Daily Bread
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Eva
Jedi
In this phrase, the word "bread" becomes "breath" in my mind. To the point that I almost always have to remind myself while going through the "be my daily bread" phrase to do it the right way without changing words.
Maybe it has something to do with my very fragile -but incrementally growing- connection to every-day life and every-day matters.
Maybe it has something to do with my very fragile -but incrementally growing- connection to every-day life and every-day matters.
Eva said:
Same here. I have this image of a cosmic breath/air coming through my body when I listen to or recite the verse because it is during the inhale, and then that this breath comes out of me in my words and actions in my life, as I exhale during the next verse, "as I give breath to others".
Eva said:
I don't try to change it, because I understand that even if the words say "bread", they have a meaning of nurturance/essence. But I think I see what you mean here, by keeping it "bread", it helps you connect more with the everyday life stuff, more grounded in life sort to say? If so, it's an interesting way to approach it, "bread" for thought ;)
To me the statement "Be my daily bread" is a little misleading as Paleo's don't eat bread, but I view it more in the spirit of consideration.
In that you are asking for others to give you the external consideration that you (in the next line) are offering to give to others.
This does however raise the question of "The Cosmic Mind", which by this definition is the sum of every 'conscious' entity in the cosmos.
Thus I am asking the whole cosmos to live in my heart, and that all practise consideration, as I will do with them.
John
In that you are asking for others to give you the external consideration that you (in the next line) are offering to give to others.
This does however raise the question of "The Cosmic Mind", which by this definition is the sum of every 'conscious' entity in the cosmos.
Thus I am asking the whole cosmos to live in my heart, and that all practise consideration, as I will do with them.
John
John Ainhirn-Williams said:
It's funny John, that's the only part of the prayer that jarred me, because Ive just been reading about the LWB and keto threads, and only just came upon POTS. I also really like the connection of breath, and I'd probably use that when I'm doing EE. Love the thoughts that the others have presented, especially that of it being an STO interaction. Service to self through service to others. Just beautiful
The way I understood with Bread is sustenance to different parts of us - physical ( food, excercise , input to the senses etc) , mental ( knowledge, thoughts), emotional ( impressions ), spiritual etc. Each needs different type of sustenance. "As I give to other" is also in that sense.
Not sure about the physicality of it. If one reads this literally, it says "Oh Divine cosmic Mind 'Be my daily bread'", and not as the Lords prayer says "Give us this day our daily bread". Maybe I a being too literal, but I see a radical difference between 'Be my' and 'Give us'.seek10 said:
My view is that if everyone gave respect and space to all others (external consideration), then there would be no need to worry about the supplies of food, water, heat etc, as there would be more than enough to go around.
Thus, I stick by my definition of "Be my daily bread":
SovereignDove
Jedi
When reading 'The Fourth way' by Ouspensky I thought of 'daily bread' in POTS. He was writing about the Lord's Prayer, but the meaning of daily bread is discussed, and is similar to what Seek10 and others have written here.
