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What different religions say about spiritual protection
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Christianity:
The Armor of God- Shield of faith, helm of salvation, girdle(?) of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the gospel(s) of peace, sword of Spirit(?) which is the Word of God.
Pray in the Spirit always (?)
Break the curse of the Law by being with Jesus(?)
Resist the devil and he will flee.
Some devils only come out by prayer and fasting.
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The Armor of God- Shield of faith, helm of salvation, girdle(?) of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the gospel(s) of peace, sword of Spirit(?) which is the Word of God.
Pray in the Spirit always (?)
Break the curse of the Law by being with Jesus(?)
Resist the devil and he will flee.
Some devils only come out by prayer and fasting.
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Hi. What do the different religions say about protection from curses and spirits? Please include references. You may include New Age ideas as well but I am particularly looking for religions. Thank you.
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In Hinduism we are pretty much 'prevention' as protection. Doing one's dharma will prevent such things from happening to us. A pure aura will send such spirits off looking for some other more likely or easier 'victim'.
I suppose that is not too far from the Buddhist stance.
arthra
Baha'i
What do the different religions say about protection from curses and spirits?
In the Baha'i Faith we generally don't believe curses are effective nor do we accept the powers of evil spirits...
The reality underlying this question is that the evil spirit, Satan or whatever is interpreted as evil, refers to the lower nature in man. This baser nature is symbolized in various ways. In man there are two expressions, one is the expression of nature, the other the expression of the spiritual realm. The world of nature is defective. Look at it clearly, casting aside all superstition and imagination. If you should leave a man uneducated and barbarous in the wilds of Africa, would there be any doubt about his remaining ignorant? God has never created an evil spirit
~ Abdu'l-Baha, Foundations of World Unity, p. 77
Influence of Evil Spirits
"You have asked regarding the influence of evil spirits. Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life. How then can they exercise any influence? But as eternal life is ordained for holy spirits, therefore their influence exists in all the Divine worlds."
(From a Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to Mrs. Ella Goodall Cooper: Daily Lessons Received at 'Akká p. 78, 1979 ed.)
(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 512)
There are prayers for protection in the Baha'i writings..
An example:
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant who hath quaffed from the hands of Thy grace the wine of Thy tender mercy, and tasted of the savor of Thy love in Thy days. I beseech Thee, by the embodiments of Thy names whom no grief can hinder from rejoicing in Thy love or from gazing on Thy face, and whom all the hosts of the heedless are powerless to cause to turn aside from the path of Thy pleasure, to supply him with the good things Thou dost possess, and to raise him up to such heights that he will regard the world even as a shadow that vanisheth swifter than the twinkling of an eye.
Keep him safe also, O my God, by the power of Thine immeasurable majesty, from all that Thou abhorrest. Thou art, verily, his Lord and the Lord of all worlds.
- Bahá'u'lláh
(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 127)
In the Baha'i Faith we generally don't believe curses are effective nor do we accept the powers of evil spirits...
The reality underlying this question is that the evil spirit, Satan or whatever is interpreted as evil, refers to the lower nature in man. This baser nature is symbolized in various ways. In man there are two expressions, one is the expression of nature, the other the expression of the spiritual realm. The world of nature is defective. Look at it clearly, casting aside all superstition and imagination. If you should leave a man uneducated and barbarous in the wilds of Africa, would there be any doubt about his remaining ignorant? God has never created an evil spirit
~ Abdu'l-Baha, Foundations of World Unity, p. 77
Influence of Evil Spirits
"You have asked regarding the influence of evil spirits. Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life. How then can they exercise any influence? But as eternal life is ordained for holy spirits, therefore their influence exists in all the Divine worlds."
(From a Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to Mrs. Ella Goodall Cooper: Daily Lessons Received at 'Akká p. 78, 1979 ed.)
(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 512)
There are prayers for protection in the Baha'i writings..
An example:
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant who hath quaffed from the hands of Thy grace the wine of Thy tender mercy, and tasted of the savor of Thy love in Thy days. I beseech Thee, by the embodiments of Thy names whom no grief can hinder from rejoicing in Thy love or from gazing on Thy face, and whom all the hosts of the heedless are powerless to cause to turn aside from the path of Thy pleasure, to supply him with the good things Thou dost possess, and to raise him up to such heights that he will regard the world even as a shadow that vanisheth swifter than the twinkling of an eye.
Keep him safe also, O my God, by the power of Thine immeasurable majesty, from all that Thou abhorrest. Thou art, verily, his Lord and the Lord of all worlds.
- Bahá'u'lláh
(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 127)
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Islam.
The Verse of the Throne (Ayat-Al Kursi Quran 2.255)
[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1]I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan[/SIZE]
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime,the Tremendous. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Surah Falaq (The Daybreak) (Holy Qur'an 113:1-5)
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan
[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1]In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]From the evil of that which He created;
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.
[/SIZE]Sūrat Al-Nās (Mankind) Quran Chapter 114
Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the real God of mankind,1 from the evil of the whisperer, who returns over and over again,2 who whispers (evil) into the hearts of men, whether he be from among the jinn or mankind.
Surah Al Ikhlas (The Fidelity) Quran Chapter 112
It is highly recommended to stay in a clean state as much as possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudu
The Verse of the Throne (Ayat-Al Kursi Quran 2.255)
[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1]I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan[/SIZE]
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime,the Tremendous. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Surah Falaq (The Daybreak) (Holy Qur'an 113:1-5)
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan
[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1]In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
[/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]From the evil of that which He created;
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.
[/SIZE]Sūrat Al-Nās (Mankind) Quran Chapter 114
Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the real God of mankind,1 from the evil of the whisperer, who returns over and over again,2 who whispers (evil) into the hearts of men, whether he be from among the jinn or mankind.
Surah Al Ikhlas (The Fidelity) Quran Chapter 112
It is highly recommended to stay in a clean state as much as possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudu
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