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TALK SHOW HOST OPRAH WINFREY

*** WE FEATURE THIS AS A PRAYER ALERT…YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL MUST DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS. HOWEVER, OUR STAND IS CLEAR…WE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS “WAYWARD” IDEOLOGY…WE’RE PRAYING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DO.

WHY OPRAH SELECTED THIS BOOK FOR HER BOOK CLUB…

A CHAT WITH EXKHART TOOLE

ECKHART TOLLE

Influences:

At about age 15 he received five books that were written by a German mystic, Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken, also known as Bô Yin Râ. Tolle responded “very deeply” to those books.^[1]

The first texts he came in contact after the awakening and found deep understanding were the New Testament, the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching and teachings of The Buddha.^[1]

Influences which are alluded to in The Power of Now are the writings of Meister Eckhart, Advaita Vedanta, A Course in Miracles, the Bible, mystical Islam, Sufism, and Rumi’s poetry, as well as Zen Buddhism’s Lin-chi (Rinzai) school.

HUH?

DENIAL IS A RIVER IN EGYPT!

RUNAWAY INTERNET UP AND COMING CHRISTIAN RECORDING ARTIST ZOEI TOH

We recently featured a wonderful Video sung by Little Zoei Toh on our site! We weren’t prepared for the onslaught of traffic! Everyone says they are so Blessed by her anointed singing. We are thankful to Zoei and her family for the lives they’ve touched. God has anointed Zoei…this is Blessed!

Dead 30 to 40 minutes…with no brain damage! Praise God!

Forget the negative talk at the end of the Video…Pray Today That Doctors Will Begin To Pray!

Dr. Sloan

The Most Beautiful Flower

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, For the world was intent on dragging me down.

And if that weren’t enough to ruin my day, A young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted down And said with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, With its petals all worn – not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away.

But instead of retreating he sat next to my side And placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it; here, it’s for you.”

The weed before me was dying or dead. Not vibrant of colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, “Just what I need.”

But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, He held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time That weed-toting boy could not see: he was blind.

I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun As I thanked him for picking the very best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to play, Unaware of the impact he’d had on my day.

I sat there and wondered how he managed to see A self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged plight? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true sight.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see The problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that’s mine.

And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose And breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose And smiled as that young boy, another weed in his hand About to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.

-Author unknown

The Secret

The Secret
One day, one friend asked another,
“How is it that you are always so happy?
You have so much energy,
and you never seem to get down.”

With her eyes smiling, she said,
“I know the Secret!”
“What secret is that?”
To which she replied,
“I’ll tell you all about it,
but you have to promise to
share the Secret with others.”

“The Secret is this:
I have learned there is little I can do
in my life that will make me truly happy
I must depend on God to make
me happy and to meet my needs.
When a need arises in my life,
I have to trust God to supply
according to HIS riches.
I have learned most of the time
I don’t need half of what I think I do.
He has never let me down.
Since I learned that ‘Secret’ , I am happy.”

The questioner’s first thought was,
“That’s too simple!”
But upon reflecting over her own life
she recalled how she thought a bigger house
would make her happy, but it didn’t!
She thought a better paying job
would make her happy, but it hadn’t.
When did she realize her greatest happiness?
Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren,
playing games, eating pizza or reading a story,
a simple gift from God.

Now you know it too!
We can’t depend on people to make us happy.
Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that.
Trust HIM!
And now I pass the Secret on to you!
So once you get it, what will you do?

YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!
That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!
But it’s not really a secret…
We just have to believe it and do it..
Really trust God!