Susee Mable's Silent Meditations

" The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. "—Psalm 29:11 May the Lord bless you with peace during this holiday season. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

"Our conscience is a gift from God, it is a guiding light. And when aligned with God's true word, it shows us what is right."—Sper If we don't follow our conscience, we are headed straight for trouble. So we can try to be safe by listening to that inner voice. You can read related passages from the Bible in Acts 5:1-11 and in I Thessalonians 5:19.

"All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness."—Tennessee Williams "Friends who validate your pain and nurture you in dark times are healing to your soul."—Author Unknown

There are so many people who have negative thoughts and are plagued by negative thinking. These negative thoughts create fear, anger, and agitation and there is seemingly no apparent reason for these thoughts to occur. Everyone who has this habit must try to learn how to stop it and must try to bring on a more positive way of thinking. When a fearful thought comes, the first step should be to reason it out. Is it a meaningful thought or not? If it is, without panicking take care of it in a rational way. If you know it is a useless thought, don’t try to analyze it. Stop thinking about it. Sometimes people can be angry with you, because you didn’t meet their expectations. In such a circumstance remember that we don’t have to do everything for everyone. Don’t feel guilty or angry, instead be fair and honest. Remember you know so much more than others. Be patient with them. They don’t have the knowledge that you have. In our life time, each one of us as humans, experience fear, anger, envy...

A spark of my eternal spirit becomes in this world a living soul. And this draws around its center the five senses and the mind resting in nature.—Krishna

Those who with the eye of inner vision see the distinction between the field and the knower of the field, and see the liberation of spirit from matter; they go into the supreme.—Krishna

"And when a man sees that the God in himself is the same God in all, that is he hurts not himself by hurting others; then he goes indeed to the higher path."—Krishna

“Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I. But when the trees bow their heads, the wind is passing by.” —Christina Rosetti

The mind is a beautiful gift from God. It is the most important guide for all humans in their lives. Without the mind, we are nowhere. The mind reveals to us what to do or what not to do. It’s our choice to decide. The mind reveals many things: such as how to reach God, how to love one another and how to survive in this life. Actually every step of the way it provides us with guidance in the form of thoughts. So the life we live is based on our minds. Thoughts are very important, so pay attention to your thoughts. Remember that the life you are living is based on your thinking. What is the mind? The human brain is a significant organ, which leads our lives. As the brain belongs to the physical, the mind similarly belongs to the soul. It is spiritual. You can see the brain with your physical eyes but you can’t see the mind. But it can travel anywhere in the world. The brain works as a machine, it receives thoughts (messages) from the mind and it will deliver the messages to the physical...

"The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into which we shall all go after the death of the vegetative body."—William Blake

“Everyone should know that you cannot live in any other way than by cultivating the soul.”—Apuleius

“For what is outside is also inside; and what is not outside man is not inside. The outer and the inner are one thing, one constellation, one influence, one concordance, one duration, one fruit.”—Paracelsus

I'd like to share some of my views and thoughts about the “soul” based on my understanding from my life's experiences. What Is The Soul? Many times I wonder where I came from and what the reason is for my being here on earth. But the answer seems to be with in me, it’s in that element in all of us, which is invisible and unexplainable: the soul. I believe that I am a soul and have a body and that I also have God's spirit within me. When God created humans (Adam in the Biblical sense) God formed them in His own figure (which is holy and transparent). When God gave Adam the breath of life, He gave His spirit to everyone on the earth. I strongly believe that the physical body is lower to the soul because when Adam and Eve disobeyed God's word, they were given physical garments. So how the physical body is a cover to the soul, similarly the soul is a cover to the spirit. So I do believe that humans are three fold beings. The soul is the core of the divine spirit, which God ...

Gitanjali (Song Offerings) By Rabindranath Tagore (1861--1941): " This is my prayer to thee, my lord—strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart. Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows. Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service. Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might. Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles. And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love. "—Verse 36

“I know I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. —Carl Jung “My darkest moments bring my most illuminating encounters with God.”

Everything that is painful happens for a reason. This teaches us a lesson that will help us grow more spiritually. When we come to realize this, then we shall find inner peace and richness. No one can take that away from you. "Suffering always precedes a flowering life."

It was a beautiful summer morning, according to the couple that was about to have their fourth baby. To add to their joy (for they had been blessed three times before), a baby girl was born early that morning at about 5:30 am. The newborn baby was healthy and in her parents’ eyes, very beautiful. The midwife, who attended the delivery, also happened to be the baby’s grandmother. Everyone was quite happy that the delivery went well and busily resumed performing their chores, however they neglected to notice a very serious occurrence that was evolving in that delivery room. Mercifully, there was someone who did notice. Over in the next room, the baby’s eldest sister, Karuna was very anxious to see her new baby sister, even though she already had another younger sister. She quietly tiptoed to the window and peered through to get a glimpse of the baby. To her surprise and horror, she noticed that blood was gushing out from the newborn’s umbilical cord much like how water spews out from a...

