Divine paradox holds that we awaken only to discover we were never off a spiritual path, we were never lost, we never needed to search for anything at all. We put up a struggle with our own illusions that somehow the pursuit of our spiritual nature would cause our physical life to go poof – evaporate like a cloud. In fact, the opposite is the truth, emphasis on the word, Truth. The confusion and suffering we cause ourselves arises because we attempt to navigate our lives without the benefit of the compass that is inherent to our spiritual nature. Eventually we come around. But clarity is not easy in a world full of fog. You may think at times it would have been easier to stay in the fog, but such feelings will pass. It is never easier to maneuver your life in a fog. You have to pursue an increasing understanding of compassion, love, and personal spiritual stamina. You have to “change what you can, accept what you cannot change, and have the courage to recognize the difference.”
This lecture will emphasize:
- I wake up and see the world as…
- What I embrace differently each day
- Discovering new paths of love in you
- Pursuing the Divine more deeply
- On healing grace
- Sending grace and love to all
- From practice to daily devotion
- Listening at my Well
