The Pulse of Spirit

We are each at a different stage in letting the higher reality of who we are descend into us. Some are more or less looking the other way. They are very much about their worldly journey—the people they meet, the

I’d like to explore what it means to be a keeper of the shrine, and to be a living shrine oneself. The shrine is, in essence, a cup. And it’s meaningful as a shrine because the cup is turned upward

Sunrise Ranch is a shrine. Sunrise Ranch is a holy shrine. Sunrise Ranch is a holy shrine. That’s why I came here. I believe it’s why you came here. We who live here are keepers of that holy shrine. It’s

There is an academic origin of the phrase human drama. As it has come to be used as a description of an endlessly degenerating pattern of human interaction, it comes from the work of Stephen Karpman, who was a student

Enlightened thinking is thinking that opens up to our spiritual nature, where the truth of who we are resides. The truth of who we are is an aspect of Divine Being. The truth of who we are as a Being

These words from President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address are relevant to the heart and soul of the United States of America, which is being tested on this day. They also have a larger resonance, inspiring us who have dedicated our

In 2007, the Filipino people staged what came to be known as the Text Revolution, so called because it was organized by texting on mobile phones. Today we are creating a Heart Revolution, spread by the opening hearts of people

We have what appear to be challenges in our lives. I don’t think anyone is exempt from that. We have narrow passages; things to move through that take care, delicacy, determination and courage. It seems to me that, as a

Though Martin Luther King’s sermons and public talks came off as very alive and spontaneous, they were mostly all written out. And yet, when it came time to give his most famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” he went off

Queen Elizabeth II carries the title Defender of the Faith. The title has been passed down through centuries to the reigning British monarch. Originally, the title was conferred upon Henry VIII by the Pope, so originally it related to the