22 Dec Holiday Stress and the Collective – December 23 2020
The change of character brought about by the uprush of collective forces is amazing. A gentle and reasonable being can be transformed into a maniac or a savage beast...
The change of character brought about by the uprush of collective forces is amazing. A gentle and reasonable being can be transformed into a maniac or a savage beast...
The highest revelation is that God is in every man.Ralph Waldo Emerson During the holidays there can be a tendency to feel less than our best, a tendency to ask questions that have no easy answers. What's it all about? Have I wasted my life? Did...
It [bliss] was there from the beginning, but we were not aware of it. We become aware of it. We enjoy the glory of the house, but we don't bother with the foundation of it. Because it is out of sight. It is in the...
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life What do we...
Sadhana, spiritual exertion towards an intended goal. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some teachers tell us that in order to live a 'spiritual life' we must give up the things of this world. That these things are not important. That there is only one thing worth having, only...
Following a road at slow speeds can create the perfect conditions for what neuroscientists refer to as spontaneous thought, when the brain’s hippocampus—the locus of spatial orientation, episodic memory, and imagination—is relatively unburdened by the task of wayfinding. The mind, unconstrained, half occupied, has the...
Spiritual commitment is energized by the alignment of the spiritual will with the attributes of Divinity, which are truth, love, compassion wisdom and nonpartiality. Devotion prioritizes one's life and attracts that which is of assistance. To be a servant of God is a dedication whereby...
Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer. Joseph Campbell There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan...
We must believe in God before we know Him. Sri Aurobindo God can never be proven. Proof is of the mind, and God must by definition be infinite. That which is infinite can never be encompassed by our limited mind. Can never be 'understood.' We must believe before...
When I tried this morning, after an hour or so of unhappy thinking, to dip back into my meditation, I took a new idea with me: compassion. I asked my heart if it could please infuse my soul with a more generous perspective on my...