The Seven Sacred Teachings, also known as the Seven Grandfather Teachings, are a set of teachings that have been passed down from generation to generation by First Nations people of North America. These teachings are the guiding principles for living a meaningful and fulfilling life, and they are essential to maintaining a harmonious relationship between human beings, nature, and the divine. The Seven Sacred Teachings include: 1. Wisdom involves making wise choices that lead

The Tale Of The Two Wolves One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. “My dear one, the battle between two ‘wolves’ is inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is good. It is: joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassio

JESUS' HIGH PRIESTLY PRAYER - JOHN 17 John 17 is where Jesus prays to his heavenly Father, placed just before his betrayal and crucifixion, which is referred to as His glorification. Where Jesus says that he has glorified God on earth by finishing the works that God gave him to do. In this prayer Jesus unburdens himself before God in a manner unprecedented in the other gospels. And of these burdens there are: glorification, revelation, protection, sanctification, unity, and r

KING DAVID'S SONG OF PRAISE - 2 Samuel 22 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: 2 And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 4 I will call on the Lord, who is worth

IDOLATRY AND THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL King Solomon's idolatry at the end of his reign lead to the Kingship of Jeroboam and the division of the Kingdom of Israel. God spoke to Jeroboam and foretold of his reign and the building of a sure-house like David; securing this at Shechem in Ephraim. Jeroboam placed a golden calf in Dan and another in Bethel. It was idolatry that lead to division in Israel and eventually exile. Talmud, Shabbath 56b Rab Judah said in Samuel's name: When So

TREASURES IN HEAVEN “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole bod

We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the

THE LORD'S PRAYER From 'The Forgotten Books of Eden' The First Book of Adam and Eve Chapter XXIII - Verse 9 - In Footnotes Our Father, Who art in Heaven, be gracious unto us, O Lord our God, hallowed be Thy Name, and let the remembrance of Thee be glorified in Heaven above and on earth here below. Let Thy kingdom reign over us now and forever. The Holy men of old said remit and forgive all men whatsoever they have done unto me. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us f

The Tao (or Dao) is the fundamental, indescribable "Way" or source of the universe, representing the natural, effortless flow of existence, the order of nature, and the path to harmony. KEY CONCEPTS OF THE TAO The Way: The literal translation, representing the natural, unforced course of the universe and life. Source of All: The ultimate origin of everything, from which all existence arises. Beyond Definition: The Tao that can be named is not the eternal Tao; it's beyond huma

'The Gita' is a composition comprised of 700 Sanskrit verses divided into 18 chapters and is dated to be written over 2000 years ago. It is taken from the Indian epic, The Mahabharata. It takes the form of a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on a battlefield before a great war. Arjuna not wishing to fight against his own relatives and elders faces a sorrowful dilemma. Krishna, responds with sound teachings that address the fundamental questions of human existenc

THE CRYSTAL SEA AND THE WATERS OF EDEN Forgotten Books of Eden Book of Adam and Eve Book 1 Ch 1 The crystal sea. God commands Adam, expelled from Eden, to dwell in the Cave of Treasures. 1 ON the third day, God planted the garden in the east of the earth, on the border of the world eastward, beyond which, towards the sun-rising, one finds nothing but water, that encompasses the whole world, and reaches unto the borders of heaven. 2 And to the north of the garden there is a se

THE RIVER OF EDEN - A SYMBOL OF FAITH The Waters of Eden, along with the Tree of Life, the first appearance in the Bible is before the original sin and the other mention is along with the creation of a new heaven and a new earth. Genesis 2:8-10 - And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in th