The Holy Month of Ramadan
The word “Ramadan” is derived from the word ramd, meaning “to burn”. This month is predominantly sacred for Muslims mainly because the Noble Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed during this month. It is during this time also that he declared to his followers that the gates of Heaven will be open, and the gates of Hell will be closed. During Ramadan, Muslims go into fasting literally from dawn to dusk. It is believed that the reason they are fasting is to burn all sins. They break their fast daily depending on what time the sun will …
When tribulation comes…
Anyone can attest to the fact that, pain and suffering are part of our every day existence. It goes back to the earliest time period, back to the fall of humankind into depravity. All the way back to the time of Genesis, chapter 3, and the Fall itself.
Pain, suffering and even death did not exist in this world until that infamous act. The eating of the forbidden fruit. This one indiscretion by Adam and Eve allowed Sin into enter the world. Bringing with it death and its associates anxiety, anguish ,despair and all manner of afflictions. Romans (5:14)
Due to this …
Be Who You Are Inside
It is enough for you to be who you are. That is all you need to do to enjoy a great life.
It is our inauthenticity to what is real that causes us grief.
Our conditioning is not our friend. It is our enemy. It keeps us locked in unhappy postures, playing roles that diminish our grandeur.
Who you are, naturally, without artifice and pretence is enough. It is beauty and power.
The human race is programmed for misery. Our problem-solving minds find problems. Solutions lie in creativity, but creativity comes from another place, where a fresh perspective is possible, where hope is rampant, …
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