Living Grace

We are living in a world that is perpetually upset and in conflict. Though there might be many intermediate solutions to our suffering, the ultimate and fundamental solution to our discontent is simple: we must ground ourselves in a transcendental consciousness, that...

Francis’ notion of simplicity has two interrelated levels. The first is a simple lifestyle in which we focus our external lives around what is absolutely essential and of ultimate importance. The more we fill our lives with unnecessary possessions and activities that...

There is a tendency in all religious traditions to make spirituality a private affair, all about my relationship to my God, my salvation, and my enlightenment. Of course, the spiritual life must be grounded in our soulful contact with God and Guru, but it cannot...

Monday: Too often, people tend to reduce the path of Kriya Yoga only to meditation. While the life of the yogi is grounded in meditation, Karma Yoga, defined as service to God, guru, and others, is of equal importance.Tuesday: When we practice Karma Yoga we...

As I write these words, it is late June, early summer. As I gaze upon the various forms of life teeming within my own backyard, I am in awe of the infinite expressions of cooperation occurring within this web of life. The sun bestows its life-giving light. The sky...

It might be helpful to broaden our understanding of service. In serving people, we are actually serving their highest good in many diverse ways. Serving a homeless person might involve providing them with a hot meal or getting them to a homeless shelter. At times,...