In days now thought distant to us but perhaps not as far as one would imagine, the queen of a great country said to her daughter, "Constance, come here and sit down next to me. Even though you are still but a child, you are now old enough to receive the gift I have been holding for you since the day you were born." Constance met her glance with a big open grin that fairly shouted, "Tell me mo...
Part 1 The vast majority of humanity views the idea of spiritual rebirth as some sort of prize to be claimed and declared: a new and exciting personal possession, like having won a tropical island in a high-stakes lottery. But true rebirth is nothing of the kind; (it is) a distinct awareness within oneself of a timeless and intelligent awareness -- a fearless and abiding patience, burge...
Here's a special spiritual exercise designed to develop harmonious human relationships -- it's called the "You-I" Maneuver...
The spiritually blind suffer only themselves, but "see" others as being responsible for why they feel the pain and sorrow that they do.
The only thing worse than the lie inherent in being spiritually asleep to yourself is the suffering you tolerate because of this lie.
Blaming conflict-filled feelings on any condition, or person, outside of yourself is like getting angry at your shoes for being laced too tight. So here is an effective inner life step designed to help you grow and develop greater spiritual strength: No matter what happens, never blame anyone -- or anything -- for the way you feel. Rising above the blame game is the same as learning how to be...
There is no Truth about yourself that doesn't spiritually increase yourself, even when that same self-truth seems to take something away from you.
All that's necessary for you to remain spiritually asleep is to leave unchallenged that nature within you that is opposed to consciousness of itself.
The real reason people remain captives of unwanted circumstances in their lives is because they've yet to realize this great spiritual secret: Resistance is negative attraction. In other words: the longer we dwell on what we don't want in life, the larger grows that dark dwelling place in which we find ourselves living. ~~~ You need not answer to any disturbance within you. Any form of res...