I think it is obvious from this professed devotion from Mother Teresa that to her, God was not some remote and separate entity up there or out there somewhere in the universe. Surely to suggest that we are “swimming in God” means that God is the very essence of our being, the ver y core of who we are.
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass away. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. They who have God lack nothing. God alone is enough. ~ Saint Teresa of Avila
Radiance is the ever-expanding Essence of the Wonderful One made manifest in the body. Radiance is the Presence made visible in the world of physical things, that I AM THAT I AM may be known. ~ Lloyd Arthur Meeker, p.11, Seven Steps to the Temple of Light
Lloyd Arthur Meeker, p.11, Seven Steps to the Temple of Light
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~ Albert Einstein
We miss out when we aren’t living our lives as if everything is a miracle. A loss of faith can cause us to miss seeing the sweet and beautiful—the evidence of God—all around us.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
~ Martin Luther King
Peter didn’t mince words in describing what he visualized regarding the future of humanity. I hope his prognosis is not so scary that you’re inclined to stop reading now! Actually, he outlines a very optimistic scenario from his elevated perspective, which can also be ours.
Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship.… So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. ~ Bahá’u’lláh
I place the future in the hands of God. Accept today’s idea, and you have passed all anxiety, all pits of hell, all blackness of depression, thoughts of sin, and devastation brought about by guilt. Accept today’s idea, and you have released the world from all imprisonment by loosening the heavy chains that locked the door to freedom on it. Release the future. For the past is gone, and what
There are so many human efforts to bring peace to the world: disarmament conferences, peace vigils, demonstrations for peace, organizations devoted to peace, and even war as a means of supposedly bringing peace. But how simple, how personal, and how immediate Mother Teresa describes the way of peace. Just start by loving your own family and those in your home. This is where peace begins: in my heart, in your
Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement…get up in the morning, and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible. Never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
The thought I have planted in my mind these days is that Love’s presence permeates everything. There is no other more powerful thought to shift my perception when it wanders into the fields of separation.
A mystery that is not ours to understand weaves the web of life. And much of what happens we have no control over. What is within our control is what we do with our
I treasure timeless gems, like this quote from Erasmus that reminds me of our mystical power to dispel darkness by bringing the light. When we are plugged into the unified field of Love and Light, our flame of holy remembering is lit, our mystical power activated, and we have our shine on.