Midweek Thought For Meditation- 6/17/26
Hi Everyone,
The next several weeks we will be considering the spiritual quality of Integrity. This week it’s the integrity of being. The underlying theme is all about alignment, the hidden depth of the heart, and doing the right thing for its own sake rather than for external reward. T.S. Eliot wrote, “It is a condition of complete simplicity that costs no less than everything.”
Examine your motives.
We should examine ourselves and learn what is the affection and purpose of the heart, for in this way only can we learn what we honestly are. Christian Science. Science and Health, page 8
CHRISTIANITY
The Lord will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. I Corinthians 4:5
The word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, It penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow, it judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
ISLAM
Allah will take you to task for that which is intended in your hearts. Qur’an 2.225
Actions will be judged only by intention… Hadith of Bukhari
BUDDHISM
When one intends to move, or one intends to speak, one should first examine one’s own mind and then act appropriately with composure. Shantideva, A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 5.47
HINDUISM
Let right deeds be your motive, not the fruit which comes from them. Bhagavad Gita 2.47
Judaism
The Lord searches every heartland and understands every motive behind the thoughts. I Chronicles 28.9
The purposes of the heart are deep waters, but a person of understanding draws them out. Proverbs 25.5
CONFUCIANISM
The Master said: If you look at their intentions, examine their motives, and scrutinize what brings them contentment— how can people hide who they are? How can they hide who they really are? Analects 2.10
If profit guides your actions, there will be no end of resentment. Analects 4.12
TAOISM
Reveal your naked self and embrace your original nature; bind your self-interest and control your ambition… Tao Te Ching 19
The wise are concerned with the depths and not the surface, with the fruit and not the flower. Yao Te Ching 38
*Musical links - You’ll find these songs mirror the concepts of mindfulness, pure motives, and internal reflection
Refiner’s Fire https://share.google/RkzSnAMPXt3xQRWYg
SaintHonesty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T6eofaNJGU HYPERLINK
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T6eofaNJGU&authuser=0"& HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T6eofaNJGU&authuser=0"authuser=0
Hi Everyone,
The next several weeks we will be considering the spiritual quality of Integrity. This week it’s the integrity of being. The underlying theme is all about alignment, the hidden depth of the heart, and doing the right thing for its own sake rather than for external reward. T.S. Eliot wrote, “It is a condition of complete simplicity that costs no less than everything.”
Examine your motives.
We should examine ourselves and learn what is the affection and purpose of the heart, for in this way only can we learn what we honestly are. Christian Science. Science and Health, page 8
CHRISTIANITY
The Lord will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. I Corinthians 4:5
The word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, It penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow, it judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
ISLAM
Allah will take you to task for that which is intended in your hearts. Qur’an 2.225
Actions will be judged only by intention… Hadith of Bukhari
BUDDHISM
When one intends to move, or one intends to speak, one should first examine one’s own mind and then act appropriately with composure. Shantideva, A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 5.47
HINDUISM
Let right deeds be your motive, not the fruit which comes from them. Bhagavad Gita 2.47
Judaism
The Lord searches every heartland and understands every motive behind the thoughts. I Chronicles 28.9
The purposes of the heart are deep waters, but a person of understanding draws them out. Proverbs 25.5
CONFUCIANISM
The Master said: If you look at their intentions, examine their motives, and scrutinize what brings them contentment— how can people hide who they are? How can they hide who they really are? Analects 2.10
If profit guides your actions, there will be no end of resentment. Analects 4.12
TAOISM
Reveal your naked self and embrace your original nature; bind your self-interest and control your ambition… Tao Te Ching 19
The wise are concerned with the depths and not the surface, with the fruit and not the flower. Yao Te Ching 38
*Musical links - You’ll find these songs mirror the concepts of mindfulness, pure motives, and internal reflection
Refiner’s Fire https://share.google/RkzSnAMPXt3xQRWYg
SaintHonesty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T6eofaNJGU HYPERLINK
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T6eofaNJGU&authuser=0"& HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T6eofaNJGU&authuser=0"authuser=0
June 10 Lead with virtue and concern for others
June 3 Love and take care of your family
May 27 Honor your parents and respect your elders
May 20 Find harmony with your spouse
May 13 Admit when you're wrong, and repent
May 6 Be humble and honest, not proud
April 29 Be tolerant of others' beliefs
April 22 Live in harmony with everyone
April 15 Overcome hate with love
April 8 Be Impartial. God's rain falls even on the witch7
April 1 Forgive, and let go of resentments
March 18 Look at the heart, not the face
March 11 Do No Harm
March 4 Doing Good Deeds
Feb 25 Giving
June 3 Love and take care of your family
May 27 Honor your parents and respect your elders
May 20 Find harmony with your spouse
May 13 Admit when you're wrong, and repent
May 6 Be humble and honest, not proud
April 29 Be tolerant of others' beliefs
April 22 Live in harmony with everyone
April 15 Overcome hate with love
April 8 Be Impartial. God's rain falls even on the witch7
April 1 Forgive, and let go of resentments
March 18 Look at the heart, not the face
March 11 Do No Harm
March 4 Doing Good Deeds
Feb 25 Giving
