I notice that when I meditate, each time my mind wanders, I feel a very subtle ripple of guilt, so subtle that I have never noticed it before. But it’s definitely there. In that moment I feel disappointed with myself. I feel like I’m failing at meditation. I feel ever...
Today I have been practicing Lesson 262, "Let me perceive no differences today." Two things have been on my mind. First, the differences we typically see between us are manifold and deep. Here are just a few: Differences in appearance: beautiful, ugly, thin, fat,...
The holidays are a time to reconnect with family. Even if we are turned off by the images of consumerism gone into overdrive, even if we are ambivalent about putting the Christ back in Christmas, we can still affirm the importance of spending time with family. That’s...
How to be helpful to another is something we all wrestle with. When someone I care about is in need I find myself struggling to locate the right words, and I worry that I will bungle things. In short, I become filled with self-concern. It does not take a genius to see...
I personally believe that God gives us jobs to do in the world. In essence, these jobs amount to helping others on their journey to total freedom. The outer form of these functions may look quite mundane. They may look like parenting a child, or running a small...
“‘Except you become as little children’ means unless you fully recognize your complete dependence on God, you cannot know the real power of the Son in his true relationship with the Father” (T-1.48.5:6). I’ve always appreciated this line, because it eschews the usual...
During a retreat at an abbey outside of Charleston, South Carolina I met two women I will never forget. The woman in the hat is Polly and the woman in front of her is Felicia. On the first night of the retreat we were asked to share our experience of a group meditation...
I wanted to alert you all to a remarkable video that I highly recommend. It is a 45-minute interview with Anita Moorjani from Hong Kong. She had one of the most powerful near-death experiences I have encountered. I find it notable for several reasons: First, she was...
I was seeing James off as he was heading out to do some errands when a knock came at the door. We often have sales people come knocking, and I don’t answer the knock, whereas James likes to hear what they’re selling. So… I headed down to my office and he answered the...
[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I’ve had a close relationship with the written word as far back as I can remember. I received my first books on my eighth birthday. King Arthur and His Knights...
[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Once again, I’m amazed at how, after years of practicing the Workbook lessons and teaching them as well, I can still find something that I never really got...
[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I really enjoyed teaching our Text Reading Program class last evening here at Course Oasis. We finished the last sections in Chapter 29 and started into Chapter...
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