/lit/ - Literature

>>16018966
> I only believe in what I see and understand, nothing else is true
Materialism, atheism, and scientism are also abstract ideas, unproven philosophical positions.

>>16013330
Buddhist meditation is known to have benefits

>Phenomenological studies suggest the existence of enhanced cognitive states, termed flow or peak experiences, in which specific cognitive processes (e.g., attention, perception) can be dramatically increased for limited durations. Here we review new scientific evidence that shows that specific types of meditation that developed out of certain religious traditions such as Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism) and Hindu Tantra lead to the enhanced cognitive states, characterized by heightened sympathetic activation and phasic alertness (a significant temporary boost in focused attention). This is in contrast to the meditation practices (Shamatha, Vipassana) from other traditions such as Theravada and Mahayana that elicit heightened parasympathetic activity and tonic alertness. Such findings validate Buddhist scriptural descriptions of heightened arousal during Vajrayana practices and a calm and alert state of mind during Theravada and Mahayana types of meditation. The finding demonstrates the existence of enhanced cognitive states-the unique and energized states of consciousness characterized by a dramatic boost in focused attention.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30771143/
Enhancing Human Cognition Through Vajrayana Practices

>>16011588
There are also many exhortations to rejoice and be of good cheer.

>Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
Psalms 68:3-4

A merry heart does good, like medicine,
But a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 17:22

In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33

>>16006251
>lsd
Try reading the dictionary, you will become one with language and be the word.

>>16006750
>Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
-Ecclesiastes 7:3-4

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms 42:7-11

>>15763059
>>15763063

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLxS5R5PuM8

>>15396814
>What am I in for?
Ancient Judaic autism.

Just read book of Psalms and the Gospels

Their notion of 'inner light' is quite noteworthy

>Light of God, Light of Christ, Christ within, That of God, Spirit of God within us, Light within, inward light and inner light are related phrases commonly used within the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) as metaphors for Christ's light shining on or in them. It was propagated by the founder of the Quaker movement, George Fox, who "preached faith in and reliance on 'inward light' (the presence of Christ in the heart)".[1][2] The first Quakers were known to sit in silence and meditate on the words of the Bible until they felt the inward light of God shining upon them and the Holy Spirit speaking.[3]
Quakers take this idea of walking in the Light of Christ to refer to God's presence within a person, and to a direct and personal experience of God, although this varies to some extent between Quakers in different yearly meetings. Quakers believe not only that individuals can be guided by this light, but that Friends might meet together and receive collective guidance from God by sharing the concerns and leadings that he gives to individuals.[7] This is often done in meeting for worship; Pierre Lacout, a Swiss Quaker, describes a "silence which is active" causing the Inner Light to "glow", in his book God is silence.[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inward_light

>>15329998
I dont think Jesus taught the atonement doctrine or original sin, that was the error of Paul and all who follow Paulism rather than Jesusism (teachings of Paul vs teachings of Jesus).

>>15329448
Because of the eagerness of my heart
to liberate the world, I sincerely spoke a lot.
Buddha also pointed directly to life and death
to show what is most valuable.
Lao-tzu also suggested that all trouble comes from the lower self,
and transmitted the teaching of the valley spirit,
but people could not recognize it.

Now I will give a general explanation of the road of finding the truth:
The pervasive principle of the Yellow Middle conveys the great changes of yin and yang.

When one establishes the right state, that is the mysterious pass.
You stabilize your breathing at midnight, noon, and in between.

The light returns to the primal opening, ten thousand spirits become calm.
The medicine produced from the river source is the one breath emerging.

It passes through a screen and transforms into golden light;
The single disk of the red sun incessantly shines with brilliance.

>>15248657
https://reference.bahai.org/en/
Gems of Divine Mysteries
The essence of the divine mysteries in the journeys of ascent set forth for those who long to draw nigh unto God, the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving—blessed be the righteous that quaff from these crystal streams!

HE IS THE EXALTED, THE MOST HIGH!

1O THOU WHO treadest the path of justice and beholdest the countenance of mercy! Thine epistle was received, thy question was noted, and the sweet accents of thy soul were heard from the inmost chambers of thy heart. Whereupon the clouds of the Divine Will were raised to rain upon thee the outpourings of heavenly wisdom, to divest thee of all that thou hadst acquired aforetime, to draw thee from the realms of contradiction unto the retreats of oneness, and to lead thee to the sacred streams of His Law. Perchance thou mayest quaff therefrom, repose therein, quench thy thirst, refresh thy soul, and be numbered with those whom the light of God hath guided aright in this day.

>>15223273
Yes there is no possible way to allow for free will and not have evil.
Omnipotence and omniscience does not imply doing the undo-able or knowing the unknowable.

>>15221741
I reject the options for 'Then why is there Evil?'
The reason for evil is to provide for a Free Will universe.
No amount of evil can be so bad as to negate the higher good of the existence of free will.

>>15203714
Start with basic gardening, herbs and vegetables are easiest.

Learn to sprout, sprouting wheatberries is easy, they are very tasty and nutritious when sprouted for a day or two, let them grow and you will have wheatgrass.

