Living Grace
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Consenting To God
The promise that God and Guru make to us is quite beautiful: they will “have sup” with us. They will break bread with us and sustain us with heavenly manna. Then, we will know a fullness and completeness that the world cannot give us. Yet that is only half the story!...
Consenting To God
As we consider what it means to “open the door,” we must ask ourselves a fundamental question: how much intimacy are we capable of bearing? Are we ready to have God and Guru “come into” us? Are we willing to have the Divine Life and our lives become a single life? Are...
Consenting To God
When Jesus spoke of hearing the voice of God, he was not talking about a physical or literal voice that we hear audibly. God’s voice is our own insatiable longing for greater and greater levels of peace, joy, and love. Isn't it true that if we were all granted...
Consenting To God
Jesus’ words may cause us to wonder what the sound of God’s knocking actually sounds like. Believe it or not, the answer is discontentment! In this context, discontentment is not a psychological disorder, but our frustration and despair at life's vicissitudes and our...
Consenting To God
At every moment of our lives, and even more during this time of world crisis, God is knocking at the door of our hearts. God wishes to break bread with us, to be in communion with us, and most of all, to love us. Spirituality is very, very simple. It is the...
Gospel Truth and Yogananda’s Wisdom
Given the world’s current chaos and conflict, it is critically important that we find our North Star. In ancient times, our ancestors navigated long journeys by looking north where the polestar always shines. For us, when we find our North Star we know where we are...