Week 5: The Mystery of Avatara, or Divine Incarnation

2 Feb

Written By Rev Dinah Pemberton

Photo by Nayaswami Jyotish (View more art by Nayaswami Jyotish)

What is it to be Comforted?

Reading and Affirmation for February

From the book The Beatitudes: Their Inner Meaning by Swami Kriyananda

Rays of One Light: Weekly Commentaries on the Bible and The Bhagavad Gita

What is the mystery of this divine manifestation? Great avatars, such as Krishna and Jesus Christ, are born as babies even as we all are. They take human form, and go through normal human experiences as they grow from childhood to adulthood. They eat. They play. They may seem to suffer sickness and disappointment like the rest of us. In what way are they different from other human beings? The important thing to understand is that, even as they are like us, so are we also like them. Their realization can be ours, too. They come on earth to show us our own divine potential.

Excerpt From Week 5: The Mystery of Avatara, or Divine Incarnation

Whispers From Eternity

140. Nothing Can Steal My Love for Thee

No loud or whispered words of prayer shall steal away my love. With the soul’s unspoken language I will express my hunger for Thee. Thy voice is silence, and through my silence Thou must speak to me and tell me Thou hast loved me always, though I knew it not.

Paramhansa Yogananda

Inspiration from the Rays of One Light

Great avatars, such as Krishna and Jesus Christ…Their realization can be ours, too. They come on earth to show us our own divine potential. Nothing Can Steal My Love for Thee...

We will take these meaningful words into our meditation together for deep reflection and contemplation. But firstly, we will listen to the beautiful Psalm of David, sung by Mary Kretzmann.