“Why Are You Here? Part II”

Ross Bishop Overview, The Spiritual Path June 7, 2018June 26, 2018Ego, fear, purpose of life, unfinished awareness 0 Comment

One question that vexes almost everyone is, “What is the purpose of my life?” “Why am I here?” When he was asked this question, the Buddha replied, “Life is pain.” Although true, his answer could stand a little explanation. You came to earth to learn to love yourself. How will that learning take place? Because you don’t yetRead more

Higher Consciousness

Ross Bishop Overview June 7, 2018belief, free will, life, shame, unfinished awareness 0 Comment

When you read a novel, you don’t want to know the plot before you finish it. That works for novels, but it’s not a very good formula for life. But that’s what a lot of us end up doing. We go from problem to problem, without any real grasp of the bigger picture. If you want to makeRead more

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Surrender II
This business of life is not about becoming something different than you are. It is about accepting the truth about your specialness. And that means letting go of your beliefs of unworthiness - accepting the truth of who you are. It is the resolution of that seeming conflict that will eventually bring you to discard what you have come to believe and accept the truth about yourself. […]
Compassion
You are here to participate in “Compassion School.” It isn’t that you need to learn compassion. Compassion is integral to who you are, it is your nature. What you need to learn is that it is safe to live in that space. […]
The Four Horsemen
Some people view our present spate of problems as the harbinger of The Four Horsemen predicted by St. John in Revelations. Whether or not that is true, each of these crises are serious. They have consequences that are already raising serious hell with the foundations of our culture and if we do not give them their due, the results will be catastrophic. […]