Story- The Theologian

There is a much repeated story, with different versions, about a Servant of God and how he set aside traditional religious training to follow his mystical teacher and reach spiritual completion.  And by under taking this journey, the world benefited. One day, a Doctor of Theology was seated beside a water fountain, outside the university […]

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Story- The Prince

In an age long ago, there lived a handsome Prince who was beloved for his joy, kindness and generosity of spirit.  The Prince’s father, the King, recognized that his son was very special and did not want him embittered and tarnished by the world.  So, the King built a high wall around the palace and […]

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The Golden Caress

Hesitantly the Traveler told the Blindman about his dream. “Last night as I slept I was uncertain if I was awake or asleep? I found myself in a Throne Room that was arrayed in Sparkling White Light. I found myself kneeling before a person or Being that I did not know, but felt very comfortable […]

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Meeting At Journey’s End

Now I do understand it. I will tell you what it is: Does this path have a heart?  All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. They are paths going through the bush, or into the bush. In my own life I could say I have traveled long, long paths, but I am not anywhere.  […]

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Poems: Starfish Lives & Inner War

Starfish Lives   A brown hair boy Searching for starfish by the ocean. Keeping all he finds Wanting to possess beauty.   Placed in a pail The starfish lives Evaporated with the sea water.   A grown man remembers And will not contain Another living thing. -SB       Inner War   The hardest […]

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The Secret Protects Itself

The sight of someone eating will not appease your hunger. The spiritual experiences of others cannot satisfy your yearning. -Traditional Q: Daily, I pray, regularly give to charity, do good works and always try to be a good person, yet spiritual experience eludes me. O I am so frustrated. Please, how do I go about […]

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The Great Awakening

Know that which you have been Given Is enough for the Journey. -SB O spiritual traveler, there are many worlds left to travel.  Do you really believe that your loved ones who have gone on ahead no longer exist?  They are waiting for you; singing and dancing in the Light of Eternal Union. One day […]

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You Must Be the Change in a World Gone Upside Down

Background Story Some time back, my wife and I stopped at the local diner for some lunch. When we came out of the restaurant, I noticed that another vehicle had hit our car, marking-up and scratching the paint job on the front bumper and left fender. Now we have had this late model car for […]

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The Work

You will not be a mystic until you are like the earth- both the righteous and the sinner tread upon it- and until you are like the clouds- they shade all things- and until you are like the rain- it waters all things, whether it loves them or not. – Bayazid Bistami   Introduction For […]

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Erosion of Basic Freedoms

It is important to remember that this Nation was founded, through a revolutionary process, by citizens who realized the importance of individual freedom in all areas of life. One of the primary driving forces for the American Revolution was freedom of action and spirit, and the assurance that each traveler had the opportunity for a […]

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Frightened of Self

Turtle was pacing up and down the floor, mumbling to him self, “Who am I? Who is the real Turtle?” Turtle proceeded to do this for hours. Finally, Turtle’s pacing brought him before the mirror which stood in the far corner of his burrow. When Turtle looked up and saw his own reflection in the […]

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