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LOTUS OF THE HEART
All is Welcome Here
Living in Love beyond Beliefs
The inclusivity of Grace is not a result of anything, such as loving others or learning about them. Spiritually, the contemplative does not include anyone; rather, the contemplative becomes the means of the inclusivity of Grace Itself. All effects of Grace are effects, and what most persons call inclusion is an effect, while the subtle meaning of inclusion is a prior Union that simply manifests in appearance as something we arrive at. In this matter, as all matters of Grace, we become a means, or are united with Grace, and, so, we find inclusivity to be a prior Reality we become, rather than something done or arrived at. In Union with Spirit, we cannot not choose to include, meaning we have no will but to live inclusivity toward all. In experience, however, the arrival to this experientially is by degrees, for we have been already shaped mentally toward apparent to subtle perceptions of prejudice, even in spiritual or religious groups and by their teachings. So, to think one can jump out of religion into some spirituality and that is escape from prejudicial teachings is simply incorrect. Better to look within and find there is no escape - only choose to become, or be oneed with, the boundless Grace that does not choose to include, so It loves and cares always, already, all.
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A seeker asked the Sage, “Sir, why do you say God could never love less the greatest of sinners than the greatest of saints?” The Sage replied, “The Seed of God, or Godness, cannot divide Itself, for God is One, and the Seed is One. So, God, by nature, loves all equally, even if Godness is hidden or revealed to varying degrees according to one's character, thoughts, and actions. Does the Sun shine less when hidden by clouds? Does the fog over the waters reduce the waters? Oneness can only be One, while effects can be many - perception, or knowing, of others as sinner or saint are effects of the mind, which differentiates based on prior conditioning, often seeing the effect and, thereby, being blind to the Seed: Oneness, or the Unconditioned, is the sole Cause and is not an effect, so not subject to perception or judgment. God knowing, then, is the same as God loving, or knowing is in One love."
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All the hatred and war and violence, the persistent and pervasive refusal to share a common claim to dignity, is grounded in a fearful refusal to see that the other is the same expression of Sacredness as everyone else is. This one factual, experiential realization would make hatred, war, and violence impossible, without any aid of war-making or public policy.
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*Move cursor over pictures for photographer and title. Lotus of the Heart is given by a Hospice Chaplain, who offers this Work to encourage in a spiritual, inclusive life to embody and encourage peace among all, as each is an expression of one Grace, a single, sacred Life.
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