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The Sufis recognize substance or matter as an actuality. It is the outer or physical, material world. It is an attribute of the great unity. It is not as some schools of mysticism and of philosophy affirm, an illusion—a product merely of man’s receptor senses. It is and includes actual substances. Things are as they seem to be. All matter is a negative aspect of this one great unity. The positive aspect or attribute is invisible. It is a higher world, a world which man experiences within himself, the world of soul or spiritual inclination. We, mankind, so the Sufis claim, are an objectification of God, the material form of God, His consciousness clothed in substance.

Supreme Master Ching Hai says: “Celebrate your artists and let them know in life how important their work is and how much light they bring to the world with their talent.” Let’s now listen to three wonderful boleros. We are going to make this serenade sung and danced. It was a light. That illuminated my whole being. It’s loving and peaceful way to establish relationships and to solve and advance, create and invent.

Dr. Heather Shenkman, A vegan American interventional cardiologist, who specializes in the catheter- based treatment of structural heart diseases. While Dr. Shenkman helps her patients by clearing blocked arteries via angioplasty surgery and stenting, she also encourages them to adopt healthy lifestyles. She has even written a book for the public on the topic called, “The Vegan Heart Doctor’s Guide to Reversing Heart Disease, Losing Weight, and Reclaiming Your Life.” So, one interesting fact is that places in the world where people eat more vegetables, they have less heart disease and less cancer.

You can see many different religious orders, people copy the Masters and do all kinds of rituals and all kinds of ways, just to entrap people in there and make them busy with just rituals; useless, all kinds of useless things, wasting their time and obstructing them from finding the real Master, to be liberated. The reason He tells all this, we also have to thank the Reverend Bodhisattva, high-soul Ananda also. Many things the Buddha taught because Ananda asked. So, he had great compassion also. If Ananda had not asked, we would not have all this. Maybe Buddha did not think about it. And if Ananda had not asked on behalf of the mother of Buddha, then we would not have any nuns, Buddhist nuns, nowadays.

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The Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, also known as the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, is a worldwide cultural, educational, and philosophical organization that is perpetuating the profound and practical teachings of the Rosicrucians. All being, all reality, no matter what its nature or kind, its form or experience, comprises one unity. God is unknowable in His pure, absolute essence. No human consciousness can embrace God. His manifestations, however, can be known and thus to a degree men can also comprehend God.

“Hiccup”, this touching and inspiring 2018 Hindi film shows us that with compassion, trust, and determination, anything is possible. The exciting 2015 comedy-drama, “Brother Bajrangi,” takes us on a journey full of adventure and surprises. Inducing tears and laughter, this uplifting movie shows us the power of faith, friendship, and kindness. Indeed, “Hiccup” and “Brother Bajrangi” are wonderful films that illustrate how life’s challenges may be overcome through love, sincerity, and courage.

I met this elephant and right away, I was like in a bubble with him, and really transported. He explained that he and all the other elephants were part of this energy of peace. That they were contributing to equilibrium at a planetary level. There existed a huge egregor (collective group mind) of peace, of love and compassion that compensated for what is happening today in the world. One can get a further sense of the elephants’ deep spirituality from an inner communication Joy had with Pelusa the elephant. Pelusa’s message for our world gives hope and is full of insight. May all humanity hear these good tidings and wake up quickly so the new era that Pelusa speaks of comes about soon.

That’s why we have to protect the environment because it protects us. All the trees, they don’t say anything. But they quietly radiate their peacefulness. And the oxygen from them is helping us to calm our minds. Imagine if you don’t have enough oxygen? I don’t know, I just, scientifically speaking it’s like that. But before I knew all the scientific research, I already feel that trees are good for me. I just feel good, being under them. Even my dogs, they try to find a tree to scratch a little their neck or something or lay under the tree. It’s cooler, and it just feels peaceful.

