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Part 1: Until our journey through life is seen as being our true destination, we cannot hope to realize the secret of the Timeless Traveler within us who, though always moving, never departs himself. Part 2: Until we can be content wherever we are, and with whatever we may be doing, then there can be no place else on earth for us that has the power to grant us the peace imagined in being there.

If only we would cease giving others > Reasons to resist our presence, > Bear ourselves > With what we burden them, > Leaving no reason for blame . . . > Then . . . that great silent rage > Hidden in the human heart > Would have to be seen for what it is: > Violence looking for a war. > Such a discovery would awaken > Within the discerning soul > The immediate, most int...

Have you ever wondered why it's said, "Silence is Golden?" Hidden in these words is a secret instruction by which a person can find a peace that passes all understanding. Silence is golden because, for the individual who is willing to remain in that silence with his or her own suffering, that person finds spiritual gold. The suffering in silence is the purification of the soul and the suffe...

Whenever we find ourselves identified with some dark stream of thoughts and feelings, as opposed to being quietly aware of their downward-trending presence, we fall -- in that same moment -- into a world filled with unwanted negative states.

We are, at our innermost core, instruments of the Divine... And the Divine is the Absolute: the total potential realms of all that is Light and Dark. We are unique creatures in the secret Essence of this unending expanse because not only are we the living instruments of all possible reflections along with their corresponding intonations, but we may know that we "sing " these colors; we may...

Featured Study Group Topic for the Week of October 19, 2015. Part 1: The more clearly we can see that racing toward a pleasure imagined is the same as running away from the possibility of knowing real peace, the sooner we will realize there is no peace in pleasure alone; while the pleasure of being at peace with oneself is all that one really needs in order to be happy and whole. Part 2: Here'...

Whatever suffering you agree to shoulder not only helps to lighten the load of those in need, but also serves to awaken within you the strength you need to be a true friend.

There are two paths through life thought to lead one to a happy Wholeness. The first path is littered with all manner of glittering things that one thinks are needful to complete oneself, while the second path is the way of discovering what one can live without. The former path is always cluttered, and leads only to increased conflict and self-compromise, while the latter path is as simple as...

Simplicity is true abundance, because whatever the moment gives to you is usually more than you know what to do with.

A quiet mind, patient hands, and contented heart are gifts given freely to those who forgo trying to become "great" in favor of doing the soul work it takes to realize that the Greatness they seek is the very core of their being.

GF: Welcome to our chat tonight. These are difficult times, at best. So before we begin I want to give you some new ideas to work with that are vital for any of us who would do our part to ensure peace on earth. There is one essential reason why there is war on this earth, and why this conflict continues as it has down through the ages. The answer may surprise you. We do not understand our ow...