The Prayer Book of Medieval Chivalry says:
“The spiritual energy of the Path uses justice and patience to prepare your spirit.
“This is the Path of the Cavalier. An easy and at the same time a hard path, because it makes you abandon all useless things and relative friendships.
That is why at first one feels very hesitant about following it.
“This is the first lesson of Chivalry: you will erase what you have written in the book of your life until now: worry, insecurity, lies.
‘And instead of all this you will write the word courage.
‘Beginning the journey with this word, and following with faith in God, you will reach the place you have to reach.”
{ 161 comments… read them below or add one }
← Previous Comments
Next Comments →
Fantastic! Your blog – very good!
Boa reflexão do texto.
Nos 3 anos q passaram abandonei mtas coisas, coisa sinuteis e amizades relativas. Amizade q e realtiva penso q nao é amizade, pode ser camaradagem, simpatia, cordialidade, amizade mesmo não é relativa.
Jogeui fora coisas inúteis, mas creio q acabei por lançar fora tbém algumas coisas q não era pra ter jogado fora.
Então hj sinto-me assim, mais leve, pois havia mto lixo q precisava e foi arrancado de minha alma.
A lipmeza foi feita e agora preciso ocupar os espaços vazios q ficaram. Uns espaços vazios q tinham coisas q ñ prestavam mesmo, esses estou buscando preencher com coisas boas. E os espaços vazios q vazios estão pq ñ pensei mto e tirei do lugar coisas q ñ devia ter tirado, agora penso como e se vou conseguir repor.
Guerreiro amado, qdo vc fala de coisas inuteis acho q entendo o q vc diz, coisas q nao fazem bem e so atrapalham.
Mas tem um outro significado de utilidade q gosto mto, q o Pe. Fabio fala, sobre utilidade e sgnificados. Ele diz q a gente só vai ver quem ama a gente de verdade qdo perdemos toda a utilidade, e so nos resta o significado. Pq qdo perdemos a utilidade o mundo nos deita fora, mas as pessoas q nos amam, pelo q significamos, essas continuam ao nosso lado.Por isso há tantos idosos abandonados,doentes largados em clinicas mtas vezes luxuosas mas mal recebem visitas das familias.
É uma luta, amar alguém somente pelo significado e não pela utilidade. Penso q isso foi isso q Jesus ensinou, amar os miseráveis. Como é dificil. Aprender todo dia.
E gratidão por aqueles q amam a gente assim, independente da nossa utilidade.
Bjos
Amo vc
Amém!
Coragem!
Vamos com fé Guerreiro amado!
Deus te ilumine
Just a question ???? How much patience is needed anyway??? Patience is sooo boring !!!! Ok … I might be childish … but I think I better do things now then later … later may be to late anyway ;-)
Dear Jessica
I think those are very good questions. I personally have no idea. Patience is something very relative. Just as justice or courage. One can certainly define linguistically, but what they really mean, or whether they exist I do not know. I think it’s not at all childish. I think people are thinkimg about this questions for centuries. Every era has its answers. Patience seems to me personally a bit out of fashion nowadays. But that’s just my personal impression. On the one side. On the other hand, when important issues arise all shifted to the year x. Maybe I’m wrong. But so i think.
I wish you a wonderful day
Well …. Justice is not hard to achieve …. I brought up with sisters ;-) But patience ….. ahhhhh … that drives me nuts *LOL*. But I have learned patience …. but I think Gods version of patience and mine are not the same ;-) Sooo God if you hear me … now I have had patience enough I think ;-) Time to move on !!!
Have a wonderful day all <3
• * Cavalier : Synonyms – Careless, Offhand, inconsiderate, high-handed, arrogant, haughty, casual. Polite and considerate are its antonyms.
• ** Chivalry : Synonyms – Gallantary, Courtliness, Loyalty, Valor, Courage, Bravery, Magnanimity, Nobility. Cowardice is its antonym.
