iSTORYA.NET - Blogs - Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/blog.php?52041-Malic en Sun, 17 May 2026 02:27:54 GMT vBulletin 300 https://www.istorya.net/forums/images/metro/blue/misc/rss.jpg iSTORYA.NET - Blogs - Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/blog.php?52041-Malic Made in the image of God! https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?527-Made-in-the-image-of-God%21 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:39:35 GMT The God within you

I remember, if my memory serves me correctly, we can find in the bible a verse in plain delivery declaring that we were created in the image of God. Now, others for lack of proper investigation on the verse would quickly assume an interpretation that God looks like a human being since man were created in the image of God. I think that this position is coated with defective logic. God is spirit or should I say Ultimate Divine Reality is not made of flesh and bones, IT (God) can take on a human skin but its essence is spirit (non-flesh and bones).


So what is “made in the image of God” means?

This is my position, and I am anticipating opposition from the Christian camp, that the word “image” refers to that spirit inside of us and it resembles that which is Divine. In other words, we are the spark of the Divine Being whom we call God. We are not the skin and bones as the materialists would like us to think but we are made in the image of God in essence and beauty. It further means that we share the same qualities (unborn and eternal) of the Divine. This amazing realization would then take us to another verse found in the bible which says “know you not that ye are gods”? Now, I’m expecting a stronger opposition from the Christian camp. Imagine an ocean and a cup of liquid taken from that body of water. The ocean-water in the cup has the same quality and composition of the Ocean outside of the cup. In the same sense, our soul is taken from the Supersoul, therefore we share the same essence with the Divine. That’s who we are, a spark of the Divine trapped inside a human flesh.


Recapturing our original state

In the Garden of Eden, man after the fall, said to have been clothed by God with animal skin. Again, for lack of proper investigation, people would quickly take this to mean “an act of salvation and forgiveness” from God. From their perspective, the putting on of animal skin by God is suggesting an idea that there was a sacrifice of animals made for the forgiveness of their sins. Mystics particularly the cabbalists, the keeper of the ancient wisdom of the Hebrew race, suggest a different concept. The putting on of the animal skin was the moment where Adam was clothed with flesh.
The bible talks of being born again in the spirit. Well, it can be expounded differently. But if we are to interpret it under the light of esoteric knowledge, being born again in the spirit means that we are to awakened our spirit/soul nature, a spark of the Divine in us. The flesh created an illusion to the soul. It lulled the divine spark to dream land. This temporary “sleep state of the soul” is creating most of the problems facing mankind today, according to the Masters. To get rid of the problem we must eliminate its cause, the illusion.


How to destroy illusion?

I'll post it later. :thumbsup: ]]> Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?527-Made-in-the-image-of-God%21 From one Great man to another! https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?499-From-one-Great-man-to-another%21 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:57:32 GMT ---Quote (Originally by Malic)--- Image: http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/509/martinlutherkinggallery.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/martinlutherkinggallery.jpg/) *Martin Luther King on Gandhi* During the Montgomery bus boycott against discrimination towards Negro passengers, Martin Luther King had believed that “the only way we could solve our problems of segregation was an armed revolt.” After reading about the life of Mohandas Gandhi, however, the outlook of King drastically changed. He saw in Gandhi’s approach the essence of Christianity. In his book Stride Toward Freedom, King wrote that “Gandhi was probably the first person in history to lift the love ethic of Jesus above mere interaction between individuals to a powerful and effective social force on a large scale.” The effect on him of Gandhi was such that he decided to go to India for more than a month studying more deeply the life and teachings of Gandhi. “I came to see for the first time,” wrote King, “that the Christian doctrine of love, operating through the Gandhian method of nonviolence, is one of the most potent weapons available of an oppressed people in their struggle for freedom.” “I believe in some marvelous way,” he wrote further, “God worked through Gandhi, and the spirit of Jesus Christ saturated his life. It is ironic, yet inescapably true that the greatest Christian of the modern world was a man who never embraced Christianity.” Eventually, nonviolence became a way of life for Martin Luther King, who was later awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Image: http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7703/ghandir.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/ghandir.jpg/) Source: Donald T. Phillips, Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership. Warner books, Inc., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, U.S.A. ---End Quote--- they affect lives.
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Martin Luther King on Gandhi

During the Montgomery bus boycott against discrimination towards Negro passengers, Martin Luther King had believed that “the only way we could solve our problems of segregation was an armed revolt.”

After reading about the life of Mohandas Gandhi, however, the outlook of King drastically changed. He saw in Gandhi’s approach the essence of Christianity. In his book Stride Toward Freedom, King wrote that “Gandhi was probably the first person in history to lift the love ethic of Jesus above mere interaction between individuals to a powerful and effective social force on a large scale.” The effect on him of Gandhi was such that he decided to go to India for more than a month studying more deeply the life and teachings of Gandhi.

“I came to see for the first time,” wrote King, “that the Christian doctrine of love, operating through the Gandhian method of nonviolence, is one of the most potent weapons available of an oppressed people in their struggle for freedom.”

