Requite Evil With Good

Love your enemies - Kris10 Cartoons “Those who are good the sage treats with goodness. Those who are bad he also treats with goodness because the nature of his being is good.”  (Tao Te Ching) “…Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Christian Bible - Matthew 5:44) “Revere your enemies as you revere your parents.” (Buddhism – The Perfect Enlightenment Sutra” “A superior being does not render

By |2015-07-10T18:26:29+10:00July 10th, 2015|Peace, Religion, Society|

Barbie World

It is with much trepidation that I start this week’s blog. If you have been reading my blogs for a while, you will know that I often get my inspiration from songs.  Two nights ago, my husband was trying out a new MP3 player he bought, when he discovered that it had two songs already recorded on it.  He was thrilled to find that one of those songs was a

By |2015-01-23T15:53:29+10:00January 23rd, 2015|A Course in Miracles, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam|

What Do We Know About Religion?

What do we know about other religions, or for that matter the religion we call our own? My father was originally a Congregational Church minister, so I was raised as a Protestant.  I learned a little bit about the Christian religion in childhood Sunday School classes, and I even attended a few Bible Study classes in my very early teens.  After that, however, I was keen to embrace the secular

By |2014-01-24T20:26:13+10:00January 25th, 2014|Peace, Religion|

The Parable Of The Happy Plant

Reincarnation is a concept so naturally and intrinsically a part of many religions, that their proponents might wonder how anyone could think anything else. Hinduism and Buddhism are two such religions.  My understanding of their beliefs is that we create everything in our lives through our thoughts, words, and actions.  Our karma is the consequences of these thoughts, words, and actions, and reincarnation is necessary for us to resolve the

By |2013-09-27T18:17:57+10:00September 28th, 2013|Buddhism, Christianity, Religion|