In this entry, I shall be exploring the topic of fear. What is fear? Why does it come? How do you control it? As always this entry is based on my personal musings, experiences and research on the topic. When a person is angry, sad, worrisome, or emotionally upset, it causes fear in their hearts. Fear creates destroying chemicals in our bodies, which affect our physical systems (such as the stomach, heart, blood pressure and circulation etc.). It can become a serious health situation. Just as love creates peace and happiness within you, fear in contrast creates health problems and more worries. If we let fear enter our system (through our mind) it will serve to put off the light of the soul. How does one control the fear and how can one come out of it? Whenever a fearful thought comes to your mind, think about what you are doing to yourself and to your health. Health is very important. Realistically, tell yourself that the negative thoughts are detrimental to your well-being. And most i...

Prayer is a gift to every human being from God; a gift given, so that we can all talk to him anywhere and at anytime. Some people pray without paying much attention. They say a few words and then finish. As a prayer that’s okay but I don’t think you can feel anything profound from it. When you want to pray, set your mind on God. From my experience, if you focus on God and then pray you will certainly feel calm and spiritual. You sense that God is indeed hearing your prayer. I start by thanking him first and then praising him for all the benefits we are receiving from him. Even before you start praying, try and notice if you have any hurtful or negative feelings towards anyone. If so, then try to initiate the process of forgiveness, so that the Lord almighty can forgive you also. This is standard Christian philosophy and I adhere to it in my day-to-day life. Furthermore, if we ask God for anything then we must firmly believe in it. If you have faith, to paraphrase the Bible: you can m...

What is Love? Anyone can provide an answer to this question. If you refer to the bible, I Corinthians 4:8,13 has a few things to say about love. To paraphrase: “Love is kind and patient. It’s never jealous, boastful, proud or rude. Love is not selfish or quick tempered. It doesn’t keep a record of wrongs that others do. Instead love rejoices in the truth but not in evil; love always is supportive, loyal, hopeful and trusting. Love never fails. There are faith, hope and love but of these three the greatest is love.” Love can indeed go far beyond our limits. From a Christian perspective, Jesus Christ died on the cross to save all sinners. True love never cares for the self more than the welfare of others. In order to help and do good deeds for others, one should have an intention to do so; an intention with authentic power that is. What is authentic power? It means that the Holy Spirit is with the soul and personality. When the Holy Spirit is within you, this makes you live in love. Love...

Artist: Dale TerBush Dreams are another source of God’s guidance. What are dreams? I believe that they are events that happen within the realm of our soul. The soul is our spiritual body, which really is an embodiment of God’s Spirit within us. It is this divine Spirit that enables us within dreams to “see” the future, while our physical body sleeps or is at rest. Dreams first occur within the spiritual mind, and then transfer into our physical mind during sleep. Dreams can be warnings or some can even help us solve problems of our own. So a dream is essentially the soul’s journey to another world, in order to receive spiritual guidance. Pay attention to the spontaneous images that come in the “twilight zone”. The twilight zone, as is often described, is the point between waking and sleeping, where the two lights meet. You may receive strong impressions during this time. The general belief is that dreams are messages or visions from God. They can give us physical as well as spiritual a...

Image: Olivier Follmi What do you think of, when people say they had a vivid dream or relate an experience where they claim to have heard and felt something but no one was there to cause such sensations? The very first thought we would think might be one of confusion or perhaps that we’re not mentally sound. If your conscious mind is clear, however, than you should think twice about the significance of these experiences. How To Recognize It (From My Experience): God’s guidance and protection is there for each one of us, whether we recognize it or not. If we pay attention and are alert, than we can certainly recognize it. As we rush daily to fulfill our chores: our jobs, walking, eating, talking, housework etc., many times our subconscious will notice what’s going on in and out of our body and it brings that message to conscious attention. In other words, it brings a message from spiritual eyes to physical eyes, or from a spiritual understanding to a physical (human) level of understand...

Image: Eagle Nebula by Arnie Rosner Meditation in my experience and humble opinion refers to a spiritual journey. Listed below are tips that have helped me in reaching a state of meditation. I think it’s best for each individual to discover what works best for him or her. I’m not an expert but just a regular person seeking some peace and solitude in daily life. I come from a Christian background but believe these tips can be helpful to anyone of any faith. Here are some important points to remember: (1) People use meditation as a therapy to help cope with stress and anxiety and some kind of problems in their lives. (2) Some use it as a means of self healing (3) Some seek for enlightenment. For whatever reason you seek to do meditation, it provides excellent outcomes, if you do it properly. The important thing before you start meditation is that in learning how to still the physical wound and raise your inner level of consciousness. The truly wonderful thing that meditation does is that...

Image: "One" (Allposters) Welcome to my weblog. This is my first post in my online spiritual journal. I'm not an expert but simply a regular person trying to understand life. I created this journal to explore my thoughts, ideas and observations and to share my experiences. Glad to be here. Bless you for visiting.