Hogyan?

Kis gyerek korom óta zavar, amikor valaki szépeket mond, vagy idéz a nagyoktól, de nem mondja meg, hogy hogyan használjam ezeket a szépen hangzó gondolatokat. DE HOGYAN? – kérdeztem mindig, –DE HOGYAN CSINÁLJAM? ‘Hát azt majd neked kell kitalálnod!’ – hangzott az okos válasz. Nos, azt gondolom, hogy van igazság benne, van olyan eleme a ‘saját út’-nak, amelyet mindig magunknak kell kijárnunk, de a praktikus tanács mindig jól jön, főleg a kezdeteknél.

Azt látom, hogy a világ tele van Gurukkal, mély gondolatokat idézünk a nagyoktól, elmélázunk rajtuk, de valahogy nem történik változás. Azért nem, mert elmélkedni nem elegendő. Ahogy Váci Mihály mondta: “Tenni, tenni kell!”

Nem elég jóra vágyni:
a jót akarni kell!
És nem elég akarni:
de tenni, tenni kell!
A jószándék kevés!
Több kell – az értelem!
Mit ér a hűvös ész?!
Több kell – az érzelem!
Ám nem csak holmi érzés,
de seb és szenvedély,
keresni, hogy miért élj,
szeress, szenvedj, remélj!

Ha tényleges változást akarunk látni az életünkben, praktikus dolgokat kell keresnünk. Itt az ideje, hogy alkalmazzuk mindazt, amit megtanultunk, amit már jó ideje tudunk. Nincs szükség egy következő könyvre vagy egy újabb kurzusra. Itt az ideje beépíteni a tudásunkat.

DE HOGYAN?

Lehet hihetetlenül hangzik, de a praktikus nem jelent azt, hogy valami grandiózus. A praktikus azt jelenti, hogy valamit – akár egy apró dolgot – másképpen csinálunk, mint eddig, kipróbálunk valami újat, például, leülünk pár percre meditálni vagy imádkozni akár milyen kényelmetlen is … egy kis energiát fektetni abba, hogy azzá az emberré válhassunk, akivé szeretnénk. (mármint, ha szeretnénk másképpen élni, érezni, boldogulni)

Ma már tudjuk, hogy a spirituális vagy lelki élet nagyon fontos eleme a boldogulásunknak. Minden nagy tanító ugyan arról beszélt, ugyan azt mondta, és javasolta: meditálj!, imádkozz!, erősíts meg jó dolgokat magadban!, engedd el, ami nem működik!, bocsáss meg!, … ezek mind igék!

Az elmúlt hetekben, naponta osztottam meg posztokat, mind az angol, mind a magyar nyelvű csoportban, amelyekben érdekes GYAKORLATOKAT javasoltam, amelyek segítenek beépíteni a megszerzett tudást. Gyakorlattá teszi azt és változást generál. Az apró feladatok maximum 5 percet vesznek igénybe. A rendszeresség az ami a változást hozza!

ÉS TÉNYLEG MEGHOZZA! Az aki szán egy kis időt magára, a benső életére nap mind nap, nagy változásokat fog észlelni a közérzetében. Lehet a világ nem változik meg körülöttünk, de mi másképpen fogjuk látni a világot, az egészen bizonyos!

Karácsony körül sokat beszélünk a szeretetről. De mit teszünk valójában a szeretet megéléséért? Nekem úgy tűnik, hogy leginkább frusztráltak vagyunk. Ha ránézünk a feladatokra, amiket naponta megosztottam, látni fogjuk, hogy abban igyekeznek támogatni bennünket, hogy nyugodtak tudjuk maradni az őrült forgatagban és egyre letisztultabbak legyünk kapcsolatainkban, és az életünkkel kapcsolatban.

Gondoljuk végig, hogy ha a szeretet cselekedne, mit tenne? Mi az, amit fontos elengednünk – de tényleg – ebben az időszakban ahhoz, hogy változzon az élet-élményünk? A feladatok segítenek ebben és támogatnak abban, hogy önmagunk ‘legjobb változatává válhassunk és ezáltal boldogabbak lehessünk.

Az egyetlen dolog, amire szükségünk van, az egy támogató közösség, az utat magunknak kell járnunk. 

Kívánok mindenkinek Boldog, Békés Ünnepeket!

Pásztor Kudlik

Comparative Religions – Christianity 4

In a way, Unity is regarded a ‘protestant movement’ because it finds its roots partly in Christianity. Unity’s forefathers, the Fillmores, created the Unity Movement combining the theology of different Christian, Jewish, Arabic and Eastern traditions.

So I started a series on introducing different faiths and traditions to show you how Unity embraces them all in a way that it can provide a home for anyone regardless of beliefs, culture, religion, race, etc.

INTRODUCTION
These are many different approaches to the Oneness with God or the Divine Presence, don’t let words mislead you! Everyone is right! All faith and spiritual movements, religions included, were created by a group who were in search for God following the example of someone inspiring.

We must always remember that everyone is in search for God in their own way. It is because what we call God is an energy source that is pure Love and Compassion amongst many other wonderful qualities.

Everyone wants to be Loved unconditionally, however, that kind of Love only exists in the realm of the Spiritual. No human being can love another person unconditionally. It is because of our own personal limitations and karma (issues to learn or let go of). Our vision is blurred by these therefor we cannot see anyone in their purity of Spirit.

