“The goal of the spiritual path,” writes Matthieu Ricard in his bestseller, Happiness, “is to transform ourselves,” and we do that, he says, by “transforming our minds.”
Transformation of the mind?
What the Buddhist monk has suggested Read more
What Is the Single Greatest Spiritual Truth You Have Ever Learned?
I got asked that question today and, after thinking for a moment, I suppose I would have to answer like this:
“As soon as you are disposed to Read more
NDE – Near Death Experiences.
Heaven.
Hell.
Questions about whether there is actually life beyond the grave invite such debate. Immense emotion, too.
Express doubt about whether there is a heaven and you’d better be prepared for the Read more
Why am I so seldom satisfied with where I am?
Why does over there always appear more enchanting than right here?
Why is it that I look forward to vacation…make plans…detailed plans…imagine the fun, the relaxation I’m going to Read more
“To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wildflower;
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.”
— Auguries of Innocence, William Blake
You are the nearest to Read more
Fr. Thomas Keating, the Trappist monk, said “Discernment is a process of letting go of what we are not.”
“Discernment” is yet another word, similar in meaning to enlightenment, awakening, salvation.
All of these words point to the process Read more
When asked this, how would you respond?
I think I will have to respond like this:
“When I left America for Europe on my first trip around the world, I left as a Baptist Christian.
When, in Europe, however, Read more
What is TRUE Spirituality?
For much of my Christian life, I confessed Jesus and so pursued some kind of spiritual life. It was not because I was all that interested in overcoming the self-centeredness that WAS my life…my up Read more
I was asked this morning by one of my Facebook friends from Australia, “Steve, what’s a Twinkie?”
At first, I thought he was joking. Who does not know, and miss, the Hostess Twinkie?
He wasn’t joking. He really Read more
Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, “Every man wants to be happy but in order to be so he needs first to understand what happiness is.” Understand “what” happiness is? Don’t we all know “what” it is? Maybe not. Ask people Read more
Maybe you don’t have any trouble with your thoughts, but I do. Thoughts pop into my mind without my permission faster than a mosquito bites my skin on a sweltering summer afternoon. And, equally without my permission.
Descartes, father Read more
I was born with a “W H Y” chromosome which is why I’ve been asking questions all my life. Unfortunately, many religious people are threatened whenever you question faith. But, my own opinion is, until you question your faith, Read more
