Children are born knowing the straight path. They are born knowing truth, justice and love.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr and the Straight Path.
Dr Marin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech embodied the hopes and dreams of the Civil Rights Movement in the USA during the 1960s. It is one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century. In the final paragraph from this excerpt of his speech, Dr Martin Luther King Jr quotes Isaiah... Continue Reading →
Aphorism 4: Conscience and the Soul.
The conscience is the voice of the soul.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Straight Path
I began studying Mahatma Gandhi’s life after seeing the 1982 film 'Gandhi', directed by Richard Attenborough. Gandhi had a keen sense of right and wrong, an understanding of virtue and vice. His determination to improve the lives of his fellow Indians, resist prejudice and oppression, which first began in South Africa under Apartheid and then... Continue Reading →
Aphorism 3: Servants of Conscience.
We are servants of conscience.
Mencius and the Straight Path
As I continued studying religion and philosophy, I discovered this passage written by the Confucian philosopher Mencius (371-289 c. BCE). Humanity is the peaceful abode of men and righteousness is his straight path. What a pity for those who leave the peaceful abode and do not live there, and abandon the straight path and do... Continue Reading →
Aphorism 2: Wisdom
Wisdom is the proper weighing of things.
The Buddha and the Straight Path
After reading the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Quran, I began studying other religions and philosophies to better understand how to walk the straight path. Reading the Buddha's, The Dhammapada, I found the following passage. Arise! Watch. Walk on the right path. He who follows the right path has joy in this world... Continue Reading →
The Quran and the Straight Path
The Quran contains numerous references to the straight path. The following passage was of particular interest: Such is the path of your Lord: a straight path. We have made plain Our revelations to thinking men. They shall dwell in peace with their Lord. He will give them His protection as recompense for what they do.... Continue Reading →
Aphorism 1: Breath of God
Love is the breath of God.
The Prophet Isaiah and the Straight Path
One of the first references I found to the straight path was in this passage from Isaiah in The Old Testament. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his path straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be... Continue Reading →
What is the Straight Path?
This first post is devoted to outlining the nature of the straight path.
The Straight Path in the Gospel according to Mark
After reading the Old Testament, I then read the New Testament and came across Isaiah’s prophecy again in the Gospel according to Mark: As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness:, Prepare the way... Continue Reading →
