I want to acknowledge the anniversary of Emissaries of Divine Light. Uranda called what he was undertaking the Third Sacred School, and he spoke of it as “the spiritual expression plane approach.” It is an interesting turn of phrase. In
Reflecting on it, I have had the honor and privilege of having been taught the secret of life by people who knew it. And thinking about this morning, and what I might share here, I realize I could offer a
David: In this past week, we had the passing of Dolly Parton, country-western singer, songwriter, and many other things in the world. This will not be a memorial service as such, but still, there is much to be celebrated about
Do you ever get tired of hearing people talk about stuff? Tired of the evening news, talking about this, that, and the other — the current president, the opposite party, whatever it is. Are you tired, perhaps, of friends talking
It is good to be in this space together, to allow something to happen collectively — brought to focus here at the front of the room, and brought to focus at Sunrise Ranch for you who are wherever you are
As we consider answering the call, we stand in the place of yes. As David mentioned in last week’s Pulse of Spirit, this is a reciprocal experience. The initial quote comes from Isaiah: And it shall come to pass, that
Good to be in the spirit of that music together. The performance and then the music itself, from Sibelius’s Finlandia, speaks of spiritual depth and intimacy, speaks of coming into a place of the holiness of life and knowing that
Congratulations to all of you who conducted Primal Spirituality 4, and all who participated. I am happy we are doing these courses for a lot of reasons. I think it is good to be in a space every so often
The Bible is many things. It is a history, however accurate we might think it is. It is a spiritual teaching. And today we are focusing on something else—the teaching of emotional intelligence that it contains. It is an owner’s
The Indian in the Woods Wally Lawder There’s a place we used to go Back near my old home, In the woods where a brook ran through, Where the maple trees and oaks always grew. We’d share tales
Good to be here on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It feels like there is a celebratory mood all around. I woke up this morning thinking about someone who was a dear friend, Barbara Marx Hubbard. She
Thank you, Howard Goodman, for introducing me to the idea of “othering.” Here is the definition: “Othering is the act of treating individuals or groups as intrinsically different, alien, or inferior to a perceived “normal” group. It creates an “us
We often need to rely on technology for our connection, one to another, technology that has its limitations. What’s far more important, and more reliable, is that we are connected,
