Oct 1 2012: Less than 5 minutes ago: I totally agree with you when you said," we need to realise that each and everyone of us is personally responsible for his or her thoughts, actions and emotions."
Having said that,we do need Spiritual Leaders to show us how.
From Wikipedia, Jesus Christ did say, "Pearls before swine" and "casting pearls" refer to a quotation from Matthew 7:6 "Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces." in Jesus, Sermon on the Mount, implying that scriptural truth or knowledge (pearls) should not be put in front of people (or in this case, swine) who do not appreciate their value.
Therefore it is a question of timing.Christians have been praying,
" Thy Will be done,
on Earth,
as it is in Heaven."
When The Almighty establishes His Will on Earth,believe you me, all the wheeler dealers,lobbyists, pedophiles,what have you -they all will rue their actions.
Also, yes Spiritual Leadership is not about control.It is about leadership in action,through thought,word and deed.
Sep 30 2012: Christina- thank you for the thumbs up.
A little over 4 decades ago,I read in the Reader's Digest.A reporter asked Mr.Rockefeller,who at that time was the richest man in the world, " How much money is enough?" Mr.Rockefeller replied," Just a little bit more."
It all boils down to contentment.The problems the world is facing,be it climate change,materialism,over population,etc will be solved by the law of nature.This includes the materialistic world being replaced by a spiritual world.This will happen when the Spiritual Leaders of all the World's religions rise and take control of the World.
The first Guru of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev Ji was asked,"Who is higher,a Hindu or a Muslim?" Guru Nanak Dev Ji replied,"It is not a question of Hindu or Muslim.It all depends one one's actions or karma.Whose action is pure is deemed to be higher."
Karma is defined as being similar to Newton's Third Law- For every action,there is an equal and opposite reaction.
In the Bhagwad Gita,Lord Krishna says that we cannot live in this World without acquiring karma.He further went on to say that at all times, we should always strive to acquire good karma.
Hence I am confident the future is indeed very bright.
Sep 29 2012: A few years ago, when 2012 was trending, on the Agora’s 5 Minute Financial blog, somebody asked, “Will the world come to an end in 2012?”
The blogger replied, “No, the world will not come to an end in 2012, but the world as we know it will cease to exist.”
I take this to mean that wars,bigotry,religious extremism,financial greed,quarreling politicians serving themselves,etc will end.
If materialism were to cease,spiritualism must take its place.
In the light of the recent uproar re Innocence of Muslims - many years ago I asked my Spiritual Master," All the chaos in the World,who is responsible?" The Master replied, " 2 classes of people who live by the philosophy of divide and rule- one is politicians and the other preachers."
I think the world is about to find out that the Almighty is indeed All Mighty.
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Having said that,we do need Spiritual Leaders to show us how.
From Wikipedia, Jesus Christ did say, "Pearls before swine" and "casting pearls" refer to a quotation from Matthew 7:6 "Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces." in Jesus, Sermon on the Mount, implying that scriptural truth or knowledge (pearls) should not be put in front of people (or in this case, swine) who do not appreciate their value.
Therefore it is a question of timing.Christians have been praying,
" Thy Will be done,
on Earth,
as it is in Heaven."
When The Almighty establishes His Will on Earth,believe you me, all the wheeler dealers,lobbyists, pedophiles,what have you -they all will rue their actions.
Also, yes Spiritual Leadership is not about control.It is about leadership in action,through thought,word and deed.
A reply on Conversation: Do you believe that our future is bright, if yes, why and if not, why not?
A little over 4 decades ago,I read in the Reader's Digest.A reporter asked Mr.Rockefeller,who at that time was the richest man in the world, " How much money is enough?" Mr.Rockefeller replied," Just a little bit more."
It all boils down to contentment.The problems the world is facing,be it climate change,materialism,over population,etc will be solved by the law of nature.This includes the materialistic world being replaced by a spiritual world.This will happen when the Spiritual Leaders of all the World's religions rise and take control of the World.
The first Guru of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev Ji was asked,"Who is higher,a Hindu or a Muslim?" Guru Nanak Dev Ji replied,"It is not a question of Hindu or Muslim.It all depends one one's actions or karma.Whose action is pure is deemed to be higher."
Karma is defined as being similar to Newton's Third Law- For every action,there is an equal and opposite reaction.
In the Bhagwad Gita,Lord Krishna says that we cannot live in this World without acquiring karma.He further went on to say that at all times, we should always strive to acquire good karma.
Hence I am confident the future is indeed very bright.
A comment on Conversation: Do you believe that our future is bright, if yes, why and if not, why not?
The blogger replied, “No, the world will not come to an end in 2012, but the world as we know it will cease to exist.”
I take this to mean that wars,bigotry,religious extremism,financial greed,quarreling politicians serving themselves,etc will end.
If materialism were to cease,spiritualism must take its place.
In the light of the recent uproar re Innocence of Muslims - many years ago I asked my Spiritual Master," All the chaos in the World,who is responsible?" The Master replied, " 2 classes of people who live by the philosophy of divide and rule- one is politicians and the other preachers."
I think the world is about to find out that the Almighty is indeed All Mighty.