These are the synonyms and antonyms ( as per MS word ) of something, some word which has been used in a religious sacred context ! After-all names of religious paths are sacred ! DID U NOTICE, THE SEA CHANGE IN MEaNING OF TWO KEY WORDS IN THIS PRAYER – This is the Path of the Cavalier* & This is the first lesson of Chivalry**. Who is fit to learn Chivalry, one who is Cavalier ? Notice one more thing, in all words describing cavalier unflatteringly, the word ‘mean’ is not there !
Cavalier…[French,from Italian "cavaliere, from Late Latin "caballarius",horseman, rider, from Latin "caballus", horse]
Chivalry…[Middle English "chivalrie",from Old French "chevalerie", knightliness, from "chevalier", knight, from Late Latin caballarius, horseman, Cavalier]
Good to see you SUNSHINE!!!!!!!!!
Courage = COR = HEART
what is courage ? is it having sense to do the right thing no matter what may the cost be, in terms of material cost or cost to one’s ego, one’s beliefs ! But if beliefs too come into play then how does one know what is right, just that gut feeling! Nothing else ! maybe in such situations a guru / guide can help !
I would like to add faith and hope besides gourage in my book of life
Arto Hutto
i would like to replace justice and patience with forgiveness and consistency. in both of these virtues you will find patience and justice.
I feel broken.
my dream develops & grows.
everything else in my life falls apart.
working on the dream feels so alive.
but it feels as if I am drowning in dreamland.
it is hard to distinguish between a dream of the true path & illusion.
having courage when going to the extreme ….
when it feels that everything breaks down?
when it feels that all my old friends are dropping off?
I feel authentic
but,
producing authenticity resulting in enjoying the dream & becoming an “alien”?
spiritual energy should be used for the mundane life not only for spirit but also daily life, o/w our struggle for spirit is only for ‘self-condolence’
“how do we tend to out spiritual garden, Master?”
“washing, cleaning, cooking and carrying water”.
“but master, how then do we tend to our daily lives?”
“prayer and devotion”.
I like to go on a zen retreat here. it has a very “rigid” form, but it is so rich. each part of the retreat reminds me of how my daily life should look :o)
1. getting up at 5.30 am & doing 100 bows (down on your knees & down your head touching the floor).
2. sitting until 8.00
3. breakfast
4. 1 hour cleaning
5. 1 hour rest (aaahhhh)
6. sitting until noon
7. lunch
8. 1hr cleaning
9. 1 hr rest.
10. sitting until 6pm
11. dinner
12. sitting until 10pm.
even the meals have a strong form & teach healthy eating :o)
full day. work, spiritual life, & rest well balanced. I wish I could live my daily life like this. definitely in any action one can bring spirituality in & it actually makes my life richer. but these exclusive times just devoting to spirituality nurture so many aspects of my life.
Thanks for your words and always being an inspiration. Have appropriately dedicated part of my blog today to you. Maybe you can check it out sometime… =)
Be brave! That’s all you need to do. Just love it and isn’t it simple and so hard to realize?
Thank you for all the beautiful and inspiring quotes you are sharing with us.
com quem nos inspira e devolve a nossa vida a palavra coragem:” Fiat” faça-se em latim
com quem aprendeu a nossa linguagem e dança
amizades relativas sao as que nao tem o nosso projecto de vida na vida delas escrito
O caminho faz-se caminhando com quem acredita em nos,
com quem ve aquilo que ainda nao ve-mos e faz nos ir mais
alem
i dont know what to say..yes courage is needed for everything..but sometimes my mind gets blocked…a break up can destroy your courage,your belief….recently my boy friend broke up with me..what hurts me is the way he broke up..he sees me as a stranger now. he jus sent a message i dont want this relationship since it does not work out..he saw every reason to leave..but not one reason to stay..i remember all the good times and ask him to give one more chance ..he remembers all the bad things happened between us and says it wont work out..i wonder whether he is the same person who loved me and said all the sweet things in the world…..he moved on..but i am finding it difficult to move on..i dint see anyone genuine reason for a break up.but he wanted to leave..i cannot concentrate on my daily work..i will keep on wondering how could this happen when everything was well.why did this happen?? i may need the courage…people say when you need something the whole universe supports u to get it…i wonder what kind of courage i need now?to get him back or courage to accept the defeat of love….
you can do it, there is nathing impossiple except to bring back a dead soul. So belive in yourself and u will find someone who respect and love u. God be with u.
