Living Grace

Yesterday, I wrote about the child egoic state in contrast to the transcendental Self, the soul, and the need to discriminate between the two. Today, let us turn our attention to the parental egoic state. Underneath the parent lies emptiness, angst, and a profound...

In yesterday’s reflection, I wrote about the need to live from the soul or transcendental Self in a tumultuous world that seems to be moving at the speed of light. In this context, discrimination is essential. We need to be able to discriminate when we are operating...

It is not easy being a human being because we live between heaven and hell. Heaven is the consciousness of God’s truth, beauty, and goodness, and hell is ignorance, fear, and malice. At the present time and for the foreseeable future, planet earth is a mixture of both...

Today’s Gospel reading, the parable of the prodigal son, gives us a profound insight into the nature of God and life in general. This powerful story encapsulates the entirety of the spiritual life: Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,...

Monday: This week, we will be exploring the importance of having a personal mission statement, but first, we must step back and look at our perceptions. If we don’t take responsibility for how we see the world, then we will continue to be driven by the blind...

If we are truly listening to the dictates of our soul, aware of our personal mission statement and trying to fulfill our soul’s deepest aspirations, we will undoubtedly experience resistance. At times, the resistance might be external as people and situations push...