For Sunday June 11th, 2017

Hello to all, I'm sending this early but summer must be in full bloom by this particular Sunday. It can be a reminder that we ourselves are always in some stage of bloom. Arctic wooly bear caterpillars survive through 5-7 winters before transforming – and: 

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths." 

- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross 

May we find our way to becoming the beautiful people we are meant to be.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday June 4th, 2017

Hello everyone, in this time of strife I'd like to return to Thomas Merton's interpretation of the Taoist sage Chuang Tzu:

So, when the shoe fits,

The foot is forgotten.

When the belt fits,

The belly is forgotten.

When the heart is right,

"For" and "against" are forgotten.

May we find the way to get our hearts 'right' and to then connect the 'right' way with others in this time of need.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday May 28th, 2017

Hello everyone, may we sit this Sunday for everyone involved in the Manchester bombing. May we include those who lost their lives, those who were injured, the un-injured concert goers, the general public, and all who lost their innocent naivety on Monday. 

Such attacks can surely harden the heart with fear and anger in a world where there is already too much of both.

If you would care to, please also sit for the perpetrators of the bombing. The desire to bend the world to your liking through violent actions is not only misguided but brings a heavy toll upon the soul.

In reverence,

Richard

For Sunday May 21st, 2017

Hello to everyone, the many variations of external power, money, position, military might, are bound to fail in the long run. Being that the only true power in the universe is Love it needs to be brought forth. One miraculous looking way of doing this is through healings. 

If you describe yourself as a healer, or have had healing experiences while in the sleep state, the call is to get better at it. Learn to do it while awake, you'll do a better job and others may more easily see.

May we sit this evening for all healing, the healing we need, the healing we can do, and the healing of all.

With reverence,

Richard

For Sunday May 14th, 2017

I'll be away from my computer for a week or so. So I'm sending this coming Sunday's and next Tuesday's meditations today. Enjoy!

Hello everyone, Edgar Cayce says to remember the recipe of making three people laugh every day. He doesn't say whether it should be the same three or three new people every day - but the message of spreading joy is clear. 

May we find it within our hearts to smile and may we spread that smile to others.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday May 7th, 2017

Hello everyone, in a time of such political discord it becomes all the more important to treat each person we meet with the best of our human grace. We have no idea how many miles they have walked, nor how well their shoes fit our feet. 

May we sit this Sunday to be the gentle spot someone may need, to be the relieving moment of laughter, to be the honest smile in a difficult time.

May this era of discord be eased by our grace.

Thank you all,

Richard