I recall with absolute clarity hearing an uncle whom I just adored tell his wife, my favorite aunt, “Oh my God, Gen, I’m sixty-years-old now. I’m an old man.” I saw genuine fear on his face. He really was terrified of aging, of becoming an “old man”, as he put it. And he did justMORE »
Whether you strike out on the path of consciousness in order to heal yourself or to engage more profoundly in matters of the spirit, one way of describing your goal is to say that you want to become a congruent human being. Congruency can take many forms, but in essence you are congruent when yourMORE »
Paradox is one of the languages of the Divine, an apparent contradiction that nonetheless contains the truth. The power of a paradox, by its very nature, cannot be captured in a single definition. Paradoxical dynamics are currents that animate the wild cards of our lives, sometimes with such a dramatic force that it gives usMORE »
This is one of the more baffling mystical truths, because every one of your five senses will tell you otherwise. We enter illusion when we start asking why. Left to your own imagination, you will more than likely reach into the vast resources of your memory archives and fill the void of “why” with someMORE »
Scientists, physicians, and psychologists who have researched the relationship between stress and illness have concluded that the ability or inability to forgive affects the outcome of serious illness. People who have a forgiving nature increase their chances of recovery. Forgiveness is a mystical, not a logical, command. It makes no sense to the reasoning mind,MORE »
The heart of so many mystical disciplines is “Stay fully present.” Learn to keep your spirit fully in focus, so that you know where “all of you” is at all times. Such a profound truth is one that the mind cannot grasp, because the intellect cannot get to this place called “now.” Only a soulMORE »
