Living Spiritually Aware – Mar. 11, 2020
“The role of meditation in service of the gospel… creates a bridge between the two levels of awareness [ordinary and spiritual] within us, offering a consistent and reliable way of practicing the passage from small self to greater Self. When, during the time of meditation, angry or frightened or self-justifying thoughts arise, we use whatever […]
Our True Identity – Mar. 10, 2020
“Like most the great spiritual masters of our universe, Jesus taught from the conviction that we human beings are victim of a tragic case of mistaken identity. The person I normally take myself to be—that busy, anxious little “I” so preoccupied with its goals, fears, desires, and issues—is never even remotely the whole of who […]
Centering in God – Mar. 9, 2020
“Prayer is not a request for God’s favors. True, it has been used to obtain the satisfaction of personal desires. It has even been adopted to reinforce prejudices, justify violence, and create barriers between people and between countries. But genuine prayer is based on recognizing the Origin of all that exists, and opening ourselves to […]
Care in Community – Mar. 6, 2020
“By the honest recognition and confession of our human sameness we can participate in the care of God who came, not to the powerful but powerless, not to be different but the same, not to take our pain away but to share it. Through this participation we can open our hearts to each other and […]