For Sunday February 22nd, 2015

Hello everyone, it is said that it is useless to seek transformation, rather you should seek the Love which brings it. To paraphrase Krishnamurti:

As long as you think in terms of transformation, there cannot be transformation. This can be understood when there is no choice, no seeking of a result, no condemnation, nor justification. Where there is love, there is neither choice nor search for an end, nor condemnation, nor justification. It is this love that brings about transformation.

May we sit this week for the Love which solves our greatest problems. May we find it within. May we share it with all.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday February 15th, 2015

Hello everyone, there is a spiritual grid work surrounding the Earth which acts as a kind of spiritual glue, keeping the Earth's systems in harmonious balance. It cannot stop a storm or earthquake from occurring, the Earth must do it's thing after all, but it can mitigate the effects. 

This 'spiritual glue' is maintained by the kindness and compassion of open hearts; no matter the race, nationality, or belief system. 

May we sit this Sunday for that spiritual glue. May the grid work hold. May we do our part with each thought within ourselves and every person we meet.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday February 7th, 2015

Hello all, if you could line up all the plants and animals in the world you would find astonishing similarities. Trying to chronicle the exacting differences between some animals, and even between many plants and animals, could drive you wacky. Or, alternatively, might open your mind to the vast unending joy of creation.

From microbes which live in solid ice, to entire colonies at the sunless bottom of oceans, to insects found miles high in the air, the Earth is a playground for creation.

The joy of such creativity is still untold in human history. With our psychological tendency to catalogue, measure, and compare, the vast majority of us have yet to see it. In our thinking we even separate ourselves from each other. 

How long can we look at the beauty of fractals, a mathematical expression of the endless joy of creation, and not see the same in humanity and nature?

May we sit this Sunday for infinitely unfolding joy. May we find it within. May we share it with all.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday February 1st, 2015

Hello all, it can be argued that the major religions have failed their spiritual teachings in favor of dogma and ritual. However, spirituality being ever-present, it can still be found with the right eyes. Old teachings tend take on new views when seen through the clear vision of the heart. 

It's a small word change from 'you must love God' to 'you must be the love of God'

The new age phrase 'you are a God' can be applied in a self-centered manner or it can carry the responsibility of loving others as God loves.

And, how deep is the truest meaning of 'we are made in His image'?

May we sit this evening for the ability to see with new eyes. As all the great religions were inspired by Love, may we find that Love within, and spread it without.

Thank you,

Richard