Fruit trees are the most valuable, especially heirloom varieties. If you eat an especially tasty or sweet fruit, save the seeds and plant them.

>>15191627
>allegory exists because literalists are retards

>>15154191
>>15154817
Psalms
I Ching
Guru Granth Sahib
--------- my top 3 all-time classics

Tao te ching
Quran
Bhagavad Gita
Dhammapada
Yoga Vasistha
Tai Chi Classics
Art of Peace (Morihei Ueshiba)
A Course in Miracles
Carlos Castaneda books
Prometheus Rising
New Thought books newthoughtlibrary.com/archives.htm#New-Thought-Archives
Secret of the Golden Flower
and of course Urantia

>>15154191
basic qigong/taichi (particularly suggest standing like a tree exercise (zhan zhuang) and Mantak Chia Iron shirt qigong) its good meditation but great for the body too

New Thought Syncretism
autosuggestion

>>15152620
yep

Christ Consciousness Invocation
By the Grace of God and Ascended Master Jesus Christ,
may I have permission to receive the following:
I ask for the Christ consciousness to be awakened within my body.
I ask that my “I AM” presence be consciously activated in every part
of my total being, now and for the eternal life of my Soul.
Beloved Mighty I AM Presence and Beloved Holy Christ Self,
which I AM, and which I had and used with you in the Great Central Sun
before the world was, and which I now draw into myself for use and action
for my greater freedom from all limitations and for my greater capacity
to serve my Father and the Light in all!
Beloved Mighty I AM Presence and Beloved Holy Christ Self,
I AM asking that the atmosphere around my physical body
be now the substance of Immortal Innocence, Purity and Love
of my Higher Mental Body. I ask that my outer self be infused with the Immortal Christ Perfection of my Higher Mental Body. I AM asking that I
be constantly raised into the full mastery and freedom of my Higher Mental Body.
I AM that Immortal Freedom and limitless, moment by moment allow the full mastery of these powers to remove all limitations wherever I AM.

INVOCATION TO RECONNECT TO HIGHEST LIGHT
I Invoke my Mighty I AM Presence.
Mighty I AM - Take Command.
in the Name of the Source of All Light, where it be for my Highest good and in Divine Order,
in the name of God, under the Law of Grace,
I ask the Ascended Masters of Light, that where it be in Divine Order, to support me in a way I would wish for myself from my highest spiritual perspective, that is in alignment with my highest spiritual intention to successfully complete my role on Earth, to include steps to maintain an appropriate light frequency and prevent contact or influence from negative or dark force beings, in any form or dimension, where this is not for my true and highest good.
I invoke my mighty I Am Presence of my highest evolution
Mighty I AM - Take Command.
in the name of God, I connect now and forever only to the pure light of God, Source of all creation and to only the appropriate highest realms of pure light as befits my level of evolution, where this be in highest Divine order.
I state that any and all sacred codes and gifts that I am responsible for in this incarnation, be brought now into a state of purity in accordance with Divine Order and to be held in such a state forever, in accordance with Divine Higher Will.
Let this focus of highest light be eternally sustained, all powerfully active and ever expanding.
In the name of the Cosmic Light of the Almighty 'I Am That I Am' I hereby invoke the pure light of the God Most High.
under Universal law and under the Law of Grace, I call forth the appropriate Cosmic Light beings or Ascended Masters of Light from the 7th dimension and above, to assist me
In the Light of the Most Radiant One, the Christed Light of God,
Blessed ones of Highest Light, raise me back up to my source and re-unite me with the one presence of all life.
In the name of God I Am, I invoke the heaven’s highest light and all from the realms of highest illumined truth to guide teach and protect me.

>>15151523
Language is alive, continuously evolving and growing.
There is a fine line between conserving what is useful and aesthetic, and being an autistic grammar nazi.
Intolerance and bigotry towards non-traditional expressions of language is irrational.

Pillar of Light Invocation
Archangel Metatron please open my crown chakra, the very heart of my Soul, Higher Self, Oversoul, Universal Consciousness, I AM Presence, and Un-Differentiated Creator Source in Spirit.
Archangel Ratziel please open my pineal and pituitary chakras – the third-eye centre.
Archangel Khamiel please open my throat chakra, and my heart chakra. Please help me to express my Truth at all times, and to express un-conditional Love at all times.
Archangel Michael please open my solar-plexus chakra. Please help me to surrender my negative ego, and to express at all times from my Wholeness.
Help me to remember that I am Source manifested in form, and help me to see the same in all of Creation.
Archangel Raphael, Gabriel and Ariel please open my sexual chakra. Please help me to express pure Divine creative energies at all times.
Archangel Sandalphon please open my base chakra, and my feet chakra. Please open the very heart of the Earth, the Sun, the Galaxy, the Universe, and Un-Differentiated Creator Source in Nature.

This is a classic newage channeled book.
The appendix has 'an Ascension Toolkit' including Invocation to the Unified Chakra and the Great Invocation.

https://lightparty.com/Spirituality/InvocUnifiedChakra.html