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GOOD NEWS!

Jesus Christ brought the good news (the gospel) that there was a higher law than the law of Karma–and that that law transcends the law of Karma. It is the law of grace, or forgiveness. It is the law which … Continue reading

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MESSENGER of JOY

“…hope is a silent, truthful messenger of joy from [one’s] real self.” “The purpose of being is to unfold all its latent energies. He who approaches most nearly to this has solved the great problem of life. Not that his … Continue reading

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THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT

All of Scripture has many references to the role of one’s mind – therefore one’s thinking. Learning to be conscious of tricks the mind can play and taking control of unproductive, unwholesome, and negative thinking – rejecting such thoughts and … Continue reading

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TEN FLOWERS

“If we gather, and give away a flower from the plant of love in our garden, ten flowers spring up where one has been. There is no pause in the blossoming of love. The reward of love is increased power … Continue reading

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SEEKING

“What we seek, seeks us.” – Marsha Sinetar, Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics: Lifestyles for Self-discovery,” 1986. “And I love whoever loves me, And who earnestly seeks me shall find.” Proverbs 8:17 The Bible in Modern English, Fourth Edition, … Continue reading

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CONTAGIOUS PEACE

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.” [Isaiah 26:3a] What is this Peace which is promised to us, if we indeed ‘stay our minds’ on God? It is first, the result of a unity … Continue reading

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The REAL FACE

“Nothing is adequate for man which stops short of binding the human and the divine together into one single life-process. It is not a different life from this human life of ours that we seek; it is not an ‘other’ … Continue reading

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“i” – “I”: TWO SELVES

Spirituality is always in reference to two “I”s, two selves. The “i” of the person and the “I” of the Universe. It is religion in a personal mode, religion from the point of view of the “i” of yourself and … Continue reading

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RECEIVING PRAYER

“Prayer is a conscious decision to realign ourselves with divine right order.” “That which extends outward to bless others automatically extends inward as well.”  – Marianne Williamson, Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles, 2002. Let thy work … Continue reading

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BLESS the DAY

“Let us bless the day through which we are about to walk and lift it up into the light of His love. Let us invoke His blessing on everything that we intend to do during the coming day … And … Continue reading

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