IF I COULD GIVE YOU EVERYTHING - Musical Contribution #6
THE ONLY THING TO DO TODAY - Breathe Deep

NOW MORE THAN EVER - Musical Contribution #7 - Take Me Home

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 Years ago, I had a very small book with a very big mission. Called Oneness - Great Principles Shared By All Religions by Jeffrey Moses, the book contained quotes from every religion to show that basically they all say the same thing about the Golden Rule. In other words, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" exists in some form in all of the great religions of the world. Unfortunately for us all, the short form of The Golden Rule, "Love Thy Neighbor," seems to have been all but forgotten during this crazy election cycle time. What happened to us?

The Universality of the Golden Rule in the World Religions
Christianity - All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
      Matthew 7:1
Confucianism - Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state.   Analects 12:2
Buddhism - Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana-Varga 5,1
Hinduism - This is the sum of duty; do naught onto others what you would not have them do unto you. Mahabharata 5,1517 
Islam - No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.   Sunnah
Judaism - What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.  Talmud, Shabbat 3id
Taoism - Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.   Tai Shang Kan Yin P’ien
 Zoroastrianism - That nature alone is good which refrains from doing another whatsoever is not good for itself.    Dadisten-I-dinik, 94,5
Adapted from "The Christopher Newsletter"

Clearly, now more than ever it's time to see ourselves in each other. Peace on earth is not an abstract fantasy, but something that can only be achieved one person at a time, one heart at a time, one mind at a time.

Today, in an effort to quiet the warring factions, I am offering my song Take Me Home. It is for  you, your heart, your mind. It is a reminder that there is no Tower of Babel when the language is love. Please hear it, feel it and share it.

Take Me Home is one of the 12 songs on my newest album SOUL FEATHERS.  Produced by Thomas Barquee, the CD is available on my website, or you can download it at CD Baby and iTunes. You can listen to it now by clicking the bar below, or anytime on SoundCloud with all of my other songs. Thanks for listening and especially for sharing the music!

Take Me Home

TAKE ME HOME
Lyrics & music by Sandi Kimmel

Faith is my oasis
Faith is my oasis
Faith is my oasis
Faith...take me home

Shalom, Salaam
May peace prevail on Earth
Shanti, Sata
May peace prevail on Earth

Love is my foundation…

Grace shines like a beacon…

Peace lives deep inside me…

© 2014 S. Kimmel

About My Blog:
Soul Feathers - wisps of wisdom and tickles of truth, observations and offerings from my heart and music for the soul. We each have a part to play in this great movie, and mine is gently but consistently toss pebbles into the lake of humanity, and watch the ripples make waves.

Soul Feathers is also the name of the album I recorded with producer Thomas Barquee. He artfully elevated the music to a high vibration of love and healing, truly music for these times. Music has the power to move and motivate, soothe and uplift, and these songs and chants support the journey as the music reflects my own journey.

By sharing my perspective, practical spirituality and positive music, it is my intention to release soul-nourishing pebbles in the sea of our emerging consciousness. By sharing this work with other like-minded and like-hearted friends, you become part of the wave.

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