Exodus β Chapter 31
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priestβs office,
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
β¦ Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
βIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.β
Psalm 23:1
βThe Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.β
Snp 1.8
βAs a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.β
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
βOne Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.β
Impermanence & Letting Go
Dhammapada 20:277
βAll conditioned things are impermanent. When one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.β
Tao Te Ching 76
βA man is born gentle and weak. At his death he is hard and stiff. The soft and yielding is the disciple of life.β
Bhagavad Gita 2:22
βAs a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.β
Quran 55:26-27
βEveryone upon the earth will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.β
The Path to Wisdom
Proverbs 4:7
βWisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.β
Dhammapada 20:282
βWisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.β
Analects 2:11
βIf you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.β
Tao Te Ching 33
βKnowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.β
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
βNow the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.β
Dhammapada 1:1-2
βMind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.β
Genesis 1:3
βAnd God said, Let there be light: and there was light.β
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
βThere are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.β