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"We assume we’re in the driver’s seat. Then, when things veer from our plan, we wonder: Who or what is actually “behind the wheel” ..."

"Humanly, I long for the light. I find myself repeatedly gazing out the window, seeking light in the outer world, only to meet frustration.

"Acceptance is the soil in which pure love takes root. Without it, love remains conditional, elusive, and ultimately unattainable."

"In such rare moments, we can believe that something extraordinary is possible for us."

"In some moments when drama is only minimally present, I can slip into full awareness of being. "

"For some people, faith in a higher power is strictly evidence-based; it relies on outcomes that are considered favorable or blessings."

"... many of us got so caught up in worldly achievements and outer success that we essentially orphaned the child of God within..."

"The storm showed no respect for the divisions of race, wealth, or religion that had defined lives just the day before. "

"Honestly, this creation blows me away. I’m curious about your experience with this formulation. "

"Nothing wrong with ego-location in navigating our world except when it obviates a deeper inquiry and realization of our true self. "

"As a minister and student of life, I have witnessed the miraculous healing power of stories...."

"Sometimes I just want to hang out in this “bubble” of riskless complacency where I’m not working so hard on “my stuff!” I want reprieve..."

"Many spiritual traditions maintain that the world and the body are illusions, or they are not real.  Understood rightly..."

"...the spiritual life is about seeking to realize that dimension of life that is formless and transcendent..."

"When we are committed to a journey of transformation... we are drawn through the refining fire of circumstances."

"wisdom teaches us that we are not victims of the world we see, we are victims of the way we see the world.  "

"It is easy for us to get caught up in the dramas of our own lives, anxious to the point of trepidation or even depression..."

"While pondering on these paradoxes, I realized that we often overlook the existence of another kind of light, which is responsible for..."