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Go forth and do what?
An acquaintance got me an audience with God. I assumed he was talking about one of his intermediaries, but he assured me we were going to meet the big kahuna himself. On the appointed day he drove us to what appeared to be a small office building. I had expected a church or something similar.…
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Care for a little bondage?
We are all subject to the influence of others. Everyone is selling something, even if it’s only their self-image. We either want something or we want someone to believe something. Sometimes it’s both. Marketing is everywhere. Oh yes, even here. Have you gotten the message? It’s a bit subliminal, but it’s there, in every page…
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The suffering heart
The year was 1994. I was in the book store with my children. I read an article about Mother Meera, an Indian sage and healer. The writer had traveled to Germany to experience her power. She told him he didn’t have to leave his home. All he needed to do was ask. I wonder if…
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Give yourself a gift
It’s perfectly natural to avoid people you don’t like. It’s much harder to avoid yourself. It’s strangely unnatural that we give so much credit to others, and so little to ourself. For most of us, the harshest judge we’ll ever deal with lives within our own mind. Forgiveness is a foreign concept in a show-no-mercy,…
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The personal transformation predicament
“You cannot transform yourself … All you can do is create a space for transformation to happen, for grace and love to enter.” Eckhart Tolle told us this in his book, The Power Of Now. This takes some of the pressure off anyone seeking self-improvement. The focus necessary for real change becomes internal. Rather than…
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Are you enlightened or insane?
The awakened individual often finds themselves at odds with their fellows. The world speaks of reasons to be afraid, they see a chance to love. The world demands revenge (labeled as justice), they find reason to forgive. Where there is hatred and intolerance, they choose kindness. The gentle heart is but a sheep surrounded by…
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By their fruits they are revealed
The fruits of Spirit are unblemished. They are love and joy. They bring peace to the hearts and minds of those within its sanctuary. To know Spirit is to see with eyes unobstructed by the perceptions of the world, to hear with ears undistracted by the clamor of the self-righteous and self-satisfied. Those wisest and…