For Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Hello all, we humans have the free will to make choices. On a vibrationary level these choices can lean toward pure, more loving, or polluted, more selfish and self-absorbed. Whatever vibrations we produce, according to our choices, which are driven by our desires, we become receptive to those vibrations from then on. This is commonly referred to as 'that which goes around comes around' or karma.

A quote from Einstein, "You cannot solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it" refers to the need to attain a higher perspective. Opening to a finer and subtler reality, to the purer vibrations, is an essential growth for ourselves and the world.

This Sunday may we sit for those who call themselves leaders, and for those who elect and follow them, and for ourselves. May we have the self-honesty to recognize ourselves as we are, to have and honor the desire to attain better, to listen Above.

Thank you,

Richard
http://heart-session.blogspot.com/

For Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Hello all, I shared this awhile ago but perhaps it's time to do so again. These are terms that Tom Sawyer foresaw as becoming prevalent, at some time yet to come, when these experiences of deep meditation become common enough for such language to be created and useful.

Unitive: One with all things, spiritual totality (no
 ego, no physical boundaries). Separateness is 
replaced with an identification of Spiritual
 Totality.

Signature Features: Aspects of the Unitive that are exceptionally remarkable and the same for everyone.

Dissociation: Once considered a mental illness, it is an escape mechanism that can be crafted and perfected; good for leaving everything to clear a pathway to the Unitive.

Numinous: Spiritual Domain where the "mystery of mysteries" resides.

Experiencing the Numinous: The arousal of spiritual ecstatic emotions that surpass and suppress anything previously felt.

Revelations of the Numinous: Are life changing.

Psychological Absorption: Mind-merge. Becoming "one with". A trait for some who frequently focus on a singular thing or a singularity and therefore accomplish eliminating all else.

Ku: "The spirit force of God awaits within each person" A very old Meso-American word.

Mindsight: A psychic state where one "sees" 360 degree viewing. Tom's concept of 'full clairvoyance' includes this anomaly, which can be achieved even by the blind.

My understanding is that throughout history each culture has had it's own form, it's own words, for describing a connection to God. These are scientific descriptions of the experience of being extremely close to God.

May we fervently sit for that connection this Sunday, and every time we sit.

Thank you,

Richard
http://heart-session.blogspot.com/

For Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Hello all, in our spiritual lives we understand the lessons of the ancients, that our enemies are our teachers by the pointing out of our weaknesses. They help us demonstrate where we hold anger, revenge, elitism, self-rightousness, and other human frailties. The process of self-review which we embark upon when confronted with our own inadequacies is a great gift. In all of the known universe humans alone have this ability for self-reflection, for self-recognition, and the subsequent redirection of intentions.

 

This process is played out more slowly, and less often, in the worldly, political arena. Issues of money, the influence of and desire for power, the lure of fame, grasping for re-election, and maintenance of a public image, these are only some of the obstacles faced by those who would be leaders and those who would serve the greater public good.

 

Strong influences to be sure, and the stakes are high. May it be that we sit for the upliftment of those who encounter such difficulties in their lives. May they find inner strength, spiritual guidance, and the contentment that accompanies the highest matters of the heart.

 

Thank you,

Richard
http://heart-session.blogspot.com/

For Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Hello all, at our deepest, in our heart-of-hearts, we are in touch with the Source. This is intuitive and available, though not always attained. In difficult times, loss of income, severe health issues, loss of a loved one, our personal turmoil may propel us to search for guidance, seek answers, or find some form of solace there. Intense emotions can be strong motivators to overcome our typical obstructions. Can that level of effort be made in quiet times as well? What purity can be attained from a desire for purity itself? This Sunday may it be that we explore this avenue.

Thank you,

Richard
http://heart-session.blogspot.com/

For Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Hello all, as has been pointed out by many over the years, we are amused and entertained by our own thoughts. So much so that we have trouble setting them aside in favor of quietude. In the busy lives that we lead, the bumble and jumble of daily doings and ups and downs of emotional states, the quietude in which our higher selves dwell can seem distant or lost. Can we sit for quietude? Can we be quiet, internally, for additional strength to be quiet?

May it be that we try.

With Love,

Richard