Spandy, true a break up does hurt your courage and belief. From your post it seems your boyfriend wants to try it his way for now. This could be good for you, so spend this time to remember who you are, before you met your boyfriend!
Continue to grow!
neither! accept the state ur in and believe that there are no wins and losses in love or rather any aspect in life, just experiences.
“justice and patience” at first it can look so distant but it’s not.
I try to keep this as my guide to live (justice & patience). I do believe in God in this terms.
Being very honest, my patience side it’s away stronger than my sense of justice. Sometimes I feel silly because I always let the justice for God’s hands (the divine).
I dunno, I should learn to apply the Justice as the Patience.
Del tai chi he aprendido que si no se devuelven los golpes como mucho puedes quedar empate pero no ganar, así que cuando uno sienta que está preparado, a por ellos…
En otro tiempo abría atacado sin control y hubieran aprovechado esa fuerza en su favor, esto también ocurre en el taichi, sin embargo fueron los golpes los que provocarón el fuego que mi mente apagó en silencio, hoy mi mente ha ganado la batalla, ha conquistado la paz para mí, aunque a veces salta alguna chispa, pero ahora son solo eso, chispas.
Es el entrenamiento del superguerrero, para vencer hay que estar en paz, para estar en paz antes hay que arder, es lo único bueno de poner la otra mejilla, pero ese tiempo pasó, ahora me toca a mí, sin atacar pero devolviendo los golpes contra los que me los dan, su maldad acabará con ellos.
Thank you for sharing this Paulo. It came at the right time in my life. God bless you
In a movie I saw recently, one of the characters said that you are your own obstacle but also your own solution.
It wasn’t necessarily a very “deep” movie but this has stayed with me. I am very aware that I need to overcome my own self imposed fears. I pray for the courage to be able to face this fears and follow my dreams and happiness every day.
I like the saying you caught in the movie too. Thanks for sharing it.
The journey forward is a uncharted territory. There is gold to be found!!
The past is ground well trodden, is indeed the past – but creates the future!!!!
Courage is a great starting point. Less fear, more faith. Fear arises whenever we do something new, or uncomfortable, but we can habitually release this fear by taking courageous action again and again. Courage is a powerful ally.
Thanks for sharing Paulo.
RB
Before an exam we took our professor said us few words. That we should write without help, and that in life no matter what we might be honest at any cost, I guess it need courage. I was the one went out first, as soon I wrote all I knew. Others remain and some inspired themselves from books or talking to mates, while prof went out. I received the highest mark, nonetheless, and other few mates. I am happy that I was honest and I was also appreciated. And thats an humble example.
It is a beautifull and very encouraging text. Just What I needed. Constantly living in fear for what is to come and how to overcome my health problems, looking for ways of dealing. Thank you again for finding this!
Gabrielle, Netherlands
I kinda feel drifted away from this faith in god. This corporate life, new to me, makes me feel am busy always. :-(
I understand what you are saying Punith. Its hard to find a balance when working life is so demanding. When I feel overwhelmed and like a robot, I find that praying, dancing and singing helps. It puts me back in touch with myself and also remind me how thankful I am for my existence.
ok, le courage et connaissance, Les clés du bonheur.
What lies between you
And the place you seek to reach
Are lies you believe…
There is no distance
Between you and your true self
The place in your heart…
I’m this awareness
Perceiving all that it does
And that is enough
Space inside of me
There is nowhere else to be
This truth sets me free
Bless you
LoveM
courage.
