Author: W.A. Cuin

Let's observe the suffering around us and serve

“Quando conseguires superar as tuas aflições para criares a alegria dos outros, a felicidade alheia te buscará, onde estiveres, a fim de improvisar a tua ventura” (Emmanuel, 2019, cap. 73). Vivemos num mundo de expiações e provas, onde o bem ainda é menor que o mal; por isso, observamos, com frequência, ao nosso redor, essa […]

Knowing how to choose our treasures

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Mt 6:19-21). It is essential that we are fully aware of our goals in this existence. No one is reborn here on Earth, in a new and timely reincarnation process, without any purpose. The goal of all creatures, with more or less maturity, will always be [...]

Why it's important to pray, with action....

WA CUIN ♦ “Through prayer, man obtains the assistance of the good Spirits who come to support him in his good resolutions and inspire him with healthy ideas” (Kardec, 2019, chapter XXVII, item 11). Prayer is the link that brings human beings closer to Divine Providence. Jesus, the divine friend, taught humanity on various occasions [...]

The power of influences: how to protect the mind and impact the world for good

“Be calm and of good cheer in all situations” (Emmanuel, 2024, item 61). Within the social context in which we live, we influence the environment in which we operate and we are also influenced by it. From the moment we wake up, we receive an infinite amount of information and appeals that gradually determine our actions during [...]

Suffering or sacrifices and challenges?

“We are all students at the school of experience. Every lesson gained is the result of effort. Effort often encounters difficulty. Every difficulty is a challenge. And in the face of any challenge, compassion is the answer first and foremost” (Emmanuel, 2021). No creature reincarnates to suffer. Reincarnation takes the Spirit to a new stage on Earth, with the [...]

No one is to blame for our pain

“According to the earthly way of seeing things, the maxim: Seek and ye shall find, is similar to this other one: Help yourself and heaven will help you.” (The Gospel according to Spiritism, chapter XXV, item 2) On Earth, as a rule, people lament the wounds that torment them and are mistaken when they attribute their pain to someone else's fault. Inside [...]

Spirits surround us

“What do the spirits who are around us and watching us think of us? That depends. Frivolous spirits laugh at the little pranks you do and mock your impatience. Serious spirits deplore your messes and try to help you” (Kardec, 2019, question no. 458). Paul of Tarsus said a long time ago that [...]

Many are called and few are chosen

“Then the first will be last and the last first, because many are called and few are chosen” (Matthew XX:16). The society that welcomes us, of course, is the sum of the actions that emanate from each of its citizens. Creatures who are properly adjusted to the standards of decency and dignity, of [...]

Repel inferior spirits

“Can man remove himself from the influence of spirits who incite him to evil? Yes, because they only attach themselves to those who solicit them by their desires or attract them by their thoughts” (question 467, The Spirits' Book, Allan Kardec). In the context of the free will that each creature possesses, they can choose the friendships that [...]

Jesus: “I have overcome the world”

“These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace; in the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Overcoming the world is quite different from overcoming in the world. As children of God, we were created in simplicity and ignorance, with perfection as our objective and goal. This is obviously because [...]

Spirits' perceptions and sensations

“Once in the world of spirits, does the soul still have the perceptions it had in this life? Yes, and others that it didn't have because its body was like a veil that obscured it. Intelligence is an attribute of the Spirit, but it manifests itself more freely when it is unhindered” (Kardec, 2019, question no. 237). Being [...]

The tragedy of the homeless man

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28-30). A long-suffering spirit came to a mediumistic session designed to help disincarnate creatures in deep suffering. Welcomed with fraternity, respect and politeness - the norms of the institution that hosted this weekly work of love - he [...]

The life-saving visit

“Embrace service to others and do not fear. For those who work in the Field of Good, the Lord, through his messengers, always sends help before the need arises” (Emmanuel, 2015). The ideal of serving others and the firm desire to work for good, nurtured by a group of Spiritist volunteers, gave rise to [...]

Wasting time

“Let all things be done with charity” (Corinthians 16:14). Since human beings in all corners of the Universe persistently seek peace and happiness, we must conclude, without much ado, that the priority goal of every social movement must undoubtedly be the well-being of man himself. We have already seen how many [...]

