Day 87

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY

When someone is full of Love and Compassion,
he cannot draw a line between
two countries, two faiths, or two religions.
Amma


INTERFAITH PRAYER OF THE DAY

Pray to put an end to hope and fear:

If it's better for me to be ill,
I pray for the blessing of illness.
If it's better for me to recover,
I pray for the blessing of recovery.
If it's better for me to die,
I pray for the blessing of death.

The Great Path of Awakening - Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche


A COURSE IN MIRACLES
LESSON 87
Our review today will cover these ideas:

(73) I will there be light.

This cannot hide the light I will to see. 
You stand with me in light, [name]. 
In the light this will look different.


(74) There is no will but God's.

Let me perceive this in accordance with the Will of God.
It is God's Will you are His Son, [name], and mine as well. 
This is part of God's Will for me, however I may see it.

EDGAR CAYCE DAILY READING


Think on This...

Be glad you have the opportunity to be alive at this time, and to be a part of that preparation for the coming influences of a spiritual nature that must rule the world. These are indicated, and these are part of thy experience. Be happy of it, and give thanks daily for it.
Reading 2376-3

Day 86

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Desiderata - Max Ehrmann - 1927


INTERFAITH PRAYER OF THE DAY

Naughty or good, I am Thy child.
Paramahansa Yogananda


A COURSE IN MIRACLES
LESSON 86
These ideas are for review today:

(71) Only God's plan for salvation will work.

God's plan for salvation will save me from my perception of this.
This is no exception in God's plan for my salvation. 
Let me perceive this only in the light of God's plan for salvation.

 (72) Holding grievances is an attack on God's plan for salvation.

I am choosing between misperception and salvation as I look on this.
If I see grounds for grievances in this, I will not see the grounds for my salvation. 
This calls for salvation, not attack.




EDGAR CAYCE DAILY READING
Think on This...

It is not that the daughter has taken judgement against you. You have taken judgement against that which she worships, which she adores. The trouble lieth within self, as it does concerning thy husband. It is within self that ye must find thy answer.
Reading 3457-1

 SAINT OF THE DAY

Max Ehrmann & Desiderata 

RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS
Promise yourself to memorize then actually work at memorizing the Desiderata or a favorite scripture, poem, etc that can and will encourage you to become a better person and give you support, peace, strength, etc through each day.

Day 85

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
I think over again my small adventures, my fears,
These small ones that seemed so big.
For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.
And yet there is only one great thing,
The only thing.
To live to see the great day that dawns
And the light that fills the world.


Inuit song

INTERFAITH PRAYER OF THE DAY
Om sarvetra sukhinah santu sarve santu niramayah.
Sarve bhadrani pasyantu ma kascid duhkhamapnuyat
Om shantih shantih shantih

Oh Almighty! May everybody be happy!
May all be free from ailments!
May we see what is auspicious!
May no one be subject to miseries!
Oh Almighty! May there be a Peace! Peace! Peace! Everywhere.

Rigveda 4:11:51 - India - 3700 b.c.e.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES
LESSON 85
(69) My grievances hide the light of the world in me.

Let me not use this as a block to sight.
The light of the world will shine all this away. 
I have no need for this. I want to see.

(70) My salvation comes from me.

Let me not use this as a block to sight.
The light of the world will shine all this away. 
I have no need for this. I want to see.

EDGAR CAYCE DAILY READING
Think on This...
He came, the Master, in flesh and blood, even as thou didst come in flesh and blood. Yet as He then proclaimed to thee, there is a cleansing of the body, of the flesh, of the blood, in such measures that it may become illumined with power from on high; that is within thine own body to will! "Thy will, O God; not mine, but Thine, be done in me, through me."
Reading 1152-1

Day 84

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY

I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing. To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Inuit song

INTERFAITH PRAYER OF THE DAY

He Gurudeva ! hama saba ko sadbudhi dem Satkartavya karne ki pravritty dem Saca bolane ka abhyasa dem Satswarupa ka gyana dem May he bestow prudence on all of us! May he inspire us towards the righteous cause! May he guide us to speak the truth! May he make us conscious about spirituality! Grama Geeta - India

A COURSE IN MIRACLES

LESSON 84

(67) Love created me like itself.

Let me not see an illusion of myself in this.

As I look on this, let me remember my Creator. 

My Creator did not create this as I see it.

(68) Love holds no grievances.

This is no justification for denying my Self.

I will not use this to attack love.

Let this not tempt me to attack myself.

EDGAR CAYCE DAILY READING

Think on This...

For, while selflessness is the law, to belittle self is a form of selfishness and not selfless. Reading 2803-2

RELIGIOUS KOAN / MANTRA OF THE DAY

"All things being equal, nothing is special, therefore everything is special."

RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS

It's ALL Good / God

TODAY'S RELIGIOUS iCON

Day 83

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY

Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn:
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek:
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful:
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:3-10 - Jesus


INTERFAITH PRAYER OF THE DAY

"All-y all-y in come free"


A COURSE IN MIRACLES
LESSON 83

Today let us review these ideas:
(65) My only function is the one God gave me.

My perception of this does not change my function.
This does not give me a function other than the one God gave me. 
Let me not use this to justify a function God did not give me.


(66) My happiness and my function are one.

This cannot separate my happiness from my function.
The oneness of my happiness and my function remains wholly unaffected by this. 
Nothing, including this, can justify the illusion of happiness apart from my function.




EDGAR CAYCE DAILY READING
Think on This...

Thus no wonder confusion comes, unless there is held to the one mighty purpose--Love Divine that so overshadows all else as to be that alone that makes an experience in the earth worth while . . .
Reading 1402-1


RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS
Forgive yourself and others their setbacks and stumbles.

TODAY'S RELIGIOUS iCON