Ego And The God Space

admin The Spiritual Path June 10, 2018July 10, 2018belief, daily life, Ego, God Space, inadequacies, life, safety, sandboxes, struggle, Surrender 0 Comment

To help children grow and learn, we create safe and nurturing environments for them. We go to great lengths to devise places that are both physically and emotionally safe. We create safe playgrounds, secure schools, baby monitors, school zones, etc., with a primary emphasis on our kids having a safe experience. We create literal and figurative sandboxes for them. InRead more

Having A Problem

admin Life Experiences, The Ego June 9, 2018July 10, 2018being wounded, belief, childhood wounding, failings, opportunity, struggle, Truth, vulnerability 0 Comment

OK, so somebody says something hurtful and it stings. Your feelings get bent out of shape and you fall into a downward spiral. Maybe you deal with the other person, maybe you don’t, but eventually you pull yourself together and find a way to keep going in spite of the offense. In any case, your focus is going to beRead more

Gratitude

admin The Spiritual Path June 9, 2018June 20, 2018deeds, enduring acts, struggle 0 Comment

I’ve been thinking recently about something the Buddha said: “Neither fire or wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.” We build statues and memorials to our heroes and heroic events, and yet all of them will someday turn to dust. Great monuments like The Acropolis or The Parthenon even the pyramids of Egypt, stand as stark reminders of societiesRead more

A Life of Potholes
Do you know anyone who doesn’t have troubles? Think about it. Anyone? We accept problems as a part of life, but doesn’t it seem a little odd that everyone has them, that no one gets off scot-free? And when you find anything that affects everyone, you need to start looking beyond the surface for a deeper explanation. […]
Being Loved
By Ross Bishop ’Perhaps the biggest mistake I made in the past was that I believed love […]
Fear and Love
Moving to the God Space means relinquishing the ego. And that means giving up a good deal of what we believe to be true, especially about ourselves. Surrendering to the God Space threatens the foundations we have built our lives on, even though these foundations are patently false. […]
Making Changes
And the one thing that stands out from all the rest is how strongly we resist making the changes that are asked of us. Most people have to get backed into a corner with no other way out, before they will make the changes that The Universe has been asking of them all along. […]
Male Violence II
Most men today are doing very well. They finish school, make healthy choices, and accept the world of work and the responsibilities of family. For men like these, opportunities today are excellent. For others however, the transition is more difficult. For these men life is a constant challenge. Their masculinity is always on the line. […]