Following is a wonderful short story, about Buddha and the mustard seeds, taken from the Unity booklet, Compassion: Living Life with an Open Heart Self-Compassion by Rev. Kelly Isola About 600 years before the writers of Mark, Matthew, and Luke penned Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed, Buddha told a parable of a mustard seed.… More Buddha and Self-Compassion
The spiritual practice of visioning, not to be confused with visualization, is the ‘brainchild’ of Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, minister and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City (LA area) which has over 8.000 members. He was originally ordained in Religious Science in 1985, but broke away and developed his church… More Spiritual Practices: Visioning
Following is one in a series of articles based on the words of New Thought leaders — current or past. New Thought Inspiration from Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show The Oprah… More Quotable Inspiration from Oprah Winfrey
Happiness is your choice! It is not dependent on getting that great job; marrying your wonderful soul mate; having the best looking body; or possessing all the money in the world! Every day when we get out of bed, we DECIDED to be happy! Even though we all share the ups and downs of life,… More Making Happiness Your Choice
Continuing our discussion, from last week, on meditation… Meditation is one of the most popular forms of spiritual practices within the New Thought movement as well as many other western and eastern religions. Eckhart Tolle shares a unique lesson that is learned through a type of meditation referred to as “being present in the moment”.… More Being Present through Meditation
The ancient practice of Meditation is used by many different religious and spiritual groups in the western and eastern world. But what exactly is meditation? Wiki defines meditation as “a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity – to train… More Spiritual Practices: Meditation
Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American spiritual teacher, author, and lecturer. She has published eleven books, including four New York Times number one bestsellers. She is the founder of Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area, and the co-founder of The Peace… More Quotable Inspiration from Marianne Williamson
In the last articles, I talked about my journey with prayer and affirmations. If you missed reading them, here are the links: Affirmations, Part One Affirmations, Part Two Affirmations, Part Three Affirmations, Part Four Part Five of My Story In Part Four of my story, I shared my troubled 20-year marriage to an abusive man. … More Affirmative Prayer Changed My Life, Part Five
If you attended any of my meetings or read my articles, you know I am passionate about sharing and engaging in spiritual practices. Personally, I left traditional religion as a young adult because I yearned for a spiritual practice that would speak to my heart. Like many raised in traditional Christianity, I was taught to… More Why Do We Engage in Spiritual Practices?
In the last articles, I talked about my journey with prayer and affirmations. If you missed reading them, here are the links: Affirmations, Part One Affirmations, Part Two Affirmations, Part Three Part Four of My Story About 25 or more years ago, I found myself in a troubled marriage that caused me deep despair nearly… More Affirmative Prayer Changed My Life, Part Four