#religious wisdom

[substantiating-shadows]

I will forever read the minutes for every Meeting for Business from 3 new york city Meetings because although theyre boring as all shit, theyre also the only Western model of consensus decision making i know of that works well enough to keep a whole-ass religion functioning and we could all learn a thing or two from the procedure.

[nuvizionworldharvest]

Jonah's Ordeal: Lessons in Obedience

In the heart of the religious organization in Wilmington, Delaware, we ponder the story of Jonah.

In the heart of the religious organization in Wilmington, Delaware, we ponder the story of Jonah. It’s not just about a man swallowed by a “great fish”; it’s a testament to obedience, testing every believer’s tenacity. Jonah chose evasion over prophecy to Nineveh and ended up in a fish’s belly.

[redshift-13]

Gay people exist because pregnant women have anal sex, bishop tells children

The bishop has been widely criticised for his comments.

[xuemo]

If your religious wisdom can be defiled that easily, maybe it shows that you had not really attained true wisdom, and that you still needed to search anew.

XUE MO, “The Holy Monk and the Spirit Woman”

[progressivejudaism]

The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.

Abraham Joshua Heschel (The Sabbath, p. 6)

[bisexualclarkkent]

At the end of the day, folks...

[taniajmoraes]

Daily Wisdom - Pay Any Price

Pay Any Price

Thursday March 3, 2011

When you decide to run a marathon, you’re not just choosing to show up on the day of the event.  You’re choosing a path that requires constant conditioning. 

And it gets lonely on the road.  And painful.  And scary.  But when you're committed, you'll pay any price.

Refuse to give up today.  You won’t always enjoy what you're doing, but remember it's payment for reaching your goal.

- Yehuda Berg, Kabbalistic Wisdom