" Your daily life is your temple and your religion.When you enter into it, take with you your all."
K.Gibran.
2007-07-26 20:14:21 · 7 answers · asked by bakhan 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In your daily life, be who you are.
Always be who you are in your daily life
The way you live your life is reflected in your body
You are what you believe
Each and every moment be true to who you are
Every day remember to take all of yourself into it
2007-07-26 20:45:09 · answer #1 · answered by Astro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bit tautological. Where else would I take my all? To the alternate universe and my other life there?
Seriously, I do agree with the second part regarding putting forth one's best efforts.
Regarding the first part, though, my noble thought is that it's a bit self-absorbed for my taste.
I guess I'd rather direct my devotion to principles, what's right, people in need, God's instructions (or at least try). And not on my worldly self. Focused on things that are bit more timeless than my daily life.
And then if I'm focused on those ideals, my day-to-day life should be okay.
Maybe it's akin to driving a car: Do you focus intently on every little muscle contraction as you drive? No, you'd likely get in an accident, even though you were focused. Instead you have a general "approach" when driving -- a mindset or habitual awareness of sorts, obeying a basic set of principles of defensive driving or whatever. Seeing the forest for the trees, in other words. And then your body takes care of the driving motions. Perhaps the same is true regarding life focus: whether to focus exclusively on self or on something outside of one's self.
Overall, I think I do things most effortlessly and on time (most important in today's world) when I keep an eye on the prize, focus on ideas, and focus on things outside of myself. And then I'm not looking in a magnifying glass at my toes as I begin my thousand-mile journey.
Also helps in attaining objectivism, I think.
2007-07-27 03:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that one has to take one's religion in all aspects of life, at every breath. Religion becomes a lifestyle, like what the word 'deen' in Islam means. Not something practised on a Saturday evening worship/mass in a church, but come Saturday night, all hell breaks loose at the nightspot.
As Allah for example says in the Quran in encouraging Muslims, enter Islam wholefully and wholeheartedly.
2007-07-27 04:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by Suryadi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read ol' Kahlill's book a long time ago. "The Prophet" wasn't it?
I disagree with him on the quote that you brought up. It's like a lot that he said. A grain of truth mixed in with 'good' things to hear.
My life is not my religion. Neither is my life a temple.
Literally or figuratively!
2007-07-27 03:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yeah thats nice i know our bodies are our temples and our lives have to shine through by what we are and do and think, and if we are that in tune we of course take it with us
2007-07-27 03:54:13 · answer #5 · answered by caz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our experiences are our greatest source of wisdom. The more fully we live these experiences, the more wisdom we gain.
2007-07-27 03:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by Shane K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are what we are all the time and I agree with that we must make each thought significant for God.
2007-07-27 03:23:40 · answer #7 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