Interfaith Spirit Quest

Meditation Rooms: Space, Winter, Floral, Forest, Water & Zen

Visit one of the following Meditation Rooms to de-stress and calm your nerves.  Travel to space or the forest without ever leaving your computer.  Beautiful music and images work to relax you while you meditate or daydream.   Step into the Meditation Room of your choice:

Space room

Abandon your current circumstances, explore the mysteries of the cosmos, and find yourself.

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Winter room

Need a mid-day escape? Spend a few calming minutes in our winter wonderland.

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Floral room

The floral room surrounds you with a breath of green and a brush of dew against your skin. Lose yourself in lush roses, curved orchids, and the dark faces of sunflowers.

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Forest room

Take an energized stroll through the forest room, where saplings and leaves angle for sunlight, birds call to each other through weathered treetops, and moss carpets the dense forest floor.

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Water room

Submerge yourself in the deep and calming pools of the water room. Drops of water dance while the sounds of crushing surf smooth out the ripples of the day.

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Zen room

Explore the wide curve of a tiled temple roof, the minarets spinning into the morning, the shut eyes of a wise idol. The zen room carves a steady path through chaos, providing thoughtful tranquility.

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From the website:  http://life.gaiam.com

The most beautiful version of Amazing Grace ever?

Amazing Grace has been done by many wonderful singers and musicians - this version by Il Divo definitely makes the Top 10 Most Beautiful Version of Amazing Grace Ever list.

Interfaith Charter for Compassion - Golden Rule - Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong as she discusses religion, compassion, and the Golden Rule. People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion -- to help restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.

From Wikipedia:  Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire) is a British author of numerous works on comparative religion, who first rose to prominence with her highly successful A History of God. A former Catholic nun, she asserts that "All the great traditions are saying the same thing in much the same way, despite their surface differences." They each have in common, she says, an emphasis upon the overriding importance of compassion, as expressed by way of the Golden Rule: Do not do to others what you would not have done to you.

Be Filled with Hope, Hope is Good.

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Hope is beautiful!
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Highland Cow, Hope, United Kingdom Photographic Print
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I hope somebody feeds me today!
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We Hope Our Ship Comes In - Wood Sign
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Hope is lookin' for the bright side of things.
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God's Golden Rule

There is the Golden Rule:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Christianity

What is hurtful to yourself do not to your fellow man. That is the whole of the Torah and the remainder is but commentary.

Judaism

Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you; and reject for others what you would reject for yourselves.

Islam

Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.

Buddhism

This is the sum of all true righteousness -
Treat others, as thou wouldst thyself be treated.
Do nothing to thy neighbor, which hereafter
Thou wouldst not have thy neighbor do to thee.

Hinduism

Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.

Confucianism

The sage has no interest of his own, but takes the interests of the people as his own. He is kind to the kind; he is also kind to the unkind: for Virtue is kind. He is faithful to the faithful; he is also faithful to the unfaithful: for Virtue is faithful.

Tao Teh Ching

....and then there is this:

Love each other as God loves us.

Love knows no bounds! Christian the Lion

Christian the Lion was purchased at Harrod's Department Store by two Australians, John Rendall and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke - this video tells part of their story.

Love knows no bounds! Touching video of Christian, a Lion who was raised in captivity, released back into the wild - and then - a touching reunion a few years later with the men who set him free.

Faith

Faith:

• produces truth and wisdom
• instills security
• triumphs over doubt, evil, and sin
• produces effective prayer
• reveals the true God
• extinguishes negative behaviors and habits
• adds meaning and value to life
• creates conditions for personal growth
• evolves mind, body and soul
• is an attribute of our spirituality
• connects us to the Spirit of Truth
• creates courage and perseverance
• takes up permanent residency if allowed
• produces fruits of the spirit
• strengthens character and will
• creates happiness and peace
• gives us strength to carry on
• is an experience, not a thought
• is personal, not dogmatic
• enhances reason and logic
• secures your personal relationship to God

Few people trust their faith enough, or live up to their faith potential - this is due to fear.  Faith should stimulate us to action and whet the appetite for more.  Your future is predicated upon the development of and deepening of a strong faith.