Welcome to Daily Digital Devotion

This website is meant to be your source for a daily scripture to read and contemplate. Regardless of religion there is something we can all gain by reading scripture daily. Let us rejoice in the universe! Below are the most recent posts to start your journey.

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 06/01/2020

Posted on June 1, 2020

The aggregates are to be fully understood, and the full understanding is the ending of defilements.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the things that should be completely understood, and complete understanding. Listen … And what things should be completely understood? Form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. These are called the things that should be completely understood. And what is complete understanding? The ending of greed, hate, and delusion. This is called complete understanding. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #3. The Burden  #23. Complete Understanding 

Your Daily Digital Christian Devotion for 06/01/2020

Posted on June 1, 2020

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to… And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of MoabAnd they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. [Read More]
#Christian  #Numbers  #Numbers 25 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 05/31/2020

Posted on May 31, 2020

The aggregates are the burden, a person carries that burden, craving takes up the burden, and letting go puts down the burden.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the burden, the bearer of the burden, the picking up of the burden, and the putting down of the burden. Listen … And what is the burden? The five grasping aggregates, it should be said. What five? The grasping aggregates of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #3. The Burden  #22. The Burden 

Your Daily Digital Christian Devotion for 05/31/2020

Posted on May 31, 2020

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and… Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord {is} graciousTo whom coming, {as unto} a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, {and} precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. [Read More]
#Christian  #1Peter  #1Peter 2 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 05/30/2020

Posted on May 30, 2020

Ānanda asks the Buddha what exactly is meant when we say that things cease. The Buddha explains it as the cessation of the aggregates.At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of ‘cessation’. The cessation of what things does this refer to?” “Ānanda, form is impermanent, conditioned, dependently originated, liable to end, vanish, fade away, and cease. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #2. Impermanence  #21. With Ānanda 

Your Daily Digital Christian Devotion for 05/30/2020

Posted on May 30, 2020

For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet… For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of JacobAnd the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. [Read More]
#Christian  #Isaiah  #Isaiah 14 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 05/29/2020

Posted on May 29, 2020

Since the causes of the aggregates are not-self, how can the aggregates be self?At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is not-self. The cause and condition that gives rise to form is also not-self. Since form is produced by what is not-self, how could it be self? Feeling is not-self … Perception is not-self … Choices are not-self … Consciousness is not-self. The cause and condition that gives rise to consciousness is also not-self. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #2. Impermanence  #20. Not-Self With Its Cause 

Your Daily Digital Christian Devotion for 05/29/2020

Posted on May 29, 2020

[To the chief Musician, A Song {or} Psalm.] Make a… [To the chief Musician, A Song {or} Psalm] Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: {all…: Heb. all the earth} Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How terrible {art thou in} thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. {submit…: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. [Read More]
#Christian  #Psalm  #Psalm 66-67 

Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 05/28/2020

Posted on May 28, 2020

Since the causes of the aggregates are suffering, how can the aggregates be free of suffering?At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is suffering. The cause and condition that gives rise to form is also suffering. Since form is produced by what is suffering, how could it be happiness? Feeling is suffering … Perception is suffering … Choices are suffering … Consciousness is suffering. The cause and condition that gives rise to consciousness is also suffering. [Read More]
#Buddhist  #Linked Discourses 22  #2. Impermanence  #19. Suffering With Its Cause 

Your Daily Digital Christian Devotion for 05/28/2020

Posted on May 28, 2020

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless… And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness{to seek…: Heb. to the meeting of} And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding {in his tents} according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. [Read More]
#Christian  #Numbers  #Numbers 24