What we can do is to have compassion; compassion for self and others, knowing that regardless how it may look, we are all in search for our best selves and for God’s Living Loving Spark within.

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It is important to mention, that one of the most relevant element of Gnostic Christianity to Unity is that in philosophical thought, logos (“word”) was the principle of rationality that connected the highest god to the material world. In Unity, you will find that we place emphases on the words we use. We create positive affirmations and so-called denials to elevate  our consciousness.

Personally, among all Christian traditions, I feel the closest to Gnostic Christianity. I highlighted parts of the text below that felt meaningful to me.

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Antient Christianity – The Gnostics 

Gnostics: those who embody the highest ethical and spiritual values, such as temperance, diligence, humility, chastity, generosity, etc. and who can at will have personal experience with divinity.

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Comparative Religions – Christianity 3

In a way, Unity is regarded a ‘protestant movement’ because it finds its roots partly in Christianity. Unity’s forefathers, the Fillmores, created the Unity Movement combining different the theology of different Christian and Eastern traditions. 

So I started  a series on introducing different faiths and traditions to show you how Unity embraces them all in a way that it can provide a home for anyone regardless of beliefs, culture, religion, race, etc.

 

I found this fascinating and rather thorough article on the Protestant Churches. I hope you find it revealing!

 

Christianity was born out of the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. More specifically, his disciples began to spread The Gospel, or ”good news,” of Jesus after Jesus was crucified and resurrected. After Christianity had spread for centuries, Christians began to disagree on certain minute theological beliefs. These disagreements spawned different denominations or branches of Christianity. Each denomination slightly differs from the next based on each one’s theological beliefs. Such disagreements include different beliefs on baptism, the means of salvation, and God’s sovereignty.

The Protestant Churches

Protestantism was born in response to what many saw as the rigid teachings and traditions of Roman Catholicism. The spark that began the Protestant flame was Martin Luther’s “95 Theses,” critiquing the legalism within the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther was a monk who had extensively studied the Bible and Christian tradition. In his view, Roman Catholicism was the antithesis of Christ’s teachings of salvation through grace alone because Roman Catholic church leaders were selling indulgences as absolution to sin. In addition, Luther believed that Roman Catholic leaders were abusing their power and that they had lost focus on the gospel of Christ. After Martin Luther tacked his “95 Theses” on the door of the Wittenberg Castle church, Catholicism would be permanently divided.

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Comparative Religions – Christianity 2

INTRODUCTION

These are many different approaches to the Oneness with God or the Divine Presence, don’t let words mislead you! Everyone is right! All faith and spiritual movements, religions included, were created by a group who were in search for God following the example of someone inspiring.

We must always remember that everyone is in search for God in their own way. It is because what we call God is an energy source that is pure Love and Compassion amongst many other wonderful qualities.

Everyone wants to be Loved unconditionally, however, that kind of Love only exists in the realm of the Spiritual. No human being can love another person unconditionally. It is because of our own personal limitations and karma (issues to learn or let go of). Our vision is blurred by these therefor we cannot see anyone in their purity of Spirit.  

What we can do is to have compassion; compassion for self and others, knowing that regardless how it may look, we are all in search for our best selves and for God’s Living Loving Spark within.

Because the Unity Movement finds its roots in Christianity I decided to start investigating different aspects of Christianity and see how relevant they are to Unity today.

We have just celebrated Orthodox Easter. I have been investigating the differences between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.I found this amazing article. I have copied out some of the article that I found interesting. You can read the entire article HERE (CLICK)

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX AND CATHOLIC CHURCHES

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Comparative Religions – Christianity 1

These are many different approaches to the Oneness with God or the Divine Presence, don’t let words mislead you! Everyone is right! All faith and spiritual movements, religions included, were created by a group who were in search for God following the example of someone inspiring.

We must always remember that everyone is in search for God in their own way. It is because what we call God is an energy source that is pure Love and Compassion amongst many other wonderful qualities.

Everyone wants to be Loved unconditionally, however, that kind of Love only exists in the realm of the Spiritual. No human being can love another person unconditionally. It is because of our own personal limitations and karma (issues to learn or let go of). Our vision is blurred by these therefor we cannot see anyone in their purity of Spirit.  

What we can do is to have compassion; compassion for self and others, knowing that regardless how it may look, we are all in search for our best selves and for God’s Living Loving Spark within.

Because the Unity Movement finds its roots in Christianity I decided to start investigating different aspects of Christianity and see how relevant they are to Unity today.

Eastern Orthodox vs. Roman Catholic

Modernly, the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches remain separated with key doctrinal differences between them. The primary theological difference is that the Catholic Church believes the Holy Spirit proceeds from God the Father to Jesus Christ the Son, and the Orthodox Church believes the Holy Spirit proceeds only from God the Father. The second major theological difference is that the Catholic Church believes the Pope has supreme authority over the Christian faith, while the modern Orthodox Church has no doctrinal authority. Aside from these key theological differences, modern religious practices and beliefs vary between the two churches. For example, the Orthodox Church allows for divorce, while the Catholic Church does not.

The primary organizational difference between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches is the question of Papal Primacy. The Catholic Church believes that the Pope is the bishop of Rome and heads the Catholic Church. Papal Primacy is a doctrinal belief concerning the respect and authority that all Catholics and members of the Catholic Church must afford the Pope due to the belief that he has primacy jurisdiction over the governance of the church.

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