Living the effortless spiritual life…
Posted in Quotes - 2011, Stillness on Sep 28th, 2011
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. - Henry David Thoreau
awaken to
We’re consummate sleep walkers! We walk around hypnotized, dazed into submission by the lethargy of our habits. As intelligent and creative children of the Universe it’s our prerogative to [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2011, Stillness on Sep 27th, 2011
Clean but the mirror and the message shines forth. - A Course in Miracles (ACIM)
what mirror?
We are born a tabula rasa in my opinion. It takes time and good nutrition to grow healthy bodies; the same principle applies to our minds. Our minds do get disciplined to varying degrees because of schooling and life itself, [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2011, Stillness on Sep 26th, 2011
…you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. - Romans 8:9
spirit
Our minds are confined within the perimeter of our bodies, or so it seems. According to revelation there’s also the spirit dimension. Some folks have ‘seen’ that dimension while others have experienced it without [...]
Posted in Quotes - 2011, Stillness on Sep 19th, 2011
God changes not what is in people, until they change what is in themselves. - The Quran
open
We pray for all sorts of things and most times it’s a monologue emanating from us in the direction of divinity. God already knows what we might want or could ever need; maybe our time is better spent [...]
Posted in Meditation Tips, Quotes - 2011, Stillness on Sep 13th, 2011
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity. - Voltaire
so far
I’ve had the pleasure to share with you several meditation approaches on this page. In general I like to view meditation as ‘relaxed awareness’ a certain consciousness which allows us to watch [...]
