First and foremost, life is inherently meaningless. There is no one purpose in life based on one valid understanding of reality that applies to everyone. Ironically, this also means life offers each and every one of us an infinite number of ways to find meaning in life and give it purpose. This diversity of meaning […]
Spiritually we are told a major goal of practice is to transcend ego, to give it up, let it go. No matter how it appears, true sacrifice is not one of giving up your life or yourself. Rather it is giving up your individuality, or separateness from all else. Done correctly this actually results in […]
To Serve God I from the principles of surrender, sacrifice, devotion, gratitude, grace, love, and service associated with contemplative, intentional, and mystical practice Ironically, serving others keeps your focus on yourself and the results of your work. And this can crowd out the Light, making you more susceptible to Darkness. Serving the Divine Principle sustains the […]
Your mind used to go merrily on its way and you believed everything it had to say. Whether good or bad, if you had the thought it was undoubtedly true; and you acted accordingly. But then one day you discovered there was another mind stream to listen to, and it had something different to say […]
Mysticism asks for nothing but God, for nothing else matters as much. Mysticism is modest. The mystic makes no claims to powers, and all blessings received are returned to God. Mysticism demands you give away all that you have; your self, all of your beliefs and possessions; your life. Mysticism declares it will never act […]
Fear is only an expectation. Meet it with Love, God does the rest. ***** If blessed with the opportunity to love unconditionally, when the world has denied your wants, or caused you harm, Count yourself as one of the lucky few, who has God as a close Friend. ***** Are we not all ignorance filling […]
Absolute Reality, Spirit, or God is much more than Love, and cannot be reduced to it alone. It is our awareness that becomes Divine Love when we identify with Spirit, and love as God loves; and it is what we know as Pure Heart. Pure Heart results from the disciplined practice of surrendering one’s will […]
