Living Grace

I believe most of us have had conscious encounters with the Divine. Though they are impossible to put into words, it is helpful to try. After all, we are thinking beings, and our capacity to express ourselves in words is part of what makes us human. So, perhaps the...

In unison, the world’s mystics tell us we are more than rational animals. Do we really believe this? We are, in fact, divine and therefore capable of experiencing the very consciousness of God. How does such a blessing unfold? In The Holy Science, Sri Yukteswar...

Monday: We all have moments where we experience internal disharmony, but they should not be the norm. One of the best gifts we can give ourselves is the practice of sitting in prayerful silence and continuing to sit as long as it takes for a sense of peace to...

The path to God realization is grounded in a meditation practice, but that is merely the first step. If we are going to go all the way, if we are going to experience union with the Divine, then we must treat each and every person we encounter as though they are Jesus...

The secret to the spiritual life is that there is no secret. It is all about wakefulness, about being present, engaged, and purposeful. The opposite of wakefulness is a sleepy, habitual, and mechanical way of existing in the world. Wakefulness is always a choice...

Heaven and hell are real! However, heaven is not a place of reward and hell is not a place of punishment. Heaven and hell are states of consciousness that we nurture within ourselves. Simply, it is “heaven all the way to heaven and hell all the way to hell.” Purgatory...