In her book, Falling Open in a World Falling Apart, Amoda Maa writes, “Instead of asking how can I change my life? it’s more helpful to ask what is my deepest longing?” The first question is ego-oriented. Our ego doesn’t like certain difficulties in life and wants to change them … Read More
Do you ever get the sense that you are “over the hill,” and wonder if there’s much more meaning to your life? Our society tends to view aging negatively. The goal is to become as youthful as possibility so you can do all the activities you did when younger. Advertising … Read More
Enlightenment and Surrender If you’re traveling the spiritual path, you might want your goal to be enlightenment. But what does this really mean? You may think enlightenment is being in continual bliss, but you will likely be disappointed. You might think the goal of the journey is to become like … Read More
“It is not that we do great things in life that matters, but that we do small things with great love.” — Mother Theresa I find this quote very encouraging because it seems manageable. Only a few attain great things in life and I’m not among them. But I can … Read More
Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a French Marxist Jewish intellectual, mystic and political activist, who graduated at the top of her class at the Sorbonne and devoting her life to helping the oppressed. She was a professed atheist until she had a profound experience of Christ that led her on a … Read More
As I sat in meditation this morning, I heard car after car go by our usually quiet road. It’s the beginning of deer hunting season, my least favorite few weeks of the year. I thought of the innocent deer and sent them light. I also prayed for the hunters. As … Read More
