08-21-2009, 09:23 PM
Good Greetings Indigomama:
The best way to show the truth is to see the truth inherent in the infinite number of ways that Spirit is expressed through the vehicle of religion.
I personally love the female Christian Saints. Recently I have been studying them--- as well as the writings of Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King and Peace Pilgrim... All come from the philosphy of Christianity. They also all express the LOO in their writings... only they do not call it so--- A suggestion then is to begin study of Influential "Christian" women who changed the world with their Love (not little love--- but through universal love.
This type of study will cultivate tolerance of different ways that Universal Love is expressed as Service to Others. Then you can guide her to seek knowledge and study of the cultures these women were from... more knowledge cultivating a greater tolerance toward others... This will lead to new connections. For instance, the study of Mother Theresa who lived and worked in India will lead to a study of Indian Culture and history and lead perhaps to the Great Poets of India---- who spoke such great Truths through their poetry and then to perhaps Buddha and Siddartha... all will then lead back to the principles of Universal Love... The Law of One and Mother Theresa.
Christ Consciousness is aligned with the LOO. Where as Christian Doctrine is aligned with human whims and love with a little l (which is conditional love)
One of my favorite ways to describe the Law of One to children is I have them look up at a ceiling made of ceiling tiles... I say to them... "See that ceiling?" They will all say yes... I will then ask them to tell me what they see. Sometimes they will immediately say, "it is made up of little tiles." And then I will say... "and do you see how all those little tiles are part of the big picture... the ceiling--" This is a principle of the LOO all is part of the One, the Whole---the source--- or as some call this Life/Love--- God.
I have changed my position on how I express my spirituality with my children but the tenets of my faith have always stayed the same... Seeking toward Oneness with God... by cultivating my Heart and Mind through Harmony and Compassionate Wisdom with Self and Life, the Earth and all the people around me... everywhere I go.
Bless your Heart!
elizabeth
The best way to show the truth is to see the truth inherent in the infinite number of ways that Spirit is expressed through the vehicle of religion.
I personally love the female Christian Saints. Recently I have been studying them--- as well as the writings of Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King and Peace Pilgrim... All come from the philosphy of Christianity. They also all express the LOO in their writings... only they do not call it so--- A suggestion then is to begin study of Influential "Christian" women who changed the world with their Love (not little love--- but through universal love.
This type of study will cultivate tolerance of different ways that Universal Love is expressed as Service to Others. Then you can guide her to seek knowledge and study of the cultures these women were from... more knowledge cultivating a greater tolerance toward others... This will lead to new connections. For instance, the study of Mother Theresa who lived and worked in India will lead to a study of Indian Culture and history and lead perhaps to the Great Poets of India---- who spoke such great Truths through their poetry and then to perhaps Buddha and Siddartha... all will then lead back to the principles of Universal Love... The Law of One and Mother Theresa.
Christ Consciousness is aligned with the LOO. Where as Christian Doctrine is aligned with human whims and love with a little l (which is conditional love)
One of my favorite ways to describe the Law of One to children is I have them look up at a ceiling made of ceiling tiles... I say to them... "See that ceiling?" They will all say yes... I will then ask them to tell me what they see. Sometimes they will immediately say, "it is made up of little tiles." And then I will say... "and do you see how all those little tiles are part of the big picture... the ceiling--" This is a principle of the LOO all is part of the One, the Whole---the source--- or as some call this Life/Love--- God.
I have changed my position on how I express my spirituality with my children but the tenets of my faith have always stayed the same... Seeking toward Oneness with God... by cultivating my Heart and Mind through Harmony and Compassionate Wisdom with Self and Life, the Earth and all the people around me... everywhere I go.
Bless your Heart!
elizabeth
(08-21-2009, 05:37 PM)indigomama Wrote: Good Greetings to You fairyfarmgirl!
Thank you for all the great insight and info. I am pressed for time but will try to respond to the part about doors having been closed. Getting this into a nutshell will be interesting....
I was raised in a Christian family, as was my husband. When the doors were open we were there. Neither of us kept up church attendance when we had a choice as adults. We have a strong faith and have shared that with our daughter. We home-schooled her from 3rd grade and often joked that we were home-churching as well! In my nearly endless search for truth I enevitably ran into and through the NWO and conspiracy stuff, I tried to stay on the right track as a believer, and I always felt life was a game and for some reason we weren't being given all the rules. I kept trying to find the rule book and searched the religions of the world but all were lacking. I don't know whether it was my desire to follow rules or part of my nature or a combination of the two but until I found TLOO I was extremely judgmental. Definite lines not to be crossed between right and wrong, good and evil, etc.
My daughter, bless her heart, is a willing student. She looks to her dad and me for guidance and direction. I have shared so many philosophies over the years and reversed myself so many times that I hesitate to spring this one on her even though I know it is what I have been looking for all these years. I have been adamant about having nothing to do with yoga, etal; nothing to do with magic, withchcraft, etc.; ghosts, UFO's, ET's, paranormal stuff, probably 'of the devil'. (Is this funny or what?! LOL)
Anyway, I hope to add more later and I sure appreciate your input!
Thanks Again!
A three hour break but now I am back. I hope the above made sense, I wrote it in a hurry. The doors I have closed for my daughter were born of an attempt to protect us from evil in the world. I didn't understand the Big Picture and, now that I do, it will take time and a delicate touch to reopen the world of possibilities that lie at our fingertips. Thanks to the good words of wisdom from the people here at this forum, whether in this thread or others, I already see progress! Our conversations, our interactions, and our attitudes all are evolving and I see real change taking place. YAY!
I suspected there was something of a spiritual nature to my daughter's physical challenges. We already had figured out that anything giving her trouble in her mind gets played out in her body. We have witnessed it time and again in a variety of ways. She has had a range of allergic reactions from the environment to food to cosmetic/skin care products. None are particularly bad or require any treatment but they are there and she is careful about trying new things. I really appreciate what you said about anxiety and feeling that the body is not a part of you. She struggles with both. As an aside, I want to express at this point that she truly is an amazing young woman. I keep saying this about her but I can't get over it myself. She loves to laugh, she is very bright, she has good sensibility, strong intuition(kinda scary at times =) ), she is a hard worker, and a willing helper. She is very sensitive, caring, and I sure wish others could know her the way that her dad and I have the great privilege of knowing her.
The dietary thing is something we are slowly working through. This is slow because my hubby loves to eat and up until the recent past he could eat with abandon and have little or no problem from it. Now that we are dangerously close to 50, he is putting on the brakes and it will be easier for all of us to switch gears together. We have progressively made healthier choices through the years but we have more we could be doing. I think it's so cool how you do all that healthy food buying and prep and know so much about it! The kitchen is not my favorite place. I have been up and down the scales more often than Pavorotti! HA I have a love/hate thing with food but I am now learning how to deal with even that thanks to LOO!
Okay, my family will be wanting to get back to our movie soon so if I think of anything else I will write more tomorrow.
This is way fun!!