Category: prayer

A Prayer of Love

God, may all who suffer be healed through your love
God, may all beings be liberated from the shackles of greed, hatred and fear
God, may all beings rest in your sanctuary of unconditional love within their own heart
I pray that we can all be one with your love as Jesus did and still does through the holy spirit

Born in the Image of Love

Why is God merciful to us?
Because we are his children.
Born in the image of love.


No matter how lost we are in the darkness of greed, fear, or hatred.
Our essence is his essence.
Our essence is love.

We all have the capacity to walk as Christ did. It’s our true nature that is buried under years of fear.
This is what God sees within us and when his spirit touches us deeply we see the divinity in others and become more peaceful and merciful. ❤️🙏🏻

The Way, The Truth, and The Life

When you practice the way

Cosmic truths will be revealed

And you will be liberated from all greed, hatred and fear

But what is the way?

Mercy for our enemies

Both inside and out

Radical non-violence

Turning our cheek to all violence

A complete surrender to unconditional love is required moment by moment

Our heart must be as light as a feather to walk the way

A complete faith in the power of love to guide us

The Divinity Within

At our core

We are holy

We are divine

We are one with God

One with love

At our core

We are Buddha’s

Born in the image of God

Even the harshest, violent and mean spirited people have love at their core

This is why we love our enemies and pray for them

This is why we turn the other cheek to violence and hatred

This is why we show grace, compassion and unconditional love to those lost in hatred and fear.

Your brother,

Johnny

May my Enemies be Joyful

May my enemies sleep well tonight
May they feel safe and loved
May they heal

May they be joyful like small children
For they are not my true enemy
My true enemy lies within my own greed, hatred and fear

With love,
Johnny

Prayer of Emptiness

May I empty myself to you God

So you can fill me with your divine love

May I empty myself of all self centered ideas

So you can fill me with your divine grace and humility

May I empty myself of all hatred, fear and greed

So you fill me with your infinite compassion

I empty myself to you God

I surrender to your unconditional love

The Awakening of the Buddha

The awakening of the Buddha was that he saw Buddha nature in everything

In Buddhist philosophy, Buddha-nature is the potential for all sentient beings to become a Buddha or the fact that all beings already have a pure buddha-essence within.

So the Buddha awakened to the ultimate reality of the universe

That every being is born with and has Buddha nature

Even if they are deeply lost in fear, greed, and hatred

Even if someone is violent

Even criminals, beggars, and addicts

All have the essence of Buddha nature

All are holy and are in the image of God

With this awakening we can help heal this world of much suffering

We can see every being as holy and our brother or sister

We can vow to reduce their suffering and look at them through the lens of compassion

With aloha,

Johnny

The Miracle of Life

The Miracle of life

Is a seed of mustard

With water, soil, and sun

This tiny seed grows into a large tree

Giving food and shelter to many birds and insects

There are many miracles around us each day

Yet we can’t seem to them

With mindfulness we can see that a cloud is a miracle

It transforms into rain or snow

Giving us life through water and food

We are a miracle

From one cell to a trillion

We can only grasp this if we are still

Not distracted

Not striving

Living in the moment

Jesus spoke of the mustard seed

Just by being still we can see the Kingdom of God right now and it’s many miracles

With Aloha

Johnny