The year is 1370. English mysticism is in full flower. At the same time the populous is being ravaged by the bubonic plague and Europe is suffering through The Hundred Years War. Social unrest is everywhere as modern nations are being painfully birthed. The Papacy is about to split, Medieval Christendom is finally at its ebb and if youRead more
Meet Eric
Allow me to introduce you to Eric. Eric has been a conundrum to me for many years. He has more spiritual knowledge and experience than almost anyone I know, and yet he has been so estranged from his inner self that his inner landscape was an alien space – like the moon. That of course, has frustrated him.Read more
Sri Aurobindo
I have often wondered why there was no book explaining the process of life here on earth. There are books that suggest certain helpful practices, The Bible, The Torah and The Quran offer guidance, and although that is very helpful, even in these you get a fragment here and an insight there, but no one really explains whatRead more
Spirituality and Life
I wrote recently that maybe I could shorten these pieces when I figured out which words were God’s and which one’s were mine. Without consciously thinking about it, I touched on something far deeper than just these writings. Several of you wrote me about that thought and we began a dialogue about the role of spirituality in contemporaryRead more
How Life Works
Before we proceed, we need to make two things clear: First, you are here to learn to love everything (especially yourself), freely and openly. That is the only reason you are here. Second, anything not directly connected to the first point may be real, but it is not relevant (unless it brings a lesson relating to the firstRead more