Practice Seeing the Loving and Lovable

May 12, 2012

We wake up in part by realizing that we never slept. We have always been perfect creations in and of the Mind of God. Yet that realization – which one might say ends time – follows a process in time in which we struggle and practice and learn. We aspire to Heaven before learning that [...]

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We Are But Thoughts In The Mind of God

May 11, 2012

To say that we are all thoughts in the mind of God is perhaps to engage in a bit of literary gamesmanship. It’s a smooth and cool phrase, ripe with metaphysical implications. But it’s also just a metaphor. It’s a way of trying to understand or appreciate the relationship between God as Creator and you [...]

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There is Wisdom in Non-Reaction

May 10, 2012

For many years, I labored under the belief that life obligated one to be aggressive in action, one step ahead of events, shaping circumstance. If an idea popped into my brain, I acted on it immediately, heedless of consequences. Whatever happened – whether I judged it good or bad or someplace in between – demanded [...]

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On Helplessness, Seeking and Finding the Kingdom of Heaven

May 9, 2012

For a long time I defined myself as a seeker – seeking Christ, seeking peace, seeking enlightenment, seeking God, seeking truth, seeking source, seeking awakening, seeking what is. One thing I discovered is that my seeking – no matter how passionate and intense – was never satisfied. I began to question my sincerity at the [...]

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Another Way To See Forgiveness

May 8, 2012

One way to think about forgiveness is in terms of seeing. We are used to physical sight – we see with our physical eyes and, as a general rule, believe that what we so perceive is true. Lift your hand into your field of vision. See it? It’s real, isn’t it? Yet there is also [...]

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