For Sunday November 16th, 2025

Hello again, dear loving souls. A divine spark remains within us always. Judy, from our list, is a dear friend of 50+ years. She had a brain bleed incident and fell down a flight of stairs a few years ago. Before that she would run up and down those very same stairs for exercise. She now sits in a wheelchair, leaned over, sleeping.

When gently woken and spoken to, she answers with 2-3 words at best. But that spark, which I have loved for over half a century, is still there. Her brain doesn't work well, but the spark comes through in her inflections. It's pure beauty to behold.

A common comment of hers was, "If I ever get put into a nursing home, I'm just going to love everyone!" I believe she is, as she is beloved by all there. 

The truth is – love has no limits on its expression.

May we sit tomorrow evening in gratitude for that Divine spark, always with us, always shining through in some way.

 
Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 9th, 2025

Hello beautiful people. I've shared this image before. It still rings true. What we are becomes completely undone in becoming what we are to be.

Growth often involves destruction of what was. We are not to destroy ourselves in a self-centered attempt to create growth, but rather accept growth when it comes, and gracefully release what we were when appropriate.

 
May we sit this evening in awareness of the beauty, and the difficulty, of change. May we be gentle with ourselves as we search forward. May we hear the call of Divine will.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 2nd, 2025

Hello to all who face the light. I've mentioned this before but it feels worth stating again. After Anwar Sadat's NDE, he began instituting changes in Egyptian society. The education of women was only a small part of what proved to be intolerable to fundamentalists at the time. He was assassinated for it.

We face similar attitudes today. No matter how nice it sounds to say all people should be treated fairly, the application of it irritates those who conjure up racial, financial, and legal justifications for not doing so.

Our job, those of us who look toward a more loving future, is to grasp how hard it is for those who are stuck in old paradigms to see the world anew. For them to change their attitudes is a very long journey.

Tonight may we sit being aware of what we face. May we see the recalcitrant ones lovingly, as children do who help other children to complete a task. We're all in this together, and we all need to help one another through it.

Blessings on us all,

Richard

For Sunday October 26th, 2025

I'll be out of town and away from my computer for a week. I'll be in Virginia Beach at an NDE R&R Retreat. It's a beautiful time with wonderful people. So, I'm sending Sunday's and next Tuesday's meditations a bit early. Enjoy...

Hello everyone, as we work our way through karma, on our way toward grace, we find our egos transforming. At the very best our psychological egos become implements of divine will.

Until then, there are many lessons to be learned from our missteps along the way.

Tonight may we sit for the willingness to try, the honesty to recognize, the humility to learn, and the courage to realign ourselves as needed to bring Divine will to Earth.

Blessings on all,

Richard

For Sunday October 12th, 2025

Hello beautiful people. Edgar Cayce tell us that all strength and healing, whether from drugs, surgery or prayer, comes from attuning living tissue to the creative energies of the Divine.

Leaving drugs and surgery to the doctors, we come upon the two meanings of 'having a lot of faith'. One is a mental construct, intensely believing and defending something without ever having seen or experienced it. The other is the degree of love one can bring to an event or situation – how securely can you attune to the Divine?

Let us sit this evening securing our connection. May we set aside biases and judgements, all mental processes, in favor of pure connection. May we bring this to the world through our lives. May we be clear lenses for the Divine to shine through.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday October 5th, 2025

Hello to one and all on this lovely day. When we work together with no purpose and no goal, when only the joy of working together remains, all status and prestige disappears. Contentment, satisfaction, and compassion rises in their place.

As we are called to be of assistance to our fellow humans it helps to see them as human souls having a particular experience in life, as we are. With that perhaps we can companion them equanimously, with calmness and emotional balance.

May we sit this evening knowing we're all together, flowing along our personal paths on a river of loving creation. All is well when we are well within ourselves.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 28th, 2025

Hello, beautiful souls. Once in a while I hit upon something which registers with people. It has been suggested that I repeat this one occasionally. So here it is: 

In the grand picture we wish for the enlightenment of humanity. In the immediate picture we wish for a spiritual upgrade of ourselves. As with so many things, the two are one and the same.

 
There is no way to separate an upgrade of ourselves from that of humanity. We are a piece of that humanity. Each time we say a kind word, share an honest smile, or reach out in compassion to someone in dis-ease, we do our part to enlighten all. It's that simple.

 
May we sit this evening for the forbearance to continue our own spiritual unfoldment amongst the many distractions of life. The end result will be worth it, and perhaps the immediate too.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 21st, 2025

Hello again, beautiful people. We each have our individual parts to play in this amazing and difficult transition from worldly, material consciousness to heart-centered spiritual awareness. Every piece of the puzzle matters.

 
Spiritually, the path is more important than the destination. So it's not only the fullness of your life which matters, it's every piece of your life.

May we sit this even to know what the next right thing, the next loving thing, is for us to attend to. Each may be different. Each is essential. Each one is part of the whole. May we apply ourselves to the fullness of our lives.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 14th, again

I'd forgotten to attach this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLB3XyIoXmE

For Sunday September 14th, 2025

Hello again to all in this beautiful and troubled world. Those who are attached to external power continue to cling ever tighter to various methods of control; narration, intimidation, and actual violence. But, if you trust in the intelligence of the heart, you are encouraged to take a breath, relax, and observe.

 
We are told there will be atrocities; "For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." The question we're left with is, where do we put our energies? There are a variety of answers, all individual.

Speaking truth to power with clarity; Ho'oponopono; prayer and meditation; and simply observing without internal comment are all available and effective in their ways.

May we sit this evening to find our personal responses to the difficulties of this world. May we be guided by compassionate intelligence. May we find the strength and courage to face the world as it is and move ourselves forward.

With blessings for all,

Richard

Just for the beauty of it...

This video was recently shared with me by a friend. It's Carl Jung's expansive teachings on the concepts of: 

Chop wood, Carry water,

Rice and Bowl

Follow Your Bliss

Listen to Your Heart

As Above, So Below

and probably other condensed teachings which aren't coming to mind right now.

Sorry about the AI sounding voice.

Enjoy,

Richard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaDee1ojmwc

For Sunday September 7th, 2025

Hello, beautiful people. As we know, when we touch someone's hand honestly from the heart, or connect through the eyes, we are transforming something from the spiritual into the material of this world.

 
Such manifestations change the world. It is the alchemy of the heart.

May we sit this Sunday being aware of the beauty which can be brought forth, another piece of 'As Above, So Below' come true.

Reverently offered,

Richard

For Sunday August 31st, 2025

Hello everyone, following the advice of Eileen Lindsay I'm reposting the meditation which was so late last week. It's worth a try, eh?

In the grand picture we wish for the enlightenment of humanity. In the immediate picture we wish for a spiritual upgrade of ourselves. As with so many things, the two are one and the same.

 
There is no way to separate an upgrade of ourselves from that of humanity. We are a piece of that humanity. Each time we say a kind word, share an honest smile, or reach out in compassion to someone in dis-ease, we do our part to enlighten all. It's that simple.

 
May we sit this evening for the forbearance to continue our own spiritual unfoldment amongst the many distractions of life. The end result will be worth it, and perhaps the immediate too.

Bless you all,

Richard