DEATH

DEATH         Most people are afraid of even the word.  Yet, death means new life, free life, free of pain, worries, anxieties...new birth.
The Buddhists recommend visiting morgues so as to realize the brevity of life here on earth and the importance of living well.  Christians and, I think that all spiritual people, urge us to reflect on that same truth.

EVEN DEATH IS NOT TO BE FEARED BY ONE WHO HAS LIVED WISELY.  Buddha

DO NOT FEAR FOR I AM WITH YOU, DO NOT BE DISMAYED FOR I AM YOUR GOD.  I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU.   Is 41:10

WHETHER WE LIVE OR DIE, WE ARE THE LORD'S.    Rom 14:8

DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.   1 Cor 15:54

THE GRAVE IS ONLY A CURTAIN FOR THE PARADISE BEHIND.  Rumi

LIFE AND DEATH ARE ONE, EVEN AS THE RIVER AND THE SEA ARE ONE.  K Gibran

DEATH IS THE TRANSITION TO UNITY WITH ULTIMATE REALITY.  Thomas Keating

THE OPPOSITE OF DEATH IS BIRTH.  LIFE IS ETERNAL.  E. Tolle

BY ADMITTING DEATH INTO OUR LIFE, WE ENLARGE AND ENRICH  IT. 
Etty Hillesum

DEATH AND LIFE ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN; EACH TIME YOU SURRENDER, YOUR FAITH IS LED TO A DEEPER LEVEL AND YOU DISCOVER A LARGER SELF UNDERNEATH.  R. Rohr

THE PATH OF DEATH INVOLVED TRUSTING RADICALLY IN THE COMPASSION OF GOD AND LETTING GO OF THE self AND THE WORLD AS THE BASIS OF SECURITY...  Marcus Borg  from his book DAYS OF AWE AND WONDER, 2017 

GOD WILL WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR, THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH....Rev 21:4
BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW... Rev 21:5




NEW LIFE

GOD MOMENT...LIFE

NEW LIFE


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  1. DeniseJanuary 22, 2019 at 5:07 PM

    Keep sharing! I love the photos and the thoughts, especially this beautiful rose!
    It reminds me of our daughter who is now living the ultimate reality expressed by Thomas Keating.

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