"Sources" San Diego – June 9, 2012

Information about Spoken Narrations

 

 

Ø      Movement #3 ("All Lifted Hearts")

 

~~ UU MINISTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL BE INVITED TO READ THESE NARRATIONS~~

~~ NO AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD FOR THESE NARRATIONS ~~

 

In the Talmud of the Jewish tradition, the sage Hillel said: "What is hateful to you, do not do to others."

This is the whole of the Law; all the rest is commentary.

 

In the Hindu legend of the Mahabharata, the divine Krishna declared: "This is the sum of duty: Do nothing unto others which would cause you pain if done to you." It is written; it is taught; may it be so.

 

In the Gospel of Matthew in the Christian scriptures, the messiah Jesus says: "Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do so to them."

 

In the Buddhist text of the Udanavarga, the student is urged: "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful." It is written; it is taught; may it be so.

 

In the Muslim Hadith of al Nawawi, the prophet Mohammed teaches: "No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself."

 

In the T’ai Shang treatise of Taoism, the seeker is instructed: "Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss." It is written; it is taught; may it be so.

 

In the ancient wisdom of Shinto there is a saying: "The heart of the person before you is a mirror.
See there your own form."

 

The Oglala Lakota spiritual leader Black Elk wrote: "All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves." It is written; it is taught; may it be so.

 

Ø      Movement #6 ("The Sacred Circle")

 

~~THESE NARRATIONS WILL BE READ BY MEMBERS OF THE "SOURCES" CHOIR ~~ 

~~ AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY 2012 ~~

 

Once I dreamt that I beheld a great council of all creation,
called together in order that the wisdom of the spirit of life might be spoken and heard.

 

The elders came to the sacred circle of being and said, "In all that we do, let the future be considered, unto the 7th generation, that we may leave no wound upon the earth." The far off mountains echoed, "patience, patience, patience".

 

The grandmothers came to the sacred circle of being and said, "Let our bodies be held in reverence, for within them is wisdom, And from them is the holy mystery of birth." The sheltering trees murmured, "strength, strength, strength".

 

The grandfathers came to the sacred circle of being and said, "People must live in truth and kindness with one another, sharing their many gifts, That we may dwell long days together in peace."
The animals called out, "respect, respect, respect".

 

The old ones came to the sacred circle of being and said, "The wheel of change turns in seasons and tides, in evening and dawn, and even in death; Let us honor the spirit, in what we take and what we release."
The flowing rivers sighed, "let go, let go, let go".

 

The little ones came to the sacred circle of being and said, "Behold the wonder of all creation, beauty and abundance;
The heart is a drum, and our feet are for dancing." The stars of the sky sang, "joy, joy, joy".

 

Perhaps it was at the dawn of the world, that great gathering; Perhaps it continues to this very day. In the wind and thunder, the voices still sound, for those who will hear: "Patience; strength; respect; let go; joy joy joy."