Amen!
Not everyone are gifted with such vocation. To leave everything behind and follow a certain path according to your beliefs is something that is unimaginable for some of us.
Gathering even a small amount of courage would entail a lot of hard work.
There are people who are blessed with such conviction that they can fore go everything for the sake of their beliefs.
But doing justice in whatever we do and applying patience to it can be done without sacrificing all the important things in our lives. We just have to set our mind and soul that it can be done. After all when we put God in everything we do, nothing is impossible.
Es la elección de un camino;que tiene unas reglas, una vida aparte, en que lo que más cuenta es la determinación y la fe en Dios.
courage, dit le hibou à la petite fille insécure
Courage follows the courageous and makes the follower Chivalrous….Even the Guardian Angels guard your steps as you trod towards your Divine Goal…fighting the good fight you always wanted to be close to GOD and then you join His League of Commanders
What do I say To the Goddess
She asked How it was Going with me
Revealed Undressed
In her Awesome presence
Change room To honesty
There is nothing That she cannot see
Would that I had That clarity
Could I see past
The fortifications Of my mind
At my own fragility
All I know
Is this fragmented View of things
The cloak of conformity
How I have been Taught and taunted
Through condition Learned to see
So caught up In fantasy
This hollow hope And horrid history
With it’s Drunken revelry
The addiction Of my senses
A lack of sobriety
Not that I feel Sorry for me
But here
In this world
That is our reality
Yet there is One Terror-tree
That I can’t go
It requires dropping
All I know
Feels like insanity
This Being Free of me…
Alive in The Mystery
thank you, dear LoveM.. I can tell you I feel for the most part the same..
however, I don’t think there is a Terror-tree.. there is no terror if one is not afraid of (T-)errors, of making mistakes.. maybe this fear of making them is what drives us in the end to crucify ourselves once we make them, so when we make them we feel unworthy, we don’t forgive ourselves and we are cruel..: that’s the T in the terror, it’s the cross we are on or we carry because we are afraid: T-error..
we look at the mirror and we see a stranger..
I strongly believe that dropping this ‘lesson of not making mistakes’ is crucial to freedom..
thank you for all your clarity. it is this poem that fortified me today like cereal and honey ;o)
Love and Gratitude
Annie
Thanks Annie I really appreciate that insight…
For seeing the fear of making mistakes…
T-error is definitely an error of Trust…
The i-mind is not wanting to lose control…
To let go completely… to surrender to the Greater-Being…
i-mind mis-took this Being for itself in the first place…
Thanks for your amazing clarity and assistance
I am blessed with deep gratitude and awe
LoveM <3
‘Beginning the journey with this word, and following with faith in God, you will reach the place you have to reach.’ .. And THERE we will all meet in all our … GLORY for ..ever and ever. AMEN.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
A Fé vem da Luz que a gente têm no coração,que vem do Amor e cumplicidade que a gente tem com Deus/a. Eu acho isso um grande tesouro.
Adorei esse livro, o formato, o desenho, a cor.
A internet é muito bacana, moderna, .. a gente fica sabendo de muitas coisas, mas saborear um livro nas mãos, virando as páginas, dando uma lambina no dedo quando está complicado para virar a folha, .. é muito bom.
Com o livro nas mãos a gente pode reeler, marcar as páginas, grifar,fazer um desenho ao lado na margem, abrir de repente,enfim, a energia é outra ..
Beijos,
Mari.
Book of Hours,
ours french = bear
Courage,
Fairness, patience, faith.
Arrival.
Goodnight, Love and Gratitude,
Jane xo
prayers -from your mouth to God’s ear in harmony only you know and feel.
One should be like a leaf floating on water, part of it fully drenched (in the wordly affairs), upper part detached from the same. It takes a lot of courage to do this on a daily basis.
