Saying For Today: Spirit wants us to see and pray from an eternal perspective: through Divine eyes, a heart filled with True Love.
Welcome to OneLife Ministries, an online, interspiritual-integral ministry of Arem Nahariim-Samadhi and Love Light Fellowship. This site is here to lead you into a heart experience of Divine Presence, Who is Love. We recognize that of the Sacred in each one and celebrate the diversity of expressions of our Oneness in Grace. We are for peace and nonviolence, and equal rights and justice for all. I hope persons of varied wisdom paths will find inspiration here. Welcome!
Arem lives and trains in the tradition of Nondual Contemplation.
Vowed Contemplative, Greenbough House of Prayer Interspiritual Teacher, Author, Chaplain, Spiritual Counselor-Healer
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I dedicate this writing and presentation, today, to Anna.
We are each a Lovely Flower, in the Garden of Grace...
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"OM NAMO SHIVAYA"
OM and salutations to THAT [SHIVA] I am capable of becoming
And think not you can guide the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course.
*Kahlil Gibran
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I shed tears at the meaning of True Love. I never would have thought a comedy with Jim Carrey staring would move me to tears or teach me more about True Love.
Bruce, played by Jim Carrey, finally relents and turns his life over to God, played by Morgan Freeman, in the 2003 movie "Bruce Almighty" (Universal Pictures). Immediately after Bruce gets right with God, he looks up and is hit by an oncoming truck. Suddenly, Bruce finds himself in heaven, with God giving him a lesson in prayer.
Bruce asks to know why he had to die now? God, instead of answering, informs Bruce that he has a divine spark inside him to bring joy to others. Bruce questions, "What do you want me to do?" God replies, "I want you to pray."
Surprised, Bruce attempts a standard prayer, asking God to feed the hungry and bring peace to the world. When Bruce asks God for evaluation, God says, "Great, if you want to be Miss America." He instructs Bruce to try again, concentrating on something he truly cares about. Bruce loves his alienated girlfriend, Grace, much. When God asks if Bruce wants her back, he replies, seeming to surprise himself, "No." Bruce recognizes that, apparently, he has squandered his chance with Grace. He wants her to find a man who will love her and who will - "see her, always, as I do now, through Your eyes."
God compliments him, "Now that's a prayer" and assures Bruce that He will get right on it. God steps forward and touches Bruce with his two index fingers, while shouting, "Clear!" Bruce murmurs, "That didn't feel so good." God repeats, "Clear!" The next thing Bruce knows is that he is on the asphalt, with paramedics shocking his heart back to life.
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Up until this scene, Bruce has been more concerned about what he wants than in caring for others. He is always praying for himself. He is always praying that he will be happier. God designed a plan to transform Bruce, and that change is reflected in his prayer for Grace.
The movie ends with Grace and Bruce happily married. Without knowing it, Bruce was transformed into the man he prayed Grace would meet. Bruce, by changing his perspective and, thus, prayer, became the fulfillment of the prayer for Grace, his Heart-Love.
Spirit wants us to see and pray from an eternal perspective: through Divine eyes, a heart filled with True Love. That is a Prayer of Love.
When you cannot give another what you want them to most have, at least, pray that someone, sometime will… You may get surprised… Unselfish prayer, regardless of what we get or do not get, is transforming.
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There is another meaning in this movie. Grace, represented by the character Grace, unites with us when we are no longer greedy to enjoy Grace. This is a reason that many spiritual persons are not as attached to religion as others. Possibly, those who do not have to have religion can most benefit from the graces communicated through the beliefs and rites of religion. As our song for today says – OM NAMO SHIVAYA... - Grace and all its potentials are already within us each. We are only to receive and act in the inspiration of the True Self, our Shiva Self.
MOOJI TIME!
An added section to invite you to some Mooji Time. Mooji has inspired me much, by his Grace, through his online videos and website. Videos and quotes are part of this section. Hope you enjoy! You may also wish to visit his official site at www.mooji.org .
“'Thy will be done.'”
*MOOJI
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The Essence of LOVE-Mysticism is to look "within," to find there the Light of G-D That is in Everyone...
*Arem Nahariim-Samadhi and Love Light Fellowship (6.28.11). Arem is available to respond to requests pertaining to seeking a Spiritual Guide, his speaking, doing classes, workshops, or Satsang retreats for groups. For questions pertaining to these ministries, or other matters you wish to write Arem about, see Arem on Facebook at Arem Nahariim-Samadhi. To contact Arem, write briankwilcox@yahoo.com or go to his Facebook page Arem Nahariim-Samadhi.
*Thomas Ashley-Farrand. The Ancient Power of Sanskrit Mantra and Ceremony, Vol. 1, provides a translation of OM NAMO SHIVAYA that was the basis of my translation. The author writes:
This mantra has no direct translation. The sounds relate directly to the principles which govern each of the first five chakras on the spine... Earth, water, fire, air, ether. Notice that this does not refer to the chakras themselves which have a different set of seed sounds, but rather, the principles which govern those chakras in their place. A very rough, non-literal translation could be something like, 'Om and salutations to that which I am capable of becoming.' This mantra will start one out on the path of subtle development of spiritual attainments. It is the beginning on the path of Siddha Yoga, or the Yoga of Perfection of the Divine Vehicle."
