Repeating Thought Patterns

Each spiritual traveler’s consciousness is a series of repeating patterns which are like the rooms of a fine house. Each room is decorated with paint, curtains, furniture and other chosen pieces.  While these trappings reflect the owner’s individuality, the room is bedroom, dining room or kitchen. It has a function which combines with the others […]

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The Designers

In every age and country The Path has flourished. It exists to make this planet A better place, And those who walk this Way Are an enabling, creative force. Their function is to provide What is required And unavailable from other sources.   Like the gardener who tends the plants; Knowing when water, fertilizer or […]

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Rare Jewels

The allegory of a treasure hunt or a search for a hidden secret is an old one. While no real treasure may exist, in terms of jewels or gold, there is indeed a hidden factor. The capacity to perceive, or analyze every day events in a different way is the ancient treasure. Hidden within each […]

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Beyond Words

Beyond words and desires There is an underlying Reality- This Unifies all things. This Reality And the method to perceive And use it, Is the birthright of humanity.   In their journey through this world Most spiritual travelers become distracted And fixate on all manner of things. In a sense, these things, Then become their […]

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I Wonder Why?

Sometimes I wonder why There are so many people, And why There are thousands of birds, And why And the earth is filled with insects, And why The ocean has all those fish, And why The land nourishes plants, And why There are so many things I can’t name them all.   O Lord, is […]

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Truly Lasting

O spiritual traveler, what is this endless hunger That drives you to try All manner of things? Why are you never satisfied With the outcome And continually look for more? Who placed these desires within So you might strive to fill them?   Give thought to these questions And examine your answers. Often, you accept […]

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Unseen Guardians

The balance between life and death Is O so delicate: A mere slip or twist while driving; An electrical blackout; An alteration in the balance of genes; Each can result in death.   O spiritual traveler, why are you so haughty? Do you really believe You are master Of your own fate?   Without the […]

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Prayer of Surrender

As the willow bends to the wind And the leaf curls to the rain, O Lord, I surrender myself to you.   Lead me on the straight way; The Way of Thy Servants, The Way of Thy Grace and Mercy. O Lord, guide me through my life And guide me through this day. Help make […]

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Ramblings of an Old Man: America What Happened Here?

America is all about money. Don’t let anyone fool you. ‘The land of the free and the home of the brave,’ has become a place where vultures wait to take from you and economically, for the average person, it is getting harder and harder to make ends meet. I am semi-retired and for many years […]

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Spirituality, Depression, Illness & Balanced Living

Balanced Living 1)      What is balanced living? From the point of a spiritual search, why is balance important? Much spiritual practice can be defined as an attempt to reach and maintain balance, on a worldly level, so that the spiritual consciousness might awaken and come forward. One of the characteristics of our physical body is […]

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Consciousness Chains

On many levels, no matter how useful: The great thoughts of others; rules, social convention and laws of the land; Religious practice and philosophy; electronic commercials and stories; Hopes and dreams of others; personal thoughts for a happy life; Great writing and books; governmental guidance and assistance; And love songs of poets and minstrels- Are […]

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