I have observed that a person loves another only to the extent that they love themselves. If I love someone a lot, it is because I love myself a lot. If I hate another, it is because I hate myself. (It is a reaction used to cover up the pain of hating myself. It is a form of projection ( Read more... )

If someone believes there is a God, Who loves them and His love is unconditional and all-powerful, why do they fret when they don't receive love from other people? Wouldn't this be superfluous?

(Third person used because I can't say that I believe in such a God.)

The most valuable thing you can experience is choice.

The second most valuable thing you can experience is the intelligence to recognize whether you have a choice in any given situation.

The third most valuable thing you can experience is the sense of daring necessary to use your choice.

Forgiving seems impossible, first of all because the logic of the ego, thoroughly developed, interprets forgiving as judging and judging as forgiving ( Read more... )

The gospel, as cited in the Gospels was "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand," or simply, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand." In the Old Testament, from Deuteronomy Chapter 30, it is a description that if the Jews experience the plagues forecast in relation to disobedience to the Torah and then repent and return to the Torah, they will be ( Read more... )

Matt 9:5 "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk ( Read more... )

The principle of shu, from the analects of Confucius is, "Do not impose on others what you would not want for yourself." It is often considered the Asian Golden rule, the main difference in that it is phrased negatively rather than positively. As such it is more similar to Matt 7:1, "Judge not, lest you be judged ( Read more... )

Matt 6:8 says that God already knows what we would pray for. Why then should we pray for it ( Read more... )

Combine the golden rule with the "our father ( Read more... )

Facing a difficulty such as this is actually a blessing ( Read more... )