Sunday, July 23, 2023

Random Building Thoughts - 2023-07-23

   

-------------- ALL ELSE IS REMEDIAL! --------------  
  

The 1st degree Work Brings Order to the Chaos of the Heart.
The 2nd degree Work Brings Order to the Chaos of the Mind.
The 3rd degree Work Brings Order to the Chaos of the Spirit.
All other degrees are remedial to these ends.
 
For Further Light:
FOCUS!

 
-------------- MASONIC EDUCATION--------------  
 

 
-------------- HUMOR --------------  
 

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COACH'S CHALLENGE:

The following is a stated premise that is backed by ancient writings:
 

Civility is Founded upon a Balanced Morality. 
What you Should do must always
 be accompanied and complemented 
by what you Shouldn't do.

CHALLENGE:
 
Share a few quotes from instructional writings 
that back up a balanced morality view. 
Below are but a handful to get you started.

"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."
-- Golden Rule

"Therefore all things whatsoever would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them"

-- Jesus of Nazareth

"Do to no one what you yourself dislike."

-- Tobit 4:15

“Do not do unto others that which you hate done unto yourself – that is the entire Torah. The rest is commentary, go and study it.”

-- Hillel


-------------- CHUCKLE --------------  
 
 
-------------- IF ONLY! --------------  
 
 
If you were only capable of seeing the whole...
 
-------------- CORE UPPING! --------------   
 
 
 
Masonry: 
A Core Upping Influence 
upon All Who Actually Practice It!
 
-------------- NEXT GENERATION --------------  
 

Live
 in such a way
that your life actions
benefit
the next generation!
 
  -------------- CONTROL... -------------- 
 
 
 The Abusive Assumptions 
that you Visit upon Others 
are the Fingerprints 
of the Fist that Controls you.
 
-------------- ADVERSITY... --------------  


Sometimes the greatest adversary is you!
Do the Right thing, always!
 
-------------- OVERTHINKING... --------------  
 

-------------- INQUIRE! -------------- 



 THOUGHT-PROVOKING SPACE FOR RENT!
(INQUIRE WITHIN)
 
-------------- SABOTAGE --------------  
 

 When you admit men 
who have no desire to Improve themselves, 
you Sabotage the Fraternity 
and yourself.
 
-------------- MYTH --------------  

"The aim of all religious exercises
 is a psychological transformation. 
You can make up your own meditations and rites 
based on knowing, loving, and serving the deity 
in caring for your children, 
doctoring drunks, 
or writing books. 
Any work whatsoever can be a meditation 
if you have the sense 
that everything is “brahman”:
 the process, the doing, the thing
 that is being looked at, 
the one that is looking
—everything."
— Joseph Campbell
A Joseph Campbell Companion (p. 208)
  
-------------- WORK --------------  
 
 
Work Upon: Take a good look in the mirror.
Work On: Assess what you don't like seeing in that mirror.
Work Into: Envision life as you want it to be.
Work Toward: Assess what's missing in your life & that of others.
Work At: Make a List of absolutely & quickly achievable traits 
supporting that vision.
Work For: Pray with all your heart, invest yourself toward
 that Vision & your prayers will be answered.
 
-------------- ASSUME... --------------  
 
DO THE WORK!

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 Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)

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