Category Archives: Meditation

“STILL, SMALL VOICE”

Posted on April 15, 2023 by thoughtsmjdisler

The greatest healing works, the greatest works of restoration and reformation, the greatest works of spiritual power are accomplished when there is neither word nor thought, when there is a complete stillness. Then something, the revelation of the Spirit and … Continue reading →

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PRAYER, THE MYSTIC WAY

Posted on February 26, 2022 by thoughtsmjdisler

Introduction (mjd): The common denominator in countless writings that have interested me over many years is – put simply – silence: prayer as listening, not dictating to the Almighty. How we wish at times that communication of the richness of … Continue reading →

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GRACE

Posted on October 19, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

God is within you now, and you are in God now; you already have God’s presence where you are; but it is your conscious remembrance of that Presence which brings it into manifestation. The light is attained in that moment … Continue reading →

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LISTENING

Posted on October 21, 2020 by thoughtsmjdisler

The highest soaring of the intellect is that deliberate abandonment of itself to the illumination of God. It is in higher exercise when it becomes the instrument of the Divine Wisdom than when, by its own unaided strivings, it wrestles … Continue reading →

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RECEIVING the SECRET

Posted on August 22, 2020 by thoughtsmjdisler

… until men pray, there are some things which God cannot do through them. … The souls who have ushered in new eras of spiritual life have never been content with working for God. They have made it their ideal … Continue reading →

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HOLY of HOLIES

Posted on June 21, 2020 by thoughtsmjdisler

Religion is too rich and complex to be reduced to any one act or attitude or aspect of life. …But there is one act of life which does bring us in a special and peculiar way into the holy of … Continue reading →

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SABBATH

Posted on October 4, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

As we meet with problems of every nature–conflicts, enemies, hatred, persecution, injustice–we no longer try to reach out to remove them either physically or mentally, but we rest in His word. We rest from all power, and God works the … Continue reading →

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INNER CHAMBER

Posted on July 10, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 Revised Standard Version of the Bible Prayer is … Continue reading →

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CONTAGIOUS PEACE

Posted on February 6, 2018 by thoughtsmjdisler

“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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COMPOSURE

Posted on August 18, 2017 by thoughtsmjdisler

“Composure is truly such when we are able to meet new situations and sudden upheavals with equanimity. This composure may be acquired in various ways, by mental training, by silence and meditation, or through the attainment of an artistic degree … Continue reading →

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