What does it mean to seek first the kingdom of God? How do you do it? There is much to this, but the following goes into one aspect of it. Here is the verse for reference.
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we […]
Where is our true home? What is our true home?
In spiritual terms the idea of home suggests Heaven. In addition, this suggests certain traits and characteristics that belong to people or beings that would live in Heaven. What choices would they make? Are these choices the same as we would make?
What do people know? […]
Why do we feel unhappy or unfulfilled in our relationships? Why do we complain, judge others or blame them for our problems? Usually, it’s because we feel that way about our self.
Our relationships and life experiences are a reflection of our inner world. How we see the world and interpret the actions of others depends […]
When Mahatma Gandhi gave us his philosophy of non-violence, or ahimsa, I believe he was preaching the highest form of self-love.
Self-love not only means accepting myself the way I am, warts and all. It also means never tolerating anything - even from myself - that harms or disempowers me in any way.
In the things that […]
Give yourself the gift of laughter, song, and love. Touch your life with your own magnificence. You are the ocean. Life itself. You are everything that you were meant to be. Touch your own soul; become whole once more.
Everything is the way it is. Let yourself see it as […]
The thesis of this discourse is this: love is the answer to happiness.
Love, the most powerful force in creation, is also the most misunderstood.
It is misunderstood because of the context with which it arises: that of relationship. All relationships imply love, either an offering of it or a withdrawal of it. Thus, […]
Even though I could remember talking to the Holy Spirit as a kid, when I was an adult and thought about talking to God, what came to my mind was: “Who are you to think that you can talk to God?” But the truth is, who am I not to? Who are YOU not to? […]
It is enough for you to be who you are. That is all you need to do to enjoy a great life.
It is our inauthenticity to what is real that causes us grief.
Our conditioning is not our friend. It is our enemy. It keeps us locked in unhappy postures, playing roles that […]
Imagine what would happen if you made a decision not to be unhappy anymore.
Yes, that’s right. Give it up. Quit being unhappy. Sure there are plenty of reasons to be unhappy–the unpaid bills, the ache in your shoulders, and your difficult parents, spouse, children, friends, and so on.
In fact, if […]
Though we do not always recognize it, we are always hearing our Inner Voice in some form or fashion. Part of what keeps us from recognizing this Voice as often as we do is that we are frequently locked on or attached to certain ideas and ways of seeing things within our mind. We’re not […]