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I bow down at the feet of Marpa Lho Draug. Oh, Father Guru! Pray grant me Your grace-wave and accomplishment. You, eight beauties of the Deva-realm, Have offered me white rice, the wondrous fruit of Dhyana (a state of deep meditation). Eating it my body is strengthened, and my mind enlivened. As a token of my gratitude, I sing this song of Dharma (True Teaching) to you. Now, lift up your ears, and listen to me carefully. Even though one reaches the highest Heaven of the white Devas, It has no permanent value and meaning! Lovable and touching are those flowers of youth in Heaven. But however pleasant it may seem to be, In the end comes separation. Although the bliss in Heaven seems to be very great, It is merely a deceitful mirage, a bewildering hallucination; In fact, it is the very cause of the return to suffering! Thinking of the miseries of the Six Realms in Samsara (migration and transmigration), I cannot help but have a feeling of disgust and aversion – A feeling of anguish and distressed emotion! Should you intend to practice the teaching of Buddha, You must take refuge in the Three Precious Ones and pray to them. Sentient beings in the Six Realms You should consider as your parents. Give to the poor, and offer to the Guru! For the benefit of all, dedicate your merits.

We had the honor of learning more about the Note-Dame de Paris from the Reverend Monsignor Patrick Chauvet. Monsignor Chauvet recalls some memorable moments from the long life of Notre-Dame de Paris. The vows of Louis XIII are an important moment that still resonates today, because every August 15th, we reiterate Louis XIII’s vows. Another memorable time at Notre-Dame of Paris was when Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of the French and King of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. That’s where Napoleon was crowned. When peace was achieved after a period of conflict, Notre-Dame de Paris was the first place that the Parisians people went to in grateful celebration.

A Shining World Compassion Award recipient, Jo-Anne McAuthur utilizes her photographic talents to capture a story in every picture that can be understood in all languages and cultures. Her passion of capturing the heartfelt pleas of animals in desperate situations has won her grants and awards, and has helped people awaken from their slumber and realize that the world is not okay as it is. Her images are sourced worldwide, taking us into the true living conditions of animals used in various industries, created by the demands of humans.

“I sacrifice this body thus, because I want to have this happiness, lasting happiness and bliss for myself and for all others.” So he jumped into the fire, and then all the heavens and earth trembled again and everybody was so touched. And at the time that everyone was so sorrowful and frightened, suddenly the whole fire turned into a lotus pond. All the beautiful fragrance came and came into people’s noses, and they were happy, happy. Even the Sakra god and the Brahma god had to praise the prince. “At that time, it’s because of love for all beings that You sacrificed thus. Now You have attained the great Buddhahood, please stay and teach all beings.”

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One of the renowned Masters of this religion is Milarepa. This most famous hero of Tibet lived from 1052 to 1135 and His story of personal redemption has continued to be an inspiration to many generations. Through songs called dohas, Milarepa imparted Divine teachings on spiritual devotion and wisdom. Today, we present to you an excerpt from the holy text of Tibetan Buddhism titled, “The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa,” Milarepa and the Pigeon. The nature of Mind is the (inner Heavenly) Light and the Void. By realizing the awareness of Light-Void, I merge myself in the original state of Non-effort. To good and bad experiences am I indifferent. With a mind of Non-effort, I feel happiness and joy.

On April 3rd, 2019, to commemorate the 2nd International Artist Day, members of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association in Costa Rica organized an artistic event in the Teatro de la Danza, located in the Ministry of Culture’s main facility. Many participants expressed deep appreciation for being a part of this tribute to artists, commemorating their positive effect on society. “Well here’s a lot of people who have many many gifts and possibly, if we made an experiment and we got all those gifts, we would all be flying.”

Cayce would say dreams can give you insights into your physical health, your emotions, and your spirituality. Your dreams have your best interests at heart. They come from your Higher Self, your spiritual self. Cayce would say that people are always trying to get guidance, and that the subconscious mind, the superconscious mind is trying to give you guidance. All you have to do is watch your dreams. I think dreams can give us insight into things we need to work on for our own growth and development. We might get insight into things only our Divine Self knows about.

Because sacrificing money or wife or children is not as difficult as sacrificing your own body and suffering slowly like that, not like a quick death. So, the Brahma wanted to remind the Buddha of the reason why He wanted to become Buddha, and so much sacrifice He had done. So now He attained Buddhahood, He should not have forgotten what He wanted to do, liberate other beings, even though it’s difficult. Yes, so at least He should try. And the Brahma saw that there are some numbers of beings who are ready for this teaching, can be taught, and can be saved, so please don’t look at others, the ignorant group, but teach these who are ready to hear; so he kept repeating the sacrifice of Buddha.