Silence – Mar. 2, 2022
“Every tradition conceives of silence as “the Gateway to God,” the entrée to spiritual wisdom, the beginning of interior peace, the first step to self-control. Silence, the masters repeat, is the first step to wisdom, the door to self-awareness. Silence, the monastics come to realize, is the link that connects us to the Divine. However […]
Awakening – Nov. 8, 2021
“We are living at a critical moment of history. Will we truly awaken to the sacredness of every person regardless of gender, race, or religion? Holders of power, both political and religious, are obstructing this work, and some of them are even denying the need for it. But they cannot destroy the vision of sacredness […]
Body-knowing – Sep. 20, 2021
“In the ancient language of Wisdom, the [physical] moving center carries the “affirming force”; its natural aptitude is for reaching out, embracing, making contact. The intellectual center carries the “denying force”; its natural aptitude is for reasoning, doubting, making fine discriminations. In their own right, these discriminatory skills are legitimate and profoundly necessary, built into […]
Seeking Guidance – Sep. 2, 2021
“Guidance is about hearing the inner voice in us that keeps us clearly connected with God’s ways, giving us direction for our lives. It’s not that our lives are all mapped out for us by God. The path is rarely a clear, visible, neatly defined one. No, rather, Divine Wisdom helps us to discover, each […]
