Week 37: Truth Invites; it Never Commands
Our Affirmation For September Stanza 9
From the book
The Beatitudes: Their Inner Meaning by Swami Kriyananda
Rays of One Light: Weekly Commentaries on the
Bible and The Bhagavad Gita
by Swami Kriyananda
The Bhagavad Gita says, in the third Chapter:
Even the wise behave in accordance with Nature as it is manifested in them.
Of what avail, then, is suppression?
Week 37 Truth Invites; it Never Commands
What inspired me from this week’s reading from the Rays of One Light to share with everyone was…
Jesus Christ in the Beatitudes offered a beautiful example of God’s way of inviting mankind to seek perfection—not by commanding, but by offering His human children the incentive they need to choose the right of their own volition.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,” Jesus said, “for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. . . . Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. . . . Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
In each of the Beatitudes Jesus explains the blessing attendant upon observing it.
So today let's observe and reflect on the Beatitudes in our meditation together. But firstly we will listen to
What Lightning Flash! by Paramhansa Yogananda.
What Lightning Flash! by Paramhansa Yogananda
Let’s Observe and Reflect on
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,” Jesus said, “for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. . . .
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. . . .
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
Nothing is ever lost”.
