A month ago our spiritual support circle embarked upon an investigation of the practical application of love. For the last couple of years, we have focused on various spiritual principles that are designed to unblock our functional participation with life. Ultimately, this was supposed to result in a greater flow of love in our […]
It’s that time of year again; time for feasting with friends and family in a communal appreciation for those friends and family. These people in our lives give us a sense of meaning and purpose beyond simply surviving and acquiring the latest cool gadgets. Family belonging fills a special part of our core being […]
What is wisdom? When I look it up in the dictionary I get a woefully inadequate definition: Having the quality of being wise. Now that is completely useless! Let’s try the next line: Knowledge of what is true and right coupled with just judgment as to action. Again useless as truth, righteousness, and justice are entirely culturally […]
Have you ever stopped to consider diamonds? They take the light from any direction and turn it into the most beautiful sparkle of a rainbow of colors. From every angle of view, they present a myriad of shiny faces. Yet in spite of being so beautiful, they are the hardest substance on Earth. Their internal […]
This topic has been coming home lately as an important foundation piece on which we build our lives. As I have had conversations with Ellen and several patients, I am discovering that self-love seems to be very vague in their minds. Everyone agrees that it is very important, but just what it is and what […]
Last weekend Ellen and I went to an 80th birthday party for an old friend. The party was thrown by the Sai Baba society of Sacramento, which she has been very active in for a long time. The event was a beautiful collision of different faiths as the event was held in the Zoroastrian Temple and […]