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.
Jesus was using an allegory here to illustrate why he did not follow the religion of the Pharisees. Old wineskins can’t withstand having new wine poured into them, just as Jesus and his disciples could not maintain attunement if they conformed to Pharisees’ rules. As another example, a snake must shed its skin as its body grows. In the same respect, our beautiful planet and all of us who make
I think Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee really nails it for us and the world. Surely humanity has been around long enough to know that attempting to govern life on earth apart from the creative process of life just doesn’t work. Yet many human beings continue to languish in spiritual infancy, even lapsing into the dark ignorance of destruction and death.
No day like today to be captivated by the miracle of life itself! And no time like now to embody our God-given gift for seeing and facilitating miracles. How do we do that?
We can begin each morning giving thanks for the amazing daily miracles we often take for granted—the aroma of the morning air, the sound of bird song, the sight of the sun shining brightly…
Salvation requires the acceptance of but one thought: you are as God created you, not what you made of yourself. Whatever mistakes you made, the truth about you is unchanged. Creation is eternal and unalterable. Your innocence is guaranteed by God. You are and will forever be exactly as you were created. Light and joy and peace abide in you because God put them there. Practice experiencing the unity of