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.
There is a psychospiritual disease of the soul that originates within ourselves, and that has the potential to destroy our species or to wake us up, depending on whether or not we recognize what it is revealing to us. Indigenous people have been tracking this ‘psychic virus’ for many centuries, calling it ‘wetiko’ in Cree (windigo in Ojibwa, wintiko in Powhatan), a term that refers to a biologically wicked person
I was raised in the Presbyterian Church, and after graduating from college, I enrolled in Princeton Theological Seminary to study for the Presbyterian ministry. After graduating from Princeton, I found a church in Tacoma, Washington, that wanted me as its minister. But then, for various reasons, the committee of ministers that had sponsored my candidacy did not think I would be a good fit for the ministry and declined to
Prayer is my ideal remedy for anything that troubles or unsettles my mind. It is also where I turn when I feel joy and upliftment! My conversations with God are about anything stirring in my body, mind, heart or soul. And they always begin with a genuinely felt gratitude that I have a wise and loving creator to turn to and rely on. Experience has taught me that there is
I think we’d all agree that these are chaotically wowser times we live in. Even when we remember we are a spiritual being having a human experience, we can’t afford to fall asleep at the wheel while navigating the jungles of time and space. I have found great value in Chögyam Trungpa’s suggestion to live life as an experiment. After all, our life is our canvas! I enjoy experimenting with
This poem, The Guest House, from Rumi is one I revisit frequently. It reminds me to be mindful of thoughts and emotions as they arrive and to meet them with goodwill and loving-kindness. I share it with you because I enjoy passing on anything that increases the quality of my life experience.
Let’s get loose with compassion. Let’s drown in the delicious ambiance of love. An awake heart is like a sky that pours light. ~ Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, Persian Mystic I am on board with this invitation from Ḥāfeẓ. How about you? Let’s get loose with compassion. Heaven knows our world is indicating a need for that now. And we don’t stop there. Let’s drown in the delicious ambiance of love. Not
The kingdom of God is within us all. There are no exceptions! It’s just that those of us who know this beautiful truth must take full responsibility for walking this talk in the world. That requires releasing all of the old ideas about who we are and remembering it’s all divine. Divinity became diverse to see itself—to see all the multidimensional expressions of the One. Now we need to look
Certainly, we see diversity in the flowers of a garden, as Baháʼu’lláh so beautifully describes. As it applies to us, all humans are equally valued and needed, just as each flower is. We each contribute our individual uniqueness, dancing together in time and space in a world of possibility. And all facets of life are enhanced by this diversity.