For Sunday March 2nd, 2014

Hello all, I'd like to ask once more that we sit for the situations in Venezuela and the Ukraine. As those involved struggle between holding the status quo and moving toward a more spiritual / humane world may we petition the Light to come down, may we give them what energy we can, what energy they may need.

Thankfully,

Richard

For Sunday February 23rd, 2014

Hello to all, in the Ukraine, and by some reports in Venezuela, people are realizing that human life is meant to be more than fodder for corporate or governmental interests. At best we are witnessing the beginnings of a global wave of human compassion which began in Tianenmen Square and is yet ongoing. Clearly, there are those who feel threatened by the change. 

May we sit this Sunday in petition for the Light to come down upon all those involved in this growing wave of compassion. Its time has come, no matter the many bumps in its birthing.

Respectfully,

Richard

For Sunday February 16th, 2014

Hello all, as world media focuses upon the Olympics with it's dramatic accomplishments of teams and individuals, let us see the gathering of hearts which occurs there. The little kindnesses and camaraderies which create honest connections between people of distant lands may well be the lasting gifts of these events.

Whether we're digging our way out of a new batch of winter snow or basking in the glow of family and friends, may we take a moment to appreciate the heartfelt connections which can occur across the globe when folks are honest and kind to one another.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday February 9th, 2014

Hello all, as the situation in Syria continues on it behooves us to focus them upon them once more. The path to a spiritual world is bumpy and help is always worthwhile. 

So, for all who are involved in the difficulty, may we petition the Light to shine down upon them for their highest good.

Reverently,

Richard

For Sunday February 2nd. 2014

Hello all, the old question, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" has an answer. No. 

The question isn't really referring to physical trees but rather to physical existence itself. Science shows that without observation potentials never resolve into being, nothing occurs. Now science does a great job of pointing out wondrous things for us to observe. But it has a great reluctance to look backwards at what is doing the observing. Certainly things exist without our physically being there to look at them, the backside of the moon for example, or the interior of the Sun. But something finer than our crude, fragile human bodies is at work here. It is something which we are intricately involved with and connected to, deeper than breath itself. 

May we sit this Sunday for that place where the physical falls away, the place known in some cultures as 'the void' or 'the no place' where the mystery of mysteries resides. May we sit for that reaching. May there be attainment.

Respectfully,

Richard

For Sunday January 26th, 2014

Hello all, in his Commentaries on Living Series III J. Krishnamurti says, "The earth and everything upon it became holy. It was not that the mind was aware of this peace as something outside of itself, something to be remembered and communicated, but there was a total absence of any movement of the mind. There was only the immeasurable."

May we sit this evening for that absence of mental movement, for that which is beyond description and beyond knowing, for that which is immeasurable. 

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday January 19th, 2014

Hello all, difficulties such as the atrocities in Syria deserve loving attention, that we may move toward One Humanity.

May we sit this Sunday for those involved, those suffering, and for those who may well be called 'lost souls' on this Earth. May the Light shine upon them. May answers be found. May they see past distractions of the self and open themselves to Divine guidance.

Submitted with reverence,

Richard

For Sunday January 12th, 2014

Hello everyone, as our culture launches itself forward into the thrill of new technologies we would do well to look back and learn from what's been left in our wake. With an estimated 300,000 people being affected by the chemical spill into the Elk River near Charleston, WV it behooves us to give energy to the needs of those people, and to the river as well. It also behooves us to be aware of the implied lesson; it is entirely possible for our culture to drown in its own garbage. 

May we sit this Sunday for 'cultural wisdom', may an all encompassing compassion be prized over personal desires of the self. May we attend to those in need and also tread lightly upon our home, the Earth.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday January 5th, 2014

Hello everyone, a watch is known as a timepiece, something which keeps time. However, a watch is not like a silverware drawer which keeps your knives and forks ready for use again when needed. When a watch 'keeps time' it simply keeps it. You don't get it back to use again.

As each moment is precious in itself, absolutely unrepeatable, it behooves us to spend it wisely, lovingly. Each sunset is its own performance. Every smile brings its own sunrise. As we sit this Sunday may we smile within and engage in a Divine performance of the moments of our lives.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday December 29th, 2013

Hello everyone, J. Krishnamurti tells us that time equals thought, that it's only our endless thinking which keeps us from experiencing life as one moment, the eternal Now. And our thinking tells us that this is a season of resurgence, connecting the ending of one year to the beginning of another.

And yet, perhaps it's possible to experience eternity briefly. We can come back to our familiar, beloved thinking and time-keeping at any point. But 'before' we do, without thought, with absolute clarity, may we go. 

May we sit this Sunday, 'now' at the end of this year, 'now' before the new one begins, and sit only 'now', if only for a moment...

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday December 22nd, 2013

Hello all, the dictionary describes the word 'cosmos' as "the universe, especially when it is understood as an ordered system". This is clear and well stated. However in the original Greek the word 'cosmos' literally means "an ornament". 

The idea that we are all part of an ornament through which the Divine chooses to express itself calls forth a sense of pure and exquisite obligation to join in, to shepherd or midwife, the birthing of the Divine into this physical world.

May we sit this Sunday, the 22nd day of this month, for that birthing. We may reach out to millions, or we may smile at one, but we all have our place in the cosmos.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday December 15th, 2013

Hello all, throughout the history of humanity there have been many variations of spiritual assistance. The Bible has stories of entities who lived for 900 years or more. However, being non-embodied allowed a sense of disconnect between them and those they came to help. 

Further, all the prophets, seers, and teachers who have come down through the ages were attempts to show humanity how life can be lived. Yet still, the loftiness of their ordinations were sometimes difficult to relate to. 

In our current times millions of otherwise ordinary people have been born for the express purpose of having a Near Death Experience. This has become a massive guiding force here on Earth at a very basic grass-roots level. 

Follow this up with every good deed, kind thought, and simple smile which any of us may share and you have a fair overview of the spiritualization of humanity. It can start very small.

May we sit this evening for that spiritualizing. Across all the ages, which are all in the same instant, may we sit together in One. May we sit in that One moment which always and simply - is.

In loving reverence,

Richard

For Sunday December 8th, 2013

Hello all, it may be that the distance between ourselves and Divinity can be measured by the compassion in our hearts. Our thoughts and treatment of others; how we see and treat the world; and our thoughts and treatment of our own selves, is our yardstick. 

This is easily seen in the life and writings of Nelson Mandela. In spite of all circumstances he refused to give in to his lesser self. It's a good lesson for the world.

May we sit this Sunday for that lesson. May it be applied in our lives, in our hearts, and therefore in the world at large. 

Peaceful blessings too all,

Richard