Intuitive understanding
For the past couple of centuries the Western World has tended to judge reality by what can be proved scientifically. Yet increasingly we have come to see that there are all sorts of realities that are...
View ArticleDisappointed? Often! Discouraged? Sometimes! Defeated? Never!
Scott Peck’s famous book, The Road Less Traveled, opens with the words:’Life is difficult.’ He says we’ll never get on top of life until we accept this fundamental truth, but when we do accept it, the...
View ArticleThe real test of spiritual vitality
Many of us can remember moments that can only be described as mountain top experiences. In comparison, ordinary life seems so mundane, and we wish we knew how to manufacture whatever it is that would...
View ArticleOnly one of me
A man who purchased a Hummel Christmas plate for his wife for twenty one dollars and ninety five cents was assured that it would increase in value because it was the first Christmas plate to be...
View ArticleThe part of our wealth that brings the deepest joy
When the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited Los Angeles a few years ago, a physician named Gerald Jampolski heard her speak. He was attracted by the spiritual power that emanated from her, and...
View ArticleThe essence of spirituality
I know of a woman who was locked into a loveless marriage with a man who was so demanding that he wrote out a list of things he required of her, and insisted that she read them every day. Some years...
View ArticleSome realities are not perceived by deductive reasoning
For the past couple of centuries, the Western World has tended to judge reality by what can be proved scientifically. Yet increasingly we have come to see that there are all sorts of realities that are...
View ArticleNew eyes, not new visions
There are some people who say there is no God because they see no evidence for such a being. There are others who think there has to be something – some being, force or entity outside of this dimension...
View ArticleInexpressible longings
Reflecting on those inexpressible longings deep within us, C.S.Lewis once said: ‘Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists. A baby feels hunger: well, there is...
View ArticleChanging the price-tags
A gang of thieves once came up with an idea for robbing a jewellery store without anyone being aware of it. They broke into the store but all they did was change the price tags on several items,...
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