“I believe in some marvelous way,” he wrote further, “God worked through Gandhi, and the spirit of Jesus Christ saturated his life. It is ironic, yet inescapably true that the greatest Christian of the modern world was a man who never embraced Christianity.”

Eventually, nonviolence became a way of life for Martin Luther King, who was later awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.



Source: Donald T. Phillips, Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership. Warner books, Inc., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, U.S.A.
they affect lives. ]]> Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?499-From-one-Great-man-to-another%21 Words of the Awakened Ones! https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?497-Words-of-the-Awakened-Ones%21 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:21:05 GMT
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Words of the Awakened Ones
Quotes from Siddhartha Sakyamuni Buddha


"No one saves us, no one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path."

"Teach this triple truth to all: a kind speech, a generous heart, and a life of service and compassion to others. These are the things the renews humanity."

"The Way is not in the Sky. The Way is in the HEART."

"There are only two mistakes that one can commit along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting at all."

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. when the Mind is pure, Joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."

"You will not be punished for your anger, You will be punished by your anger."

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire Universe, deserves your love and affection."

wise words that cannot be allowed to pass through our ears. ]]> Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?497-Words-of-the-Awakened-Ones%21 Personal Reflection on my new journey! https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?490-Personal-Reflection-on-my-new-journey%21 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:08:56 GMT In the pages of esoteric and mystic manuscript-karma,reincarnation,meditation,enlightenment and liberation are clearly pronounce.

The Authors of these mystic schools believed in the idea that this material existence is a huge dungeon on which the cycle of life and death or reincarnation serves as chain enslaving the Soul within the limitations of the physical plane and all the not-so-good interactions of daily existence.

The Soul or Us, it's real home is not here. Our constitutional position is of Divine in nature and scope. Limitless and blissful oneness are our being.

The Enlightened ones saw and experienced first hand " The Absolute Reality ". The manuscripts that was handed down are filled with knowledge of their direct experience with the Oneness of everything.

As a gesture of compassion they are offering the knowledge that would, if practice properly, liberate us from the cycle of reincarnation.

The Art of Meditation would lead us there. As we look inward, the inner man gradually is being awaken from it's slumber. Sooner The Man will realize the essence of his being and a shift of perspective is adopted. Changes will then take place. He now has more control of his own desire and thoughts and even his pain. He sees the world around him differently now.


]]> Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?490-Personal-Reflection-on-my-new-journey%21 A picture of Compassion and Wisdom https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?487-A-picture-of-Compassion-and-Wisdom Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:07:28 GMT Image: http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae111/Light_020/p4-1.jpg Symbol of compassion and wisdom. Image: http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae111/Light_020/buddhaswisdom.jpg These words have guided seekers in their quest for true spirituality. It is built on the foundation of sincerity. It does not seek to control you. The words both pulls and push the seeker to swim in the ocean of knowledge and spot for himself the pearl hidden among the clams of religion. the compassion and wisdom of the Buddha are woven within the structures of those words.

Symbol of compassion and wisdom.



These words have guided seekers in their quest for true spirituality. It is built on the foundation of sincerity. It does not seek to control you. The words both pulls and push the seeker to swim in the ocean of knowledge and spot for himself the pearl hidden among the clams of religion.

the compassion and wisdom of the Buddha are woven within the structures of those words. ]]> Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?487-A-picture-of-Compassion-and-Wisdom The Divine Couple https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?486-The-Divine-Couple Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:38:26 GMT Image: http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae111/Light_020/radhanKrisna.jpg Radha and Krishna enjoying each others company in the land called Vrndavan. The Divine Couple, the embodiment of the Male and Female principle of the Godhead. During their advent here on earth many years ago. Radha reincarnated as the embodiment of a pure devotee of God. Her love and passion for Sri Krishna was exceptional. Bhakti yogis devote themselves to the service of the Divine Couple under the guidance of a bonafide guru. *Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,krishna Krishna,Hare,Hare,Hare Rama,Hare Rama,Rama,Rama,Hare,Hare!* The Mahamantra prescribed by Sri Chaitanya to be chanted at this age of time. Believed to have a powerful effect in burning ones harmful karma and can dispel spiritual ignorance. Just Sharing...:thumbsup:


Radha and Krishna enjoying each others company in the land called Vrndavan.

The Divine Couple, the embodiment of the Male and Female principle of the Godhead. During their advent here on earth many years ago. Radha reincarnated as the embodiment of a pure devotee of God. Her love and passion for Sri Krishna was exceptional. Bhakti yogis devote themselves to the service of the Divine Couple under the guidance of a bonafide guru.

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,krishna Krishna,Hare,Hare,Hare Rama,Hare Rama,Rama,Rama,Hare,Hare!

The Mahamantra prescribed by Sri Chaitanya to be chanted at this age of time. Believed to have a powerful effect in burning ones harmful karma and can dispel spiritual ignorance.

Just Sharing...:thumbsup: ]]> Malic https://www.istorya.net/forums/entry.php?486-The-Divine-Couple