On Moral Virtue – Selections from “Morals” by Plutarch (vegetarian), Part 2 of 216:35On Moral Virtue – Selections from “Morals” by Plutarch (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2“This then is the function of practical reason following nature, to prevent our passions going either too far or too short. For where from weakness and want of strength, or from fear and hesitation, t智慧の言葉2024-03-09 394 閲覧数22396p720p1080p2024-03-09智慧の言葉 On Moral Virtue – Selections from “Morals” by Plutarch (vegetarian), Part 1 of 215:44On Moral Virtue – Selections from “Morals” by Plutarch (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2As a compassionate vegetarian, Plutarch reminded people of the perils of animal-people flesh-eating; in his essay “On the Eating of Flesh,” he stated, “Animals have senses: they have faculties for see智慧の言葉2024-03-08 455 閲覧数27396p720p1080p2024-03-08智慧の言葉 From Rumi’s Fihi Ma Fihi: Discourses 59, 60 and 64, Part 2 of 218:04From Rumi’s Fihi Ma Fihi: Discourses 59, 60 and 64, Part 2 of 2“The Prophet [Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him,] says that Abu Bakr was superior to the other Companions, not due to his prayer and fasting, but because that special favor— the love of God—was with him. On智慧の言葉2024-03-07 435 閲覧数29396p720p1080p2024-03-07智慧の言葉 From Rumi’s Fihi Ma Fihi: Discourses 59, 60 and 64, Part 1 of 218:11From Rumi’s Fihi Ma Fihi: Discourses 59, 60 and 64, Part 1 of 2Today, it is a delight to present excerpts of Rumi’s teachings from the “Fihi Ma Fihi,” Discourse 59. Here, the venerated Master Rumi (vegetarian) explains the nature of God and the limitations of hum智慧の言葉2024-03-06 457 閲覧数24396p720p1080p2024-03-06智慧の言葉 God’s Will and Sanctity in Christ: From “Life and Holiness” by the Reverend Thomas Merton (vegetarian), Part 2 of 216:56God’s Will and Sanctity in Christ: From “Life and Holiness” by the Reverend Thomas Merton (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2Let us continue with excerpts from Thomas Merton’s book, “Life and Holiness,” where Christian holiness involves a deep spiritual connection with God through Christ and the practice of virtues and love智慧の言葉2024-03-05 378 閲覧数31396p720p1080p2024-03-05智慧の言葉 God’s Will and Sanctity in Christ: From “Life and Holiness” by the Reverend Thomas Merton (vegetarian), Part 1 of 217:27God’s Will and Sanctity in Christ: From “Life and Holiness” by the Reverend Thomas Merton (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2It is with great pleasure that we present to you excerpts from Thomas Merton’s book, “Life and Holiness,” in which the Reverend teaches us that serving others and making sacrifices for everyone’s good智慧の言葉2024-03-04 452 閲覧数29396p720p1080p2024-03-04智慧の言葉 Who is God? Selections from “Practice of Bhakti Yoga” by Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati (vegetarian), Part 2 of 214:50Who is God? Selections from “Practice of Bhakti Yoga” by Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2Chapter 1 Gospel of Bhakti God Exists“At whose command does the Sun rise punctually in the morning and set in the evening? The Sun is miles and miles away from the Earth. What a great wonder it is tha智慧の言葉2024-03-02 484 閲覧数32396p720p1080p2024-03-02智慧の言葉 Who is God? Selections from “Practice of Bhakti Yoga” by Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati (vegetarian), Part 1 of 216:47Who is God? Selections from “Practice of Bhakti Yoga” by Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2His Holiness Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati Maharaj (vegetarian) was born in1887, in southern India. He was a respected yoga guru and Hindu spiritual teacher who developed the Yoga of Synthesis method 智慧の言葉2024-03-01 475 閲覧数28396p720p1080p2024-03-01智慧の言葉 Finding Contentment through Understanding Mortality: Selections from the Works of Pierre Gassendi (vegetarian), Part 2 of 216:52Finding Contentment through Understanding Mortality: Selections from the Works of Pierre Gassendi (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2“‘This life,’ said Seneca, is ‘but a point, how can we extend this point?’ ‘Know,’ said Lucretius, ‘That by the prolonging of our days we diminish nothing from the time and long continuance of death;’智慧の言葉2024-02-29 413 閲覧数29396p720p1080p2024-02-29智慧の言葉 Finding Contentment through Understanding Mortality: Selections from the Works of Pierre Gassendi (vegetarian), Part 1 of 216:12Finding Contentment through Understanding Mortality: Selections from the Works of Pierre Gassendi (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2Today, it is an honor to present selections from “Three Discourses of Happiness, Virtue, and Liberty – Collected from the Works of the Learn’d Gassendi by Monsieur Bernier.”THE FIRST BOOK CONCERNING H智慧の言葉2024-02-28 513 閲覧数29396p720p1080p2024-02-28智慧の言葉 Selected Mystical Works of Lord Bahá’u’lláh (vegetarian) – Divine Unity, Part 2 of 220:14Selected Mystical Works of Lord Bahá’u’lláh (vegetarian) – Divine Unity, Part 2 of 2These excerpts reveal how our understanding of God changes as we grow spiritually, and that God’s true nature is beyond what we can fully understand.“As the wayfarers traverse these three differing pl智慧の言葉2024-02-27 467 閲覧数26396p720p1080p2024-02-27智慧の言葉 Selected Mystical Works of Lord Bahá’u’lláh (vegetarian) – Divine Unity, Part 1 of 219:25Selected Mystical Works of Lord Bahá’u’lláh (vegetarian) – Divine Unity, Part 1 of 2On today’s program, we are pleased to share with you excerpts from “The Seven Valleys,” written by Lord Bahá’u’lláh (vegetarian), collected and translated in the book “The Call of the Divine Beloved.”智慧の言葉2024-02-26 472 閲覧数21396p720p1080p2024-02-26智慧の言葉 The Soul’s Immortality: Selections From “Phaedo” by Plato (vegetarian), Part 2 of 217:04The Soul’s Immortality: Selections From “Phaedo” by Plato (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2We now continue with readings from “Phaedo” by Plato (vegetarian), wherein Socrates (vegetarian) explains that our understanding of equality is knowledge our souls had before birth.“‘ […] we were born智慧の言葉2024-02-24 502 閲覧数14396p720p1080p2024-02-24智慧の言葉 The Soul’s Immortality: Selections From “Phaedo” by Plato (vegetarian), Part 1 of 218:10The Soul’s Immortality: Selections From “Phaedo” by Plato (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2Today, we are delighted to showcase excerpts from “Phaedo” by Plato (vegetarian). Here, Socrates (vegetarian) describes learning as recalling what our souls already know, emphasizing the soul’s immort智慧の言葉2024-02-23 442 閲覧数11396p720p1080p2024-02-23智慧の言葉 God’s Omnipresence: Selections from the Kabbalistic Zohar, Part 2 of 218:36God’s Omnipresence: Selections from the Kabbalistic Zohar, Part 2 of 2CHAPTER 40 CONCERNING THE FEMININE PORTION OF MICROPROSOPUS; AND CONCERNING THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE BODY OF EACH.“This Tiphereth, Beauty, has been extended from the heart, and penetrates it, and pa智慧の言葉2024-02-22 410 閲覧数19396p720p1080p2024-02-22智慧の言葉 God’s Omnipresence: Selections from the Kabbalistic Zohar, Part 1 of 219:00God’s Omnipresence: Selections from the Kabbalistic Zohar, Part 1 of 2Today, we would like to present selections from the Greater Holy Assembly, a volume of the Zohar where Rabbi Schimeon led a group of holy sages through a discussion on the attributes governing the law智慧の言葉2024-02-21 474 閲覧数36396p720p1080p2024-02-21智慧の言葉 Humility and Spiritual Simplicity: Excerpts From “Leaves from St. John Chrysostom” by Saint John Chrysostom (vegetarian), Part 2 of 215:40Humility and Spiritual Simplicity: Excerpts From “Leaves from St. John Chrysostom” by Saint John Chrysostom (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2In these passages, Lord Jesus Christ (vegetarian) teaches us the value of meekness, humility, and simplicity on our spiritual journey towards the kingdom of Heaven.