Example

“‘Go and teach’, in Christ's words, means ‘go and set an example so that others may learn how to do it’” (Emmanuel, 1956, item 116). Throughout the ages, the world has recorded eloquent speeches, witnessed the elaboration of remarkable projects of social scope, known many creatures clad in beautiful and noble intentions to build [...]

Motivating a “little one”

“[...] inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). Jesus told us that when we do something beneficial for a little one, we are doing it for them, leaving us with a profound lesson in fraternity, respect and consideration for people, no matter what their situation or condition. [...]

Follow your path fearlessly

Follow your path fearlessly. Don't back down in the face of difficulties. Be strong and bold, overcoming the barriers and obstacles of every hour. Face adversity with complete trust in God, always remembering that we are in an educational class in the school of the Universe. Obviously, in a school, students will always be challenged to learn new things or to [...]

Fighting our defects

“Why then do you see the mote in your brother's eye, and do not see the beam in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3). Creatures give opinions and make comments about what they know and know best, given their familiarity with the issues and their daily life. So it's easy to understand why so many [...]

From word to deed

“It's not enough to place our soul in the portico of the temple and bend our reverent knees there; it's essential to return to the ordinary paths and concretize, in ourselves, the principles of the redeeming faith, sublimating common life” (Emmanuel, Fonte Viva, item 83). It's high time that human beings did more than just talk. The [...]

Evil is the work of man

“Are good and evil absolute for all people? God's law is the same for everyone; but evil depends above all on one's will to do it” (Question no. 636, from The Spirits' Book, Allan Kardec). Evil never comes from divine origins, it is exclusively human. The laws [...]

Doubt in the face of death

“At the moment of death, which feeling dominates most people: doubt, fear or hope? Doubt for the hardened skeptic; fear for the guilty; hope for the good” (Question No. 961 of The Spirits' Book, Allan Kardec). We are perfectly free to decide our [...]

The divine source

“I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5) In life, we are situated in the evolutionary position resulting from our efforts and commitment over the millennia that have been available to us. We are not better and we have not yet managed to advance further along the path of spiritual progress by our own deliberation. Divine Justice, in the context of [...]

Complain less, thank more

“Give thanks for all things, for this is what God wants of you” (Paul/Thessalonians 5:18). Divine Providence, always in our favor, wise as it is, understands perfectly what is best for each one of us, providing the conditions for us to make our spiritual progress, towards the peace and happiness that [...]

Each teaching in its own time

“Why haven't the Spirits taught us what they teach us today? Do not teach children what you teach adults, and do not give a newborn baby food that it cannot digest [...]” (Kardec, The Spirits' Book, question 801). When we put a very bright light in front of someone's eyes, [...]

Spiritual friendships nurtured by attunement

“Do spirits influence our thoughts and actions? In this sense, their influence is greater than you suppose, because very often they are the ones who direct you” (The Spirits' Book, Allan Kardec, question no. 459). Here on Earth or anywhere in the Universe, we live under the discipline of the laws of affinities. [...]

Yesterday's slave, today's sick woman

“Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Paul, Galatians 6:7). Maristela, a young woman, mother of two young children, separated from her husband, has been fighting a terrible battle against abdominal cancer for some time. Several surgeries, long chemotherapy sessions, frequent hospitalizations and constant pain. When she was well [...]

Jesus did it, we can do it too

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me, the works that I do he will do also, and greater works he will do [...]” (John 14:12). Since Jesus taught and performed true wonders, within natural law, he dictated a manual of good conduct to human beings, which if put into practice will ensure that we [...]

Doing good at the limit of one's strength

“Is it enough not to do evil in order to be pleasing to God and ensure a future situation? No: it is necessary to do good, within the limits of one's own strength, for each person will answer for all the evil that has occurred because of the good that he has failed to do” (Kardec, question no. 642, The Spirits' Book). [...]

Living in peace

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). The peace we want in the world will come from the peace that each inhabitant of this planet keeps within themselves. No benefit or achievement will come for free or without any effort. In life, all prosperity will depend on commitment and dedication, if we really want [...]

Family relationships

“Since we have had many existences, does kinship go back to previous ones? It couldn't be any other way. The succession of corporeal existences establishes links between spirits that go back to previous existences; this is often the cause of sympathy between you and some spirits who seem strange to you.” (Allan Kardec, The Spirits' Book, question no. [...])