Flow Gratitude
In this holiday season, I am reminded over and over again the importance of gratitude. In a recent post, Deep Forgiveness, I mentioned the value of gratitude in creating the space for forgiveness and the …
Category: Heart
Seasons Greetings
A Letter to the Most Illustrious the Contessina Allagia degli Aldobrandeschi: “To you on this day: I salute you. I am your friend, and my love for you goes deep. There is nothing that I …
Complete Forgiveness
Today, a series of articles on several blogs were posted on Forgiveness. This is a response to some of the feedback I’ve received. In no particular order. NOTE – if you land here first, you …
Deep Forgiveness
Takuin and Albert (Urban Monk) decided to post on the subject of Forgiveness on the same day. They invited me and others to do the same. It’s an important subject and a good time of …
True Faith
If someone were to ask you about your faith, usually you’ll assume they mean what religion you follow. Many people will thus answer something like Catholic or Jewish or New Age or Atheist or even …
Below Fear
Fear is an interesting emotion to look at. If you study emotional scales like Sedona’s or Hawkins*, you find emotions like apathy and shame lower (or darker) on the scale than fear. Yet subconscious fear …
Pain Redux
The subject of pain has arisen again, so it would be useful to review the points. All pain, including physical and emotional, is a signal that something is wrong. All we have to do is …
Castle of Brahman
In the center of the castle of Brahman, our own body, there is a small shrine in the form of a lotus flower, and within can be found a small space. We should find who …
Our Gifts come from Our Suffering?
During a meeting with a friend of mine who’s a medium, we had a rather instructive conversation. She said that our pain and lessons bring us what we have to offer. Our gifts to others …
The Fifth Agreement
In prior posts, I’ve spoken about The Four Agreements, an excellent book by DON Miguel Ruiz. Released in 1997, The Four Agreements taught: to be impeccable with your word, don’t take anything personally, don’t make …
The Fear of Awakening
As we approach awakening, we may notice fear there, an apparent fear of awakening. Considering the promise we may have heard of what awaits, this may seem a curious response. But it’s important to recognize …
Charter for Compassion released
About a year ago, I blogged about a project to draft a Charter for Compassion. The world was invited to contribute, especially leaders of faiths. “Later this week millions of Muslims, Christians, and Jews will …