Category Archives: Lessons

  Saint Joan of Arc believed that God was up in the sky. Many of us have been taught as children that heaven is “up,” that God is up. Even in the Bible it is said that Jesus “lifted his … Continue reading →

Nothing is created until it manifests in the physical world. Until then, what we conjure in our minds is little more than a vain image. The comedian Louis CK has this wonderful routine where he describes what goes through his … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel The Riddle of the Sphinx goes like this: what animal goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? The sphinx was a creature with the body of a … Continue reading →

It would be great if we could pluck the diamond of truth about purity right out of the ground perfectly cut and polished, but this gem is buried deep in semantic rubble and is going to require a bit of … Continue reading →

We are fascinated by the unseen. We are mystery-solvers. At least we try to be. Seeing patterns everywhere, we seek to know where those patterns come from. The biggest question is whether the complex patterns of nature occurred randomly through … Continue reading →

In spiritual work, you want to first go for control – your mind, your emotions, your speech, your actions. This is the primary goal of religious discipline. In today’s world, that discipline can take forms most suited to your lifestyle. … Continue reading →

Sounds appealing, doesn’t it –  automatic meditation –  as though you don’t have to do anything, as if you could pay someone to do your meditating for you. The other day, I took my car to Lubes R Us, and … Continue reading →

. Like the ocean, consciousness is both wide and deep and filled with life. Meditation is the intentional appreciation of the vast width, depth, and aliveness that consciousness is. There is nothing we can add to it that it doesn’t … Continue reading →

. The intelligence of nature is in its interconnections – its thoughts are the currents of life. Life evolves. It goes into itself and out of itself, exploring its own possibilities. It is always in balance but never at rest. … Continue reading →

  . . The solar system only seems large. Its material is the inverse reflection of our inmost thought – our first thought. Smaller than an atom, it is truly big. We made the solar system, and then the solar … Continue reading →