Blessed are those who are pure in heart; for they shall see God. ~Matthew 5:8 In the Hindu religion, this path is called Bhakti Yoga; the religion of adoration and devotion. This is the religion that the Hare Krishnas follow, of which I was one and still follow in my own way today. In Bhakti […]

“Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.” ~Matthew 5:7 Patanjali, the father of yoga (yoga means union with God) has said in his teachings: "Undisturbed calmness of the mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, mercy and compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous and indifference towards the wicked.” The […]

“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be filled” ~Matthew 5:6 If we remember, Jesus of Nazareth is speaking to an intimate group of followers, his disciples, at The Sermon on the Mount. They numbered around 24, it is said. Do not get his Apostles, which numbered 12, confused […]

“Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth” ~Matthew 5:5 On the logical plane, this makes no sense at all and logically that is correct. But Jesus of Nazareth is teaching on the spiritual, rather than logical, plane. What does one have to do to become spiritually meek? Surrender to their Higher Power…to […]

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. ~Matthew 5:4 Is Christ asking us to become professional mourners? No. We have to remember that Christ is teaching on a higher level…a spiritual level. This is not about social issues. Christ did teach on an ethical/social level, but here he has left the masses […]

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. ~Matthew 5:3 This Beatitude sets up all the rest. In order to be taught, we have to be humble. If we think we already know something or if we think we know better, how can we learn? This is pride, and when […]

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying… ~Matthew 5 1-12 In Matthew 5:1-12, the Disciple expounds on how so many people heard the good news of an extraordinary teacher, this God-like man Jesus […]

Love is not an emotion. It is so much more.  It’s a force that moves us toward the evolution of who we are and why we are here. Have you ever wondered why so many people fall in and out of love? At first, they see something in the other person that they identify with […]

Peace is not the absence of war any more than the absence of war is peace. The Peace that Jesus of Nazareth spoke of was not the peace among people, but the peace within. Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a […]

Faith is more than merely believing in something. It is a knowing that goes beyond our understanding or our comprehension. “Faith does not necessarily mean a conflict with reason or a substitute for reason. It merely means not excluding the possibility of the existence of certain levels of reality beyond the pure sense of perceptions. […]