Paulo obrigada! Cada dia que passa mais sinto esta gratidão infinita por ter a possibilidade de participar, comentando ou extravazando livremente os pensamentos que surgem ,no blog que tão gentilmente nos vai preparando.Como lhe posso agradecer?Sinto-me imensamente feliz !Que Deus lhe conceda tudo o que de bom pretender para a sua Vida!!!
Courage and Faith in Our Lord to move on through life and achieve my personal mission
A História repete-se e nós viventes estamos nela.Imaginando:
Sob o Sol que acalenta o corpo, o Caminhante parte,a época pouco importa,mas os Valores são válidos em todos os tempos.
O trilho é difícil!A Paciência e o Sentido de Justiça reforçam o seu espírito que tem de abandonar todas as inutilidades, que apenas o confundiriam na jornada.Tantas armadilhas,tantas ciladas,vencer tantos desvios labirínticos!
O Caminhante pode fraquejar,perder-se no emaranhado da floresta,mas sem lastro, ficará mais leve e seguirá firme o sonho ancestral de chegar.Rasgará medos e dúvidas, porque a Coragem não o abandona e a Fé e o Amor a Deus são a sua Bandeira!
SOY COBARDE.. EN SERIO QUE LO SOY.. PERO DIOS SE EMPEÑA.. EN TRANSFORMARME.. Y NO ENTIENDO.. EL POR QUÉ? jaja me río.. pero es real.. un abrazo..
Porque eres de los suyos, jajaja…
Bueno, por ahí he leido que todos somos sus hijos, pero pienso que unos más que otros, al menos en este tiempo, por sus frutos los reconocerás…
Bye…
and also the two crucial and basic realities that our world is lacking of nowadays ….
JUSTICE AND PATIENCE two realities, or basic, crucial complements of life we must live with and spread all around at the end of each and any journey these two blessings or compliments, assets are the ones that will take us to where we want to be !!!!
Without Love… Lao-Tse says…
Obligation becomes annoyance
Responsibility becomes insensitivity
Justice becomes harshness
Truth becomes fault-finding
Cleverness becomes deceit
Kindness becomes hypocrisy
Order becomes pettiness
Expertise becomes obstinacy
Power becomes cruelty
Honour becomes vanity
Possession becomes avarice
Faith becomes fanaticism…
Maybe Love is the Light
That brings clarity and balance
To every quality…
so that it serves life and everyone else… not just ourself
Bless you
LoveM
I’m more than agree the most important Is love and there’s nothing after since without it neither could be any Justice neither patience, since all comes included in the divine pocket and one of the lacking nowadays ….which is !!! Love without it there’s nothing …
THIS WORLD GIVES US PLENTY OF REASONS TO WORRY. PEOPLE TRY ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO ESCAPE WORRY AND ANXIETY. BUT IN THE END THERE IS ONLY ONE SURE REMEDY. GOD SAYS TO CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM. HE´S BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE ANYTHING THAT COMES YOUR WAY.
Yo todabia sigo con mi coraje de cambiar el Rumbo por el que va el Mundo , tal vez tenga varios enemigos pero me mantienen despierto por eso vivo cada dia como si fuera el ultimo pura adrenalina :-)
What an awesome challenge. To strip oneself of all that is unessential and take up your cross and follow me. It takes tremendous courage and commitment on a daily basis. It is so easy to ignore the promptings because the road less travelled is a rocky uphill one. The peace on the mountaintop makes the arduous journey all worthwhile.One step forward, two step backwards. We are not alone. Call on our guardian angels and angels in general.Your favourite saints or the spirit of those who inspire us.That is God’s Army. Fight the Good Fight.
He visto un libro medieval con textos y retratos hechos de diversos tipos de joyas, en filigranas por dentro y por fuera. Las personas retratadas en él eran de una familia real, la misma que su dueño, él me lo enseñó pero no me dijo nada sino de mente a mente. La imagen de ese libro, de su dueño y de la casa en que estaba es un misterio pero también una revelación para mí.
← Previous Comments
Next Comments →
{ 1 trackback }