, 600 articles and 400 lectures on Human Harmony. His recently released book "The Psychology of Happiness" (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) is available on Amazon. Robert makes his home in Athens, Greece. Please visit his website here.
 

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