By Swami Beyondananda
It’s a mad, mad, mad world all right. And what seems to keep the madness in place is this: Just because we keep doing the same crazy things over and over, we begin to imagine those things are “sane.”
Take war. Please! Especially that [...]
Continue Reading →By Meredith Young-Sowers
God considers us in a mystical way whenever we put Love at the top of our list. Icertainly wouldn’t have thought of myself as an everyday mystic until I had one of those mind-shifting and heart-opening experiences that, symbolically, told me that loving was [...]
Continue Reading →This may or may not be a true story but it is a nice bit of logic.
A university professor challenged his students with this question. “Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied, “Yes, He did!”
“God created everything?” the professor asked. “Yes, [...]
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The Acorn Analogy
By Suzanne E. HarrillDeep inside you know how to be you, as
an acorn knows how to be a mighty oak.The acorn does the best it can do
at each stage of growth along its life-path.Even if the early start was less than perfect
the eager oak accelerates its desire to grow
every time that it has nurturing from nature:
sunlight, rainwater, and soil nutrients.YOU are like the acorn, doing your best under
the conditions in which you are growing.Nurture yourself with awareness, acceptance,
love, self-respect, and self-esteem,
then watch you grow towards
your true Self!
