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
Tag: compassion
Healing from Within
In this moment
I feel God’s infinite love healing me from the inside
In this moment, there is a deep joy and peace within my heart
A serenity and calming presence within my soul
All I had to do was surrender everything to God
Surrender my fears and doubts
Surrender alcohol and binge eating
Surrender my pride and arrogance
And he gives the gifts of unconditional love and heals my suffering
Bringing me liberation and joy
With gratitude,
Johnny
Beginners Mind
When you have a beginners mind
You become as fresh as a flower
Your mind becomes like a still pond
An empty canvass
Open to the infinity possibilities of life
With a beginners mind
You can find joy in fresh mandarin
You can experience nirvana looking deeply at a bird
Find peace and serenity right here and now
When your mind becomes rough and demanding
You will lose your beginners mind
And life will become dreary and meaningless
Your mind will need more and more stimulation
Leaving you depressed, numb and anxious
In a beginners mind there is true love, compassion and insight
A beginners mind is fresh and alive
In a beginners mind there are many possibilities
For an expert mind, few
To be a beginner, we must practice deep humility
With no thought of attaining enlightenment or any self centered ideas
Everything is Holy
When you realize that everything is holy
That everyone deep down is divine
You will not steal
You will not lie
You will not cause harm to others
When you realize through meditation that all is born in the image of God, divinity, and love
You will be truly blessed
Many parts of us forget this noble truth and stray us away towards greed, hatred, and fear
Causing much necessary suffering and pain in the world
Your Smile is a Miracle
Your smile is a miracle
Your lungs and heart are miracles of life
To be alive is a miracle in itself
You don’t need to strive to become something
You don’t even need to strive to be a
Buddha (awakened one)
Deep down you already are one
You are already successful as you are
You are a miracle of life
The entire cosmos came together to create you and all living beings
The sun, moon, stars, bacteria, plants, water and numerous animals all had to come together for you to be alive here and now
The paradox of life is once you accept yourself as you are today with radical transparency, then you can heal and transform
So accept yourself with deep loving kindness
Shame, hatred, and violence will not heal yourself and the world
Only true love can
Your brother,
Johnny
The Divinity Within the Homeless
You have been taught that the homeless are less than
But I’m here to say that they are just as divine as you and I
They are still born in the image of God’s love
They have Buddha nature within them
They are divine beings of the universe
Look within your heart and you will see this too
To cast judgment on them is cast judgment on the divine
Love your neighbor as thy self even if they are homeless
We are here to awaken to the oneness of all beings and show unconditional love to our brothers and sisters
Everything is Within You
Do not seek enlightenment or God outside of yourself
Everything you strive towards is already within you
Be still and open your heart
Do not strive to be a Buddha
Your inner most self is already Buddha nature
Your inner most self only desire is to be like Christ
The kingdom of love is like a seed within you
Water this seed and let it transform you from the inside
Keep Your Eyes On Love
No matter how dark it is outside of you
There is a light within you
Keep your eyes on this light
Let it guide you out of the darkness of greed, hatred and fear
Follow this light of unconditional love and you will experience true liberation and joy
Let it transform you and heal you from within
If we keep our eyes on the darkness we will sink into the depths of fear and despair
Keep your eyes on the seed of unconditional love within your own heart
Be still and know true unconditional love
With love,
Johnny
Nourishing the Seeds of Love
Today I will abandon all self centered ideas
I will abandon all greed, hatred, and fear within my heart
Empty my mind of selfishness
Instead I will only water the seeds of unconditional love, forgiveness, compassion and grace
I will water these seeds within me, other beings and the universe
Bringing transformation and joy to myself and to all living beings
Nourishing the planet with love with each step
In the Eyes of Our Enemy
May we have the courage to sit down with our enemies
Look into their eyes
Seek to understand why they harm us
To truly love someone we must first have the courage to understand them
Keep asking questions and seek to understand with curiosity
Soon you will see the suffering in their heart and mind
They were born into the suffering of war, violence, and greed
Taught wrong perceptions by their ancestors and society
If you look deeper we can see that our enemies were once innocent smiling babies
They were not born with hatred and fear in their hearts
With this deep insight, compassion and understanding will be born
This deep love will be liberate us from hatred and violence
And a river a joy will rush through us
This is the way of the peaceful warrior
To love our enemies and pray for those who spite us
With love,
Johnny
The Narrow Path 