“If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing.” ~Gail Sheehy~ There are three phases of life – Youth, Power, and Wisdom. We progress through these 27 year cycles, reconnecting with the soul on a deep level with each Saturn return. During the Youth cycle, the character is […]
“From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti~ Each of us chooses to come to this planet to accomplish the same thing – to awaken to the divinity of Being and the Oneness that connects us all. All of existence
“Everyone has a purpose in life…a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of goals.” ~Deepak Chopra~ Every moment provides a wonderful opportunity to discover your own
“I have not always chosen the safest path. I’ve made my mistakes, plenty of them. I sometimes jump too soon and fail to appreciate the consequences. But I’ve learned something important along the way: I’ve learned to heed the call of my heart. I’ve learned that the safest path is not always the best path
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“The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one.” ~M. Scott Peck~ Spiritual awakening is a progression. Step by step we expand our vision, cultivate new knowledge and find ways to apply it to our
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“Attachment constrains our vision so that we are not able to see things from a wider perspective.” ~Dalai Lama~ Life ebbs and flows as it will. Humans, suffering from limited perspective, feel the need to fight against what is. The ego creates a story that plays repeatedly in the mind until one believes that things
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“If you withhold love as a form of punishment, who is being punished?” ~Donald L. Hicks~ Love is giving – giving based in kindness, freedom and compassion without expectation. Judgment is a by-product of the ego. Condemning others, whether through “righteous anger” or an internal dialogue, creates blockages between people. The only way to break
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“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~ As you silently do your work you emit ripples of energy that flow outward. Changes are left in your
Satori is a brief flash. Suddenly the light breaks through. For a short timeless time we experience eternity in it’s unmanifest form. ~Frederick Lenz~ Satori is the awakening from a dream. The first stage of awakening is typically a breakthrough that seemingly comes out of nowhere. Suddenly, the ego is quiet allowing us to experience
\”The crowd neither wants nor seeks knowledge, and the leaders of the crowd, in their own interests, try to strengthen its fear and dislike of everything new and unknown. The slavery in which mankind lives is based upon this fear.\” ~G. I. Gurdjieff~ To be a spiritual seeker is to discover your courage. Leaving the
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