“At that time the disciples came to 智慧の言葉2024-02-20 538 閲覧数30396p720p1080p2024-02-20智慧の言葉 Humility and Spiritual Simplicity: Excerpts From “Leaves from St. John Chrysostom” by Saint John Chrysostom (vegetarian), Part 1 of 216:17Humility and Spiritual Simplicity: Excerpts From “Leaves from St. John Chrysostom” by Saint John Chrysostom (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2Saint John Chrysostom (vegetarian), born in 347 in Antioch, now Antakya, Hatay, Türkiye, is renowned in Christian history for his eloquence and influential theological contributions. The name “Chrysos智慧の言葉2024-02-19 500 閲覧数26396p720p1080p2024-02-19智慧の言葉 The Mosque and Of the Call for Prayer: Selections from the Hadith, Part 2 of 217:00The Mosque and Of the Call for Prayer: Selections from the Hadith, Part 2 of 2Let us continue with excerpts from chapter 6 of the book, “A Manual of Hadith” by Maulana Muhammad Ali, where the purpose of the calls to prayer is explained.“Abū Mabdhūrah said, I said, O Messenger o智慧の言葉2024-02-17 408 閲覧数40396p720p1080p2024-02-17智慧の言葉 The Mosque and Of the Call for Prayer: Selections from the Hadith, Part 1 of 216:57The Mosque and Of the Call for Prayer: Selections from the Hadith, Part 1 of 2Today, it is an honor to present excerpts from chapter 5 of the book, “A Manual of Hadith” by Maulana Muhammad Ali. The mosque, a house of prayer, is a place to become closer to Allāh. In addition, th智慧の言葉2024-02-16 438 閲覧数29396p720p1080p2024-02-16智慧の言葉 Good Deeds: From “Divine Providence” by Emanuel Swedenborg (vegetarian), Part 2 of 217:08Good Deeds: From “Divine Providence” by Emanuel Swedenborg (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2“Whatever a man does in freedom according to his thought is appropriated to him as his and remains. The reason is that a man’s own and his freedom make one. His [individuality] is of his life, and wha智慧の言葉2024-02-15 412 閲覧数20396p720p1080p2024-02-15智慧の言葉 Good Deeds: From “Divine Providence” by Emanuel Swedenborg (vegetarian), Part 1 of 215:54Good Deeds: From “Divine Providence” by Emanuel Swedenborg (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2Today, we are delighted to present excerpts from “Divine Providence” by Emanuel Swedenborg (vegetarian), which remind us of the importance of living a virtuous life and fostering our spiritual well-be智慧の言葉2024-02-14 413 閲覧数22396p720p1080p2024-02-14智慧の言葉 Of Compassion, Faith and Contentment: Excerpts From the Sutta Nipata, Part 2 of 217:44Of Compassion, Faith and Contentment: Excerpts From the Sutta Nipata, Part 2 of 2Hemavatasutta The Buddha teaches Sâtâgira and Hemavata, the Devas.“Hemavata said: ‘Who in this world crosses the stream (of existence)? Who in this world crosses the sea? Who does not sink into the de智慧の言葉2024-02-13 561 閲覧数33396p720p1080p2024-02-13智慧の言葉 Of Compassion, Faith and Contentment: Excerpts From the Sutta Nipata, Part 1 of 215:08Of Compassion, Faith and Contentment: Excerpts From the Sutta Nipata, Part 1 of 2Today, it is a delight to present selections from the Sutta Nipata, namely the Mettasutta, the Discourse on Loving Kindness, and the Hemavatasutta, where Lord Buddha teaches the devas, Sâtâgira and He智慧の言葉2024-02-12 581 閲覧数22396p720p1080p2024-02-12智慧の言葉