For Sunday December 31st, 2017

Hello everyone, the Oneness we seek is the ultimate connection. But our current social structure is rife with division, where cracks are often wedged into chasms and then hardened with angry rhetoric. 

People caught up in the recent floods and hurricanes react naturally by reaching out to each other, instinctively responding to an inner knowing of human connection. We need not wait for disasters to bring this out.

May we sit this evening for that knowing connection. May we step past our social/political thinking and find a deeper truth. May we take a step toward the Oneness we seek.

Thank you all,

Richard

Birthday of Mother Meera

Just a quick note to say that today, December 26th, is the birthday of Mother Meera who was born in 1960. She is one of humanity's spiritual anchors, currently living on Earth. 

For Sunday December 24th, 2017

Hello everyone, a lot has been said about the birth which will be celebrated tomorrow, and there's a lot more which can be said. For now, let's allow that the birth was meant to show us how to be, to show us the way Home.

May we sit this evening for that guiding Light. May our sight be clear. May our hearts be open. May our will be Thine.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday December 17th, 2017

Hello everyone, if we can indeed and truly release our fears and angers we'll find we have opened ourselves to another voice. With the circular chattering of the mind out of the way our hearts become free to speak, sometimes with surprising wisdom. 

It may require some effort over quite some time before finding a moment of peace. But from that peace can come a voice at once familiar, seemingly new, and greatly needed in this world.

May we sit this Sunday for that quieting of mind which allows so much more than thought could ever produce to come lovingly through.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday December 10th, 2017

Hello to all, the phrase, "I release my fears and angers, dear God," is deceptively simple. Looking honestly into it's depth you can find; a statement of intention, a declaration of personal purpose, a promise for the future, a petitioning of the Divine, an awareness of the foibles of the lower self, a desire to change, a love and prioritizing of the higher self, a vision of and commitment to a greater world, humility to let go of the familiar, courage to face the unknown, and faith in the power of connection to Universal Source.

Yet none of this is in the words but rather in yourself, in the honesty and depth of meaning you bring to the phrase.

May we sit this Sunday for that which is within our grasp, for that which we can control, that we may be the change we wish to see in the world. 

Thank you all,

Richard

Special Request for Tuesday December 5th, 2017

Hello everyone, Stanley Peele has asked that we honor a friend of ours who passed on this summer, after 101 exceptional years on Earth. Like all great teachers Vaughn Boone was a friend to all who met him, and an astonishing healer. I'd like to turn this Tuesday's meditation over to Stanley who has written the following:

Massive acts of violence are on the increase.  We can change this tendency if we respond to the violence by extinguishing the violence within ourselves.  Each time we exhibit kindness, each time we practice forgiveness, each time we pray for others – each of these acts will ricochet around the world.   And bring us peace.

 

Vaughn Boone lived the kind of life we aspire to – a dedication to love and peace.  His spirit will continue to have an effect on us. 

 

By taking time to honor him, we can renew our efforts to remove all feelings of hate from our hearts.   And replace them with love!!

 

Yes, acts of violence are present.  Yet, let's remember that acts of kindness and love are far, far more prevalent!

 

"I feel so thankful that God has provided such a way

By which we can rise above this house of clay

To experience in rarified realms beyond our dreams,

As we soar in endless space following His light beams."

 

Vaughn Boone

 

You are warmly invited to join a meditation to honor Vaughn Boone and to re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals he lived by.

 

This will occur on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 9 PM.  Each person can stay in their own homes or where ever they might be.  (No central gathering is planned at this time.)

For Sunday December 3rd, 2017

Hello everyone, comedy guru Swami Beyondananda talks about changing the world, "...when it comes to healing our lives - or the world - the heart of the matter is the matter of the heart. The heartless minds that value money over all else have tried to convince us that their inhuman nature is our human nature. I say if we want the Golden Rule to overrule the rule of gold, we have to embody the heart core values of truth, beauty and goodness."

I don't know how to say it better. This Sunday may we sit to see ourselves clearly, laugh at what we find, and love beautifully.

Thank you all,

Richard