I recently read a book called The Desert Pilgrim. In it was a story about a monk’s healing of a deaf child. It deeply resonated with my growing understanding of the power of faith. The monk is speaking: “When you’re on the spiritual path, you’re on the right road. Listen, there was a mother who brought her young daughterRead more
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Finding Faith I
It is easy to get tangled up in the differences between faith and belief, so let me offer two simple definitions. First, I will define faith as that which connects one to the divine, to essential Truth. “Divine” can range from your perception of God to a deep connection with the Self. It is the essential spiritual connection.Read more
Why Are You Here? Part I
Some humans respond well to challenges. Present us with an unclimbed mountain, an unexplored ocean or an unknown continent and we’ll be there, pushing the frontier, exploring the unknown. Tell humans they cannot do something, and they will find a way or die trying. We have walked on the moon, split atoms, air-conditioned the desert and cloned sheep.Read more