Examine the difference between these two prayers: First prayer: “Thank you God for this food”. Second prayer: “Thank you God for this food, Amen”. At first, we can ask ourselves why the “Amen” is necessary? Both prayers are done before a meal is taken into our body. Both prayers show gratitude to God …
DetailsBefore we examine what a mantra is, we should actually examine what a word is. A word is crystallized thought. As a thought solidifies more and more through the channels of our intentions, imagination, and desires, we express that thought through a word. The source of our thoughts is the way our consciousness experiences the…
DetailsIn many ways, how most of us live our lives can be compared to playing in a sandbox. Most of us simply enjoy playing in this maleable material within and around us. A few of us wonder what is this material is composed of. And fewer still attempt to analyze it to see if we…
DetailsWe often talk about spirit and matter as if they were two seperate things. At first glance, this seems to be true. When we consider a stone and when we consider a thought, we see that they are totally different. One is very solid matter and the other is no matter at all. A…
DetailsWhen we say “Love” or when we say “Hate”, we always think of an object, place, or person outside of ourselves. Think about it… “I love my job”, “I hate winter”, “I love my kids”, “I hate Donald Trump”…. Love and Hate form a duality. Like masculine/feminine, tangible/intangible, up/down, heaven/hell…But, where there is a duality,…
DetailsSodom and Gomarrah is the MOST INSPIRING “GOD-LOVES-GAYS” story of all! The problem is is that our Priests and Pastors repeat only the last half of that story. In The Bible, this story starts out by God saying “Show me 100 people who believe in me and I will not destroy Sodom and Gomarrah”… then he went…
DetailsMany spiritualists look at their path as the only path to Truth. As if our unlimited God had only one path to reach him/her. If God is unlimited, Truth is unlimited. The fact that Truth could be an all-encompassing principle never crossed their minds. Our various religions create a collage. A collage on the map of Truth.…
DetailsAs is widely known, three of the great religions – Judaism, Islam, and Christianity – all descend from The Prophet Abraham. They are three pièces of the same heart. Judaism is a Mystical path to God. Islam is a Poetic path to God. And Christianity is a Symbolic path to God. However, unlike with Taoists, Buddhists, and…
Details“What ONE THING can I do today that will make a difference?” When we ask ourselves this, our minds explores our Life to look for answers. It forces us to look at our possibilities and our desires. It helps us take action. and when we do to take action and accomplish that one thing, we…
DetailsSome of us are lucky enough to have a “Growth Prospect” in our lives. Meaning, some project we are working on that can greatly influence our financial and material life. Anything from a college degree… to a song… to a book… to renovating an apartment building… to a new business is considered a “growth prospect”.…
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