Week 8 Day 4; Christianity; Matthew 15:18 - 20

" 'But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a man;' " (Matthew 15:18 - 20, from the Gospels of Christianity).

What is something that you do to maximise the love that comes from your heart?

Love And Peace.

Week 8 Day 4; Judaism; Beresheit 32:25

" 'I am unworthy of all the kindness that You have so steadfastly shown Your servant: with my staff alone I crossed this (Yordan), and now I have become two camps.' " (Beresheit 32:25, from the Torah of Judaism).

Upon leaving his far-in-law's house and returning to his homeland, Yaakov performs a prayer and supplication to God. And in this prayer, Yaakov reflects how he experiences a formidable transformation to becoming a family man and a leader of a considerable house. When is the most recent occasion that you sit back and reflect upon the benevolence that you experience in life?

Love And Peace.

Week 8 Day 4; Hinduism; Bhagavad Gita 8:8

"When you make your mind one-pointed through regular practice of meditation, you will find the supreme glory of the Lord." (Chapter 8:8, from the Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism).

Is there ever an occasion, when you are highly concentrated in some manner, when you experience a prominent revelation?

Love And Peace.

Week 8 Day 4; Buddhism; Kutadanta Sutta 4

"Then Kutadanta thought: 'I have heard that the Samana Gotama understands about the successful performance of a sacrifice with its threefold method and its sixteen accessory instruments." (Kutadanta Sutta 4, from the Digha Nikaya of Buddhism).

The Brahmin Priest, Kutadanta, references a particular protocol and requirements for a leader to satisfy in order to properly perform a sacrifice. Are you ever involved in the organising of a community celebration? If so, what are some of the diplomatic or practical protocols that you address in preparing that celebration?

Love And Peace.

Week 8 Day 4; Islam; Sura 8:28

"And know that your wealth and your children are a temptation, and that Allah is (Allah) with Whom there is a mighty reward." (Sura 8:28, from the Koran of Islam).

Amidst the achievements and blessings that we experience in life, do you ever that there may be a "higher purpose" for all of this? If so, what do you think that might be?

Love And Peace.

Week 8 Day 3; Judaism; Beresheit 32:4

"(Yaakov) sent messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir," (Beresheit 32:4, from the Torah of Judaism).

After cheating his brother of an inheritance blessing, and fleeing from his brother, Yaakov prepares to return to his farland and re-encounter his brother, Esau. And in preparing for this reunion, Yaakov sends servants and gifts ahead of himself, to Esau, to soften up Esau. Do you ever have a dispute with a family member or friend and then later, to become reconciled again, ask another loved one to intercede or even provide a gift as a gesture of Peace-making?

Love And Peace.

Week 8 Day 3; Islam; Sura 8:21

"And be not like those who say, We hear; and they hear not." (Sura 8:21, from the Koran of Islam).

Do you ever encounter someone who is duplicitous? Do you ever observe yourself being duplicitous? How do you proceed in unraveling that duplicity?

Love And Peace.