http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/ Gift of Lovingkindness Tue, 21 May 2013 08:59:29 GMT RSL March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18949 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18949 The origin of this prayer is uncertain. Each person who reads it may have a different personal understanding of it.   O cosmic Birther of all radiance and Tue, 21 May 2013 08:53:33 GMT Ralph SL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18948 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18948 Hi Jaysinh Bhakta, I think the idea of 3 stages is not to be taken too literally. What is clear to me is that everyone in the world is not at the same stage of Tue, 21 May 2013 07:28:38 GMT sandyharper_sh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18947 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18947 ? People hurt you; God will heal you. People humiliate you; God will magnify you. People judge you; God will justify you. People hate you; God will LOVE Tue, 21 May 2013 03:15:59 GMT Jaysinh B http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18946 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18946 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:14:29 GMT Jaysinh Bhakta http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18945 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18945 Religion as such is a most valuable teaching initiated by Saints and Prophets. But as I understand, religious teachings are generalized practical experiences Mon, 20 May 2013 23:12:58 GMT Ralph SL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18944 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18944 *THREE KINDS OF PRACTITIONERS There are three kinds of people [who practice Buddhism]. Like all other beings, the lowest person wants happiness and not Sun, 19 May 2013 14:45:21 GMT RSL March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18943 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18943 I think that part of what Abe-Hicks is telling us is like this. Imagine a water hole in a hot dry area. Imagine that the water hole is unimaginably deep and at Sat, 18 May 2013 18:22:11 GMT RSL March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18942 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18942 Sometimes I think, "I do not have enough money to pay for what I want." or "If it rains today, I will not be able to cut the grass". Then I think, "Well, I do Sat, 18 May 2013 16:25:46 GMT susanjennifertaylor@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18941 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18941 My apologies sent that horrible person tried last weekend to hack my mail account. Hopefully no spam mail should reach you. Regards. Susan (pip) ... From: Sat, 18 May 2013 07:12:21 GMT Nash Singh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18940 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18940 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:20 GMT Zasetsu57 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18939 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18939 http://seppenbauer.at/likeit.php?ozjofv822rhdpp zasetsu57 Zasetsu57 ************************* I was sitting here fast asleep when a trill from flora woke me up Fri, 17 May 2013 08:47:23 GMT RSL March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18938 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18938 One Sunday, when I was around 30, I attended a Baptist church near my place of work. It was not my regular church. It was a baptismal service. As each Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:52 GMT RSL March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18937 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18937 I started to read this and I thought, *Uh Oh, I feel a catch coming on.*   Then I saw - *It's Free* so I read a bit further.   Then I read - could be very Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:30 GMT RSL March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18936 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18936 As far as I know, anyone who follows the basic principles of most spiritual traditions will automatically be keeping in line with the the reccommendations in Mon, 13 May 2013 22:39:28 GMT RSL March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18935 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/giftoflovingkindness/message/18935 I know that is true, ones past experience including hardship helps to shape ones character.  However experiencing the hardship is never easy.  I was made