John Keats asked the question, “How then are souls to be made?” He wasn’t referring to how our soul is originally created, but how it is brought into its fullness of being. He knew that the soul is a “spark” of Divine creation. The question was, “How then are these sparks which are God to [...]
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Soul-Making is “Learning Life by Heart”
Posted in connecting with others, consciousness, soul's story, spiritual growth, spiritual practice on April 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Service is a step toward peace, both inner and outer
Posted in changing the world, connecting with others, empathy, spiritual practice on September 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, nine years already since 9/11, and one year since I began this blog to explore ways we can remember who we are deep within us, we may still wonder how far we have come in uniting the great divide between us. A little service to others goes [...]
Who Are You, Really?
Posted in changing the world, consciousness, mystic knowing, purpose/meaning in life, soul's story, spiritual practice, transformation on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At the heart of our quest for understanding life are three questions: “Where have I come from?” “What am I doing here?” and “Where am I going?” The mystery of our origin, purpose, and destiny is intricately tied to the nature of the soul. The world’s sacred traditions have always provided answers to these mysteries [...]
How Does Remembrance Transform All Our Relationships?
Posted in changing the world, connecting with others, mystic knowing, soul's story, spiritual practice, transcendence, transformation on July 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The ancient legends shedding light on the unborn soul tell us that we already know where we came from and where we are going. The part of us that always remembers, that always lives in close proximity to God, is called the “secret soul” in the Sufi tradition. What we seek is within us, as [...]
How is Consciousness the Key to Both Remembrance and Transcendence?
Posted in consciousness, soul's story, spiritual practice, transcendence on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Transcendence and remembrance are two halves of a whole process. Remembrance, the conscious effort of reflecting on and listening to our thoughts, in prayer or meditation, helps us to achieve transcendence. Transcendence helps us remember more of what we once knew, as unborn souls having come from an eternal realm. As a regular practice, remembrance [...]
What Draws Your Attention to the Sacred?
Posted in purpose/meaning in life, spiritual growth, spiritual practice on June 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Through our various spiritual traditions, we have a variety of practices designed to guide us to, and keep us focused on, an awareness of the pervasiveness of the sacred: yoga, the Eightfold Path, the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the Five Pillars, and many other rituals and ceremonies. They all involve regular, even [...]
